On a gloomy overcast Friday night the RGMVM Bulldogs were once again heading to Brooklyn ahead of the raindrops to take on the Grace All-Stars. The Bulldogs would put the ball in the hands of young flamethrower Chris "Big Dog" Piteo, the big dog would be on target keeping the grace bats silent in the first two innings.
The Bulldogs would get the offense going early in the first behind hits from Robbie Hofmann, Matt Fox and Brian Torres in taking a 3-0 lead. After some controversy, Matt Fox would come on to pitch the next three innings, the bulldog defense that has been reliable all season would have a few breakdowns that would help the grace all-stars take the lead. In the fifth the Bulldog offense would battle back and tie the game behind the hard hitting of catcher Mike Guglielmi, Nicky Lante and power hitting Jonathan Murphy who would both come through in the clutch to tie the game. In the sixth, the Bulldogs would hand it over to the Closer, Robbie Hofmann.
The Grace All-Stars would load the bases and take the lead, the Bulldog
defense would make a few great plays to keep it a one run game. With one out and the bases loaded Johnny Murphy would make a great grab in shallow left field, and Matt Fox would gun a runner down at home to kill the rally. In the bottom of the sixth, the Bulldog offense would dig deep for one more rally. With one out Matt Fox (3-3) would smack a single and steal second to move himself into scoring position. That would bring up the big dog Piteo, who would launch a long drive into the right center field gap that went all the way to the wall for a triple to tie the game.
This would set the stage for the Snapple turning point of the game, with one out and a runner on third Brian Torres would lash a hard drive into center field that was caught. Young Piteo would dash home with the winning run in another dramatic Victory. This win puts the Bulldogs at 14-0 with 3 games that remain in the season. Big Wolf…,an some more Wolfs go out to this gusty hard working pack of Wild Dogs that never give up…
