Dirty Buc Ho's: Game 3 Summary
Dirty Buc Ho's: 9
Blitzkrieg: 7
(8 innings)
Date: Sunday, 06/08/08, Start Time: 9:30A, Park: Field of Dreams
The Dirty Buc Ho’s (3-0)—the Sunday Dirty Pirate Hookers—arrived early at Field of Dreams for a 9:30AM showdown with arch-rival Blitzkrieg (3-1) on 06/08. Blitzkrieg handed the Ho’s their only loss when they won 2007 Sunday Championship. The atmosphere surrounding the Championship rematch was as heated as the 90+ degree weather and eventually devolving to an exchange of one line barbs between Blitzkrieg pitcher Bill A and DBH pitcher John C. Further adding to the tension was former DBH’er Todd S patrolling the Blitzkrieg outfield.
The Bucs offense sputtered the first time through the lineup going 2-12 with singles by Mark M and Brett B as the sole contribution. Blitzkrieg starter Bill A mastered the Ho’s through the first four innings of the game while holding the Bucs to 3 hits on 38 pitches and not allowing a runner into scoring position. Blitzkrieg took advantage of the Buc’s offensive malaise and scratched out 6 runs in their first four offensive innings.
Bucs’ starter Deryl B. allowed a leadoff single to Mike W, who deftly took second on a pop out by Heather. Bud B drove him in with a triple to the left center wall and scored on an errant relay throw by Mark M. Deryl held Blitzkrieg scoreless for his second and final inning of work before being replaced by John C who retired three of the first four batters he faced while surrendering only a solo “just enough” home run to Blitzkrieg’s fearsome Bud B. “I wanted the pitch outside but it caught too much of the plate” John C said.
John C continued to pitch through the 4th where he ran into some trouble. After a quick Bill A flyout, he walked Brandi G “on 5 strikes…” He then nduced a ground ball from Rob that went through the infield as an E-4. John C walked the diminutive Stacie S on four straight pitches before grounding the speedy Todd S into a 4-6 fielder’s choice. The error and walks proved costly as Dale W took advantage of the fourth out by lining a two RBI double to left.
The Bucs mounted a brief threat in the 5th when Kim F reached base on a misplayed grounder down the third base line and a Steve F single to center. The Ho’s were unable to score, however, as Bill A settled down and retired the next three batters. Down 6-0 with a paucity of outs for the Buc’s offense, John C sent in his third pitcher of the game, Mark E, for the bottom of the 5th. Mark E responded by quickly working a 10 pitch scoreless 5th. “That was huge…” John C said. “Blitzkrieg has been steamrolling opponents on offense all season. To put up a zero in that spot was critical if we were going to have a chance to get back in this game…”
The Ho’s finally broke through in the top of the 6th, when they batted around the order and scored 7 runs. John C started the offensive surge when he legged out an infield single. Christina C followed with another single before Ben launched a RBI single to left. Mark E lofted a fly ball to right that was misplayed and allowed Christina C to score. Ben Ho and Mark M were plated on consecutive RBI singles by Matt T and Erika S. “That’s the way the team is constructed” John said. “We get on base and turn the wheel…”
The Ho’s continued to plunder after Mark M reached on a fielder’s choice and Kim F popped out. Steve F, Lauren C, and Brett B lined consecutive two out singles—the final two scoring Matt T and Steve F. Bill A ended the offensive deluge when he induced a line-out to short by Jo Ho. The damage was done, though, with the score now 7-6 and the Buc’s on top.
Back in the game and craving a win, John C sent his ace closer Ben Ho to the mound. Ben Ho worked a quick 1-2-3 bottom of the 6th maintaining the Ho’s scant 1 run lead. Deryl B started the Buc’s half of the 7th with a single, but was stranded as Bill A worked through the bottom quarter of the order.
With the pressure mounting, Ben Ho strode out to the mound in the bottom of the inning looking to end the game. Blitzkrieg would have no part of this plan and refused to give up with Todd S working a rare walk and Dale W lining a single up the middle. With runners on the corners and no outs, and the top of the order at the plate, Blitzkrieg sensed victory. Bob popped up to Matt T in left. With no lane to throw home, Matt T thought quickly and threw to 2B catching Dale W in a pickle. Eventually, Dale W made it back to first, but Todd S scored tying the game 7-7.
Ben Ho popped Heather to short bringing Bud B to the plate already sporting a triple and HR. John C and Ben Ho had a conference at the mound with the winning run in Dale W looming at 1B. “I was telling Ben Ho where not to pitch Bud…he can hit it out to all fields but we were trying to limit damage…” With Ben Ho’s next pitch, Bud B pounded the ball into the ground for a 6-4 fielder’s choice. “Matt’s play was huge…” said John C “…he left the force in tact…”
As fate would have it, Matt T led off the top of the 8th and continued with another big play—a groundball double to left. Erika S ripped a line drive single at Bill A and Matt T moved to 3B. Mark M scored Matt T on a groundball through SS that also allowed Erika to go to third. After an infield fly by Kim, Steve F lofted an RBI single over Pam at second to score Erika for the final run of the game. Up 9-7 and with the Buc’s largest lead of the game, Ben Ho took the hill one more time and closed out the game by working a 6 pitch 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th and handing the Ho’s an exhilarating victory.
John C. had nothing but praise for his team in the post-game press conference: “I’m very proud of the effort we showed and the way we hung in there today. Blitzkrieg played a hell of a game…but we were able to pull it out. Deryl B, Mark E, Ben Ho all did a great job. Matt T was huge. Their play kept us in the game until we could score enough runs…”
When asked about his performance, Ben Ho added “I know my role on this team…I’m the closer…my stuff is very different from the other pitchers…” John C continued: “I’m proud of the Ho’s…we hung in there, played smart, held on, and gave our offense a chance to score…” When asked if this made up for losing the championship last summer, John C said “That’s theirs…nothing’s taking that away…but this is why everybody plays…you can’t wait to face your friends and do well…”
The Dirty Buc Ho’s look to make it four in a row when they face the ARC Barsinasters next week at Field of Dreams. —MF with JC contributing
Blitzkrieg: 7
(8 innings)
Date: Sunday, 06/08/08, Start Time: 9:30A, Park: Field of Dreams
The Dirty Buc Ho’s (3-0)—the Sunday Dirty Pirate Hookers—arrived early at Field of Dreams for a 9:30AM showdown with arch-rival Blitzkrieg (3-1) on 06/08. Blitzkrieg handed the Ho’s their only loss when they won 2007 Sunday Championship. The atmosphere surrounding the Championship rematch was as heated as the 90+ degree weather and eventually devolving to an exchange of one line barbs between Blitzkrieg pitcher Bill A and DBH pitcher John C. Further adding to the tension was former DBH’er Todd S patrolling the Blitzkrieg outfield.
The Bucs offense sputtered the first time through the lineup going 2-12 with singles by Mark M and Brett B as the sole contribution. Blitzkrieg starter Bill A mastered the Ho’s through the first four innings of the game while holding the Bucs to 3 hits on 38 pitches and not allowing a runner into scoring position. Blitzkrieg took advantage of the Buc’s offensive malaise and scratched out 6 runs in their first four offensive innings.
Bucs’ starter Deryl B. allowed a leadoff single to Mike W, who deftly took second on a pop out by Heather. Bud B drove him in with a triple to the left center wall and scored on an errant relay throw by Mark M. Deryl held Blitzkrieg scoreless for his second and final inning of work before being replaced by John C who retired three of the first four batters he faced while surrendering only a solo “just enough” home run to Blitzkrieg’s fearsome Bud B. “I wanted the pitch outside but it caught too much of the plate” John C said.
John C continued to pitch through the 4th where he ran into some trouble. After a quick Bill A flyout, he walked Brandi G “on 5 strikes…” He then nduced a ground ball from Rob that went through the infield as an E-4. John C walked the diminutive Stacie S on four straight pitches before grounding the speedy Todd S into a 4-6 fielder’s choice. The error and walks proved costly as Dale W took advantage of the fourth out by lining a two RBI double to left.
The Bucs mounted a brief threat in the 5th when Kim F reached base on a misplayed grounder down the third base line and a Steve F single to center. The Ho’s were unable to score, however, as Bill A settled down and retired the next three batters. Down 6-0 with a paucity of outs for the Buc’s offense, John C sent in his third pitcher of the game, Mark E, for the bottom of the 5th. Mark E responded by quickly working a 10 pitch scoreless 5th. “That was huge…” John C said. “Blitzkrieg has been steamrolling opponents on offense all season. To put up a zero in that spot was critical if we were going to have a chance to get back in this game…”
The Ho’s finally broke through in the top of the 6th, when they batted around the order and scored 7 runs. John C started the offensive surge when he legged out an infield single. Christina C followed with another single before Ben launched a RBI single to left. Mark E lofted a fly ball to right that was misplayed and allowed Christina C to score. Ben Ho and Mark M were plated on consecutive RBI singles by Matt T and Erika S. “That’s the way the team is constructed” John said. “We get on base and turn the wheel…”
The Ho’s continued to plunder after Mark M reached on a fielder’s choice and Kim F popped out. Steve F, Lauren C, and Brett B lined consecutive two out singles—the final two scoring Matt T and Steve F. Bill A ended the offensive deluge when he induced a line-out to short by Jo Ho. The damage was done, though, with the score now 7-6 and the Buc’s on top.
Back in the game and craving a win, John C sent his ace closer Ben Ho to the mound. Ben Ho worked a quick 1-2-3 bottom of the 6th maintaining the Ho’s scant 1 run lead. Deryl B started the Buc’s half of the 7th with a single, but was stranded as Bill A worked through the bottom quarter of the order.
With the pressure mounting, Ben Ho strode out to the mound in the bottom of the inning looking to end the game. Blitzkrieg would have no part of this plan and refused to give up with Todd S working a rare walk and Dale W lining a single up the middle. With runners on the corners and no outs, and the top of the order at the plate, Blitzkrieg sensed victory. Bob popped up to Matt T in left. With no lane to throw home, Matt T thought quickly and threw to 2B catching Dale W in a pickle. Eventually, Dale W made it back to first, but Todd S scored tying the game 7-7.
Ben Ho popped Heather to short bringing Bud B to the plate already sporting a triple and HR. John C and Ben Ho had a conference at the mound with the winning run in Dale W looming at 1B. “I was telling Ben Ho where not to pitch Bud…he can hit it out to all fields but we were trying to limit damage…” With Ben Ho’s next pitch, Bud B pounded the ball into the ground for a 6-4 fielder’s choice. “Matt’s play was huge…” said John C “…he left the force in tact…”
As fate would have it, Matt T led off the top of the 8th and continued with another big play—a groundball double to left. Erika S ripped a line drive single at Bill A and Matt T moved to 3B. Mark M scored Matt T on a groundball through SS that also allowed Erika to go to third. After an infield fly by Kim, Steve F lofted an RBI single over Pam at second to score Erika for the final run of the game. Up 9-7 and with the Buc’s largest lead of the game, Ben Ho took the hill one more time and closed out the game by working a 6 pitch 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th and handing the Ho’s an exhilarating victory.
John C. had nothing but praise for his team in the post-game press conference: “I’m very proud of the effort we showed and the way we hung in there today. Blitzkrieg played a hell of a game…but we were able to pull it out. Deryl B, Mark E, Ben Ho all did a great job. Matt T was huge. Their play kept us in the game until we could score enough runs…”
When asked about his performance, Ben Ho added “I know my role on this team…I’m the closer…my stuff is very different from the other pitchers…” John C continued: “I’m proud of the Ho’s…we hung in there, played smart, held on, and gave our offense a chance to score…” When asked if this made up for losing the championship last summer, John C said “That’s theirs…nothing’s taking that away…but this is why everybody plays…you can’t wait to face your friends and do well…”
The Dirty Buc Ho’s look to make it four in a row when they face the ARC Barsinasters next week at Field of Dreams. —MF with JC contributing
| Boxscore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| DBH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Blitzkrieg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 1.000 |
| Erika S | 2 | 3B/2B | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 |
| Mark M | 3 | SS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 |
| Kim F | 4 | SF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Steve F | 5 | RF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 0.750 |
| Lauren C | 6 | EH | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 |
| Brett B | 7 | CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0.667 |
| Jo Ho | 8 | C | 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 |
| Deryl B | 9 | P/3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 |
| John C | 9 | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Christina C | 10 | 2B/1B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 |
| Mike F | 11 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Ben Ho | 11 | 1B/2B/P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 |
| Mark E | 12 | EH/P/EH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Totals: | 42 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0.381 | 0.381 | 0.405 |
| Blitzkrieg | ||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | ERA |
| Bill, L | 8 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| DBH | ||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | HBP | ERA |
| Deryl B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| John C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Mark E | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Ho, W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Totals | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.63 |
