Meridians Baseball

After a week and a half off swimming throughout Cincinnati, the Meridians finally get back to some baseball.   Williams brothers cameos help fill up the dugout at Lakota West and guys coming late are even later after Coach tries to get everyone through a locked soccer fence...   Great job by all involved with the multiple switches throughout to keep the lineup legal.

Despite some sloppy play behind them, the pitching staff holds their own.   Mears gets us started handling the first 3 innings (3 K's, pick-off), Imperiale with a quiet 4th in order (K) and Daron Williams (2 K's) wraps it up with his first Meridians action since 2010.   The defense does temporarily stave off their first run of the game with a strong relay from Woltermann (SS) in left center to McCullough at the dish with a swipe tag.

Woltermann also has another multi-hit day including a 3B right away in the 1st.   Easterling & Reese with our only other knocks (both shots that would normally have been 2Bs) and Mears with a Sac Fly to scamper home Kraus (BB & reluctantly going 1st to 3rd on Wolt's other knock) who stops, plays duck-duck-goose with the catcher before finally tap-dancing to the plate for our lone run.   Final: 1-4 vs. Cincinnati Chiefs