Ball Smackers

Something is better than Nothing

Going into the bottom of the 7th inning the Ball Smackers were done by a few runs. They worked to get back into the game with the last kicks they had. Jacob Buchholz was the one to come up in the clutch. He kicked in the game typing RBI and was able to get his team a tie game rather than a loss. None of us like games to end in a tie, but this could make a difference later on in the season. This earned Jacob Player of the Week honors.

Jacob Buchholz

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Jake had some stellar plays in the outfield and was absolutely dominant with his kicks. He had multiple key RBI's that kept the game out of reach for their opponents. And just when their opponents thought they had a chance with some strong kicks to the outfield, he snatched them up, crushing their hopes of a glorious comeback. All around just played like a true stud. It was a unanimous decision to make him player of the game and therefore an easy choice for player of the week. Great job Jake!

Evelyn Sanchez

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Picture it: your team is up to kick in the last half of the seventh inning down by one run in a 12 - 11 high scoring contest. The team comes through to tie up the score and then you're up to bat with two outs and bases loaded. This was Evelyn's story this week as she was the savior of the Ball Smackers. Evelyn came up to the plate with the ability to make the come-from-behind victory a reality. She bunted the first pitch she saw perfectly between the pitcher and second base. The pitcher had speed that made the play close at first but Evelyn had turned on the afterburners to get her to first safely and cap a banner start to a double header for Ball Smackers. Congratulations to Evelyn for her walk off winner!

Evelyn Sanchez

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Evelyn Sanchez of the Ball Smackers turned in a great defensive play on Wednesday in her teams 8-2 season opening win. The young second basemen made a great catch on a pop up with an added degree of difficulty. Evelyn had to compete with her own teammate for the catch, as a greedy first basemen tried to steal her glory by straying far from his position. But Evelyn held her ground, boxing out him like Charles Barkley grabbing a rebound, and made the catch. Great job, Evelyn!