Lee Martinez Park - Week 6 Highlights

Ballbarians (Cardinal Red) vs. KickTease (Red): In an important contest for playoff positioning, both teams pulled out all the stops and really lit up the highlight reel!!! KickTease jumped out early to a 4-0 lead by the top of the 4^th inning on the heels of Kyle “The Matrix” Oldham who dodged a ball (while staying on the base path of course) and scored a run. However, like the Vandals of yore, the Ballbarians did not go quietly as Tyler “The Vacuum” White made a great over the shoulder catch to end a KickTease scoring threat. In the end though, perennial Kickball all-star Adam “Thunder Foot” Eccher from KickTease decided to put the kibosh on the Ballbarians comeback attempts when he crushed a three run home run out of the park (or out of the grass I should say) to put things away. KickTease wins 8-2.

Social License to Intoxicate (Carolina Blue) vs. 2 Legit 2 Kick (Athletic Gray): Both squads wanted to give themselves a challenge by having fewer players than allowed…. Unfortunately, that means neither team could technically win either… Much merriment and joy was had in a game “just for fun” though, which is what really counts right? Social License to Intoxicate and 2 Legit 2 Kick tie 0-0.

Girls Love Big Kicks (Cactus Green) vs. Muddy Wing Tippers (Charcoal): With the #1 spot in the playoffs on the line, you knew this game of unbeatens would come down to the wire… And the tens of fans in attendance were not disappointed!!! It was a defensive battle from the start, with each teams’ attempts to play “small ball” being mostly thwarted by the quickness and dexterity of the other teams’ pitchers. However, the Muddy Wing Tippers were able to get two quick runs on the board in the top of the 2^nd inning to take a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 4^th inning though, Girls Love Big Kicks was able to tie up the game before a booming solo home run in the bottom of the 5^th inning by Drew Nelson from Girls Love Big Kicks put them on top 3-2!!! From there on out, Girls Love Big Kicks just tried to hold on for dear life. After the game, Kickball analyst Peter Gammons said, “This is the kind of matchup you love covering as an analyst as well as a fan. The strategy, the determination, the heroes, the statistics… It just doesn’t get any better than this for a regular season game. Of course, now we have a potential post season matchup to look forward to...” Girls Love Big Kicks wins 3-2.

Skies Out Thighs Out (Sapphire Blue) vs. Odd Balls (Purple): If you like defensive struggles, then you would have loved this game… Let’s just say not a lot happened until the 7^th inning, so we will skip ahead. Callie Stockler had an amazing catch for Skies Out Thighs Out to end an Odd Balls scoring threat in the top of the 7^th inning. Then came the bottom of the 7^th inning… Mac Fuller probably didn’t wake up Wednesday morning thinking that he would be hero for tens of adoring fans, but that’s exactly what happened after he kicked the ball that scored the game ending run!!! Fuller said after the game, “Securing our team’s first win of the year is a dream come true… That game winning kick was undoubtedly the highlight of my life up to this point.” Skies Out Thighs Out wins 1-0.