Both of So Cal Bombers Losses at ISC World Tournament to Patsy’s, New York

Going in to Friday night’s game against Patsy’s of New York, the So Cal Bombers had lost only one game — to Patsy’s. That one was a 13-2 shellacking, including seven home runs by Patsy’s.

Friday night, that same Patsy’s team eliminated the Bombers from the ISC World Tournament, using the long ball once again. Patsy’s slugged three home runs off starter Marty Grant, in the first two innings, for a 4-0 lead, and never looked back as the Bombers could not muster much offense against Australian pitcher Adam Folkard. Patsy’s started right where they left off the other night, as two of the first three batter solo home runs, Thomas Makea and Brad Rhona.

In the second, Omar Moraga singled and scored on a long home run by Louie Joglar. Pitcher Marty Grant and Louie Joglar traded words, as Grant took umbrage to Joglar standing at home and watching it go, and flipping his bat. Several players on each side came out, when it appeared that a hockey game might break out. Grant was replaced by Lucas Mata, who surrendered just one run the rest of the way, a solo shot by Stephen Ratu. Things quieted down, including both offenses for most of the evening, with the final score winding up 5-1 Patsy’s.

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Chad Boom hit a solo home run for the Bomber’s lone run. The Bombers finished 6th in the 32 team tournament.

Veteran Marty Grant Tosses a Gem for Bombers

After suffering a humbling 13-2 loss in their third game of the tournament to Patsy’s of New York, the A-1 Casa Trejo So Cal Bombers defeated Townline, of Wisconsin, 1-0, with veteran Marty Grant tossing a 1 hitter, and striking out 12 enroute to the win. Townline was coming off a win against in state rival, Circle Tap, which was played on the upper diamond, just before heading down to the main, lower diamond at Sunset Park. Grant threw a perfect game in the Bomber’s opener, then three more scoreless innings against Midland, Michigan, running his scoreless string to 16 innings in the tournament. Grant, a New Zealand native now into his forties, pitched Thursday night on the same diamond that he threw at in 1989 as a young rookie pitcher in his twenties for the local All Car Wisconsin team. Grant starred for many years as a member of the ISF World Champion New Zealand Black Sox, but was coaxed out of retirement by the the Trejos, who head up the So Cal Bomber team. On Thursday night, Grant flashed that familiar, dominant form, striking out 12 while relying heavily on his rise ball, but mixing the change and drop, to stymie the Townline hitters.

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The game’s only run was scored by the Bombers in the 5th, when Darryl Sandback doubled, and came home on a ground-out by Steve Pinnochio.

A-1 Bombers 5th – Sandback D doubled. Sandback D advanced to third on a wild pitch. Waverick K struck out. Butler M hit by pitch. Pinocchio S grounded out to ss, RBI; Butler M advanced to second; Sandback D scored. Lalonde A lined out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

The Bombers return to play against the Broken Bow Gremlins, this morning (Friday) against the Broken Bow Gremlins of Nebraska. The Gremlins stumbled in their second game, falling to Ontario Canada’s Jarvis, while the Bombers won their first two, before being knocked into the loser’s bracket. The teams square off Friday morning at 11am Central time, in one of the tournament’s marquee matchups, pitting last year’s second and third place teams.