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Tainos Hold Off Seton Smash - Chasing Waka!!!

07/30/2018, 3:00pm EDT
By Rob Hatch

On to the Championship for Tainos

GARFIELD, NJ -- Where do I even start with this one? Game time was 9:00am, & the last recorded out was at 1:43pm, concluding a best of 3 series between Tainos & Seton Smash!

Tainos exploded for 7 runs in the top of the 1st in Game 1.  Everyone on the squad scored at least 1 run, except "Mr. Money".  No dollar signs this game for him, only spare change:).  Sito & Gee led the team with 3 RBI's each.  Speaking of Sito, he crushed a ball to deep left center for Tainos's only homer of the game.  Sims & Ray did their usual damage getting on base 6 out of 9 at bats.

Seton Smash couldn't match Tainos offensive output.  They scored a total of 10 runs, Gonzo led the team with 3 RBIs & Saul had 2 Homers batting clean up!  Mind you, Dave P. was playing 1st base with a broken wrist, beast mode!  

Final Game 1:
Tainos 17
Seton Smash 10

The tables were turned drastically in Game 2.  It was a gradual change as Seton Smash was down after the 1st inning, 2nd inning & 3rd inning.  The top of the 4th, their offense woke up & did work!  Thanks to Kyle Baxter's 3 Run Homer, followed up by Shanz who hit a 2 RBI double.  They didn't stop there.  Seton was up by 2 runs going into the 7th when the poured on 10 insurance runs!  Shanz crushed a Grand Salami, while Gonzo added a 2 Run Dinger!  Bud was clearly upset in the Tainos dug out.  Lipps ERA for this one wasn't pretty, but credit Seton Smash for hitting balls in spots that simply weren't covered.

Final Score Game 2:
Seton Smash: 22
Tainos: 10

Game 3, Seton Smash kept it competitive, but Tainos were just too much offensively!  Even after losing Ray & Gee (ejected for tossing a bat), they still were able to score 27 total runs.  Lead off man Sims had an on-base percentage of 1.000 & scored 5 runs!  Speaking of Sims, he somehow got out of a 10 minute pickle between 3rd base & home plate.  You had to be there, but it was pretty remarkable.  I was out of breathe just watching it, someone get that man a fresh pair of lungs!

The big sluggers came to play in this one for Tainos, Carmine had 5 total RBI's, Money came alive & found his groove going 5 for 5 with 4 doubles, a triple & 3 RBI's.  Lolin score 4 runs, Sito had 4 RBI's.  

Seton Smash didnt play a bad game offensively, Tainos just played a better one.  Somehow, 1-handed man Dave hit a 3 RBI triple over the heads of the Tainos outfielders (they were playing him short, ooops!).  Fans, umpires your score keeper were getting restless after the games went into the 4th hour.  I do believe I owe James & some members of the Seton Smash team for going 1,2,3 in the bottom of the 7th!  Much appreciated gentlemen!

 

Final Score Game 3:
Tainos - 27
Seton Smash - 15

Tag(s): 2018 Spring Softball  Seton Smash  Outlaws  L.O.B.  Tainos  2 or 3 Guys  WAKA/Cooper Place  Pete Rose Division