FUN BUNCH WIN SLUGFEST
Team scores record 31 runs in 8 innings
OTTAWA- Slugging their way to a team record 31 runs in eight innings (team record for nine innings is 35 runs), the fun bunch scored runs in every inning including four five-run innings to beat the Dog's Bollocks by a score of 31-20. The score was 25-20 heading into the seventh inning when the fun bunch pulled away and the Dog's Bollocks were unable to score another run. The mood darkened however, when Colin Bromfield crushed a line drive down the third base line in the fifth inning. Standing her ground, despite the imminent danger heading her way, Nancy "knock em out of the park" Harris attempted to field the scorching liner, only to have the ball drill her cleanly in the bicep leaving behind a massive contusion and a "rawlings" tatoo. As steve "field marshal" saunders ran over to console her, she brushed away the tears welling up in her eyes and bit down hard on her bottom lip. "Don't worry about me - go get the ball", she instructed him calmly--despite the numbness in her fingers and searing pain in her arm. When asked if she would like to sit the inning out, she flashed an angry look and snapped back quickly, "I'm fine - let's play ball", clearly annoyed at not having held on to the ball. With the team rallying around their fallen comrade, they proceeded to put on a hitting clinic: Patti "gazoo" Anderson - seven hits and four runs scored, Glen "the wrangler" Rankin - eight hits, Richard "wild thing" Bujold--making a rare appearance on leave from Winnipeg-- seven hits, seven runs scored, Chantal "rum runner" Bujold--in her first game of the season--four hits and four runs scored, Steve "downtown" Saunders - six hits and six runs scored, home runs from "slip 'n slide", "wild thing" and "downtown", everyone scoring at least two runs. Giving up a whopping twenty runs - defense, however, was a different story. Missing Martin "the gazelle" Desjardins, John "hans solo" Devries and Scott "boom boom" Saunders, definitely hurt the team in the outfield. Paolo "slip 'n slide" Daros" and Glen "the wrangler" Rankin both played outfield despite serious shoulder injuries that prevented them from throwing the ball without pain or with any velocity. Richard "wild thing" Bujold" and Chantal "rum runner" Bujold, both playing in their first game of the season understandably showed some rust defensively too. That was compounded by the fact that the Dog's Bollocks only hit a couple of infield ground balls, giving the fun bunch outfielders a tough assignment. The fun bunch, however, buoyed by their extraordinary offensive onslaught, held on to win their fourth game of the year.
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