Colorado Springs - Week 4 - Highlights

Kick in a Box (neon yellow) vs Blackout (black):

In the much-anticipated rematch of last season’s championship game, Kick in a Box wanted to prove that they are the new team to beat in Colorado Springs. In the 1^st inning after retiring Blackout 1-2-3, KIAB went to work with two lead-off singles. Jake Strack Loerstcher cleaned up and brought everyone home with a 3-run homer. In the 2^nd, Blackout’s Shane Jahnke led off with a solo homer, and Ryan Piper knocked in two more with a deep sac-fly to tie it at 3. In the bottom of the 4^th, Cody Eden sent Kendyl Pearce home with a double, and then scored himself after a line drive RBI single by Tory Boulton past a diving Ryan Piper at 3^rd base. After KIAB stymied Blackout’s attempts at scoring with a couple double plays on pop-ups in the 4^th & 5^th innings, they held a 6-3 lead going into the 6^th. Blackout was able to pull within 2 when Demetrius Harris knocked in Ben Jones on an RBI single, but KIAB responded in the bottom of the 6^th with a solo homer by Seth Dufendock to keep the 3-run lead. KIAB called in their All-Star closer and World Series champion Greg Holland in the 7^th, and he shut down the Blackout attack to seal the win and earn his league leading 29^th save.

Final Score: Kick in a Box 7, Blackout 4

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

Kick in a Box kept their momentum in full swing heading into the 2^nd game of their double-header. In a bit of deja-vu from their first game, KIAB got their two lead-off kickers on base, and this time Seth Dufendock brought them home with a 3-run bomb. Later in the inning, Cody Eden continued his ball bashing by sending one over the outfield for a 2-run homer. After all was said and done, KIAB brought 10 kickers to the plate in the inning and scored 5 quick runs. Code Brown struggled to get an offensive flow going for most of the game, with their closest chance coming in the 3^rd when they got the bases loaded with two outs. Code Brown’s Emily Prather sent a grounder into the infield, but KIAB got the force-out on Vince Nguyen as he was heading home, keeping the shut-out intact. With one last chance in the final inning, Code Brown got three straight singles to load the bases with no outs. Vince Nguyen brought home Nikki Amos with a RBI single to get on the board. Then KIAB called in Holland again, and he retired the remaining Code Brown kickers by getting all three to pop it up to the infield, giving him yet another save for the night.  

Final Score: Kick in a Box 5, Code Brown 1

Pitch Please (neon pink) vs Mediocre at Best (navy):

In the finale of the week, Pitch Please started the action in the 2^nd when lead-off kicker Justin Collado booted a double and scored on Hannah Fishman’s single. MAB quickly answered in the bottom half of the 2^nd. Cole Dougherty sent a bomb to right field for a RBI double, and Andrew McPherson followed with another double to clear the bases and plate 2 more runs. Then Greg Urbano sent a shot to the outfield, and after rounding 3^rd base, Pitch Please got the ball to the infield and pegged him out at home plate to limit the damage to 5 runs. In the top of the 4^th, Pitch Please’s Mario Valencia led off with a double and Joe Aguirre brought him home with a long single. In the bottom half of the 4^th MAB put the pedal to the floor again. After lead-off kicks by Kevin McLaughlin and Zach Schultz, Allie Snatchko got a nice RBI single over the infield to make it 7-2. Then Adam Huerta sent a monster shot to left field to score 2 runs, but attempted to stretch the triple into a homer and got pegged out at home plate by Joe Aguirre on a spectacular throw from 3^rd base. Now down 13-2 in the 6^th, Pitch Please had a chance to start up the comeback by getting the bases loaded, but MAB’s ace pitcher Zach Schultz got Mario Valencia to pop it up to the outfield, ending the threat.

Final Score: Mediocre at Best 13, Pitch Please 2