Softball season got off to a rough start, and has left The Fightin' Reformers searching for answers. A 23-2 shallacking was a dissapointing way to begin the season. Solid infield play from Donny Mathis and Benji Hutson was not enough to make up for the errors that troubled the rest of the team. Poor outfield play combined with 4 home runs from O'Neal Baptist made for a quick night for the Reformers as the 20 run mercy rule had to be enforced. "Bad defense and no offense made for a horrible start of the season" said Manager Justin McDaniel. 1B Randy Pifer made a crucial error in the first inning that cost the team 3 runs when he failed to field a throw from 3B Mathis. It would have been the third out.
The next Reformer game will be Friday night at 8:30. If there is not some dramatic improvement between now and Friday you can expect another long evening. Michael Moon, Lane Hatcher, Gary Davis, Thomas Richardson, and David Grey were all absent tonight and the Reformers were playing two men down. It is hard to believe that anyone could have made much of a difference. "We were outclassed, out toughed, and out played. It was downright embarrassing" said P Aaron Cline who was visibly upset as he left the diamond.
OF Zack Blount was able to bring some smiles to an otherwise somber audience when he quipped "no autographs please". "Sometimes you just have to smile and forget about what happened and move on to the next game" said OF Eiji Fujino. The lack of fan support was a factor as well, but the team is happy there was not an audience to witness that debacle.
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