Lawson Dees returned to the lineup for Pony and batted 7-15 with 5 RBI to lead the way. Pony relied on timely hitting by Drew Gripentrog to edge UA in a heated series. Chris Berens was back in center for UA and make some great defensive plays to keep them close all night. Andy Thompson had this to say after the series, "Drew came through huge finally, he started to bat like a captain. He had a huge homerun in the 3rd. Dees pitching was off the charts." The quote refers to a solo homerun in the top of the 5th inning that broke the spirits of UA. "That was devastating." Judd said, "Drew hit a big homerun in a big spot. Berens played excellent defense all night, and Rife did a great job on the mound all night. We did not get hits when we needed them, and we cannot say that we didn't have our chances to win that one." The two teams will meet again tomorrow evening where Pony can win the set with a win. Chadd Watson made his first appearance for UA going 0-2 at the plate. He should add a lot of pop to the UA lineup. Clay Thompson also will make his first plate appearance for Pony tomorrow night.
Photographs courtesy of Liz Pugmire. Camera courtesy of Chris Berens
Liz,
ReplyDeleteYou're a good sport to take all of these pictures.
Is that Poon making a catch in the outfield?
See you tomorrow!