Abbreviated Week 2 Recap / Scores

Great games this week guys. We took care of business against a shorthanded and slightly dysfunctional Eurotech squad and then mounted a ferocious 10 run, walk off comeback against the improved but inconsistent Excelsior Brew crew.  The second game was especially fun since we kept battling and battling as Mike Tice loves to say.  Next week we have a tough match up with Park Tavern right out of the gate so spend the week taking time to get your mind right.  No excuses. Play like a champion. Make softball great again!  Fos is Boss!  Fos is Boss!!

Here are this weeks scores:

Week 1 Scores

Doublewide and Dvorak Lawn Care off to a fast start...

Week 1 Recap - Windy and Weird

It could not have been colder or more windy for the first game of the year.  I don't know if it was the rust of the long offseason, or the weather, but we looked liked crap all around. A low-scoring tight game turned into a blowout in the bottom of the 5th when Doublewide put up 9 runs behind 2 huge dingers while miscues in the field, hitting into double plays and flying bats on strike outs lead to a very weird and humble beginning to the season.
Final Score:  Dirty Grizzlies 3 - Doublewide 13

Our opponent for game 2 had to patch together a squad with scotch tape and super glue to even field a team this week, but with that said we played excellent. After a 1 run first, we exploded for 21 runs over the next 2 innings while shutting them down on defense.  The bats came alive with a Grand Slam by Hof and 2 HR's by Fos.  Pretty much everyone contributed so hopefully we can keep this momentum heading into next week.
Final Score:  Dirty Grizzlies 22 - Mainstreet 2

New Individual Records from last year

Dan

Here are the Records that were broken in 2015, as well as those guys who made the board for the Individual Stats.  Dan had an awesome year as you will see below.  Hof wasn't too shabby either.  Congrats guys. 
 

Of the 8 stats we keep track of for individual all time stats, members of the 2015 team made it into the records in EVERY ONE of those categories.  Dan even set 3 new ALL TIME RECORDS while Hof also set the Triples record.

NEW MOST RBI'S IN A SEASON RECORD HOLDER IS:
Dan Kitzberger with 85 RBI's 
(The old record was 70  by Wunder in '08)

NEW MOST TRIPLES IN A SEASON RECORD HOLDER IS:
Scott Hofmeister with 8 TRIPLES 
(The old record was 6 by Brian in '11)

NEW MOST HITS IN A SEASON RECORD HOLDER IS:
Dan Kitzberger with 73 HITS 
(The old record was 60 by Hof in '13)

NEW MOST RUNS IN A SEASON RECORD HOLDER IS:
Dan Kitzberger with 51 RUNS 
(The old record was 50 by Hof in '14)

Here are the other stats with guys who made it into the top 5 this year...

Batting Average
Dan takes over #3 all-time with his .737 average

HR's
Dan takes over #2 all-time with his 19 dingers

Slugging
Dan takes over #2 all-time with his 1.424 slugging percentage

Doubles
Dan ties for #5 all-time with his 11 doubles

Hits
Hof takes over #2 all-time with his 65 hits

Runs Scored
Hof takes over #3 all-time with his 47 runs scored

Offseason Update

Hey guys,

I got the website updated tonight with the new schedule and a few other things.  Here are some highlights as we get ready to lift the lid on 2016, our soon to be greatest 3 month stretch of softball in the history of Big Willow Fields (located less than a mile from Lone Spur Bar & Grill).

• Updated the Individual Records section with the standouts from last year.... Dan made the cut in 7 freaking categories.  Hof also made it in 2.  I will do a post recognizing their great years later in the week or so.
• Updated our Team Batting Stats section as well... You may be surprised to learn that last year we had our lowest team Batting Average, Ever....  Lowest Ever.  That's with 6 guys batting over .570!  How is that possible?
• We have 4 new teams in the league this year, the only carry overs are Us, Doublewide, Park Tavern and Excelsior Brewers.
• The new schedule is up, we have a disproportionate number of 6:10 - 7:10 games again.
• We've got our practice game next Tuesday, 4/19 at 6:10 on Field 5.
• Everyone has paid... except for Kuhn.
• We also received our new $300 bat which was specifically requested by Fosmo.  29.5 ounces of pure, lazy fly ball producing carbon fiber! 

2015 Final Playoff Bracket

The dust has finally settled after last weeks marathon.  In case you forgot, won 3 straight come from behind games by a total of 4 runs, and then came back from over 10 down in the 4th game to nearly win it and force sudden death the next week.  BMW ended up winning it all by going 4-0 in the playoffs with a 61-24 run differential.  They were on fire heading into the last game, at that point having and insane 41-6 differential.  We had them reeling in the last few innings though as we rallied to pull within 2 and had the bases loaded with the top of our lineup coming up.  The comeback fell just short however and sadly the goal of the first 3-peat in Minnesota sports history just wasn't meant to be.  Regardless, it was an excellent season guys in which we won 18 games and had a very enjoyable final night of the season.  Here are the final playoff results...