Our second game went much better. We played the Roseville Orioles. The guys were fired up after losing on Monday, so they came ready to play. I think they were also over first-game jitters, and since we were the visiting team, we got to start off hitting. Generally speaking, the guys want to be the home team, partly so they get “last ups,” and partly because they like fielding.

They also like hitting, and we started things off right tonight with Alex hitting a lead-off triple and scoring a couple of pitches later. For the night, he was 2 for 3, with a triple, a single, two stolen bases and two runs scored. He also pitched two innings, played three innings at first and two at third, making pickoff plays on both sides of the infield. He had a very good night. :) So did the rest of the team, both at the plate and in the field.

Final score: 14-2, Ironpigs over the Orioles.

Season record: 1-1