Charlottesville, VA Short-handed We Kicked That Ball (WKTB) fell short Sunday afternoon against visiting Homey Don't Kick That (HDKT).
WKTB started out sluggish and confused following interim Captain Trung Tran's 45 minute speech on the importance of nutrition and fundamentals. In contrast, HDKT came out guns blazing scoring a quick seven runs in the first two inning.
Home team WKTB, however, did not go down so easily. Offensive specialist/catcher/right fielder Cassie Sharpe led a mid-game charge as the team whittled their deficit to 10-12. "The team just needed to get into their kicking groove", Sharpe said during the game. Pitcher Thomas Chen held HDKT defensively through the middle innings as WKTB rallied. Chen even stirred a few awes from the Umpire with his unyielding fastball.
Late into the newly extended game, WKTB's shorthanded lineup caught up to them defensively. Homey Don't Kick That surged again in the fin