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Baseball is back in action this Sunday, April 3, 2011, when the Dodos (1-1) host the Dogs (2-1) at Granada Hills High School at 10AM. The Dodos look forward to getting back on the field after two long weeks of rain delays. Baseball scores will be posted and updated via Twitter at the end of each inning.

Also in action Sunday is the Dodos Hockey team. The Dodos (0-0-1) face Last Call at 4:30PM at Iceoplex Simi on the Olympic rink. Hockey scores will be posted and updated via Twitter as they happen.

Forecast: Rain and Ice!

Another wet Saturday night spelled disaster for Dodos Baseball, canceling the game for the second straight week. There was a bright side, and that was the Dodos Hockey game in the afternoon.

In a rematch from the infamous "Blackout Game", the Dodos faced The Other Team. The Dodos looked to jump out to an early lead, attacking the net every opportunity they received, putting eight total shots on goal, but The Other Team's goalie turned away every shot. Dodos' goalie Chris Barrrera matched that effort, making seven saves on eight attempts. Another late in the period goal was surrender by Barrera when the puck trickled under his pad and into the net (19:13).

Trailing 1-0 in the second period, the Dodos put 11 shots on goal during the second twenty minutes. The Dodos tied the game when Brian Silvey's deflected shot was put into the net by team captain Matt Marsh (9:45, Silvey). Barrera continued to block shots and make saves and he was rewarded when the Dodos took the lead after Jeff Hewitt took a shot that was deflected to forward Dylan Mlcoch. Mlcoch spun and put a backhanded shot by the goalie (12:01, Hewitt, Strayhorn).

With a 2-1 lead late in the third period, Barrera appeared to suffer a knee injury on a save attempt. With just under seven minutes remaining in the game, Barrera was unable to continue playing. The Dodos resorted to having defenseman Pat Heninger stand in the goal with just his stick. The move resulted in a game-tying goal (13:21). Regulation time would run out, leading to shootouts.

Shootouts would prove interesting, as The Other Team's goalie would fill-in for Barrera, defending both goals for both teams. He did an extremely fair and stellar job, turning away ten total shots, allowing two goals, one from each team, resulting in a 2-2 tie.

Fantasy Performances of the Day: Marsh 1G, Mlcoch 1G, 1PEN; Silvey 1A, 1PEN; Hewitt 1A; Strayhorn 1A; Breithaupt 1PEN; Barrera 18SV; Heninger 2SV

Dodos Hockey plays next Sunday, Iceoplex Simi versus Last Call at 7:30PM on the Olympic Rink.

Dodos Blacked Out!

When the sun rose Sunday morning, it was pouring rain, postponing the Dodos Baseball game until further notice, leaving the afternoon Dodos Ice Hockey 2011 season opening game the only viable sports option of the day.

The Dodos Hockey team was not yet equipped with the full uniform (jersey snafu), but they looked to be prepared for their first game, despite some team members confessing to being overly nervous. Several Dodos Baseball players were in attendance to cheer Dodos Nation to its first ice hockey victory. The Dodos played the Blues tight during the first period, getting some key saves from goaltender, Chris Barrera until 18:51 of the first period when the puck trickled into the goal for a 1-0 Blues lead at first intermission.

When the second period began, the Dodos seemed to have regrouped between periods and started attacking the puck and the Blues early, but shot after shot was turned away by a good Blues goalie. The Blues added another goal, and about a minute later, the lights in the arena went out. The power outage forced the fans and teams to evacuate, leaving the game unfinished and saving the Dodos from their first loss of the season.

The Dodos Nation will return to action next Sunday when Dodos Baseball hosts the Durham Bulls at Oak Park High School at 10AM and Dodos Hockey plays the Blues in a rematch at Iceoplex in Simi Valley at 4:30PM.