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Everyone loves making new friends! (Except Tiff)

Previously on Rising Suns Softball: We lost and I was a crankypants.

Tonight's Episode: Yes, tonight was another in the L column for the Rising Suns. But it was also one of our better games and a sign of wins on the horizon. After one inning in the books we were all tied up at two. The Zoo managed to get a few more runs on the board, but we played some of our best defense in the next couple of innings. John Pugh worked well with Allie and Charlotte, getting some key outs. Spellman heckled Charlotte for not getting a double play, but our faithful Pope didn't turn any double plays either. His head got pretty red, though.

We almost batted through the order in one inning, and overall our hitting was good. The new yellow bat seemed to be a welcome addition to the team. If memory serves, almost everyone had at least one hit and several crossed the plate. In fact, we tied for our highest score in Rising Suns history tonight with 14 runs on the board. For the record, Team Green Tambourine (worst name ever) scored nothing tonight because they couldn't field enough players. Just saying.

As with most of our games, we had one rough inning in which we gave up a lot of runs. I apologize for my pair of errors at first, which probably didn't help. The Zoo had a few hitters who were consistently finding the holes in our defense, and there wasn't much we could do there. As Cap'n BK said, with some better defense we're a contender this year.

The Score: 23-14, Animals win

Skinned my knees while taking a shot in the mouth. Let the jokes begin.

Mr. Bump Injury Report: Well, I slid to the ground to stop a grounder that ended up catching me square in the jaw. I expect to be back to heckling tomorrow, so no worries. Apart from that, we walked out of this game unscathed.

Aesop's Moral Victory of the Game: We played well for 90% of the game, made smart plays in the field, and put 14 runs on the board. Also, Barry's pitching seemed to befuddle the Zoo for a good two innings, and Harry Potter showed that our bullpen is deeper than that of the Phillies right now.

When Your Bank Says No, Champion Says Yes Champion of the Game: B-Hussey for a spectacular sliding catch in left and a decent showing at the plate.

Quotes:

"It's ok, I bless with this hand." - Pope Francis Robert Spellman, after a line drive to his southpaw
"Wonder what he means by 'bless'" - Anonymous

"Pour some beer on it!" - BK, using the Ed Wagner First Aid guidelines

"NNNNNOOOOO!!!!" - Speak-N-Spellman, shielding Da Ali V Show from a foul ball

Josh, in the Snark Tank

"That was so goddamned sexy!" - Shameless HFTC President, regarding B Hussey's stellar catch

"I am the Jill." - Jill. Don't remember when this happened, but it was on the quote list

"Nice cardigan, bro." - One bro to another, at Cherry Street Tavern

"I hope you guys lose more than us." - Some guy who forfeited a game but calls himself the Destroyer

"I don't feel awkward when I should." - HFTC member
"That's the understatement of the year." - Scientist

"Way to get that double play." - Sarcastic Boots
"Snark Tank!" - Scrappy Doo

"Does this make my butt look big?" - Josh (see photo)

Next time on Rising Suns Softball: We have the Fleischer Art Memorial on Monday. We beat these guys last year and put up a decent showing against them in the preseason. This one's winnable. Also, later this week there will be a special blog post detailing the rich history of the CCSL and how our spunky little team came to be.