Novelty Has Worn Off, Five-O's Drop Another 6-0

Well the Five-O's fear of not being able to field a full team came to fruition on Saturday morning. The Five-O's just made the cut with the minimum of eight players that is required as per the league rules to play a game. That is the good part. The bad part is the double play combo of Jon Boyt and his son Tyler Boyt had to leave midway through the game to fulfill another commitment which forced the Five-O's to forfeit.

"This was one of our biggest fears going into the season" Five-O's managing partner John Ginder said. "I knew that we would get a large number of players to sign up and only a few that will actually show up." This is something that is expected when you deal with a team of people who work different shifts.

Maybe having to forfeit was something good for the team. Their hitting woes and inability to get a hit with runners in scoring position continued as the Five-O's were only able to tally a season-low five hits. "Maybe our uniforms will turn this thing around" manager J.J. Mazzone said after the game.

The Five-O's actually looked like they knew what they were doing in the field today. After deciding to remove himself from leftfield and try his hand at centerfield, Mazzone was able to get past his blunders which plagued him in the first two games and was actually able to track down fly balls and not let anything get past him. Maybe it was the sun that contributed to his errors in the previous games although the sun was behind him. In any event it looks like the Five-O's were able to turn the corner on their shotty defensive work.

As for the offense.....that is entirely a different story. After tearing it up in the first game, John Ginder can't seem to find his groove again. "As I stated before, the Grand Slam was the worst thing to happen to me" Ginder said after his 0-2 Saturday. Ginder is hitless in his last six at bats and isn't showing any signs of getting out of his slump. "I think I am going to move myself down in the lineup" Ginder said to himself on his way to work.

Jenna Govel got her third start in a row and was effective at times. The first inning seems to be this teams achilles heel. In every game this season the Five-O's have put themselves in a hole and have to look up the rest of the way. "It is too bad Delicious can't pitch every game" Ginder said to himself while writing the article.

Since I started doing this game recap stuff after the first game, I am forced to choose a player of the game. It is a difficult task when your team gets shutout but I have to do it anyway. Going 1-1 with a single and a walk (and the only player to get to third base), Tyler Boyt has been named the CapitalRegionSports.com player of the game.

The Five-O's return to action this Saturday at 11am at Strawberry Park.