Caledonia/GRC (DH) Recap

Before I begin I want to say that the account of the second game in this doubleheader will be a bit lacking due to the fact that I was being inducted into NHS. Shout out to fellow teammate Nate Pinder who also achieved this prestigious honor. So anyway back to why you all tune in (special S/O to my readers in Germany that's awesome I appreciate it). The Scots today started conference play with the Grand Rapids Christian Eagles. In game 1, errors and wild pitches would be the decisive factors. The Scots sent righty Nick Adams to the hill for the first time since giving up a home run to AJ Nye in the conference title match last year. In previous outings against the Eagles Adams struggled with control at times hitting six batters. Today was a bit improved but not much different. Adams only hit three and in the 4 innings he tossed allowed no hits but did allow 3 runs all earned and obtained the loss (0-1,7.00). The first and third runs respectively were courtesy of two wild pitches allowing runners to cross the plate. Sam Vanderwal came in to relieve Adams and did a servicable job in three innings allowing 3 runs but only 1 was earned. Down 6-0 the Scots began to rally much to the enjoyment of bat boy Bryce Mercer. The Scots clawed all the way back off hits, walks and passed balls to 6-4 with Danny Paas on 3rd and two outs. Dan Zeman was at the dish and the ball skipped away from the catcher. Paas with his 9.8-40 speed took off humming and scored without a throw to bring it within one. Zeman proceeded to draw a walk that brought Mitch Kious up to the dish with two outs and the tying runner on first. Coach Josh Lind was repeatedly trying to get Zeman to delayed steal but he wouldn't pick up the sign! Kious worked it all the way to a full count and still Zeman had yet to move more than 5 feet off the bag. The ensuing pitch when he finally decided to run, Kious struck out and the valiant rally had been silenced and the Scots fell 6-5.
             In game number 2, the Scots sent Keegan Mulvey to the bump for his debut. From accounts of coach Carl Giles, coach Josh Lind, pitcher Keegan Mulvey, and catcher Danny Paas (who got the game off) all told me basically this. I have no idea how but we put up 7 and only relinquished 1 and took that lead into the 3rd. Then as Coach Giles put it best, "the circus came to town". On 6 errors, 3 by Foreman, 1 by Kious, Andrusiak and Hamp the Eagles easily put 6 runs on the board to tie it. After trading zeros in the fourth, coach Carl Giles pulled the starter Mulvey (0-0,1.75) and went to Foreman to get it done in what was to be the last inning due to darkness. Foreman had worked his way to first and third two outs with the nine hitter up. He had the batter 1-2 when the first base runner bolted towards second. Foreman threw the ball to Hamp at second who committed his second error of the day dropping the ball and allowing the eventual winning run to score. The Scots attempt at a rally was merely a double by Foreman and three easy outs. Foreman (0-2, 21.00) got the loss yet again on account of bad circumstances. These squads play tommorow with the Scots sending lefty Nick Tuori to the hill for his first start since the disaster of last year versus the Eagles. So with that and the poor outing at West Ottawa expect not just Tuori but the entire squad to be looking for revenge and W number 1 tommorow afternoon.