Spector Group wins second Straight......in walk off fashion.

Coming into the second game of the year,Spector Group faces 3x champion and last year's runner up in SOM.  A very good team that is well coached, disciplined and simply overall well rounded.  SG coming off an opening day win....were Hungry and were looking forward to the match up which would be a good test for this young team. 

The Game didn't start till about 15 mins after 5:30 as both teams faced train issues.  With the dark clouds swarming the skies of Great Lawn and a 7PM game following this match up.....This game was not looking like it could play a full 7 nor could it even start however once the dust settled both teams were ready to play ball.  After SG loses the coin toss, SOM with its players still running to the sidelines decides to be the away team, which meant SG would be the home team and what we call a chance at "Last Licks". 

SG opened with a new face on the mount, Rookie Sensation Josh "The Engineer" Feit who had "SOME" experience pitching but how would he fare against all the mighty SOM team.  The first inning began with a solid start with 1 Earned Run allowed to SOM.  SG lead off in the bottom half by Jared "Mr.Consistency" Morganstein (2-3,1 Run) who has been killing it with his new Usain Bolt Cleats.  The hits followed through out the lineup with SG scoring 3 to take an early lead. 

The game was an up and down battle as there were three ties and six lead changes as the young SG team also had to fight several injuries which occurred in the game (5 players were injured from SG) but the SG team persevered and played through it.  Thru 4 innings, the game was tied with the score 6-6 after Ryan "Shuffleboard Master" Porter (1-1, 2 RBIs, 3B) tied the game on a triple.

As the 5th inning started....Both teams started to feel the pressure since the second game's teams arrived at Great Lawn #3. The ump knew that this was probably the last inning and notified both teams that this may be the last one.  SOM being the veteran savy team scored 2 runs on an error by yours truly and took a 8-6 lead with time running out.  But SG still had some fight as it still had its chance with last licks and as with all good teams, one bad error shouldn't cost the entire team and SG determined to make up for this manager's one mistakes did in fact show why SG is a team to be wreckoned with this year......

In the bottom of the 5th, the top of SG's lineup was up as Jared "Mr.Consistency" Morganstein lead off with a single to give SG hope ...the next 2 batters didn't fare so well as they weren't able to reach  base, so up to the plate was Josh "The Clutch" Feit (3-3, 3RBIs, 3 Runs, HR)  who represented the tying run was up to the plate and with cold water running through his veins......did what Bryce Harper would do.....Hit a game tying 2 run blast.  The Spector Group sidelines were crazed like they just won the lottery....GAME TIED 8-8.  Yet the game wasn't over as Chris "The Cycle" Thibodeau kept the rally up by hitting a single which lead to Ed "The Hero" Baust (3-3, 2RBIs, 1 Run, 2B) who simply just drove in the GW RBI double in walk off fashion.....Amazing Game!!!!

Final Score 9-8 Spector Group.  Spector Group 2-0 and matches last year's win totals.

Congrats to the team for never giving up and for keeping their heads up. Game ball goes to Josh "The Clutch" Feit and Ed"The Hero" Baust who combined for 5 RBIS and provided the late game heroics. 

Hats off to SOM for their sportsmanship and competitive spirit.  Hope to see you later in the year. 

Spector Group Opens Seasons with Team Record 15 runs......for the win.

Spector Group Softball headed into the 2017 SLAM Season with a fresh new outlook on the upcoming season as it reloaded it's roster with some new and some old faces.  With one rookie season out of the way and into the second year of the league, Spector Group Softball could go no where but up as it tries to improve on last year's 2-7 Record. 

Spector Group opens the season against last year's playoff team, HH/GS.  Team SG had a lot to prove in this match up and NEEDED to show that they belonged.   Due to some train problems, SG literally arrived as the coin was being flipped by big blue and as the clock ticked 5:30, all you heard was "PLAY BALL......."

Rushing on to the sidelines, Spector Group didn't get to warm up nor get a few early swings to get the rust out since the weather hasn't been kind enough to allow for any real practice.  After losing the coin toss, Team Spector Group lead off the Top of the 1st with Jared "The Mild Manner" Morganstein" (2-4, 1 Run) with a bloop single to lead SG's new potent lineup and racing out to a 3 run lead as new Rookie Sensation, Josh "The Engineer"Feit, (3-4, 4 RBIs, 3 Runs, HR, 2B) who in his first at bat showed why he was SG's #1 over draft pick by driving an RBI single to start the early hitting.  Team HH/GS followed with 3 runs of their own in the bottom half to end the 1st inning tied 3-3.

The game was starting to blow open in the 2nd inning, when Scott "The undercover Boss" (2-4, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs, HR) showed why he is the boss, when he launched a 3 run homer to give SG a 6-3 edge and team SG never looked back .....and then the hits kept on coming as Chris "The Cycle" Thibodeau (4-4, 4 RBIs, 1 run, 1B,2B, 3B, HR) followed with his own Home Run to show why he was last year's Team MVP to give Team Spector Group a 8-3 lead.

However, HH/GS still had some fight left in them as they closed the gap to 3 runs in the 5th but ultimately Spector Group pulls out the game with solid defense all around lead by Short Stop, Joe "The bachelor NO-MORE" Carretta (2-4, 2 Runs) who grabbed every single ball in site. 

Final Score Spector Group wins 15-10.  As Spector Group scores a team record 15 runs in a single game.  Game ball goes to the Rookie sensation Josh "The Engineer" Feit and last year's team MVP Chris "The Cycle" Thibodeau, who combined for 8 RBIs on 7 of 8 AB.  Congrats to the team for the great start to the season and can only hope to build on this momentum. 

Hats off to HH/GS for a well played and competitive game.  Good luck to you guys the rest of the season.