Dynamite First and Last Innings Power Stars To Heartbreaking Loss

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The Super Channel Stars scored the maximum seven runs in their first at bat, then followed it up with an astounding eight runs in the top of the seventh inning. It's the intervening five innings where the production faltered, as the Stars eventually dropped a 22-19 to Le Franco (or, as translated into French, 22-19). If you're doing the math at home, that's :

19 runs total (19)

minus (-)

7 runs in the first inning (7)

minus (-)

8 runs in the seventh inning (8)

equals (=)

4 runs over the course of the second through sixth innings (crap)

Still, the game was not without its highlights. Steven, after having many a homerun sail over, past, and around him in right field all game, managed to even the karmic baseball balance with only his second home run....um....ever, and his first one hit right handed. Brad made up for his, in his own words, "worst ball game of his entire life"* with a couple solid pokes into the outfield. Arthur had some rotten luck, having many of his best pitches socked far into the outfield, and then having many of his best hits at the plate caught unexpectedly by unexpectedly unsuspect infielders.

The field at Velma Baker also left a bit to be desired, as the recently aerated grounds left hundreds of pellets of dirt, making the playing surface feel akin to gravel. But then, it is Millwoods.

The Stars will next see action on Tuesday, July 29.