It was a beautiful, quiet night.

There were no kids playing on the sideline, and no Marnie laughter present. Heck even the noise from the CBL game next door was subdued while the Jackfish were taking a rare home loss.

After last week’s high-energy performance broke decibel levels, this week felt like the perfect gentle night to wind down the regular season with. A tea by the window on a Sunday morning.

Suitable to the chill vibes, the 88s’ bats were lazily disheveled along the fence, some even lying on the ground. Maddy wasn’t there to keep things in order, and the disfunction seemed to seep into some of their swings, including Tim’s crowd-pleasing two-strike swing and miss on an outside pitch from Will to become the 3rd official member of the 2026 K club.

Myles made his return after a one-game absence and had an up and down night. One minute he was clearing the bases with a deep fly to center, the next he was hilariously butchering a slow roller at 1B that his talented in many other areas besides sports wife or 8-year-old son would have made quick work of (literally).

Those unaffected by the disorganization:

Naomi. Having various doggie visitors and 2 young kids at home makes her a pro of handling chaos. She finished the night with a team high 8 hits and 9 runs plus 4 RBI and 2 entries into the record book: second most hits in a game (her 3rd 5 hit game of 2026) and a record tying 5 runs in game 2.

Nikki. Living with Jeff makes her immune to messes. She stuffed down the pain of a sore knee and stuffed the stat sheet with one of her best nights of the year. 7 hits and 5 runs as the first female batter in 9 of the 12 innings and finished off 2 relays for outs at the plate on defense.

Jordan. He’s adapting quickly to his new life of living in an ongoing home restoration, helping him finish his regular season with a perfect 6/6 at the plate and several slick plays at SS.

The calendar will had flipped to September before the next time they assemble on the field to kick start the most wonderful time of year; playoff season.

EXTRA BITS

When he wasn’t collecting one of his 5+ Ks on the mound, Josh was working on his opposite field approach at the plate with 5 hits.

They were generous with the courtesy swings, Nikki even gave one with a 3-1 count to try and extend the at bat, but they still took 3 free passes, including John’s with bases loaded on a short pitch.

After Tim and Brian each came up just short of catching dying liners, Joce showed them how it’s done by nabbing one of her own during a rare night in left field.

Nikki’s big night raised her average above .500, making it the 2nd regular season in a row where every regular 88 was above the mark.

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