City Park Week 4

City Park Field 1 (6pm)

Ballz N’ Dollz (Light Pink) vs. Kickaholics (Charcoal): Now this game had it all—some solid highlights, stellar individual plays, and a come from behind victory! Ballz N’ Dollz jumped out to an early 4-0 lead through the top of the 3^rd inning after Dustin “Wheels with No Meals” survived a suicide squeeze bunt and scored a run. That’s when the Kickaholics took up their defense a few notches, as evidenced by Rachel “No Look Required” Bondy’s catch on a tip ball that she didn’t even see coming! By the start of the bottom of the 6^th inning, the Kickaholics were within one run of Ballz N’ Dollz at 5-4. But after Amanda “See the Ball” Daul tagged up to score on a pop fly, the Kickaholics were now on top 6-5. Ballz N’ Dollz couldn’t answer in the 7^th inning, and so ended their bid for an undefeated season. So close! ;) Kickaholics win 6-5.

City Park Field 2 (6pm)

New Kicks on the Block (Kiwi Green) vs. Where My Pitches At (Heliconia): In another evenly matched contest, it was anyone’s game… Luke Ballou from Where my Pitches at made an early case for game MVP as he crushed a two-run homer in the bottom of the 1^st inning, and then made a great catch at the start of 2^nd inning. However, Ashley Jessen from New Kicks on the Block (or was it Ashley Hilderbrand?) attempted to show up Ballou with two daring head first slides. It wasn’t until the top of the 6^th inning though that New Kicks on the Block finally took the lead 3-2. Then came an amazing double play by New Kicks on the Block to end the game in the bottom of the 7^th! (See the highlight here!). New Kicks on the Block wins 4-2.

City Park Field 3 (6pm)

Suck My Kick (Lime) vs. The Ballin Bison (Cardinal Red): The Ballin Bison really put their offense on display in this game, as they scored in barrages of four, three, and five runs, all in different innings. However, Joel Sundeen from the Ballin Bison really impressed on the defensive side of the plate as well. Not only did he complete a tricky double play with assistance from Matt Berg, he also had an amazing diving catch at first base. Suck My Kick never gave up though, and let’s face it—everyone was awestruck by Jenny Rosen’s double play… In the end though, The Ballin Bison’s teamwork and Sundeen’s MVP effort sealed the deal. Sundeen said after the game, “No one on this team is afraid to step up when the moment arises. And even more importantly, no one is afraid of the ball either. That’s the key.” The Ballin Bison win 13-1.

City Park Field 4 (6pm)

Too Legit to Kick (White) vs. Balls Deep (Blue): What a way to end it!!! No one saw this coming… In a slow-paced contest, Balls Deep found themselves on top 3-0 for most of the game until the bottom of the 4^th inning—that’s when the flood gates finally opened for Too Legit to Kick as they scored six runs to take a 6-3 lead! Balls Deep answered in the next inning with three more runs to tie it up and so it looked like we might run out of time to crown a victor in this one… That’s when the legs of Too Legit to Kick started to get serious. First, Captain Allen Stefanik made sure they got out of the 6^th inning by kicking the ball at the base runner for a key out. Then in the bottom of the 6^th inning Cody Wells kicked in the go-ahead home run! Too Legit to Kick kept up the late-game scoring onslaught until the game had run out of time. It was absolute pandemonium!!! Too Legit to Kick wins 10-6.

City Park Field 1 (7pm)

Lunchbox Violators (Daisy Yellow) vs. Purple Cobras (Violet): Are you ready for some defense???!!! That was the mindset of the Purple Cobras going into this game, and boy, did they deliver. The third string pitcher for the Purple Cobras, Ario Pannell, turned in one hell of a performance by only giving up one run in the top of the 2^nd inning for the whole game. Would it be enough though? With plays like a fingertip tip catch by Billy Wilson from the Lunchbox Violators in the bottom of the 3^rd inning, it was definitely close. But just like venom spurting out of a cobra’s fanged-mouth, the Purple Cobras had a couple scoring spurts that gave them the game. Sydney Engelhard, captain for the Lunchbox Violators, said afterwards, “It’s hard to truly violate a cobra. They are so scary!” Purple Cobras win 4-1.

City Park Field 2 (7pm)

Girls Love Big Kicks (Red) vs. My Kick Gets it Done (Orange): Even though this game only went 7 innings, the final time clocked in at well over an hour… Yikes! The slow-paced nature of this contest could largely be attributed to the experience on both sides, especially on the defensive end of the field. Brian Caffee from My Kicks Get it Done actually caught a line drive with his face. And on the flip side, Brady Anderson from Girls Love Big Kicks had an amazing diving catch in left field. The game remained tied at 4-4 from the 4^th-7^th innings, and so it would end. Sometimes ties do happen… Girls Love Big Kicks and My Kicks Gets it Done tie 4-4.

City Park Field 3 (7pm)

Kicktease (Old Gold) vs. Real Housewives of Greely (Maroon): With impressive pitching on both sides, everyone knew this game would be a pitcher’s duel. Christoph Schindler, the starting pitcher from the Real Housewives of Greely, took home the game MVP award after his shut out performance! GO Kickball pitching expert Roger Clemens and former MLB All-Star was extremely impressed with Christoph’s technique. “Unlike me,” Clemens said, “Schindler is so good that he doesn’t need to take performance enhancing drugs like I did. More importantly though, I was shocked to see how closely he resembles my physical appearance. We could be brothers!” Real Housewives of Greely win 1-0.

City Park Field 4 (7pm)

High Rollers (Gold) vs. Oilers SLTI (Irish Green): Tensions were high going into this one as both teams were trying to assert their kickball dominance. The High Rollers wanted the Oilers SLTI, two-time Horsetooth Cup winners, to know that they are back and ready to challenge the champs. The High Rollers knew the key to this game would be negating the Oiler’s speed in the short-game, and they did a pretty bang up job. Spencer “All Or Nothing” Allnut from the High Rollers made an impressive diving catch in the top of the 1^st and Monica “Selena Who?” Gomez had several impressive snags as catcher in the top of the 2^nd inning. For the Oilers SLTI, pitcher Adam “The Iron Horse” Morse put in a solid effort, but few slip-ups in the bottom of the 4^th inning ultimately cost his team. There’s always next time though! High Rollers win 3-1.