Not quite

Hi Team,
We played a good game, but didn't win, and ended up losing the tie-breaking scenarios.  So no game Wednesday.
Scott 

Two Home Runs in Slo-Pitch

On Tuesday night we just played one game due to the schedule change.   We were home to Glencairn, a team that surprised some by finishing atop the B division in the regular season.  They have a number of players who have very good "ball sense" from long experience, but some of them have also had knee replacements.  They are always a good group to play against, though.
After holding them to one run in the top of the first, Kevin Derksen took it upon himself to get it back himself, by leading off with home run over the left field fence.  The rest of the team piled on, and we scored a bunch of runs in the first.  We gave back five in the second, but held them scoreless again until the last inning, when they got three across.  Our hitting remained consisent, with Kevin adding an opposite-field home run later in the game.  We ended up winning 22-9, to give us a 3-1 record so far in the play-offs.
   Our next game is Tuesday, September 18 at 9:30 pm, visitors at Waterloo MB 2.  If we win or tie this game (which may be our toughest opponent yet in the play-offs), we are in the B division championship game.  If we lose, we go into tie-breaking scenarios, which depend on what happens in the two other games before us on Tuesday.   The most likely of those scenarios are not good for us, though.  I know Devin is out, but please let me know if you are able to come or not.  
   The B championship game is scheduled for Wednesday, September 19 at 9 pm, or whenever the A-championship game is done.  The championship games are nine innings regardless of time, and we have a paid umpire.  It would be great to play in it.  If we keep hitting and defending like we have, we have a chance.

See you at the diamond.
Scott

Once you're in the Slo-Pitch playoffs...

Last Wednesday we played two very exciting games.

In the first game, we played a Westheights BIC team that had just squeaked past Waterloo North 11-10.   We jumped out with three runs in the top of the first, then held them scoreless in the first two innings.   Two home runs of theirs in the third gave them a 5-3 lead, but we kept chipping away, scoring 3, 4, and 3 runs in the next innings, and held them down enough to end up with a 13-11 victory.

  Our second game was against Waterloo North, who rested their legs while heckling Chip from the picnic shelter beyond centre field.   They led off the game with a home run, and added 6 more in the second.   Mark DH’s grand slam in the fifth roused our spirits, but we still ended up on the short end of an 18-9 decision.  

                We are 2-1 in the playoffs, tied with Westheights and Waterloo MB 2 atop the B-pool.  The other three teams are all 1-2.  So anything can happen, and a lot depends on who all shows up on a given night.