It was deja-p.u. on Edgeley 8 as the undefeated Franklin Institute remained undefeated with an 8-3 win over the regrettably inept offensive display of our own Pen & Pencil. Veteran observers and those with excellent memories will recall that the P&P was eliminated from the playoffs last season by these same Institutionalists by a score of 8-2. What is it with these guys, anyway?
It was a kind of freakily similar experience. For instance, freaky fans, in the semifinal elimiation last season, Franklin had just 13 hits, compared to 10 for the P&Pers. This time, FI had 15 hits, and we had 12. Now, any reasonable observer would be surprised by these numbers, since the game, like, didn't seem that close.
Nevertheless, true. Last year, we were outscored 2-1 after the third inning, which is seriously flaccid production in slow-pitch softball. This time, we were outscored 3-1 after the third inning.
I can't explain any of this, although if you score 2 or 3 runs in a game, you lose. That part, I can explain.
Anyway, good defense on our part and a decent showing in that
regard. FI had not scored fewer than 16 runs in a game before Tuesday. On the other side of the ledger, however, not so good. We left nine runners on base and couldn't get a big inning going. We didn't get more than six to the plate in any inning, which, frankly, sucks.
We did have some good hitting from some folks. George Miller was 3-for-3, and Mark Nevins, Dan Rubin, Ryan Donell and BJ Clark had two hits each. The rest of us were 1-for-17. Yow. Tom Hickey was robbed by the shortstop on the first at-bat of the game, which served as something of an omen.
As usual, Franklin caught the ball well, which is kind of unfair and didn't beat themselves. We'll see them again.
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