Recap
Showing no ill effects of a rainout-caused layoff, Harmony Sea Kittens (2-0) strolled past Annihilation in Flight (0-2) 22-2 September 12 at Olbrich Park. Reports from the game suggest mosquitoes were the only flying vessels of annihilation present at Olbrich Park that warm September eve.
Polish Puma Latzka and Flash Marsicek set the tone for the Sea Kitten evening, opening the bottom of the first with back-to-back walks, the first of eight Sea Kittens would accept from the startlingly erratic AiF pitcher. Dynamo Dan Oele opened the Kitten scoring with a run-producing single, but when AiF retired the next two batters it looked like the Harmony rally would stall before it really began. But Roadrunner Hauer drew a base on balls to load the bases, and Sweet Thing Harkins patiently accepted three straight wild ones for a two-run two-base walk. Ropes Curtis took a stroll to re-load the bases, and then Zen Master Rowe surprised the bejeezus out of the AiF defense by swinging the bat and lacing a bases-clearing triple. Helen Boo Rabbit Bradley brought Rowe home with a hit and gave the Cats a 7-0 lead from which they never glanced back.
After Harmony scored three in the second inning- without drawing a walk- AiF got on the scoreboard in the third with a pair of runs to make it a 10-2 ballgame.
The Puma and Boo Rabbit recreated their famous chase around the bases in the bottom of the third- again with the rabbit (thankfully) winning as Latzka cranked his third inside-the park home run of the season in two games. With two out in the inning, the Kitten offense got on an unprecedented roll, and 11 straight Sea Kittens- every batter in the lineup- reached base safely via 10 hits and a walk. They mayhem on the bases led to 10 additional runs and a 22-2 Kitten advantage. When Rowe and the defense held AiF scoreless again, the game was halted by 20-run mercy rule.
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