Week 4 Scores

Week 3 Scores

Week 3 Update - We lost.

This pretty much sums up how we played last week...

Week 2 Recap - Atleast WE won

Derek pointed out that we have now gone over a year without losing... which is a nice accomplishment.  Won't mean a thing if we don't win the championship at the end of the year, but still looks good scrolling at the bottom of ESPN.  We were all at the game and I've got a busy week so I will keep this short... plus I am still bitter the Wild lost...

Game 1 against a flashy Park Tavern squad was somewhat back and forth.  Hof rolling his ankle was a negative, but for once all 11 guys were on hand so we were able to cover him.  A 5 run 4th sparked by Dan's 3 run bomb helped us overcome a early deficit and gave us just enough cushion as we failed to score in the last two innings but held on for the win with our good defense.
Final Score:  Dirty Grizzlies 15 - Park Tavern 13

Game 2 was against the Gold Nugget squad who returns for their 2nd year in the league.  Mel Kiper would describe this team as raw and scrappy with a high ceiling.  They had plenty of power, but a late defensive adjustment after they used up all their HR's screwed up their swings and allowed us to hang on for to the win.
Final Score:  Dirty Grizzlies 20 - Gold Nugget 15

Lone Spur Hot Wing of the Week
Dan Kitzburger
8-8 with 1 HR,  2 Doubles, 6 runs and 7 RBI
Can't wait to see what you do when you shake the rust off!

Coop's #1 Defensive Gem of the Week
Brian Wedewer
When he came in as the 5th infielder everything changed...

Week 2 Scores

Week 1 Scores

Week 1 Recap - Wild night!

Coming into this week we had 2 goals.  Win both games, and get home in time to watch the Wild win.  It all came together for a great start to the season despite missing nearly half of our regular team...

In game 1 we were facing a group of guys who call them the Stepdads.  They may want to change there name to the Step Stools as we were on top of them all game. We scored 2 in the first then 6,5 and 5 in the next innings.  They ended up getting just enough runs in the bottom of the 4th to keep the game alive, but we shut them down after that and the game ended early.  Both Wurd and Berube went 4-4 and Hof had 2 wind aided HR's to right.
Final Score: Dirty Grizzlies 18 - Stepdads 5

In the second game we faced off with Balco who seem to be a poor mans Ballz Deep team... without the death threats to the umps fortunately.  They hit the ball hard and definitely kept the game tight, compounded by the fact that 5 of our regulars were missing on the evening.  Balco was in the mix all game, but some great D by Wurd and Kyle came up huge.  Heading into the 6th we were tied 7-7,  but Hof came up big again with a 3 run, 2 out bomb.  Balco got 2 back in the bottom of the inning to make it a 1 run game heading into the 7th.  We didn't score, but Balco threatened in the 7th, getting the tying run in scoring position with only 1 out, but we shut them down when it mattered most and held on for the win.
Final Score: Dirty Grizzlies 10 - Balco 9

Overall, we hit pretty well on the night and played pretty good D.  To recognize both aspects of the game we will have 2 weekly awards this year: Our typical player of the Week award for the best hitting, and also the Jason Cooper Memorial #1 Defensive Gem of the week.   Wurd looked especially good, going 8-8 and making one amazing over the shoulder grab sprinting into left field... and a case could be made that he deserves both, but Hof's 11 rbi and 3 HR, including the game winner against Balco were absolutely huge.

Lone Spur Hot Wing of the Week
Scott Hofmeister
5-8 with 3 HR, 3B, 4 runs and 11 RBI
It's hard to beat out someone who goes 8-8, but a 2.000 slugging percentage and 11 rbi does it!

Coop's #1 Defensive Gem of the Week
Brian Wurdeman
Awesome catch, one Balco guy said he was glad he came to see it!