Get Smitten with the Kitten!
A day after rapping 21 hits in a 12-8 Harmony Tournament loss, the Harmony Sea Kittens (0-1 in Fall Winnebago League play) could muster only 4 while suffering the ignominy of their first-ever shutout loss last night at Olbrich Park. The pitcher for Wilson’s (1-0) had the Cats’ bats flailing helplessly, allowing only 7 balls to leave the infield in 7 well-pitched innings. And while the Kittens played admirable defense, Wilson’s managed to punch through
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