Wednesday - Cuernavaca Park - Week 1 Highlights

Punani Patrol vs. Pitches Be Crazy:

PP in pink came out "acting" like they knew what they were doing in this one!!  Ok, ok, we're sure they've done this before!!  Toe-Nee Lusk came up to kick in the top of the 1st inning with 2 on and showed us why it might be necessary to cover right field...as he smacked a liner that ended up scoring everyone including him - is that a home run??  We'll let Tony decide that one!  Cornetet "don't forget" was also strong in this game with PP in pink by placing a perfect ball for an RBI single (man, that's a lot of P), then followed that later with a 2-run shot in the 6th...we're excited to have Jeff on this team!  PBC's Casey Rebert got tired of the pink PP's and placed a nice ball in the gap for an RBI single, then later scoring to put 2 on the board!!!  Chris Lathinghouse responded and put this one away with a 3-run shot for Punani...the lady started singing!!  Punani Patrol wins 16-2.

Step Parents vs. Put It In The Bunt:

Step Parents got on board 1st in this one with fancy footwork and strategic base running in the top of the 3rd inning...SP, lookin' strong day 1!!  PIITB answered right back with 3-runs of their own - kicked off by a David Bayouth RBI single.  Bayouth followed up the next inning pitching and made all 3 outs - we all know that's near to impossible to do...lot's of street cred on that David, great pitching!!  Put It may have had more scoring power but Step Parents' Miranda Burke made an unbelievable double play that we'd also give major street cred on...nice job Miranda!  Step Parents added 1 more run in the top of the 6th inning to bring it to a 2 point differential but Bunt had 1 more to get in there!!  Good 1st day displays by both teams!!  Put It In The Bunt wins 5-2.

Wednesday Cuernavaca - Week 7 Highlights

Hose Draggers vs. Dice: Lacey Moore set the defensive tone for Dice in the top of the first inning when she tipped a hard kicked line drive straight up, secured the catch and ended the inning. Dice carried this momentum into the bottom of the first inning where they plated an incredible 6 runs. Ashley Feller was responsible for one of those RBI's when she laid a bunt single down. Hose Draggers got their only run in the top of the second inning by playing some solid small ball. But in typical Dice fashion, they answered back - this time, scoring their 3 final runs of the game in the bottom of the second inning. From then on, both teams showcased some really good defense. Dice's Lisa Fitzbeck had a fantastic diving catch, in the dark, to end the game.  Dice wins, 9-1.

Punani Patrol vs. Step Parents: This was a really close game. Punani got on the board first with 2 runs in the top of the first inning. Punani's Nathan "Noodles" Newell kicked in one of those runs with a well placed single. Punani extended their lead to 3-0 by scoring their last run of the game in the top of the third inning. Punani got some great pitching from Russell Thesing to keep Step Parents off the board for most of this game. Step Parents put together a valiant effort in the bottom of the seventh inning with almost zero daylight remaining. They were able to get one run and bring the tying run to the plate. But, Punani practically turned into werewolves and got some crazy D from the right side of their infield. Their first baseman some how tipped a hard kicked line drive just enough so that the second base gal could secure a diving catch. What a great ending! Punani Patrol wins, 3-1.

Wednesday Cuernavaca - Week 6 Highlights

Dice vs. Step Parents: This game started off quietly with two scoreless innings, with both teams exhibiting some pretty great pitching and defense!!! Finally, the action began in the top of the 3rd inning when Dice was able to plate one run. Luckily for Step Parents, Amber Kassell made a nice catch in shallow right field to end the inning before too much damage could be done. Dice got some great defense from third baseman Matt Graffam. All three kickers in the bottom of the 3rd inning kicked right at Matt and he secured all three outs like the champ he is. Then, in the top of the 4th inning, Dice blew this game wide open!! They scored six runs, two of which came off a Brett Stanilka 2-run double. Step Parents would score their only two runs in the bottom of the 4th inning. Dice finished off the scoring in this game with one more run in the top of the 5th inning. Dice wins, 8-2.

Punani Patrol vs. Hose Draggers: Hose Draggers got off to a quick start in the bottom of the 1st inning. Dwayne Keaton drove in the first run with an RBI single. Then Chad Frier booted a SAC fly for the second run. Finally, Stefanie Hayes kicked a 2-RBI fielder's choice to finish off Hose Dragger's power scoring. After getting out of that inning, Punani Patrol regrouped and was able to keep Hose Draggers scoreless for the rest of the game. A big part of that was some good pitching from Russ Thesing. Punani Patrol eventually plated one run in the top of the 4th inning, but that was all they could muster. Hose Draggers wins, 4-1.

Wednesday Cuernavaca Park - Week 5 Highlights

Step Parents vs. Hose Draggers:  The Step Parents were after their first victory of the season and were able to start things off on the right foot by posting 4 on the board in the top of 1^st.  However, led by Heather CapoBianco’s RBI single, the Hose Draggers countered right back with 4 runs of their own in the 1^st.  The Step Parents recaptured the lead in the 2^nd , then extended it in the 3^rd.  Then, things started to go in the Hose Draggers favor, as they were helped majorly by Chad’s defense to slowly cut away at the Step Parents’ lead.  An opportunity for the Hose Draggers to tie up the game and win came in the 7^th, and boy did they seize the opportunity!!  David Bayouth gave the Hose Draggers their first lead of the game with his massive walk-off single to win the game!!!  Hose Draggers wins 9-8.

Dice vs. Punani Patrol.  Well boys and girls, this one wasn’t pretty…Punani Patrol got smacked around pretty good by the fighting Justin Andrew Anderson.  Dice recorded 5 runs in the 1^st and would have had more if it wasn’t for the most unlucky out at 3rd by Joe “Muscle Hamster” Robertson.  It’s also worth noting that Matt Griffen blasted a monster 2-run homer to leftfield that was closer to the port-a-potty that the fielder when it landed.  After going scoreless in the 2^nd , Dice hung a 4 spot in the 3^rd and extended lead to 9-0.  It was at this point that Nathan “Noodles” Newell  started to lose his composure and allowed another 3 Dice runs across the board. Up 12-0, Dice let off the gas a little bit and only scored 3 runs in the final 3 innings.  Dice wins 15-0.

Wednesday Cuernavaca Park - Week 4 Highlights

Dice vs. Step Parents:  Dice wasted no time getting revved up by scoring 2 runs in the 1^st, led by The Man, The Myth, The Legend:  Joe Robertson.  Dice added another run in the second to extend the lead to 3-0.  Step Parents was finally able to get on board the scoring train in the 3^rd, and doubled up Dice to end the inning trailing  4-1.  Then, Justin Andrew Anderson turned up the heat in the 3^rd going 3 up/3 down and striking out the last batter.  Dice added 3 more runs and then turned on cruise control to coast to the finish line.  Dice wins 8-2.

Punani Patrol vs. Hose Draggers:  With both teams playing shorthanded, this turned into a battle of endurance for both squads.  Nathan Newell brought Punani to quick 3-0 lead.  Hose Draggers batting with only 2 outs struggled early to produce base runners, but tied the game up in the 3^rd at 3-3.  Hose Draggers’ Chris Sliva turned up the highlight reel in the 4^th by making an amazing catch to quiet the Punani threat.  Derrick Keeton then blasted a deep shot to left center to give Hose Draggers their first lead of the game.  They carried a 6-3 lead into the top of 7^th but walked out of it tied up at 6-6, as Punani found their offensive juice after 5 innings of sobriety.  The game carried into the dusk of the Denver sky and both teams played solid defense in the 8^th and 9^th innings.  After some aggressive & exciting base running, the Hose Draggers walked off the 10^th with the win.  Hose Draggers wins 7-6.  

Wednesday Cuernavaca - Week 3 Highlights

Step Parents vs. Punani Patrol:  Did you see the picture??  You didn’t see the picture??!!  Are you checking out the shots on FB?  Tony Lusk gots hops, getting waaaay up there in the top of the 3rd inning for the unassisted double play at 1st base!  Now THAT was something to write home about! Tony, show your fam that you still belong on that kickball field (at least every once in a while)!!  The analyst booth has been talking all week about the new and improved structure of Punani Patrol…have they been able to get people in the right positions for this team to take it to the next level?  Analysts agree that this team is taking a step in the right direction, but will this team show up every week?  The talk on Punani has been consistent that they can’t play error-free defense, and they still try to throw the ball at the runner vs. to the base, and we never know what team is going to show each night.  We gotta give it to the group this week and say, IF this is going to be the consistent makeup of this group, and IF the lockdown D can continue WITH unselfish kicking…we are moving this group up in Power Rankings for sure!!  Very impressive group effort this past week and we’re excited to see it!!  Russell Thesing made his mark in this one with a Grand Slam in the bottom of the 4th inning but this team manufactured 5 more runs on top of that…we’d have to say it was a good day!!  Scott Singer stopped a shutout by smacking a solo shot for Step Parents in the top of the 6th inning...clutch even with the L…again, Punani was probably not beatable on this night.  Punani Patrol wins 9-1.

Dice vs. Hose Draggers:  Ever see a bunch of talent organized by a great captain…oh yea, we see that every week with Dice.  Ever see a bunch of talent organized by a lot of blame on each other…yup, there’s trouble in Hose Dragger town and this locker room is in disarray.  All the talent in the world comes with the showing of Hose Draggers without the direction to bind it.  HD, we wanna see you in High Definition, but until there’s a little pre-week preparation we’re wondering if we’re only gonna get Standard Definition each week???  The highlight of this night was an easy one…Kyle Boyd came out for a solid pitching performance against a heavy hitting HD arsenal…nice work Kyle…HD was scoreless for 5 of 7 innings of play!!  Dice had 9 runs scored in 5 innings before HD could make it home.  Matt Graffam started the on-slot with a 3 run jack and the team followed his lead.  Lee Gullickson saaaamashed a 2 run bomb in the bottom of the 7th for HD, but that needed to be the start of the game!!  WE WANNA SEE HD IN HD!!!  Dice wins 10-4.

Wednesday Cuernavaca Park - Week 2 Highlights

Dice vs. Punani Patrol:  Dice came out with a game plan to score early, and that’s exactly what they did with taking an early 1-0 lead.  Ashleigh Feller “flashed the leather” in the bottom half and doubled up “Noodles” of Punani…that’s worth a Golden Glove Award on one play!!  The score remained 1-0 until the top of the 4th when Dice threw in double “snake eyes” and took a commanding 5-0 lead.  The play of the game was in the 6th, when Andrew Rohr of Punani Patrol “one-upped” Ashleigh’s double play by being a part of one of his own!!  It was a catch in right field and a throw to the plate on the runner tagging for the out…in kickball, that’s the play we all dream of making and one of the most difficult to do…very impressive Andrew!! Punani was able to pound one in late but that was just the tip...of the iceberg.   Dice wins 6-1.

 Hose Draggers vs. Step Parents:  This was a classic match-up of 2 smart veteran squads.  Hose Draggers got first blood thanks to Lee Gullickson’s huge RBI triple in which he later came around to score.  However, the Step Parents were able to match the Hose Draggers attack and finish the inning 2-2.  Hose Draggers then turned up the RPM’s and banged in 3 runs in the second to take a comfortable (but not commanding) 5-2 lead.  Jeremy Wagner’s great base running lead to the Step Parents cutting the lead to 5-3 in the 4th. We all know basic kickball algebra is aggressive base running = more opportunity = more runs!!  Then in the 5th, the stellar D of Stefanie Hayes stopped the Step Parents in their tracks before they could inflict any more damage.   Defense wins championships; offense just gets the fans to the game!!  Hose Draggers are coming closer to having both sides of the game fine-tuned!!  Hose Draggers win 5-3.

Wednesday Cuernavaca Park - Week 1 Highlights

Welcome to Wednesday!!  With 4 of the most competitive teams showing on Wednesday’s, we are sure to get close games, close plays, and smart decisions!! 

Minus Dice, our first order of business is getting teams complete!!  Not that we need to be “father figure” here, but how do you get better?  Repetition.  In order to repeat, you have to have a consistent team showing, this starts with signing up.  Let’s make that happen!!  Let’s get some weekly chatter out there amongst teams, comment on these highlights, and raise the competition!!

Dice vs. Step Parents:  Speaking of repetition, we remember seeing Matt Graffam at the park working on his line drive shots before the Mile High Kickball Open August 2nd…you talking bout practice?!  Yessir!!  And we’ve noticed a big difference in Matts’ shots through the gap!!  It happened in this game too…Graffam smacked a line drive shot in the top of the 3rd inning for Dice to bring in 3-runs and make this game a 6-1 margin.  We have a lot of talented athletes on our fields, but it’s the execution of aggressive base running, strategic pitching, unselfish kicking, and errorless fielding that create a margin of 6-1…Dice brings this every week and kudos to them.  Both Brett Stanilka and Justin Andrew Anderson were able to confuse Step Parents at the plate…nice werk fellas!!  It seems everything does end with Dice.  Dice wins 8-1.

Hose Draggers vs. Punani Patrol:  Both teams started this one out with makeshift rosters, but heck…better to be where we’re at on August 27th than being at the same spot on September 3rd!!  Let’s see what happens between these two teams when rosters are full and we don’t hear, well we didn’t have this person, this person, and this person!!  One person who has improved with time/practice/repetition is pitcher Chad Ferrier with Hose Draggers…we were impressed with Chad painting corners…way to raise your game Chad!!  Both teams started out scoring in this one, but Punani was the team able to calm down after the 1st.  Punani went on lockdown defense for the rest of the game and stymied the offensive presence of Hose Draggers by having more errorless innings!!  In the end, it’s all about base runners, NOT the huge blast to deep center that ended up getting caught for an out, and that is what Punani focused on scoring 4 out of 6 innings…great execution Punani!!  Punani Patrol wins 6-2.