VA Peninsula - Fall '15 Week 4 Round Up

Ooooh, do you feel the chill in the air? Fall is officially here, which means it's just about hoodie season. It also means that the Fall WAKA VA Peninsula season is in full swing. We're starting to see teams gel and some great kickball being played. Time to take a look at week 4 in review.

(Reminder: I won't necessarily talk about every team or even every game. With 9 games a night, I obviously can't see or hear about every cool thing that happened on a WAKA Wednesday. If I miss something, please feel free to post in the Facebook comments.)

Results

Cardiac Arrest 7, Chaotic KILFs 0
Rumspringa 1, Kick Ass 0
The Situation 4, Foul Balls 0
Chaotic KILFs 5, Alcobalics 0
Kick Ass 2, DCOMB 1
Cardiac Arrest 4, Rumspringa 1
Hot Dogs & Tacos 5, Five Toe Death Kick 0
WAKA'm To The Jungle 14, PBJT 0
Fireballs 7, Smokin' Bunts 6

News, Notes, & Observations

• The buzz at Tapps was all about the Fireballs, but not for their usual post-game antics, but for what they accomplished on the field. In one of the biggest upsets in league history, the Fireballs defeated Spring 2015 finalists Smokin' Bunts with a walk off kick. It was a wild, back and forth affair. Smokin' Bunts looked like they were going to survive, as they were only one out from the victory. Sarah Brooks kept the 2 out rally alive with a kick to left field that fell in to load the bases. John Vrooman then punished his former team with a game winning line drive. Afterwards, the Bar Buzz champs partied pretty hard at Tapps! Great win. 

• Although, Cardiac Arrest won the game, the highlight of the night came from Rumspringa catcher Troy Southall. With 1 out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, the CA kicker went up one. Troy tagged the kicker and then wheeled around and did a no look, diving hook shot that pegged Rob Allen in the chest as he was diving towards home. I've never seen anything like it. 
• Huge win for Rumspringa, blanking KA, 1-0. When that defense is on their game, they're one of the elite unit's in kickball. 
• Kick Ass did bounce back in the 2nd half of their double header and earned a 2-1 win over the injury riddled DCOMB squad. This was the first loss for DCOMB and leaves Cardiac Arrest as the only undefeated squad this Fall. 
• Cardiac defeated the KILFs, 7-0 on Wednesday. This was the first time I've gotten a chance to see the KILFs in action this fall. Their new charger, CJ Smith stood out. He made his fair share of mistakes in our game, but you could see flashes of outstanding play as well. I think he'll continue to get better with more reps and could turn into one of the better chargers in the league. Until then though, the KILFs are going to have to ride the roller coaster of ups and down. 
• The "kick pass" from the catcher position is always a high risk move. Not many players possess the accuracy and coordination to keep this play in their arsenal. The KILFs Scott Tinsley does though. He made two successful kick pass outs in their win over the Alcobalics.
• While I love seeing all the photos of teams with the bar buzz belt or going out together on the weekends, I really love seeing pics of WAKA Kickballers giving back to their community. Cardiac's Jill Simms and Tribal Yoga hosted an open class with donations going towards our Relay For Life team, WAKA Kicks Cancer. In addition to being a hell of a workout, we earned over $600 for the American Cancer Society! The Situation's Lasalle Blanks was there recording some footage, so look for the story on 13 News this week. 
• In addition to the yoga class, a small but might group of kickballers volunteered to serve beers at a War Memorial Stadium concert on Saturday night. All of the tips will go to the Relay team as well. In addition to raising money for the charity, we also helped the War Memorial staff out of a big bind by volunteering. It's always good to help keep our relationship strong and give back to the organization that provides us with the best fields in Hampton Roads to play on. Thank you, Erin Small, Kat Greene, George Kiriazidis, and Chris "Bundy" LeBlanc for your selfless service. You did a great thing for the charity and for the league yesterday. When you see these guys on Wednesday, buy them a beer! 

• The trading card fundraiser had a successful opening night. Thank you to everyone who purchased cards. I will have them at the fields and Tapps again on Wednesday night, so bring some cash, a sharpie for autographs, and buy a few packs... On Thursday, Andreas Beyersdorf wondered which player card had the best smile. 



Tough call. 

• On paper, Five Toe Death Kick seems to have the better team when compared to Hot Dogs & Tacos. But games aren't played on paper. Whenever these two teams play, the Tacos just have their number. HDT peppered the 5TDK defense with well placed kicks and cruised to a 5-0 W.