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Adrenaline Rush Still in the Playoff Hunt

06/19/2017, 12:30pm EDT
By Robert J Hatch

Black Mambas get Snake-bit

CENTURY FIELD, GARFIELD, NJ -- A muggy & humid day didn't stop The Ad Rush from taking it to the Black Mambas in Garfield on Sunday.  

Game 1 was relatively close, ending in a win for the Ad Rush by the score of 20-16.  There was a lot of writing on the stat sheet as both teams scored in every single inning of the game!  The Mambas got a solid game from lead off man Perry who went 5 for 5 with 3 RBI's & 2 runs scored.  Mike Fitzpatrick was also solid, scoring 4 runs & adding a crushed ball deep to left field for a 3 run Homer in the 5th inning.  Nick, who is normally solid, struggled today in game 1 going 1 for 5.  Come on Nick! Kedwin & Luis also added Home Runs for their squad.

Scoring 16 runs isn't bad at all, but you can't let up "20". The Black Mambas have a bad habit of walking too many batters & that was evident today!  Ad Rush got 8 free passes in Game 1.  Team Captain Craig gladly raised his On Base % walking 3 times (hey, if they give you the base, take it!).  Everyone contributed from the Ad Rush. Donnie led the way in terms of RBI's with 6! Jeremy bombed a 3 Run Homer to deep left center in the bottom of the 4th!  Santos batted 1.000 with 4 singles!

Game 1 Final:
Ad Rush - 20
Black Mambas - 16

Game 2 was over in the top half of the 1st inning.  The Black Mambas have some good players but they desperately need to find a pitcher.  Perry & Sims allowed "34" runs & walked "11" batters!  You can't win like that.  Billy was the only honorable mention in Game 2 for the Mambas.  He went 2 for 2 with 3 RBI's & a Homer.  

The Ad Rush stats literally made my pen run out of ink early.  They scored 16 in the top of the 1st.  Yikes!  Then 15 in the top of the 4th!  This team can hit when they want to.  Lead Off man Jon was a hammer, going 4 for 4 w/ a Walk, 5 RBI's & 2 Homers (1 of which was a Grand Slam).  All 11 members of Ad Rush scored at least 1 run (scary numbers!).  Jeremy was solid again with 5 RBI's & 4 runs scored.  Craig, Tommy, Santos scored 4 runs as well!

This one was a runaway!

Final Score Game 2:
Ad Rush 34
Black Mambas 4

Adrenaline Rush moves to 9-5 in the division, while the Mambas fall to 8-8.

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