After a week's delay due to rain, the Bashers were prepared to finish off the season against Hot Action. However, due to circumstances beyond their control Hot Action had to forfeit the doubleheader. It was the Bashers' second double-header win due to forfeit.
The Bashers finished their first season at the "C" level with a record of 12-6-0. It was a productive campaign for what was often a makeshift lineup for the team.
They will return in the spring of 2007 for more exciting Arlington softball action.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Bashers Show Heart to Clinch Winning Record
They say it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. The Bashers proved that this cliche applies to softball as well. Despite being two men short, the boys in orange were able to split a double-header against the first-place Hard Times Cafe by taking the opener 16-15 and losing the second game 31-9.
With only eight men at Virginia Highlands at the time of first pitch, coach Mark made a surprise decision to start Kevin on the mound, his first start in 15 years. The Bashers would get on the board in the top of the first. After back-to-back leadoff singles by Dave and Dean, Glen drove home the first run with a ground out. With two outs, Pat would single and Marty would walk. Kevin would help his own cause with a bases-clearing double. Mark would then walk, and Dave would drive home Kevin to make it 5-0 after a half inning. Kevin would hold Hard Times Cafe to three in the bottom of the inning to keep his side two runs to the good after an inning.
In the top of the second, the Bashers would put up four more runs. Glen and Matt had singles to start off the inning, while Pat would reach on a fielder's choice that eliminated Matt. With one out, Marty hit an RBI double, followed by Kevin's RBI groundout. Mark would drive home Marty with a single. Dave would hit another single and Dean would drive home Mark with a single as well. Kevin would struggle in the bottom of the frame, giving up nine runs, leaving the score at 12-9 after two.
In the top of the third, the Bashers would take the lead for good. Matt led off with a double, which Pat would follow with a double. Marty then had an RBI single, and Kevin would drive in two with a single of his own. Mark would get a single. With one out, Dean and Glen would hit back-t0-back RBI singles. With two outs, Pat would hit a double to drive home two runs, but was thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. With the lead, Kevin gave way to Dave on the mound. Dave would pitch a donut in the third, and the Bashers led 16-12 after 3.
The Bashers were held scoreless in the fourth, and the while Hard Times Cafe would score three in the bottom of the inning, the Bashers held the line and came up with an inspiring, underdog victory by the mark of 16-15.
After pouring it all into game one, the Bashers were unable to overcome the manpower disadvantage in game 2. The Bashers spotted their opponents seven in the top of the first, but did manager to score nine times themselves. Dave, Dean, Glen and Kevin each had RBI singles, while Pat had a pair of RBI singles and Matt had a one-run and two-run single. However, that would be the only offense the Bashers would muster, as Hard Times Cafe ended the game with 31 runs.
The Bashers clinched a winning season with their win in the first game, and now stand at 10 up and 6 down. The finale of a successful fall campaign occurs on Wednesday, October 18th at Jennie Dean against Hot Action. For the field location, see the links section.
With only eight men at Virginia Highlands at the time of first pitch, coach Mark made a surprise decision to start Kevin on the mound, his first start in 15 years. The Bashers would get on the board in the top of the first. After back-to-back leadoff singles by Dave and Dean, Glen drove home the first run with a ground out. With two outs, Pat would single and Marty would walk. Kevin would help his own cause with a bases-clearing double. Mark would then walk, and Dave would drive home Kevin to make it 5-0 after a half inning. Kevin would hold Hard Times Cafe to three in the bottom of the inning to keep his side two runs to the good after an inning.
In the top of the second, the Bashers would put up four more runs. Glen and Matt had singles to start off the inning, while Pat would reach on a fielder's choice that eliminated Matt. With one out, Marty hit an RBI double, followed by Kevin's RBI groundout. Mark would drive home Marty with a single. Dave would hit another single and Dean would drive home Mark with a single as well. Kevin would struggle in the bottom of the frame, giving up nine runs, leaving the score at 12-9 after two.
In the top of the third, the Bashers would take the lead for good. Matt led off with a double, which Pat would follow with a double. Marty then had an RBI single, and Kevin would drive in two with a single of his own. Mark would get a single. With one out, Dean and Glen would hit back-t0-back RBI singles. With two outs, Pat would hit a double to drive home two runs, but was thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a triple. With the lead, Kevin gave way to Dave on the mound. Dave would pitch a donut in the third, and the Bashers led 16-12 after 3.
The Bashers were held scoreless in the fourth, and the while Hard Times Cafe would score three in the bottom of the inning, the Bashers held the line and came up with an inspiring, underdog victory by the mark of 16-15.
After pouring it all into game one, the Bashers were unable to overcome the manpower disadvantage in game 2. The Bashers spotted their opponents seven in the top of the first, but did manager to score nine times themselves. Dave, Dean, Glen and Kevin each had RBI singles, while Pat had a pair of RBI singles and Matt had a one-run and two-run single. However, that would be the only offense the Bashers would muster, as Hard Times Cafe ended the game with 31 runs.
The Bashers clinched a winning season with their win in the first game, and now stand at 10 up and 6 down. The finale of a successful fall campaign occurs on Wednesday, October 18th at Jennie Dean against Hot Action. For the field location, see the links section.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Bashers win by forfeit
The Bashers arrived on a warm Wednesday evening at Virginia Highlands ready to play softball. Unfortunately, their opponents, Vanilla Shaft, arrived ready to knock back a few cold ones. This led to a double forfeit for violating league rules by Vanilla Shaft, giving the Bashers a sweep of the doubleheader.
Game one began well for the boys in orange. Consecutive singles by Dave and Dean allowed Glen to drive home the first run of the game with a single to right. Marty also brought home a run with a one-out single, and the Bashers led 2-0 after a half-inning. They conceded 3 in the bottom of the inning, but managed to regain the lead in the top of the second. With two outs and one on, Dean smoked a line-drive over the head of the left fielder and managed an inside-the-park home run, his first as a Basher. However, the 4-3 lead was short-lived, as Vanilla Shaft put up 2 of their own in the bottom of the second to hold a 5-4 advantage after 2.
In the top of the third, the Bashers pushed another run across when an infield single by Kevin scored Allan and tied the game at 5. After a scoreless bottom of the third, the Bashers would put up 4 in the top of the frame, sparked by a three-run home run to right field by Glen, his second of the fall 2006 season. The Bashers got another run when Matt doubled and scored on Marty's single. The Bashers had a 9-5 lead after 3 and a half innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Vanilla Shaft put up 2 runs to make it 9-7 before their stash of beer was discovered, leaving the umpire with no choice but to award the Bashers a double forfeit win. The Bashers attempted to waive the forfeit, but unfortunately that is not permissible.
"There's no 'i' in knucklehead, but there is a 'u'," coach/catcher Mark said.
The Bashers are back in action on Wednesday, October 11th against Hard Times Cafe, who sit in first place in the league entering play this past week. The game is at Virginia Highlands at 6pm. For directions, please see the links section. Also, remember the field is Metro-accessible via the Pentagon City station.
Game one began well for the boys in orange. Consecutive singles by Dave and Dean allowed Glen to drive home the first run of the game with a single to right. Marty also brought home a run with a one-out single, and the Bashers led 2-0 after a half-inning. They conceded 3 in the bottom of the inning, but managed to regain the lead in the top of the second. With two outs and one on, Dean smoked a line-drive over the head of the left fielder and managed an inside-the-park home run, his first as a Basher. However, the 4-3 lead was short-lived, as Vanilla Shaft put up 2 of their own in the bottom of the second to hold a 5-4 advantage after 2.
In the top of the third, the Bashers pushed another run across when an infield single by Kevin scored Allan and tied the game at 5. After a scoreless bottom of the third, the Bashers would put up 4 in the top of the frame, sparked by a three-run home run to right field by Glen, his second of the fall 2006 season. The Bashers got another run when Matt doubled and scored on Marty's single. The Bashers had a 9-5 lead after 3 and a half innings. In the bottom of the fourth, Vanilla Shaft put up 2 runs to make it 9-7 before their stash of beer was discovered, leaving the umpire with no choice but to award the Bashers a double forfeit win. The Bashers attempted to waive the forfeit, but unfortunately that is not permissible.
"There's no 'i' in knucklehead, but there is a 'u'," coach/catcher Mark said.
The Bashers are back in action on Wednesday, October 11th against Hard Times Cafe, who sit in first place in the league entering play this past week. The game is at Virginia Highlands at 6pm. For directions, please see the links section. Also, remember the field is Metro-accessible via the Pentagon City station.
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