Coach Gavin: you knew this was coming….. Official Regulations of Little League Baseball; Section VI; subsection c; note 1: A pitcher who delivers one or more pitches in a game cannot play the position of catcher for the remainder of that day. It’s probably the most talked about rule this year. As managers, we had to take an oath to implement and uphold this hallowed rule. I have not found in the rule book where it lists the penalty for such an infraction but I do have some , let’s call them ‘acquaintances’ looking into it. The incident did not alter the game in any way unless you really dig deep. I have a shovel so I’m digging. The kid who should have caught in the infracted (is this a word?) inning ended up leading off the bottom of the 7th with a triple and scored the winning run moments later. If he had caught one extra inning, would his swing have been as crisp in the 7th? Would his legs have allowed him to take 3rd base if he did in fact hit that ball in the same area? Could he possibly not have been able to score from 3rd base after the next batter hit a solid single up the middle? These are all questions that will remain unanswered. Just as Roger Maris has an asterisk next to his name in the record books, JMS might need one next to this win as well! Seriously, it was a pitcher’s duel from the onset. Neither team budged and the 7 inning thriller took place in only 75 minutes. Reminds me of the 36 minute game Mitch played the previous week. Hurlers: Ryan: 2.1 innings, 0 runs, 6 K’s Johnny: 3.2 innings, 2 runs, 6 K’s Sticks: Ryan: single, triple, double JMS had the meat of their lineup due up in the 7th and it produced. Congrats* to Coach Gavin and crew!