Meridians Baseball

Derek Reese & Justin Kraus headed west into Indiana over the long weekend to join Reese's uncle's Indy Shamrocks team for the holiday tournament.   Uncle Bobby Herbert somehow allows Kraus to start on the bump for Game 1, but that reckless abandon pays off as he goes 5 innings (3 ER) and keeps them in a barnburner that they eventually win, 9-8.   Reese steps in for the Save with 2 K's and goes 1-3 with a 2-run home run in the opener.

Game 2 was a wash in more ways than one, resulting in a 7-7 tie due to rain (Reese with the Hold).   The Shamrocks handle Games 3 & 4 easily though (8-2 & 9-1), but do eventually fall in the championship game.

Reese tallys 8 RBI over the weekend, going 7-15 with that HR while sporting the Meridians' blue hat that clashed nicely with the Shamrocks' green.   Kraus goes 3-7, 2 HBPs overall with 2 2Bs in the Game 4 victory.