Pitch Please (neon
pink) vs Kick in a Box (neon yellow):
Kick
in a Box scored early and often in this one, giving Pitch Please no glimmer of
hope at any point during the match. Seth Dufendock started it off for KIAB with
a 2-run homer followed by a 2-out RBI double by Cody Eden. KIAB plated 3 more
runs in the inning to make it a whopping 6 run lead after the 1st. There
was no slowly down the attack though, and KIAB continued to rally in the 2nd,
loading the bases with no outs. Mikey Brauner knocked in two with a nice little
single and Jake Strack Loerstcher knocked in a pair with a huge double to make
it 11-0 after 2 innings. In the 3rd, KIAB started the inning with 5
consecutive singles to make it 14-0. Then Rex Ingham came up to kick and cleared
the bases, and he decided to stretch a triple into a home run but was pegged
out by the pitcher as he attempted to slide home, giving Pitch Please one small
moment of glory for the game. Pitch Please tried to rally in the 5th,
when Joe Aguirre booted a double to get runners on 2nd and 3rd,
but Justin Collado was unable to bring them home, grounding into a fielder’s
choice to end the game in a shut-out.
Final Score: Kick in a
Box 17, Pitch Please 0
Pitch Please (neon
pink) vs Code Brown (irish green):
Pitch
Please was seeking to salvage their night with a win, and they got off to a
good start in the 1st when Joe Aguirre scorched another double, this
time plating a run. Rebecca Spelich followed with a single to score Joe from 2nd
base on the play, giving Pitch Please an early 2-0 lead after 1. In the top of
the 3rd, Pitch Please struck again, thanks to two lead-off singles
and a RBI single by Max Betten to help build the lead to 4-0. Pitch Please
held it down on defense, making smart and decisive plays all game to help keep
Code Brown off the board for most of the game. Heading into the bottom of the 6th
down 6-0, Code Brown strung together a 2-out rally with some very timely and
well-placed kicks. Drew Bettlach and Sean Rimmer booted back to back RBI
doubles, and Kim Gerlach followed with a solid RBI single through the gap to
bring it to 6-3. Pitch Please held their ground in the 7th after a
lead-off single by Vince Nguyen, and retired the remaining kickers to leave
Vince stranded on 3rd after the final out.
Final Score: Pitch
Please 6, Code Brown 3
Mediocre at Best (navy)
vs Blackout (black):
This
was by far the most dramatic game of the season so far, as both teams played
their hearts out as if it was the championship game of the tournament. It
started out as a defensive battle, neither team getting any offense going
through 4 innings. In the 5th, Mediocre at Best got on the board
with some small ball, getting the bases loaded with a walk and some singles by
Trenton Miller and Zach Schultz. Kevin McLaughlin sent one to shallow left
field for a fly-out, but Trenton scored on the tag-up, and Kristin Porter
followed with a RBI single to make it a 2-0 game. In the top of the 6th,
Blackout immediately answered by loading the bases themselves with a mix of
bunts and fielder’s choice groundouts. Demetrius Harris delivered with a 2-out
2-RBI line drive that found its way to the outfield. It was still tied at 2
after 7, so we headed to extra innings. With 2 outs in the top of the 8th
and runners on 1st and 2nd, Blackout’s Nate Kischer sent
a scorching liner down the 3rd base line to score Jay Patton. Then
with the bases loaded, Lauren Frank sent a blooper to shallow right field,
scoring Shane Jahnke and Nate to make it a 5-2 game. MAB’s Trenton
Miller led off the bottom of the 8th with a bomb over right field
for a standing triple. Then Kyle Pilipovich and Zach Schultz both sent
grounders to third base, but Nate Kischer chose to hold Trenton on at 3rd
base instead of attempting to get the outs at 1st base. MAB would make Blackout pay, getting a double and single to bring the deficit
to 1 run. Still no outs and with the bases loaded, Adam Huerta sent a moon shot
to the outfield for a sac-fly to tie the game at 5. With one last opportunity with 2
outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, Kevin sent a high kick
to center field but the ball was dropped, and the runner at 2nd
scored giving Mediocre at Best the comeback walk-off win.
Final Score: Mediocre
at Best 6, Blackout 5
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