[StLee]

Game three was our final early-season divisional game. We took on the Whalers (2-0) who, on paper, was everyone's preseason favorite to take it all. This team is loaded with power lefties, giving them a huge advantage on our main field, which has a short right porch. Their team captain, Scott, is from Hartford, Connecticut, and is on the charge to bring the Whalers back to Hartford, thus his team's name.

However, in this game, we came together offensively and shut them down defensively for a shocking 20-9 victory and a 3-0 start in division play.

The Whalers started with two runs in the top of the first. We answered with 5 runs in the bottom of the inning (Note since it is the first occurrence: Teams are limited to 5 runs in every inning but the last). In the second, the Whalers added two more in the 2nd to make it 5-4. They took the lead back in the third by scoring four runs, but we answered with three to make it 8-8 after 3. Then the explosion happened. We scored 3 in the 4th. They scored their final run in the 5th, but we answered with another 5-run inning to make it 16-9. We scored another four in the 6th for the final 20-9 count.

Chris missed another game with an injury and didn't play in the next two, either.

Line up:
1 - Tyler - SS
2 - Josh - CF
3 - Shawn - RF
4 - Frank - LF
5 - Lia - C/LROV
6 - Mitch - 2B/1B
7 - Lee - 3B
8 - Doug - 1B
9 - Mary Kay - LROV
10 - Mike - 2B/RROV
11 - Daniel - LROV/RROV
12 - Ariella - C

1st inning: Trailing 2-0
Tyler - Single
Josh - Single. Tyler to 3rd
Shawn - Pop out, 5
Frank - RBI single. Josh to 2B
Lia - Fielder's choice, 6-5. Ball overthrown on attempted DP. Frank to 3rd and Lia to 2nd.
Mitch - RBI single. Lia to 3rd.
Lee - 2-RBI double.
Doug - RBI single. 5 run rule.

2nd inning: Leading 5-4
Mary Kay - Ground out, 5-3
Mike - Line out to LROV
Daniel - Line out to SS

3rd inning: Trailing 8-5
Ariella - Ground out, 6-3
Tyler - Ground out, 6-3
Josh - Single
Shawn - Reach on error, E4. Josh to 2nd.
Frank - 3-RBI HR
Lia - Ground out, 5-3

4th inning: Tied 8-8
Mitch - Single
Lee - Double. Mitch to 3rd.
Doug - 2-RBI single
Mary Kay - Infield single. Doug to 2nd.
Mike - RBI single. Mary Kay to 2nd.
Daniel - Fielder's choice, 7-5. Case of MK not understanding when to run and when to tag. Should have been a base hit.
Ariella - Line out, 6. 6-3 double play (Daniel out at 1st. Case of Daniel not understanding when to hold on base.)

5th inning: Leading 11-9
Tyler - Double
Josh - RBI triple
Shawn - RBI Fielder's choice
Frank - Single
Lia - Single. Frank to 3rd. Mary Kay to PR for Lia (injury)
Mitch - RBI Sac Fly
Lee - Double. Mary Kay to 3rd.
Doug - 2-RBI single. 5-run rule.

6th inning: Leading 16-9
Mary Kay - Infield single
Mike - Single
Daniel - Fielder's choice, 6-4. Mary Kay to 3rd. Daniel to 1st.
Ariella - RBI single. Daniel to 2nd.
Tyler - 2-RBI triple
Josh - RBI Sac fly
Shawn - Fly out to RF

7th inning: Final 20-9
No at bats due to being home team.

I finally had a great game that I was looking for. I even got mention on our league podcast due to my performance and defensive prowess. For a lefty heavy team, they hit a lot of balls my way.

Lee's batting:
3 for 3, 3-2B, 2 RBI, 3 R
Defense:
7 fielding chances, 1 put out, 5 assists, 1 error. On my error, I actually made a great play to stop a ball from getting past me. Unfortunately, I didn't set my feet and threw the ball wide. That was with two outs in the top of the 7th. One good throw away from a perfect game.

After the game, these were the standings:
Hite Division:
Swingers 3-0
Whalers 2-1
Master Batters 1-2
Yellow Fever 0-3

Swingers beat all teams.
Whalers beat MB and YF.
Master Batters beat YF.
Yellow Fever lost all games.

Cass Division:
Pitch Slappers 2-1
Multiple Scoregasms 2-1
Bus Drivers 1-2
Hanamana 1-2

Pitch Slappers beat MS and BD and lost to Hana.
Multiple Scoregasms beat BD and Hana. Lost to PS.
Bus Drivers beat Hana. Lost to PS and MS.
Hanamana beat PS. Lost to MS and BD.