FUNBUNCH START SEASON WITH A WIN
Team dispatches Aquabats in convincing fashion
OTTAWA-Despite the fact that only three players showed up for the pre-season practice session, the Fun Bunch nonetheless looked in mid-season form as they showcased their impeccable batting skills. Every single fun bunch player scored a run chalking up 21 in total to trounce the hated Aquabats 21-13 without playing the bottom of the last inning. The Aquabats started the game with five straight hits to chalk up a couple of runs in what looked like the beginning of a long game, but the Fun Bunch quickly answered back when John "hans solo" Devries deposited a two run shot into left field to tie the game. From that point on the Fun Bunch never looked back scoring runs in every inning and never relinquishing the lead. Newcomer Bill "slapshot" Ranson got off to a rough start when he drilled the first pitch right back up the middle at pitcher Steve "downtown" Saunders causing him to barrel roll out of the way to avoid a nasty welt catching the tip of his glove in the process. "slapshot" dejectedly took the slow, shambling walk of shame back to the dugout while "downtown" glared at him unimpressed, muttering under his breath. Rowena "scoresheet" Sams demonstrated first-hand how the pre-season practice pays dividends by using her new "hips first" swing to get on base five times, drive in steve "field marshal" saunders from third base for an RBI and make two great catches at home plate--both for outs. Patti "gazoo" Anderson did her part too by keeping the screaming in the outfield to a minimum and coming up with a clutch hit to keep a two out rally going. Scott "boom boom" Saunders had a career game. He scored three runs, drove in baserunners, got on base and all without using up a home run. But it was his play in the outfield that was the most impressive. He fielded no less than 80% of all balls hit out of the infield, caught everything that came near him, and threw a couple of rockets into the infield one for a nifty tag play at third with his big brother steve and another one right to home plate for an out that caught everyone off guard and stunned the hapless Aquabats. Meanwhile quietly going about his own business was Paolo "slip'n slide" Daros who scored two runs, went 4 for 4 and displayed his gamesmanship on the base path when he deftly did a stutter-step at third to cause the fielder to hesitate long enough to allow Kathie "daredevil" Adare to leg out a single--brilliant. With the game firmly in the bag and stepping up to his last at-bat with the bases loaded, steve "downtown" saunders did what he does best and crunched a monster shot into the stratosphere that landed just short of Island Park Drive to clear the bases with style as the Aquabats dejectedly slumped their heads in unison and stumbled off the field.
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