Beautiful Day for a Ballgame!

It’s a beautiful day for a ballgame!  Harmony Sea Kittens (5-1, 3-0 MSCR Monroe League 2nd half) and Caribou Bou Crew (3-3, 2-1) are slated to square off under partly cloudy skies at Olbrich Park tonight in a 6:30 PM game that will either clinch the second-half title for Harmony or create a morass at the top of the league similar to that seen in the first half. Bou Crew is coming off a dominant 23-3 win over winless Wisco Kids, while Harmony played a near flawless game in dispatching Mickey’s Bomb Squad (4-2).  The Bou Crew offense has averaged just over 13 runs per game compared to harmony’s 14.2, and allowed 9/game compared to Harmony’s 7.4/ game.  Sustaining one or more rallies and limiting defensive miscues will be key for either team. Sea Kittens and Bou Crew have met three times in the past, but not since September, 2014.  Harmony leads the series 3-0.

Tonight’s projected Sea Kitten lineup

      Roadrunner Hauer- heating up in recent weeks and 4-8 in her last two games OF Sweet Thing Harkins- quietly enjoying a career year, batting a cool 0.769 with 2 doubles and a triple in 13 plate appearances 1B Mama Cat O’Brien- has swatted an extra-base hit in each of the past two games while scoring 3 runs and collecting 3 RBI P Joe Hennessy- leading Sea Kittens with 5 HR and 20 RBI C Ropes Curtis- tucking umpires in Sea Kittens’ pocket with her witty and engaging behind-the-plate banter, and a catalyst for the Kitten offense with her baserunning fervor last week 3B Dan Dynam-Oele- punishing opposing pitchers with a team-leading 0.833 batting average, 5 doubles, 3 HR, and 12 runs scored OF Shultzy Oele- she’s been flashing a power stroke of late, having doubled in back-to-back contests. And she’s playing her first game under her new name OF Polish Puma Latzka- coming off a 4-4 game with three extra base hits and 3 RBI 2B Red Shoes Hewitt- has hit safely in 4 of 5 games this year and racked up 3 RBI in the past two weeks SS Man-Aaron Jossart- appearing in back-to-back weeks for the first time in recent memory.  Dating to Summer 2017, Jossart has notched 5 doubles, a triple, and 2 HR in his last 20 at-bats OF Heidibadger Nelson- playing her 99th game with Sea Kittens, and owner of a 0.500 batting average in two games played this season

Sea Kitten Fun Facts Last week Alex became just the 5th Sea Kitten to record two or more triple in a single game Alex Latzka- The Polish Puma 7/11/2018 vs. Mickey’s Bomb Squad, Olbrich 3 Zen Master Rowe- 8/20/2017 Harmony Tourney, vs. Relics, Olbrich 3 Jeremy Markof Zollo 7/27/2016, vs. Steal Your Base, Olbrich 3 Dan Dynam-Oele 5/18/2016 vs. Beckett Tax & Accounting, Warner 5 Joe Hennessy 5/30/2012 vs. Magnetic Monopoles, Olbrich 4

 

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