Friday, September 1, 2017

Colorado Springs - Week 2 - Highlights

Gym Class Heroes (royal blue) vs BDBK (neon pink):
In the battle of the newcomers, both teams found good rhythm on offense for the entire game. Gym Class Heroes struck first thanks to a RBI line drive single to center field from Mike Permar. Elido Lezcano later plated two more runs with a bloop single to the outfield to help GCH take a 4-0 lead. BDBK would respond in the bottom half of the 1st, when Kelsey Siran scored Cindy Sparks on a double helping to bring BDBK within a run. After 2 innings, GCH led 5-4, but Mike Permar extended the lead in the 3rd with a solo home run clear over the left fielder’s head to make it 6-4. In the bottom of the 4th, BDBK’s Lorenzo Trotter doubled and plated Mike Sparks on the play to again make it a 1-run game. GCH’s Christian Kambourov and Mike Selvage both notched RBI singles in the 5th to make it an 8-5 lead. In the bottom half of the 5th, BDBK answered in a similar fashion with two RBI singles by Courtney Pacina and Tyler Siran to make it 8-7, and then loaded the bases with 1 out. However, GCH’s pitcher Keith Hausam would get the next two kickers to pop up to the infield to end the BDBK scoring threat. GCH would get a couple more insurance runs in the top of the 6th thanks to a 2-RBI double by Nic Wetherill. GCH brought in Liz Alford to pitch as the closer for the final inning, and she got the final three outs on infield pop-ups to give GCH their first win of the season. Mike Permar earned the MVP honors for the game going 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs including a home run, and that earned him a special gift during his postgame interview.
Final Score: Gym Class Heroes 10, BDBK 7


Blackout (black) vs Brews on First (gold):
Blackout didn’t waste any time getting on the board in the top of the 1st, when leadoff kicker Nate Kischer singled and scored on Matt Howes’ sac-fly to give them a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 1st, Brews on First’s Craig Woolridge bunted and advanced to third on an overthrow at first base and then got greedy and tried to score; however he was caught and tagged out by pitcher Matt Howes for the third out. Fast forward to the 4th, with the score still 1-0, Blackout got three straight singles to lead off the inning, loading the bases for Nate Kischer who scored Ryan Piper on a sac-fly. Matt Howes would follow with a RBI single to score Shane Jahnke making it 3-0. In the bottom of the 4th, BOF’s leadoff kicker Alex Tunell got a single, and scored on a nice line drive boot to right field by Craig Woolridge. Garrett Moulder immediately followed with a single to left field, scoring Dusty LaFrance on the kick, bringing BOF to within a run. In the 5th, after Lucas Bramble led off with a single and later scored, Todd Brewer flied out to Adam Huerta in left field who promptly pegged out Tim Menditto who hadn’t tagged up from second base for the double play and defensive play of the game. In the 7th, Blackout’s Ryan Piper led off with a single and scored, this time on a sac-fly by Bri Tammaro. Now down by 3 runs, BOF had one last chance in the bottom of the 7th and managed to load the bases with 2 outs, but pitcher Matt Howes got Kristen DeCosta to fly out for the final out of the game.
Final Score: Blackout 5, Brews on First 2


Kick Pitches Get Money (carolina blue) vs Kick in a Box (neon orange):
In the grand finale of the night, Kick Pitches Get Money came in hungry for a win against the defending champs. KPGM would get on the board first, when leadoff kicker Tommy Crone singled and scored on Mike Crone’s RBI single to make it 1-0. In the bottom of the 1st, Kick in a Box plated 4 runs thanks to 3 straight 2-out doubles by Caitlin Korbelik, Andrew Behan, and Alex Rascon to take a 4-1 lead. In the top of the 2nd, with runners on first and second for KPGM, KIAB pulled off an incredible 1-5-4 double play to end the inning. In the 3rd, KPGM broke through with a scoring rally when Marc O’Meara notched a RBI double, and JC Lopez followed with a 2-RBI double of his own to help give KPGM a 5-4 lead. KIAB immediately answered in the bottom half when Cody Eden doubled and then scored on Michael Cope’s fielder’s choice grounder to tie it at 5. In the top of the 5th with a runner on first, Koen Litt gave KPGM the lead when he scorched a ball down the right field line past the outfielder and then sped through all the bases for the 2-run homer, making it 7-5. KPGM would get one more insurance run in the 6th when Joe Aguirre led off with a triple and scored on Marc O’Meara’s ground-out. After being held off the board for 4 straight innings, in the bottom of the 7th KIAB’s Cody Eden again led off with a double and scored on a sac-fly by Michael Cope to make a 2-run deficit. Now with a runner on third and 2 outs, KPGM’s pitcher Marc O’Meara caught Reid Korbelik looking at the fourth strike to end the game.     

Final Score: Kick Pitches Get Money 8, Kick in a Box 6

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