Bashers Bats Remain in Hibernation

The weather for the opening night of the 2007 spring season was more suited for penguins than it was softball. It seems only fitting, then, that the Bashers dropped the opening doubleheader of the season to the Fighting Penguins on a chilly night at Jennie Dean Park by scores of 13-6 and 11-9.

The Bashers' struggles at the plate continued throughout the night as they could not figure out the crafty left-hander on the mound for the Penguins. As a team, the Bashers were only 10-for-25 in the opener. While every man had at least one hit, only new lead-off man Dean managed to get multiple hits in the game. In the second game, the Bashers were stronger at the plate, hitting 15-of-31. However, the Bashers failed to score in three of their six at-bats, which hurt their chances of a second-game rally.

Chris continued to pitch well, allowing 23 total earned runs during the doubleheader. At the plate, Dean led the way with a spectacular 5-of-6 performance, while newcomer Tim was 4-of-5 on the night with a team-high 3 RBIs (tied with Chris). Tab also had a strong game at the plate, going 3-of-4 with a team-high 2 walks. He also scored three times, as did Glen. Matt was brilliant in the field, coming up with several outstanding snags and throws from the hot corner. In addition, the Bashers welcomed back Old Danny, who sat out the Fall 2006 season. While the Bashers were without their normal power numbers and finished the games without a home run, they did manage 5 sacrifice flies.

The Bashers will look to get going in the right direction, in what team meteorologists promise will be warmer conditions, in week two against the Lollygaggers. The game will be played on Wednesday April 25th at 6:30pm at Barcroft Field. For directions, click here.

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