Bulldogs 2007 Regular Season Champions!
The Bulldogs Softball Club capped their 2007 season by taking two games Friday night. The Bulldogs only needed one win to secure 2nd place with a chance at 1st place. However, the Dogs would have required Tailgaters to lose at least one game Friday in order for only one win to clinch first place for the Dogs. So instead, the Dogs decided to take matters in to their own hands and put up the two victories which guaranteed them 1st Place in the regular season regardless of the outcome of the games going on at Remington Lakes sports complex.
The Bulldogs played the Cardinals in the first game of the night. The Bulldogs were the visiting team and didn’t waste any time putting runs on the board. The Dogs jumped to an 11-1 lead after two innings. Backed by a stellar pitching performance and great defense, the Dogs went on to win 15-1.
The victory in the first game secured a 2nd place finish for the Bulldogs Softball Club, but the only way to guarantee a 1st place finish was to win out the evening. The Dogs had a rough start in the 2nd game only putting up 1-run in the first two innings. Going in to the 3rd inning with a 1-1 score, the Bulldogs got their second wind, putting up 11 runs in the 3rd & 4th innings combined. John Kontek, who put up 5-RBI’s in the first game, put up another 3-RBI’s in the night cap. Brandon Aikens continued his hot hitting going 3 for 3 with 3 RBI’s in the night cap. This brought his total to 6 for 7 for the night.
Sean Killham had a stellar night on the mound, only giving up one walk all evening. Sean has been pitching strikes all season and helping to keep the Bulldogs in every game. In addition,the Bulldogs played great defense last night, capped by an ESPN-highlight-reel play by Jeff McMahon in the night cap. Jeff, who was playing right field, laid-out for a line drive in right field making an unbelievable out.
The Bulldogs have relied heavily on good defensive plays over the past couple of weeks, as last week, Jim Janetopolous saved the win last week against Aftershock with an amazing stop at 3B to end the game.
The Bulldogs hope to keep their pitching and defense working for them as they head in to the playoffs. Securing first place, they’ll have a bye in the first round and a week off. They will resume play on August 10 as they play for the 2007 Playoff Championships!