Fresh Roasted Beer Nuts

Thursday evening was warm, the sun was bright, and Beer Nuts II got straight up roasted. We needed to win this game to win our division, and that's exactly what we did.

In typical Glove fashion, we brought the game to BN II. We didn't do anything fancy, we played played solid unremarkable defense catching pop flies and getting force outs at 1st and 2nd base; at the plate we brought a steady bat stringing together base hits and moved the runners around the bags. After 7 full innings, The Glove snapped shut in a deceptively close 12-7 final score.

This was probably the best way to end a season marked by an oscillating roster and an ever shifting schedule; we walked off the field having played a steady consistent game, and we did it with two subs who contributed greatly to the win.

As for plays of the game, I want to give it up to the entire team. I mean it when I say everyone contributed to the win.

Shawna and Nick hooked up on a sweet force out at home plate on a hard hit ball to left field. Nick was one of the most valuable subs we've had all season, he played a solid left center field and got on base every at bat. Shawna also had a good game, moving runners around the bases and catching a great game.

Thunder Dan brought the... thunder... one more time at 1st base. In typical fashion, Dan caught a line drive on one of the hardest hit balls all season, plus he had a great night at the plate.

Sarah "SG" Symons Glegorio put the finishing touches on a season of amazing growth. Her bat is coming alive, and she played another solid game at 2nd base.

Kendra filled in at 3rd base catching a line drive in the 2nd inning and making solid defensive plays for force outs at 2nd base and the routine plays at 1st. She also got on base every at bat and scored some key runs.

Scott played another solid (expected?) game at shortstop. In the 3rd inning, he caught a line drive that squashed another inning for our opponents. He also connected on a long ball in the 4th inning, just missing a home run by a few feet hitting the middle of the fence in left field.

Matthew covered some ground in left field, making all the expected catches and keeping their base runners from advancing more than they should have. He also showed how good that DeMarini bat really is by consistently getting base hits, moving the runners around, and barely missing what could have been the most towering home run of the season.

Jonanna did her Texas roots proud by fielding every ball hit to her cleanly in right center field, hitting her cutoff throws on the mark (BN II didn't even think about running on her), and she brought her stick to the plate each and every time racking up 3 RBIs, all at critical times of the game.

In right field, Debbie (Scott & Kendra's mother) did the family name proud. In the first inning, she caught a towering fly ball for a message-sending-out to all the bro's on BN II. She also showed the source of the Binney hustle on the base paths every at-bat, beating out one infield hit for a single in the 5th inning.

Finally, Coach also had himself a game hitting two doubles and scoring every time he got on base. He also had a nice running throw on defense in the 5th inning that got a force out at 1st and kept the runner from scoring on 3rd base.

In the truest sense of the words, this win was a team effort. It's not a platitude, it's not emotional hyperbole for the last game of the season, this win was the way of The Glove.

Thanks to everyone for another great summer of softball.

On a sad note, the end of summer ball also means the loss of 3 very important Glovers, founding members, key players game in and game out. We will have to find people to fill in for each of them, but they can never be replaced. More updates to come, but for now, with a heavy heart I say 'so long'...

Mark 'Crazy Legs' Zackowski

Scott 'Don't call me Kendra' Binney

Shawna 'What is the point of Decaf' Rodrigues

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Click here for the alternate image for this posting. Not for the faint of heart, but funny :)