8: 00     Bulls, River Bandits, Astros, Yard Goats, Muckdogs, Baby Js, Rangers, Iron Pigs

910: Yard Goats, Astros, Royals, Pirates, Iron Pigs, Baby Js, Grasshoppers, Muckdogs

1020:  Pirates, River Bandits

Last week:  11-7

YTD:            60-48

RANGERS LOSE CLOSE ONE TO THE BULLS

It was a dark and stormy night...oops wrong column... Sunday 8:00 am.. not to hot and the sun cresting over the fields at Spirit park as the Ranger and the Bulls took the field.  The 1st would see the first two Rangers go down in order, then a Jon Kilburn Single to Center..but that would be all the offense the Rangers could muster in the 1st as the next batter went down.  The game would go up and down for several innings as both pitchers worked corners and arcs to get batters out.  The line up would roll over in the top of the 3rd with the inning once again going down with no runs.  Top of 4 would see Jon Kilburn again hit a missile into the gap for the first, moved by a fielders choice and then hit in by a Liam Kilburn single.  

A couple of key defensive plays including a great pick off play at 3rd by Kyle Kravitz to Jon Kilburn to Liam Kilburn would stop the Bulls' Ace Dalton Fallaw from scoring off his double (nearly a triple).  Another great play by Liam Kilburn on a missile (absolutely SMOKED by Daryl Drake) at 3rd.  Great pitching from John Burke and Jon Kilburn.

Top of 5 would see "Stevie" Johnson get a rally starting Single.  He would be driven home by a 2 run blast from Bone.  Followed up by another HR from Jon Kilburn.  However, in the end all the Rangers could do was chase and keep pace, but they couldn't get over the hump for the win.  Great pitching kept the scores low.  Final score Bulls - 8, Rangers - 6.

Jon Kilburn - 3 for 3, HR

Steve Johnson - 2 for 3

Tim Crites - 2 for 3

Liam Kilburn - Great Defense

RANGERS DROP ANOTHER

Grumbling and weary from a tough loss, the Rangers would come out hot putting up 4 on a lead off Double by Glosier, followed by a single from Bone and another missile by Kilburn.  A single from Osgood, followed by a double from Liam Kilburn would score another... End of the first and the Rangers up on the Goats...but that would be short lived! An 8 run inning would put the Yard Goat up...9-4.  A homer by Kravitz in the 4th would get the Rangers to 5. However the Goats would continue to score 1 here, 2 there...and while the Rangers would muster some offense to fight back...the final score Yard Goats - 12, Rangers - 7.

Jon Kilburn 2-3, Double

Liam Kilburn 2-3, Double

Brian Osgood 2-3

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POW: Jon Kilburn 5-6 (4 singles, HR, 2 RBI, 2 RS) and great pitching all day

Lugnuts go deep in game 1 to prove Scott Lawrence wrong yet again.

In a hard fought back in forth game with the never say quit braves, the nuts were able to get a walk off win.  POW candidate Leo Quiones walked to the plate and unleashed a majestic bomb to end the game in highlight fashion. 

Game 2 started after a long layoff for the lugnuts who came out flat and gave up a 10 run first inning to the Dash.  Wu did what Wu does and hit a grand slam on one leg destroying any type of momentum deez nuts had gained from the previous walk off win.  Although the nuts won the next 5 innings it was just not enough to come back and get the W.  We as a team have decided that this loss is completely scott's fault as he continues to pick us on shalom live and jinx us...Get it together SCOTT!!!

This season has been one of adversity due to the injury bug.  One player returns and another goes down.  Maybe the captain's injury was a blessing in disguise as we replaced his lack of range and spotty hitting with a solid sub in Vinnie Terhune.  Great day for the Tiger Bats!

Game 1 vs. Greeley's River Bandits

This was a tight back and forth affair early on.  We came out of the gate hot and plated 6 runs in the top of the 1st.  The big blow was the first of Kelly Alexander's three bombs on the day.  The Bandits answered with 6 of their own thanks to a bomb by some oaf named Driggers or something like that.  We would score 3 in the 2nd on another Alexander bomb only to be answered by 3 from Greeley's squad.  We put up a 7 spot in the 3rd sparked by 5 consecutive singles by the bottom of the order.  The Banditos would answer with 6.  Alexander would come in to pitch and hold them to only 1 run in the next 2 innings.  We padded the lead in the 4th and 5th with 5 more runs and seal the W.  Great team hitting all around and sparkling defense capped with an amazing diving catch by Super Sub Vinnie Terhune.

Game 2 vs Roth's Indians

We started with 4 in the top of the 1st aided by a 3 run bomb from Alexander.  The Injuns would answer with 3 and the bats went kinda silent for both teams for a couple innings.  In the 4th inning clinging to a 8-5 lead, it was time to separate and put this one away against an ailing Indian squad.  An 11 run outburst with solid hitting all the way through the lineup and capped off with a huge grand salami by Terhune. I think the team is petitioning to see if the captain can maybe be out longer so we can keep this kid.  The game was not in doubt after this and we cruised to the sweep with an 18-8 victory.  

Tigers Stars:

ROW Candidate Taylor Abrego 7 for 7, HR, 3B, 2B, 6 Runs, 4 RBI Including the cycle in game 1

POW Candidate Kevin Blake 6 for 7, 2B, 6 RBI

POW Candidate Kelly Alexander 4 for 7, 3 HR,  8 RBI, Awesome pitching both games.

Carlos Moran 4 for 7, 3B, 3 2B, 6 Runs, 3 RBI

Super Sub Vinnie Terhune 4 for 7, GS HR, 5 Runs, & RBI

Lewis Zwick 2 for 5, 2 R, RBI and great job all day flipping the lineup.

8:00    Braves, Muckdogs, Rangers, Yard Goats, R Bandits, Astros, Grasshoppers, Pirates

910:   I Pigs, Tigers, R Bandits, Pirates, Baby Js, Royals, Bulls, Yard Goats

1020:   Dash, Muckdogs

Last week: 8-10

YTD:         49-41