A third straight strong performance by the defense led by rookie pitching sensation Fred Child resulted in a 17 to 3 win over Top Floor (didn’t we just play them?).

The defensive play of the game was made by Amy who caught a pop up while playing catcher despite being screamed at by the batter.

The batter, nicknamed Showboat, is the latest nitwit to employ this tactic against us (thank you A-Rod). The list of potential Wicks continues to grow.

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Nobody said anything about it at the chalk talk, but the question hung in the air like the scent of deep-fryer grease and stale beer: How is it that opponent run production suddenly jumped a whopping 50 percent from Tuesday to Thursday?

OK, Brian, it was grease and beer. Mr. Bakst turned in another fine performance on the mound, aided by an equally good defense, to hold the Capitol Offenders to three runs, for a 14-3 win. The Scheck infield duo proved particularly adept at knocking down balls up the middle and making outs (but not making out – married couples don’t do that.)

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Tuesday night’s lack of hitting gave much fodder for Bombat consideration. 3 runs is a pretty poor showing of offensive prowess. Jenner did NOT hit a homerun, so she’s obviously not living up to her potential. Still, with May coming to a close, I’m the leading candidate for the coveted prize. Fortunately, there’s still a lot of season left to play.

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You only need one hand to tally up the runs scored by both teams combined in Tuesday night’s, uh, defensive gem. Fortunately, MPR managed to reserve three digits on that proverbial hand, our opponents only two. Whew!

Defensive play of the game honor goes to Jeff Jones for his 7th inning game-saving grab, pictured above. It looked like a gapper by a batter who represented the winning run until Jeff came sweeping across from his post in right field to snare it on the run.

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Nancy and Jenner have established their batting potential.  Jim would like me to add that his .917 average should keep him out of the running.  Brian Bakst and Al Schoch also have team high status as Memorial Day rolls in.  Just a reminder to these and all you other early peakers that it’s a long season and there’s lots of time for a slide.  By the way, giving away the bombat has had a boosted Allison’s average to .700.  Way to go Rook.

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(as of May 23)

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Nancy hit two homers and drove in five runs. Jenner, who was battling a cold, hit a homer and a triple and also drove in five runs. All four of those hits burned the opposing outfielders and were not a product of the errorless Eichten scoring system. Amy made the defensive play of the game with a nice running catch in right centerfield.

MPR came from behind to beat Pino’s Pizza 22 to 18. Our season record is now 5-1-2.

Early season Wick candidate: #13 who twice screamed as he ran to a base where a play was being made on him, pinch ran when he wasn’t the last male out and didn’t shake hands after the game.

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This was Al Schoch’s view from the driver’s seat following a pre-season practice in which Mason Wibstad planted a pitch well over the left field fence along Lexington Parkway at Riverside Park. Who woulda thought anyone could do that? (Answer: Not Al)

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Offense (and not defense) was on display as we outslugged the Agwarriors 25 to 19.

Shortstop Jeff Johnson did make a fine catch after a long run on a pop up down the left field line.

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If tying is like kissing your sister, then it’s time to welcome a new sibling to a family that already added the team from Probation earlier this season. This time the tie came against OBB’s, 16 runs apiece.

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