For the second straight week, the Greenville Oaks softball team had the 9:30 late game, and the script couldn't have been any different. After suffering a tough loss last week where the bats just didn't show up, the Greenville bats woke up on Monday night to post 17 runs on the scoreboard in just 4 innings, leading the team to their third victory of the season 17 - 5 over First United Methodist.
Greenville also flashed some stellar defense holding FUMC to only 5 runs, 5 of which were unearned. Brokaw took the flat mound for the Oakies, and the team gave up the fewest number of runs of the season.
Leading the charge for the offense was Dustin Swart who really got the bats going by hitting a ball in the top of the first that would have been a real homerun on our normal field two, but due to recent rains the game was moved to the more pitcher friendly field 3. Instead he had to settle for a really long double, but it set the tone for the evening's offensive effort by the rest of the team. Tucker Pierson added a 3 for 3 night as well keep the bats rolling.
Randy Way made his return from the Disabled List(paternity leave...fyi Strickland never missed a game), and he promptly tried to take the first 3 ball walk this season. Blake Wattenburger also made his return from the disabled list, after taking a couple of weeks off due to a freak roller blading accident.
Grant Glover provided the cheering section for the game, as he had relatives that drove all the way from Nashville to come to the game. Greenville fans actually outnumbered our oponents fans 3 to 1 so it was a big night for Greenville all around.
Greenville will get set for their last regular season game of the spring next week. Greenville will play at 7:30 next Monday night.
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