Maybe the boys thought Cinco de Mayo means extra innings. Maybe they haven't had enough baseball with seven games in five days, plus the high school 100-inning fundraiser. Whatever the reason, baseball in all its glory was on display Monday night at McKinley Field.
Hot dogs, sunflower seeds and Gatorade were available in the concession stand. Weather conditions were ideal. Junior Warrior president Sam Burdt was on hand as his son Noah filled in admirably for a missing player and even ascended a ladder to retrieve a foul ball. And the Warriors looked like a well-oiled machine while battling Swisher Swat for eight innings.
The Swat prevailed 2-1, scoring with none out in the bottom of the eighth. The Warriors outhit the Swat 5-3 and committed just two errors to Swisher's three, but a fifth-inning error at third base proved costly.
Leading 1-0 at the time, on the strength of an RBI single by Zach Zingula that would have scored two if not for a stellar throw from center fielder Trenton Schulte, the Swat pushed across a run after stranding runners at third for three straight innings.
That ended the scoring until the Swat ended the game in the eighth. The only alternative would have been a tie, and we all know there's no tieing in baseball.
The Warriors fall to 7-8 on the year heading into this weekend's Harley Steele Tournament in Cedar Rapids. The Warriors return home May 14 for a 6 p.m. game with the Angels. Practice is scheduled for Thursday night at McKinley. Hotel information has been distributed for the Memorial Day weekend tournament in Des Moines.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Warriors fall in extra innings
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