Meridians Baseball

The Meridians field a ensemble team in Indy for the holiday weekend, but have to scramble a bit with some late player cancellations.   Fun times still had despite not advancing past Sunday and a local combined team with a true, tournament-style 9-inning match.

Strong start for the Meridians cooperative on Saturday with a 6-2 win over another local composite squad, Indy ABC's, thanks mostly to a last-minute recruit: Nate Kroell, who tosses a Complete Game gem (7 K's) and goes 3-3, R.   He is joined on the offensive by his bandmate, Nick Tilley (1-1, 2 BB's, R, SB), Uncle Bobby Herbert (2-3, RBI, R), Nephew Derek Reese (1-3, RBI, SB) and Duncan (2-3).

Kraus, still loose from his lone inning all summer on June 15th, steps up for Game 2 after leaving in time from Cinci to get to Middletown... for Game 1.   We find the farthest traveling team, the Des Moines Bruins, but we fail to find much offense until scratching across our lone run in the 7th with walks and an error.   Bobby stays hot with another knock & a BB and Tilley with an almost identical line as Game 1: 1-1, 2 BB's.   Kraus waits until the 6th to notch his lone K, but picks-off another.  We try to play some other games by invoking Dodge Ball rules & hitting runners with baseballs and whatever sport involves bouncing pop-ups out of our gloves.

We get back to better baseball Sunday as we schedule Jeff Sanders (8 K's) after his commitment up north to keep him on our home league timetable.   Indy Cardinals bring a good arm along who also goes the distance and we only touch him up for 2 in the 7th thanks to Reese (2-4, R), Tilley (2-4, 2B, RBI, R) and Duncan (2B, RBI).   They scratch across 4 over 3 separate innings to advance and we get the rest of the weekend off.

Thanks to the members of the Indy Irish, Cincinnati Chiefs, Cincinnati Sting and Dayton Braves.