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Sunday 9:30PM May 25th, 2025

The Falcons finished off their Sunday doubleheader taking down the previously undefeated Crew 16-11.

Unlike most Falcons games, the offence came early. Without Poutine around to make a comment about that, we'll just keep moving. In the top of the first, doubles by Cowboy, Dunner and Handsome Jer surrounded a single by Barry Guerrero Jr to put up a three-spot. The all-of-a-sudden efficient Falcons' defence held the Crew to zilch in the bottom half, then poured on some more offence putting up at MAX6 in the top of two. The Crew responded with 3 in the bottom of the second, and held the Falcons to a delicious doughnut in the top of the third.

Remember last games spectacularly rare P2-P2-P2 inning? Dunner wasn't satisfied being spotlighted just once on this night. In the bottom of the third inning, the Crew opened with a couple singles. With runners on the corners, Glen hit a sacrifice fly to SLF in right to score one. After Sonley singled, Sean walked, and Jackson scored Scott with a single, the Crew had the bases loaded with one out. Resty hit an oppo flare out to right that SLF caught. The runner from third tagged, and SLF tried to gun him down at home with a throw that was off line. Dunner, catching, noticed immediately that:

1. The throw had zero shot at getting the runner at home, and
2. The runner on first was taking the opportunity to tag and go to second.

Dunner came off the plate to get the ball and rifle it to Cowboy at second base. The problem with that was, Cowboy, as usual, was playing left centre field, and not exactly shallow left centre field either. Dunner's throw sailed the bag by, well, a lot, and the ball ended up in the outfield. By the time Cowboy could get there and get the ball back into the infield, all the baserunners had scored for a 3-RBI sacrifice fly. And how often does one come across that? And just so Sean doesn't think I'm piling on, SLF let a ball that should have been easily corralled get by him for a triple the inning before.

The MAX6 in the third for the Crew tied the score at nines after three.

The Falcons answered that MAX6 with their second MAX6 of the game in the fourth. Six singles and two doubles filled the scoresheet in a bat-around inning.

The Crew wasn't ready to roll over yet, and put up two of their own in the bottom of four. The Falcons scored one in the top of the fifth, and shut the door defensively the rest of the way.

Game Notes: The perfect Sunday puts the Falcons in a tie for second place in the President's division with Triple Play.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Dunner (2), SLF (2), Handsome Jer, Million Dollar Bill, Taxman, Cowboy
3B: Handsome Jer.
HR: None
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Handsome Jer (5), Dunner (4), SLF (2), Barry Guerrero Jr (2), Miner Leaguer, Million Dollar Bill, Dr J

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: None

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 41

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 1 (5% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

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