Meridians Baseball

Yes, the title's accurate - we played at 1:30 and then again at 5:30 with a make-shift Memorial Day weekend lineup.   Players brought in from across OH, KY & IN.

Game 2 highlights:   We play with 9 and just 9 with the pitcher hitting and outfielders playing 2nd and 3rd.   Complete Game by Justin Kraus in his Meridians debut!   3 of our 5 runs knocked in by '07 Meridians Silver Slugger, Jack Parkhurst, who also pushed the winning run from 1st to 3rd with his hardest hit ball of the day.   2 HBP later, we walk off with the win in the bottom of the 7th.  We either score there or the game is a tie due to darkness.   (Final: 5-4 vs. Cincinnati Royals)

Blain Williams makes his Meridians' return, hitting all day and adding two brothers the the Meridians mix.   Strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play by Kraus and Derek Williams.   Great bare-handed stop on a gapper by perennial sub Chris Arnold and relay by fellow sub Taylor Fisher (Dayton Braves) to easily gun down a runner at 2nd.

Game 1:   We make a mini-comeback with 4 runs in the 4th, but not enough as we drop our first game of the season.   4 hits (B. Williams, Parkhurst, Pratt & De. Williams) while the team accepts 4 walks.    (Final: 4-12 vs. Cincinnati Hawks) 

We lose our make-shift shortstop (naturally a pitcher) in pre-game warm-ups, which puts Soto at short all day without incident (nothing in Game 1, but challenged right away in Game 2).   At least 4 of our guys picked off (3 in Game 2, two of them off 2nd base) on the day so it's obviously our first time out this year.   Web gems go to Meridians' newcomer, Phil Pratt with a spin & throw along with a diving stop at 3rd base.   Taking it for the team and getting us the win in Game 2 were Boehringer & De. Wiilliams.   Multi-hit days for B. Williams, Parkhurst, Pratt and De. Williams.