The Fightin' Reformers fought a tough double header and walked away with a split. The first game of the night saw the Reformers drop an 11-7 game against Abundant Life in which the Reformers were playing a few men down. They had to use a new pitcher Ben Bosworth (1-1), and stat girl Rachel Blount just to have enough to play the game. Blount and Bosworth both made plays to help the team. Blount went one for two at the plate and made a great play by catching a throw from Bosworth at the plate and tagging out the runner who was attempting to score. Bosworth made a few nice plays on balls hit back up the middle along with throwing two strikeouts. "He was throwing some nasty stuff out there" said Zack Blount.
CGBC dug a 10-2 hole and was almost able to dig themselves out, but fell just short. "That was a valiant effort. We have nothing to be ashamed of" said Donny Mathis. Playing without all-league SS Benji Hutson the Reformers had to settle for a patchwork infield and outside of an incredible unassisted double play by 1B Randy Pifer they saw highlights few and far between in the early innings. SS Mathis did, however, set a CGBC record by being apart of six double plays in the two gams. "It should be noted that if it weren't for horrible play by Pifer at first base, there would have been at least two more double plays" said Aaron Cline.
The second game saw things turn around. Hutson and Zack Blount both were available to play and Cline was ready to put the team on his back. Cline hit two more home runs to lead the team to a 10-7 win over Washington Baptist. Hutson struggled in his return game, but was relieved that the team was able to still get the win. "It's a testament to the other guys on this team. We have some really talented players out there" he said.
Playing with out Ben Skaug, the team rallied and showed some git and mental toughness during the double header. "We are ready for the last two games of the year" said Eiji Fujino. The stands were relatively empty tonight for The Reformers. "I hope that fan appreciation night will get the fans out to support the team" said GM Pifer. Manager Justin McDaniel echoed that sentiment "Washington Baptist had a full crowd out there tonight. I was embarrassed to have hardly any fans in attendance!" Fan Appreciation night is set for Friday night at 7:30 PM. There will be a collectible program given to the first thirty fans in attendance!
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