The Roger Report, Fall 2019

1) Exporters vs Taters

The Exporters opened the night with hot bats scoring 9 in the first inning with Blake and Dan hit homers. After that they went ice cold only scoring 5 more runs in the final two innings. The defense held the Taters scoreless in the first two inning before they found their groove and exploited the Exporters only having 3 in the outfield. In the nightcap, with Kelly taking the mound to give them a different look, but the same result. The Taters exploited the gaps in the outfield.

2) Exporters vs Lollygaggers

The hitting drought continued in the opening game. 3 runs will never be enough to win in this league. Nate brought in all 3 runs in the first inning with a towering shot to left-center. Game 2 went better, but we gave the game away when a base running mistake by a pinch runner cost us the game ending run in the fifth inning. It allowed the Lollygaggers to come back and win by one run.

3) Exporters vs Bums

The Exporters managed only 4 hits in being shutout by the Bums in the opening game of the night. The second game saw Nate hit two 3-run homers to keep the game manageable for awhile. However, it was not enough to hold off a solid hitting Bums team.

4) Exporters vs Diamond Donks

In the opener, Alex homered twice and Trent added another, but a total of 8 runs was not enough to overcome the Donks 15 runs.

Trent hit another homer in game 2 along with one from Dan, but again not enough hitting led to another loss.

5) Exporters vs Upper Deckers

Poor fundamentals led to the Exporters losing both games to the Upper Deckers.

6) Exporters vs Dukes

Game 1 featured a lot of hitting by both teams. Trent went 4-4 with two homers including a grand slam. Alex added another, but we were outslugged by the Dukes in a 28-19 loss.

In the nightcap, the Exporters started strong. Brenden opened with a double. Blake homered to bring him in. Alex tripled into the corner with Kelly singling him in. Then Trent hit another 2-run blast. Unfortunately, those 5 runs were all that the Exporters could get across the plate and dropped the game 18-5.

7) Exporters vs Taters

The Exporters exploded for 13 runs in the first inning powered by a 2-run shot from Brandon and a grand slam by Dan. They added 9 more runs in the later innings and cruised to a 22-15 victory.

In the second game, the hits continued with the Exporters scoring in every inning.

8) Exporters vs Lollygaggers

On a sloppy, wet field, the Exporters had many missed defensive opportunities and lacked hitting. This led to them dropping both games against the Lollygaggers.

9) Exporters vs Iron Pigs

On a wet, sloppy field with no umpire, the Exporters won the first game that had a few lead changes. In the bottom of the last inning and trailing by 4, the Exporters strung several hits together. with Glen singling in a run to tie the game. Andrew then hit a sac fly to deep left field to bring in Chris to win the game.

In the nightcap, the Exporters scored 6 times in the second inning only to give the lead away in the bottom half. After that the bats pretty much fell silent, only able to score one more run.

Final Standings, Fall 2019

                        W   L   T    Pts
Upper Deckers          17   1   0    34
Diamond Donks          15   3   0    30
Lollygaggers            9   7   0    18
Bums                    8   6   0    16
Taters                  7  11   0    14
Dukes                   6  10   0    12
Exporters               3  15   0     6
Iron Pigs               1  13   0     2