JL Sluggers @ Scitor Corporation

And the clock struck midnight...

Eventually all good things have to come to an end, as the Sluggers unfortunately found out on Tuesday night. With only eight players to start the game, in a league that allows ten, it seemed that every pitch Squirt threw over the plate ended up being hit to a vacant area of the field. Let's just say that those in attendance became very familiar with the Sluggers' nicknames, as most of the inning was spent staring at the backs of their jerseys. As the inning progressed, a few of the stragglers bolstered the defense, eventually resulting in a full squad. However, the damage had already been done as Scitor sent 24 batters to the plate and scored 22 runs in a painful first inning.

After stranding Fluffy at third base in the top of the first inning, it looked like the Sluggers might get things rolling in the second when Plan B ripped a ball down the left field line. In a stroke of poor luck, the Scitor left fielder had underestimated her power, and was positioned shallow enough to make a difficult catch, robbing Plan B of a sure double. The Sluggers were finally able to get on the board in the third inning, when Fluffy batted in Intern Sturgis for the first run of the game, and then later scored himself on a double by New Guy. Squirt pitched a scoreless third inning for the Sluggers, but unfortunately it was too little too late as Scitor won it easily, 25-2.

Reaching base safely in the game for the Sluggers were Fluffy, New Guy, G-Man, Plan B, Greased Lightning, and Intern Sturgis, while Fluffy and New Guy supplied the RBIs.

Pictured: (Above) Nebraska tries to knock one into the cornfields as he awaits the pitch. (Right) Squirt lofts one into the batter, who undoubtedly swung and missed.