Splitsville

Two games today (which is amazing in and of itself given the rain we've had for the past month)...

Griffin's Dodgers had to travel to Sunman, IN today to be on the receiving end of a pretty sound beating administered by the Sunman Indians. 'Nuff said. Sorry, Griff. You'll get 'em next time.

Duncan and Paxton's Heat clawed-back to win in come-from-behind fashion (see, in pic, Paxton holding down the fort at shortstop). This was an absolute thriller. Down 9-2 in the third inning to the Delhi Bulldogs, the Heat came to life. And between some outstanding hitting, great fielding and lock-down pitching, the Heat prevailed... 12-9. Great job, fellas!

.500

Griffin (shown in the pic, manning homeplate) and his Dodgers saw their record drop to .500 on the season. After clobbering their first opponent, the Dodgers dropped this one to the Bridgetown Cardinals. Griffin had a great game... caught two outstanding innings, delivered a strong couple of innings at 2nd base, and did his job with the bat in his hands as well as on the base paths. Tough to do too much when you get stranded of third base though. Get 'em next time, Griffin.

A First...

There's a first time for everything. Right? Well, for the first time in four or five years... our Heat 'B2' team has been swept by the Covedale Storm. Typically splitting the season series in games that are usually hard-fought (and often nail-biting to observe), these two teams have established a long-standing rivalry that is known far and wide.

Shown in the picture here, Duncan & Paxton's Heat prepare for this evening's match-up with the Storm. Heads up high, fellas... things are going to click. And when they do, everybody else better watch out.

Cameron's Turn!

Today was Cameron's first day of the season donning the gear. He and Holden, along with the rest of the 'AA' Heat, got in a couple hours of catching, pitching and batting practice. Great to have you back, Cameron.
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Rain, Rain, Go Away!

You know this one. Say it with me... "Sorry folks, parks closed (the moose out front should have told you so)". Mother Nature decided to re-schedule a Saturday's slate of ballgames. Oh well, whattya gonna do, right?

Cameron & Holden have practice tomorrow. Holden will get in some more time throwing from the mound. And Cameron will dust-off the catcher's gear --- back at it for another season of catching for the Heat. And both will get some time in @ the cages. Looking forward to it.

PLAY BALL!!!

Christmas. A birthday. That 'new car' smell. And... Opening Day!!! Some things are just special. Ya know?

fkb Sports, version '2011baseball', got under way today. With two games slated for this morning, Duncan and Paxton's 'Heat' as well as Griffin's 'Dodgers' suited-up and were ready for action.

Kudos to Griffin's 'Dodgers'... blazing out to a laffer of a stomping. The Dodgers crushed RightNow Recycling BBA, 24-2. Griffin caught, manning homeplate and managing the onslaught. The G-man also made it to first base 3 times in 3 at-bats (2 walks, 1 hit-by-pitch), ultimately scoring on each of those trips. Congratulations, Griffin... what a great start to the season!

Duncan & Paxton's 'Heat' found themselves embroiled in a grudge-match with their arch enemies... the Covedale Storm. These two teams have been at it for the past 4 years now, and more times than not --- it's anyone's guess as to who's gonna go home the victor. The Storm jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 2 innings. And then the Heat clawed back to go up 6-5. Unfortunately, the dreaded 'Error Beast' then paid a visit. And in the blink of an eye, the Heat found themselves packing-up and heading home at the wrong end of a final score, 16-6. There were a couple things to feel very good about this morning, and these 2 teams will face-off again this season. But for today, the Storm drew first blood in one of the greatest rivalries around.

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