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If you were among the many fans that made it out to Thursday night’s game, you picked a good one. By far the closest game of the season for MW, who was forced into a 7th inning comeback to regain the lead and take home another W.

After a 5 run first inning MW failed to continue their run production, producing an average of only 1 run per inning while Summers slowly chipped away at the early MW lead.  By the end of the 5th inning Summers had tied the game.

A shell-shocked March-Westin team was forced to recompose as they entered the late innings of the game without their usual comfortable lead.

But as you would expect from a veteran squad, MW refused to go without a fight.  Entering the bottom of the 7th with a 3 run deficit and the top of the order stepping to the plate March-Westin reminded everyone that their undefeated record is no fluke.

Jackson, Tom, and then Johnny all reach base on singles, scoring Jackson.  However, Tom got overly greedy and ended up getting picked off at second base, but it would take more than that to stop the now rejuvenated offense.

Nick, who is rumored to be under investigation for performance enhancing substances, singles to left field putting runners on 1st and 2nd.  Dave then doubles, scoring Johnny and moving Nick to 3rd.

Jonathan would then get his own double, scoring Dave and Nick and giving March-Westin their 7th win of the season.

The scorebook from Thursday’s game can be viewed here.

Chasing Bonds Update: Nick-3, Jackson-1, Tom-1, Amie-1

March-Westin is on a 14 game winning streak from last season.

MW has an off week this week, but will return to action on Monday, June 5th as they face Mylan Express.  Game time is scheduled for 7pm.

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March-Westin left little doubt that they are the team to beat this season after the much anticipated matchup with Morgantown Honda which ended via mercy rule in the 5th inning.

Honda was last years single-A champions and was forced to move up to division double-A (AA). “They man-handled us last year” said Tom, a well known expert on man-handling. It was also overheard, but not confirmed by mwball.com, that it was Morgantown Honda’s first mercy rule (10 run rule) loss.

Dave, Scott and Jackson all went 3 for 3, one of which Jackson stretched a relatively routine base hit into an in the park homer.

Although Scott had much success on the offensive side of things he was not his sure-handed self in the field as he let a fly-ball go over his head that you would normally expect a golden-glove candidate catch. “Not only did I get a bad jump on it, but I just simply misjudged it” said Scott of the error. Scott’s play has been under close watch since he replaced local favorite Nick in left field a couple weeks ago.

Randy struggled defensively as he was moved to 2nd base when Jonathan was unable to attend his second straight game. Wimer returned to the lineup in right field after missing Sunday’s double-header due to a scheduling conflict.

Number two hitter Tom had zero bases on balls, a sure demonstration of the poor research done by Honda. And by comparison James had another impressive performance on the mound, severely limiting the number of base runners compared to the same matchup last season.

March-Westin walked away with an upset victory over Morgantown Honda by a final score of 13-3.

Chasing Ruth Update: Nick-3, Jackson-1, Tom-1

The lovely Allison filled in for Amie, our regular scorekeeper, as always the scorebook can be viewed by clicking here.

March-Westin continued their productivity in their second game of the Sunday double-header as they faced Colasante’s restaurant. MW had a very strong first inning as they couldn’t help but get the runs from what Colasante’s was serving up.

Jonathan was unable to continue play for the second game of the afternoon so Jody stepped in at the second base position and delivered a solid performance. Jody is another one of the newcomers to the March-Westin team which is now a variable cornucopia of talented players.

Jody has returned to the lineup after a preseason ankle injury that forced him to miss 3 weeks of play.

MW actually played their first full game of the season as Colasantes refused to go down without a fight, not only avoiding a mercy rule defeat but closing the gap to two runs in the final inning. But when the dust had finally settled MW had once again walked off the field with wining-streak in tact.

MW looks to continue it’s best start in franchise history as they face Morgantown Honda Monday night. Motown Honda was last years Single-A champion and also moved up to division AA play. Gametime is at 6pm.

Chasing Ruth Update: Nick added two blasts uping his total to 3, all others remained at their respective positions.

The scorebook for sundays second game can be found here.

March-Westin came away with another victory Sunday afternoon after a sluggish start. Due to a series of rainouts which has plagued the Boparc league MW had not been on the field for nearly two weeks and there was no question it took its toll. “We looked rusty, but a couple rounds through the order and everyone started to look more comfortable” said Koon.

However once MW got the bats going everything started to click. The newcomer Randy had a very strong offensive performance as he went 4-4 with a triple and a home run. The other rookie Tyler also had a solid performance highlighted by his grand slam home run.

March-Westin only scored 5 runs in the first four innings, but then went on to score 13 in the 5th and 6th innings.

Carl joined the team to replace the Wimer who was unable to attend the game due to a prior obligation.

Scott again replaced Nick in left field. The team reports this is due to Nicks nagging injury and the poor field conditions, but there are rumors that Nick might have just lost his position as Scott has failed to error thus far while in the traditionally active position.

Jonathan suffered a pair of elbow injuries as he was hit by a throw as he was heading to home and then again as he was rounding second base.

Once Westin got rolling in their first game they not only were scoring at will (as previously mentioned) but they were able to shore up their defense as well, allowing zero runs in the final three innings of play.

March-Westin defeated Finish Line Motors with a final score of 18-6.

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March-Westin continued to dominate and prove that they are the team to beat this season as they disposed of Panrell Construction 22-7.

MW once again showcased virtually unstoppable hitting. Nick had three doubles in spite of his nagging injury. Jackson with his lighting speed turned in two in the park home runs. Even Coach Tom managed to knock one out of the park (see also: Shot Heard Round the World). In fact the number 2, 3 and 4 batters went a combined 11 for 11.

Even with the thin brisk air MW was able to hold down the number of extra base hits through their disciplined fielding. March-Westin is averaging 24 runs per game while limiting their opponents to an average of 7. Overall MW is outscoring their opponents 73-23 with an average margin of victory of 17 runs.

The scorebook for last night’s game can be viewed here.

Chasing Ruth Update:
Jackson, Nick and the newest addition to the race, Tom all have one out of the park homerun so far this season.

March-Westin will face Prime Thyme next Monday (5/15) at 6pm.

I am happy to announce that I have created a new website, MWBall.com This website will be devoted to March-Westin Softball. You will be able to read my game recaps along with blog entries from some of your favorite coaches and athletes.

I will continue to post my personal articles here at scottkoon.com as well as on mwball.com.

If you have any suggestions for mwball.com I would love to hear them so either drop me an email or post something in the comments section of this post.

March-Westin dominated Town Hill in every aspect of the game last night, and the scorebook reflected it. In just three innings it was all over, MW utilizing a rarely used 20-run lead after 3 innings mercy rule. Final score: 21-0.

MW refused to let up on the offense side, practically batting through the order in every inning; essentially putting together a highlight reel of offense. Jackson had two triples, Tom with a double and a triple, home runs for Scott and Dave, a triple and a double for Randy, a pair of doubles and a single for Wimer and… well, you get the idea.

On the mound James pitched one of the best games in recent history, not only hurling a shutout, but allowing only 2 hits, an uncanny feat in this offense orientated league.

However it was not all good news for March-Westin, Nick Mick their number 4 hitter re-aggravated a groin injury from last year forcing him to move from a left field position to AH where he continued to hit solidly but could barley round the bases due to the pain. This forced a rearrangement of the outfield but it proved to be a non issue as MW refused to commit a single error. Nick is 7 for 7 so far this season.

Chasing Ruth Update:
Both Jackson and Nick have one out of the park homerun so far this season.

The scorebook from last night’s game can be viewed Here.

March-Westin returns to action this Monday (5/08) as they take on Panrell Construction at 9pm.