On Sunday, the indecisive trait of my personality surfaced. All morning I monitored the area’s weather radar with the hope there would be a ballgame somewhere in the area. My hopes were dimmed as the radar showed splotches of green, yellow, orange, and red. Originally, I planned to go to the Footville game, but other Home Talent League games were getting cancelled throughout the morning. A glimmer of hope for Sunday baseball appeared as Evansville announced a delayed start time on their Facebook page. But, I just didn’t want to travel an hour and 20 minutes for a rainout.
So, I decided to forego Footville and opt for games closer to home: Monches and Rubicon or Fort Atkinson. If I opted for Fort Atkinson, I could possibly make some of the Evansville game with the 3pm start. Off I went.
As I headed north on Hwy 83, the clouds let go and the sky grew increasingly dark. Change of plans – skip Monches and head west on I-94, then south to Fort on Hwy 26. The skies to the south were more promising. But, as I approached the Ixonia exit, I opted to take a chance and head back to Monches anyways. For the journey back, there wasn’t a drop of rain on the windshield.
I arrived 25 minutes after first pitch as they were finishing up the 2nd inning. The game continued a hurried pace. At 12:48, they’d completed 5 innings and the score was knotted at 1. Sussex scored their run on a pair of singles and a sac fly. Monches got their lone run in the fifth on a pair of singles, a walk, and a hit batsman. Thereafter, things slowed down.
Monches threatened to break the tie in the bottom of the 7th, but the inning ended after a single and a pair of walks. In the top of the 8th, Sussex plated one run on a single and three walks despite three strikeouts. In the 9th, Sussex added two more runs on a single, pair of walks, and an error.
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