Game Summary

• Fifth game against this opponent this season (0-4), played at Plymouth Park.
• Having just played a very close game against this opponent, the Flaming Moe's were looking to capitalize on a smaller diamond to keep a good hitting team in check.
• The Flaming Moe's drew male names from a hat to see who would bat first for the two real home runs at the small diamond.
• The Flaming Moe's held a brief 3-1 lead, thanks to a 2-run home run in the top of the 1st inning by #25 Jonathan Quirt and a solo shot in the 2nd inning by #28 Darryl Palmer (both the 1st of their seasons), before surrendering 6 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning, giving the opponents a 7-3 lead after 2 innings.
• A single run in the top of the 3rd inning closed the gap to 7-4.
• The opponents won the 4th inning 3-0 and the 5th inning 2-1 to open up a 12-5 lead after 5 innings.
• The Flaming Moe's then score 4 unanswered runs in the top of the 6th inning and 1 more run in the 7th inning to make the score 12-10 for the opponents after 7 innings.
• A 3-run top of the 8th inning gave the Flaming Moe's a very unlikely 13-12 lead before the opponents score 2 runs in the bottom half to take the lead back, 14-13 after 8 innings.
• It was in the top of the 9th and final (and after time limit) inning that a miracle occurred (or maybe because the opponent switched to a different pitcher). The Flaming Moe's score 4 runs to hold a 17-14 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th inning.
• The Flaming Moe's held the opponents off the board to secure an unnatural win.
• The win improves the Flaming Moe's record to 10-12-2 for the season and 3-1-1 in August.

Scoring Notes:

• #66 Cindy Brooks was used as a starter for one inning before pitching duties were taken over by #28 Darryl Palmer (injury issues).
• The Flaming Moe's hit into 5 fielder's choices for an actual batting average of 0.632
• The opponents hit into 2 fielder's choices.
• Home run outs were not counted against anyone's batting average.
• Any real home runs hit on this day will have an asterisk associated with it due to the small field at Plymouth Park. 
• The Flaming Moe's Home Run Derby champion was #28 Darryl Palmer with a total of 2.
• Game high 4 RBIs from #5 Mike Frank and #25 Jonathan Quirt.
• The umpired let the teams play a full 9 innings despite the time infringement.