JL Sluggers vs. ALPA Flyer

Coming into Thursday night's action, perhaps the only thing hotter than the first-place, undefeated JL Sluggers, was the weather. Facing an experienced and talented ALPA Flyer team, the first inning was nothing short of fireworks, much to the delight of the dozens of spectators. ALPA Flyer took an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first, but the JL Sluggers stormed back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first, with runs scored by "Downtown," "Wicked Hittah" and "Greased Lightning." Also reaching base in the inning were "Hitigator" and "G-Man." The game took a u-turn over next few innings, as a rigorous defensive battle ensued. In the fourth inning, ALPA Flyer added an insurance run to make it a 5-3 ball game before opening the offensive floodgates in the fifth inning. ALPA Flyer took a commanding 18-3 lead in the 6th inning, as the JL Sluggers failed to record a hit after the first.

Providing some much needed comic relief, "Fluffy" gave new meaning to the term outfield assist, as a deep fly ball popped right out of his glove and into the glove of "Wicked Hittah" who happened to be circling around behind the play. "Fluffy" later claimed that it was an orchestrated stunt, probably in an attempt to make the Sportscenter highlights of the week. Overall, it was an encouraging start to the season, but fatigue settled in by the later innings and was just too much to overcome.