Colorado Springs - Week 2 - Highlights

Code Brown (irish green) vs Kick in a Box (neon yellow):

Kick in a Box didn’t waste any time getting things started in the top of the 1^st, putting up 2 quick runs with a 2-RBI double by Caitlin Korbelik. In the top of the 3^rd, KIAB continued to put the pedal to the floor with 4 straight singles to lead off the inning and a roaring 2-RBI sac-fly by Cody Eden to make it 7-0. Code Brown got a rally together in the bottom half of the 3^rd, with a leadoff single by Drew Bettlach and a RBI single by Matt Dellacroce to bring the score to 7-1. KIAB added to their lead with a couple more RBI singles by Alex Rascon and Caitlin Korbelik. Then the KIAB defense upped their game and put together a no-hitter for the final three innings thanks to the stellar pitching of Alex Rascon and Tom Buffetti, and this amazing play to end the game!  

Final Score: Kick in a Box 10, Code Brown 1

Code Brown (irish green) vs Mediocre at Best (navy):

Both teams started this one off with very good defense, keeping it a scoreless game through 2 innings. Mediocre at Best broke through in the 3^rd with a 2-RBI triple by Kevin McLaughlin and RBI single by Kristin Porter. Down 5-0 in the bottom of the 4^th, Tina Stough of Code Brown got a 1-out single and was brought home on the next kick by Brad Hrinko, who made it to 3^rd base on the play. Next up was Kurtis Adams, but he was unable to get the ball deep enough for Brad to score on the fly-out, and MAB retired the next kicker for the 3^rd out on another pop-up to end the inning without any further damage. MAB put the icing on the cake in the 7^th when Zach Schultz came up to the plate and smashed a 3-run home run like nobody's business.   

Final Score: Mediocre at Best 8, Code Brown 1

Blackout (black) vs Pitch Please (neon pink):

Blackout picked up where they left off from last week, getting on the board in the 1^st thanks to a sac-fly by Bri Tammaro and a solo bomb off the club foot of Andy Horn. Pitch Please cut the deficit in half in the 3^rd when Joe Aguirre sent a shot over the left fielder for a solo home run to make it 2-1. After scoring 3 runs in the 3^rd, Blackout stretched the lead in the 4^th when Andy Horn sent another blast over the outfield for a 2-run jack, followed by a 2-run homer by Ben Jones to make it 9-1. In the 5^th, Pitch Please’s Cody Crowther got on base with a single and scored on a surprise bomb over the center fielder’s head by Anna Playfair. However, the floodgates opened in the 6^th, as Blackout’s first 9 kickers safely reached base before the 1^st out, eventually netting 7 more runs. During the rally, Nate Kischer had the highlight of the night with a monster 3-run home run diving into home plate with flair. Down 16-2, Pitch Please started a 7^th inning rally with back to back doubles by Joe Aguirre and Doug Fisher, making it 16-3. A baserunning error on a fly-out would prove to be the final dagger for the pink pitches, ending their hopes of a 14-run comeback.

Final Score: Blackout 16, Pitch Please 3