City Park - Week 2

City Park Field 1 (6pm)

Too Legit to Kick (White) vs. New Kicks on the Block (Kiwi Green): What an inning! New Kicks on the Block exploded onto the scoreboard with seven runs in the bottom of the 2^nd inning after Aaron Harbour knocked in a 3-run homer. This ESPN Top 10 play can be seen here. The real hero of the game though was Kaitlin Wright from Too Legit to Kick when she put her life on the line to save the game ball as it bounced into the street. What dedication! Of course, player safety is much more important than equipment safety, so please keep that in mind everyone. In the end, Too Legit to Kick’s comeback fell short and New Kicks on the Block won 8-3.

City Park Field 2 (6pm)

The Ballin Bison (Cardinal Red) vs. vs. Kickaholics (Charcoal): The Ballin Bison smacked in two homers in the bottom of the 1^st inning and then used stellar defense the rest of the game to hold on. The theme of the game was “double it up” as both the Ballin Bison and the Kickaholics had some sweet double plays. Kelsey Blakkan-Strauss, captain of the Ballin Bison, said after the game, “Much like I have double the number of last names, our team really believes that two is better than one. Especially when it comes to outs.” Ballin Bison win 5-1.

City Park Field 3 (6pm)

Where My Pitches At (Heliconia) vs. Balls Deep (Blue): After going down by two runs in the top of the 2^nd inning, Balls Deep came back strong in the bottom of the 2^nd when Rob “The Sidewinder” Lynde slid/face-planted into home for the tying run! However, from there on out, the runs dried up for Balls Deep as Where My Pitches At turned up the defense, such as when Spencer “The Sprinter” Hellwig ran across the entire field for the 3^rd out of the 5^th inning. Where My Pitches At then proceeded to score four runs in the top of the 6^th inning and take the lead!!! The real heroes of the game though were the helpers on both sides that assisted Deela “The Destroyer” Cox when she hurt her knee. Hope you get better Deela! Where My Pitches At wins 6-2.

City Park Field 4 (6pm)

Ballz N’ Dollz (Light Pink) vs. Suck My Kick (Lime): Speaking of double plays (see the highlight from Field 2), this game had a whole smorgasbord of them! It started in the bottom of the 3^rd inning when Rebecca Benedict from Ballz N’ Dollz completed a double play, then there was Jennifer Rosen from Suck My Kick in the top of the 6^th, and finally Darius Ellis from Suck My Kick in the bottom of the 7^th. Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, the original “double trouble”, said after the game, “We were really impressed with both teams. Not quite as entertaining as watching us on Full House, but close.” Ballz N’ Dollz wins 4-2.

City Park Field 1 (7pm)

Oilers SLTI (Irish Green) vs. Girls Love Big Kicks (Red): In a matchup of past GO Kickball champions, this game was all about Girl Power! Kerstyne Towslee of Girls Love Big Kicks started it off with an amazing right field catch in the 3^rd inning. Catch the highlight here.  Not to be out down, the Madysen Jourgensen from the Oilers SLTI had a “surprise” catch for an out while playing the catcher spot. What an aptly named position! Ultimately, the well-greased machine that is the Oilers SLTI could not be caught. Oilers SLTI wins 7-1.

City Park Field 2 (7pm)

Real Housewives of Greely (Maroon) vs. Purple Cobras (Violet): Coming off their week one upset of the defending champs, the Purple Cobras hoped it would be smooth sailing through the rest of the regular season. However, the Purple Cobras soon hit a bump in the road (pardon the mixed metaphors) when their new ace pitcher Bobby Jorgensen pulled a quad. Uh oh!!! The real difference in the game though was the Real Housewives of Greely’s defense—Liz Wolf in particular dominated on defense, including a great catch on a hard line drive into the outfield. Wolf commented on her catch, “Those 100 fingertip pushups a day are really paying off!” Real Housewives of Greely wins 3-2.

City Park Field 3 (7pm)

High Rollers (Gold) vs. My Kick Gets it Done (Orange): Everything was peachy keen, until BAM—the 6^th inning happened. Up until that point, My Kick Gets it Done had put together an impressive defensive effort, with Jenny Adams making double plays and Josh Devine getting it done with his hands (by catching the ball). Then came the bottom of the 6^th inning and the High Rollers went crazy and scored a whopping seven runs!!! The MVP of the game though was Captain of the High Rollers Mike “Harbinger of Hopelessness” Hallczuk. His amazing line drive catch when the ball was three feet over his head really sealed the deal. High Rollers win 10-1.

City Park Field 4 (7pm)

Lunchbox Violators (Daisy Yellow) vs. Kicktease (Old Gold): Slow and steady wins the race. In Kickball parlance, that means the team who gradually scores more runs than the opposition usually wins. In this contest, the Lunchbox Violator’s slow and steady play was too much to handle for Kicktease. Erin “The Glove” Rossiter from the Lunchbox Violators made a solid diving catch in the bottom of the 2^nd inning to keep things close. But then a couple triples in the top of the 5^th inning by Barack “The Other Obama” Stewart and in the top of the 6^th inning by Johnny “The Killer” Craig finally allowed the Lunchbox Violators to pull away. Turtle power! Lunchbox Violators win 6-0.