Game Summary

• Game #28, played at Memorial #1, as the second game of a double header against the same team.
• This second game against the same opponent seamed to start the same as the first game finished, as the Flaming Moe's scored 6 runs throughout the first 4 innings while holding the opponents off the board.
• Unfortunately, the opponents won the 5th inning 6-0 to tie the game at 6-6 after 5 innings.
• The Flaming Moe's won the 6th inning 3-0, the opponents won the 7th inning 3-0 and the teams split the 8th inning with 5 runs each, running the score to 14-14 after 8 innings.
• The Flaming Moe's managed 1 run in the top of the 9th and final inning and faced a daunting task of keeping the opponents from scoring to hold onto the win.
• The opponents did score a single run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and threatened with a runner at 3rd base with only 1 out, however, a game ending 4-6-3 double play saved the tie for the Flaming Moe's.
• The tie moves the Flaming Moe's record against lower division opponents to 8-2-1 and overall record to 8-16-2.

Scoring Notes:

• 9 inning game.
• The Flaming Moe's hit into 3 fielder's choices for an actual batting average of 0.544
• An inning maximum 6 runs were scored by the opponents in the bottom of the 5th inning, recording only 2 outs, reducing the starting pitcher's inning total to 8.2 innings.