We had a great day vs. Houghton, sweeping the Highlanders in a pair of games. Jake Nowak came off the bench to rip a walk-off single for a 5-4 win in game 1. After John Bennett doubled, Houghton brought in their ace to stop the rally. Jake was down 0-2 and fouled of a good pitch, before ripping the ball for a hit in his only at bat.
Jake was rewarded by starting game 2 behind the plate. He did a great job catching.
We finally had a big offensive output in game 2. The umpire had a big zone and it was tough to muster offense. We had six baserunners over the first six innings, but nothing to show for it. We kept grinding out at bats and broke through in the fifth.
Bobby Frantz led the fifth with a double that hugged the left-field line. The next six guys got on. Bobby capped the rally with a double down the right-field line. We ended the game with 18 hits.
Kos Koslowski was 2 for 3 with a walk and crushed a line drive right at the centerfielder. His off-season hitting mate, Bennett, earned the start after a three-hit game the day before. He went 3 for 6 today. Erik Krohl had another great day on defense.
We had great relief pitching. Kyle Grey in game one, and the Big Man, Zach Jordon, in game 2. The combined for 9 1/3 innings allowing one run and now walks.
We have Ace and Jake going vs. Thomas on Wednesday. Looking for the seniors to carry us. We also added a nine-inning game on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. We fly out later that night. Look for visits to the mound from the Pen Dogs -- Carm, Joey, Carl, Morse and T-Mo over the next two days. Huggy says he's ready to go, too, so maybe he can get an inning or two.
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