The Hounds scuffled today, dropping their first game since June 21. The Aviators beat the overmatched Hounds 14-2 in only 5 innings at a beautiful Winnemac Park.
Brian Hearns (#30, P) drove back early from a family trip only to find just 8 Hounds at the field, no subs, and many regulars were out or injured. Hearns probably was sorry he made the drive, but at least he helped prevent a forfeit, which has not been an issue at all with the Hounds this season–this was a rare game without 11 in the game and a couple subs on the bench.
Only Kyle Hanson (#2, 2B) and Matthew Steffens (#5, SS) were able to score in the game, and Tony Correa (#13, 3B) led the team in getting on base, as he reached by an error and walked in his 2 plate appearances (the Hounds only batted 9 today, and 8 of them only got to the plate 2 times). The Hounds faced a tough pitcher with a good fastball and a slider that was pretty fast as well, and the Hounds batters struck out for 7 of their 15 outs. The umpire was rough today–the zone was really wide, but we cannot blame him, we just got beat.
So today was a rough one, but we will move on and look forward to starting a new win streak with just 7 games left in the 2015 regular season. Playoff spots are not yet determined, and the Hounds will need to keep winning to make it.
Schedule for the remainder of the season:
*#*
*Date*
*Day*
*Time*
*Opponent (Hounds v.)*
*H/V*
*Field*
*24*
*7/14/2015*
*Tuesday*
*5:50 PM*
*Orioles (1-1)*
*V*
*Ridgewood HS*
*25*
*7/15/2015*
*Wednesday*
*5:50 PM*
*Pirates (2-0)*
*H*
*Winnemac*
*26*
*7/19/2015*
*Sunday*
*10:00 AM*
*Marlins (0-2)*
*V*
*Southwest*
*27*
*7/20/2015*
*Monday*
*6:15 PM*
*Browns (1-1)*
*V*
*Columbus Park*
*28*
*7/25/2015*
*Saturday*
*12:15 PM*
*Rangers*
*H*
*Winnemac*
*29*
*7/25/2015*
*Saturday*
*3:00 PM*
*Rangers*
*V*
*Winnemac*
*30*
*7/28/2015*
*Tuesday*
*5:50 PM*
*Rangers*
*H*
*Winnemac*