Thunderbolts Seize Win! By Bud Brewski Down by two runs in the last inning, with two outs and nobody on, the Thunderbolts staged an epic comeback, scoring six, to take a 15-11 win, over the Odd Sox, at the Laundromat. Pickles started the dramatic rally with a dribbler past the pitcher, which after an overthrow, left the plucky Swede on second base. Iron Man kept the pressure on with a single, to put runners on the corners. DUI stepped up and after a long at bat, worked a walk. With the bases loaded and two down, Everybody Loves Lutz sauntered to the plate, gave a tight lipped grin and then jumped on the first pitch for a double, to tie the game. With runners on second and third, Wild Thing was next. As the first pitch came in, the Captain thought better of swinging, but then changed his mind at the last minute, hacked at the ball and missed. Thing stepped out of the box to clear his head, stepped back in and took a ball. The third pitch was a charm and Thing sent it up the middle, off the pitchers glove, to drive in the two winning runs. Mad Dog put the icing on the cake with a deep home run to left. In the bottom of the seventh, Doctor K and the defense slammed the door shut, with the game ending on a fine running catch by Iron Man. The win propels the Thunderbolts into a commanding position atop the conference, with a record of 7-3. This victory was all about heart and spirit, which the T-Bolts have in spades. As the teams took the field to start the game, the first rain drops of the night fell. It was a good omen. The T-Bolts jumped out to their first inning lead, with Johnny Boom Boom doubling home Trouble, to make it 1-0. A heavy rain pelted the players for the next four innings, and the T-Bolts found themselves down, 7-2. As the storm eased, from out of the darkness, the Thunderbolts flickered to life. J Boom cracked his record setting three run ding-a-ling in the top of the 5th, and Mad Dog crushed three run shot to center, in the 6th. Over the next two innings, the Sox countered with four of their own, to set up a breathtaking finish and memorable comeback. Cloudbursts: Pickles got her first ever hit tonight as well as her second and scored her first ever run. The sultry Swede was named the girl MVP…Iron Man, playing his first full game at second base was 2-4 with two RBI’s and was named the male MVP…J Boom’s 3 run home run set a new single season T-Bolt record for home runs (16) and RBI’s (47)…With 3 strike outs, Doctor K tied the single season record for K’s (35)…Candy Crush got a hit and scored a run…Wild Thing went 4-4 and is now 9 for his last 9…Mad Dog was 4-5 with 2 homers and 5 RBI’s…The T-Bolts continue to out homer the opposition, this time, 3-0…Sox firstbasewoman Trish was named MVP. The Sox dude playing second was the male MVP…Doc hypnotized Pickles before the game “You will get a hit. You will get a hit.”… Iron Man was robbed of at least a triple when he was called out for a technical infringement…The T-Bolt defense was good for another two goose eggs..Next Up: The Ponies @ The Thunderdome. The theme for the night is a new one, “Good Softball Night”. Division 2 Round Up: (The softball oracle, Bud, picks them all right!) Wild Cats 21 vs. Hippies 12 Homers 34 vs. Suspects 8 Ponies 4 vs. Titans 8 SWAT 16 vs. Tigers 15 Remember Thundernuts, strike first and strike often.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:16:47 +0000
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