FFS Staff Demolish the Students in a Memorial Day Softball Game, 13-2
By Evan H.
As a warm-up game for the graduates, which is scheduled for June 24, the staff clobbered the students, 13-2.
Mann House student and former softball player Candace M. batted first. She hit the ball off staff pitcher and MVP Willy Williamson and into the outfield where staff member Jason Garnar caught it. The inning continued with Owen D. striking out and Jaci K. hitting it to left field into Scott Cole’s glove; it was a classic three up, three down inning.
The staff waited no time to put numbers on the board. With Joe Rogalovich on first base and Tommy Cummings on second, Maintenance worker Eric Anderson hit the ball onto the basketball courts, giving the staff three runs.
To begin the second inning for the students was Talbot House student Lee D. He hit the ball to shortstop Eric Anderson who threw it to Jim Kavarnos on first base but due to an error on Jim, whose foot was off the bag, Lee was safe. Then after a few batter Kayla M. was up and Lee was on second as Joey P. was on first. She hit it to the outfield near Joe Rogalovich and brought Lee and Joey home.
The staff answered back with vengeance. After Williamson and Hock scored, the bases were loaded with Missy Dunlap on third, Joe Rogalovich on second, and Tommy Cummings on first, Eric Anderson was up to the plate. Immediately, on the first pitch thrown by Kayla, Anderson clobbered the ball into the outfield making a grand slam and exceeding the five-run mercy rule. The inning ended with the score 8-2, staff.
As the students struggled to score, the staff continued to put numbers on the board. However, the number one play of the game was an out-of-bounds catch by Wilson House student Joey P. It went like this: It was the bottom of the fourth inning and Cummings was up to bat with two outs. He crushed a ball delivered by pitcher Fran H. into out-of-bounds left field, and out of nowhere Joey P. runs into the crowd and catches the ball ending the inning. “It was a wild catch,” said Mann House fan Kevin L.
“According to some students we (the old people) shouldn’t beat them, but I feel we proved that it’s not age that matters; it’s ability. Our abilities proved we can win and showed the graduates what they are in for,” said Dunlap.
