Independents at Midland
Saturday, July, 21, 2007 | vs.
Midland
Bay City
7, Midland 6
Moonshots and Dogpiles
Chippawassee Park, Midland, MI - A beautiful afternoon and interested spectators greeted the Bay City Independents at the onset of their second match of the season against the River Hogs of Midland County. The Bay Citys were victorious in their first match of the season, which was held in Bay City in late May. Although Bay City has not yet lost to the club from Midland, they have been involved in several well played matches that could have seen them on the losing side of the ledger.
The Bay City nine won the coin toss between the clubs and elected to strike first. As is their custom of late, the Bay Citys tore out to a furious start and tallied 3 runs in the first innings. Tanner LeRoux would lead things off by hitting a clean safety and sped home after “Big Wood” David swatted a shot to the garden which allotted him second sack. Dean “Sawmill” Koch would reach his first on another finely placed drive and Mr. David would then move on to third sack. Doc Garcia then strode to the plate and crushed the apple to the long field and allowed Misters David and Koch to then tally. “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette would then stike a fine blow for the Bay Citys, but Mr. Garcia was thrown out while trying to score an ace for his club and there was one hand lost. The scoring would end as the next two hands would be lost, and Mr. Brissette would be left standing on third. The match was 3-0 for the Independents.
Midland would kick up its heels as well in their first innings, as “Horse” Brandt safely attained his first, but was then thrown out trying to take his second by a flaming shot from Branden “The Rope” Revette all the way from left field. It was a bully play, and would be far more important to the outcome of the match then it first would seem. The next striker, Mr. Miwry, would lose his hand as well, and that would bring Mr. Kain to the plate with no runners on. After a handshake from the Bay City catcher, Mr. Kain settled in at the plate and promptly deposited one of Twinkle-Toes Brissette’s pitches into the long field. The ball traveled so far that by the time the Bay City left fielder retrieved the ball Mr. Kain was already at third and steaming home. Kain would make his homerun easily, but the next striker would lose his hand and Kain would be the only tally for Midland. At the end of one innings the score stood 3-1 in favor of Bay City.
In the second innings the Independents would pick up where they left off the first, as Mr. Dinauer, the Bay City second sacker, and Mr. Freehling would each take their first on a pair of clean hits. Then “The Rope” strode to the plate and whalloped the apple into left field nearly as far as Mr. Kain had the previous innings. Misters Dinauer and Freehling would both score and Mr. Revette would hold at the second sack. Mr. McInerney would be the next striker and he would drive “The Rope” home with another fine blow for Bay City. Bay City’s luck would run out though, as the next three strikers would lose their hands due to some fine fielding on the River Hogs part. That would leave the score at 6-1 in favor of the Bay City club, and it would stay that way for some time as each club skunked the other for consecutive innings.
In the fourth innings the River Hogs would find their form at the plate, and they tallied three more runs thanks in large part to a triple by Mr. Miwry and another fine strike by Mr. Kain. The River Hogs would tally twice more in their turn during the fifth innings, and the score would stand a tight scratch at 6-6.
In the sixth innings Ray “The Banker” Banister would strike first, and strike he did. Banister reached his first, and when the throw to the infield went errant he took his second on some fine playing of the points. It was a bully play, for the next striker Mr. LeRoux was able to reach his first and moved Mr. Banister on to the third sack. Mr. Banister would later score what turned out to be the winning run when Dean “Sawmill” Koch drove a bound out to the left fielder for Midland. That would end the scoring on all parts as the rest of the match was a whitewash due to another fine fielding effort by both clubs. The match would end with Bay City 7, Midland 6.
This game would conclude with Midland bowing again to Bay City, but drawing ever nearer to victory. It would seem most poetic that before the post match congratulations, a Midland hound burst from the crowd and deposited a most “foul” message of what he thought of Bay City taking the match. After much laughter the two clubs would join together for some refreshments and talk of next year.
Ballists H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 1
David 3d 2 1
Koch 2 1
Garcia 1st 4 0
Brissette p 2 0
Johnson c 3 0
Garcia A. 1 0
Dinauer 2nd 2 1
Freehling c 2 1
Revette lf 2 1
McInerney cf 0 0
Decuf cf 3 0
Banister rf, p 2 1
Total 27 7
Moonshots and Dogpiles
Chippawassee Park, Midland, MI - A beautiful afternoon and interested spectators greeted the Bay City Independents at the onset of their second match of the season against the River Hogs of Midland County. The Bay Citys were victorious in their first match of the season, which was held in Bay City in late May. Although Bay City has not yet lost to the club from Midland, they have been involved in several well played matches that could have seen them on the losing side of the ledger.
The Bay City nine won the coin toss between the clubs and elected to strike first. As is their custom of late, the Bay Citys tore out to a furious start and tallied 3 runs in the first innings. Tanner LeRoux would lead things off by hitting a clean safety and sped home after “Big Wood” David swatted a shot to the garden which allotted him second sack. Dean “Sawmill” Koch would reach his first on another finely placed drive and Mr. David would then move on to third sack. Doc Garcia then strode to the plate and crushed the apple to the long field and allowed Misters David and Koch to then tally. “Twinkle-Toes” Brissette would then stike a fine blow for the Bay Citys, but Mr. Garcia was thrown out while trying to score an ace for his club and there was one hand lost. The scoring would end as the next two hands would be lost, and Mr. Brissette would be left standing on third. The match was 3-0 for the Independents.
Midland would kick up its heels as well in their first innings, as “Horse” Brandt safely attained his first, but was then thrown out trying to take his second by a flaming shot from Branden “The Rope” Revette all the way from left field. It was a bully play, and would be far more important to the outcome of the match then it first would seem. The next striker, Mr. Miwry, would lose his hand as well, and that would bring Mr. Kain to the plate with no runners on. After a handshake from the Bay City catcher, Mr. Kain settled in at the plate and promptly deposited one of Twinkle-Toes Brissette’s pitches into the long field. The ball traveled so far that by the time the Bay City left fielder retrieved the ball Mr. Kain was already at third and steaming home. Kain would make his homerun easily, but the next striker would lose his hand and Kain would be the only tally for Midland. At the end of one innings the score stood 3-1 in favor of Bay City.
In the second innings the Independents would pick up where they left off the first, as Mr. Dinauer, the Bay City second sacker, and Mr. Freehling would each take their first on a pair of clean hits. Then “The Rope” strode to the plate and whalloped the apple into left field nearly as far as Mr. Kain had the previous innings. Misters Dinauer and Freehling would both score and Mr. Revette would hold at the second sack. Mr. McInerney would be the next striker and he would drive “The Rope” home with another fine blow for Bay City. Bay City’s luck would run out though, as the next three strikers would lose their hands due to some fine fielding on the River Hogs part. That would leave the score at 6-1 in favor of the Bay City club, and it would stay that way for some time as each club skunked the other for consecutive innings.
In the fourth innings the River Hogs would find their form at the plate, and they tallied three more runs thanks in large part to a triple by Mr. Miwry and another fine strike by Mr. Kain. The River Hogs would tally twice more in their turn during the fifth innings, and the score would stand a tight scratch at 6-6.
In the sixth innings Ray “The Banker” Banister would strike first, and strike he did. Banister reached his first, and when the throw to the infield went errant he took his second on some fine playing of the points. It was a bully play, for the next striker Mr. LeRoux was able to reach his first and moved Mr. Banister on to the third sack. Mr. Banister would later score what turned out to be the winning run when Dean “Sawmill” Koch drove a bound out to the left fielder for Midland. That would end the scoring on all parts as the rest of the match was a whitewash due to another fine fielding effort by both clubs. The match would end with Bay City 7, Midland 6.
This game would conclude with Midland bowing again to Bay City, but drawing ever nearer to victory. It would seem most poetic that before the post match congratulations, a Midland hound burst from the crowd and deposited a most “foul” message of what he thought of Bay City taking the match. After much laughter the two clubs would join together for some refreshments and talk of next year.
Ballists H.L. Runs
LeRoux ss 2 1
David 3d 2 1
Koch 2 1
Garcia 1st 4 0
Brissette p 2 0
Johnson c 3 0
Garcia A. 1 0
Dinauer 2nd 2 1
Freehling c 2 1
Revette lf 2 1
McInerney cf 0 0
Decuf cf 3 0
Banister rf, p 2 1
Total 27 7