{"id":4207,"date":"2025-05-21T16:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=4207"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:47:53","slug":"moops-in-a-bubble-sox-in-trouble-sweatsox-vs-lynx-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/21\/moops-in-a-bubble-sox-in-trouble-sweatsox-vs-lynx-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Moops in a Bubble, Sox in Trouble | SweatSox vs Lynx RECAP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Southgate, ON \u2014<\/strong> The Orleans Lynx bested the SweatSox 3-1 Tuesday night at Southgate, a field the Bytown Battalion once famously described as \u201csimply not a baseball diamond.\u201d&nbsp; This game featured strong pitching from both sides, but a pivotal missed opportunity in the 5th inning and a late Lynx surge sealed the Sox\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ncbl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ncbl<\/a> Lynx 3-1 over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SweatSox<\/a> in a pitching duel between two great arms (White &amp; Rotari).<\/p>&mdash; Orleans Lynx (@OrleansLynx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrleansLynx\/status\/1925006589100015729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the loss, the SweatSox fall to 2-2, while the Lynx improve to 2-1 on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facing a familiar foe in Lynx manager John Mendonca \u2014 a former Dukes and SweatSox player who seemingly had the entire Sox playbook in his back pocket \u2014 the Lynx entered the matchup with a strategic advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m honestly shocked it took the Barons 11 tries to beat these guys,\u201d Mendonca said postgame. \u201cIt took us 1. This was the easiest game I\u2019ve ever managed. Knowing every trick they had made this basically a live-action scouting report.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SweatSox struck first in the 3rd inning, when Josh Ramage singled home Nick Henderson to give the home team a brief 1-0 lead. But the Lynx quickly responded in the 4th, tying the game on a bang-bang play at the plate when Ryan Bradley slid just under the Phil Leduc tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the game tied 1-1 in the top of the 5th, the SweatSox threatened with runners on first and second and nobody out, bringing the top of their order to the plate. But the rally fizzled out after a failed bunt attempt, marking the game\u2019s turning point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s baseball,\u201d left-fielder Jaspreet Sanghra said. \u201cYou get your shot and sometimes it just doesn\u2019t go your way. But that one stung.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lynx capitalized in the top of the 7th, scoring two runs off SweatSox starter Eric White to put this one away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White, making his second start of the season, was once again brilliant on the mound, throwing a complete-game six-hitter with seven strikeouts and two walks. But he took the tough-luck loss, dropping to 1-1 on the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winning pitcher, Dave Rotari \u2014 who played for the SweatSox in 2022\/23 \u2014 spun a complete-game gem of his own. Over seven innings, Rotari gave up just one run on six hits while striking out three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPitching against these guys? Easiest outing of my career,\u201d Rotari said. \u201cHonestly, I spent most of the game setting my pal Phil [Leduc] up for that catcher\u2019s interference call. Executed it perfectly to start the 7th. Textbook stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5205.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5205.jpg 896w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5205-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5205-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5205-850x478.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offensively, Ramage led the way for the SweatSox, going 2-for-3 with the team\u2019s only RBI. Nick Henderson, Eric White, and I, Shaun Keay, each chipped in with a hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defensively, Henderson was a rock at second base, collecting three putouts and four assists to earn Defensive Player of the Game honors. At shortstop, Geoff Nolan went hitless at the plate with two strikeouts, but contributed two assists and two putouts in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSure, I made three errors,\u201d said Nolan postgame, unprompted. \u201cBut somehow my fielding percentage still went <em>up<\/em>. That\u2019s a good day at the office in my books.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably absent from Tuesday\u2019s contest were Craig Cornell, who was busy getting a \u201creverse haircut\u201d in preparation for a smooth border crossing in 14 days, and the marathon-bound duo of Mark Bond and Kent Johnston, who have reportedly locked themselves in a protective bubble\u2014like a pair of Moops\u2014to avoid any pre-race injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m in that same marathon,\u201d said Trevor Williams, who was present and accounted for in the dugout. \u201cBut clearly I\u2019m just built different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding insult to injury, the SweatSox will be without the reigning Tier 3 MVP Eric White in their next outing Friday night at Kinsmen Field for their first-ever game against the Gladiators. White was ejected in the seventh inning following a <em>mild<\/em> verbal confrontation with the umpire in our dugout, and will serve an automatic one-game suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to sincerely apologize to the umpires, Mark Keeping, Bill Beelen, the Operations Committee, the National Capital Baseball League, and especially to Cory Bond,\u201d said White Wednesday morning, reflecting on his seventh-inning ejection. \u201cThe man\u2019s already juggling lineups, beer schedules, and peanut pickups\u2014and now I\u2019ve gone and added more paperwork to his pile. That\u2019s on me. I\u2019ll be better, and I\u2019ll make sure something like this doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun one tonight at The Gate, where after a great pitchers duel, we have a new addition to the \u201cNCBL Teams We\u2019ve Played but Never Beaten\u201d list:<br><br>Battalion, Brewers, Dragons, Panthers, River Hawks, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrleansLynx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OrleansLynx<\/a>.<br><br>Lynx 3. SweatSox 1.<br><br>WP- Rotari<br>LP- White (1-1)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/paperwork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#paperwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HLhjUt1uXX\">pic.twitter.com\/HLhjUt1uXX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SweatSox (@SweatSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweatSox\/status\/1925033002205114762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Final SweatSox vs Lynx Notes\/Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Phil\u2019s defense was pretty awesome last game vs the Lumberjacks, and Eric\u2019s dominance was so strong I didn\u2019t even know how to put it into words, so I didn\u2019t. My bad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I just don\u2019t write these things like I used to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nobody kisses NCBL ass quite like Cory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the mercy clinching run crosses the plate, the game is over, most of the time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nothing fires Larry up more than a gameday phone call.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trevor\u2019s hip is only at 100% now, it should be higher.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There was no better light-heavyweight women\u2019s champion than Mark Bond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kanata Ribfest isn\u2019t quite the same since they relocated to a parking lot and\/or soccer field near the Marshes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mike noticed the new fence they built near the dugouts. Not a fan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t ever listen to the other team when they say a ball is out of play.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can\u2019t sneak a daisy duke past a fellow duker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eric is no longer fast enough to score from 1st on single to shallow outfield.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The SweatSox are not good hosts: Not enough back up balls on hand, and very slow to turn on the lights. What kind of organization are we running here?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nolan is our Soto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Craig was right about small ball all along: Inning killers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We lost to a team with a dude that uses a gift bag for his baseball stuff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cheeseburgers are for winners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s easy to get confused when collapsing (or not collapsing) a DH, especially in Tier 1.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u201cKanata\u201d Kanata Athletics don\u2019t travel further east than Parkdale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ned Isakoff was, and probably still is, a Commie.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kanata Little League should just fold, and make Ottawa West vs East Nepean a best-of-three.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There should be a Dubble Bubble air freshener. Now that\u2019s a good idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5206.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5206.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5206.jpg 685w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5206-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5206-300x308.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-025270c1dafac0812a88b4b0b4bbbe86 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#FORNORM<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southgate, ON \u2014 The Orleans Lynx bested the SweatSox 3-1 Tuesday night at Southgate, a field the Bytown Battalion once famously described as \u201csimply not a baseball diamond.\u201d&nbsp; This game featured strong pitching from both sides, but a pivotal missed opportunity in the 5th inning and a late Lynx surge sealed the Sox\u2019s fate. 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