Balls BUSTEDDDDDDD

Arriving at Withrow last evening to see the 'Cats warming up alongside opponents The Ball Busters, casual passersby would have been forgiven for mixing up which team possessed the undefeated record and which were struggling further down the standings. With so many guys that they fielded two full defensive squads and many of them tall, athletic looking types, the Busters sure looked the part. Unfortunately for them, they did not play like it.

Yes it was classic DangerBall last night, as the 'Cats got off to a sluggish start and were quickly behind 3-0 (much to the delight of the Busters). From there the defense went into shut down mode and bats woke up. While there was only one home run (thank you Binstock) on the evening, strings of singles and doubles and one totally bizarre triple (thank you Ian) meant runs piled up and the Busters' spirit was broken. Highlights include all four Lady Cats hitting and running hard, Dave baby-stepping down to first even as it was abundantly clear his flare to right was going to drop in, and Edwards bent over huffing for air after yet another sprint around the bases from his awesome night at the plate/on the base paths. 

Defensively, it was probably our best showing of the season. Binstock had three solo double plays, taking full advantage of the Busters' tendency to hit slow bouncers up the middle with a runner on first. In the outfield, adjustments were made after the three run first inning (read: we moved in...) and the Busters put up goose eggs in four consecutive innings. We were solid all around, with a shout out to Edwards for a lunging snare of a line drive in the seventh.

Great game, 'Cats! Our next is on Tuesday next week at McCleary against Howard's (the league Commissioner) team The Mighty Green. They are always a solid squad, so let's bring our A-Game and keep our undefeated record alive!

DCats Relaxin'