The ManBearPigs played in the annual Art Turner/Justin Chiavetti tournament for the 7th consecutive season.  The ManBearPigs were place in the tougher Pod of the lower of two co-ed divisions where they faced three regular season divisional opponents and the weakest team from the upper regular season division.  Two Pods of 5 teams (10 teams total in the division) meant four round robin games on the Saturday.

     The first two game did not go well and both featured slow starts by the ManBearPigs with strong finishes but, alas, not enough to overcome early deficits. The first opponent (OMG) had defeated the ManBearPigs in similar fashion in every meeting this season.  The ManBearPigs were 1-1 versus the second opponent (Baby Batters) after they were sent up to the middle regular season division, destroying everyone in the lower division.

     A former tough opponent in past seasons (TFCO) was handled easily in Game #3 by the ManBearPigs setting up a "must win" situation for the fourth and final round robin game. That Game #4 was ugly as the opponents (We Got The Runs) took exception to the ManBearPigs' decision to play hard for a win.  A decisive win gave the ManBearPigs a 2-2 record and, astonishingly, a 2nd place finish in the Pod.

     Sunday went well for the ManBearPigs.  A close loss versus the eventual tournament winner (Jager Bombs) in the first Sunday game meant all further games were "must win".  The ManBearPigs handled TFCO a second time with ease before facing a bolstered Sloppy Seconds.  A walk-off win earned the ManBearPigs the right to play in the Semi-Finals against the Jager Bombs again.  Unfortunately, the ManBearPigs were in no condition to participate in a third straight game and lost 7-3.  As a matter of pride, the Jager Bombs beat OMG 14-3 in the finals, so the ManBearPigs could hold their heads high wearing their sweet new sunglasses.

Schedule - Tournaments

Gm # Date Time Diamond Teams (away @ home) Outcome
#1-1 Saturday July 21st, 2018 10:15 a.m. Memorial #1 #B3 ManBearPigs @ #B4 OMG Loss (12-8)
#1-2 Saturday July 21st, 2018 12:45 p.m. Memorial #1 #B3 ManBearPigs @ #C1 Baby Batters Loss (11-7)
#1-3 Saturday July 21st, 2018 3:15 p.m. Plymouth #B3 ManBearPigs @ #A5 TFCO Win (13-3)
#1-4 Saturday July 21st, 2018 8:15 p.m. Memorial #1 #B3 ManBearPigs @ #B8 We Got The Runs Win (12-5)
#1-5 Sunday July 22nd, 2018 11:00 a.m. Complex #2 #B3 ManBearPigs @ Jager Bombs Loss (14-12)
#1-6 Sunday July 22nd, 2018 1:30 p.m. Plymouth #A5 TFCO @ #B3 ManBearPigs Win (16-7)
#1-7 Sunday July 22nd, 2018 2:45 p.m. Complex #2 #B5 Sloppy Seconds @ #B3 ManBearPigs Win (13-12)
#1-8 Sunday July 22nd, 2018 4:00 p.m. Complex #2 #B3 ManBearPigs @ Jager Bombs Loss (7-3)

Team Statistics - Tournaments

ManBearPigs Opponents
Gm. # Date Opp. W L T Runs AB Hits Walks HR* Aver. On Base % Runs AB Hits Walks Aver. On Base %
1-1 07/21 #B4 0 1 0 8 38 19 0 0 0.500 0.500 12 40 24 0 0.600 0.600
1-2 07/21 #C1 0 1 0 7 38 18 0 0 0.474 0.474 11 38 23 0 0.605 0.605
1-3 07/21 #A5 1 0 0 13 36 22 1 0 0.629 0.639 3 31 14 0 0.452 0.452
1-4 07/21 #B8 1 0 0 12 45 24 3 0 0.571 0.600 5 37 14 2 0.400 0.432
1-5 07/22 Jager 0 1 0 12 37 18 0 0 0.486 0.486 14 43 29 0 0.674 0.674
1-6 07/22 #A5 1 0 0 16 44 31 0 0 0.705 0.705 7 39 21 0 0.538 0.538
1-7 07/22 #B5 1 0 0 13 45 28 0 0 0.622 0.622 12 42 28 0 0.667 0.667
1-8 07/22 Jager 0 1 0 3 31 15 0 0 0.484 0.484 7 35 18 2 0.545 0.571
Total 4 4 0 84 314 175 4 0 0.565 0.570 71 305 171 4 0.568 0.574

"Aver." – Team Batting Average "W" - Win
"Opp." – Opponent Team # "L" - Loss
"HR*" - Home Run Outs "T" - Tie
"AB" - At Bats

Player Statistics - Tournaments

# Player GP AB H BB SO R RBIs HR In HR HR* Aver. O.B.%
2 Melanie MacKay 4 14 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0.462 0.500
3 Jamie-Lee Hogan 7 22 11 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0.500 0.500
5 Mike Frank 5 18 9 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0.500 0.500
9 Casey Perreault 8 26 10 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.385 0.385
11 Anne-Marie Lemelin 8 26 17 0 0 6 8 0 0 0 0.654 0.654
17 Theresa Brooks 7 24 8 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0.348 0.375
19 Michael McKenney 8 30 23 0 0 10 18 0 0 0 0.767 0.767
20 Chris Macoretta 4 15 9 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0.600 0.600
28 Darryl Palmer 8 30 17 1 0 9 9 0 0 0 0.586 0.600
29 Sharon Vandersar 8 26 12 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 0.462 0.462
39 Brandon MacKay 8 31 18 1 0 13 14 1 0 0 0.600 0.613
45 Todd Skelton 8 31 23 0 0 8 10 0 0 0 0.742 0.742
66 Heather Clifford 5 17 9 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0.529 0.529
85 Graham MacKay 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.750 0.750

"GP" - Games Played "AB" - At Bats
"H" - Hits "Aver." - Batting Average
"BB" - Walks "R" - Runs Scored
"SO" - Strike Outs "HR" - Home Runs
"In HR" - Inside Park HR "O.B.%" - On Base %"
"HR*" - Home Run Outs

Pitching Line - Tournaments

# Pitcher GP W L T S IP AB R H SO BB HR Aver. O.B.%
28 Darryl Palmer 8 4 4 0 0 51 305 71 171 2 4 1 0.568 0.574

"W" - Wins "GP" - Games Pitched
"L" - Losses "IP" - Innings Pitched
"T" - Ties "AP" - Batters Faced
"S" - Saves "R" - Runs Allowed
"H" - Hits "HR" - Home Runs Allowed
"BB" - Walks "Aver." - Opponents Batting Average
"SO" - Strike Outs "O.B.%" - Opponents On Base %