Mark’s (Mostly) Softball Blog

Up Dawg dropped the last game of the Spring 1A season in a 15-14 hearbreaker last Monday.  The game started off well as we put up 3 runs in the first inning and gave up only 2 in the bottom half of the inning to hold onto a 1 run lead.  In the second inning the bats kept ringing up the hits as we scored 5 more runs and gave up only one run to make the score 8-3.  In the third the hits kept coming,  as we scored five more runs to extend the lead to 13-3 before giving up a single run in the bottom of the third.

In the fourth, we were unable to score any more runs then in the bottom half of the inning, the Bad News Bears Inning struck again.  We gave up 10 runs to find ourselves behind for the first time 14-13.  In the fifth we managed to tie the game at 14 but we gave up one run in the bottom of the inning to make the final score 15-14.  The loss dropped Up Dawg’s record to 4-2 on the season and created a 3 way tie for first in the league.

After a slow start, the defensive came alive and spurred by a 7 run third inning, Balls of Fury powered their way to a 19-8 victory Wednesday night.  In the first inning we managed to put up 4 runs but gave up 5 in the bottom half of the inning to trail by one.  In the second inning we managed to put up a couple of more runs to take the lead back but gave both runs back and found ourselves down 7-6.

In the third inning the bats came to life as we put up 7 runs to take the lead back 13-7.  The defense returned in the bottom half of the inning as we held our opponents scoreless even with Q’s amazing leaping non-throw at second.  In the fourth inning we put up three more runs to extend our lead to 16-7 and the defensive gems continued for another inning.  In the fifth inning we scored another 3 runs to score 13 straight runs and give up only one run in the bottom of the inning to make the final score 19-8.  The win levels the Balls of Fury record at 3-3 for the season.

A strong all-around game from Up Dawg led to a 17-4 victory this past Monday.  The game got off to a quick start as we managed to put up 3 runs to start the game and a steller defensive effort kept our opponents scoreless.  In the second inning the bats continued to roll as we placed 5 more runs up on the scoreboard but an big error by yours truly allowed 2 runs to score which made the score 8-2. 

In the third inning the hits kept coming as we scored 4 more runs and another defensive gem of an inning kept the score at 12-2.  In the fourth we put up 4 more runs before giving up 2 in the bottom half of the inning to make the score 16-4.  In the fifth inning we only scored one run but the defense held again to make the final score 17-4.  The win moves the Up Dawg record for the season to 4-1 and sets up a showdown for the league title next week.

A big third inning rally fueled Up Dawg to an 11-8 victory this week.  The game started as a defensive struggle as we managed to push a run around for a 1-0 lead after the first inning.  In the second inning both teams went 3 up 3 down then a home run causing error by yours truly allowed 2 runs to score and we trailed for the first time 2-1.

In the bottom of the third our bats came alive as we rallied for 6 runs highlighted by Mike S. coming through with a 3 run homerun, his first of the season.  The defense continued to hold in the 4th as we gave up only one run and the bats kept working in the bottom half of the inning as we pushed our lead out to 11-3.  In the top of the fifth we gave up 5 runs before recording an out but the defense returned just in time to maintain a 3 run lead.  As we batted to run out the clock, Mandy ran out a routine pop fly and managed to avoid the double play as time expired on the clock to perserve a 11-8 victory. 

The win moves makes Up Dawg 3-1 for the season with 2 games left to play in the season.

Balls of Fury batted around in back to back innings en route to a 20-6 victory.  We gave up 5 runs in the top of the first, but the bats answered back with 5 runs of our own to tie the score.  In the second Q found his grove on the mound, striking out 2 as we gave up only 1 run.  The bats continued to ring out as we managed to hit around and score 7 runs to take a 12-6 lead.  Q stroke out another in the third inning as the defense held our opponents scoreless.

In the bottom of the third we managed to bat around again, scoring 8 runs, thanks in large part to a 3 run home run by Mike.  The third inning took long enough to run out the clock and set the final margin at 20-6.  The win moves the Balls of Fury record to 2-3 on the season with 3 games left coming up after a bye.

The Bad News Bears inning struck Up Dawg again as they fell 18-8.  The game started off well as both teams defenses held up and the score was 1-0 for our opponents after two innings.  The bats finally started to come alive in the third as we took our first lead of the game 2-1.  Two more runs in the fourth extended the lead at 4-1 before the calamity ensued.

In the fifth inning, everything that could go wrong, did.  Every hit by our opponents hit an open area, all the throws were off and when all was said and down we had give up 10 runs and found ourselves down 11-4.  Clint came through with a Grand Slam homerun to pull the score to within 11-8 after 5.  In the sixth, the hits kept coming for our opponent as they put together 7 more runs to take a 18-8 lead.  No rally was forthcoming this time as we were unable to score any more runs before the game ended.  The loss drops the Up Dawg record to 2-1 on the season and has created a 3 way tie for first in the league.

Balls of Fury dropped their third game of the Spring season 13-8.  The first inning saw us put up 2 runs in the top half of the inning but gave up 6 in the bottom of the inning.  The second inning saw the bats stay quiet as our deficit increased to 7 runs. 

In the third inning the bats started to come alive as we plated 4 runs to get the score to 9-6 before giving up 2 more runs in the bottom half of the inning.  In the fourth we put up two mroe runs to get to within 3 runs before giving up 2 more runs in the bottom half of the inning.

No late inning rally was forthcoming in this game though as we were unable to get a rally going in the fifth inning and the final score held at 13-8.  The loss drops Balls of Fury record to 1-3 at the halfway mark of the Spring season.

Balls of Fury snapped their two game losing streak with a 9-8 victory secured on the last at bat.  The game started rather slow for both teams as the score was only 3-1 after two innings with Balls of Fury in the lead.  The lead quickly vanished as we found ourselves down 5-4 after three innings.

The fourth and fifth innings continue the low scoring back and forth affair with Balls of Fury trailing 8-6 after the fifth inning.  The defense held in the top of the sixth to set the stage for a last inning rally.  After getting 1 out,  Mike got the rally started with a leadoff triple and was driven home by a seeing eye single by Paulette.  Quenton hit a double to right to put runners on 2nd and 3rd and after Tara drew a walk to load the bases with 1 out.  Then yours truly somehow got a lucky single between the third baseman and the shortstop that scored Paulette to tie the game, but then heads up base running by Q scored the game winning run. 

Balls of Fury moved their record to 1-2 on the season.

Balls of Fury dropped their second straight game of the Spring season losing 14-9 to our good friends of Team Scream.  The bats were rather quiet to start the game as we managed to score only 1 run in the first 2 innings and found ourselves down quickly 8-1. 

As the game progressed the bats started to come to life and after a 4 run fourth inning we had managed to pull within 10-8.  In the fifth inning we managed just one more run but gave up 4 more in the last inning to get to the final score of 14-9.  The loss drops our record to 0-2 for the Spring season.

The Balls of Fury team fell 14-9 in the season opener for the Spring season.  The game started very well as we put up 6 runs and held our opponent to 2 runs to take a 4 run lead after the first inning.  The bats started to go flat after the first inning as we saw our lead disappear after two more innings and found ourselves down 9-7. 

We failed to score any runs in the fourth inning and gave up 5 more to find ourselves down 14-7.  We started a rally in the fifth to get within 5 runs but we ran out of outs before we could put up any more runs.  The loss drops our record to 0-1 for the Spring season.