Summer Co-ed Kickball at Ballard Boys & Girls Club M/W

Defense wins championships. In this case, it wins close games. Garin was all over 1st base. He had a doubleplay early in the game that stopped a rally by the other team. He also had another one in the bottom of the 7th that ended the game. Way to play out there Garin!

This week it goes to the pitcher of the cajones who pitched a shutout through five and then for whatever reason they yanked him and blew the shut out.

Baseball pants wearing JOE of Liverburst played THE BEST defensive game on Wednesday. His hustle and self sacrifice was admirable to say the least. He ended up w/4 catches and a friendly growth appearing above his knee from diving to make a play in right center. Your dedication to the team and reckless abandon shall never be forgotten!! Great job, JOE!!

It must have been the neon green shades and great attitude as the keys to Brandon's fantastic effort on Monday.

He was kicking the you know what out of the ball with a double and a triple, 5 RBI's and 3 runs scored.

On D, Brandon keyed a double play and had several catches and put-outs to clinch victory for his team. Nice Work!

Mitch had a great game tonight. But it wasn't only his solid kicking on offense, or his staunch defensive plays at first base... it was the fun, honest approach to the game that impressed this staff member. Playing with a team known to have a competitive spirit, Mitch brought sexy back on a line drive play with two runners on, to first base where he made a finger tip catch before the ball hit the ground, and what appeared to be, completed a triple play by touching first base and then throwing to second to get the runner who didn't tag up. But being the honest Ab he is, he fessed that he didn't touch the bag at first and won the admiration of both teams and this staff member!

In a closely contested championship game there is usually many candidates for player for the week. Not this time, Putnam stood alone. When pitching, he routinely gobbled up the oppositions bunts and fired rockets to first for the out. In addition to his impressive fielding, Putnam drove in the go ahead run when the game was still tied in the 7th inning. Great all around game!