Game Recaps: Competitive Day 1, Game 1

Competitive Day 1 got under way last Friday with a matchup between Wiffle Deez Balls and The Zach Morgan Dave Easley Project to be Named, Fuckers (project). Jamie Elliot lead off the top of the game against Zach "Gaylord" Morgan with an epic 10 pitch at bat. After swinger over the top of a cutter on the first pitch, and then falling behind 0-2, Elliot proceeded to foul off 5 pitches before finally working a leadoff walk. Shiloh Wallace then fought her way to a full count before going down swinging. Morgan then struck out each member of Wiffle Deez Balls (both swinging) on only 7 pitches to retire the side.

In the bottom of the inning against Elliot, Morgan lead off with an opposite field fly ball double, and Easley followed that up with a line drive home run. The Naming Project then doubled and trippled, failing to miss on a single pitch in the zone. At this point, Elliot lost his confidence and his control (the lack of support from his teammate may have been a contributing factor), walking the next 7 batters, after which Easley doubled in the 10th run to mercy rule Elliot out of his misery.

To start the second, Dave Easley got a soft fly out to the pitcher, which he followed up by a strikeout and a soft ground ball to retire the side. At this point, the Naming Project only needed to score four runs to ice the game, and while Wallace showed better raw pitching skills than Elliot had, she never really had a chance given the hole she had been dug. A walk, two doubles, and two triples later, the game was over.