Spring Softcore Kickball Downtown Tues/Thurs

SPR[09] Softcore Kickball Downtown Tues/Thurs

Champs

 

  Booze on First

Booze Walks it Off

Ragtag Ballclub Does it From Behind

Both corners came out punching in the opening rounds of the Downtown championship Thursday night, plating one apiece in each of the first two innings. Slowly and steadily, however, Serenity by Jan began to pull ahead, kicking in six runs in the third through sixth innings, while holding Booze on First to just three in the same period. Entering the seventh with all the momentum and a comfortable lead, Jan ran across one more insurance run to put themselves up nine to five. Booze on First, down to their last three outs and needing four runs to force extra innings, shortened their swings and began chipping away at the presumptive champions with a flurry of singles. In no time Booze had small-balled their way into a tie with Jan. Up stepped Jenella Young with just one out and the winning run on third. She grounded, seemingly harmlessly, back to the pitcher who looked to third and decided to take a chance on the throw to first where he narrowly forced out Young. Continuing the trend of aggressive base running so firmly established in the first, the runner on third bolted with the throw from the mound, beating the return toss from first, capping Booze on First's remarkable five run, come-from-behind victory.