When your pitcher makes a pitch to get an out you have to get that out. “We have got to have good approaches at the plate as well as playing sharp in the field. “We have got to play a complete game, having both offense and defense working together,” said Nielsen. On Sunday, Post 218 couldn’t get its bats going as it lost 18-1 to Hamilton Post 31 in moving to 3-17. “Nate had a couple of good line drives there unfortunately they were just right at people.” “We got bats on the ball, it was just unlucky that it was hit at people,” said Nelson. Post 218, though, couldn’t string anything together the rest of the game as it fell 13-2 and was held hitless on the day. Stringing those couple of runs together that one time is something we just have to keep doing for each inning as well.” “Sometimes things go your way, sometimes they don’t go your way, it is what it is. “It is all about stringing runs together, stringing good at-bats together and having good approaches at the plate,” said Nielsen. Princeton was trailing 5-0 heading into the bottom of the second inning and was able to draw three straight walks and then scratch out two runs on groundouts by Roman Howe and Anders Hedin. Last Saturday, Post 218 demonstrated those traits as it hosted Lawrence Post 414. “It is keeping your heads up when things don’t go right.” “What I have said to the team is that my two things are attitude and effort, that is all I ask for,” said Nielsen. Peter Nielsen has emphasized two character traits in taking the helm of the Princeton Post 218 American Legion baseball team this summer. Post 218, which moved to 3-17 with an 18-1 loss to Hamilton Post 31 on Sunday, was slated to wrap up its season by hosting Allentown on July 11 and hosting North Hamilton a day later to finish a game that was suspended on Sunday due to rain that hit the area late in the afternoon. Despite Hare’s heroics, Princeton ended up losing 13-2 to Lawrence. OUT AT HOME: Princeton Post 218 American Legion catcher Peter Hare tags out a Lawrence Post 414 runner in action last Saturday.
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