Dogs Off to a Running Start but Got Winded!

Opening day was supposed to be on Friday, April 27, but a late winter lead to a late spring and the weather postponed the start of the regular season by a week.

However, come the following Friday the Bulldogs Softball team came ready to play. The Bulldogs were victorious in their opener against Team Cardinals. However, the game wasn't as smooth sailing as they had hoped.

The Dogs took an early lead in the top of the 2nd inning after putting up 8 runs, to bring the score to 10-2. Adding another 4 runs in the third and fourth innings, the Bulldogs had a healthy 14-2 lead. The Dogs were able to maintain their lead until the bottom of the 4th inning, when the Cardinals bats came alive to score 5 runs.

The Bulldogs looked frazzled in the fifth and sixth innings, as they were only able to add three more runs to their total. Fortunately, this proved to be just enough to hold off the Cardinals onslaught late in the game. The Cardinals put up another 4 runs in the 5th and a final 4 in the 6th, but with the tying run on 2nd base, the Cardinals were unable to capitalize.

The Bulldogs get set to take on Tailgaters this coming Friday at 8:30 pm at Central Park.

Notable Stats:

• Players with 3 or more hits: Tim Williams, Bill Channell, Tim Howe and Jeff McMahon
• Homeruns: Tim Williams and Tim Howe (both inside park)
• Batters 1-3 combined for 10 hits out of the teams 24.
• 9 of 17 runs scored were by the 1-3 batters.
• ESPN Highlight Play sends Nelson Rivera packing as the only player to not get a hit.
• Game winning hit goes to Ken Benson with a Triple to score Tim Howe in the top of 6th.

To discuss this or any other game, please visit the Bulldogs Softball Forums today!