TPG Toughness ...….TPG vs HH

Anytime someone puts on a TPG uniform we like to think that player will epitomize the toughness that we look for as one of our players.  We don't back down from any trash talking and we def don't get intimidated by anyone on the field.  That's how we play the game……….Now you may think that is easy to say when your LCF is the size of a mountain or when your 6'-10" short stop casts a shadow longer than the empire state building but today no one exhuberated that toughness more than Rookie 2nd Baseman, Chelsea "Crying is for the weak" Cheng.   Now the image below may be too violent for kids so parental advisory beware……

In the top of the 1st inning, an HH player lines a sharp and hard hit ground ball that went spiraling towards 2nd base and on a bad bounce struck our 2nd baseman in the left eye/nose causing her to see STARS not named Taylor Swift.  Medical staff, Derrick "The Mouth"Blocker rushed onto the field to check up on her…... Chelsea was still standing but had to leave the game for that top first inning for medical attention.   HH scored 3 runs in the top of the first.  

TPG responded in the bottom of the 1st inning with 6 straight hits lead by LCF, Danny "I do look like Mike Trout" Etkin (3-3, 2B, 3B, 3 Runs, 2 RBIs).  But what was the true highlight of the inning was Chelsea returning to bat, nose bruised and all and of course against medical staff, Derrick's advise to sit, Chelsea responded with a sac RBI, which contributed to a 6 run 1st inning.   

The second inning started with back to back walks which was the beginning of another offensive onslaught lead by SS, Ed "The Skyscraper" Ballast who hit a bases clearing double (2-3, 2B, 2 Runs, 5 RBIs) which contributed to 5 more TPG runs.  The TPG offense was hitting its stride for the first two innings as the all around team contribution hit 13 of 19 with 2 BB and 11 Runs.  

Game ball goes to who else?  Chelsea for embodying the toughness TPG represents and for not giving up….oh and Danny and Ed also had a good game…..if you think going for a combined 5-6 with 5 runs and 7 RBIs is good?

Final Score TPG 12-7 in 4-1/2" innings due to expiring time.  Hats off to the entire team for a well played game.