Dow, Deux, D'oh! (as in Homer Simpson expression)

Please see the post for our last game against Dow.  They are a bad match up for MBC.

MBC launches balls into the outfield.  It typically works well for us and we score runs in bunches.  Dow has a pretty speedy, smart, mobile outfield and they seem to always be just where we hit them.  It gets old after a while.

Game 2 of the State Tourney was no different.

Dow scratched out three runs in the third inning against Andrew Helean.  Andrew threw a pretty good game, limiting Dow to just six hits.  Back to back singles to lead off the third set Dow up a run scoring single and two sacrifice flys.  Dow also scored one more in the sixth with a lead off double and a soft double after that.

MBC had one big chance to even it up in the fourth. A pair of walks to Keenan Heller and Tino Peleti put two on and made it interesting.  Stuart Fairchild took a horrible strike three call on a ball that bounced in and MBC seemed to be in agony.  The inning only got worse for MBC.

Hot hitting Nick Reeves followed with a single to load the bases and then with two out Quinn Burcham laced a rope into right field that was caught (of course) by the Dow right fielder.

MBC made Dow nervous in the seventh.  Stuart and Nick led off with singles and MBC had runners on second and third.  Quinn came through with a sacrifice fly to score Stuart but Dow's relief pitcher closed the door on further MBC hopes.