Cuernavaca Park Field 1 (6pm):
Balls & Dolls (light green) vs. Step Parents (blue):
For a brief period of time in this game, Balls & Dolls held the lead...but then Step Parents got their turn on offense. Chris Roberts had an RBI in the first inning to get Step Parents' scoring streak kicked off, "literally". Teammate Jen Turdik followed suit with a 2-run RBI, closing the first inning with a strong lead of 5-1. While the second inning was nothing to write home about, the third inning did see some postcard-worthy action, with a Jeremy Wagner home run for Step Parents. To silence the crickets, Balls & Dolls snuck in a run in the fourth, but that half of the inning came to a screeching halt as Step Parent's Tommy Welsch snagged a sweet double play. Heading into the bottom of the fifth, Step Parents continued to hold the lead at 6-2. Some strong defense from Balls & Dolls left the bottom of the fifth score-free, particularly due to an incredible diving catch from Frank Baca. Step Parents ran in 2 more runs in the sixth to seal the deal. So while Balls & Dolls may have scored first in this game, they just didn't score enough. Step Parents win, 8-2.
Cuernavaca Park Field 2 (6pm):
Simpletons (black) vs. Saved by the Balls (red):
All Branson Fields wanted for his birthday was a Saved by the Balls win...and SPOILER ALERT: he got it!!! Things weren't looking so good for the birthday boy's team at first... Simpletons' Jake Holsteen added 2 RBI's to his stat sheet in the first inning, and they held the lead at 4-0 heading into the third. But then, just like that, Saved by the Balls kicked it into gear - they held Simpletons scoreless and then went on to even the score by getting 4 runs in the bottom of the third! From here, the game was all about the Branson Birthday Bonanza and not about ball bashing as each team went scoreless for two innings. In the bottom of the fifth, after the last keg stand was finished, Saved by the Balls went into action scoring 3 runs and taking a commanding 7-4 lead. The Simpletons answered with 1 run, but that was it. Looks like it was a happy birthday indeed for Branson! Saved by the Balls wins, 7-5.
Ciancio Park Field 1 (6pm)
Ball So Hard (green) vs. Don't Stop Ballieving (white):
Don't Stop Ballieving didn't waste any time in the first, loading the bases with 3 singles. Then, Kevin Klein lines a 2-RBI, getting Don't Stop Ballieving on the board. Megan Freas joins the RBI party with one a single to left, adding a 3rd run to the inning. Ball So Hard is finally able to put an end to the scoring with a chaotic but effective double play. Don't Stop Ballieving held the lead at 4-0 going in to the third inning, but the shut-out ended there as Ball So Hard's Jeff Ferguson's SAC single scored their first (and only) run of the game. In the bottom of the third, a Matt Curless single brings one run in, and from there on out, it was a Don't Stop Ballieving fireworks show, lead by Matt Curless, Jeff Lalama and Shane McBride. You don't want to mess with these 3 amigos. Don't Stop Ballieving wins, 12-1.
Punani Patrol (pink) vs. Dice (purple):
Vegas has this game 5/2 odds on it being the Championship game in The 5280 Cup October 18th. Here at GO Kickball Corporate, we are placing a HUGE weight on the 1st inning of play, IF, it does come down to these two teams. It truly is amazing statistically how favored you are in the game if you score the most runs in the 1st inning!! Who can start out hot, we shall see??!! Both teams scored in the 1st inning in this one, Poon Patrol - 1, Dice 2. Not another run was scored until the bottom of the 5th inning when Dice plated another. If that doesn't show you the emphasis on the 1st inning, we're pretty sure we'll never get ya there!! Punani answered in the top of the 6th inning with a run to get within 1 run of Dice. Dice answered with 1 run in the bottom of the 6th & closed out Punani in the top of the 7th. There were some highlight reel names in this one, but we're leaving them out, as these two teams are truly identified by their team names 1st! Dice wins, 4-2.
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