Archive for May 2021
Saturday, May 29th
As the the league rests over the holiday weekend, we can catch you up on the four games last Thursday and Friday below. But before we do, the regular season is winding down this week and we have eight games left on the schedule. The playoff seedings are begining to take shape. The statisticians tell…
Read MoreMay 19 – May 26
This TWIB Notes scribe took some time off over the last week to . . . coach and watch baseball. To catch you up on the league’s happenings we will go team by team over the eight day stretch from May 19 – 26. But, let’s start with the punchline. There is NFL style parity in…
Read MoreDiamondbacks Beat Cardinals 16 – 6
by Eric Xu The Cardinals suffered a heavy loss this Friday. In the first inning, the Diamondbacks started with a strong lead of five runs. The Cardinals started with an amazing hit by Eli Krogmeler that resulted in a double, but unfortunately, did not result in a run. On the Diamondbacks, Max Phillips was able to hit a triple. Cole…
Read MoreThunder Outlast Red Wings for the Win
The Thunder edged out the Red Wings Monday night in a hard fought battle at McDonald Field. The Red Wings jumped out early scoring one run in the first, and were able to hold the lead through two strong innings by pitcher Dean Roberts and strong defense by Brody Monk and Andrew Bolognese. The Thunder…
Read MoreDodgers Outlast Late Rally to Beat Cardinals
by Seamus Andrews The Dodgers faced off against the Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. The game was competitive and greatly entertaining with the Dodgers squeezing by 7 to 6. The game was filled with speedy players like Aeden Provo, who racked up a whomping 6 stolen bases. The bottom of the 6th inning provided all the…
Read MoreDodgers and White Sox Play to a 5-5 Tie
By Jack Siciliano The Dodgers and White Sox played a close one under the lights on Friday. The Dodgers got the action started in the first, scoring on three consecutive singles with two outs by Brendan Bock, Rami Flummerfelt, and Charlie Ihrig. The White Sox answered in the bottom of the second with Axel Osborn,…
Read MoreRaptors Rally Late to Beat Mudcats
The Raptors beat the Mudcats 6-3 Thursday night in a back and forth battle at McDonald. The Raptors got out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning on a bases clearing double from JD Souza. The Mudcats battles back and tied the score on hits from Max Wilcken and brothers Jack and Will Usera.…
Read MoreWhite Sox Defeat Padres Under the Lights Friday Night
By Eric Xu This game was a crushing defeat for the Padres. The first inning the Padres struck out with no runs. The White Sox had better luck as they were able to score two runs. Noah Seitz hit a deep ball getting a double and getting Mitchell Collins home. The second inning was closer…
Read MoreTuesday, May 18th
The Diamondbacks edged the A’s in a tight battle (10-9) on the C diamond that featured a two-way bonanza for Brett Daniels. The D’Backs got it going with 2 in the first and 6 more in the second. Will Brown and Cole Cassidy tripled to energize the rally. The A’s battled back with 2 in…
Read MoreMudcats Bats Too Much for Thunder
The Mudcats unleashed the offense against the Thunder for their second win of the season Monday night at Mullen Field. The Thunder struck early with hits by Colby Spence and Joey Ulbricht, but they weren’t able to get any to cross the plate as Sean Garrity pitched three very strong innings for the Mudcats. Already…
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