08/31/2026
Here are the Line Scores and Recaps from Week #2
In a game delayed by little people, manager Mike Fillat tried to negotiate a 6 inning affair so as to not be delayed in getting to the bar. New manager Dreas said he likes to hit and vetoed the suggestion. Due to time constraints, the sixth inning was declared to be the open inning anyway but fabulous umpire Steve Rubino. But I digress. The Dudes were missing some key players but managed to patch together a good win. The goats were short too and had to pick up a big yellow guy. But I digress again. Dudes went 4,3,3,2,4,0. Goats went 1,0,2,5,5,0. The Dudes were led by pitcher Justin going 4/4 and getting some outs on his own in the field. Juan also put up a 4/4. It looked like the Dudes had 5 outfielders out there at times and then we realized Callahan was just everywhere. On the Goats side, Nick was all over the place running down balls as well. See ya all next week. If the games get moved to 7:30 and 9, it was nice knowing ya!—————————————————————-
TEAMS / INNING
1 2 3 4 5 6 X TOTAL
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SAND DUDES
4 3 3 2 4 0 X 16
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THE GOATS
1 0 2 5 5 0 X 13
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The Mudcats and the Sliders slugged it out with the Cats using a seven run open inning to pull out the win. The Cats banged out thirty-eights hits. LCF Matt Riley had the big blast in the 7th, a triple that knocked in three crucial runs. Matt went 6/6 with three doubles, a triple and eight RBI. 2B Scott Stevens, P Dave Sullivan and 3B Peter MacKay each had five hits. RCF John Eveland had five RBI.
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The Sliders came into this game expecting a tough matchup however, we started the day with Craig Rowe informing me he had scratched his eye and wouldn't make it that night. Unfortunately, I'm our backup 3rd baseman so I was forced to solicit John Peterson to fill in and he agreed with some reservations since he hadn't played it in years.
As it played out, we made 3 errors in the first to hand the Lawyers a 5 run inning that could have easily been a zero. We, however, failed to answer back and posted a zero of our own. In the 2nd inning, the Cats added another 5 to their score which they earned with solid hitting. We answered with a 5 of our own, only to have our 2nd baseman, Brian Baird go down after knocking in the 5th run and reinjuring his lower back taking him out of the game.
We entered the 3rd, down 10-5, and we managed to hold the Attorneys to 1 run while plating 3 of our own to close the score a bit. Again, in the 4th, we held the Cats to 3 while posting another 5 of our own leaving us chasing 1 run, 14-13.
The 5th and 6th saw both teams total 5 runs to keep it a 1 run game going into the 7th. To their credit, the Mudcats lit us up with 7 runs and held us to only 1. We lost by a final score of 26-19. I blame Craig. He should know better than to scratch his eye when it itches. Hopefully Brian will be Ok but it's up in the air if he will be able to return or not. His back is why he took some seasons off from softball before joining us this season. Hopefully the CBD I gave him will fix it.
Notable Slider Bats : Perfect for the Evening - Mark Dushkin [5-5] Mike Loomis [4-4] and Mauricio Espinosa [3-3 w/a BB]. Almost Perfect - Ryan Berger [3-4 w/ 4 RBIs] Byron Hoch [2-3] and Brian Baird before his injury [1-2]
Next week John, the Commissioner and the League Accountant [AKA Disco Gold Gladiators] come to Slider Town. It looks like Craig will be back for that one
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TEAMS / INNING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL
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THE MUDCATS
5 5 1 3 4 1 7 26
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SLIDERS
0 5 3 5 1 4 1 19
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If the Disco Gold Gladiators had not been able to come from behind to win after an epic 15 run top of the 7th, at least they would have been able to say their until-then sub-par effort came on a night to remember.
With chatter including "let's hit until the moon is full again" the Gladiators began their trudge to turn the game around as Dave Lazott notched only his second hit of the game. Dan followed with a single. That snowballed into 11 of 12 batters reaching and scoring. The only out came on a sac fly by Karey.
By the time Christian made the second out, the Gladiators had turned a 15-8 deficit into a 17-15 lead. Mario got his second clutch hit of the inning, a 3-run triple, to put the game ultimately out of reach.
Mario also got the win in relief of John, who constantly tested the umpire's height limit, but was unable to stifle the bats of the Back Crackers.
John was the most consistent hitter in the early innings, recording hits in three of his first four at-bats. Rich and Robert also chipped in late in the game - Robert found that it's not always how hard, but where you hit 'em, by collecting three late singles after lining into a frustrating double play to end the top of the third. Rich, who struck out twice leading up to his at bat in the seventh, came through with a pair of clean hits to aid the effort in the big seventh.
By the time the hit barrage came to an end, the Gladiators had put up 15 runs and held a 23-15 lead. The moon was almost full again. The Back Crackers only mustered one run in the bottom as the Gladiators redeemed themselves from a frustrating Week 1 loss.
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TEAMS / INNING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL
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DISCO GOLD GLADIATORS
3 3 1 1 0 0 15 23
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CRACK OF THE BACKS
5 1 4 3 2 0 1. 16
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Goodfellas vs. Night of the Living RED
Look what the wind blew into town… Geoff McKenney and his crew of Goodfellas.
Night of the Living RED squared off against the Goodfellas in what turned into one hell of a game.
The game started with some nice defense from both teams, with each side putting up two runs in the first inning. In the second, RED locked down the D, allowing nothing while slugging five runs of our own. By the end of the third, RED had built an 11–5 lead and things were looking pretty comfortable.
And then… our bats apparently decided they had done enough for the evening.
For the next few innings, RED went a little quiet at the plate, allowing the Goodfellas to slowly crawl back into the game. Going into the top of the seventh, Goodfellas finally grabbed their first lead of the night, putting RED down 17–16.
RED needed two runs to win.
No pressure.
Ray Short started things off with a single to left, immediately getting everyone pumped up. Another single followed, then an out brought us back to the top of the order with Alex Noon, who came through with an RBI single to tie the game and put the winning run on third.
And then yours truly came to the plate.
One out. Runner on third. All I needed to do was hit a deep fly ball and get that winning run home.
Instead, I got into one and drove it over the left fielder’s head for the game-winning hit.
Honestly… that felt pretty damn good.
Alex had a fantastic night, going 5-for-5 with 4 RBIs and 4 runs scored. Coach went 4-for-4, while Ray Short, Doug Mason, and Bob Cain all went 3-for-4.
New to the league Greg Dawson continues to make himself right at home, collecting two hits and 3 RBIs, including a huge 2-RBI double when we needed it.
Defensively, Jorge made a couple of really nice grabs in left field. He also booted one that I’m pretty sure he’d like to personally erase from the security footage. Fortunately, we won’t hold it against him… much.
The infield was pretty solid, with Bob, Greg, Doug, and myself making the majority of the plays. And as usual, Ray was sharp on the mound, keeping the Goodfellas from getting any free passes.
In the end, it was a crazy, back-and-forth battle that came down to the final inning.
Night of the Living RED wins it, 18–17!
RED has officially started a winning streak.
It’s currently at ONE.
But hey… every dynasty has to start somewhere.
GO RED! 🔴⚾🥎
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TEAMS / INNING
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL
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GOODFELLOWS
0 2 3 1 3 5 3 17
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING RED
2 5 4 0 0 5 2 18
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