The Mattoon Police Hit Men traveling baseball team hit the road on Sunday, May 10, 2009 and came away with an impressive 7-3 victory over Sullivan, giving them a record of 2-4 for the season.
Damien Ferguson was moved up to leadoff for this game, and he did a fine job. He went 1 for 2 at the plate in three appearances with a strikeout, a single, a walk and 2 runs scored. He also swiped 4 bases.
As leadoff hitter of the game, Damien fell vicitimized to a very wide and low strike zone, getting called out on strikes on a 2-2 pitch that was low and away by several inches. But the umpire was consistent for both teams, calling pitches thrown in that zone strikes all game long.
Damien also led off in the top of the 4th inning and blooped a single into right field on a 2-2 pitch. He stole second and third before coming home on an RBI grounder off the bat of Cole Diepholz to give the Hit Men a 3-2 lead which they never relinquished. In Damien's final plate appearance he started a 2 out, 2 run rally in the top of the sixth. Following strikeouts to the first 2 batters in the inning, Damien coaxed a 4 pitch walk and promptly stole second and third base. He came in to score on a double into right off the bat of Davis Johnson.
Damien played left field for the game except for the fifth inning when he played second.
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