Battlestar Takes Their First Win of the Season

Photos by Nick Sutton and Karen Savell  

      Free Ballin' goes free fallin' as the Ballsacks beef it up on both sides of the ball for their first win of the season. It was a close competition of defense from both teams and it came down to the last inning, but the BB's held on for the win!
     The top of the line up for both teams kind of fell flat, (Kinda like Alison Easterday's hair on a rainy day) but somehow the middle of the line up for Battlestar took it on and drove it in for the win! The first inning had Battlestar out in the field first and it was 3 up and 3 down. BOOM! Oh wait, no it wasn't...a late call at first revealed that Joe Stumpo pulled his foot off too soon for the out so they all took the field again and 10 seconds later got the third out. BOOM!
     But Free Ballin' wasn't going down that easy, because they did the same thing! With Mark Flores pitching and Frank Council as charger, those bunts were getting no where except to first before the runner. Speaking of Frank...a hard kick was made over his head sometime during the game, but somehow he jumped up and that ball stuck at the tip of his fingers for an awesome catch! Dude!!! How do you do that?! Sa-WEET!!!
It went back and forth like this until Andrew Schlichte was able to kick in Brandon Silver for the first run of the game in the top of the 2nd inning.
     With Michael "The Machine" Machie at charger and Mark "Rabbit" Thompson as catcher for the Ballsacks, they worked in tandem throughout the game and made it look easy. When asked what their secret was, Mark replied,"Um, before the game, we got Jason Lantz to sit on the ball and flatten it a little so it was easier to throw. It worked! Oh wait, was I supposed to not say anything?? Sh**..." He later recanted his statement saying that "What I meant to say was that we're just sh** hot! Yeah, that's about it..."

 I'm bad

     The fourth inning got pretty exciting for the Ballsacks. With Jason Lantz, Nicole Plesha, and Andrew Schlichte on base and no one out, captain George Kiriazidis came up to kick and popped up for an easy out. No one was able to tag and advance, so with one out Karen "Silent Killer" Savell took to the plate. She's not known for her kick aways but she did her best and booted a line drive right behind the pitcher. It looked to be a bobble by Shane Neilson and everyone ran! Jason Lantz went in for the go ahead run and Nicole rounded third and took a look, but she was tagged out for what was thought as the 2nd out. Then there was some controversy as to whether he actually caught it. First base ref called it a catch, but the Battlestar bench clearly saw it bobble from the ground and bounce back into his arms. After a ref meeting the call was ruled as a catch (out #2) and the tag out at 3rd on Nicole (out #3). Either way, Lantz came in for the go ahead run. RKI for the Silent Killer!
The final inning had Free Ballin' kicking last and they made it close! With 2 people on base and one out, it got pretty tight. Anything could happen! A line drive kick was punted to short stop Christina Race where she made a quick catch of it for out #2. Then a high kick away to right field looked to be out of reach and foul ball anyway, but....the Silent Killer got under it quicker than Louisiana Lightning and caught it for the final out! BOOM! Game over.
Final score 2-1, BalllllllllllllllllllllllSACKS!!!!!
     Now that I think about it, I don't think it was the final catch of the game...that might have happened in the 4th inning when the situation was the same with 2 runners on base. Either way, it was a pretty cool catch to get Battlestar out of a jam.
     Because of the Silent Killer's highlight plays of the night, her agent is in the middle of renegotiating her contract for a more favorable deal as well as a few more endorsement contracts. The "Depends" company and the manufacturers of "Ensure" have come forward with contracts but it is not clear if the Silent Killer has accepted them at this time. She has also received "death threats" from Mary Katherine captain of Free Ballin'. It's reported that she threatened to tie her down and get her dog "Jules" to lick the life right out of her, in retaliation to the dead fish that was handed to MK by Stumpo after the end of the game. When she asked what it was for,he said "You're sleepin' with the fishes now!" Oh dear...Never tick off an Italian!!
     Seriously, it's all in fun! The Ballsack/Free Ballin' rivalry is always a blast and one of the most enjoyable games to watch (and be a part of) in this league. Always a pleasure Free Ballin'! Good luck to you for the rest of the season!

Karen, I'm gonna make Jules lick you like THIS!!! You are sooo dead!

Next up: That Just Happened...what just happened?! A new rivalry is gonna happen! Geoff Morehart defected from the Ballsacks to form his own team this season. Hmmmmm...he knows all our team secrets. Joe, he knows too much!! What should we do about it?! You plan it out, and I'll bring a shovel... ;)