Cougars fight back, but Fall Short

The Colehamer Cougars faced their first defeat of the season against the Poestenkill Bums. Matt Fischer threw aspirin tablets to Cougars hitters, striking out massive numbers of people. Scott Fitzpatrick, Cougars pitcher, was on his game as well, creating a pitchers duel at Triscari Field.
Early on, the PoeBums clicked and scored runs. They took the pressure of the packed house at Triscari Field, put it aside, and played their game. When the Bums play hard, they are a tough team to beat. And they did. Matt Fischer pitched superb. Runs were put together by mainly Nick Hendrickson and Nick Haggerty, despite a few from Mike Hendrickson. The Cougars soon found themselves down by a score of 7-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Two out, bases loaded. Matt Fischer stutters with his control for a pitch, and plunks Mike Triscari to bring in a run. The ghosts were coming out. The crowd was against them. Everybody saw what was coming next. Mark Fitzpatrick lifted the first pitch up and over the newly redone screen monster. Game tied. Now it was a new game again. But the Bums showed no signs of giving up with the momentum shifted in the Cougars favor. Nick Haggerty led off the top of the ninth with a single. He eventually came around to score the go ahead run. In the Cougars frame, the first two outs were recorded with ease. Mike Triscari was intentionally walked and Mark Fitzpatrick came to bat. Ball one. Ball two. Strike one. Strike two. A close call on strike three kept the game alive. But a foul tip into the backboard would end it for the Cougars.
It was a hard fought pitchers duel in which the Bums came out on top. The rubber game will be next weekend. -4/29