Stevens Homer Propels Five-O's To Victory

After two lackluster performances on the field, the Five-O's got back on track Saturday beating the staff from Our Lady of Mercy by a score of 8-7. Tylor Stevens hit the eventual game-winner in the top half of the seventh inning and for the time being returned the Five-O's back to their winning ways.

The Five-O's had some new faces in new places, with one familiar face not in the lineup. Former cleanup hitter John Ginder was AWOL from this game and was not immediately available for comment as to his where abouts. Ginder did leave a note in the team bag that is carried in by managing partner J.J. Mazzone. The note simply stated "The Grand Slam was the worst thing to ever happen to me". Trying not to look into this any further, one can only hope that Ginder's muscle is back in the lineup this Saturday.

For the second week in a row, the Five-O's defense seemed to be something worth talking about. Something that is not worth talking about because it has been mentioned in every single game recap this season are the continuous fielding blunders by Mazzone. Mazzone almost let the game pop out of his glove with a flyball but was picked up by the fielding prowess of Jim Brust. Brust recorded the last out and secured the win for his team. "The fielding really came together today" catcher Kyle Haines wrote on the games scorecard. What Haines didn't mention was the error by team manager Mazzone. Maybe he has fears of being dropped down in the lineup. Nevertheless, this team seems to be going in the right direction.

The Five-O's started this game in the same manner as all the rest, getting into a hole by giving up three runs in the first inning. They weren't able to scratch off a run until the top of the fourth inning. Jenna Govel (2-2) pitched her fourth game in the row and was ineffective in the early going but seemed to have gotten it back together to secure her second win of the season.

Up is the only place this team can go. The hitting is starting to come together, and for the most part the fielding is following suit (except for you know who) so it will be interesting to see all of the pieces of the puzzle come together.

It is so much easier to pick a player of the game when the team wins, but the hard part is to choose only one. For his bomb which ultimately led the team to victory, Tylor Stevens is the CapitalRegionSports.com player of the game.

The Five-O's are back on the field this Saturday May 24th at 11am. Their victim will be Howard's Hoopers who they pounded in the first game of the season. One can only hope the "Delicious" is on the hill.