November 6, 2017

Dallas Orioles  fall short in Roy Hobbs

 The Dallas Orioles fell short of their goal of winning the 45+ Roy Hobbs tournament in Fort Myers , Florida last week.

The Orioles went  6-2 for the week  beating  Jet Box 11-0, Boston Goodfellows 12-2, Minneapolis Miners 20-10 with one lose to the Ft. Myers Hooters Blues 8-2  and the Maine Indians 15-2 in pool play .

In game one of the playoffs the Orioles beat the defeated Kent Mudhens 11-4 on Friday thanks in part to Chris Cec, who drove in four runners. Cec drove in runs on a double in the fifth and a single in the eighth. The O's racked up 11 hits on the day. Gamez, Resnick, Cec, and Nash all managed multiple hits for Dallas Orioles. Nash, Cec, Resnick, and Gamez each managed two hits to lead the O's.   Steve Maddock  got the win.

In game two of the playoffs the Dallas Orioles took home a 9-4 victory over Fort Myers Brewers. The Dallas Orioles  pulled away for good with three runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Tom Nohstadt singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run, Mark Moore singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run,  Kevin Fought hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored. Dallas Orioles  scattered 14 hits in the game. Gamez, Fought, Mahalik, Nohstadt, and Moore each racked up multiple hits . Moore, Nohstadt, Mahalik, Fought, and Gamez each collected two hits to lead Dallas. Troy Key  got the win .

  The Dallas Orioles luck ran out in the semifinal game vs the Glory Days led by former Rockies great Dante Bichette. The O's lost to the veteran squad 8-4. The Orioles scattered 14 hits in the game. Gamez, Fought, Mahalik, Nohstadt, and Moore each racked up multiple hits for Dallas Orioles  Moore (2 rbi's), Nohstadt, Mahalik, Fought, and Gamez each collected two hits.

Mark Moore's rbi double put the O's up on the Glory Days but it wasn't enough to hold off the power of the Glory Day bats. Jason Gutierrez took the loss.

The Dallas Orioles finished 3rd out of a field of over 45 teams.