September 4-5

Went downtown to the brokers office on Wednesday morning, they had some papers I needed to sign for their part in settling my mother's estate. At the ballpark in the evening, the Barnstormers continued their series with Long Island. The Stormers came in on a four-game losing skid, on this night the downbeat reached five with a six-run loss. Anderson De La Rosa's two-run home run in the first gave the ballclub an early advantage but the visiting Ducks scored the next six to lead 6-2 in the fifth. Josh Bell picked up an RBI on a bases-loaded walk to bring the Stormers within three but LI matched it in the sixth to lead 7-3. Melvin Mercedes' RBI hit in the home half made it 7-4, in the eighth the Ducks put the game to bed with a four-run salvo. Caleb Gindl added a cosmetic run with a solo homer in the home half but it mattered little, Connor Overton started on the mound and took the 11-5 loss. The series and the homestand wrapped up on Thursday and for the Barnstormers the result was sadly familiar. Long Island went up 2-0 in the first, in the bottom half Michael Martinez's RBI groundout got the Stormers on the board. It was 3-1 Ducks in the fourth when "Mini-Mart" (as Martinez has been known since his days in the Major League) went yard to bring the Stormers within one. LI added an insurance run in the seventh and went on to win 4-2, Nate Reed got the start and took the decision. The ballclub has just three home dates remaining, our friends from west of the river visit from September 13-15. Take care, thanks for reading.