Sunday, September 24, 2017

Colorado Springs - Week 5 - Highlights

Brews on First (gold) vs Gym Class Heroes (royal blue):
After falling behind 1-0 early, GCH led off the bottom of the 1st with a double by Mike Permar and a single by Erin Blessman, who then both scored on a line drive double to right field by Keith Hausam. Down 2-1 after one, BOF started the 2nd with 3 straight singles, and Kevin McLaughlin plated a pair of runners with a sac-fly to help give them a 4-2 lead. In the 3rd, BOF opened up the floodgates on offense. After loading the bases, Alex Tunell lined a bases-loaded shot through the infield for a 2-run double. Later in the inning, Sam Schultz smacked a 2-RBI triple to help give BOF a 9-run lead. In the bottom of the 3rd as GCH were hoping to start a rally, Nic Wetherill booted a line drive fly ball to left field, but Zach Schultz came in and made a superman diving catch for the defensive play of the night. In the 5th, BOF’s Craig Woolridge sent a shot to right center field off the defender’s hands for a RBI triple to make it 12-2. In the bottom half of the inning, GCH’s April & Andy VanRuler both got on base and then scored on a huge boot to left field by Erin Bernier who ended up at third base on the play. BOF got another run in the final inning to put a cap on their best offensive performance of the season.
Final Score: Brews on First 13, Gym Class Heroes 4

Blackout (black) vs Kick Pitches Get Money (carolina blue):
In the marquee matchup of the week, these two contenders fought a tough battle on both sides of the ball. Blackout got on the board first with Andy Horn’s RBI single to right field. KPGM answered in the bottom of the 1st with a RBI double by Koen Litt to help give them a 2-1 lead. Blackout quickly tied it at 2 in the top of the 2nd, but KPGM answered with 3 runs in the bottom half to take a 5-2 lead. In the top of the 3rd with runners on second and third, KPGM’s pitcher Marc O’Meara gathered a ground ball and faked a throw to first base to catch Blackout’s Nick Medina trying to sneak home for the out. Ryan Piper would make up for the base running error by nailing a 2-RBI double to left field thanks to a drop by the defender to make it a 5-4 game. In the 5th, KPGM got an insurance run with a sac-fly by Dave Fournier to make it 9-6. In the final inning, Blackout would copy the script of Kick in a Box to put together a clutch 2-out rally. With the bases loaded, Shane Jahnke kicked a perfectly placed blooper down the right field line to make it a 1-run game. Bronwen Buswell followed with a single to plate the tying run and then Nate Kischer blasted a bomb over the left fielder’s head for an emphatic 3-run home run to turn their 3-run deficit into a 3-run lead. After the huge change in momentum, KPGM was unable to get a rally together and Jillian Wilkins secured Marc O’Meara’s fly ball at second base for the final out of the game.
Final Score: Blackout 12, Kick Pitches Get Money 9

BDBK (neon pink) vs Kick in a Box (neon orange):
BDBK got the first run of the game in the 1st when Pat Morrissey scored Kelsey Siran on a fielder’s choice grounder. Kick in a Box quickly answered in the bottom of the 1st thanks to a 2-RBI single by Rex Ingham. Reid Korbelik followed with a pop-up to second base that was dropped and then thrown around the infield to try to get runners out at home and second base, and with a couple overthrows Reid scored for the unconventional 3-run home run. BDBK’s Drake Davidson led off the 2nd with a double and then scored on Lorenzo Trotter’s line drive RBI single to right field to make it 5-2. KIAB brought out the big guns in the 2nd inning, delivering a slew of back-to-back doubles to plate 7 more runs. In the 4th, Devin Williams delivered a 2-out 2-RBI single to make it 15-2. In the final inning, KIAB’s Reid Korbelik blasted a 2-run home run in the conventional way over the center fielder’s head. Mikey Brauner followed with a solo home run to seal the highest scoring output of the year for KIAB.

Final Score: Kick in a Box 18, BDBK 2

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