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Orioles - 5
Pirates - 2 WP: Cody Gladney (1-0) Cody Gladney got his first start of the year and turned in five scoreless innings to lead the way for the Orioles over the Pirates. Gladney was efficient with his pitch count, only throwing 58 pitches. He gave up two hits, struck out three and hit one batter. Cody would also like it to be known that he is officially tied for the team lead in wins and also that Tim Hanan is not. Jake Bellington came in for his first action on the mound and threw well, getting six outs to finish out the game. Only one of the runs was earned which keeps the team ERA well below 1.00 on the year. The staff has just been outstanding so far this year. Playing with only ten men, the O's got plenty of at bats and leading the way was Luc de la Soujeole who reached base all four times up. While I'm sure he would have preferred four hits, he was hit twice and walked once but he did have a couple stolen bases and scored twice. Boston Coppedge and Matt Garrabrants both got their first hits of the year. Coppedge hit a sharp ball up the middle which hit the pitcher and with his blazing speed, he was able to beat it out. Garrabrants had the more conventional hit, smoking a ball to left to score Soujeole in the first. While the offense only managed to have six hits on the night, the O's patience at the plate produced another eight walks. The O's broke it open in the fifth with hits from Soujeole and Coppedge and a walk to Garrabrants. McEasy and Cody both reached on errors and the O's took a 5-0 lead to put the game away. The defense was on display as well on Tuesday night with multiple notable contributions. Luc de la Soujeole can do it with the glove as well, making a barehanded grab and throwing out a runner to end the first. In the third inning, Coppedge, playing first base for the first time this season, had a Willie Mays type catch in foul territory. He's pretty sure he hasn't run that far in a long time on defense but Gladney was appreciative. Soujeole also had a running catch in the same inning to keep the game scoreless for the Pirate offense. We had multiple people playing catcher as Bellington, newcomer Kurt Karnowski, and Kevin Simmons all got time behind the dish to give Coppedge a night off. Coppedge's legs did give a sweet sigh of relief. The defense even had a nice play to finish the game, turning a 4-6-3 double play with nice turn from Karnowski to get it started. News and Notes: Boobstick Transfer: There was no transfer last night, meaning that Matt Garrabrants is still in possession of our boobstick. He talked about setting some guidelines for ownership of the boobstick at the team dinner last night but was roundly mocked for thinking that we would even consider such rules. There was a potential for a transfer to longtime boobstick owner, Preston Cole for swinging on 3-0 but he did single so he avoids ownership for now. Fans of the night: On an overcast and windy night, the Orioles had two fans come out and support the squad so we wanted to give props to Katie and Lizzy for coming to the field that no one likes to play at. We suggest more layers next time. Next Game: We will be playing for sole possession of first place as we take on the 4-0 Old Fashioneds. Game time is 4:30 at Jesuit High School. We should be at near full strength as the only man missing should be Carlos "Father of Three Girls" Colon who is on a sweet Disney cruise vacation. He should be back for our game next Tuesday. Looking forward to seeing you all out there!
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March 2019
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