The scribes were wrong, all right? THEY WERE WRONG. Alert the media. What else is new? When were scribes right about anything? They're scribes, after all. Employed for their scribing abilities, not for their prognosticating.
The Loan Sharks have lost five (5) in a row. Swept in a doubleheader by the W'peckers. Humbled in a single game by Midway Rebellion. Swept out like yesterday's detritus in another doubleheader by Jah Energy. Jah Energy??? The Jah Energy with the pitcher with the bionic left knee?
Yes. That Jah Energy.
Mercifully, the Sharks' two games this week were cancelled by weather/carnival equipment on the field. Next games are a doubleheader June 30 vs. Ron's Auto.
It all feels like the Crimean War at this point. Totally pointless, and yet honor is involved somehow.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Loan Sharks Walk All Over Jah Energy, 13-12
Another warm, sunny evening for softball at Shattuck as the wily Loan Sharks led for most of the game, lost the lead in the top of the 7th, came back to tie it in the bottom of the seventh, and then, in bottom of the 8th, patiently allowed Jah Energy reliever Ronnie to walk home the winning run, giving the Sharks a 13-12 victory. It was their second victory in two days, both by one-run margins, and the Sharks improved to 3-4 on the season. The scribes in the press box were unanimous: the Sharks are now clearly the hottest team in the league, going two-for-June so far.
The Sharks jumped out to an early 8-1 lead after two innings via productive at-bats up and down the lineup, including a 2-run homer by Matt Henzy in the first. The Shark bats fell silent, however, in innings 3 and 4, as Jah crept back into the game, tying it 8-8 after four and a half innings.
Then, for some reason, Jah manager Seth replaced his pitcher Dewey with Ronnie, who normally plays in the outfield when he’s not causing havoc on the basepaths. Immediately, the Shark bench noted Ronnie’s control problems. He tried to throw the cutter, the slider, the curve, the slurve, the changeup, the circle-change. He featured the 4-seamer, the 2-seamer — and once in a while, the 3-seamer. But he could not find the plate. Three walks in the fifth to the bottom of the order led to two Shark runs and a 10-8 lead.
But Jah came back with one run in the 6th and three more in the 7th to move in front, 12-10. In the bottom of the seventh, the bottom-of-the-order Shark batters again kept their bats on their shoulders as Ronnie’s control problems resurfaced. The Sharks drew three more walks, setting the table for Stewart Wolfe's dramatic bases-loaded, two-out, two-run, game-tying single that sailed just over the shortstop's glove into left field. On to extra innings with the game tied at 12...
After holding Jah scoreless in the top of the 8th, the Sharks remained patient at the plate. With one out in the bottom of the 8th, Peter Holladay walked. Jess Rousselle followed with a hard single up the middle that tied up the Jah fielders, allowing Holladay to advance to third. With the winning run at third and one out, the Jah bench spied Catfish Hartman loading up his bat with pine-tar and opted to intentionally walk him to load the bases, rather than give him the opportunity — for the first and possibly the last time in his Walter Mitty existence — to hit a glorious walk-off game-winning RBI. No matter. With the bases loaded, Naomi Shelton strode to the box and expertly appraised six of Ronnie’s pitches: a ball, a ball, a called strike, a ball, a called strike...and another ball. Ballgame.
Jah Energy 104 031 30 12 19 3
Loan Sharks 440 020 21 13 15 3
The Sharks jumped out to an early 8-1 lead after two innings via productive at-bats up and down the lineup, including a 2-run homer by Matt Henzy in the first. The Shark bats fell silent, however, in innings 3 and 4, as Jah crept back into the game, tying it 8-8 after four and a half innings.
Then, for some reason, Jah manager Seth replaced his pitcher Dewey with Ronnie, who normally plays in the outfield when he’s not causing havoc on the basepaths. Immediately, the Shark bench noted Ronnie’s control problems. He tried to throw the cutter, the slider, the curve, the slurve, the changeup, the circle-change. He featured the 4-seamer, the 2-seamer — and once in a while, the 3-seamer. But he could not find the plate. Three walks in the fifth to the bottom of the order led to two Shark runs and a 10-8 lead.
But Jah came back with one run in the 6th and three more in the 7th to move in front, 12-10. In the bottom of the seventh, the bottom-of-the-order Shark batters again kept their bats on their shoulders as Ronnie’s control problems resurfaced. The Sharks drew three more walks, setting the table for Stewart Wolfe's dramatic bases-loaded, two-out, two-run, game-tying single that sailed just over the shortstop's glove into left field. On to extra innings with the game tied at 12...
After holding Jah scoreless in the top of the 8th, the Sharks remained patient at the plate. With one out in the bottom of the 8th, Peter Holladay walked. Jess Rousselle followed with a hard single up the middle that tied up the Jah fielders, allowing Holladay to advance to third. With the winning run at third and one out, the Jah bench spied Catfish Hartman loading up his bat with pine-tar and opted to intentionally walk him to load the bases, rather than give him the opportunity — for the first and possibly the last time in his Walter Mitty existence — to hit a glorious walk-off game-winning RBI. No matter. With the bases loaded, Naomi Shelton strode to the box and expertly appraised six of Ronnie’s pitches: a ball, a ball, a called strike, a ball, a called strike...and another ball. Ballgame.
Jah Energy 104 031 30 12 19 3
Loan Sharks 440 020 21 13 15 3
Monday, June 02, 2008
Loan Sharks Repossess Ron's Auto, 12-11
It was a beautiful evening for softball, and a beautiful evening for the Loan Sharks, as they held off a late charge from Ron’s Auto to prevail, 12-11, at Shattuck Field at Franklin Yards on Monday. The Sharks took a 12-7 lead into the bottom of the seventh, gave up four runs to make things interesting, and then stranded the tying run at third and the winning run at first to preserve the victory and improve to 2-4 on the season.
The Sharks posted 3 runs in each of the first two innings on the strength of timely 2-out hitting. Mize Jonas delivered a 2-run triple in the first with two outs, and in the second inning, all four hits came with two outs as three more runs crossed the plate.
Trailing 6-2 in the bottom of the third, Ron’s began to organize a comeback by scoring two quick runs, but after Automaton Ron hit a triple into the trees, he got greedy, and Mize Jonas and Jonathan Spack caught him in a perfectly-executed rundown between third and home for the second out of the inning. The putout would prove decisive as the next batter hit a home run which would have scored Ron had he stayed put at third. That extra run would turn out to be the difference in the game.
For the Shark bats, the pivotal inning was the fifth, when the lineup batted around, scoring six. Stewart Wolfe started the proceedings with a single, and then Rachel Carlson reached base on a Ron’s infield mixup. Jonathan Spack singled Wolfe home from second, and after Naomi Shelton reached on a fielder’s choice, Matt Henzy delivered a 3-run homer. With the bases again empty, Kevin Whalen contributed a single, and Kenji Foster followed with a double, and David Spack knocked them both in with a double. The big fifth inning gave the Sharks the cushion they needed to hold off Ron’s seventh-inning rally and pay back their 28-4 shellacking at the hands of Ron’s Auto earlier this year.
Loan Sharks 330 060 0 12 17 2
Ron’s Auto 203 110 4 11 20 1
The Sharks posted 3 runs in each of the first two innings on the strength of timely 2-out hitting. Mize Jonas delivered a 2-run triple in the first with two outs, and in the second inning, all four hits came with two outs as three more runs crossed the plate.
Trailing 6-2 in the bottom of the third, Ron’s began to organize a comeback by scoring two quick runs, but after Automaton Ron hit a triple into the trees, he got greedy, and Mize Jonas and Jonathan Spack caught him in a perfectly-executed rundown between third and home for the second out of the inning. The putout would prove decisive as the next batter hit a home run which would have scored Ron had he stayed put at third. That extra run would turn out to be the difference in the game.
For the Shark bats, the pivotal inning was the fifth, when the lineup batted around, scoring six. Stewart Wolfe started the proceedings with a single, and then Rachel Carlson reached base on a Ron’s infield mixup. Jonathan Spack singled Wolfe home from second, and after Naomi Shelton reached on a fielder’s choice, Matt Henzy delivered a 3-run homer. With the bases again empty, Kevin Whalen contributed a single, and Kenji Foster followed with a double, and David Spack knocked them both in with a double. The big fifth inning gave the Sharks the cushion they needed to hold off Ron’s seventh-inning rally and pay back their 28-4 shellacking at the hands of Ron’s Auto earlier this year.
Loan Sharks 330 060 0 12 17 2
Ron’s Auto 203 110 4 11 20 1
Monday, May 19, 2008
Late Shark Rally Falls Short as Wanderers Win, 25-19
Trailing New England Home 24-9 after five innings, the Loan Sharks refused to give up. They outscored the Wanderers 10-1 over the final two frames to make the final tally respectable in their 25-19 loss on Tuesday at the Ballpark at Shattuck. For the game as a whole, the Sharks mounted a balanced offensive attack, with every spot in the batting order scoring at least one run.
Tim Sullivan, 3-4 with a walk and an RBI.
Maz Ali, 3-5 with two doubles and two RBI
Kenji Foster, 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI
David Spack, 3-for-5 with 2 RBI
Steve Schnapp, 2-for-2 with an RBI
Kevin Whalen, 2-for-3 with an RBI
Stewart Wolfe, 2-for-2 with a couple of singles, an RBI, and a run scored.
Karla Goldman had obviously done her homework on the Wanderers, positioning herself perfectly to catch a couple of fly balls in the late innings. Rachel Carlson played catcher in the early innings and got on base with an infield grounder.
Hustling down the line in the seventh, Naomi Shelton made the Wanderer shortstop pay the price for bobbling the ball, reaching first on the error and scoring the Sharks' 16th run.
Tim Sullivan, 3-4 with a walk and an RBI.
Maz Ali, 3-5 with two doubles and two RBI
Kenji Foster, 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI
David Spack, 3-for-5 with 2 RBI
Steve Schnapp, 2-for-2 with an RBI
Kevin Whalen, 2-for-3 with an RBI
Stewart Wolfe, 2-for-2 with a couple of singles, an RBI, and a run scored.
Karla Goldman had obviously done her homework on the Wanderers, positioning herself perfectly to catch a couple of fly balls in the late innings. Rachel Carlson played catcher in the early innings and got on base with an infield grounder.
Hustling down the line in the seventh, Naomi Shelton made the Wanderer shortstop pay the price for bobbling the ball, reaching first on the error and scoring the Sharks' 16th run.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Rebels Overthrow Loan Sharks, 14-7
The Midway Rebels scored 10 unanswered runs in a late-inning coup d'état to topple the visiting Loan Sharks 14-7 on Tuesday. Pitcher Jonathan Spack baffled the Rebel batters the first two times through the order, scattering four runs over the first four innings while next-of-kin David Spack’s three-run homer in the top of the fifth gave the Moneymongers a 7-4 lead. But the top of the Insurgent batting order broke through for four runs in the fifth and six runs in the sixth to salt the game away.
As the young 2008 season gets going, the Sharks’ defense continues to steadily improve. With two on and nobody out in the third, Tim Sullivan made a spectacular running-leaping-gliding grab in right field to rob “Tom” of extra bases and turn what might have been a big inning for the Rebels into something more medium-sized. New recruits Jessica Rousselle and Rachel Grubb coolly handled everything that came their way at short field and second base, respectively. First baseman Mack McNamara recorded the first out of the game on a tough, twisting pop fly and then used that big mitt to scoop everything within reach at first. Over at the hot corner, Peter Holladay made full use of the entire diamond to record outs, throwing to second and first for assists and making a put-out of his own at third.
On offense, leadoff hitter Joe Lieber went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, while Maz Ali went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Tim Sullivan delivered a two-out RBI double in the first, and Kenji Foster raked a big two-out single in the third to knock in two runs.
Loan Sharks 103 030 0 7 11 2
Rebels 102 146 X 14 20 6
Next up for the Sharks: New England Home on Monday May 19 at Shattuck.
As the young 2008 season gets going, the Sharks’ defense continues to steadily improve. With two on and nobody out in the third, Tim Sullivan made a spectacular running-leaping-gliding grab in right field to rob “Tom” of extra bases and turn what might have been a big inning for the Rebels into something more medium-sized. New recruits Jessica Rousselle and Rachel Grubb coolly handled everything that came their way at short field and second base, respectively. First baseman Mack McNamara recorded the first out of the game on a tough, twisting pop fly and then used that big mitt to scoop everything within reach at first. Over at the hot corner, Peter Holladay made full use of the entire diamond to record outs, throwing to second and first for assists and making a put-out of his own at third.
On offense, leadoff hitter Joe Lieber went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, while Maz Ali went 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Tim Sullivan delivered a two-out RBI double in the first, and Kenji Foster raked a big two-out single in the third to knock in two runs.
Loan Sharks 103 030 0 7 11 2
Rebels 102 146 X 14 20 6
Next up for the Sharks: New England Home on Monday May 19 at Shattuck.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Loan Sharks Chomp Woodpeckers, 22-15
The Sharks avenged their opening-day drubbing at the hands of the Noisy Birds with an assured 22-15 triumph on Tuesday at Shattuck Memorial Coliseum. Kenji Foster’s two-out moon-shot triple to left in the top of the first plated two of the inning’s three runs and got the Sharks off to the proverbial “good start.” Veteran twirler Steve “The Monk” Schnapp gave up 5 runs (3 earned) in the bottom of the 1st, but then settled down and held the Woodpeckers scoreless in the 2nd and 4th, allowing the Sharks to build up what would prove to be an insurmountable lead.
The Sharks’ canny patience at the plate — they drew seven walks — served them well all evening. Rachel Carlson worked a crucial lead-off walk to begin the second. Two batters later, a Kevin Whalen round-tripper knotted the score at 5. Then, with two outs, a walk to Joe Lieber was followed by a quartet of singles from David Spack, Foster, Schnapp, and Mack McNamara that scored two and put the Sharks up 7-5. In the bottom of the second, The Monk’s diving sinkerball and the Sharks’ airtight infield defense kept the Hammerbeaks off the scoreboard while stranding two of their runners at first and third.
In the top of the third the Usurers capitalized on a throwing error by the Woodpecker shortstop to push across three unearned runs, making the score 10-5. The Woodpeckers struck back in the bottom of the frame, scoring four quick runs to draw within one, 10-9. But the Avian rally was snuffed out when “Kenny,” trying to stretch a double into a triple, was gunned down at third by the old reliable 8-1-6-5 relay from centerfield to third via the pitcher and the shortstop. The baroque put-out was followed by a Woodpecker double which was rendered harmless when the next batter grounded to third for the final out of the inning.
In the fourth frame, the Sharks conjured up a two-out, four-run rally, powered by Matt Henzy’s RBI double and David Spack’s three-run homer that rolled all the way to the tunnel in left field. In the bottom of the fourth, with the score 14-9, The Monk calmly set the Woodpeckers down in order to preserve the 5-run bulge.
In the top of the 5th, the Sharks displayed their depth as a phalanx of so-called “subs” entered the game and then hung the crookedest number of the night on the scoreboard. Jonathan Spack got things started with a leadoff walk and one batter later Naomi Shelton followed suit. A grounder through the third-baseman’s 5-hole loaded the bases for Tim Sullivan, who obliged with a single, and Maz Ali, who cracked a double. Dave Hinchen later contributed a single and when the dust had settled, the Sharks had added five runs to make the score 19-9.
In the bottom of the fifth, “Tim” hit a solo home run for the Woodpeckers, and then their cleanup hitter launched a towering shot into the trees. A Shark outfielder tracked it down and fired it to shortstop Ali, who whirled an threw an absolute bullet to third-bagger Rich Cowen, who was in position and ready to tag out an extremely surprised cleanup hitter chugging into third. The crisp throw-relay-catch-and-tag pinched a Woodpecker rally and the Winged Ones would manage only one more run that inning to make the score 19-11.
The sixth inning saw yet another two-out Shark rally, as Mike Whalen launched a two-run tater to left. Sullivan followed up with a single, and then Ali laced a hard shot up the middle. As Sullivan rounded second and cruised into third, the throw from center hit him squarely in the back of the head, the ball ricocheting into the Shark dugout. Apparently none the worse for wear, Sullivan was awarded home for the Sharks’ 22nd run of the evening.
Down 22-11 in the bottom of the sixth, the Feather Patrol refused to fly away quietly. They assembled a two-out, five-run rally, complete with Grand Slam™, that made the score 22-16 and tightened collars a bit on the Shark bench. But after failing to score in the top of the seventh, the Shark defense clamped down to focus on getting three outs in the final inning, doing so while allowing a solitary run to score via a smattering of singles and fielders’ choices.
Loan Sharks 343 453 0 22 22 3
Woodpeckers 504 025 1 17 20 3
The Sharks’ canny patience at the plate — they drew seven walks — served them well all evening. Rachel Carlson worked a crucial lead-off walk to begin the second. Two batters later, a Kevin Whalen round-tripper knotted the score at 5. Then, with two outs, a walk to Joe Lieber was followed by a quartet of singles from David Spack, Foster, Schnapp, and Mack McNamara that scored two and put the Sharks up 7-5. In the bottom of the second, The Monk’s diving sinkerball and the Sharks’ airtight infield defense kept the Hammerbeaks off the scoreboard while stranding two of their runners at first and third.
In the top of the third the Usurers capitalized on a throwing error by the Woodpecker shortstop to push across three unearned runs, making the score 10-5. The Woodpeckers struck back in the bottom of the frame, scoring four quick runs to draw within one, 10-9. But the Avian rally was snuffed out when “Kenny,” trying to stretch a double into a triple, was gunned down at third by the old reliable 8-1-6-5 relay from centerfield to third via the pitcher and the shortstop. The baroque put-out was followed by a Woodpecker double which was rendered harmless when the next batter grounded to third for the final out of the inning.
In the fourth frame, the Sharks conjured up a two-out, four-run rally, powered by Matt Henzy’s RBI double and David Spack’s three-run homer that rolled all the way to the tunnel in left field. In the bottom of the fourth, with the score 14-9, The Monk calmly set the Woodpeckers down in order to preserve the 5-run bulge.
In the top of the 5th, the Sharks displayed their depth as a phalanx of so-called “subs” entered the game and then hung the crookedest number of the night on the scoreboard. Jonathan Spack got things started with a leadoff walk and one batter later Naomi Shelton followed suit. A grounder through the third-baseman’s 5-hole loaded the bases for Tim Sullivan, who obliged with a single, and Maz Ali, who cracked a double. Dave Hinchen later contributed a single and when the dust had settled, the Sharks had added five runs to make the score 19-9.
In the bottom of the fifth, “Tim” hit a solo home run for the Woodpeckers, and then their cleanup hitter launched a towering shot into the trees. A Shark outfielder tracked it down and fired it to shortstop Ali, who whirled an threw an absolute bullet to third-bagger Rich Cowen, who was in position and ready to tag out an extremely surprised cleanup hitter chugging into third. The crisp throw-relay-catch-and-tag pinched a Woodpecker rally and the Winged Ones would manage only one more run that inning to make the score 19-11.
The sixth inning saw yet another two-out Shark rally, as Mike Whalen launched a two-run tater to left. Sullivan followed up with a single, and then Ali laced a hard shot up the middle. As Sullivan rounded second and cruised into third, the throw from center hit him squarely in the back of the head, the ball ricocheting into the Shark dugout. Apparently none the worse for wear, Sullivan was awarded home for the Sharks’ 22nd run of the evening.
Down 22-11 in the bottom of the sixth, the Feather Patrol refused to fly away quietly. They assembled a two-out, five-run rally, complete with Grand Slam™, that made the score 22-16 and tightened collars a bit on the Shark bench. But after failing to score in the top of the seventh, the Shark defense clamped down to focus on getting three outs in the final inning, doing so while allowing a solitary run to score via a smattering of singles and fielders’ choices.
Loan Sharks 343 453 0 22 22 3
Woodpeckers 504 025 1 17 20 3
Monday, May 05, 2008
Ron's Auto Runs Over Loan Sharks, 28-4
The Sharks fought valiantly, but could never quite get on track in this, the second game of the young 2008 season. Ron's poured on 11 runs in the top of the second and never really looked back. The Sharks hit some line drives right at people, and then the Automatons would hit a soul-destroying bloop or a hope-crushing bleeder at the most inopportune moment. On the plus side: good weather, a raft of energetic new teammates, no injuries!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Woodpeckers Smother Loan Sharks in Season Opener, 27-5
Ouch. Not exactly the most auspicious Loan Sharks home opener in recent memory, but at least we had some warm weather (can be rare in April) and a few laughs. It was close until the third inning, when the Woodpeckers erupted for 11 runs that put the game out of reach.
But there were some bright spots! Joe Lieber launched a majestic 3-run homer to left in the fourth inning, following up on Bob Paret's seeing-eye solo home run in the second.
The father-daughter team of Mize (shortstop) and Maya (second base) Jonas turned in some stellar defense up the middle, including a great play by Maya to knock down a wicked grounder and flip to her dad for a force out at second, drawing applause from all assembled Sharks and Woodpeckers alike. Joe Lieber and Mize also turned a nifty double play to kill a Woodpecker rally.
On the bench in the late innings, Kenji Foster explained the finer points of sunflower seed eating to the youth of Jamaica Plain. Speaking as someone who has to crack each individual sunflower seed with his teeth before prying open the shell with his fingers, I salute the transmission of this vital dugout skill to the next generation of Loan Sharks.
But there were some bright spots! Joe Lieber launched a majestic 3-run homer to left in the fourth inning, following up on Bob Paret's seeing-eye solo home run in the second.
The father-daughter team of Mize (shortstop) and Maya (second base) Jonas turned in some stellar defense up the middle, including a great play by Maya to knock down a wicked grounder and flip to her dad for a force out at second, drawing applause from all assembled Sharks and Woodpeckers alike. Joe Lieber and Mize also turned a nifty double play to kill a Woodpecker rally.
On the bench in the late innings, Kenji Foster explained the finer points of sunflower seed eating to the youth of Jamaica Plain. Speaking as someone who has to crack each individual sunflower seed with his teeth before prying open the shell with his fingers, I salute the transmission of this vital dugout skill to the next generation of Loan Sharks.
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Jah Energy 10, Loan Sharks 9
| Jah Energy | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| Loan Sharks | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
The Loan Sharks fought on the beaches, on the landing grounds, in France, and in the cities, and they never surrendered, but they did fall just short of extending the semi-final series to a third and deciding game, falling to Jah Energy 10-9 at Franklin Park on Thursday evening.
The game was close throughout, 2-2 after the first inning, 8-7 after three, and 10-7 heading into the bottom of the seventh. After number-9 batter Kim "Juan" Epstein led off the inning with her second hit of the evening (and her fourth (out of four) on-base appearance), the Sharks pushed two runs across the plate but left the tying run on second base and the winning run on first.
Jah Energy now moves on to face either James's Gate or the New England Home for Little Wanderers in the Jamaica Plain World Series. The Loan Sharks will gather at manager Catfish Hartman's pied-a-terre in Jamaica Plain on a Saturday in October or November for a post-season banquet / hot-stove / rehashing session. Watch this space for date and time. And: Thanks to all you Sharks for a fun season and a courageous playoff run.
| LOAN SHARKS | POS | AB | R | H | BB |
| Bianchi | lf | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Divinski | rf/3b | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| M Whalen | cf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Spack | p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henzy | ss | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J Maffei | 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shelton | c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epstein | 2b | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Hawkins | lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cowan | 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holladay | cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schnapp | 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fein | p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kriesberg | p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasmine | c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson | rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M Maffei | c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 38 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
| JAH ENERGY | AB | R | H | BB |
| Beth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ronnie | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Seth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scraggly Beard Guy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reuben | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Number 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 37 | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| LOAN SHARKS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO |
| Spack | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fein | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| JAH ENERGY | |||||
| Reuben | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jam | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Umpires - John Dearn, Ed Baszkiewicz. T - 1:41. A - 12.
LOB - Loan Sharks 13, Woodpeckers 6. 2B - Bianchi, Ronnie, Zach, Brian. 3B - Divinski. HR - none. GIDP - M Maffei. Runners left in scoring position - Loan Sharks 6, Jah Energy 3. Runners DP - Jah Energy 1.
HOW THE RUNS SCORED
FIRST INNING
JAH ENERGY - Beth grounded to short. Brian reached first on 3b error. Ronnie reached second on cf error, Brian to third. Seth singled, scoring Brian and Ronnie. Jeremy flied out to right. Carol singled, Seth to second. Scraggly Beard Guy singled, but Seth was thrown out at the plate. TWO RUNS, THREE HITS, TWO LEFT.
LOAN SHARKS - Bianchi doubled. Divinski singled, scoring Bianchi. Whalen grounded to third but Divinski reached second on 3b throwing error. Murray singled, scoring Divinski, Whalen to second. Spack singled, Murray at second, Whalen to third. Henzy lined out to third. J Maffei lined out to the pitcher. Shelton grounded to pitcher. TWO RUNS, THREE HITS, THREE LEFT.
SECOND INNING
JAH ENERGY - Reuben singled. Brendan flied out to left. Liz struck out swinging. Zach doubled, scoring Reuben. Beth reached first on p error, Zach to third. Brian singled, scoring Zach, Beth to second. Ronnie singled, Beth to third, Brian to second. Seth singled, scoring Beth, Brian, and Ronnie. Jeremy doubled, scoring Seth, and then Jeremy was thrown out at third attempting to advance. SIX RUNS, SIX HITS, NONE LEFT.
LOAN SHARKS- Epstein walked. Bianchi singled, Epstein to second. Divinski tripled, scoring Epstein and Bianchi. M Whalen sacrificed to center, scoring Divinski. Murray singled. Spack grounded to short, forcing Murray at second. Henzy grounded to short, forcing Spack at second. THREE RUNS, THREE HITS, ONE LEFT.
THIRD INNING
LOAN SHARKS- Kriesberg popped to third. Jasmine grounded to pitcher. Epstein singled and reached second on lf throwing error. Bianchi singled, Epstein to third. Divinski singled, scoring Epstein; on cf throwing error, Bianchi scored and Divinski took second. M Whalen flied out to right. TWO RUNS, THREE HITS, ONE LEFT.
FIFTH INNING
JAH ENERGY - Brian singled. Ronnie doubled, scoring Brian. Seth grounded to pitcher, scoring Ronnie. Jeremy popped to first. Carol singled. Scraggly Beard Guy singled, Carol to third. Jimmy Jam grounded to short. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
SEVENTH INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Epstein singled. Bianchi singled, Epstein to second. Divinski grounded to short, forcing Bianchi at second, Epstein to third. M Whalen singled, scoring Epstein, Divinski to second. Murray sacrificed to right, Divinski to third. Fein singled, scoring Divinski, M Whalen to second. Henzy flied out to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Jah Energy 14, Loan Sharks 13
| Loan Sharks | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| Jah Energy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 1 |
You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'A tough loss greeted the Loan Sharks on Monday night as they entered the 2005 Jamaica Plain League semifinals against Jah Energy. Tough because the game started so well, with the Sharks jumping out to a 13-2 lead after four innings. Tough because that lead all-too-quickly evaporated, with Jah coming back with nine runs in the fifth to turn a blowout into a close game again. Tough because in the last four innings the Sharks left seven runners on base and failed to score.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
- Maya Angelou
But there were plenty of bright spots for the Sharks, particularly on defense. The Sharks committed zero errors in the field and turned in some dandy defensive plays. Once again, Don Bianchi snared everything within a five-mile radius of left field. Pitcher Alan Fein teamed with second baseman Randy Divinski to turn a 1-4-3 double play to end the second. Divinski then made an over-the-shoulder catch with two on and two out to kill a Jah rally in the third. Again at second base, Eric Johnson made a tough play to force a runner in the sixth -- that play helped keep Jah from building on their 9-run fifth and preserved the lead for the Sharks, at least momentarily.
In victory be not proud; in defeat be not depressed.Another key defensive stop came in the bottom of the seventh inning, after Jah had tied the game at 13 with a single and a home run to lead off the inning. With heavy hitters still due, Jah had three outs to bang out just one run to win the game, but they could manage only a single and we went into extra innings.
- Chinese proverb
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.In the top of the eighth, Marshall Hawkins came to bat with two on and two out. He hit the ball through the right side, where it was misplayed in the outfield, sending both Shark runners to the plate. But on appeal, the umpires ruled that one of the Shark baserunners had failed to touch third base, resulting in the third out and the disallowal of both Shark runs. In the bottom of the eighth, a Jah single up the middle with two on and two out sent the runner from second to home and the Sharks home to defeat.
- Wendell Phillips
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.
- Wilma Rudolph, athlete currently on the 23-cent stamp
The Sharks take comfort in the fact that they are familiar with do-or-die situations in the playoffs. The Sharks came back from a 0-1 deficit to defeat Jah in a best-of-three series in 2001. And just this year the Sharks came out of sixth place to survive two back-to-back sudden death games and advance to the semifinals.
We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.On Thursday, August 11, the series resumes, this time with the Sharks the home team for the first time in the postseason. Game Three will be next Tuesday, August 16, also at Shattuck.- Winston Churchill
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.- Queen Victoria
| LOAN SHARKS | POS | AB | R | H | BB |
| Bianchi | lf | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| K Whalen | cf/1b | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| M Whalen | dh | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henzy | ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fein | p | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lapham | rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Divinski | 2b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Epstein | sf/3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shelton | c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marie | 3b/c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spack | 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kriesberg | cf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hawkins | lf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cowan | rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson | 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Maffei | c/sf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 43 | 13 | 19 | 5 |
| JAH ENERGY | AB | R | H | BB |
| Pat | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronnie | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Seth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Carol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Beth | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Liz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 44 | 14 | 22 | 1 |
| LOAN SHARKS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA-playoffs |
| Fein (L, 2-1) | 8.0 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7.64 |
| JAH ENERGY | ||||||
| Rueben | 1.2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 42.00 |
| Jim (W, 1-0) | 6.1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 |
Umpires - John Dearn, Ed Baszkiewicz. T - 1:32. A - 9.
LOB - Loan Sharks 13, Jah Energy 6. 2B - K Whalen. 3B - M Whalen, Seth, Kenny. HR - M Whalen, Ronnie (2), Brian. GIDP - Epstein, Carol. Runners left in scoring position - Loan Sharks 7, Jah Energy 1. DP - Loan Sharks 1, Jah Energy 1.
HOW THE RUNS SCORED
FIRST INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Bianchi walked. K Whalen doubled, Bianchi to third. M Whalen homered, socring Bianchi and K Whalen. Murray singled. Henzy singled, Murray to second. Fein singled, scoring Murray, Henzy to second. Lapham singled, scoring Henzy, Fein to second. Divinski walked, Fein to third, Lapham to second. Epstein grounded to short, scoring Fein and forcing Lapham at third. Shelton popped to third. Marie flied out to short field. SIX RUNS, SIX HITS, TWO LEFT.
SECOND INNING
LOAN SHARKS- Bianchi singled. K Whalen singled, Bianchi to third. M Whalen singled, scoring Bianchi, K Whalen to third. Murray sacrificed to right, scoring K Whalen. Henzy walked, M Whalen to second. Fein sacrificed to center, M Whalen to third. Lapham walked, Henzy to second. Divinski walked, scoring M Whalen, Henzy to third, Lapham to second. Epstein singled, scoring Henzy, Lapham to third, Divinski to second. Shelton grounded to short. FOUR RUNS, FOUR HITS, THREE LEFT.
JAH ENERGY - Seth tripled. Jeremy grounded to second, scoring Seth. Kenny singled. Carol grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, NONE LEFT.
THIRD INNING
LOAN SHARKS- Marie singled. Bianchi grounded to third, forcing Marie at second. K Whalen singled, Bianchi to third. M Whalen tripled, scoring Bianchi and K Whalen. Murray sacrificed to center, scoring M Whalen. Henzy flied out to center. THREE RUNS, THREE HITS, NONE LEFT.
FOURTH INNING
JAH ENERGY - Pat popped to short. Brian flied out to left. Ronnie homered. Seth singled. Jeremy popped to second. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.
FIFTH INNING
JAH ENERGY - Kenny singled. Carol singled, Kenny to second. Jim singled, Kenny to third, Carol to second. Beth singled, scoring Kenny, Carol to third, Jim to second. Liz singled, scoring Carol, Jim to third, Beth to second. Zach singled, scoring Jim, Beth to third, Liz to second. Pat sacrificed to center, scoring Beth. Brian homered, scoring Liz and Jack. Ronnie singled. Seth grounded to pitcher, forcing Ronnie at second. Jeremy singled, Seth to second. Kenny tripled, scoring Jeremy and Seth. Carol grounded to pitcher. NINE RUNS, TEN HITS, ONE LEFT.
SEVENTH INNING
JAH ENERGY - Brian singled. Ronnie homered, scoring Brian. Seth flied out to center. Jeremy flied out to left. Kenny singled. Carol grounded to short, forcing Kenny at second. TWO RUNS, THREE HITS, ONE LEFT.
EIGHTH INNING
JAH ENERGY - Jim singled. Beth singled, Jim to second. Liz popped to short. Zach popped to the pitcher. Pat singled, scoring Jim as the winning run. ONE RUN, THREE HITS.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
America
I ask you: Is there any more American phrase than the following, from Monday's Loan Sharks game re-cap:
Henzy tripled, scoring Epstein, Zapata, and Bianchi.Well, is there?
Loan Sharks 7, Woodpeckers 5
| Loan Sharks | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| Woodpeckers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Uh, just wondering: Is this really the same Loan Sharks team that went 3-19 in actual games during the 2005 season (winning a fourth game by forfeit)?
No. It is not. It is, however, the Loan Sharks team that showed up in the playoffs during the championship years of 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. The Loan Sharks team that, seemingly out of nowhere, assembles the mental toughness that it takes to succeed in the Jamaica Plain League playoffs.
In this, the second consecutive do-or-die playoff game, the Loan Sharks calmly dispatched the Woodpeckers, 7-5, with a mix of guile and pluck, timely hitting and out-of-his-mind fielding.
Last night we had "Say Hey" Don Bianchi turning in a major-league quality over-the-shoulder catch in left. Tonight, we have Mize "Bobby-Doerr-The-Greatest-Second-Baseman-in-Red-Sox-History" Jonas.
Bottom of the first, Sharks clinging to a 3-0 lead. Woodpecker leadoff man Steve steps in and pops up trouble down the right field line. No way can Sharks first baseman Kevin Murray get there. No way can Sharks right fielder Mike Lapham get there. A cheap hit, for sure, right? WRONG. Out of nowhere, second baseman Mize Jonas streaks to the rescue to catch the ball.
"Zounds!" you're saying, listening there at home next to the Crosley receiver in the parlor. "That's enough great defense for one inning, by gum! I wonder what the Works Progress Administration is up to these days."
But no. It was not enough. For there was another great defensive play to be made in this inning, and it was to be made by the self-same Mize "Bobby-Doerr-The-Greatest-Second-Baseman-in-Red-Sox-History" Jonas. Paul at bat now for the 'Peckers, one out. He hits a rocket to right. A base hit for sure. But wait ... Jonas has dived ... and stabbed the ball ... he bobbles it momentarily as he reels backwards...and throws from a sitting position to first...OUT!
Yowza, yowza, yowza. After those two ESPN Web Gems, Woodpeckers hitter 'City Sports' was so befuddled that he lined out to the pitcher.
Over the first two and a half innings, fueled in part by 3 RBI's by Mike "Mad Dog" Whalen, the Sharks staked themselves to a 6-0 lead and looked to make this a laugher. But the Woodpeckers said "Ha-ha-ha-haaa-ha!" to that, posting 5 runs over the next three innings to make the score 6-5 heading into the seventh.
But Designated Hitter Mike "Mad Dog" Whalen, given the chance to focus solely on his hitting a la David Ortiz, delivered again in the top of the seventh with a one-out double to center. When Kevin "Crusher" Murray hit a single to right, Mad Dog -- who had been on the bench shoveling coal into his firebox all night -- promptly took off from second like the Twentieth Century Limited and slid under the tag at home for an all-important insurance run. Sharks up now, 7-5.
In the bottom of the seventh, with one out, Woodpecker Beth got on base via an infield single, bringing the tying run to the plate. But Jamie grounded to pitcher Alan Fein, who did his best Foulke-to-Meintkiewicz-in-Game-Four impression to get Out #2. That brought up Brian, who, like countless 'Peckers and Ron's Auto batters before him, could not resist a Fein eephus pitch, and he lofted a can o' corn to left for the final out and a Sharks victory.
Next up: Jah Energy, in a best-of-three semi-final series, starting next Monday, August 8.
| LOAN SHARKS | POS | AB | R | H | BB |
| Bianchi | lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Zapata | 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Whalen | dh | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henzy | cf/ss | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jonas | 2b/cf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lapham | rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Epstein | sf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maffei | ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shelton | c | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spack | rf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson | 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marie | c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartman | pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 36 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| WOODPECKERS | AB | R | H | BB |
| Steve | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| City Sports | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bree | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Goggles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 32 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| LOAN SHARKS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA-playoffs |
| Fein (W, 2-0) | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 |
| WOODPECKERS | ||||||
| Goggles (L, 0-1) | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 |
Umpires - John Dearn, Ed Baszkiewicz. T - 1:28. A - 4.
LOB - Loan Sharks 12, Woodpeckers 6. 2B - Whalen (2), Jonas. 3B - none. HR - Steve. GIDP - none. Runners left in scoring position - Loan Sharks 7, Ron's Auto 3. Runners moved up - Mickey. DP - none.
HOW THE RUNS SCORED
FIRST INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Bianchi singled. Zapata grounded to short, forcing Bianchi, taking second on ss throwing error. Whalen doubled, scoring Zapata. Murray sacrificed to center, Whalen to third. Henzy singled, scoring Whalen. Fein reached on 2b error, Henzy to second. Jonas singled, scoring Henzy, Fein to second. Lapham grounded to short. THREE RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
SECOND INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Epstein grounded to short. Maffei singled. Shelton grounded to third, forcing Maffei. Bianchi singled, Shelton to second. Zapata singled, Shelton to third, Bianchi to second. Whalen singled, scoring Shelton and Bianchi, Zapata to second. Murray flied out to right. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
THIRD INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Henzy singled. Fein singled, Henzy to second. Jonas lined to the pitcher. Lapham singled, scoring Henzy, Fein to second. Epstein singled, Fein to third, Lapham to second. Maffei flied out to right. Shelton struck out. ONE RUN, FOUR HITS, THREE LEFT.
WOODPECKERS - Beth grounded to the pitcher. Jamie popped to the pitcher. Brian singled. Goggles singled, Brian to second. Steve reached first on sf error, scoring Brian, but was thrown out at second attempting to advance. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.
FOURTH INNING
WOODPECKERS - Paul singled. City Sports singled, Paul to third on 2b error. Mickey grounded to pitcher, forcing City Sports at second and scoring Paul. Bree singled, Mickey to second. Adam singled, Mickey to third, Bree forced at second. Tom singled, scoring Mickey, Adam to second. Beth grounded to short, forcing Adam at third. TWO RUNS, FIVE HITS, TWO LEFT.
FIFTH INNING
WOODPECKERS - Jamie struck out swinging. Brian struck out looking. Goggles singled. Steve homered, scoring Goggles. Paul flied out to center. TWO RUNS, TWO HITS, NONE LEFT.
SEVENTH INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Zapata grounded to third. Whalen doubled to the trees. Murray singled to right, scoring Whalen. Henzy singled, Murray to second. Fein flied out to right. Hartman pinch-ran for Murray. Jonas grounded to short, forcing Henzy at second. ONE RUN, THREE HITS, TWO LEFT.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Loan Sharks 23, Ron's Auto 7
| Loan Sharks | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Ron's Auto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
The 2005 Loan Sharks picked a good time to turn in their best game of the season, handing Ron's Auto a convincing 23-7 defeat in the first of two sudden-death playoff games. Next, the Sharks go on to face the Woodpeckers on Tuesday August 2 at Shattuck.
The Sharks benefited from production up and down the order. An early highlight was Ellie Zapata's base-clearing three-run double down the left field line in the second. In the 8-run third, Karen Hinchen launched an rbi-double over the left-fielder's head, always a crowd-pleaser. Matt Henzy followed up later that inning with a three-run, two-out triple.
The Sharks tacked on 8 more runs in the fourth, keyed by patient Shark hitters working three walks and a couple of dropped balls in the Ron's Auto outfield.
In the bottom of the fourth, Don Bianchi turned in a Willie Mays - worthy over the shoulder catch in left to rob the Ron's cleanup hitter of a sure homer. That defensive play typified Shark fielding, which went error-free for the second straight outing. Sharks pitcher Alan Fein walked zero and kept Ron's heavy hitters off balance with a high-arcing but irresistable eephus that usually resulted in a harmless pop-up.
The Sharks benefited from production up and down the order. An early highlight was Ellie Zapata's base-clearing three-run double down the left field line in the second. In the 8-run third, Karen Hinchen launched an rbi-double over the left-fielder's head, always a crowd-pleaser. Matt Henzy followed up later that inning with a three-run, two-out triple.
The Sharks tacked on 8 more runs in the fourth, keyed by patient Shark hitters working three walks and a couple of dropped balls in the Ron's Auto outfield.
In the bottom of the fourth, Don Bianchi turned in a Willie Mays - worthy over the shoulder catch in left to rob the Ron's cleanup hitter of a sure homer. That defensive play typified Shark fielding, which went error-free for the second straight outing. Sharks pitcher Alan Fein walked zero and kept Ron's heavy hitters off balance with a high-arcing but irresistable eephus that usually resulted in a harmless pop-up.
| LOAN SHARKS | POS | AB | R | H | BB |
| Bianchi | lf | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Zapata | 3b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Henzy | cf/ss | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fein | p | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Spack | rf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| K Hinchen | 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| D Hinchen | dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonas | sf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Maffei | ss | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Epstein | c | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Whalen | rf | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hawkins | cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnson | sf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 49 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| RON'S AUTO | AB | R | H | BB |
| Leadoff Guy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Second Guy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Katie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Murph | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mac | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Courtney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 34 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| LOAN SHARKS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Fein (W) | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| RON'S AUTO | ||||||
| Courtney (L) | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22.75 |
| Ron | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.67 |
Umpires - John Dearn, Ed Baszkiewicz. T - 1:48. A - 13.
LOB - Loan Sharks 13, Ron's Auto 9. 2B - Bianchi, Zapata, Murray, K Hinchen, Leadoff Guy, Mac. 3B - Henzy, Leo, Kenny (2). HR - Leo, Murph. GIDP - none. Runners left in scoring position - Loan Sharks 8, Ron's Auto 5. Runners moved up - Zapata. DP - Ron's Auto 1
HOW THE RUNS SCORED
FIRST INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Bianchi doubled. Zapata grounded to third, moving Bianchi to third. Henzy sacrificed to center, scoring Bianchi. Murray singled. Fein singled, Murray to second. Spack singled, Murray to third, Fein to second. K Hinchen walked, scoring Murray. D Hinchen flied to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, THREE LEFT.
SECOND INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Jonas popped to third. Maffei singled. Epstein singled, Maffei to second. Bianchi singled, Maffei to third, Epstein to second. Zapata doubled to left, scoring Maffei, Epstein, and Bianchi. Henzy grounded to third. Murray lined to second. THREE RUNS, FOUR HITS, ONE LEFT.
RON'S AUTO - Leo tripled to center. Pam grounded to third. Kenny sacrificed to center, scoring Leo. Mike singled. Katie grounded to short, forcing Mike at second. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.
THIRD INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Fein singled. Spack grounded to second, forcing Fein at second. K Hinchen doubled to left, scoring Spack. D Hinchen lined to third. Jonas singled, K Hinchen to third. Maffei singled, scoring K Hinchen and Jonas, Maffei taking second on the throw to the plate and scoring when the throw went out of bounds. Epstein singled. Bianchi reached on 2b error, Epstein to second. Zapata walked, Epstein to third, Bianchi to second. Henzy tripled, scoring Epstein, Zapata, and Bianchi. Murray singled, scoring Henzy. Fein flied out to center. EIGHT RUNS, SEVEN HITS, ONE LEFT.
RON'S AUTO - Murph flied out to right. Mac doubled. Courtney flied out to center. Leadoff Guy singled, scoring Mac. Second Guy singled, Leadoff Guy to second. Ron popped to second. ONE RUN, THREE HITS, TWO LEFT.
FOURTH INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Spack walked. K Hinchen singled, Spack to second. D Hinchen walked, Spack to third, K Hinchen to second. Jonas singled, scoring Spack, K Hinchen to third, D Hinchen to second. Maffei walked, scoring K Hinchen, D Hinchen to third, Jonas to second. Epstein reached on ss error, scoring D Hinchen, Jonas to third, Maffei to second. Bianchi lined to first, Epstein out on tag-up play. Zapata walked. Henzy to second on lf error, scoring Jonas, Maffei, and Zapata. Murray doubled, scoring Henzy. Fein reached second on cf error, scoring Murray. Whalen singled, Fein to third. K Hinchen popped to second. EIGHT RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
FIFTH INNING
RON'S AUTO - Katie singled. Murph homered to center, scoring Katie. Mac singled. Courtney flied out to left. Leadoff Guy singled, Mac to second. Second Guy grounded to short, forcing Leadoff Guy, Mac to third. Ron popped to pitcher. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
SIXTH INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Henzy singled. Murray flied out to center. Fein singled, Henzy to second. Whalen singled, scoring Henzy, Fein to second. Hinchen grounded to third, forcing Fein, Whalen to second. D Hinchen singled, scoring Whalen, K Hinchen to second. Hawkins flied out to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
RON'S AUTO - Leo homered to center. Pam grounded to short. Kenny tripled. Mike lined to the pitcher. Katie grounded to short. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.
SEVENTH INNING
RON'S AUTO - Murph grounded to the pitcher. Mac singled. Courtney grounded to short, forcing Mac at second. Leadoff Guy doubled, Courtney to third. Second Guy singled, scoring Courtney, Leadoff Guy to third. Ron singled, scoring Leadoff Guy, Second Guy to second. Leo flied out to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
HOW THE RUNS SCORED
FIRST INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Bianchi doubled. Zapata grounded to third, moving Bianchi to third. Henzy sacrificed to center, scoring Bianchi. Murray singled. Fein singled, Murray to second. Spack singled, Murray to third, Fein to second. K Hinchen walked, scoring Murray. D Hinchen flied to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, THREE LEFT.
SECOND INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Jonas popped to third. Maffei singled. Epstein singled, Maffei to second. Bianchi singled, Maffei to third, Epstein to second. Zapata doubled to left, scoring Maffei, Epstein, and Bianchi. Henzy grounded to third. Murray lined to second. THREE RUNS, FOUR HITS, ONE LEFT.
RON'S AUTO - Leo tripled to center. Pam grounded to third. Kenny sacrificed to center, scoring Leo. Mike singled. Katie grounded to short, forcing Mike at second. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.
THIRD INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Fein singled. Spack grounded to second, forcing Fein at second. K Hinchen doubled to left, scoring Spack. D Hinchen lined to third. Jonas singled, K Hinchen to third. Maffei singled, scoring K Hinchen and Jonas, Maffei taking second on the throw to the plate and scoring when the throw went out of bounds. Epstein singled. Bianchi reached on 2b error, Epstein to second. Zapata walked, Epstein to third, Bianchi to second. Henzy tripled, scoring Epstein, Zapata, and Bianchi. Murray singled, scoring Henzy. Fein flied out to center. EIGHT RUNS, SEVEN HITS, ONE LEFT.
RON'S AUTO - Murph flied out to right. Mac doubled. Courtney flied out to center. Leadoff Guy singled, scoring Mac. Second Guy singled, Leadoff Guy to second. Ron popped to second. ONE RUN, THREE HITS, TWO LEFT.
FOURTH INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Spack walked. K Hinchen singled, Spack to second. D Hinchen walked, Spack to third, K Hinchen to second. Jonas singled, scoring Spack, K Hinchen to third, D Hinchen to second. Maffei walked, scoring K Hinchen, D Hinchen to third, Jonas to second. Epstein reached on ss error, scoring D Hinchen, Jonas to third, Maffei to second. Bianchi lined to first, Epstein out on tag-up play. Zapata walked. Henzy to second on lf error, scoring Jonas, Maffei, and Zapata. Murray doubled, scoring Henzy. Fein reached second on cf error, scoring Murray. Whalen singled, Fein to third. K Hinchen popped to second. EIGHT RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
FIFTH INNING
RON'S AUTO - Katie singled. Murph homered to center, scoring Katie. Mac singled. Courtney flied out to left. Leadoff Guy singled, Mac to second. Second Guy grounded to short, forcing Leadoff Guy, Mac to third. Ron popped to pitcher. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
SIXTH INNING
LOAN SHARKS - Henzy singled. Murray flied out to center. Fein singled, Henzy to second. Whalen singled, scoring Henzy, Fein to second. Hinchen grounded to third, forcing Fein, Whalen to second. D Hinchen singled, scoring Whalen, K Hinchen to second. Hawkins flied out to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
RON'S AUTO - Leo homered to center. Pam grounded to short. Kenny tripled. Mike lined to the pitcher. Katie grounded to short. ONE RUN, TWO HITS, ONE LEFT.
SEVENTH INNING
RON'S AUTO - Murph grounded to the pitcher. Mac singled. Courtney grounded to short, forcing Mac at second. Leadoff Guy doubled, Courtney to third. Second Guy singled, scoring Courtney, Leadoff Guy to third. Ron singled, scoring Leadoff Guy, Second Guy to second. Leo flied out to left. TWO RUNS, FOUR HITS, TWO LEFT.
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