Sir Lord Baltimore 8, GTM 1

Sir Lord Baltimore introduced new black uniforms Tuesday night, but it wasn't just the shirts that were on display. Trouncing their opponents 8-1, the Lords and Ladies played like a whole new team.

Right Fielder Megan M said, "We got good."

Asked how she accounts for the win, SLB manager Joan S didn't speechify. "Defense," she said at an after-game celebration.

It didn't hurt when the bats came alive for sluggers Michael K and Adam C, either. Michael had two homers and five RBI. Adam's homer brought in two. If memory serves this reporter, Emery P plated James J with a single in the third inning to get things started for the Sirs.

The game, which lasted roundabout seven innings, didn't start offensively for either team. In the third inning, after SLB went the long way through their entire batting order, only Mike B had managed a base hit, which he did in both of his first attempts.

But after his second hit, he was called out for a casual high-five with first base coach Adam R.

That's when the game changed for the Sirs. James J drew a walk, putting himself at 2nd base and giving speedster Emily B the bag at first. A solid hit from Emery P brought James J back home to tie the score at 1-1. That's when Michael "Three Man Army" K roped his first opposite field homer.

Later in the game, with Joan S on base, Adam C powered one into center field, scoring two. Michael K's last homerun of the game brought the score to 8-1.

The single opposing run came after a bizarre error. After catching an infield fly ball, shortstop Adam R attempted to pickoff the runner at first. The ball rolled under a hole in the fence, so the umpire advanced the runner.

"Of course I feel bad about that play," Adam R said after the game. "If we connect, the inning's over. Instead we put the runner in scoring position. That hurts."

The run was not charged against Sirs pitcher Michael K, who completed the game, walking two. He pitched out of a jam in the fourth inning, when he got GTM slugger Reyes to hit a blooper into shallow left field. Adam R hustled out from shortstop to make the catch.

Later, with the bases loaded in the final inning, Michael K snagged an unassisted double play at the plate to end the contest.

The win brought Sir Lord Baltimore's record to 2-4-0.