Spring Softcore Kickball at U-District Playfield Mon/Wed

On this sunny but cool Monday evening it was The Zombies squaring off against Just Kickin' It. The Zombies jumped out to an early lead with Just Kickin' It hot on their trail! At the midpoint The Zombies were holding onto a 2 run lead, but Just Kickin' It had the bases loaded & were threatening. With the ball kicked on a hard shot which would have surely tied up the game, out of nowhere came The Zombies' Gordon Hill to make a great catch to kill the rally. Then in the bottom of the 7th with the Zombies up by just one run Just Kickin' It laced a shot that looked like extra bases, but once again Gordon Hill made a dramatic diving catch just barely off the ground to seal the victory! Congrats to The Zombies' Gordon Hill our Player of the Week for his defensive prowess!

This one actually goes out to Jeff and Amanda, for the spectacular dual defensive plays in outfield and short stop positions. Perfect harmony on the kickball field can only mean perfect harmony in marriage... congrats and many happy years.

Although the field was soft, the play on Monday night was anything but soft as The Zombies took on Julie and Friends. Julie and Friends had the lead for most of the game, but like a bad horror flick The Zombies simply wouldn't die. In the 6th inning some aggressive baserunning by The Zombies team forced a throwing error by Julie and Friends which gave The Zombies the lead along with a couple insurance runs. In the 7th inning with one out and one on Julie and Friends were kickballing for their lives. It was at that point that a hard kick up the middle was snatched by The Zombies' David Hasler who snagged the ball out of the air for one out and ran to 2nd base to force the final out of the game & preserve the win! Congrats to David Hasler not only on the amazing unassisted double-play but on being this week's Player of the Week!!!

This week's Player of the Week comes to us from the Frackers. The Frackers came back with a vengence their 2nd game after dropping the 1st game of their double-header. Their game vs. Keep It Secret Keep It Safe was tight through all 7 innings and in the bottom of the 7th with the scored tied it was the Frackers' Lindsay Vespignani who scored the walk-off game winning run from 2nd base who provided the dramatic end to a great game! Not to mention the only thing harder than her last name was trying to get her to make any errors on defense at first base where she was rock solid all game long. Congrats to Frackers on their big win & to Lindsay Vespignani on her much deserved Player Of The Week honors!

Ichiro better watch his back because there was a better right fielder at the University Playground on Wednesday. I'm pretty sure if there was a wall she would have scaled it and came down with the catch. Alyssa made an amazing over-the-shoulder catch and had some nice kicks that helped her team produce a lot of runs. What made it even better is she had a beautiful smile the whole time. There is a new candidate for a gold glove in right field and her name is Alyssa. Great job out there!

This week's player of the week goes to Abbey Perkins of the all star kickballin' team, The Zombies. Abbey did an amazing job on defense as a pitcher and had some SWEET kicks. As the pitcher, Abbey managed to throw strikes even though she was competing w/the thick grass of Cowen Park. This is SOOOO important to both teams b/c HEY, it's kickball and everyone wants a chance to kick homers and throw the ball at people;) On top of her fabulous pitching performance, Abbey laid down some awesome kicks reaching base nearly every time. Great job out there, Abbey!!!