Nolan Johnson scored the final run of a four run fourth inning when he was knocked in with a two out single by Justin Harris.  Earlier in the inning, John Ross Morgan scored Griffin Singleton and Jackson Livengood with a booming three RBI home run.

Griffin Singleton made the defensive play of the game in the fifth inning when he made a far stretching reach at first base to catch a thrown ball while still managing to keep one foot on the base and recording the inning ending out.

Kyle Bullock, Benjamin Hall, and Kalen Tuck each provided solid defensive performances and terrific at bats to help carry Thunder Cardinal to victory.

Ryan Lonnergan was awarded the game ball for his role in starting the rally that put Thunder Cardinal in the lead for good.

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Game three in the Thunder Cardinal season resulted in a 12 - 2 loss to the
Titans.  The Titans came out hitting the ball hard and Thunder Cardinal
made a number of outstanding defensive plays during the game.  Griffin
Singleton made an outstanding play at third base reaching far to his left
and snagging a low, hard line drive to end one inning.  John Ross Morgan
made a terrific catch at shortstop on a hard line drive that he had to
reach out to his right to end another inning.  Ryan Lonnergan made a great
stop in the outfield on a hard hit ball hitting the cut-off man directly
in the numbers with his throw.  Jackson Livengood produced a fine
defensive performance at first base making numerous put-outs.  Daryl Moore
did a great job at second base making a bevy of fine stops.

Joshua Richard, John Ross Morgan, Justin Harris, Nolan Johnson, and Kalen
Tuck each collected hits in the Thunder Cardinal effort.  John Ross Morgan
and Justin Harris scored each of the Thunder Cardinal runs.  Joshua
Richard, Justin Harris and Nolan Johnson also played well defensively as
well as turning in fine base running performances.

Ethan Livengood filled in for the Thunder Cardinal team as they were three
players short.  Ethan had two strong plate appearances as well as a great
stop on a line drive to right field and accurate throw to second base
holding the hitter to a single.

Kalen Tuck was awarded the game ball with a long fly ball to center field
collecting his first hit of the season and driving in Thunder Cardinal's
final RBI of the game.

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Thunder Cardinal had to battle a 35 degree wind chill factor as well as
the Dodgers in this evening's game and pulled out a 7 - 3 victory.  Kalen
Tuck got the scoring started when he led off the third inning with a hard
hit single to left field.  Jonathan Hall kept things going as he singled
Kalen to third base.  Joshua Richard knocked Kalen in with a two out
double and then Griffin Singleton knocked in the second run of the inning
with a solid hit to center field scoring Jonathan Hall.

Thunder Cardinal had two outs to start the fifth inning when Jonathan
Hall, Joshua Richard, Griffin Singleton, John Ross Morgan and Justin
Harris each had consecutive hits to score five runs and put the game out
of reach.  The inning was highlighted by an infield hit by Justin Harris
who was able to round the bases scoring the final run of the inning.
Justin was caught in a rundown between third and home and was able to stop
short of home, run back to third drawing the throw by the catcher, and
then raced home ahead of the throw to score.

Ryan Lonnergan turned in a fine play at home plate as he made a great
catch forcing a base runner back to third base.  Kyle Bullock was able to
brave the elements and provide sound defensive play at pitcher and in the
outfield.  Benjamin Hall again had three solid at bats and made a
tremendous defensive play in left field as he was able to track down a
long fly ball to the fence and make an accurate throw to third base
holding the batter to a double.

Nolan Johnson and Jackson Livengood were each home sick with colds but
sent their best wishes and support to the team before the start of the
game.  Thunder Cardinal did not let them down.

Jonathan Hall was awarded the game ball collecting two solid hits from the
lead-off position and scored two runs.  Jonathan also made a terrific
dodge and slide into third base to avoid the tag of the defensive player
and later scored the first run of the five run fifth inning.
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Thunder Cardinal recorded it's third victory of the season with a 11 - 4
win over the White Sox.  Each team played well as the game was exciting to
the end.  Thunder Cardinal hit the ball consistently well as eleven of
Thunder Cardinal's twelve players were able to reach base safely.
Benjamin Hall was the lead-off hitter for Thunder Cardinal and wasted no
time getting on base in his first at bat.  Jackson Livengood was able to
score Benjamin with a hit and then Jackson scored on a double by John Ross
Morgan.  Nolan Johnson then knocked in John Ross and was able to
completely circle the bases and record a home run. 

Thunder Cardinal added three runs in the fourth inning as Griffin
Singleton, John Ross Morgan, Jonathan Hall, Nolan Johnson, and Justin
Harris each recorded consecutive hits.  Joshua Richard added a hit in the
fourth inning as well.  Nolan Johnson also recorded his second home run of
the game in the fourth inning. 

Four runs were added in the fifth inning as Kyle Bullock led things off
with a hard hit ball to left field.  Kalen Tuck then moved Kyle to second
base with a single of his own.  Griffin Singleton then singled to load the
bases.  John Ross Morgan then stepped to the plate and hit a hard line
drive to the left field fence and rounded the bases for a grand slam home
run. 

Daryl Moore recorded a solid hit and made numerous defensive plays at
second base and short stop.  Ryan Lonnergan played exceptional defense and
recorded two solid at bats.

Jackson Livengood made one of two tremendous plays at first base when he
stretched forward to catch a short throw to first base, was laying on his
chest fully extended just beyond reach of first base, and was able to
extend his foot back to the base recording the put out while still on his
chest.  Griffin Singleton made the second tremendous play at first base
when he came off the base and down the first base line to catch a high
throw, then tagged the runner on top of the helmet before the runner
touched first base. 

Three game balls were awarded to Thunder Cardinal players for outstanding
performances.  Benjamin Hall was awarded a game ball as he led off the
game with a single and scored Thunder Cardinal's first run.  Nolan Johnson
was awarded a game ball for hitting two home runs and catching numerous
pitched balls behind home plate in the catcher position.  John Ross Morgan
was awarded a game ball as he went three for three at the plate and came
through in the fifth inning hitting a clutch grand slam home run with two
men out. 

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Thunder Cardinal ran out of time in a game against Thunder Black in an
exciting 15 - 10 defeat that only went five innings due to the 90 minute
time rule.  Justin Harris lead things off for Thunder Cardinal with a hard
hit up the middle.  Justin was followed by extremely hard hits from
Griffin Singleton, John Ross Morgan and Joshua Richard.  Justin, Griffin,
John Ross and Joshua also scored runs in the inning as Thunder Cardinal
jumped out to a 4 - 0 lead.  Joshua Richard had the offensive highlight of
the inning as he was able to completely circle the bases with his hit and
make a fantastic slide at home plate under the tag of the catcher
recording  a home run.  The bottom of the first inning was highlighted by
an outstanding defensive play and catch of a hard hit line drive to
Griffin Singleton. 

Justin Harris again started things off in the third inning with a single.
Jackson Livengood followed Justin with a triple to score Justin.  Griffin
Singleton then singled Jackson in with a hard hit as Thunder Cardinal
scored two runs in the inning.  The bottom of the inning was highlighted
defensively by Jackson Livengood.  After Thunder Black scored four
consecutive runs Jackson recorded the first out by catching a pop-up fly
at first base.  After a strike-out, Jackson then caught his second pop-up
fly as he ran into foul territory in front of the Thunder Black bench to
record the final out of the inning.  

Daryl Moore got things going in the fourth inning with a lead off single.
Jonathan Hall then recorded his second hit of the game sending Daryl all
the way from first to home.  Daryl made the play exciting as he beat a
throw to third base and kept going all the way home.  Jonathan used his
speed on the play to make it all the way to third base where he was
noticeable winded but ready to go. 

Kalen Tuck ripped a hard single up the middle to get things going for
Thunder Cardinal in the fifth inning.  Ryan Lonnergan put the ball in play
with a hard hit ground ball advancing Kalen to second base.  Justin Harris
then tripled with his third hit of the game to score Kalen.  Jackson
Livengood recorded an RBI with a hard ground ball to second to score
Justin with his third run scored in the game.  Griffin Singleton then
lashed a hard hit ball to the right field fence and came all the way
around the bases to record a home run.  John Ross Morgan and Joshua
Richard then closed out the inning with hard hits that allowed each to
reach base. 

Nolan Johnson played a tremendous game in left field and behind the plate
in the catcher position stopping numerous balls.  Kyle Bullock and
Benjamin Hall made their presence felt with terrific plate appearances and
fine plays in the outfield as they were able to hit the cut-off men with
accurate throws each time they had the opportunity. 

Two game balls were awarded in the game.  Justin Harris was awarded a game
ball as he went three for three at the plate, scored three runs, and
played solid defense.  Griffin Singleton was awarded a game ball as he
also played great defense, went three for three at the plate, and hit a
home run.
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Thunder Cardinal was able to overcome a 5 - 0 deficit after one inning and
record a 13 - 7 victory over Thunder Red.  John Ross Morgan got things
started for Thunder Cardinal in the second inning with a lead-off triple
to deep left center field.  Jackson Livengood followed John Ross's triple
with a triple of his own.  Daryl Moore then scored Jackson with a hard hit
single.  Jonathan Hall moved Daryl to third base with a solid single to
left field.  Nolan Johnson then rocked a line drive double to right center
field to collect two RBI's scoring Daryl and Jonathan and put Thunder
Cardinal back in the game at 5 - 4.   

Thunder Cardinal followed an outstanding second inning with a solid third
inning performance as Kyle Bullock led things off with a fly ball single
that had four Thunder Red players surrounding the ball.  Joshua Richard
hit a solid double to move Kyle to third base.  Justin Harris then hit a
hard single to score Kyle from third base.  John Ross then stepped to the
plate and recorded his second triple of the game.  John Ross was then
knocked in when Jackson recorded his second triple of the game as well
with a hard hit ball. 

Daryl opened the fourth inning with a well struck single to left field
collecting his second hit of the game.  Jonathan Hall moved Daryl to
second base with a hard hit single as well which was also his second hit
of the game.  Kalen Tuck collected his second hit of the game when he
lashed a wicked line drive to right center field and ended up on second
base with a double scoring Daryl from third. 

Thunder Red tied the game in the top of the fifth inning as they scored
two runs to knot the game at 7 - 7.  Thunder Cardinal then went to work
with their bats to put the game away in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Joshua led things off with his second hard hit single of the evening.
Justin then collected his second hit of the evening with a hard hit single
of his own.  Griffin Singleton then collected his first hit of the game in
a clutch situation to load the bases.  John Ross Morgan then stepped to
the plate and ripped a ball to the left field fence knocking in all three
base runners and also scored himself to collect his second grand slam of
the season.  Jackson then followed John Ross with a hard hit double and
scored the final run of the game when he was knocked in with a solid hit
by Daryl. 

Ryan Lonnergan had two solid at bats and turned in a stellar defensive
performance.  Benjamin Hall collected a hard hit single in the second
inning and was barely thrown out in the fourth inning after putting the
ball in play in his second at bat. 

Three game balls were awarded for an outstanding comeback and victory by
Thunder Cardinal.  Daryl Moore was awarded a game ball as he recorded two
hits, scored two runs, and had two RBI's.  Kyle Bullock was awarded a game
ball for his hit, run scored, defensive play at second base, and for
staying in the game after being hit in the arm with a wicked drive up the
middle while he was pitching.  Jackson Livengood was awarded a game ball
as he went three for three with two triples, a double, and scored two
runs.

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Thunder Cardinal did not let the weather or the field conditions affect
their play as they were able to post an impressive 12 -2 victory over the
Diamond Dawgs.  Daryl Moore started the game off defensively by fielding a
hard hit ball at second base and making a terrific throw to Jackson
Livengood at first base to put out the first batter of the game.  Daryl
also started the game offensively for Thunder Cardinal when he led off the
bottom of the first inning with a home run.  Justin Harris followed Daryl
with a single and was then knocked in by Jackson's triple.  Jackson was
sent home with a line drive to the left field fence by John Ross Morgan
who collected a home run with the hit.  Griffin Singleton followed John
Ross with a double and scored the fifth and final run of the first inning
when he was doubled in by Johnathan Hall. 

Five more runs were added in the second inning by Thunder Cardinal as
Benjamin Hall led off the inning with a hard hit single.  Ryan Lonnergan
followed with a hard hit single of his own to put runners at first and
second base.  Justin then hit a line drive to send Benjamin home and Ryan
to third base as Justin collected a double.  Jackson followed Justin with
a hard hit single to score Ryan and Justin.  Griffin then stepped to the
plate, hit a hard fly ball to the left center field fence, then circled
the bases to record a home run.  Joshua Richard followed Griffin with a
ripped single to left field to close out the hits in the second inning. 

The Thunder Cardinal defensive play of the second inning was made after
Benjamin chased down a long drive to right center field, made the relay
throw to Daryl who then made a relay throw to Griffin at third base, which
was followed by Griffin's throw to home plate where Justin made the catch
and tag on the runner recording the put out. 

The defensive play of the third inning for Thunder Cardinal was turned in
solo by Griffin as he snagged a hard hit line drive at first base and
confidently jogged to first base ahead of the returning first base runner
who left the bag allowing Griffin to record the unassisted double play. 

Kalen Tuck got things going offensively for Thunder Cardinal in the third
inning with a lead off single.  Kyle Bullock joined the action with a fly
ball single to move Kalen to second base.  Benjamin reached base with a
single and Ryan followed with a single of his own to score Kyle.  Daryl
followed Ryan with his second hit of the contest.  Justin then stepped to
the plate, recorded his third hit of the game, and scored Benjamin.  The
game was then called after three innings when the Diamond Dawg coach
employed the mercy rule. 

Thunder Cardinal was impressive at the plate collecting 18 hits and 12
runs in three plate appearances with only three strikeouts.  Each Thunder
Cardinal hitter collected at least one hit in the line-up. 

Griffin Singleton was awarded the game ball as he went two for two at the
plate with a double and a home run, scored two runs, and collected an
unassisted double play.

Special thanks goes out to Barry Morgan, Joel Lonnergan, and Clark Hall
for helping to prepare the field for play.  Thanks also goes out to Donna
Lonnergan for her assistance in working on the field as well as warming
the children up while the Thunder Cardinal coaches finished getting the
field ready for the children.  

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 Thunder Cardinal was in a tight game with the Titans but gave up five runs
in the bottom of the fifth inning and suffered an 11 - 1 loss.  Each team
played tremendous defense in an exciting game to the end.

Justin Harris and John Ross Morgan each reached base in the first inning
with hard hit singles but Thunder Cardinal could not get additional balls
past the Titan short stop.  Kyle Bullock had a single stolen as the Titan
short stop made a terrific catch on a hard hit ball up the middle and
barely threw Kyle out at first.  Jackson Livengood was robbed of and extra
base hit as the Titan short stop made a leaping catch of an extremely hard
hit line drive.

The Titans hit the ball hard in the bottom of the first inning when John
Ross made a great catch of his own on a hard line drive to his position at
short stop.  John Ross then followed his catch with a terrific snatch of a
hard hit ball to his left and a great throw to Daryl Moore at second base
to force the runner and close out the inning.

Daryl got things going for Thunder Cardinal in the second inning leading
off with a tremendous fly ball to right field.  Daryl had to hold at first
as the Titan outfielder made a fine play to cut the ball off from going
into the gap.  Nolan Johnson followed Daryl with a hard hit ball that
moved Daryl all the way from first to third.  Daryl was then knocked in by
Jonathan Hall to score the only run that Thunder Cardinal could put on the
board for the day.

Thunder Cardinal was able to hold the Titans scoreless in the second
inning as Daryl closed out the inning fielding a hard hit ball at second
base and making the unassisted put out. 

Kalen Tuck led things off for Thunder Cardinal in the third inning with a
hard hit fly ball to right field but was held to a single due to a fine
play again by the Titan outfielder.  Kyle was able to reach first base in
the inning with a single but that would be the extent of the Thunder
Cardinal threat as the Titan short stop again made a fine catch on a hard
hit line drive by Justin.  The top of the Titan line-up came to the plate
in the bottom of the third inning but could only muster one run due to
fine defensive plays by Thunder Cardinal.  John Ross and Daryl hooked up
on back to back force outs at second base as John Ross snagged two hard
hit ground balls at short stop and Daryl made two terrific catches at
second base.  Jackson closed out the inning when Justin snagged a hard hit
ball up the middle and made a perfect throw to Jackson at first to keep
the game close at 6 - 1.

John Ross provided the only offensive threat in the top of the fourth
inning for Thunder Cardinal reaching first base on a hard hit ball to the
left side of the infield.  The bottom of the fourth resulted in no runs
for the Titans as Thunder Cardinal stopped all three Titan hitters with
tremendous defensive plays.  Jonathan recorded the first out when he
snagged an extremely hard hit line drive at the third base position.
Justin then charged off the mound to collect a ground ball and made a
perfect throw to Jackson at first base.  Daryl then moved to his right at
second base to field a hard hit ground ball and calmly made the throw to
Jackson at first to record the final out of the inning.  Thunder Cardinal
was still in the game at 6 - 1 after four innings.

The top of the fifth saw Thunder Cardinal load the bases but again get
stymied by fine defensive plays by the Titans.  After hitting the ball
extremely hard, Nolan was retired with a fine play by the Titan second
baseman.  Jonathan reached base with a hard hit single but was then
retired after the Titan short stop made a terrific snag of a hard shot up
the middle to make an unassisted force out at second.  Benjamin Hall then
started things again for Thunder Cardinal when he reached first on a hard
hit single.  Benjamin was moved to second base when Ryan Lonnergan stepped
to the plate and recorded a hard hit single of his own.  Kalen was not to
be out done as he ripped a hard hit line drive up the middle to load the
bases.  Kyle then followed with a hard hit ball up the middle which the
Titan pitcher dove to his right to snag and made a perfect throw to first
base barely beating Kyle to the bag.

6 - 1 was as close as Thunder Cardinal could get after the top of the
fifth inning as the Titans scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth to
close the scoring out at 11 - 1.

Joshua Richard had two strong at bats in the game and performed extremely
well in the field as he fielded each ball flawlessly and made accurate
throws.
John Ross Morgan was awarded the game ball as he collected two hits and
made numerous fine stops on hard hit balls and tremendous throws from his
position at short stop.

Thunder Cardinal was without the services of Griffin Singleton who missed
school with an illness.  We wish Griffin the best and look forward to him
joining the team this Saturday.

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Thunder Cardinal fell victim to the Dodgers dropping a 10 -6 decision in
six innings.  Hitting was not up to recent standards for Thunder Cardinal
as they suffered more strikeouts against the Dodgers than they have in the
last three games combined. 

The Dodgers got off to an early start scoring three runs in the first
inning.  Thunder Cardinal matched the Dodgers in the bottom of the first
inning scoring three runs as well.  Nolan Johnson started things off for
Thunder Cardinal with a hard hit single.  Justin Harris followed Nolan
with a hard hit single of his own.  Jackson Livengood then singled to
score Nolan and Justin.  Daryl Moore singled to score Jackson accounting
for the third run in the inning.  Jonathan Hall singled in the first
inning as well but was left stranded on base along with Daryl. 

The Dodgers scored two runs in the second inning to take a 5 - 3 lead and
Thunder Cardinal was held scoreless in the bottom of the second inning.
Thunder Cardinal held the Dodgers to three up and three down in the third
inning as Jackson caught a pop-up fly at first base and then Jackson and
Justin combined on back to back put-outs with Justin fielding two ground
balls and making two fantastic throws to first base. 

Thunder Cardinal took the lead in the bottom of the third inning after
scoring three runs to go up 6 - 5.  Justin reached base with a line drive
single and then was followed by Jackson who laced a hard hit line drive to
the right field fence as he knocked in Justin and collected a home run.
John Ross Morgan followed Jackson by scoring the third run of the inning
with a screaming line drive to the right field fence and recorded back to
back home runs for Thunder Cardinal. 

The Dodgers again went three up and three down in the fourth inning with
the defensive play of the inning being turned in by Daryl who made a
terrific catch of a hard hit ball at second base and made the accurate
throw to first base to record the out.  Thunder Cardinal could not
capitalize on the great defensive inning as Daryl collected his second
single of the day to lead off the inning but then Thunder Cardinal went
three up and three down after Daryl reached base to close out the inning.

The Dodgers took the lead for good in the fifth inning scoring two runs to
go ahead 7 - 6.  The defensive play of the fifth inning was turned in by
Jackson as he recorded the last out of the inning with the bases loaded by
snagging a pop-up fly at second base.  After two outs Kyle Bullock had a
hard hit single in the bottom of the fifth inning to get things going for
Thunder Cardinal.  Nolan followed Kyle with his third hit of the game but
the Thunder Cardinal rally stalled and the inning ended with no runs being
scored. 

The Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth inning to close out the scoring
for both teams.  Griffin Singleton had a hard hit single in the bottom of
the sixth inning for Thunder Cardinal but that was all the action Thunder
Cardinal could summon as the game ended by a score of 10 - 6. 

Joshua Richard, Kalen Tuck, Ryan Lonnergan and Benjamin Hall each had
strong plate appearances with terrific swings and each also turned in
strong defensive performances out in the field for Thunder Cardinal. 

Jackson was awarded the game ball as he collected two hits with a single
and a home run, had four RBI's, scored two runs and caught two pop-up fly
balls in two opportunities.

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Thunder Cardinal recovered from a sluggish start in their last game and
showed up ready to play in a tremendous 16-5 victory over the Indians.
Justin Harris got things started as he led the game off with a single.
Jackson Livengood followed with a triple to score Justin.  Griffin
Singleton singled to score Jackson and then was singled in by Nolan
Johnson.  Daryl Moore then came to the plate and hit a home run recording
two RBI's as he knocked in Nolan and scored the fifth and final run of the
inning.  Johnathan Hall closed out the inning with a hard hit single.
Thunder Cardinal led after one inning by a score of 5-0. 

Thunder Cardinal went scoreless in the second inning offensively but Daryl
turned in a defensive gem at second base as he charged forward from his
position on a short pop-up fly and made a shoe top catch to record the
final out of the inning and hold the score to 5-1 in favor of Thunder
Cardinal.

The first four hitters in the third inning scored runs as Thunder Cardinal
got their bats rolling again.  Griffin started the inning off with a hard
hit single.  Nolan then hit a tremendous drive over the center fielder's
head for a double to knock in Griffin.  Daryl followed Nolan with his
second hit of the game as he singled to reach base.  Joshua Richard then
recorded a hard hit double to score Nolan and Daryl.  Joshua had the fans
on their feet as he was caught in a run down between second and third, was
forced back to second with a throw by the defensive player, and then raced
toward third making it safely there.  Joshua then scored the fourth and
final run of the inning when Kyle Bullock hit a triple to knock in Joshua. 

Jackson turned in two fine plays at first base as he charged the ball on
back to back hitters, fielded each ball cleanly, then beat each runner
back to first base to record the final two outs of the third inning. 

Thunder Cardinal came out swinging in the fourth inning as seven runs
crossed the plate.  Justin collected his third hit of the game in a three
for three performance as he led things off with a single.  Jackson
followed with his third hit of the game as well with a hard hit single
that moved Justin to third base.  John Ross Morgan then stepped to the
plate and laced a screaming line drive up the middle, that had Coach Clark
and the umpire ducking to save their lives, and scored Justin and Jackson
while John Ross circled the bases to record a home run.  Griffin followed
John Ross with his third hit of the game collecting a hard hit triple and
then tried to stretch it to a home run as he was barely thrown out at home
plate after a tremendous slide on a very close call.  Nolan got things
rolling again with a single and recorded his third hit of the game.  Daryl
singled for his third hit of the game as well and moved Nolan over to
third base.  Joshua then strode to the plate and laced a hard hit single
to load the bases for Jonathan.  Jonathan did not disappoint as he rocked
a solid line drive that enabled him to completely circle the bases and
record a grand slam to close out the inning with seven runs scored. 

Joshua made the defensive play of the fourth inning as he dove for a line
drive that he caught and then was dislodged when he landed on the ground.
Joshua then quickly returned to his feet, gained control of the ball, and
made the force out at third base. 

Benjamin Hall and Ryan Lonnergan each had solid plate appearances with
terrific swings and each turned in another fine defensive performance out
in the field.

Daryl Moore was awarded the game ball as he went three for three at the
plate, recorded a home run, and made an unbelievable shoe string catch of
a pop-up fly ball.  Daryl scored three runs in the game as well.

Special thanks goes out to Coach Joel and the practice squad coaching
staff.  With three quarters of the regular Thunder Cardinal coaching staff
unavailable for the game Coach Joel took over as manager and quickly
assembled coaches from the practice squad to manage the Indian game.
Coach Clark took over on the pitching machine and gave up a season Thunder
Cardinal high of 21 hits in 4 innings.  Coach Eddie handled the first base
coaching duties without the use of his cell phone and filled in admirably.
Coach Daryl filled in for Coach Eddie at first base upon Coach Eddie's
departure and played a crucial decision making role in the Thunder
Cardinal seven run fourth inning.  Coach Slade was unflappable as he
rushed from the stands to take over bench coach responsibilities and kept
our catchers in gear and ready to go as required.  Coach Missy took charge
as coach in charge of batting order, field positions, and sportsmanship
and still found time to keep score, watch Ethan, and dodge foul balls into
the dugout. 
 
Thanks again coaches for a fine performance on and off the field.

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Thunder Cardinal battled the rain and the White Sox to record a 10-0
victory.  Thunder Cardinal turned in an outstanding defensive performance
then turned up the heat with their bats to score nine runs in the last two
innings to put the game away.
 
Justin Harris got things started in the top of the first inning with a
hard hit single.  John Ross Morgan moved Justin to third with a single of
his own.  Griffin Singleton then laced a ball up the middle for a double
scoring Justin and moving John Ross to third base.  Thunder Cardinal could
not muster another hit in the inning as they went ahead 1-0. 

Daryl Moore turned in the defensive play of the first inning as he charged
a ground ball from his second base position making the catch then coming
through with an outstanding throw to Jackson Livengood at first base to
record the out as the White Sox went three up and three down. 

Kyle Bullock had the only hit for Thunder Cardinal in the second inning
with a hard hit ball to the outfield for a single.  It wasn't until the
fourth inning that the Thunder Cardinal bats came alive.  Justin Harris
led off the inning with a hard hit single.  John Ross Morgan then hit a
screaming line drive down the third base line for a double scoring Justin.
Griffin then rocked a single score John Ross.  Daryl Moore followed
Griffin with a hard hit single of his own to score Griffin.  Kyle then
came to the plate with two outs to hit a clutch single that scored Daryl
with the fourth and final run of the inning. 

Joshua Richard came up with the defensive play of the game as he charged a
pop-up from his third base position and dove for the ball nearly making
the catch.  Joshua quickly retrieved the ball and made pin point throw to
first base retiring the hitter. 

Thunder Cardinal came out hitting in the fifth and final inning of the
game scoring five runs to put the game away.  Nolan Johnson got things
going with a hard hit single.  Kalen Tuck then ripped a single to move
Nolan to third base.  Justin then hit a home run as he tore around the
bases and touched home plate ahead of the throw.  John Ross then followed
with a towering fly ball to the left center field fence for back to back
home runs.  Griffin got things going again with his third hit of the game.
Daryl then knocked Griffin in with his third hit of the game to close out
the scoring. 

Jonathan Hall, Ryan Lonnergan and Benjamin Hall each had solid swings at
the plate in difficult weather conditions and performed tremendously well
out in the field. 

Justin Harris was awarded the game ball as he went three for three at the
plate, scored three runs, and recorded his second home run of the season
with a fantastic performance in very challenging field conditions.

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Thunder Cardinal turned in a fine performance during a 14-5 loss to
Thunder Black.  The Thunder Cardinal defense showed up early as Daryl
Moore made a terrific play on a hard hit ball to second base and tossed a
perfect throw to Jackson Livengood for the out.  John Ross Morgan then
cleanly fielded a ground ball to short stop and calmly made a toss to
Daryl for the force out at second.  Justin Harris then made the defensive
play of the inning when he snagged an extremely hard hit line drive up the
middle to record the final out of the inning to hold Thunder Black
scoreless. 

Thunder Cardinal took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Daryl
ripped a deep drive to the left center field fence and circled the bases
for a home run putting Thunder Cardinal ahead 1-0. 

Thunder Black went three up and three down in the second inning as Justin
made the defensive play of the inning with an amazing catch of an infield
fly ball at the pitcher position.  Justin also made a fine stop on a
ground ball and then made a fine throw to Jackson for the final out of the
inning.  Thunder Cardinal could not muster much offense in the second
inning with Joshua Richard recording a single in his plate appearance. 

The defensive performance of the third inning was turned in by Jackson
Livengood as he played a role in each of the three outs of the inning.
Jackson recorded the first out when he cleanly fielded a ground ball
beyond the pitcher's mound and beat the runner to the base for the out.
The second out was a result of a fine fielding play of a ground ball by
Justin and throw to Jackson for the second out.  Jackson then closed the
inning with a terrific catch of a high infield pop-up that he cleanly
fielded for the final out. 

Thunder Cardinal was able to generate some offense in the fourth inning as
Justin got things going with a hard hit single.  Daryl then followed
Justin and delivered a towering drive to the left center field gap scoring
Justin on the play.  Daryl was able to again circle the bases on the long
drive and recorded his second home run of the game. 

Thunder Cardinal turned in another fine defensive performance in the fifth
inning as John Ross and Jackson each fielded fly balls for outs.
Offensively, Thunder Cardinal was able to generate two runs in the fifth
inning.  Griffin Singleton got things started with a hard hit liner up the
middle to reach first base.  Joshua Richard then laced a hard hit ball to
right center field scoring Griffin and ended up at third base with a
triple.  Kyle Bullock then stepped to the plate and delivered a hard hit
single to score Joshua and close out the scoring for Thunder Cardinal.
The final highlight of the game for Thunder Cardinal was turned in by
Jackson as he charged to his left and snagged a hard hit ground ball down
the right field line and then touched first base for the unassisted put
out. 

Nolen Johnson, Kalen Tuck, Benjamin Hall, Ryan Lonnergan and Jonathan Hall
each turned in fine defensive performances in the field and had strong
plate appearances with terrific swings as they put numerous balls into
play. 

Daryl Moore was awarded the game ball as he made a number of fine
defensive plays at second base, scored two runs, recorded three RBI's, and
hit two home run blasts.

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Thunder Cardinal saved their best game for the final game of the season as
they came through with an outstanding 20-7 victory over Thunder Red.

Justin Harris got Thunder Cardinal off to a great start with a hard hit
triple.  Jackson Livengood the placed a hard hit ball to the right side of
the infield to score Justin and record an RBI.  Daryl Moore and Griffin
Singleton each recorded strongly hit singles to reach base but were left
stranded as Thunder Cardinal entered the bottom of the first inning with a
1-0 lead.

Justin recorded a fine defensive play to start the bottom of the first as
he fielded a ground ball at the mound and made a terrific throw to Jackson
at first base to record the out.  Thunder Red then produced a home run to
tie the game at 1-1.  The next Thunder Red batter then hit a ball down the
left field line reaching the left field fence.  Nolan Johnson raced to the
ball and made a perfect cut-off throw to John Ross Morgan who then made a
pinpoint throw to Daryl Moore at home plate.  Daryl made a tremendous
catch in front of home plate then planted the tag on the runner to record
the put-out and prevent a home run.  Fantastic teamwork and execution.

Jonathon Hall, Benjamin Hall and Kyle Bullock each reached base with
singles in the second inning but came up empty with no runs scored as
Thunder Red turned in some fine defensive plays to keep the score at 1-1.
Thunder Red was able to score two runs in second inning to take the 3-1
lead and was thwarted from scoring more runs when Justin charged off the
mound to field a softly hit ground ball and made the throw to Jackson who
made a tremendous stretch from first base to record the put-out.

Thunder Cardinal came up empty once again in the top of the third inning
and was not able to score any runs.  Thunder Red capitalized on their good
fortune in the bottom of the third as they scored four runs to take a 7-1
lead.  Defensively, Thunder Cardinal highlights included a fantastic catch
by John Ross at short stop on a pop-up fly and the combination of Justin
and Jackson to record another fielded grounder, throw and catch to end the
inning.

After a team conference in front of the dug-out in the face of a 7-1
deficit, Thunder Cardinal began to get their bats warmed up.  Jackson led
things off with a hard hit single.  Daryl followed with a tremendous drive
that saw him circle the bases and record his third home run in less than
14 hours scoring Jackson in the process.  Griffin followed Daryl with a
hard hit single to reach base.  Jonathon recorded a hard hit single of his
own and was then followed by Benjamin who laced a hard hit double, and
tremendous slide into second base, knocking in two critical runs to move
the score to 7-5 in favor of Thunder Red.

The Thunder Cardinal defense clamped down on Thunder Red in the bottom of
the fourth inning with the defensive highlight turned in by Kyle Bullock
who camped under a hard hit fly ball to deep right center field and
solidly made the catch.  Justin and Jackson again combined on a grounder,
throw and catch to end the inning and hold Thunder Red scoreless.

With Thunder Cardinal down two runs in the top of the fifth inning but
closing, Kalen Tuck stepped to the plate and rocked a double to get a
rally started.  Kalen was knocked in moments later when Justin laced a
hard hit single to left field.  Justin scored shortly thereafter as
Jackson laced an extremely hard hit line drive up the middle that allowed
Jackson to easily make it to third base for a triple and tie the game at
7-7.

The Thunder Cardinal defense stepped things up a notch in the fifth inning
as John Ross and Daryl combined on back to back 6 to 4 force outs with
John Ross doing the fielding of ground balls and tosses to Daryl who
covered second base for the outs.  Jackson closed the inning out with a
tremendous catch of a one hop line-drive at first base and recorded the
unassisted put-out.

After a second team meeting to start the sixth inning the Thunder Cardinal
bats came out roaring.  John Ross started things off with a hard hit
double.  Griffin rocked a single to move John Ross to third base.  Joshua
slammed a line drive to the fence to score Griffin and John Ross, then
Joshua circled the bases to record a home run as he put Thunder Cardinal
in the lead to stay.  Jonathon started things again for Thunder Cardinal
with a hard hit single.  Benjamin followed with a line drive single of his
own.  Kyle followed Benjamin with a single to move Benjamin to third base.
Kalen singled to score Benjamin and move Kyle to third base.  Nolan then
rocked a double to score Kyle and Kalen.  Justin laced a single to score
Nolan.  Jackson followed with a hard hit single to score Justin.  Daryl
then singled to move Jackson to third base.  John Ross then slammed a
double for his second hit of the inning to score Jackson and Daryl.  Not
to be out done, Griffin recorded his second hit of the inning as well to
score John Ross.  Joshua also recorded his second hit of the inning
rocking a hard hit triple to score Griffin.  Jonathon closed out the
scoring in the inning as he walloped his second hit of the inning to score
Joshua.  After the barrage of 15 hits by Thunder Cardinal, the result was
13 runs scored in an awesome display of offensive firepower.

After one final team meeting in front of the bench, Thunder Cardinal
proceeded to shut down Thunder Red in the bottom of the sixth inning.  The
inning was highlighted by an unbelievable catch of a pop-up by Joshua as
he charged toward home plate from his position at third base, Joshua dove
to make the catch, losing his hat and left shoe in the process.  A super
fantastic effort and result for Joshua!

Ryan Lonnergan was outstanding in his three plate appearances and turned
in a fantastic performance in the last inning at his position as pitcher.

Joshua Richard was awarded the game ball for his home run in the fifth
inning to put Thunder Cardinal in the lead to stay as well as his
tremendous catch of a pop-up fly in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Special thanks goes out to coach Clark, Donyale and Eddie for their
assistance during the game.  Thanks also goes out to coach Joel, Barry and
Matt for their patience and dedication throughout the season.  An
especially warm thank you to the parents, relatives and friends of Thunder
Cardinal for supporting the Thunder Cardinal players and helping us
experience an exceptionally enjoyable and successful season.  What a ride
and final inning to a super fantastic season! 

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