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2000 Game Summaries
June 4th, 2000
Game 17
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Terry |
9
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Clint |
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Totals |
16
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Joey |
8
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
| Jeff |
7
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
| Totals |
15
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
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2B's:
Joey (3)
HR's: Joey (8)
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(Terry and Clint) vs.
(Joey and Jeff M)
Clint Wattenberg made his debut today with
this game, the first 2 on 2 game of the year. Joey and Jeff were
able to manufacture a run in the bottom of the first with a single
by Joey. After getting Tery and Clint to bat through two 1-2-3 innings,
Joey connected for a two-run homerun that would put he and Jeff
up 3-0. In the top of the fourth, Jeff Morrison got himself into
a jam on the mound after surrenduring three straight singles. However,
he got Clint to pop out, and then struck out Terry, then Clint again,
to secure the win. Final Score: 3-0.
Game rating: *** (game flew by, and both teams were in it
until the final out)
Key Performance:
Joey Creighton: 4-8, 3 RBI's
Game 18
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Casey |
8
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
| Derek |
7
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
| Clint |
6
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Totals |
21
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Jeff M |
7
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
| Terry |
7
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
| Scott |
6
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
| Totals |
20
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
2B's: Jeff
M (3), Scott (4)
HR's: Casey (6), Derek 3(5), Jeff M (5), Terry (3), Scott
2 (18) |
(Casey, Derek, and Clint) vs. (Jeff
M, Terry, and Scott)
Jeff Morrison would come right back to the mound here, as he worked
the top of the first. The first three runners got on again, and
Jeff was again in a no out, bases-loaded jam. He struck out Casey,
but luck wouldn't happen twice in a row, as Derek Byrd took him
yard to hit his third of the year. The grand slam started things
off with a bang. However, with Derek on the mound in the bottom
of the second, Jeff would get some revenge. He and Scot both hit
homeruns, Jeff's being a three run shot in a six runn inning that
saw them take over the lead 6-4. With Scott on the mound the top
of the third, Casey would cut the lead to 6-5 when he took a Scott
curve to deep left for his sixth of the season. Then, in the top
of the fourth, Byrd struck again, taking Jeff yard again, this time
twice in the inning, to overtake the lead 8-6. The celebration would
be short lived however. In the bottom half of the inning, Scott
hit a solo shot off Casey to cut the lead to 8-7. He would later
take a two-out walk and was followed with a single by Jeff. Terry
then walked to the plate with an 0-6 game thus far, and took Casey
to the opposite way with a three run, game-winning homerun, his
third of the year. Final Score: 10-8.
Game rating: **** (high-octane offenses, out-of-knowhere
hitting performances, and another walk-off homerun by Terry made
this game memorable)
Key Performances:
Derek Byrd: 5-7, 3 HR's, 7 RBI's
Scott Carmichael: 4-6, 2B, 2 HR's
Terry Creighton: 1-7, 3rd GW HR of season
Game 19
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Mike |
6
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Derek |
5
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
| Scott |
6
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
| Clint |
6
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
| Totals |
23
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Joey |
5
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Casey |
6
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
| Eric |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeff M |
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Totals |
22
|
5
|
7
|
5
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2B's:
Scott (5)
HR's: Derek (6), Scott (19), Clint 2(2), Joey 2(10),
Casey (7) |
(Mike, Derek, Scott, Clint) vs. (Joey,
Casey, Eric, and Jeff M)
Mike Walsh made his rookie debut here. After Joey worked a 1-2-3
inning to start the game, Casey hit a two-run homerun in the bottom
of the first. Clint came back with a homerun off Casey in the top
of the second and Scott hit a two-run homerun in the top of the
third to help their team take the lead 3-2. Joey tied it up in the
bottom of the inning when he took a Scott fastball over the center
field wall for a solo shot. Then Jeff Morrison came to the mound
again. In the top of the fourth, he gave up six runs, culminating
in a grand slam by Clint that saw the 3-3 game turn into a 9-3 game.
Joey hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the fifth, but at that
point, it was meaningless. Final Score: 9-5.
Game rating: **3/4 (This game was shaping up to be historic
until the ugly fourth inning that blew it wide open)
Key Performances:
Clint Wattenberg: 3-6, Grand Slam, 5 RBI's
Jeff Morrison: 1 INN, 6 ER, Loss
Game 20
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Mike |
6
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
| Clint |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Derek |
5
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
| Totals |
16
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
| Name |
AB
|
R
|
H
|
BI
|
| Casey |
6
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Eric |
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Darnell |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Totals |
16
|
3
|
4
|
3
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2B's:
none
HR's: Mike (1), Derek 2(8), Casey 3(10) |
(Jeff M, Mickey, Casey, Joey)
vs. (Nate, Derek, Eric, Scott)
Mike Walsh led the game of with his first career homerun. He then
came to the mound in the bottom of the inning and was taken yard
twice by Casey, erasing the lead quickly. Casey would add another
solo shot in the bottom of the third to add to his team's lead.
BUT, with Casey on the mound, trying to nail down the win, Derek
Byrd did it again, hitting a solo shot, and then a two-run shot
to give his team a 4-3 lead. Mike was then able to get Eric to pop
out, Darnell to strike out, and Casey to pop out to end the game.
Final Score: 4-3.
Game rating: ***1/2 (Derek and Casey proved that this day
belonged to them offensively as they basically played themselves.
Derek's 2 homeruns in the last inning to win the game was an emphatic
way to end the day)
Key Performances:
Derek Byrd: 2-5, 2 HR's
Casey Sylvester: 3-6, 3 HR's, 2 INN, 4 ER's, Loss
Game Day Summary for games
17-20
Players (# of games played):
Clint (4), Jeff M (3), Casey (3), Derek (3), Scott (2), Eric (2),
Terry (2), Joey (2), Mike (2), Darnell (1)
Total players: 10
Notes: Today's games were exceptional. All games stand out
in my mind as being "good", with two of them possibly
being considered "great". Innumerable lead changes created
by explosive and timed offenses lead to exciting games for all in
attendance. Derek Byrd was the showcase, as he hit SIX HR's
and drove in TWELVE runs. Folks, the guy had only four homeruns
his entire CAREER coming into today. Casey Sylvester continued his
trek to his first-ever All-Star game as he overcame a rough day
on the mound by going 7-20 with five homeruns, pushing his season
total to ten, only one short of his personal season record. He's
also hitting a nice .359, slightly above his personal high of .269.
Clint Wattenberg didn't dissapoint either, as he threw four scoreless
innings, hit .292, and jacked two homeruns, one of which was a grand
slam. Jeff Morrison was absolutely destroyed from the mound, but
hit like a machine, going 8-19 with his fifth homerun of the year,
equalling last year's total for him in 94 less at bats. It seems
to me that the guys who are showing the league some loyalty are
being rewarded with significant improvement. Go figure, huh?
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