A Snowman in July Brings End to MBC's Championship Run

Things looked bright for MBC in the Championship game until a rare siting of a snowman on the fourth of July brought their run to an end. Who knew, who could have seen this coming, but an 8 run fifth inning spelled the end for MBC as they lost 12-9.

It was a gallant effort for this team. Low on pitching coming in, the team played five games in four days. Everyone stepped up, everyone did their best, but it was just not enough.

MBC scored first in the second inning. Campbell Queen led off with a single but two infield ground balls left Nick Reeves on first with two out. Jake Hawken then crushed a double into the gap which scored Nick and gave MBC an early lead.

In the third MBC went up 3-0. After two outs Spencer Hogger singled and after another single by Tino Peleti, Stuart Fairchild launched a triple deep into the gap to score them both. What could have been a bigger inning ended on a questionable call (one of TOO DXXN many from the field umpire in my IRATE opinion) at first on Campbell Queen's ground ball.

The Bombers Navy scored two in their half of the third as the field umpire concluded to the surprise of our team that Keenan Heller had not fully secured a ball on a force at second. Apparently he could "sense" that the ball was "loose" in Keenan's glove, grrrr.

Two more runs in the fourth put MBC down as they batted in their half of the fifth. Mitchell was plunked to start the rally and after one out the Bombers had seen enough of Tino and intentionally walked him. I guess that in all the excitement this weekend they hadn't noticed how deadly Stuart Fairchild's bat was as well. Stuart launched a booming double to score them both and Campbell Queen immediately changed places with Stuart with his own double. MBC proceeded to load the bases and then things started to get ugly, for us!

He should'a been released last year, and I am sure he will never be back, but that old stinker Bubba Galush was picked off third, and then in a crazy circus atmosphere that I just do not want to dwell on the SNOWMAN in July appeared and MBC was down 12-5.

There was last minute hope. MBC did make them nervous in the seventh. They scored two runs on hits by David Becker, Nick Reeves, John Peterson and Keenan Heller and had the bases loaded with the Bomber's worst nightmare on deck and in the hole, Tino and Stuart. But it was not to be. A high infield chopper and a race to third base was won by the Bombers, and it was over.