The Balls are back !

Mike Mo's beard is out of control

Van de boogard has a little more swag in his step

Larrys house is filled with beer and guys (insert joke here)

and that aroma everyone loves is coming out of Swannys car

can only mean 1 thing, well I guess 2

March Madness is in full swing & and the Foul Balls are back!

The Foul Balls were set to take the field after what seemed like a year off .

not much change to the squad in the off season

but with the departure of Cody Turner (who?)

there was a slot open to complete the 12 man team

After some serious scouting and a few trips down to Florida for spring training

skip narrowed the field down to 2 candidates

top of that list was an upcoming catcher who played AAA ball

unfortunalty he was drafted by the nationals and will be playing professionally

2nd on the list was an upcoming pitcher from a local team Caught Looking

Sebastian showed poise and control in front of a team that couldnt field a ball to save their lives

with the edition of Sebas on the mound the balls were ready for Thursdays

The scence was set for the most epic return known to

Westminster rec softball. With the first scheduled game to start @ 715

the balls congregated for pre game festivities at skips house

" Our newest member showed up at skips house already toasted but quickly wrangled up

the support of his teammates by passing around a tasty bottle of rum" says Leonspinx

As ususal the balls were missing a player due to travel

this time they would be down Boo as he was out of state,

in addition to that, Swanny was MIA with a prior engangement

both were still with the balls in spirit

It would only be the 2nd time in history the Foul Balls have taken the field, with

someone other than skip at the helm. Last year Swanny had to sub in due to a

groin injury that he suffered while playing soccer (at least he claims)

that game will forever be known as the "dude I ate that brownie" game

Opening day was against a team by the name of the Unknowns and they were just that.

New to the league and had a few brusiers on the team,

the balls knew they were in for a battle of epic proportions

after the coin toss It was determined the balls would be away so they grabbed their bats first

after a quick first inning on both sides the balls bats began to get hot

in the 2nd inning the balls were on fire putting the ball in gaps and outrunning throws to put up

8 runs on the board to take a nice lead.

The fielding was outstanding by the balls both in the outfield as well the infield.

Most notably Streets Garcia with some outstanding plays to keep the ball in the infield and make some big plays.

Balls were flying everywhere with diving catches by Clue in left and diving attempts at first by Socal

their defense stayed strong through the middle innings to keep The Unknowns to only a handful of runs.

In the 6th inning the balls blew it up again, including a base clearing triple from skip, putting some more runs bringing them up to 15 on the board.

Looking to close out the game, The Unknowns attempted a comeback and put the balls under some pressure.

The Unknowns pulled to within 1 run with 2 outs and the tying run on 3rd base.

Skip gave the fans of the other team a little performance when he showed them his flexability with a nice split attemnpting to catch a ball in foul territory. Next the ball was hit off the bat hard and streets made yet another stellar play at SS and made the throw to 1st to end the game.

Giving the balls their first W of the season and making them 1-0