Game Summary for Padres VS Mets
Sunday July 20th. 2008 at Napa Valley College
 This
week's game featured a chance for the 3rd place Pads to build on
their lead in the standings, facing the 3-10 35+ Mets. Things started
out okay for the Pads, after starting pitcher Jason
"JMash" Masciorini walked the first two batters and
gave up a hit to start the game, he induced Dan Williams to hit
into a double play. The next hitter, Wayne Padd, hit a shot into
the 5.5 hole, which Justin "JustMash"
Masciorini gloved with an amazing backhanded dive. However,
when JustMash attempted to get up and
throw the speedy Padd out, it became very apparent that something
was terribly wrong. It was pretty obvious at the outset that he
had injured his shoulder on the play, as he was helped off the field
by the trainer. Scoring on the play was Don Lowery, as Padd was
credited with his first career REBL hit and RBI on the play. Defensively
this created some problems for the Friars, as their normal starting
shortstop, Hal Norman, was rumored to be
somewhere in Alaska drowning his sorrows in a whiskey bottle. So,
With JMash the only remaining shortstop
available, Mike Baldwin had to come in
and pitch. After walking a couple and allowing third run of the
inning to score on a base hit, Baldwin
settled down and got out of the jam.
The Friars were pretty shaken by the turn
of events, after all, they had expected to come into this game and
roll of the downtrodden Mets. After Justin
Masciorini was taken to the hospital with what turned out to
be a dislocated shoulder, Pad's manager Jason
Masciorini gave a inspired speech in the dugout, urging the
troops to "win one for the JustMasher!!" Not surprisingly,
as JMash is known for his aspirations to be a motivational speaker,
it worked, as the Pads put together a big inning, battin around,
scoring five, with the big hit, a double, coming from Kevin
"K2" Kennedy driving in the go ahead runs. After this,
the floodgates opened, as the Padres would score another seven over
the next five innings. Meanwhile, Mike Baldwin
was magnificent, allowing only four more base runners to reach over
the next scoreless six innings, while inducing two double play balls,
before K2 would come in to close it out
for the final, also scoreless, two innings, the final score, Pads
12, Mets 3
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