Astros busy with Athletics and Indians.

The machine pitch Astros played two games in four days battling the Indians on Saturday and the Athletics Tuesday night.

Great defense including a run down at first by Charlie Stuve helped make short order of the Indians in the first inning of Saturday's game. Charlie then showed his batting skills by hitting a triple to start the bottom of the 1 st. Singles by Josh Williams, Dan Alarie, Taylor Leonard, and doubles by Ruairi Murphy and Ryan Svopa racked up five runs.

In the second inning Christopher Radice, playing pitcher, made an excellent catch and throw to first. It was good inning for the Indians who went on to score four runs.

Brian Nichols started the second with a single and was eventually brought home on another hit by Josh. Mark Silver and Charlie also hit singles but that was all for the Astros.

The third inning was highlighted by an awesome play after Dan, playing shortstop, scooped up a grounder as Grady Vandiver ran to cover second. Dan fired the ball to Grady just beating the runner and getting the force out. The crowd (and Grady's mom) went wild!

The Astros were able to add three more runs in the third to wind things up. Going without Ronnie Worley, AJ Riczko and Matt Lavallee.The team showed great stamina, as everyone had to play without breaks.

Tuesday night the Athletics came to play and showed their batting skill with big hits throughout the game. In the first inning the Astros had their best defensive play of the season as two of our senior players showed why they're ready for the next level.

Charlie Stuve playing third handled a hot grounder and fired a perfect throw all the way across the infield to Ruairi Murphy who made the catch for the out. Big league play boys!

Trying to show their stuff were freshmen Christopher Radice fielding a grounder in center field and throwing all the way home to freshman AJ Riczko at catcher just barely missing the tag. But it was still a night for the seniors as Matt Lavallee hit an important RBI for a go ahead run, Taylor batting a .1000 and using his speed on the bases and Brian, 2 for 2, 1RBI helping close out an Athletics rally at games end. Hats off to Ronnie Worley on his catching debut and the whole group that had a team average of .900 through two games and racked up 20 runs.