Colorado Springs - Week 6 - Highlights

Bazinga (red) vs. Fresh Kicks of Ball Air (black):

In a rematch of the top two teams in the league, the rain couldn’t put a damper on this fine defensive battle. FKOBA was able to keep Bazinga off the board in the top of 1^st inning thanks to stellar defense by 3^rd baseman Alan Paquin. FKOBA then jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom half of the 1^st, taking advantage of 3^rd string pitcher Shane Jahnke’s pitching debut for this season. Bazinga was given an unprecedented early deficit, and struggled to get their offense rolling without several of their key offensive weapons on this night. FKOBA’s pitcher Erik Martin served up doses of heavy curveballs and swallowed up any ball that was kicked in his direction. Bazinga managed to get a run in the top of the 7^th, but it proved to be too little too late against the tough FKOBA squad. After the game, Buster Olney got a quick word from FKOBA’s catcher Shane Martin, who said “Our team put it all on the line tonight. We couldn’t have done it without the help of DJ Jazzy Jeff.”

Final Score: Fresh Kicks of Ball Air 2, Bazinga 1

Fresh Kicks of Ball Air (black) vs. Hashtag Balls (forest green):

Coming off their biggest win of the year, Fresh Kicks of Ball Air was looking to maintain their momentum against the white trash Olympic team, Hashtag Balls. In the top of the 4^th, FKOBA scored their first three kickers after four straight singles to start the inning against Hashtag Balls’ fearsome pitcher, Dan Z. Big Hurt (Adam Huerta) scored in the 4^th to make it 4-1, but in the 6^th FKOBA scored the small ball way with 7 singles in the inning to put up a 4-spot, breaking the game wide open 9-1. Hashtag Balls would try to rally in the bottom half of the 6^th, as Wicked (Weston Martin) would score on a Shallow Hal single, but Big Hurt flied out with 2 runners in scoring position to end the game. Rumor has it that Big Hurt was seen after the game putting a big hurt on his bar tab at Jack Quinns.

Final Score: Fresh Kicks of Ball Air 9, Hashtag Balls 2

HeadShots (white) vs. The Freeballers (lime):

HeadShots came to play sporting their White Trash Summer Olympics costumes, minus the Summer Olympics part. Joel Van Wingerden celebrated his birthday by leading off the game for HeadShots with a single and later coming around to score on Luke Northam’s 2-RBI single. In the 2^nd inning, HeadShots’ Nate Van Wingerden led off with a triple and scored on a single by Eric DeCamp. However, The Freeballers would end their threat by getting three straight force-outs at third base. The Freeballers got their offense in gear in the bottom of the 2^nd when Brandon Wilson led off with a single and Jessica Mogge got a 2-out single. Mike Rustenbach scored them both on a single to center field to make it a 1-run game. HeadShots put aside their white trash babies and stepped up their game in the 3^rd, as they managed to get their first five kickers safely aboard, with Luke Northam getting another 2 RBIs and Liz Watts plating a third making it a 6-2 game. Both offenses went relatively cold for the remainder of the game, as the storms cut the games a little short just after every single girls’ loose hair strands were standing on end.

Final Score: HeadShots 7, The Freeballers 2