Sluggers Game Summary
at State Street
June 5

Sluggers Rob State Street Bank of First Place 12-4
Two double plays help the Sluggers hold the Bankers scoreless for four straight innings.

Sporting their new fangled duds with a snazzy logo, the Sluggers finished their road trip just the way it started: with an impressive win that featured great hitting and outstanding fielding.

Offensive Line
Steve ãWheelsä Baer squeaked out Offensive Player of the Game honors this week by going 2 for 3 with 2 runs, 2 RBI, and a perfectly-placed, opposite-field dinger. Craig ãTrump Cardä Trumm nearly beat him out by going 1 for 2 with a sac fly, a double, and 2 RBI while batting third. Robert ãStretchä Orleman also gets honorable mention for his 2 for 3, 2 RBI on the night in the two spot. A tip of the cap goes to Dan ãDingerä Landesman, who 2 for 3 with a double in the clean up spot. He would have harvested several RBI had Orleman and Trumm not stolen all his thunder.

Why did Wheels edge the competition? Aside from hitting the only home run of the game, he now leads the team (or is tied for the lead) in the following offensive categories: runs, hits, RBI, triples, home runs, total bases, and slugging percentage.

Tamara ãT-Stopä Stanley added to the offensive barrage with a double to lead off the third inning. Our Player of the Week, Lisa ãQ-Loä Chiuchiolo also stroked an impressive double in the Sluggers in the sixth. Carrying his flag in the extra-base hit parade, Will ãThe Naturalä Jamieson added a double of his own in the two-run fifth inning. Wendy ãWender Womanä Millard slammed an RBI single to start the Sluggers four-run sixth inning. Matt ãThe Masterä Ronzio quietly went 2 for 2 with a run and an RBI. He raised his average to .857, which leads the team. Enjoy this while you can. It wonât be long before opposing pitchers start intentionally walking him to take this automatic hit out of the Slugger lineup.

Turning Two And Other Fancy Glove Work
The Sluggers seem bent on breaking every record this year. Until Tuesdayâs game, the Sluggers had never turned more than one double play in a game; in fact, theyâve gone many games without turning any. All that changed on Tuesday.

In the bottom of the second inning, with State Street looking to add to their 2-1 lead, the first batter singled smartly to right field. The following batter grounded hard to second, where >Tamara ãT-Stopä Stanley was ready with a quick, perfectly-placed flip to Steve ãWheelsä Baer, who bare-handed the catch and immediately fired to Craig ãTrump Cardä Trumm at first base. The inning ended two batters later, and the first of four straight State Street goose eggs was on the board.

The fifth inning was nearly identical to the second. The same first batter in the inning hit a hard single to right. The same second batter grounded sharply to second. This time, Lisa ãQ-Loä Chiuchiolo was on the watch. She made a perfect toss to Steve ãWheelsä Baer, who again fired a bullet to Craig ãTrump Cardä Trumm to complete the double play.

The Defensive Player of the Game is George ãThe Hit Manä Hart, who, thanks to a last-minute roster move, played seven innings of flawless third base. The box score has so many 5-3s that it looks like a height chart in China.

New Award Category
We have a new award this week: The Foul Ball of the Week Award. Like many awards, this award was created for someone who sets a standard in that category. Brandon ãWaiting Forä Guttman set such a standard with a frozen rope that shattered up against the brick wall beyond the swimming pool behind the MDC building. There was no question that this ãlaserä would clear the chain link fence surrounding the swimming pool. When it did and bounced just once before hitting the wall, everyoneâs jaw dropped. This impressive display instilled fear in the opposing team and resulting in the ball requesting a restraining order. This was the softball equivalent of Manny Ramirez hitting a foul ball over the Mass. Pike.

Will ãThe Naturalä Jamieson comes in at a close second in this category for his rocket toward the State Street bench that nearly killed third base coach, Craig ãDonât Call Me Wendellä Trumm. Again, fear was most definitely instilled in the State Streeters. The third base coach looked a little worried too. He nearly choked on some sunflower seeds.

Player of the Week
Lisa ãQ-Loä Chiuchiolo takes Player of the Week honors this week. Like all PoTWâs, she contributed outstanding offense and defense to her team. Her offensive contribution was a stand-up double in the sixth that helped put the nail in the Bankersâ coffin. She later scored with some heads-up base running. The two-bagger raised her average to .600 and slugging percentage to .800.

Returning to her natural position of second base, Chiuchiolo showed that she is most comfortable there. She figured in the record-setting second 4-6-3 double play of the day in the fifth. She also registered an unassisted putout in the sixth. Her fearless fielding is the benchmark by witch bench coach Dan ãDonât Call Me Grady Littleä Landesman, rates other Slugger infielders.

See Q-Loâs Player of the Week stats and a photo from her rookie card, which now fetches $300 on the black market here.

Next Game
See the Sluggers extend their winning streak as they host the Charles River Park Health Club next Wednesday, June 13th at 5:30 on Field 1 of the Esplanade. All fans receive a free beer at the Red Hat after the game.

Batting Summary

No.	Name	Pos	AB	R	H	BI	2B	3B	HR	BB	K	SF
8	Tony Vinciguerra	DH	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	Robert Orleman	P	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Craig Trumm	1B	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
6	Dan Landesman	CF	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	Steve Baer	SS	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	Will Jamieson	LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	Matt Hunt	SF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
51	George Hart	3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Tamara Stanley	2B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	Brandon Guttman	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Brian Wightman	SF	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	Julie Scotti	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33	Wendy Millard	SF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lisa Chiuchiolo	2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
7	Isaac Taylor	LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Matt Ronzio	DH	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals		34	11	16	11	6	0	1	2	0	2

Linescore	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Sluggers	1	0	0	3	2	4	2		12	17	1
State Street Bank	2	0	0	0	0	1	1		4	14	1

Pitching Summary

No.	Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR
24	Robert Orleman (Win)	7	14	4	4	1	0	1
	Totals	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0