The Leading Tackler...in the Baseball Game!

Monday night Matthew’s Rockies made up Saturday’s postponed game, putting a scare in the first-place Braves before falling 12 – 7. For St. Patrick’s Day Matthew wore green socks with his purple and black uniform. After the Braves went ahead 5 -1 in the first, the Rockies outscored them 6 – 2 to tie the game going to the bottom of the last inning.

In the third Matthew worked the count full before going down swinging off a hard-throwing older pitcher. Matthew then walked on a full count in the 5th. He took second on Stephen’s RBI single, then scored from second on Drew’s single to center. Stephen and Drew then scored to tie the game.

Grace came on to pitch the crucial last inning, getting the Braves’ Thomas DeVoe to ground out to Stephen at short. After Kyle’s infield single, Grace struck out the next batter for the second out. Even when Murphy Kenefick walked, there was still hope for the Rockies. Then the bottom fell out, as seven straight Braves reached base, and the game was called for darkness.

Matthew played second and third, and left and right field. In right field before the fourth inning he snuck up and tackled centerfielder Joshua. At third base he was credited with an assist, when the ball deflected off his glove to Grace, who got the putout.