Colorado Springs - Week 7 - Highlights

Booze on First (royal blue) vs. Gold Ballerz (gold):

Booze on First got a hot start in the 1^st after a leadoff single by Marc O’Meara and an RBI triple by Jason Sanders. Laura and Jared Locke followed with a pair of RBI kicks to make it 3-0. In the 2^nd, Booze on First went through their entire (shorthanded) lineup getting 5 singles and scoring another 2 runs. Gold Ballerz got on the board in the bottom of the 2^nd, when Curtis Owens and Tommy Lovato scored with 2 outs on Ryan McDaniel’s double and Chris Maloney’s single. With a 5-2 lead in the 4^th, Booze on First felt they needed some more runs so Jason Sanders again delivered, this time with a 2-run homer, scoring Marc O’Meara. After plating another run in the bottom of the 4^th, Gold Ballerz scrounged together another couple runs with a pair of RBI singles by Alexis Slider and Tommy Lovato to make it a 7-5 game. In the 6^th, Booze on First was looking to get another rally together to extend their lead, when Jason Sanders completed the cycle by getting a double. But on the next kick by Laura Locke, the Gold Ballerz left fielder Emily Pariera had the defensive play of the season and kicked the ball in from shallow left field and hit Jason in the back as he attempted to score on the play. Jason would get the last laugh though, proving to be the MVP of this game by getting another double in the 7^th, this time knocking in 2 more runs to seal the win for Booze on First.

Final Score: Booze on First 10, Gold Ballerz 5

All My Pitches Love Me (sapphire blue) vs. Bazinga (red):

In the regular season finale, AMPLM were hoping to secure the #2 seed for the PPC tournament and take down the undefeated defending champs. AMPLM jumped out early in the 1^st, getting their first five kickers on base. Beau Kelly scored Joe Karlik with a double, and Kristin Porter and David Siegel followed with RBI singles. Bazinga answered with 4 consecutive singles in the bottom of the 1^st, but only scored 2 runs in the inning to cut their deficit to 1 run. AMPLM added to their lead in the 3^rd with a 2-RBI single by David Siegel to make it a 5-2 game, and appeared to be running away with the game. Bazinga broke out in the 4^th though after a leadoff double by Keith Hausam and single by Todd Brewer, then strung together a 2-out rally to score 4 runs thanks in part to a 2-RBI double by Erik Blessman. Now trailing 6-5, AMPLM was looking to get back on top in the 5^th and Alex Koehler helped that cause by getting a leadoff double. Beau Kelly followed with a walk, and David Siegel later got his 4^th and 5^th RBIs of the game when he sent a ball deep to the outfield for a 2-RBI sac fly, giving AMPLM a 7-6 lead heading into the bottom of the 5^th. Bazinga’s veteran speedsters Nate Kischer and Matt Howes effectively got on base with back-to-back singles and scored on a Keith Hausam sac fly and single by Todd Brewer to take back a 1-run lead after 5 innings. Bazinga’s defense shut down the AMPLM offense 1-2-3 in the 6^th, but got a scare in the 7^th. With Joe Karlik on base representing the tying run, Beau Kelly’s big foot came up to kick with 2 outs. The Bazinga defense was able to hold him to just a single and kept Joe at 3^rd base on the play. Then, they were able to get Kristin Porter to ground out for the final out of the game, securing the big win and keeping their undefeated season alive heading into the PPC tournament.

Final Score: Bazinga 8, All My Pitches Love Me 7