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Friday 8:00PM June 20th, 2025

A depleted Falcons squad held off a late Storm comeback attempt to secure an 18-16 victory on Friday night.

The story of the night differed, depending on who you asked. For everyone except Joey, the game result was secondary to the main event: Would Duran be able to go yard off of his buddy Shohei, the Falcons ace? Both beers AND pride were on the line. In the end, Duran hit 3 balls out of the infield. Two went for doubles, and he flew out to right-centre once. But to finish off his night, he popped up to Shohei to seal Shohei's pair of cold post game beers. What of Joey, you ask? Well, without having actually spoken to him, I can only imagine his internal monologue: You're not supposed to win if you're short! Dr J takes personal offence to this mantra, but that's PROBABLY not what Joey means. If, in this league, you can't get at least HALF of your 15-man roster to come out to a game, you probably have no business winning the game. This, of course, is why we play the games.

Only seven Falcons were able to attend this one, so just slightly over 50% of the roster was signed out. Thankfully, Mike and Darren from Triple Play were able to step up to fill out the batting order, and Mike made the most of it going 3-for-4 with two doesn't-count-in-the-league-totals home runs.

Falcons-Storm is always must see TV, and this game was really no different. The teams each scored three in the first inning to break the ice, and you could taste the tension. The Falcons put up another three in the top of the second inning, with the third run scoring during Chad's 10-4-1-3-9 rundown when he tried to take second on a throw from the outfield. Storm answered with a deuce and after three the Falcons led by one.

After doughnuts by both sides in the third, the visitors squeaked across another couple in the fourth. Storm tied the game up in their half, scoring three. Triple Play Mike (the third Mike in the batting order for the Falcons. The late 20th century was wild, man. Everywhere you looked, it was either Mike or Jenn, but I digress) led off the top of the fifth with a Duncan to re-take the lead, and Poutine Mike's single scored Cowboy's double to round out the scoring. The WMSPL's #1 defence held off Storm in the fifth and sixth, while the offence tacked on a run in the sixth, and four more in the seventh (highlighted by Triple Play Mike's second dinger of the game).

Going into the bottom of the seventh up by seven, previous versions of this team would have been nervous. Not in this #WIFB season though. Joey led off with a single, but Bob and Sam (how is he not "Joey's Joey" on the Storm website? Inquiring minds want to know, and I digress yet again) each flied out. With two down and Joey standing on first, it looked like the Falcons might actually end the game comfortably. A couple hits and a 3-run double later Storm was only down three. Brian's liner found it's way into a glove, however, to end both the threat and the game.

Game Notes: Miner Leaguer did not score for Shohei in this game... Miner Leaguer DID, however, hit a legit inside-the-park home run, though the league totals don't reflect such feats... Miner Leaguer was a triple short of the cycle, while SLF only missed the dinger... Big thanks again to Triple Play's Mike and Darren for coming out and helping us not only avoid the default loss, but actually win... A diving snag by Handsome Jer would be great to watch again on replay, right Storm?

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Cowboy, Miner Leaguer, SLF
3B: SLF
HR: Miner Leaguer
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: SLF (5), Miner Leaguer (3), Shohei (2), Million Dollar Bill, Poutine

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: None

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: 44

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 4 (20% FULL)

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