Raul Chiriboga pitched a solid game for the Bad News, standing strong in the 92-degree heat of Central Park (along with battery mate Nicole Chantharaj) and also helped himself on the offensive side with a hit and an RBI.
Kevin Ma went 3 for 4 at the top of the order, Damian Nash contributed a pair of hits to go with two runs scored and Franc Crisafulli chipped in with a triple. Chrissy Korney also contributed some serious hussle to the Bad News effort -- first by making it from LIC to Central Park in 47 minutes, and later, by going all out with a tumble worthy of Culture Club in trying to turn a ground ball into a hit. And, multi-tasker that she is, besides running her record as manager to 0-2, Alicia Korney went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs.
But the Bad News Big Bat of the Game award has to go to the Indian Richie Sexton -- Bobby Mathews. After getting a late-in-the-day call up to the big leagues from AAA Rockland, Mathews played a solid shortstop and went 3 for 3, hitting a true home run to start off the Bad News' best offensive inning.
Still, it wasn’t enough. The Bad News got as close as 7-5 with two innings left to play, but Legal Aid was able to find a few gaps in the three-person outfield, and took full advantage of having an extra man at the end of their batting order -- putting the final nail in the Bad News coffin with a 5-run sixth inning.
Big thanks to Meredith Diversa for coming out and contributing solid fielding in right to go along with solid contact at the plate. Without her, there couldn’t have been a game.
Next game: Today, Wednesday, June 27, 7 p.m., at East River Drive #7. The Bad News takes on its opponent from last week, Team Tuttle, in a rematch.
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