Dirty Pirate Hookers: Game 7 Summary

JLA: 10
Dirty Pirate Hookers: 14

Date: Tuesday, 06/17/08, Start Time: 6:00P, Park: Bishop Maginn

The Dirty Pirate Hookers continued their winning streak with an anxious 14-10 victory over the last place JLA. Unimpressed with the Hookers' current 3 game run, JLA fought to the end while playing like a championship team. Interestingly, several Hookers can trace their roots back to the original JLA team either directly, as in the case of Deryl B, or indirectly as can Tracy Z and John C who played for Bad Company--started by disgruntled former members of JLA.

Deryl B was the starting pitcher for the Pirates and he looked to build on his dominant start against Xerox. Despite an E-8 on the first play of the game that put a runner on third, Deryl B worked out of the impossible jam by retiring the next three batters in a row while stranding the runner. "You don't see that very often...especially in slow pitch..." said John C. The Hookers looked to capitalize on the scoreless half and started in good fashion with a line drive single to left by the resurgent Matt T. A fielder's choice substituted Erika S for Matt T at 1st and brought up Steve F who wields the hottest bat on the Hookers. Steve laced a line drive single to right that put runners on first and third. Two quick outs by the Hooker offense truncated the rally, however.

JLA broke the shutout by manufacturing a run in the top of the 2nd. Kyle grounded a single past short and alertly took second on the lethargic Hooker D. A 5-3 ground out moved him to third and allowed him to score on a 6-3 ground out. For the bottom half of the inning, the Hookers were once again set up when Lisa K reached first on an E-5 and John C punched a ground ball single by second base. With runners on first and second and nobody out, the Hookers failed to push across a run when their offense stumbled with three sequential outs.

JLA took advantage of the Hookers offensive insipidness in the top of the 3rd adding 4 runs to their ledger. An E-6 that allowed Adam to reach base was followed by successive singles courtesy of Paul and Matt. Adam scored on a 10-3 line drive up the middle and Greg cleared the bases with a 3 run HR to deep center. For their part, the Hookers responded with a single run in the bottom of the third when Ben Ho reached on an E-9, moved to third on a Matt T single, and scored on a 5-4 fielder's choice.

JLA refused to relent adding two more runs in the top of the fourth. A single by Dave and a triple by Adam plated 1 run, and an E-3 plated the 2nd. As if caught in some relentless Groundhog's Day, the Hookers responded by pushing across a solitary run. Christina C lined a single up the middle to start the inning and was followed by a sharp line drive out to deep right by Mike F. Lisa K hit into a fielder's choice that eliminated Christina from the bases and brought up John C who pounded a ground ball through Sarah H's wickets at second base. Seizing the opportunity, Lisa K scored on the E-4.

For the top of the 5th, John C replaced Deryl B with Ben Ho on the mound; moved Matt T to SS for Tony D; put Pat S in LF, Joe F in RF, and himself at SF. "They were playing well...I don't expect people to be happy when they come out..." said John C while adding "...but they're good people...they'll support their team and root for their teammates. Sometimes it's tough...I have to get everybody playing time..." For the top of the 5th and 6th innings, the Hookers held JLA scoreless and to one hit.

The Hookers' offense finally responded in the bottom of the 5th when Joe F led off the inning with a line drive single over short. Jo Ho followed that with a ground ball to deep short resulting in JLA holding the ball on a fielder's choice.. Pat S flied out in his first PA and was followed by a sacrifice fly to center by Ben Ho. Matt T smashed a line drive back to the mound at Dave--his hand absorbing the brunt of the collision. After a brief pause in the game, the Hookers responded with a stream of 4 hits--two RBI singles from Erika S and Steve F and two RBI doubles from Christina C and Mike F. The score stood at 8-7 when the Hookers finally grabbed the lead.

The Pirates pounced on JLA's failure to score in the top of the 6th and plundered 6 more runs. John C led off the bottom of the 6th with a deep fly ball HR to right and was followed by 3 singles from Tracy, Joey, and Jo Ho. With the bases loaded, Pat S responded in Pavlovian fashion by crushing a line drive, grand slam, HR over Kyle's head in left. "You can't hit a ball harder than that..." said Ben Ho in admiration of Pat's shot. The Hookers weren't finished scoring until Steve F scored Matt T with an RBI single for the Hookers 14th and last run of the game.

In the top of the 7th, JLA refused to go down easily with back to back singles by Paul and Matt. A sac fly by Sarah scored Matt and a two run bomb to left-center by Greg added two more runs. After Sara C grounded out, Kyle ended the game on a hard hit line drive into the glove of John C playing in the left-center gap. "I don't know why the heck they only have one win..." said John C, "...they played a helluva game out there today..." Indeed. JLA put a scare into the Hookers and held the lead for 4 1/2 innings...until the Pirates offense finally broke through.

The Hookers look to continue their streak against a familiar foe--the mighty Softballs--on Wednesday, June 25 at Legion Field.

Boxscore	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
JLA	0	1	4	2	0	0	3	10	10	6
DPH	0	0	1	1	6	6	x	14	18	4

Player	Slot	Pos	PA	AB	H	W	IBB	HBP	ROE	K	SF	S	EB	CA	GIDP	RIDP	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	ROB	Avg	OBP	Slg
Matt T	1	LF/SS	4	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0.750	0.750	0.750
Erika S	2	3B	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	0.250	0.250	0.250
Steve F	3	CF	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	6	0.750	0.750	0.750
Christina C	4	1B	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	6	0.500	0.500	0.750
Mike F	5	EH	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	0.250	0.250	0.500
Lisa K	6	C	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000
John C	7	RF/SF	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0.667	0.667	1.667
Tracy Z	8	2B	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0.333	0.333	0.333
Deryl B	9	P	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000
Joe F	9	RF	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000
Jo Ho	10	EH	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	0.333	0.333	0.333
Tony D	11	SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000
Pat S	11	LF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	0.500	0.500	2.000
Ben Ho	12	SF/P	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.500	0.333	0.500
Totals:			41	40	18	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	14	2	0	2	14	11	50	0.450	0.439	0.650

JLA
Pitchers	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	HBP	ERA
Dave, L	6	14	12	18	0	0	0	14.00
DPH
Pitchers	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	HBP	ERA
Deryl B	4	7	5	7	0	0	0	8.75
Ben Ho, W	3	3	2	3	0	0	0	4.67
Gm Totals	7	10	7	10	0	0	0	7.00

Dirty Buc Ho's: Game 4 Summary

ARC Barsinisters: 0
Dirty Buc Ho's: 12
(4 innings by Mercy Rule)

Date: Sunday, 06/15/08, Start Time: 5:00P, Park: Fireman's Field

The Dirty Buc Ho's continued their undefeated regular season streak with an easy, yet frenetic paced 12-0 victory over the ARC Barsinisters.

The ARC's were clearly overmatched by DBH pitching led by Deryl B who used 31 pitches through 4 innings while facing three batters over the minimum. Although Deryl was still strong, John C pulled him for Mark E in the 5th. Mark E continued to debilitate the ARC lineup with an inning of dominant pitching. "The staff feeds off of each other..." said John C, "...it's a competition. It's good for the team..."

The Dirty Buc Ho's produced all the offense they needed in the 1st and 4th innings. In the 1st, the Ho's put their first four batters on base with 3 consecutive singles by Matt T, Erika S, an RBI single by Mark M, and a Christina C walk. After a sharp John C line out to 2B and a strikeout by Tracy Z, Deryl B blooped a 2 run single to left. Lefty Lauren C followed with her own 2 run single over 2nd base.

Despite four hits through the 2nd and 3rd innings, the Ho's failed to score. Perhaps annoyed or frustrated by their anemic at bats, the Ho's poured it on in the 4th. Lauren C led off the 4th and started a barrage of six consecutive hits with another single over 2nd base. Brett B followed with a double and Kim F plated Lauren and Brett with a single to center. Ben Ho scored Kim F with a line drive single up the middle and she was scored by a Steve F triple to right-center. Matt T echoed Steve with his own RBI triple and was scored by a double from Mark M. An E-6 put Christina C on and scored Mark M from 2nd for the Ho's 12th and final run of the mercy rule shortened game.

"This was a good win..." said John C while adding "It was awfully hot and the last game of the day. It's easy to get a little lazy...but this team doesn't do that..." When reminded of his poor record at Fireman's field, he continued, "It's good to get a win in this little crap hole of a ball park. My teams aren't built for this field..." John C wasn't finished, adding "This park is for fly out teams who suddenly hit HR's playing here...then they trot around like they're Manny or Giambi...ridiculous. At least it wasn't a night playoff game by candle light..."

Even though the Buc's continue to plow over Sunday League competition, evidence of discontent on the team remains. When asked to comment on Deryl B's latest pitching performance, Ben Ho said "Great game by Deryl...he pitched well. I know I'd be upset if I was pulled after four dominant shutout innings...but John C is the "The Old Perfessor" of Coed softball...he'll give you some kind of statistical reason for doing what he does..."

When told of Ben Ho's comment, John C vented "Maybe some people should worry about playing and let me run the team. His function is to close games...I should've added 'closing his mouth 'to his contract, too.." Commenting on his decision to pull Deryl, John C responded "Deryl pitched a great game, but that's the way the team is built...I worry about team wins...hell, I pulled myself out of the Fall Championship game after 4 dominant innings of pitching for the same reason..."

The Dirty Buc Ho's look to continue their undefeated streak against the impressive Cider Town, on June 22 at 2:00P.

Boxscore	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Arc Bars.	0	0	0	0	x	x	x		0	6	2
Blitzkrieg	5	0	0	7	x	x	x		12	20	2

Player	Slot	Pos	PA	AB	H	W	IBB	HBP	ROE	K	SF	S	EB	CA	GIDP	RIDP	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	ROB	Avg	OBP	Slg
Matt T	1	LF	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	0.667	0.667	1.333
Mike F	1	C	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Erika S	2	3B	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0.333	0.333	0.333
Mark M	3	SS	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3	0.667	0.667	1.000
Christina C	4	1B	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0.500	0.667	0.500
John C	5	EH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.000	0.000	0.000
Tracy Z	6	2B	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.667	0.667	0.667
Deryl B	7	P	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	0.500	0.500	0.500
Mark E	7	P	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	0.000	0.000
Lauren C	8	EH/2B	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1.000	1.000	1.000
Brett B	9	CF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0.500	0.500	1.000
Kim F	10	SF	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1.000	1.000	1.000
Ben Ho	11	RF	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.500	0.500	0.500
Steve F	12	C/LF	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	1.000	1.000	2.500
Totals:			31	30	17	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	3	2	0	12	11		0.567	0.581	0.800

ARC Barsinasters
Pitchers	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	HBP	ERA
A1, L	4	12	12	16	1	1	0	21.00
DBH
Pitchers	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	HBP	ERA
Deryl B, W	4	0	0	5	0	0	0	0.00
Mark E, H	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	5	0	0	7	0	0	0	0.00