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McMackin debuts with win from the bump
June 1 , 2005 | By Justin Hastings

May 10 marked the first time Rich McMackin set foot on Hastings Park in nine months.

And he started off with a bang.

In game one of the day, McMackin and Tom Horan teamed up for a 3-2 victory over Craig Hastings and Fred Rogers. Despite the hiccup of yielding a 2-run homer to Rogers in the 2nd inning, McMackin threw a solid game. Rich helped his own cause, driving in all 3 runs in the home half of the 2nd with a solo homer to lead off the inning in addition to a 2-run triple. McMackin swiftly ended the game, with back-to-back strikeouts to record his first victory of the 2005 season.

Game two featured another 1-run affair with someone other than McMackin coming up big. The game started off quickly as TJ Collins hit a leadoff homer to give he, McMackin, and Fred Rogers an early 1-0 lead. That would be the only run Will Kenney would allow. Kenney’s counterpart, Fred Rogers, started the game with 4 consecutive strikeouts and did not allow a baserunner until allowing a walk in the home half of the third.

But two batters later, Craig Hastings would end the game with a 2-run walkoff homer. Hastings, Horan, and Kenney would win the game, 2-1.

Game 3 was postponed because of darkness. At the time, the game was tied at 3.
The game marked Rich McMackin's first game in about nine months. The last time McMackin played, it was August of 2004.

Game 3 on the day was called due to darkness. The batting stats have been added to the statistics page, but not the pitching stats.

After winning both games, Tom Horan improved his record to 4-1, giving him the HMWL's best record as of June 1.

Craig Hastings hit his first home run of the year in game two. His career season high is 7 in 2004.


Game 1
1
2
3
R
H
» Craig/Fred
0
2
0
2
4
» Tom/Rich
0
3
-
3
5
W: Rich (1-0) L: Craig (0-3)
HR: Fred (6), Rich (1)
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Fred hits 2-run homer
Visiting team leads, 2-0
Bot 2nd: Rich hits solo homer, Rich hits 2-run triple
Home team leads, 3-2
Stats Batting Pitching
Player
AB
H
BI
R
K
R
H
K
BB
IP
Craig
5
2
0
1
3
3
5
3
0
2
Fred
5
2
2
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
Tom
5
2
0
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
Rich
4
3
3
1
1
5
2
5
1
3

Game 2
1
2
3
R
H
» TJ/Rich/Fred
1
0
0
1
3
» Craig/Tom/Will
0
3
2
2
2
W: Will (2-1) L: Fred (1-1)
HR: TJ (2), Craig (1)
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: TJ hits leadoff homer
Visiting team leads, 1-0
Bot 3rd: Craig hits walkoff 2-run homer
Home team wins, 2-1
Stats Batting Pitching
Player
AB
H
BI
R
K
R
H
K
BB
IP
TJ
2
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
Rich
3
2
0
0
1
-
-
-
-
-
Fred
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
0
2.5
Craig
3
1
2
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
Tom
2
1
0
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
Will
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
1
3