From second base, Paige “Dottie” Ovens put out six DHH
batters, four with throws to first, one a fielder’s choice to second and one by
snagging a line drive. From the mound,
Rick “ROI” Ward threw out three batters at first and snagged a fly. From third base, Jayson Newell threw out four
batters at first. Eric Burton even
managed to throw out a runner at first and participate in an out at second from
the swamp at shortstop.
Lauren Stuart Illing, Eddie James, and Gary Beadle all
snagged flies in the outfield in dramatic fashion. Third base coach Will “Rounding 3rd”
Day added color commentary to his long list of softball skills by detailing the
live action (does that mean he is a 7-tool player?). He described Lauren’s perfect “3-point
touchdown stance” she brought out to catch her fly. He also described Eddie’s diving catch as
being a “double roll with a half pike” and said “he nailed the landing!” Gary’s catch required a sprint to just behind
second base with a Willy Mays bucket catch.
But the king of outs participation was none other than
Steven “The Diva” Grissom who participated in 10 putouts at first and added number
11 unassisted. Steven added a dramatic
play when he refused to let a potential overthrow pass, leaping and snagging
the ball in his outstretched glove, and landing directly on the bag just before
the runner arrived. Matthew Wattigny
also had two putouts at his turn on first base.
And the icing on the defense cake was the pop-up caught
behind the plate by Zeppelin newcomer Stephanie Reed Hartman. She did a great job in her first outing with
the team.
Steven and Jayson led the offense in scoring. Steven went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs and Jayson
(safely in the #3 spot in the lineup) went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, scoring
once. Paige and Eddie both went 2 for 3
and scored twice. Eric, Gary, Lawles
Bourque, and Christian Pennington all had singles, but Christian stretched his
out to a double on an overthrow to first.
Matthew and Christian both hit solid line drives to first that would
have been in the gap had the first base been on the real line. Sadly, Lauren drew the unlucky #4 spot and
couldn’t get a hit after her strong performances at the plate in the last two
games. What is it about that #4 spot?
Finally, Lawles predicted he will be naming his first son
Eric Gary Lawles Bourque and that he will be a car salesman! If you want to know what it means, ask a
Zeppelin.
Up next for the Zeppelins is the House of Representatives
and the mighty bat of Daniel Waguespack.
LED defeated the House in a scrimmage earlier in the year but it will
still be a tough game. The game is set
for Tuesday, July 22.
Singles: Steven (3) Eddie (2), Paige (2), Jayson (2),
Rick (2), Eric, Gary, Lawles.
Double: Christian
RBI’s: Jayson (3), Steven (2).
Many thanks
to all who STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE for LED.
PLAYERS: Christian Pennington (Business Incentives), Eddie
James (Business Development), Eric Burton (Business Incentives), Gary Beadle
(IT), Jayson Newell (Business Development), Lauren Stuart Illing (Business
Development), Lawles Bourque (FastStart), Matthew Wattigny (FastStart), Paige
Ovens (Business Development), Rick Ward (Business Development), Stephanie Reed
Hartman (Small Business), Steven Grissom (Deputy Secretary).
FANS: David Carter assisted the Zeppelins by
coaching first base. Shane Illing
(Lauren’s husband), Nancy Ward (Rick’s wife) and Beth Newell (Jayson’s wife)
all came out to watch the game and support the team. Anne Villa sent the water and Powerade to the
field again with Eddie. Christian (bless
him) lugged the equipment bag after the game.
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