VA Raptor - Week 7 Results

photos courtesy of Brad Kirby, Jabberjaws

Let's run down the results from the final week of the 2014 VA Raptor Winter season!

Beast Mode 5, Denim Devils 1
Brian Yohn finished off 1/2 a bottle of Kraken and the Beasts were unleashed. Geoff Morehart's bases clearing double gave BM a 3-0 lead in the first and they never looked back.

The Situation 17, Flip Cup Trainees 0
No quarter asked for. None given. 

Jabberjaws 7, #WAKAholics 1
Brent Wentworth's throw sailed past a diving Michael Kern to allow an early 2nd inning run for the 'Holics. Later, Wentworth would redeem himself though. He gunned down a runner attempting to tag up at home from about 90 feet away to end the game. (For those new, yes, I won't hesitate to refer to myself in the 3rd person). 

The Situation 13, Denim Devils 0
The Situation clinched the top seed in convincing fashion with this victory over the Denim Devils.

Jabberjaws 10, Flip Cup Trainees 3
Consistency was the name of the game for the Jabberjaws offense, as they scored in every inning of the contest against the Trainees. Flip Cup didn't just roll over though. Amber Kirby showed some speed and a bit of sneakiness in the 5th. Taking advantage of a momentary lapse in attention, she "stole" 3rd and later scored. 

Dark Horses 5, Breaking Brad 0 (forfeit)
Dark Horses 5, Breaking Brad 0 (forfeit)


The Situation 4, Jabberjaws 3
Heading into this match, The Situation had not allowed a run for 30 consecutive innings. Over this 6 game stretch, they outscored opponents 74-0. That streak was snapped in the first inning when the Jabberjaws landed 4 straight line drives by Curtis Faubion, Wentworth, Joe Preseault, and Nick Schmidt to take a 2-0 lead. The kead would be extended to 3-0 in the 3rd when Brad Kirby ripped an RKI to center to score Juice Fitzgerald from 2nd... But The Situation was not going to roll over. Helped by some smart base running by Kearsten Lewis (not a guy, by the way), Sitch scored 3 runs in the bottom of the third to tie it up. In the 4th, Dom Smith scored on Alex Jackson's single to put The Situation ahead, 4-3.

Here are the final regular season standings and tournament schedule. 

This is shaping up to be a hell of a tournament to close the season out. Can't wait for Saturday!

To check out all of Brad's pictures from week 7, please check out his Facebook album. He continues to get some awesome shots week after week.