Thunder Heat

Two games were played in the soggy conditions that gripped the northeast on Thursday afternoon. At the Big Diamond The Barbarians matched up against their in-town rival, The Gulls. No big stories here except the Barbarians keep their win streak alive and move into first place. The Gulls look like a lock to play in the opening playoff game against the lowly Sand Bar Pirates.

NFL took on their in-town rival, the Knights at the Firehouse Field. NFL came right out of the gates and there small ball mentality and speed were a perfect blend for the smaller diamond. NFL jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after some good hitting and some equally poor defense from the Knights.

The Knights would come storming back and in the bottom of each inning, regardless of how many NFL put up, the Knights would tie the game.

The game was all knotted up at 14 going into the bottom of the seventh. The Knights had runners on first and third with two down when A. Alessi stepped into the plate. Alessi hit a hard ground ball in the hole between third and short and on a great play by J. Osborne, his third put-out of the inning, the game was sent into extra innings. NFL put up four spot in the top of the eight and shut down the Knights in the Bottom, finally winning an extra innings game after a couple of real heart-breakers.

BREAKING NEWS:

The Thunder Heat balls are Back. The Blue Dot Synthetic balls have been discontinued, leaving the league no choice but to go with the more hitter, and fan friendly Thunder Heat, Leather wrapped, skull crushers. Things just got a whole lot more interesting.