Meridians Baseball

We get washed out of our non-league Thursday contest, but Saturday finds us up against a continually improving Whales team and we yet again find a way to make it a close one (Final: 9-8) despite being in control throughout.

Mears goes the first 6 innings with 10 K's and Reese wraps it up (2 K's).   Cameo from Jamie Vaughn (2H, 3R) who starts us off right away with Woltermann right behind him (3BB, 2R) each scoring on the 3R blast by Reese in the 1st.   Kraus follows suit in the 4th with a solo shot to left center.

Reese's HR in the 1st earns him an Intentional BB in the 4th (with runners on 1st & 2nd no less) to get to Jack (2H, BB), who drops a hustle 2B into left for 2 RBIs.   Couture: 2BB, R - RBI from Humpert (2) and Mears.

Sunday we see Springdale Cleaners for the first time (although it was pretty easy to see them from a distance so far this summer).   They come in light on pitching and we take more than our fair share of walks including Kraus (2) with a HBP as well to score all 3 times.   Reese (2H, 2R, SB) cranks his first Meridians wood bat HR, the day after losing his first one with metal for us.

Imperiale starts us off on the bump, leaving with the lead in the 3rd - Kraus then picks up the vulture Win, tossing the final four - Final: 8-4.   Woltermann: 2H, SB, 2R - Humpert: 2B, Sac Fly and we see the return of Tim Easterling (U of Rio Grande).