It's a game of inches (or feet)

The Knights of Lexington (not to be confused with the Knights of Columbus), played last night in the Las Americas baseball league at 5th and Jefferson. The baseball game was a close one until Kentucky Trade scored 7 in the bottom of the 8th to put the game out of reach and send the loyal fanbase to the parking lots to warm up their cars. The final was 11-5 Kentucky Trade over the Knights.

The game started out with the Knights going against the Jamie Moyer of the League. A lefty with a mixture of slow and slower fastballs, curveballs, and spinners kept the Knights off balance for the first four innings. The only bright spot for the Knights was a long ball by Tyson 'the quiet bat-master' Murray. In the bottom of the first, the Trade got a few runners on base to bring up their talented third batter. He ripped a liner down the right field line that according to infield-outfield-catcher Jordan 'Cookies' Adler, "it was foul by four feet." Fair or foul, without the luxury of an umpire down the right field line to identify the correct landing of the ball, the home plate umpire called the ball fair and the Trade was scoring runs unabashedly.

The Knights bats cooled off when Cody came into the game to pitch for the Trade in the 5th inning. A big tall southpaw with a mixture of fast and faster balls as well as a ball that broke away from the right hand batter, it looked bleak for the Knights. However, the bleakness of the night turned when Tyson stepped up the plate. He took a fastball and crushed his second homerun of the game to make it a 4-2 score with the Trade starting to wonder if the game was going to tighten up as their lead was diminished.

The Trade's fears were realized. After two quick outs, Cody all of a sudden couldn't find the strike zone. He walked Matt and Michael with two outs. Then Dave stepped to the plate with the Pizza Hut play of the game. "Unsure of the count, Cody sets the sign and delivers plate ward. The pitch is swung on and crushed to right field! The right fielder might have a play on it. No! The balls screams past and we are off to the races folks! One is scored, two runs are scored. Dave is heading for third with a two out-two run triple! We are tied at 4! The Knights have tied the Trade at 4!!! What a game! Talk about coming through in the clutch! Who doggies!!!"

Jordan Adler would then rip a single up the middle to give the Knights the lead 5-4.

The lead unfortunately wouldn't last for the Knights. The first batter for the Trade in the bottom of the 8th squibbed a ball to first base and barely beat the throw to a covering pitcher Michael.

Then the wheels fell and before the dust didn't settle on the infield, the Trade had scored 7 runs in the inning.

The Knights went quietly in the 9th and that was all she wrote. In the words of the cowboy Jeff Brantley, it was time to 'kiss the baby.'

The Knights next game is Thursday May 31 at 5th and Jefferson.