LED and Department of Justice Face Off at Perkins Road Park

 
Johan Salen went 2 for 2 against the Department of Justice Tuesday, with singles in the third and sixth innings.  Either cricket skills are directly transferrable to softball, or Salen has been moonlighting at the batting cages.  His single in the sixth was a scorcher up the middle, hit like a seasoned veteran.

Malcolm Myer, Director of Capitol Operations for the Attorney General, pitched for Justice and he led their legal defense in several controversial calls against LED.  Coach Linda Regira offered to email him a rule book.  “You may have been right,” Meyers admitted to Coach Regira after the game, “but I was more convincing.” 

Katherine St. Onge brought a batch of “special” brownies, but their power couldn’t overcome the negative effects produced by a lack of alcoholic beverages (which apparently contributes to positive game performance).  The offense racked up 12 hits and had 5 players in scoring position, but the hits were scattered and LED could not plate a runner.

The LED defense also played a solid game.  Eddie James struck out 3, St. Onge snagged a popup at catcher, and Paul Sawyer caught a fly in right center in his first inning as a Zeppelin.  Gary Beadle (aka Wild Thing), Alicia Ardoin, Eddie James and Dennis Barbier combined for 15 outs for the infield.  But it wasn’t enough to hold the Justice team from scoring.

Tonight the team faces the Department of Natural Resources at Independence Park.  Next week the Zeppelins take on the Division of Administration (Tuesday) and Workforce Commission (Wednesday) to round out the season.

Singles for LED: Eddie James, Gary Beadle , Frank Favaloro, Dennis Barbier, Katherine St. Onge, Johan Salen (2), Brenda Guess, James Caldwell, Paul Sawyer, Linda Regira (2).

Many thanks to all who STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE for LED.

PLAYERS:  Alicia Ardoin (BDS),Brenda Guess (BIS), Dennis Barbier (Equipment Manger), Eddie James (BDS), Frank Favaloro (BIS), Gary Beadle (IT), James Caldwell (Student), Johan Salen (BDS), Katherine St. Onge (SEC), Kyle Zeringue (Lead Development), Linda Regira (Policy & Planning), Paul Sawyer (BDS), and Sarah Vanden Broek (SEC). 

Sarah Vanden Broek and Katherine St. Onge took turns keeping the scorebook for the team.

FANS:  Johan’s wife Jacqueline and puppies Prem and Puck, Frank Favaloro’s son Spencer and niece Kenzie, and Lisa Anderson from FastStart.