Sir Lord Baltimore 11, Civic Works Beelers 1

It was a night of second helpings. For the second game in a row, Sir Lord Baltimore held their opponents to a single run, and they slaughtered the Civic Works Beelers for the second time in two meetings.

The game started slowly enough, though, with the Beelers notching a run in the bottom of the first inning. Then, with two outs at the top of the second, Joan S tied the game on a right-field double knocked by Adam R.

In the third inning, the Sirs managed to notch two more runs, one on a chop down the third base line by Emily B which scored Mike B, her husband. All in the family.

The Beelers threatened the narrow lead when their team's Big Man hit a solid line drive into right center field with runners on first and second. With deft glovework, Barbara D snagged the ball and lasered a throw to second to stop the runners.

The bats stayed relatively quiet through the next few innings as the Beelers were contained by Kevin D, slotted for the first time at shortstop. Joan S, who struggled with a baserunning snafu that Michael K described as painful, also played an inning at first base.

Asked what caused her to stop running from second to third with a runner behind her, Joan S claimed responsibility. "I'm just not a good baserunner," she said. "And I have to tune out Michael sometimes," she continued, referring to Michael K's entreaties from first base.

Things really started for SLB in the sixth inning, when they scored eight runs, including three from a Michael K wallop.

The Beelers made an attempt in the bottom half of the inning, but couldn't manufacture any runs against the mighty Sirs. The win brought Sir Lord Baltimore to within one game of .500 at 3-4-0. Their roadtrip continues next week when they face the undefeated Mobtown Beatdown.