The much-hyped pre-season offense reared its powerful head these last couple weeks for the Resurrection Life Warriors posting 41 runs in the final 8 innings of the season. Rez dominated St. Andrew Blue 18-6 in five innings Thursday to complete the regular season with a 13-5 record.
The offense was solid, banging out 22 hits and drawing four walks. Austin Colby, Jamy Antoine, Jon Engbrecht, Lee Valle and substitute Chris Burr all had three hits to lead the attack with Jon capturing Player of the Game honors with two runs, three rbi and a double.
The team came out on top with three runs in the top of the first, started by Austin's triple off the wall to open the game. Andy Briggs lofted a sac fly to score Austin and Jamy, Jeff Johnson, and Jon all singled to plate one more. After the second out, Lee lined a single to score Jeff's pinch runner and cap the inning's scoring.
Blue didn't score in the bottom half, but neither did the Warriors in the top of the second, wasting a single from Andy. The defense was strong again in the bottom half as Austin tied a record set by many, recording all three put-outs in center field.
In the top of the third, Rez put two more runs on the board. Jordan singled with one out and Lee walked. Chris doubled in the gap to score Jordan and make it 4-0. Sub AJ Larson lined a sacrifice fly to right to score Lee for the second run of the inning.
Blue made it a game for a little while in the bottom of the third scoring four times on six hits and a walk. Rez quickly wiped out those four runs by adding four of its own in the top of the fourth. Andy walked to start things and after an out a Jeff single moved him to second. Jon then cranked a deep drive off the wall in left to score both runners and make it 7-4 with one out. After the second out, Lee singled and scored on Chris' second double.
Blue went down quickly in the bottom of the fourth and Rez put the finishing touches on the game with an explosive nine-run top of the fifth.
Austin opened the fifth with a line-drive hustle double to right and scored on Jamy's deep triple to right-center. Jeff hit a sac fly for the second out to plate Jamy and make it 11-4. The two-out bats came out swinging after that. Jon singled, Jordan walkd, Lee laced an rbi-single, and Chris singled to load the bases. AJ singled to score one more and leave the bases loaded for Austin. Austin, desparately trying to hit a grand slam, found the wall in right-center again for a bases-clearing double. Andy followed with a double to score Austin and back-to-back singles from Jamy and Jeff ended the scoring.
Blue managed two runs in the bottom half but it was too little too late and the final score of 18-6 showed Rez Life's dominance.
The final record of 13-5 gives Resurrection Life second place on the season. Look for team awards and league awards later this week.
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