SLAC
Annual Softball Game 2008
[SLAC |
SLAC Softball |
Softball
Photos 2008]
Accelerator triumphs 30-28 over
Research!
(see also SLAC Today
article
here)
| BOX SCORE: |
| Inning |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Runs |
| Accelerator |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
30 |
Research
|
8 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
Game Highlights
SLAC's
Annual Softball Game was held October 5 at Stanford's Roble Field.
Scoring was fast and furious in this first rematch between
the Accelerator and Research teams as Research sought to erase the memory of
its 38-10 defeat the previous year. Ryan Auer set the tone early with an
over-the-fence home run in the first inning and Research got off to a quick 8-3
lead. Accelerator came back in the 3rd inning with a 3-run homer to deep
left field by Ken Herman. But Research answered with 5 runs in the bottom
of the inning with Ryan hitting another long fly, this time off the center field
fence for a double and his 3rd RBI of the game. Accelerator narrowed the
Research lead slightly in the 4th inning, and then exploded for 14 runs in the
5th to take a commanding lead. Most notable of the many hits that inning
was Herman Winick's discovery of new bat technology to propel a deep fly ball
past the left fielder with the bases loaded and record a remarkable grand slam.
Research then fought back with slow determination. Ryan got a solo homerun
to deep center in the 5th and then Research found its bats again in the 6th
inning scoring 11 runs and narrowing Accelerator's lead to just 1 run.
After the 7th inning stretch, Research added 3 more runs to recover the lead and
go up by 2 runs. However, the Accelerator team quickly re-grouped
and scored 3 runs in the top of the 8th to reclaim the lead. The go-ahead
run came with with runners at 1st and 2nd and Herman up to bat to get the
game-winning RBI. Accelerator added one more run in the 9th and then held
off Research in the bottom of the inning, with Mike Woods and Howie Haber,
representing the potential tying runs for Research, left stranded on base at 2nd
and 3rd.
Bill Kirk MVP Award
The Bill Kirk Most Valuable Player Award went to Herman
Winick for Accelerators. Herman contributed a grand slam to the Accelerator
barrage of 14 runs in the 5th inning, and then got the game-winning RBI in the
8th.
Team Rosters
| ACCELERATOR |
Position |
|
RESEARCH |
Position |
| Matt Cramar |
Pitcher |
|
Jim Johnson |
Pitcher |
| Natalie Cramar |
1st Base |
|
Mike Woods |
1st Base / Captain |
| Herman Winick |
2nd Base |
|
Hiro Ogasawara |
2nd Base |
| Eric Miller |
Short Stop |
|
Ron Cassell |
Short Stop |
| Ken Herman |
3rd Base |
|
Hendrik Ohldag |
3rd Base |
| Mike Palrang |
Left Field |
|
JJ Russell |
Left Field |
| Abe Downey |
Center Field |
|
Howie Haber |
Center Field |
| Clayton Shum |
Right Field |
|
Ryan Auer |
Right Field |
| Tom Markiewicz |
Catcher / Captain |
|
Sonja Ohldag |
Catcher |
Accelerator Team
(Standing: Clayton Shum, Natalie Cramar, Eric
Miller, Matt Cramar, Ken Herman
Kneeling: Tom Markiewicz, Abe Downey, Mike Palrang, Herman Winick)
MVP Award to Herman Winick, with Accelerator
Captain Tom Markewiecz (holding trophy)
and Research Captain Mike Woods
October 6, 2008
Mike Woods