SLAC Annual Softball Game 2015

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Research Battles to Triumph over Accelerator 21-20 in 10 innings!

Game Summary

BOX SCORE:
Inning   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8   9 10 Runs
Research
1 0 7 2 1  3 3 2 1 1 21
Accelerator

3

0 5 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 20

 

Game Highlights
Research and Accelerator had both garnered 4 prior victories and each sought supremacy with a victory in the 2015 game.  Accelerator looked to have a stronger team and outnumbered Research players by 15 to 10 as the game was about to get underway.  But some players sought better parity - so it was decided the lab's Chief Safety Officer, Brian Sherin, and his son Noah could personify the "One Lab" policy and directly support Research.  And so they moved from the Accelerator lineup to Research.  Then on a beautiful October day, SLAC's Annual Softball Game got underway! 

Accelerator won the bat toss and took home field with Research batting first.  Ryan Auer scored the first run of the game for Research, but Accelerator got 5 hits and scored 3 runs in the bottom of the inning to lead 3-1 as the first inning ended.  It was a magnificent day for hitting -- Research recorded 27 hits, including over-the-fence home runs by Ryan Auer and Brian Sherin, and Accelerator clobbered out 36 hits including out-of-the-park homers by Mark Anzalone, Kevin Turner and Jeff Corbett; and an inside-the-park homer by Bill Liebelt.  Brian Sherin led Research with 5 hits, co-captain Ryan MacLellan and pitcher Tim Daniels each had 4 hits (3 triples and a double for Ryan, 4 singles for Tim), and a number of Researchers recorded 3 hits each:  co-captain James Cryan + Ryan Auer, Howie Haber, Ian Williams, Tsutomu Matsui, and Rick Shypit.  For Accelerator, Jeff Corbett led the way with 4 hits as did Brian Anzalone, Bill Liebelt, Kevin Turner, and Steve Liebelt.  Matt Cramar, Mark Anzalone, Rick Jackson and Gene Anzalone each had 3 hits.

But it was also a day for some stellar defense, especially with force outs at home plate (2 each by Accelerator and Research) and then in the late innings as the lead see-sawed back and forth.  Leading off in the bottom of the 8th inning for Accelerator, Jeff Corbett hit a scorcher to deep center field which look destined to clear the home run fence.  Research co-captains Ryan MacLellan and James Cryan raced to meet the ball with Ryan arriving there first and just in time to snag the ball near the top of the fence and record a critical out.  Ryan and James went on to make another out in the 8th, 2 key catches on deep fly balls in the 9th inning and another in the 10th.   Between them Ryan and James recorded 10 outs.  Not to be done by their outfielders' heroics however, the Research infield was also solid anchored by long-time short stop Howie Haber.  The Research infield made 2 key double plays in the game -- one to keep Accelerator scoreless in the 2nd inning and then, most importantly, in the bottom of the 10th inning to end the game and give Research a 1-run victory!

Bill Kirk MVP Award
Ryan MacLellan was awarded MVP.   Ryan excelled on offense and defense, battling and willing his team to victory!

Game Notes
In a special pre-game ceremony Stanford Softball T-shirts were presented as a wedding present to Ryan MacLellan and Yuanyuan Su MacLellan from the SLAC Spinors softball team.  Ryan and Yuanyuan married in Nova Scotia, Canada this past summer.  Special thanks to Heather Woods for photo taking and to the scorekeeper Laurel Woods!  This year was the 3rd time the Annual Game has gone to extra innings.  In 1999, Experiment defeated Theory 8-6 in 11 innings.  And in 2006, Experiment prevailed 21-20 over Theory -- an identical score to this year's game, and also in 10 innings.
Action photos from the game can be found here.


Team Rosters

Research:
Ryan MacLellan (co-captain; CF-R)
James Cryan (co-captain; CF-L)
Tim Daniels (P)
Yuanyuan Su MacLellan (C)
Winnie Liang (C)
Brian Sherin (1B)
Ian Williams (RF)
Howie Haber (SS)
Rick Shypit (3B)
Ryan Auer (LF)
Tsutomu Matsui (RF)
Noah Sherin (2B)


Accelerator:
Jeff Corbett (co-captain; 3B)
Tom Markiewicz (co-captain; 1B)
Matt Cramar (P)
Natalie Cramar (C)
Rick Jackson (2B)
Kevin Turner (SS)
Brian Anzalone (SS)
MikeWoods (3B)
Gene Anzalone (LF)
Ryan Turner (LF)
Mark Anzalone (CF-L)
Bill Liebelt (CF-R)
Steve Liebelt (RF)

 

Research Team
Standing:  Brian Sherin, Tsutomu Matsui, Yuanyuan Su MacLellan, Rick Shypit, Ian Williams, Howie Haber, Winnie Liang, Ryan Auer
Kneeling:  Noah Sherin, Tim Daniels, Ryan MacLellan, James Cryan

Accelerator Team
Standing:   Natalie Cramar, Brian Anzalone, Mark Anzalone, Gene Anzalone, Matt Cramar, Mike Woods, Ryan Turner, Rick Jackson, Kevin Turner, Bill Liebelt, Steve Liebelt
Kneeling:  Tom Markiewicz, Jeff Corbett 

 Drell-Richter Trophy Presentation

 

 

 Bill Kirk MVP Award Winner Ryan MacLellan and Yuanyuan

 

 


October 2015
Mike Woods