Cincinnati CoBALTS Baseball Club

A long Friday night ended in a split with the CRC's Final 2 Teams: Cheviot and the Cobalts. In Game #1, Jeff Saunders worked hard to get out of jams and the Cobalts left 10 men stranded in a 3-1 Loss. Good news was Mike Wagner threw well but Cobalts just couldn't get the big hit. In Game #2, Coach turned to Ol' Red, Shannon Morgan and he proceeded to throw ANOTHER shutout in a convincing 6-0 Win. That win sent the Series Championship to a Game #3 played Saturday afternoon. In the Championship Game, the Cobalts scored 2 in the first on clutch two out hits from Mike Hatfield and Steve Stigler. Then added a 3rd run in the 2nd inning with ANOTHER Suicide Squeeze play executed perfectly by Captain Bo Stineman. Pat "young stud" O'Brien caught every Tourney Game and is worthy of mention as a game-changer both behind the dish and at the plate. He hit a bases loaded triple to seal the deal. From there it was all Paully Krause whose arm was sore from the beginning but nutted up a complete game gem! Cobalts will have played 9 games in 6 days as the grind of tournaments overlaps with Roy Hobbs League play. Combined with 2am nights, there may be a few Cobalts looking for jobs and new spouses...I appreciate the efforts boys! Great Tourney! NOW ON TO THE NABF REGIONAL where a familiar cast of locals lay in wait for the tired 'Balts. First game is Thursday night at Roselawn 8:30 vs. Chiefs