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Offense Comes Alive in Victory over Moo
Posted by Steve Elliott on
Jun 02 2004
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05:00PM PDT
in 2019 Season
By Steve Elliott
Because the game is baseball, expect the unexpected.
A skeleton squad of 9 Nationals was pieced together prior to Wednesday's hour drive to Madison. Considering the circumstances, a flat effort would not have been a surprise.
Not so fast, dear reader. Limited resources were no obstacle. The local "9" came out ready to play, posting a 14-7 victory. Demonstrating plate discipline and patience, the locals jumped to an early 4-0 lead. Though Madison came loaded with an arsenal of hard throwers, location and command were problems, and the Nationals took full advantage of multiple walks and wild pitches.
Starting and winning pitcher, Tim Ustruck, held Madison hitless until the third inning. Another rally in the Madison fifth gave the Moo a short-lived 5-4 lead.
This was to be the Nationals day, though. A rally in the seventh gave the team for good at 7-5 and insurance was added with 4 run eighth and ninth innings. Corey Berndsen relieved Tim Ustruck to start the seventh, earning his first Nationals save.
Offensive stars included Jim Dettman with 3 hits, 3RBI, and 5 runs scored, Joe Reisinger with 2 run scoring doubles and 4RBI, and second baseman Alex Franson with stellar defense and an RBI double of his own. Major contributions also came from "the Bullpen." Pitchers Tim Spata, Tim Ustruck, and Steve Elliott were pressed into plate duty and 2 performed admirably. Spata had a hit, 2 walks, and 3 runs scored. Ustruck walked 3 times and scored two runs. Elliott, earning his collar by the sixth inning, eventually put the ball in play with a fly to center and a sacrifice.
Next up for the Nats are the McGuire's Cats on Saturday nite at Harden Field. First pitch is 7pm.
Because the game is baseball, expect the unexpected.
A skeleton squad of 9 Nationals was pieced together prior to Wednesday's hour drive to Madison. Considering the circumstances, a flat effort would not have been a surprise.
Not so fast, dear reader. Limited resources were no obstacle. The local "9" came out ready to play, posting a 14-7 victory. Demonstrating plate discipline and patience, the locals jumped to an early 4-0 lead. Though Madison came loaded with an arsenal of hard throwers, location and command were problems, and the Nationals took full advantage of multiple walks and wild pitches.
Starting and winning pitcher, Tim Ustruck, held Madison hitless until the third inning. Another rally in the Madison fifth gave the Moo a short-lived 5-4 lead.
This was to be the Nationals day, though. A rally in the seventh gave the team for good at 7-5 and insurance was added with 4 run eighth and ninth innings. Corey Berndsen relieved Tim Ustruck to start the seventh, earning his first Nationals save.
Offensive stars included Jim Dettman with 3 hits, 3RBI, and 5 runs scored, Joe Reisinger with 2 run scoring doubles and 4RBI, and second baseman Alex Franson with stellar defense and an RBI double of his own. Major contributions also came from "the Bullpen." Pitchers Tim Spata, Tim Ustruck, and Steve Elliott were pressed into plate duty and 2 performed admirably. Spata had a hit, 2 walks, and 3 runs scored. Ustruck walked 3 times and scored two runs. Elliott, earning his collar by the sixth inning, eventually put the ball in play with a fly to center and a sacrifice.
Next up for the Nats are the McGuire's Cats on Saturday nite at Harden Field. First pitch is 7pm.
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