Game 16: Ultimate Sack 17, TCBC 1

There's not really a lot of good things to say about this one. But it was under the lights. So there's that. Plus it didn't rain. So we had that going for us, too. Other than that, no one really got hurt that bad, plus we saw Chris Elliott make it back onto the mound pain-free for the first time in almost 3 months -- which bodes really well for the 2010 TCBC rotation.

It goes without saying that the story of the game was pitching -- or lack thereof. Starter Josh Taylor gave up 5 walks and hit a batter in a little over 2 innings work, and Elliott and John Toth combined for an equal number of free passes in relief (Toth added 2 more HBP in his 3 innings of work), as the Three Cities nine struggled through 7 innings.

On offense, hits were contributed by spots 5-9, most notably a single by John Millin followed up by a Matt Willbond double leading to the Three Cities' only run. Hits were added by Nate Kievmann, Jeff Hess, plus 2 singles each by Dan Taylor and Elliott. Despite that production, with only 1 hit (a lead-off infield single in the 1st) from the 1 through 4 hitters combined, TCBC wasn't able to show the offensive prowess they've exhibited in the two previous meetings with Ultimate Sack this season, and the TCBC faithful watched as the inaugural season ended early -- and on a sour note. But, it was under the lights.

Here's the boxscore from the game.

Here's the season's overall stats.