Bashers Split With Whitlow's

The Bashers split their doubleheader on Wednesday night, riding a wave of hitting to a 19-8 win in the opener against Whitlow's on Wilson, but dropping the nightcap due to a 7th inning rally, 14-13.

The night opened poorly for the boys in orange, as they spotted their opponents a 6-0 lead after half an inning. The Bashers replied with 5 of their own in the bottom of the inning as they sent 10 of their 11 hitters to the plate. In the second, Whitlow's added to their lead and made it an 8-5 game. However, the Bashers would tie the ballgame up when Tommy hit a three-run home run to left-center. It was the first home run of the year for the team.

The Bashers defense would be the story the rest of the way. They held Whitlows without a run for the rest of the game. The Bashers got two in the bottom of the fourth to take the lead for good courtesy of an RBI double from Tommy and a sacrifice fly by Glen.

In the bottom of the fifth the Bashers put it away. They sent 10 to the plate for the second time in the game, scoring 9 before the game was called on mercy-rule. Brian had a 2-run single, as did Kevin. Tommy had an RBI single, and then Glen hit a three-run inside-the-park home run to invoke the slaughter rule.

The Bashers did find things tougher in the late game. The Bashers did get on the board in the top of the first courtesy of Tommy's two-run home run to left-center, his second in as many games. Whitlow's would take the advantage right away with a 3-run inning. After a scoreless second, the Bashers regained the advantage in the top of the third. Matt had a three-run double and scored on Marty's RBI single as the boys in orange went up 6-3. However, a 5-run bottom of the third made it 8-6 in favor of Whitlows.

In the top of the fourth, the lead again went to the Bashers. Dean drove home 2 with an RBI double and scored when Tommy had an RBI single. After holding Whitlow's scoreless in the bottom of the frame, the Bashers added one more in the top of inning on Kevin's RBI single. However, Whitlow's would get 3 in the bottom of the fifth and another in the bottom of the 6th and held a 12-10 lead going into the final inning.

The Bashers looked to continue their late-inning heroics, and it appeared history would repeat itself yet again. Tommy and Glen led off with back-to-back singles, with Matt then adding an RBI single the mix. Marty would drive home a run with a single of his own to tie it, and Alan would give his team a 13-12 lead with a sacrifice fly. However, Whitlow's did its best 1999 Atlanta Braves NLCS impersonation in the bottom of the frame. With the game tied, the bases were loaded with two outs after a contraversial call at second base. With a full count, Whitlows came up with a game-winning single to salvage a split of the doubleheader.


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The Bashers moved to 7-5 on the season with the results, and will play on Wednesday, October 4th against Vanilla Shaft. Gametime is 8pm at Virginia Highlands, close to the Pentagon City Metro. For directions, see the "Links" section.

IMPORTANT NOTE
The Bashers final game of the season on October 18th against Hot Action is at 8:30pm at Jennie Dean. Please note the time change, and we apologize for any inconvience.

Statistics through September 28, 2006

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Bashers Dominate, Sweep Upper Deckers 25-4, 17-5

The Bashers lived up to their name on Wednesday night as they decimated the Upper Deckers, sweeping both games of the doubleheader.

The Bashers used two big innings to dominate the Upper Deckers in game 1 by a final of 25-4. After only sending 3 men to the plate in the first, the team responded by putting up 16 in the second inning. They brought home 11 runs in the inning to gain an 11-0 lead after an inning and a half. While the home team countered with 3 runs in the bottom of the second, the Bashers would outdo their second inning offensive display in the top of the third. The team sent an incredible 19 to the plate in the frame, and scored another 14 runs. Each team member scored at least one run in the frame. The Upper Deckers could only manage a run in the bottom of the third, and the game was ended after three innings due to the mercy rule.

In the nightcap the Bashers spotted the Upper Deckers a 3-0 lead after half an inning. The Bashers would tie it in the bottom of the frame. With one out, Dean and Glen would each get singles, sandwiched around a walk to Pat. Matt would hit a sacrifice fly, and Tommy and Marty would follow with back-to-back, 2 out, RBI singles. After holding the line on defense, the Bashers gained their first lead of the game in the bottom of the second. Kevin and Mark would record back-to-back singles. Dave hit into a double-play, but Kevin scored from second to make it 4-3.

After the Upper Deckers tied it in the top of the third, the Bashers had another big inning. They sent 11 batters to the plate and scored 7 times to put the game out of reach. All the runs scored with 2 outs in the inning. After giving up a run to make it 11-5 after three and a half, the Bashers would score twice more in the bottom of the fourth thanks to an RBI double by Tommy to score Glen, and then an RBI ground-out by Marty to bring home Tommy.

With a shut-out inning in the top of the fifth, the Bashers closed out the game at bat. Pat would drive home Dave with a one-out single, and then Tommy, with the bases loaded, hit a triple to plate Dean, Pat and Glen. At that point, the mercy rule was enforced for the second time on the night.

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The Bashers are next in action on September 27th at Jennie Dean Park at 8:30pm against Whitlow's on Wilson. For directions, see the links section.

Statistics through September 20, 2006

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Bashers battle to split doubleheader

The Bashers continued their tradition of fighting to the very end on Wednesday night against the Fighting Penguins. A last-inning rally led the Bashers to win the opener 13-12, but their comeback fell short in the nightcap, 8-6.

In the opener, the Bashers failed to score in the first two innings. Facing a 3-0 deficit going into the bottom of the third, the Basher bats finally woke up. 9 batters came to the plate in the inning, with 5 runs coming home. Dean had an RBI single to score Yier, Glen had a 2-run, bases loaded double with another run scoring when Glen was picked off of second base, and Tommy finished the scoring with an RBI single to bring home Matt.

After a scoreless fourth, the Bashers relinquished the lead again in the top of the fifth by allowing 4 runs. However, the Bashers rallied for a second time, scoring twice on a 2-run single by Glen to tie the ballgame at 7. Things looked bleak for the Bashers, as they let up 5 runs in the top of the 6th. However, the Fighting Penguins could not fight off another Bashers comeback. 9 batters came to the plate, and all reached base safely. Marty led off with a single, followed by back-to-back walks to Kevin and Mark. Yier came up with an RBI single to bring home Marty, and Dave followed with an RBI walk to score Kevin. Dean lined an 2-run single, and Pat walked to once again load the bases. Glen then came up with an RBI single to tie the game, giving him 5 RBIs in the opener. Matt then lined a single to deep left-center against a drawn-in infield and outfield to score Dean with the game-winning run and give the Bashers their second consecutive last at-bat win.

The nightcap was a chippy game between the Penguins and Bashers, with both teams refusing to give in. The Bashers scored twice in the top of the first courtesy of an RBI single by Tommy to score Dean while Glen scored on an overthrow on the play. However, the Bashers gave the lead right to the Penguins, who scored 3 in each of their first 2 at-bats. Down 6-2 in the top of the third, the Bashers got 2 more runs. Pat scored on an RBI single by Marty, while Kevin drove in Tommy with an RBI single of his own. However, another 2 runs by the Penguins in the bottom of the third made it 8-4 for the home team.

The Bashers got another run in the top of the fourth. Dave scored on a sacrifice fly by Pat. The Bashers got one run closer in the top of the fifth. Tommy hit a one-out triple and came home on Marty's sacrifice fly. In the top of the sixth, with the score 8-6, the Bashers got a two-out single from Dean, followed by a walk to Pat, but were unable to rally again as the Penguins escaped a sweep at the hands of the Bashers.

The Bashers stayed at .500 for the season, sitting at 4-4-0. They are next in action on September 20th against the Upper Deckers. The game will be at Jennie Dean (see the links section for location) with first pitch slated for 8:30pm. So come out and support your Bashers.

Statistics through September 13, 2006

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Bashers show power, patience in sweep of Bad News Beers

The Bashers (3-3) swept their first "C" league doubleheader on Wednesday night, beating the Bad News Beers 16-10 in the opening game and 14-13 in the nightcap.

In game one, the Bashers shows the depth of their line-up. 10 of the 11 reached base at least one time, 8 men scored at least once, and 9 drove in at least one run. The Bashers got on the board first with three runs, courtesy of consecutive RBI singles by Matt, Dean and Pat. In the second, Glen had a two-run double while Matt followed up with an RBI single to give the Bashers 6-2 lead after an inning and a half. In the top of the third, Wes had an RBI single to drive in Pat and extend the Basher advantage to 7-3. The big inning came in the fourth. The Bashers sent 14 men to the plate, scoring 8 runs, highlighted by Glen's 2-run bases-loaded double. The Bashers added a run in the top of the fifth on Pat's sacrifice fly. The orange and black withstood a late Bad News Beer's rally to cap off a 16-10 victory.

Game two was a rocky ride for the Bashers. They fell behind 2-0 before they had even come to the plate, but scored four in the bottom of the first on RBI doubles by Chris, Matt and Dean and an RBI single by Pat. The Bashers added a run in the bottom of the second on Chris' RBI single. However, that 5-2 lead was short-lived. The Bad News Beers batted around in the top of the third and scored 8 runs to retake the lead. The Bashers chipped away at the lead thanks to an RBI single from Marty and a sacrifice by Allan. Meanwhile, the visitors added 1 in the top of the fourth and 2 in the top of the fifth to take a 13-7 lead. However, all hope was not lost in the Basher dugout. The team dug deep, and showed the patience of the champion. The Bashers walked 9 times in the inning. Kevin, Mark and Dave all had bases loaded walks to bring home the first three runs and cut the lead to 13-10. Chris then hit a two-run single to bring the Bashers within 1 and put runners on the corners for the heart of the line-up. The Bad News Beers pitcher, however, still struggled with control. He walked Glen to load the bases again, and then delivered full-count walks to Matt to tie the game, and Dean to win it.

The Bashers now sit at 3-3-0 on the season. They are next in action on September 13th at Virginia Highlands, Field 4, at 8pm against the Fighting Penguins. Virginia Highlands is located at 1600 S Hayes St in Pentagon City and the Pentagon Row complex. For location, please click here.

Statistics through September 6 2006

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