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The game opened with Steve Sismelich drawing a walk. He later scored on Jason Enguita's single. Soon after, Matt LeVigne homered with the bases loaded (a grand slam) to give the Warriors a quick 5-0 lead. This was Matt's second homerun in two games. He now leads the squad with 14 RBI for the season. The Warriors went on to score 12 runs before making the first out of the game!
Connor Bartle retired the Fire in order in the bottom of the frame. The Warriors have won three games this season with Connor as its starting pitcher.
The Warriors scored another 16 runs in the second inning on 12 hits. The inning was extended as a result of three Homer errors. Also, the Warriors had several infield hits in the inning.
The scoring settled down after that with the Warriors posting a run in the third and four more runs in the fourth inning. Trent Sichelski pitched the final three innings for the Warriors. He did not allow a run until the fourth inning when the Fire had four hits, including a triple to deep centerfield.
Jim Robley made the defensive play of the game when he dove to his left to field a low line drive. After making the catch, he tagged the runner advancing from second base for the unassisted double play.
Although we certainly can't fault our players, games like this aren't very productive for either team. Mercifully, the two hour limit was imposed on this game before it proceeded any further.
