From: zuhars@madrone.eecs.ucdavis.edu (Gary Lost In Austria Huckabay)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: AMATEUR: Miskatonic falls, 1-0, in FANTASTIC 11 inning game.
Keywords: Thornley - the new novel from James Michener.
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:03:01 GMT
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Organization: Amateur .500 Pitchers, Inc. {Till Division}

Thursday night SVBL action was highlighted by the Miskatonic
Cephalopods facing off against Bar Hoppers.

Best SVBL game I've been involved in or seen in a a couple of years,
and the crowd to see the game numbered over 100 by game's end.

Story of the game?  Pitcher's duel.  Former Padre and Athletic hurler
Bob Owchinko pitched a complete game, striking out 17 Pods, for a 1-0
11 inning win over a very frustrated author, who pitched the best game
of his life and still lost.  Fans got to see great defense and 35
strikeouts during the 2 hour and 57 minute marathon.

The pitching lines:

		IP     H     R     ER     BB     K      NP
Owchinko, W     11     4     0     0       5     17     ??
Huckabay, L     10.2   2     1     0       1     18     156

I had a lousy evening at the plate - 0 for 4 with 2Ks, and was
COMPLETELY fooled by every breaking ball thrown.  But on the mound, I
felt unbeatable.  My fastball had it's pop back, and it's 'ride' is
back - it tails in about an inch and a half to right handed hitters.

My 'in game' fastball rarely goes above 81, which is still well above
average for this league, but last night, I was regularly hitting 86
with my fastball, and IT WAS GOING WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO!  In the
fifth inning, I reached 90 mph on the gun for the first time in my
life.  Never thought I'd make it.

Just lucky, really.  

And Dave, Bob Owchinko can NOT hit.  A lot of the players in the SVBL
are former major college and minor league players.  We play a pretty
high level of ball, and getting better, as the older guys start going
to play in Roy Hobbs leagues, rather than ABC ball.

We have some former major leage players that have played in the past
four years...

Bob Owchinko
Ken Clay (says he used to play, haven't looked it up.)
Preston Hanna (Vaguely remember from the '82 or '83 A's)
John Hale (Dodgers, If I recall, from the 70's.)

Where was I...

In the 11th, Henry Altorfer reached first on an E6 for the Hoppers,
when our shortstop launched a Sax Special [tm] into the opposing
dugout.

Henry advanced to second on the error, advanced to third on a sac bunt
to Reynolds McCallum at 3B, and scored on a sac fly to SHALLOW center
field when our CF, Mike Westlund, threw off line to home plate.

C'est la vie.  On the 'bright' side, I've earned a start next tuesday
against a notoriously weak hitting team, The Far Slide, which went a
rollicking 8-42 in the first half.

Pods lose, 1-0, in 11.  Great defense and solid pitching on both sides
made for a REALLY FUN game.

God, am I sore.


-- 
*  Gary Huckabay  * "Win or lose, Twins forever." - John Stuart Mill           *
* "Not as hostile * "I wonder if Carl Rempert has cute buns." - G. Spira       *
*   as he seems." * "He's the most aptly named person on the net." - D. Kirsch *
*  - D. Cleary    * "Huck, Throw a strike!  That stays IN the park!" - D. Low  *
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