4/30/2011 - 5-man Tournament

We didn't repeat as champs, but we did have some good swings. Lots of softball in the week ahead...stay tuned for more!

 Darin making clean contact.

 Ben's textbook slide at the plate.

 Robbie squaring off on a pitch.

 Tom preparing to drive the ball.

 Ben ripping the ball.

Yours truly swinging at a would-be ball 4.

4/27 Double-Header

The boys in black won a shootout in the first game 16-14 over Mountville II. After trailing all game, Darin Miller cleared the bases with an inside-the-park grand slam, driving in what proved to be the winning run.

8-2...it's a horrible starting hand in poker and even worse as a losing softball score. We dropped the second game to Etown COB. It was a game that included such oddities as lightening, thunder, rain, "swamp-rule-singles," and umpires who apparently whisper their time out calls.

All in all: a decent evening of softball. Next up is the 5-man tournament on Saturday, 4/30. We look to repeat as champs!

Game 1 is in the books...

...and it's a loss, a dismal loss actually.

After not being 10-runned during any of the 24 regular season games last year we opened this season with an 11-1 loss to CBC Navy. We hit the ball hard, just not at the right time. There were many bright spots however; Kreg Hortnig had an outstanding defensive game at 3rd base and his son Zach did equally well at 2nd in a last minute position change. Danny Keener quickly went from spectator to participant when he suited up behind home plate to help us out, while the Miller cousins patrolled the outfield with their usual swagger.

The gang looks to bounce back on 4/27 in a double-header against Mountville Mennonite II and Etown Church of the Bretheren.