Hitmen Get Off to a Good Start
Trying to buck the trend of slow starts in recent years, the 2007 Hitmen took the field with a strong sense of purpose in their Thursday tilt against the Department of Transportation’s Diamond Doves. The offense got an immediate jolt when Lil Bow Wow hammered a homer to right field to lead off the game. Perhaps a sign of things to come in ‘07? Let’s hope so.
Not to be intimidated, the Doves rallied back. With the help of some trademark shoddy fielding, and general laziness on the part of the Hitmen, the D.O.T. took a 7-5 lead after the third inning. Briefly, it appeared as if they might put a win on their resume.
This day, however, belonged to the Hitmen. In the top of the fourth inning, the Hitmen unleashed an offensive barrage the likes of which few (and certainly none on our team) have ever seen before. The Doves had nowhere to hide as blasts from the Hitmen bats rained down on them for a solid half hour. In the fourth inning alone, the Hitmen batted around three times (nine if you count the multiple times that the skipper got confused and sent Paige H. to the plate out of order) and scored somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 runs (I’ll look up the exact number later when I’m feeling more motivated).
It was a good start to the season, with stars aplenty. Lil Bow Wow finished with three homers, WhoShotJR added two roundtrippers of his own (including one grand slam) and Shooter went 5 for 5. Walt also managed to fit in a four bagger even while carrying out his responsibilities as the team photographer.
May 24, 2007, 1:58 am
Good win, Hitmen!