Cougars: How Weird Park

The Cougars are keeping Wilmette weird.

We faced Gulliver's in the late game Tuesday night.

Last year our opponent topped us twice, 13-11 and 10-7. We were unsettled with those scores and were out for revenge.

First Inning

We had first raps and Boom, Rads and Joker all got on base and scored.

Diamond Dave was a gem on the mound and polished off Gulliver’s 1-2-3.

Cougars 3-0.

Second Inning

Pastor Ted, Jimmy, Diamond Dave and Boom all had hits and we scored a trio more.

Diamond Dave was brilliant and cut our opponent down again 1-2-3.

Cougars 6-0.

Third Inning

Joker, JD, Bobi, Teddy and Flandog all had hits and added four more.

Gulliver’s had another runner make it to first base but he did not last long because a Rads to Li’l Rads to JD double play did him in.

Cougars 10-0.

Fourth Inning

Rads, Joker and JD all laced hits and scored two.

Gulliver’s had a runner make it to first base. No runs though thanks to stellar play by Boom and Baby Kale in the outfield catching shots in the gut.

Cougars 12-0.

Fifth Inning

L’il Rads led us off with a smoked single followed by hits by Teddy and Flandog. Jimmy came up with the bases loaded and crushed a ball to the outfield scoring a tagging L’il Rads for his first ever RBI. Diamond Dave, Boom, Rads, Joker and JD all kept the line moving with hits for seven more tallies. Philthy, on the sidelines with a pulled hammy, may have injured his writing hand coloring in the scorecard with all our runs.

Maybe it was because we were so tired from running, scoring, and cheering, but our foe pushed one lone run across the plate.

Cougars win by slaughter rule with the score of 19-1.

Kooky Questions

How peculiar is it that the Cougars would rather play fewer innings and win in 5 frames rather than a full 7 inning game?

Is it odd that our starting batterymates, Jimmy and Diamond Dave, had a 45 year age gap?

And is it bizarre that Diamond Dave struck out two, only let up four hits and for four innings only two batters made it to first base?

How strange is it that Joker was 4-4 and touched the dish four times?

Is it bizarre that nine of our runs were scored after two outs?

Was it a supernatural night for the Cougars at How Weird Park?

Nope.

Just a super night for the Cougars at Howard Park.

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