[IBL] BAL visits SCS week 5 for an epic series

[Doug Palmer]

You don’t expect amazing series early in the year.  Guys are usually figuring out what they have, experimenting....Week 5 didn’t seem it would be special coming in.

Billy has that SCS team loaded w pitching.  Runs would be scarce.  But it was Crab pitching that took the spotlight.  NYA Happ throws a 1-hitter complete game.  Best pitching performance in Sand Crab history.

G2 saw SCS pitcher OAK Bassitt own the Frabs for most of the game.  Up 3-0 in the 7th, the Crabs couldn’t do anything right....until.  Crabs scratched out a run and with 2 runners on, threw hardly used Jose Rondon to the plate.  The result?  A 3 run homer to send the Crabs home w another win.

G3 should’ve been a laugher.  CLE Bauer for SCS.  That’s a hellava card.  Crabs sent PHI Eflin.  On paper, not even close.  But games aren’t played on paper....wait, ours are!  Anyways, Eflin throws no-hit ball for 5 innings and the Crabs send Bauer to the showers!  7-0 in the 7th when SCS turns Eflin from a prince to a toad.  5 run 7th and suddenly the laugher is 7-5.  The inning ended when Pillar nailed Lowrie at the plate!  Crabs hang on, but just barely.

Many thanks (and tough luck) to Billy Compton and his SCS team.  It’s those unexpected series that make IBL and FtF playing so much fun .

Doug/BAL

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