Scott, Team Returns in Dominating Fashion

A very special opening day was a complete success for Balls In Action.  First, Scott returned to the mound, his first time since the middle of March.  Second, the team is celebrating its tenth season as a team.  And finally, they are 2-0, their seventh time in team history for opening days.

Not having met their opponents before, B.I.A. decided to welcome them to the league in the same manner that they were welcomed:  complete and utter domination. 

The first game of the night pitted B.I.A. against One Legged Hobos, and from the start it wasn't pretty.  Balls In Action would begin the season with a 3 run first inning, an important inning that saw Roy, Stephanie and Chance combine for 3-for-3, with 3 runs scored and 2 RKIs, before the first team out was commited.  Ashley would finish the 3 run inning with an RKI double.  After giving up one run in the bottom of the first, Scott would prove to everyone why he is considered one of the best kickball pitchers today, by shutting out One Legged Hobos the remainder of the game.  Up 4-1 after two innings, B.I.A. would put the game away with a solid 7 run third inning, that inlcuded two 2RKI doubles by Stephanie and Scott.  The game was called due to a 5th Inning Mercy Rule, and Balls In Action opened up their 2010 Summer campaign with a dominating 11-1 victory.

The second game saw the same mentality by B.I.A., as they would go up against Houston Taggers.  Again, the first inning was opened up with a 4 run performance, which included doubles by Chris, Stephanie and Dan, which helped drive in the runs.  The second inning produced another 3 run showing, with solid hitting by the entire team, and the third inning added two more runs, including a nice double by Amanda.  After the fourth inning went scoreless, the umpire called the game as time expired, and Balls In Action would waqlk away with a 9-0 shutout of Houston Taggers.  Solid pitching by Scott, including getting out of tight bases loaded situation in the third, kept their opponents at bay.

McDonald's McGangBang Players of the Game:
vs. One Legged Hobos - Ashley (3-for-4, 2B, 2RKI, R)
vs. Houston Taggers - Stephanie (4-for-4, 2-2B, RKI, R)

KFC DoubleDown Play of the Game:
vs. One Legged Hobos - Chris (Stand up triple in the second inning)
vs. Houston Taggers - Chris' two sons for retrieving the foul ball.

Subway Sub of the Night:
Chris - Combined .750 kicking, 1.500 slugging (3-for-4, 2B, 3B, 2RKI, 3R)

Freebirds Fan of the Night:
Chris' two sons