Get Smitten with the Kitten!
Fueled by two Josh Ghena grand slams, Harmony Sea Kittens (2-3) closed the first half of their Pittsburgh League season with a roar, catching their rival Baltimore Factorioles (1-4) on a down night and splashing to a 21-1 victory at a wet, muddy Olbrich Park.
Going into the 5th inning of Wednesday night’s rematch with Players, Los Gatitos del Mar (2-2) were up 4-1 and cursing, despite leaving 8 runners on base in the first 4 innings. Things turned in the 5th, and the black strike mat shrunk in the evening heat, leaving pitcher Matt Kornis. Before it was all done Players (2-2) had jumped to 6-4 lead. That score stood entering the bottom of the 6th, and the umpire called the time limit
Clutch hitting and solid pitching and defense carried the Sea Kittens to a 5-2 win over Goodman Goons last night, and the Kittens showed little signs of rust after a wet 3-week layoff. The Goons opened the game’s scoring with 2 runs in the bottom of the second and held the Kittens scoreless through 4 innings. Pitcher Matt Kornis put the clamps down on the Goons and kept the Kits in the game, setting the
The Sea Kittens were back in action Wednesday night, after rain led to a 2-week hiatus from the diamond. Despite the gap, the Kittens showed no rust and played livelier ball than in their season-opening loss to Pedro’s, but couldn’t string enough hits together to avert a 5-2 loss to Player’s. After falling behind 1-0, the Kittens staged a second-inning rally and had a run home, the bases loaded and nobody out, but couldn’t scratch