What a night of softball! The season finale for Those Guys had it all; hitting, defense, base running and beer! Those Guys jumped out to an early 11-0 lead in the second inning tallying 12 hits in the second inning alone. Bill Moxley lead the way going 4-4 on the night with one RBI. Lenny Smith came up as the RBI leader with 3 for the night. After the second inning Those Guys only scored one more run for the entire game and the defense was able to keep Big Blue to 9 runs. Dicky Barnes pitched another great game and is proving to be the viable choice for pitching next season. The defense made some great plays on both teams. Jason Novak switched positions with Ben Knight taking over at short and letting Knight patrol the outfield. Mike Hoyt and Bill Moxley also made a switch, with Hoyt taking over at third base and Moxley taking over in the outfield. Ben Knight had a shallow pop up hit his way and was able to sprint in and make the sliding catch to end the inning. Ben Knight also made one of the gutsiest if not stupidest base running plays of the year. Tagging up from second base he advanced to third, the third baseman dropped the ball and Knight took off for home sliding under the tag and adding a run on the board (pinch running for Lenny Smith). Once the dust settled and the season ended, Those Guys tossed back some brews and enjoyed the evening.
2017 was a tough year for Those Guys. Going 4-8 is tough but the future looks bright for this team. Team Stats are as follows:
2017 Leaders | Batting Average | Hits | RBIs | Runs Scored |
1 | Donnie Markus – .711 | Donnie Markus – 27 | Dicky Barnes & Jason Novak – 18 | Steve Maver – 19 |
2 | Steve Maver – .667 | Steve Maver & Dicky Barnes – 26 | Donnie Markus – 16 | Donnie Markus – 17 |
3 | Jason Novak – .605 | Jason Novak – 23 | Ben Knight – 14 | Dicky Barnes & Jason Novak – 14 |