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March Westin returned to their winning ways on Thursday evening by defeating BOAZ by a score of 9-8.  In what ended up being an offensively challenged game, MW managed to push across one run in the top of the 7th and held BOAZ scoreless in the bottom half to secure the win.

Highlights include Dave going 3-3; Brian going 4-4; and Jared hitting a two-run triple to tie it late in the game.

March Westin takes the field again on Wednesday, June 4th at 9 on Liberatore against MR Trophies.

In a battle of the undefeated teams, March Westin vs. Biundo Rehab, it was Biundo Rehab that came away with an unblemished record by a score of 18-14.

In what should have been a fully locked and loaded MW team, MW struggled mightly in the field and also at crucial moments at the plate.  Jackson made his 2008 MW debut and Jared and James made their returns as well after missing the last couple games.

MW was plagued with multiple drops, perhaps none bigger than Nick’s two out drop in the 2nd inning leading to a huge inning from Rehab.   This seemed to set the tone for the evening as many other MW’ers continued with the trend of dropping fly balls.  

MW also struggled at the plate when scoring opportunities presented themself.  MW grounded into numerous double plays, including a bases loaded, no outs, down by 5 rally in the bottom of the 7th to essentially wipe away any chance for a MW comeback that you know and love. 

Hitting highlights include a successful 2008 debut for Jackson by going 3-4 with an inside the park homerun, while Jared returned by going 2-2.  Jeff continued his torrid hot streak by going 2-2 and left many questioning why Tom removed him from the game. 

MW will take the field again on Thursday, May 29th at 7pm against BOAZ.

March Westin will visit the Brew Crew on Sunday, June 15th at noon on Whiston Field.

Wednesdays game with Brew Crew has been canceled. 

March Westin takes the field again on Wednesday, May 28th at 6 on Liberatore against the undefeated Biundo Rehab.

March Westin also plays on Thursday, May 29th at 7 on Liberatore against BOAZ.

The Boparc AAA standings can be seen here.

March-Westin faced off against team WKKW last night as they extended their spring winning streak to 4-0, defeating WKKW by a final score of 24-14.

Once again MW was plagued with absences, although nowhere near as severe as last week.  Rob was able to join the infield once again and Nick returned to the mound.  On top of the absences Dave was unable to get to the field because of security delays at the airport resulting from ravenous fans begging for autographs.

With MW short an outfielder WKKW had no trouble finding gaps in the defense, scoring 7 runs in the first inning.  However once MW was able to field a full lineup the scoring quickly subsided.

Nick had the only home run of the night.  Mark was a solid 4-5 at the plate.  Dave went 2-4 on the night while Tom was a disappointing 1-4, tying up the race for batting average bragging rights between the two teammates.  Jeff, who didn’t strike out a single time last night, was an impressive 3 of 4 with three doubles (one of which included a premature HR celebratory trot when he bounced one off the left field fence).  All this while playing through a testicular issue that was first reported here.  The MWBall staff asks that you keep Jeff in your prayers as he battles this difficult and embarrassing disease.  We should all be thankful that he is willing to share the news with us.

Jared is scheduled to return to the lineup next week.  There have also been rumors that someone named Jackson will be joining the team.  At the time of printing MWBall has been unable to confirm these reports.

Homerun Chase – Nick – 3, Jennings – 1, Wimer – 1.

MW travels to face Brew Crew next week at 10pm.

March-Westin continued its winning streak Wednesday night as they took on a talented Mario’s Fishbowl.

In spite of potentially devastating absences MW was able to call upon its extensive fan base to produce some solid fill in talent.

Due to the lineup changes MW was forced to make some dramatic changes in the field putting Wimer to RC, Jennings to LC, and newcomers Rob and Rob to 2B and C respectively.  Nick moved from 3B to the mound, with Jeff replacing him at his normal 3B position.  All of these changes showed just how versatile the team actually is after defeating a solid team with very few fielding errors.

Nick had a strong performance on the mound, which is actually the third pitcher in as many games for MW.  Nick also had a pair of home runs, putting him back into the lead of the homerun competition over Jennings and Wimer who both have one.

Jeff did well as he filled in at 3B, however he was caught looking on a questionable 3rd strike.  When asked after the game what was going through his head he recounted the at bat as follows:

“Well I remember thinking, ok here is the pitch….oh that looks high… if I swing at that I’m just going to pop it up… I’m just going to let it go, it’s a ball…. oh, that was close… *Strike 3*  ……#%@$#@*%!

Mario’s managed to load the bases in the bottom of the 7th inning but was unable to overcome their 7 run deficit.  MW recorded its third straight win with a final score of 16-13.

Homerun Chase – Nick – 2, Jennings – 1, Wimer – 1.

MW faces WKKW next Wednesday at 6pm.

Led by a 7th inning comeback rally March-Westin defeated OJ White Thursday night for their second straight win of the season.

Although the start of the game was hard fought, MW was able to maintain a lead for the majority of the game, that is until the the top of the 7th inning when OJ was able to put together a string of hits, overtaking MW on the leaderboard.  This however, was no cause for concern for the veteran MW team.  As they entered the bottom of the 7th inning with a 2 run deficit MW was able string together a series of hits of their own, capped off with a game winning with a walk-off single from Brian “effin” bailey, scoring Mark and Jeff.  Final score: MW 9, OJ 8.

Amidst the victory celebrations there was a real scare during the game when center fielders Mark and Jared violently collided while chasing after a fly ball.  The video of the collision can be found here.

MW returns to action this Wednesday as they face Mario’s Fishbowl.

Good morning gentlemen, and welcome to another season of March-Westin softball.

After a very successful fall season MW returned to the diamond to face Granite Concrete in their season opener.

Team cement put up an impressive first inning as they quickly solidified a six run lead. But MW bounced back in the seconding inning, putting on a scoring streak of their own to bring the scores back into balance.

Both teams then seemed to unable to find their offense in the middle innings, as neither were able to put together a rally. MW however had the veteran leadership of Nick who refused to watch his team go down without a fight, echoing out such words of inspiration as “remember how you didn’t get a single hit during the first six games of last season? Let’s not do that this year.” That combined with brilliant coaching strategies from Coach Tom such as “let’s hit the ball tonight”, its unfathomable how this team could lose.

And lose they would not, just as all great military leaders know what it takes to get their men ready for battle, these words of wisdom were exactly what MW needed. MW responded by showing more aggression on the base pads which seemed to rattled the defense, quickly causing team sandstone to crumble.

MW would go on to score a devastating seven runs in the top of the 7th inning, winning by a final score of 18-13.

Wimer and Jared were a combined 10-10 on the night.  Tom “Felt good out there.  Fast, full of energy”, which I know I will sleep better knowing.  And Dave’s batting average remained at .000

Tonight MW faces longtime rival OJ White at 8pm.