Game
Notes:
On this night the Thunder were evenly matched up with a tough Burnsville team and a pitcher who made us earn our way on base and across the plate. Unfortunately the 3 run effort wasn't enough to overtake the Rattlers this time. Jacob "Mclovin" Bechstein battled hard on the mound for the Thunder, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits while walking 3 and striking out 7... and lasted only 4 innings due to a high pitch count. Jordan "Glee Club" Moses finished up the game on the bump for the Thunder. Notable offensive performances for Eastview included Mitchell "Texas Ranger" Cerrato (2-4) and Loren "Lego Land" Muraca (1-4 with a double). Down 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning the Thunder went to their bench to hopefully provide a late game spark. Andrew "Muffin Man" Mikulski pinch hit to start off the inning and drew a full count walk to get the lead off man on. Noah "Slip N Slide" Tienken them came off the bench to pinch run for the Muffin Man and later scored. Kyle "Barrel O Monkeys" Rush was the next pinch hitter and reached on an infield single and later scored as well. A deep bench can do wonders in baseball. Putting up 2 runs late in the game put EV right back in it and proved that even the smallest of roles on a given day can result in the biggest change in a game.