Catfish 16, Shadowmasks 18

Dear Catfish and Friends,

It was a hard-fought battle last night. And we Fish are quite rightfully proud of our performance.

Of course, these Shadow Masks didn't seem quite like the Shadow Masks of yesteryear. They all seemed like quite nice people, especially their pitcher. And they didn't argue when we pointed out (Thank you, Evan!) that the overthrown ball that tumbled into the gaggle of soccer players was in fact a dead ball, and so they couldn't just keep on running home until the bases were cleared. But the real difference, I think, is in us Fish. In fact, we seem to be a whole New Kettle of Fish these days! Our fielding especially has vastly improved. Though everyone had their little flub-ups last night, each of us also showed our indispensability to the impenetrable wall that is Fish. Just a few highlights, this time: Nathan Hohenstein had a beautiful catch in right field, and Butters had a great snag at SS to end the first inning; Diane Denner hit a key single and got an RBI in the top of the 7th, as did Erin Hasley; Greg Dokshin also had a key triple with RBI in that last inning. Our best offensive inning was the 5th, where we scored 6 runs: David Weininger had a double, Charles Hale, Erin, and Greg had singles, Buters had a double, John Costello had a triple, and Evan Mauser hit his obligatory home run. (For anyone who's counting that's his 3rd home run in as many straight games. We're now in conversation to renegotiate his contract so that he receives more free pitchers of beer at the Muddy, to better reflect his status as Big Gun--not to mention game and strategy analyst.)

We've got a bye next week, so our next game isn't until Wednesday, June 17. It will be against the MITIMCO Mudhens. I don't think we've met them before, but just wait 'til they meet us! Go Fish!