There was definitely no shortage of offense in the game I was umpiring today between Zwijndrecht and RCH/Pinguïns. I didn’t get the total number of hits, but it must have been at least forty. Zwijndrecht slugged five homeruns, and RCH/Pinguïns sent another three balls over the fence. Two of the Zwijndrecht longballs came on back-to-back pitches, and the two starting pitchers each hit a homerun.

The game was tied at 14-14 going into the eight inning. The visiting RCH/Pinguïns seemed to strike the decisive blow in their next two turns at bat, climbing out to 16-14 in the eight and to 19-14 in the top of the ninth. They had every chance to keep the lead, but a couple of defensive miscues and the eight homerun of the day allowed the home team to come back to 19-19. But the Zwijndrecht rally didn’t end there—with one out and runners on first and second, their next better sent a grounder up the middle for a walk-off single. Final score: 20-19. That’s not one you see every week.

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