FORT MYERS, Fla. - We finally get a break from the 10 a.m. games Thursday when the National Wind face the Classic Thunder at 1:45 p.m. at beautiful Lee County Sports Complex, home to the Minnesota Twins.
This is a seed-in game. The outcome will only be a factor in determining if we go to 4A or 3A.
The Thunder went 3-1 in Round Robin play.
Over the first four games, we have surrendered 14 runs, tied for 4th best in the 36-team field. We have scored 40.
The Thunder have given up 32 runs and scored 49. No common opponents.
JimK
-- Edited by sfgiants on Thursday 21st of November 2013 12:24:55 AM
FORT MYERS, Fla. Tim Brown, Bill Smith, Terry Barton, Paul Watson and Ralph Caputo each had two hits and John LaTorre pitched 4 innings of 2-hit ball Wednesday to lead the National Wind to a 13-1 victory over the Midwest 9.
The victory capped the Round Robin portion of the 60+ Classics Division of the Roy Hobbs World Series with the Wind winning each of their four games. We now await to hear from headquarters to see who we play in Thursdays seed-in game.
LaTorre gave up just two doubles, one in the second and one in the third, leaving both runners stranded with clutch pitches to end both innings. Wayne Newcomb pitched the 5th and 6th innings, giving up just one run which was aided by a soft fly ball to left that fell because the left-fielder never saw it till it hit the turf. Wayne Carney came on in the 7th to finish it up.
Smith, Barton and Jim Reynolds each drove in a run in the first inning before Smith crushed a double to deep left in the third to begin a 5-run uprising. After Caputo singled Smith to 3rd, Barton was hit by a pitch, Reynolds singled in a run and Jim LaTorre drew a bases-loaded walk to force in another. Skip Lyons, who caught all 9 innings, then singled in a run to cap the inning.
The Wind then calmed the next 3 innings before tacking on 5 more in the top of the 7th. Brown, Smith, Caputo and Barton each drove in a run with Barton whacking his second long double of the tournament over the right-fielders head. Watson capped the inning by lining a two-run single to center. Stay tuned. The fun is about to begin!
Here's hoping that the commissioners don't want u guys to play in the quadruple A bracket for some reason? Have you considered wasting one to look like your not immortal? Good luck boys... Sounds like u guys are clicking on all cylinders.. Save the rum for Saturday!
Woo~Hoo, Awesome! Now go kick the Thunder right in their classic and then win the 4A Championship, screw the tripleA bracket... You guys got this as that's a team full of Capital District old men studs you got down there having some real fun in the sun... Bring back the rings and show 'em off to all the young bucks back here so as to warm us all up in preparation for next year! Nice job ~ both playing and reporting... Thanks JimmyK...
