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PBE 3 vs. Swift Kick in the Grass 2 This game, like all others at the riverfront, was a muddy sloppy mess that effected both teams at the plate and in the field. Despite the poor playing conditions Dave Doyle made some excellent plays. He caught all 3 outs in the 5th inning, including an over the shoulder catch of a huge kick that flew down the 3rd base foul line. If he didn't catch it, it would have easily been a home run. The web gem kept his team in the ball game. For PBE, Rob Traynor managed to stay on his feet as he legged out a double. Christine Molino and Dan Gildea managed to keep their footing on a soggy infield to record several outs and salvage a hard fought victory for PBE.
Hooligans 12 vs. Free Ballers 8
For the Hooligans squad, Heidi Habel had it goin' on as she rocked out a triple in the first inning. In the fourth, Brandon Girzzel came to the plate with the bases full of Hooligans. After his kick, the bases were cleared as he notched a long grand slam homerun. Jamey Wright and Christine Igo showed great defense in the field. Kate Pletcher got pegged out twice by Free Ballers and went mud diving into second. Going into the 6th, the game was tied at 8, but clutch hitting and great defense, especially by left fielder Brendan 'Piranha' Hazzard, led the Hooligan squad to victory.
Red Balls & Vodka 8 vs. Bud Light 7
This was a see saw battle on puddle (oops I mean field) number three. Red Balls and Vodka found themselves down by a run going into the last inning. A couple of singles sandwiched between two pop outs led to runners on 2nd and 3rd with two outs. With the game on the line, Sara Sievers stepped into the batters box. She fouled off the first pitch leaving Red Balls down to their final pitch. She proceeded to boot a single to shallow right field allowing the two base runners to score and notch an 8-7 victory for the Red Ballers improving their record to an impressive 5-0.
Out of Bounds 16 vs. Luther Towers 5
Both squads started out strong in the 1st, with 3 runs each at the top of their orders. Nick Harper-Smith added a round tripper for OOB while Ben Tharp did the same for the Luther squad. OOB pulled ahead by scoring 8 runs in the 2nd off good kicking including a homerun by Brian Poole. Luther feel into a mid game rut due in part to Brian Poole's field at 3rd base, who tagged 1 out, forced 2 more and pegged 3 more outs himself. In the 5th, Luther Towers started a late game rally which included Ben Tharp's second round tripper of the night. But OOB responded with 4 more runs, put the game away and notched a big W. Drinkers with a Kicking Problem 19 vs. World Phunkin Champions 12 For the Drinkers, Tom Fleetman had some HUGE home runs and they jumped out to an early lead. Laura Michelson had some well placed kicks to get some runners home. Chris Milcendeau, meanwhile, pulled the old ‘lose bodily control and fall down frequently’ strategy for his base running. For the World Phunkin Champions, Richie German had a 2 run homer, but the play of the evening came defensively for the Champions. Lonnie made an amazing acrobatic web gem of a catch. While attempting to catch it, he slipped and fell. The ball bounced off of his chest and he re-caught it. Despite their efforts, the Champions came up a little short.
Master Blasters beat Out and About a lot to a little
For Out & About, Stephanie Melvin started off the game by kicking off her shoe while attempting to kick the ball. Despite only having one shoe, she made a fierce attempt to try to out run the throw to first base. Later on in the first, Tawny caught a pop up for an out. Tim McLaughlin and OD were swift at tagging out Master Blaster base runners. Once again, John Brooks had a phenomenal catch, as did Onutase DeHenre. Christina McLaughlin made a great catch that brought an end to the game.
Kick in A Box 15 vs. Drinkers with a Kicking Problem 12 Uh oh! Calim Johnson got injured in the second game of the double header, so the rest of Kick In A Box had to step up their games. That they did. Alli Huber stole home while the Drinkers were cheering that their second baseman caught the ball and stood their holding it a second base. Briana Salamone made a great play at home pegging out a runner with an assist fro Chris Bayard all the way out in right field. And fan favorite Shaun Krumm notched a two bagger. Kick in A Box 13 vs. I Kicked a Girl and I Liked It 9 Once again for Kick In A Box it was the Calim Johnson show. Not only did he notch a homerun that added 3 RBI’s to his season tally, he made an amazing acrobatic catch at first base. Josh ‘Hot Mess’ Purcell added to the hit parade with a three bagger. Unfortunately for his teammate Leanne Carson, his defense skills aren’t as good as he pegged her with the ball trying to throw a runner out at home. His teammates backed him up with their terrific defense. Lesley Reid had a great snag at 2nd base and Chris Baynard was amazing in centerfield.
Logan House 12 vs. Rooneys II 6 For Logan House, Amy Richetti drilled the ball for a three run homerun. Mike Hendee finally put his knee over the ball and got a kick to go out to the outfield. But it was LoHo’s solid defense that led them to victory and kept their undefeated record in tact.
Shenanigans 14 vs. WSAH 1 WSAH continues to improve. Despite barely having enough players to field a team, they never gave up. Jen Haugh conquered her fear of balls by catching everything that came her way. Steve ‘One Leg’ Brinton led by example by playing with a pulled quad. Tara Sherbinko scored twice in one night, which apparently is not unusual for her. In the end, the offense came up a little short for the Ale House.
Pizza By Elizabeth's 13 vs. WSAH 6
In the finale of their double header, injuries prevailed for WSAH. Tony ‘Spoony’ Dinardo and Vanessa ‘Fughetta Bout It’ Grigoli joined the ranks of the walking wounded. Tim “Glove Save” Connor stopped a bullet with a diving catch. But as it was in their first game of the night, their offense just wasn’t there.
Balls and Dolls beat The Incrediballs a Lot to a little When the two teams arrived, the infield was a small lake but they deiced to play anyway. In their HUGE first inning, Balls and Dolls MVP Wendell Holland notched a grand salami. Steve Brown managed to score the slowest homerun in history. Wendell then proceeded to kick another round tripper, although this time was special and anyone who was there knows why! Everyone fell in the water and there were lots of slips, slide and dives. Unfortunately, one of the slips was serious. Steve Brown lost his footing when catching a fly ball and was injured. Good luck with everything Steve and get well soon! We actually had a couple of guys go down in the past couple weeks and I wanted to say to both Steve Brown and Jamie Rohloff on behalf of all of DSL…This is all barely about the sports, its most about being friends! You are still DSL’ers and we wish you a speedy recovery, we better see you at the games and at the bars afterwards! Rest well fellas! – Bobby D
Pussycat Balls 9 vs. Not A Clue 4 In the first inning of the mud bowl, Not A Clue Captain Mark Wohner boomed a ball down the right field line that surely would have been a three bagger if he hadn’t of slipped in the mud and done a header rounding first base. Defensively, Sandra Ludlam made two great catches in the 6th inning.
Saved by The Balls beat The Hurricanes a lot to a little
SBTB came out strong and scored 13 runs in the first inning. Todd Farina kicked two homeruns and Phil Link scored 4 runs throughout the game and rumor has it that Matt Farina is still at home icing his leg after he pulled a muscle trying to kick left footed. The Hurricanes may have dropped this one but they continue to improve as they scored twice as many runs as they did in their previous game! Kristi Siner showed they new try to catch a fly ball with your chest technique. It wasn’t very successful but quite comical to watch. Bobby Steppi launched a home run! His ball went so far that it distracted players on the other field on which it landed. As he was running the bases, he gained so much momentum; he almost ended up in the river. Allison Ash and Alexis Bohinski both got on base twice while Ryan Salandria ‘sucked this game’.
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