The 'Cats stayed close through two innings, as some solid defense limited the 'Dogs to just three runs in the first two innings. But the Riverdog defense was also making virtually every play--in fact, they played an errorless game, a major factor in holding the Mudcats to just six hits and one run. The big inning was the third, when the Riverdogs smacked a pair of home runs (they finished with three in the game) and plated six runs.
Coach Sean emphasized focus and effort to the team after the game. "Every time you leave the field, I want everyone to feel like they gave their best effort," he told them.
The loss means the next game is Wednesday night at 5:30 against the winner of Tuesday night's Lookouts-Bees game. Pregame on Wednesday begins at 4:30.
As a reminder, the postseason bracket is available here.
Monday's Mudcat scoring plays
Fourth inning
Even on a day when the 'Cats got just one run, it--as usual--came with two outs. With two down, Donovan, Gavin and Brady strung together three straight singles to put the All Blacks on the board. Of the Mudcats' 23 runs in the postseason, 13 have come with two outs.
Score after three and a half innings: Riverdogs 9, Mudcats 1
Monday's Web Gems
- While straddling the foul line, Colin made a nifty catch of a line drive in left field in the first inning and foreshadowed a day that saw Coach Sean describe him as "being all over the place." He also spent time at pitcher, where he helped combine to make six of the game's 15 outs from the pitcher position.
- Brenner cleanly picked up a one-hop rocket to right-center in the fifth and immediately fired it into second, holding the Riverdog leadoff man to a single.
- Charley made a pair of catches of hard line drives in left-center in the fifth, short-circuiting what would have been a very big Riverdog inning.
| Monday's line score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H |
| Mudcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Riverdogs | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 | 15 |
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