Ball busters

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Summer Softcore Kickball in Everett Thursdays

Ball Busters came into Thursday night with a difficult task ahead of them. Starting with the play-in round, the #4 seed needed 3 wins in a row if they were going to take home the title. After 2 innings of that first game it seemed like their night might be ending early, as they fell behind 7-0 to On The Cusp. But in the 3rd inning something changed, as they scored the maximum 7 runs to tie the game, and eventually pulled ahead late in the game for an 11-9 victory.

The Semi-Finals brought the most surprising result of the evening in a matchup against the undefeated powerhouse, Shawn Kemp. Ball Busters jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back. They led by as much as 12 runs before holding off a last inning rally for 13-7 victory. Brittany K led the way on defense at 3rd base, converting several force plays for outs and starting a key double play in the 6th inning on an unfortunate baserunning mistake by their opponents.

The final test was against veteran team Ballsagna in the championship. Ball Busters trailed for most of the game, but eventually took the lead in the 5th inning and never gave it back. A 1-2-3 7th inning secured the 11-9 victory and the title. Great job, guys and girls!