National League: April 27, 2003
Gardner Fox Reds 11, Granite Run Pontiac Marlins 8

The Reds are red hot out of the gate for the 2003 season.  The second game of the season can
truly be viewed as a team effort as the Reds got offensive production up and down the lineup.
Eric McGough started the game on the mound.  After a shaky start he settled in and pitched three
strong innings giving up only 3 hits and 2 runs.  Although the Reds defense was stingy, their
offense was plentiful.  Kyle Maylish continues to exemplify what a lead off hitter should be.
He had a perfect on base percentage and his day at the plate included a double and a solo dinger!
The key to this victory, however, was hits and RBIs from the bottom half of the lineup.  Zack
Kline had a perfect on base percentage and an RBI.  Grant Jamgachian was 1-1 with a sacrifice
and 2 RBIs.  Dougger Lisk picked up an RBI batting in the 8 hole and JB Betz also chipped in
with an RBI.  Avery Roller had a big bounce back game with a perfect on base percentage, 2 RBIs
and a blast into right-center field.  The Marlins, however, did not fold under the pressure and
rallied to score 6 runs over the final 2 innings.  Leading the offensive charge for the Marlins
were Billy Ankrum with a single in the 3rd, Darren Lucca going 3-3 with 2 RBIs and Andy Kaiden
picking up a pair of RBIs.  Also playing well for the Marlins was Brian Vendetta coming in and
pitching 2 strong innings yielding only 2 hits.  Phillip "Dusty" Kotcamp closed the game for the
Reds on the mound.  Dusty's debut on the mound saw him strike out 3 batters and give up only 4
hits over 2 innings.  Playing strong defensively behind Dusty were Eric McGough fielding a well
hit ball at short and tagging out the lead runner, and Greg Snow making a defensive put out from
the catcher's position gunning down a would be Marlin's base stealer.  However, the defensive play
of the game had to be when a ball hit sharply towards right-center field was snagged by Reds 2nd
baseman JB Betz and flipped to the shortstop for a heads up put out on the lead runner for the
3rd and final out of the game.