Game Summary

• The Flaming Moe's were playing an opponent who had yet to play this season due to weather.
• Unfortunately, they were good, including every female on the team.
• Second game in a row that the Flaming Moe's fielded on 3 outfielders due to only 4 females playing.
• The Flaming Moe's held their first lead of the season after scoring a single run in the top of the 1st inning.
• That lead was short lived as the opponents scored 2 runs in the bottom half of the 1st inning and then 4 more runs in the 2nd inning for 6-1 lead after 2 innings.
• The score remained that was until the bottom of the 5th inning when the opponents score 6 runs.
• If you're keeping track at home, that's 4 straight innings that the Flaming Moe's failed to score a run.
• The Flaming Moe's countered the 6-run bottom of the 5th inning with a 5-run top of the 6th inning to make the score 12-6 until the opponents scored 4 more runs in the bottom of the 6th inning for a 16-6 lead.
• The Flaming Moe's won the 7th inning 3-2 to close the gap to 18-9 but could only score 3 more runs in the top of the 9th and final inning for a 18-12 final.
• Starting pitcher #5 Mike Frank managed the Flaming Moe's first 2 strike outs of the season including fanning a male batter swinging.
• The Flaming Moe's had two "3 up 3 down" innings on defense in the 3rd and 4th including an inning ending double play in the bottom of the 4th inning.
• Offensively shining for the Flaming Moe's was #25 Jonathan Quirt with a 3 for 3 night and, in her first game of the season, #66 Heather Clifford was consistently slapping base hits into the outfield.
• The loss drops the Flaming Moe's record to 0-3 to start the season.

Scoring Notes:

• The Flaming Moe's hit into 5 fielder's choices for an actual batting average of 0.511
• The opponents hit into 4 fielder's choice
• #19 Michael McKenney with a sac fly in top of 7th inning