June 16—Another Day, Another DH split

Hello ECC Softball fans. Sorry for delay in a report but the talented author of these reports is on vacation and I am filling in.
Things were not looking great for your ECC softball team as 6:30 approached on Monday night. At game time, 8 men had arrived for the game and the clock was ticking towards a forfeit. Even after some valiant dialing by many, ECC was prepared for instant defeat. Fortunately, Kyle Small, with a keen eye for softball talent (and clothing sizes) found Aaron To quote from the “Johnny Bravo” episode of “The Brady Bunch”, Aaronfit the suit, or in this case, the uniform jersey. Aaron stepped in at catcher and performed admirably. In the 2nd inning, his bid for a base hit was thwarted by a nice play by the St. John’s send baseman. Reinforcements in the form of Patrick Stolz and Mike Mrosko soon arrived to even up the odds. The Convenanters jumped out to a 1-0 lead before surrendering 3 runs to St. Johns in the bottom of the inning. After taking a tieing up the score at 9 in the 3rd inning, ECC thought momentum was on their side. Unfortunately, this was not to be the case. St. Johns scored 10 runs in the last two innings to take a 6 run lead into the 4th. ECC mounted a comeback scoring 3 quick runs. However, the late start and slow pace of the game proved to be the Covenanters undoing. The game was called because of the time limit with ECC on the short end of a 15 to 12 game.

Game two saw Coach Quinlan’s team at full strength, battling the team for Our Savior. This game was highlighted by the return of Brian Wiersma’s home run swing (#4 on the season), the clutch pitching of Kyle Small, and a 4 hit night by Craig Butler. Some stellar work in the field was turned in by many, including Matt Dickinson, who needed to keep his mind on the game while wondering if the phone call from Tina would come in saying it that the baby was on its way. The Covenanters jumped out to a quick lead, leading 7 to 0 after 2 innings. Four more runs in the 3rd inning staked Small to a 11-1 lead after 3 innings of play. After that, it was hold on tight as Our Savior fought back, chipping away at the lead. RBI by Brian Wiersma and Craig Butler in the 5th gave ECC enough insurance to hold on to a 13-10 victory.

So, another day, another double header split. After starting the season being swept for two consecutive weeks, ECC has fought back to split the last three double headers? Will this .500 ball continue or will your Covenanters find their stride and pull off a long winning streak? Only time will tell.