Baseball Blogging: Short, But Not Sweet

It was a short game (2 hours, 12 minutes), but the Catfish were on the short end of the score tonight. And despite again outhitting the Charleston RiverDogs (Yankees), the bad guys outscored Columbus, 3-1.

Neither team managed a lot of hits, but the RiverDogs made the most of theirs. Add three double-plays to the mix that took the Catfish out of scoring opportunities, and a well-played game by Columbus didn't translate to a win.

Dan Batz, one of the players the wife and I are "sponsoring," upped his batting average to .306 with a single in the second inning. He went 1-for-3 with a walk tonight. Dan currently has the top batting average on the team. He's a great first baseman, making some good plays tonight, and very nice young man. Oh, the picture to the left is Dan's base hit tonight.

The other player we sponsor, Lucas May (the runner on first base in the picture), also had a hit and has really improved his play in the field. Luke's mother is in town visiting him, and told me tonight how proud she is of him and how much he's learning. Well, she should be proud of him. He's a fine young man and a heckuva ball player.

Thursday night, Columbus and Charleston finish the series. The RiverDogs, the division leader, have been outplayed by the Catfish, but have outscored the Catfish in two of three games. A win tomorrow night means another series split, and a victory before heading on the road for eight games.