In Case You Missed It

In case you didn’t hear the game last night or read the recap online, this is how the Silver Hawks won against Lake County on Thursday night. 

-4-pitch walk. to Ortiz.

-1st pitch HBP to Rodriguez.
- Wild Pitch (runners to second and third).
-RBI groundout by Castillo (Ortiz scored, Rodriguez stayed at second).
-RBI single by Inciarte, he took second on throw home.
-Inciarte steals third base.
-With the infield in, Freeman hits a ground ball to second.  Throw home was wild for FC, E4.  Hawks lead 3-2.  Freeman ends up at second.
-On a 0-1 count, wild pitch moves Freeman to third.
-Pitching change with a 1-1 count!!!!
-New pitcher uncorks a wild pitch on first pitch he throws to score Freeman and make it 4-2.

So if you’re counting, that’s 4 runs on 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 1 Error, and 3 wild pitches. 

At least it happened for the Silver Hawks, rather than to the Silver Hawks.  J

Baseball is a Funny Game

To be completely honest, there's not a whole lot about last night's game from an offensive standpoint that is worth writing about.

Consider: 
-The Silver Hawks managed just five hits
-The team was 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position
-The 8th inning disaster with three straight strikeouts while the go-ahead run was on third

Then, when you throw in that Lake County had two homers, five doubles, and twice as many total hits as South Bend, that certainly feels like a loss. 

Yet, as we all know, the Silver Hawks won 5-4.  Even after the game, half the players were shaking their head about the way they won, knowing that it wasn't pretty.

But here's the thing: THEY WON!  Games like last night are ones that South Bend had lost all year.  Now they won one ugly, and we'll see if that helps get the monkey off the back.  One can only hope.

The Last Two Games

What I don't like about the last two games: They were ugly games and the Silver Hawks managed to score just three runs.

What I love about the last two games: They were both wins!

I know that three runs in 18 innings against the Whitecaps doesn't scream revolution, but finding a way to win those games is huge for this club. For the first time this season, the Silver Hawks are two games over .500 in a half and have allowed for some wiggle room early on.

Hopefully it continues tomorrow.