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MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Thunderous echoes rang out into the night Monday as the softball game between Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 and 3rd Marine Regiment came to a close with a score of 11-11.
Both teams brought their big hitters to the game after coming back from operations.
“We were 8-0 and thought we would remain undefeated,” said Timothy Eustace, the first baseman for HMLA-367’s Scarface. “We had to send people off due to operational commitments which hurt us.”
That was last week and Scarface has gotten its big hitters back, Eustace said.
“I tried keeping the ball from the usual (hitting spots),” said Larry McConnell, the pitcher for 3rd Marines. “Sometimes good ball players can take (bad) pitches and do miraculous things
with them.”
McConnell said the two teams were going at each other’s throats through the entire game and that just showed the outcome could go either way, or no particular way in this case.
“As far as both teams (playing tonight), it was incredible,” McConnell said. “They are a great team, we are a great team and it made a great game.”
Both teams are looking forward to the play-offs but also noticed a timing issue.
“Unfortunately we are going to have a lot of our guys out in Australia at the time (of the playoffs),” Eustace said. “All we can hope to do is move some players around and hope they step up.”
If teams aren’t able to make up a full team those players can join another team to play, said Christina Rizzello, the intramural coordinator for Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The game will be recorded as unofficial and the team will have to accept a loss.
The schedule for the playoffs is May 18 through 20 and will continue through May 27 and 28. The championship game will be on May 29. Rizzello will release the schedule with team
names today.
| Date Taken: | 05.11.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.15.2015 18:27 |
| Story ID: | 163509 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US |
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