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Battlefield hits 8 home runs, beats Liberty 30-2
It’s technically possible for a baseball game to never end.
Baseball has no time limits, meaning one team could keep on hitting if the other team can’t get them out.
Battlefield put that mind-blowing time continuum to the test in Friday’s game against Liberty.
The Bobcats batted 19 men and scored 15 runs in the first inning alone. They opened up a 15-0 lead and coasted to a 30-2 victory in a game that did eventually come to an end.
That’s because Battlefield couldn’t keep hitting like that forever. But what a show it was for three hours.
The Bobcats hit eight home runs, including three by star pitcher Matt Crouse, and two apiece by third baseman Danny McDonald and catcher Joey El-Bisi. Right fielder Evan Scott went deep once.
About 30 minutes into the inning, the Liberty dugout looked like a row of teenagers who had been dragged to a six-hour opera. “Get us out of here,” seemed to be the operative feeling.
The end of the game was a blessing. “We’re not going to think about that one,” said coach Mark Holmes.
The Battlefield players will never forget it. Especially Crouse, the 6-foot-3 senior lefthander who is bound for Young Harris (Ga.) College on a baseball scholarship. While he may not look like the prototypical leadoff hitter, with his long pitcher's body, he showed immediately Friday he can swing the bat.
“I like it. I started leading off this year. It's a lot of fun,” said Crouse, who now has five home runs.
Crouse launched a solo home run to start the game, and sent a two-run blast over the fence in his next at bat to make it 10-0...
See the Wednesday print edition of the Fauquier Times-Democrat for the complete story.
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