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Tuesday, 10/30/2007, Whiston Field

6:00pm S1 Men #6 Mill Place vs #3 Chippy’s Men

7:00pm S1 Men #8 Vision Homes vs #1 Hall’s Tree Service

8:00pm S1 Men #7 Mylan vs #2 March Westin

9:00pm S1 Men #5 Gerrick Electric vs #4 BOAZ

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March-Westin defeated ERA by forfeit Tuesday night in what proved to be a drama filled event.

Boparc officials decided to play Tuesday nights games in spite of the weather which continued to bring rain throughout the night, leaving the field in an almost comical state of mud puddles.

After completing their first game of the night, team ERA and MW agreed to continue play as scheduled in spite of the poor conditions.

MW pulled out to a quick lead as they played near perfect defense. James had a no-hitter going through two innings and only one walk. While MW had sloped in 7 runs of their own.

This trend showed no signs of changing when Tony of ERA injured himself during a diving catch in left field. As he limped off the field, the clear frustration of the ERA began to boil over. Derek made the comment that he refused to see anyone else get hurt (because of the weather) as he walked off the field. He then informed the umpire that he did not care how it was scored, “even if it means we forfeit.”

The umpire was clearly unsure on how to handle the situation, of which she had quickly lost control, and informed MW that she would confer with her colleagues and inform us of the decision the next day. This surprised many of the MW players because the simple act of ERA walking off the field seemed to imply a forfeit, but MW was confident that when the situation was explained to the head official that he would come to the same realization and MW would not be forced to replay the game at a later date. (Side note: March-Westin already knew that they would be shorthanded if forced to play the game at a later date.)

Wednesday morning March-Westin players were informed that they would be required to replay the entire game from the beginning that Thursday. Not only would MW struggle the field a full team due to schedule conflicts but this decision seemed to defy common logic.

Coach Tom promptly contacted Boparc to get clarification on the ruling and to ensure that they were fully aware of the previous night’s events, clarifying to them that they had in fact already played 2 innings and fully intended to finish the game that night. Upon hearing this information the Boparc officials reversed their decision and awarded March-Westin the victory.

MWBall has learned that many of the ERA players are not happy with the ruling by Boparc, suggesting that March-Westin had sweet talked their way into a victory that they did not deserve. Having seen the communications that took place first hand I can assure you this is far from the truth. In reality Boparc was poorly informed from the beginning, not realizing that the game had already started.

The players of March-Westin hold no ill feelings towards ERA and its players, however they do feel that the correct decision was ultimately made and that it is unfortunate that such confusion and miss-information was being propagated.

MW will be credited with a 7-0 victory by forfeit over team ERA.

Aye, Papi, I did not know you could do it like that: Nick-9, Jackson-3, Wimer-3, Brian-2, Jennings-1

MW wasted no time pulling out to a commanding lead in their second game of the night against Myan Construction.

With the first game under his belt Jared was able to shake off the remaining rust and put out a solid performance.

Although there were not many clear highlights from the game, everyone on the MW roster looked solid offensively as they rattled off 20 runs to make quick work of Myan.

Dave 25-43 (.581)
Tom 12-22 (.545)

MW continued their march towards post-season play as they defeated The Bicuits Tuesday night.

Brian Hill proved to be a solid backup on the mound for MW who was without James, their starting pitcher, for the night.

Nick lead the MW offense with two home runs, one for a bases loaded grand slam. Jackson nearly increased his long ball total with a hit that fell just short, bouncing off the outfield wall. And Chris nearly hit for the cycle as he had a single, a double, and a triple.

Jared looked rusty after missing the previous weeks’ game, at one point overrunning 2nd base where he was promptly tagged out.

Although Biscuits put up 10 runs on the MW defense they were unable to close the gap in the 5th inning as the game ended by mercy rule.

Dave 23-40 (.575)
Tom 11-19 (.579)

Eggs over easy, with a side of bacon. It’s a grand slam: Nick-9, Jackson-3, Wimer-3, Brian-2

March-Westin was unable to hold up to the offensive onslaught put out by #1 ranked Halls Tree Service Thursday night as they lost by a final score of 30-16.

Halls was nearly perfect from the plate as they pounded the MW defense with gap shot after gap shot. By the bottom of the 3rd inning they had put up 22 runs while MW had yet to get 1.

Looking back, perhaps MW should have recognized the lack of focus when Jared and Dave both forgot that there was a game that night. This is a clear result of the complicated schedule March-Westin has, playing EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM SEPT 18 UNTIL OCT 16.

MW would eventually awake from its nap as they would then outscore Halls 16-8 over the next two innings, including a series of back, to back, to back homeruns (Nick, Wimer, Brian). MW was able to fight off the 20 and 15 run mercy rules, only to succumb to the 10 run rule at the end of the 5th.

March-Westin returns to action Tuesday night for a double header as they take on Biscuits at 8pm and Myan Construction at 9pm on Whiston Field.

Dave 20-36 (.556)
Tom 9-16 (.563)

Behold the power of cheese: Nick-7, Jackson-3, Wimer-3, Brian-2

Tonights game versus ERA has been rescheduled. It will be made up on Friday, October 12 at 8:00 pm.

Mark is now allowed to go to class and continue his educational goals. Rain delay is not an acceptable reason to skip class.

Thank you

UPDATE: The game versus ERA is scheduled for Tuesday 10/23/07 on Liberatore Field at 8:00pm.

FYI: The standings listed on the BOPARC website are not correct, however the standings listed here are correct to the best of my knowledge.

Last night March-Westin sent jolts through the fall league by upsetting the undefeated Gerrick Electric in a shockingly low scoring game of 8-4. The game went as fast as lightening as the time totaled less than 45 minutes.

Going into this game MW was averaging roughly 19 runs per game but seemed to have a power outage Tuesday night as they were only able to jolt up 8 runs through 7 innings of play. Nick added another homerun to his total but the shot of the night belonged to Brian Hill, who has entered himself into the homerun race with a blast to left field.

MW was forced to take the field without Coach Tom as he had forgot to bring his softball playing attire. However he was able to 3rd base giving what some are calling the “best 3rd base coaching ever seen”. Perhaps Coach Tom had been thinking to much about his beloved Yankee’s who played later that night. Bringing into question the priorities of the MW coach (side note: unlike MW, the Yankees lost). Which leads this journalist to another question: How can such a highly talented team be led by someone who likes the Yankees?

MW takes the field again Tuesday night at 8:00pm in the much anticipated grudge match versus ERA Real Estate.

Dave 18-32 (.563)
Tom 7-13 (.538)

I put the bat up on that pitch, and I hit, I hit, I hit: Nick-6, Jackson-3, Wimer-2, Brian-1

March-Westin faced off against Commercial Builders after nearly an hour delay Tuesday night. However, that delay didn’t slow down a MW offense that racked up 20 runs as they deconstructed Commercial Builders by a final score of 20-9.

“The Legion” had a very strong evening, collectively going 11-12 at the plate including 2 HRs from Nick. Mark also had an impressive night as he had a bases loaded double followed by a bases loaded triple.

Led by confident pitching from James, the MW defense once again looked solid. The strong play as of late only seems to highlight the lone red mark on the season thus far, the loss to BOAZ. That loss already has fans looking forward to next weeks game against #1 ranked Hall’s Tree Service. With a win there MW can move into a tie for 1st place.

For those of you keeping score at home, Dave is now 18-28 (.643) at the plate and Tom is 7-13 (.538).

He hits the ball, real hard: Nick-5, Jackson-3, Wimer-2

MW continued their domination late into the night as they faced a young Vision Homes team. Highlighted on the offensive side by a HR by Wimer, MW put this game in the books very quickly, winning by a final score of 21-5.

Obviously, MW has been watching Tom Emanski’s “Defensive Drills”. It’s endorsed by Fred McGriff, you know.

MW takes the field again Tuesday night as they take host Commercial Builders in the 9:00pm game on Liberatore field.

That must be a Homer, Simpson, cuz the pitcher just said D’oh!: Jackson-3, Nick-3, Wimer-2