United Church of Christ (national site)Apostles notch late-inning win!!!
Oh the drama. The Apostles were up. The Apostles were down. Then, UCC’s favorite sons pulled another rabbit out of the hat, scoring two with two out in the bottom of the seventh to claim a 17-16 victory over Emmaus Baptist Church.
A breathless Greg Muth was camped on third after driving in the tying run with a torched line drive to left center. Matt Forster stepped to the plate and hit a groundball to third. Muth was off at the crack of the bat. He was going to score. But could the fleet-footed Forster beat the throw to first? “Yeeessss,” we screamed as Matt’s foot slammed down on the orange base, sending a welcome puff of "safe" dirt into the air a hair’s breadth ahead of the throw.
But there were many heroes in last week’s contest. How about Logan Mueller-Dahl, who stared down a locomotive rounding third to record an important out at the plate? How about Lon Kruse, whose bases-loaded triple that ignited an 11-run, third inning? How about Greg Muth and Mark Mueller-Dahl whose improvisation at third for an important out in the fifth? How about Fred Pender’s backhanded stab and throw to retire an Emmaus runner in the top of the seventh? And how about our supportive and vocal fans, who probably, truth be told, made the difference. We certainly had something to celebrate at the potluck that followed.
As we go into the Fourth of July, All-Star break we stand 5-2 on the season. The All-Star game, which benefits the Community Action Center, will be Sunday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at Babcock Park. Later that day, we take on the legendary St. Dominic’s Blue at 5 p.m. at Babcock. See you there.
NOTE FROM SUE MIESKA: In addition to a breathtaking game, we had the pleasure of being surrounded by a huge fan gallery. Many showed up to watch the game and stay for the pot luck BBQ after the game. (I think this is why the won the game, didn’t want to let down the fans). One 9 to Dine group met for the event as well. If you missed it you missed a fun evening. Thanks for all the hard work that went into this a great event.
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