Historically, the Frosties have never been a good opening week team.  Usually game one leads to a bunch of pop-outs and RBI baseball "bonks" in the field.  This year is different.  Coming off a big win in the ABA A/B One-Pitch Tournament, the Frosty bats continued to stay hot, with the exception of a few innings in game two, and took both games of the doubleheader versus a very good Shockers squad by scores of 27-22 and 20-19.

 

Game one saw big performances by Artie "Pants" Maisano, "Big" Pete Delia, Johnny Roch, and two jacks by James "Beans" Bienick.  Even the CCD got in the action with a solo blast at the massive confines of Baldwin Park.  Tom "the Chair" Frem hit two jacks as well.  Newcomer Danny "TBA" Petrone had a perfect game at the plate.

 

Game two saw a flat Frosty offense come back in the late innings to win 20-19.  Down 14-7 heading into the sixth, the Frosties put up eight runs capitalized by a grand slam by Coach Freddo.  After holding the Shockers down in the bottom of the inning, the Frosties put up another five led by a huge double by Johnny Roch and then a out-of-nowhere 3-RBI blast by James "the Rook" Uno Cinco, who the Frosties called up from their AA affiliate following a no-show by Joe the Plumber Musalo.  That home run was huge as the Shockers middle of their lineup quickly put up 5 runs in the bottom of the seventh to get within one.  The CCD then got two pop-ups to end the game.

 

The Frosties were very satisfied with their two hard-fought wins and look to Monday 9pm versus the Destroyers.  Tom "the Chair" Frem still has many microbrews left from the early boot Frosties received from the Baldwin parking lot last night and will have them available next game.

 

See you there!