If you’ve been reading this column, you’d know that Team Achievements are the heart-break kids. It doesn’t have to be Friday the 13th for us to find bad luck – it always seems to find us! This game was no different…. 4 of our losses have been by 1 run. 3 of those losses have been in the bottom of the last inning. 2 of those losses have been in extra innings. We have held leads late in the ballgame in 3 of the losses. We gave up 1 hit and only 3 base runners in 1 of the losses. You see the trend, right? Luck is no where to be found! Playing Team Saffman, the events followed suit….. We held a 3-1 lead and then even held a 3-2 lead in the 4th inning ***We interrupt this game summary to bring you a special NCYBA ‘WIRED’ segment that actually took place during the 4th inning while we held a 3-2 lead. The coach who spoke these words (I won’t mention my name), showed signs of desperation when he muttered aloud ‘Wow – the rain is starting to come down harder. If we can only get some lightning right about now we can sneak out of hear with a W’.*** But as you guessed, the moment I said these words, the rain stopped and the game continued and we gave up 2 runs. The top of 6th brought Team Achievements their last at-bats down 6-3. An incredible 4 run rally gave us a temporary 7-6 lead. I hate those words: ‘temporary lead’. 2 quick runs in the bottom of the 6th by Team LaBarge just added to our string of near misses. We’re still looking for that Horseshoe Tourney where ‘close’ counts! Sticks: Ryan – single, single Riley – double, single TPot – double Casey – single, single The kids never quit and that is an awesome thing! Way to keep battling!! PS: Coach Safford eats a lot of sunflower seeds during ballgames! PPS: Coach Hoffman sits on his bucket the entire game – no hustle whatsoever.