Byrne's Pub
Goat Rodeo Cowboys

Games 6 & 7: Varsity Club DA vs. Byrnes Pub

Double Loss
Game 6 Score: Varsity Club DA 4, Byrne's Pub 3
Game 7 Score: Byrne's Pub 2, Varsity Club DA 8
Game Summary :
Last Thursday night the Byrne's Pub Goat Rodeo Cowboy's finally had their whole team in tact and uninjured (unfortunately that only lasted for a few innings) and they were ready to turn their losing record around. And after the first few innings of Game 6 it looked as though the tide had turned in their favor.

As is their MO this year, the BPGRC's were managing to stay in the game by pure defensive grit alone and by the bottom of the 4th inning VCDA was shaking in their cleats. VCDA couldn’t figure out how to take down the impenetrable wall that was the BPGRC’s defense, so they decided to play dirty. With one strong whack of the bat, and a whack of Bruiser's shin, the VCDA took out the heart and soul of our infield. It seems, just when we thought the origin of Bruiser’s nickname had faded into the horizon she unfortunately got nailed by another line drive, securing the nickname for another few years.

With the mighty second basewoman injured, the BPGRC’s buckled down and tried to prove that they could play even with a (wo)man down. The BPGRC’s held the game to a tie in the bottom of the seventh, and a Texas Shootout began. Unfortunately the pressure of just one pitch per batter was too much for the team as they ultimately fell 4-3 in game one.

Taking a que from the crazy knife wielding ju-jitsu fighters practicing their maneuvers behind the BPGRC dugout, the team put on their warrior faces and tried to battled back in Game 7. Unfortunately even with the loud, yet injured, cheering section rooting them on, the BPGRC’s could not pull out a win in Game 7.

Unfortunately, in a recreational sport where the final score should reflect that of a football game, the BPGRC’s still seem to be playing golf. We can only hope that one of these weeks the team will figure out how to get some offense going...

Since the BPGRC’s continue to demonstrate amazing defensive prowess, the Byrne's Pub coaching staff found it appropriate to award one MVP this week for the player with the best defensive outing. And so, the Byrne’s Pub Coaching staff would like to congratulate McDizzy for his amazing defensive plays. He continually sacrificed his body and dove all over the outfield to keep these games within reach. Nice hustle McDizzy!

One positive note... at least Flo won!!

Game 6 Inning by Inning:
Inning 1 => --VCDA: 0 Runs-- Tranq: OUT 1, Grinder: 1B, Denglish: OUT 2, The Finger: 1B, Slavenator: OUT 3. SCORE: VCDA 0, BP 0 Inning 2 => --VCDA: 1 Run-- Cubby Bear: OUT 1, Softball Dan: OUT 2, Bruiser: OUT 3. SCORE: VCDA 1, BP 0 Inning 3 => --VCDA: 0 Run-- McDizzy: 1B, Bunt: OUT 1 (K), Tranq: 1B, Grinder: OUT 2 (SAC) & 1 RBI, Denglish: OUT 3. SCORE: VCDA 1, BP 1 Inning 4 => --VCDA: 0 Runs-- The Finger: OUT 1, Slavenator: 1B, Cubby Bear: OUT 2 (FC), Softball Dan: OUT 3. SCORE: VCDA 1, BP 1 Inning 5 --VCDA: 1 Run-- Bruiser: 1B, McDizzy: OUT 1, Tarsh: OUT 2, Tranq: OUT 3 (FC). SCORE: VCDA 2, BP 1. Inning 6 => --VCDA: 0 Runs-- Grinder: 1B, Denglish: 1B, The Finger: OUT 1, Slavenator: 1B, Cubby Bear: OUT 2 (FC) & 1 RBI, Softball Dan: 1B & 1 RBI, Bunt: OUT 3. SCORE: VCDA 2, BP 3. Inning 7 => --VCDA: 1 Run-- McDizzy: OUT 1, Tarsh: OUT 2, Tranq: 1B, Grinder: 1B, Denglish: OUT 3. SCORE: VCDA 3, BP 3. TEXAS SHOOTOUT: --VCDA: 1 Run-- The Finger: OUT 1, Slavenator: BB, Cubby Bear: OUT 2, Softball Dan: OUT 3. FINAL SCORE: VCDA 4, BP 3.

Game 7 Inning by Inning:
Inning 1 => Tranq: OUT 1, Grinder: OUT 2, Denglish: WALK, The Finger: OUT 3. --VCKB: 0 Runs-- SCORE: BP 0, VCDA 0. Inning 2 => Slavenator: OUT 1, Cubby Bear: OUT 2, Softball Dan: OUT 3. --VCKB: 0 Runs-- SCORE: BP 0, VCDA 0. Inning 3=> Tarsh: OUT 1, McDizzy: OUT 2, Bunt: OUT 3. --VCKB: 2 Runs-- SCORE: BP 0, VCDA 2. Inning 4 => Tranq: OUT 1, Grinder: 1B, Denglish: OUT 2 (FC), The Finger: OUT 3. --VCKB: 0 Runs-- SCORE: BP 0, VCDA 2. Inning 5 => Slavenator: OUT 1, Cubby Bear: OUT 2, Softball Dan: 1B, Tarsh: OUT 3. --VCDA: 4 Runs-- SCORE: BP 0, VCDA 6. Inning 6 =>McDizzy: 1B, Bunt: OUT 1 (K), Tranq: OUT 2 (FC), Grinder: OUT 3. --VCDA: 2 Runs-- SCORE: BP 0, VCDA: 8. Inning 7 =>Denglish: HR, The Finger: OUT 1, Slavenator: 1B, Cubby Bear: 1B, Softball Dan: 1B & 1 RBI, Tarsh: OUT 2, McDizzy: OUT 3. FINAL SCORE: VCKB 8, BP 2.

MVP for Games 6 & 7: McDizzy

Top Performers

Batting Average Slugging % On Base %
Male (Game 6) 0.667 Slavenator 0.667 Slavenator 0.750 Slavenator
Male (Game 7) 1.000 Denglish 2.500 Denglish 1.000 Denglish
Female (Game 6) 1.000 Grinder 1.000 Grinder 0.750 Grinder
Female (Game 7) 0.333 Cubby Bear & Grinder 0.333 Cubby Bear & Grinder 0.333 Cubby Bear & Grinder
Pizza Count: 4 Beer Count: 17 pitchers

Game 6

No. Player At Bats Runs Hits RBIs 2Bs 3Bs HRs BBs Ks On Base % Slugging % Batting Average
4 McDizzy 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
7 Bruiser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
11 Softball Dan 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250
14 Cubby Bear 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
16 Tarsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
22 Tranq 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500
24 Slavenator 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.750 0.667 0.667
33 The Finger 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250
34 Grinder 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.750 1.000 1.000
44 Denglish 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250
Subs
12 Bunt 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333

Game 7

No. Player At Bats Runs Hits RBIs 2Bs 3Bs HRs BBs Ks On Base % Slugging % Batting Average
4 McDizzy 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
11 Softball Dan 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.667 0.667 0.667
14 Cubby Bear 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
16 Tarsh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
22 Tranq 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
24 Slavenator 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
33 The Finger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
34 Grinder 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
44 Denglish 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.500 1.000
Subs
12 Bunt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000

Bye Week

No softball this week :-( But we all know softball is just our excuse to go out and have some beers... so really nothing much has changed. Maybe we'll challenge the Byrne's Hockey team to a flip cup match so we can satisfy our competitive nature.

Flo made it to the finals!! Let's all vote her on to victory!! Vote for FLO!

Game 5: Rain Out

Only in Columbus could a softball game get rained out when it's 65 and sunny. Oh well....

Don't forget to Vote for FLO! She made it to the second round, let's keep her dreams alive.

Pizza Count: 3 Beer Count: 10 pitchers

Games 3 & 4: Varsity Club KB vs. Byrnes Pub

Double Loss
Game 3 Score: Varsity Club KB 15, Byrne's Pub 5
Game 4 Score: Varsity Club KB 13, Byrne's Pub 1
Game Summary :
Strolling out to Tuttle Park field 5 last night, the Byrne's Pub Goat Rodeo Cowboy's (BPGRC) felt confident. They had a certain swagger about them. After their Game 2 domination they were pumped up to demonstrate their softball prowess yet again. And as their opponent approached in the far far distance, the BPGRC's grimaced and put on their game faces. It wasn't until the members of Varsity Club KB got closer that the BPGRC's really got a good look at their opponents, their HUGE muscle bound opponents. After sizing up the VCKB team, it was apparent that these 10 people were raised for only one thing, slow pitch softball.

As the BPGRC's took the field they hoped for the best, but the softball freaks that were Varsity Club KB were just too much to handle. Of course it didn't help that the BPGRC's forgot to bring their bats to the game. Luckily the umpire let them play without them, and of course VCKB didn't complain. So inning after inning VCKB strung together hit after hit while the BPGRC's tried to find anything that might resemble a bat. Twigs were used, empty beer cans taped together were tried, but in the end most people just used their hands to swat at strikes and mostly they hoped they'd get a walk. The result was devastating offensively for the BPGRC's and this disadvantage is reflected in the final score of the games.

Despite the horrible offense, there were two players who really stood out defensively. The BPGRC coaching staff would like to congratulate McDizzy & Pinto Pangra for their amazing effort in both games.

It was a sad day for the Byrne's Pub Goat Rodeo Cowboy’s; they just couldn't win despite their best efforts. But Flo can still win!! Vote now and help a Byrnes bartender take down the competition! Vote for Flo!

Game 3 Inning by Inning:
Inning 1 => --VCKB: 4 Runs-- Softball Dan: 2B, Grinder: OUT 1, Denglish: WALK, The Finger: 2B & 2 RBIs, McDizzy: 1B, Cubby Bear: OUT 2, Bubba: 1B & 1 RBI, The Wall: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 4, BP 3 Inning 2 => --VCKB: 3 Runs-- Pinto Pangra: 1B, Bunt: 1B, Softball Dan: OUT 1 (FC), Grinder: 1B, Denglish: 1B & 1 RBI, The Finger: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 7, BP 4 Inning 3=> --VCKB: 1 Run-- McDizzy: 1B, Cubby Bear: 1B, Bubba: OUT 2 (FC), The Wall: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 8, BP 4 Inning 4 => --VCKB: 0 Runs-- Pinto Pangra: HR & 1 RBI, Bunt: OUT 1, Softball Dan: OUT 2, Grinder: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 8, BP 5 Inning 5 --VCKB: 3 Runs-- Denglish: OUT 1, The Finger: OUT 2, McDizzy: 1B, Cubby Bear: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 11, BP 5. Inning 6 --VCKB: 4 Runs-- Bubba: OUT 1, Tarsh: OUT 2 (K), Pinto Pangra: OUT 3. GAME CALLED (RUN RULE). FINAL SCORE: VCKB 15, BP 5.

Game 4 Inning by Inning:
Inning 1 => --VCKB: 2 Runs-- Softball Dan: 1B, Grinder: OUT 1 (FC), Denglish: WALK, The Finger: OUT 2, McDizzy: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 2, BP 1 Inning 2 => --VCKB: 0 Runs-- Cubby Bear: OUT 1, Bubba: OUT 2, Tarsh: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 2, BP 1 Inning 3=> --VCKB: 1 Run-- Pinto Pangra: 1B, Bunt: OUT 1, Softball Dan: OUT 2, Grinder: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 3, BP 1 Inning 4 => --VCKB: 4 Runs-- Denglish: 1B, The Finger: OUT 1, McDizzy: OUT 2(FC), Cubby Bear: OUT 3. SCORE: VCKB 7, BP 1 Inning 5 --VCKB: 6 Runs-- Bubba: OUT 1, Tarsh: OUT 2, Pinto Pangra: 1B, Bunt: OUT 3. GAME CALLED (RUN RULE). FINAL SCORE: VCKB 13, BP 1.

MVPs for Games 3 & 4: McDizzy & Pinto Pangra

Top Performers

Batting Average Slugging % On Base %
Male (Game 3) 1.000 McDizzy 1.667 Pinto Pangra 1.000 McDizzy
Male (Game 4) 1.000 Denglish & Pinto Pangra 1.000 Denglish & Pinto Pangra 1.000 Denglish & Pinto Pangra
Female (Game 3) 0.500 Bunt 0.667 The Finger 0.500 Bunt
Female (Game 4) 0.000 NONE 0.000 NONE 0.000 NONE
Pizza Count: 3 Beer Count: 15 pitchers

Game 3

No. Player At Bats Runs Hits RBIs 2Bs 3Bs HRs BBs Ks On Base % Slugging % Batting Average
4 McDizzy 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
11 Softball Dan 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.667 0.333
14 Cubby Bear 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
16 Tarsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000
22 Tranq INJURED RESERVE
33 The Finger 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.667 0.333
34 Grinder 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
44 Denglish 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.667 0.500 0.500
Subs
5 Bubba 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
9 Pinto Pangra 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.667 1.667 0.667
12 Bunt 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500
78 The Wall 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000

Game 4

No. Player At Bats Runs Hits RBIs 2Bs 3Bs HRs BBs Ks On Base % Slugging % Batting Average
4 McDizzy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
11 Softball Dan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500
14 Cubby Bear 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
16 Tarsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
22 Tranq INJURED RESERVE
33 The Finger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
34 Grinder 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
44 Denglish 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
Subs
5 Bubba 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
9 Pinto Pangra 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
12 Bunt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000

Game 2: Roosters vs. Byrnes Pub

WIN!!
Score: Rooster 1, Byrne's Pub 11
Game Summary:
The knock of Slaven's cup, the hiding of beers, the week one rain out, all these things can only mean one thing.... Softball is back!!

After a very productive off-season, the Byrne's Pub Goat Rodeo Cowboys took on the 2007 expansion team, Roosters. Boasting a 100% retention on starting players from last season, the Byrne's Pub Goat Rodeo Cowboys felt pretty confident as they hustled to take their defensive positions. In the top of the first the BP-GRC's played tough D and allowed only one run. This was followed up by an offensive shellacking as the BP-GRC's answered back with 6 runs. After dominating the first inning, the BP-GRC's were able to hold on to the lead and eventually run rule Roosters in only 5 innings.

Despite a very promising start to the season, the competition wasn't all that tough and the Goat Rodeo Cowboys played a very relaxed game. Their first true test should come next week with their matchup against Varsity Club KB.

Inning by Inning:
Inning 1 => --Roosters: 1 Run-- Softball Dan: 1B, Grinder: 1B, Denglish: 1B & 1 RBI, The Finger: 1B, Slavenator: 1B & 2 RBI, Cubby Bear: OUT 1 (K), McDizzy: 1B & 1 RBI, Bruiser: OUT 2 & 1RBI, Bubba: 1B & 1RBI, Tarsh: 1B, Softball Dan: OUT 3. SCORE: RS 1, BP 6 Inning 2 => --Roosters: 0 Runs-- Denglish: OUT 1, The Finger: OUT 2, Slavenator: OUT 3. SCORE: RS 1, BP 6 Inning 3=> --Roosters: 0 Runs-- Cubby Bear: 1B, McDizzy: OUT 1 (FC), Bruiser: 1B, Bubba: 1B & 2 RBI, Tarsh: OUT 2 (FC), Softball Dan: 1B, Grinder: OUT 3. Roosters: 0 Runs. SCORE: RS 1, BP 8 Inning 4 => --Roosters: 0 Runs-- Denglish: 2B, The Finger: OUT 1, Slavenator: 1B, Cubby Bear: 1B, McDizzy: OUT 2, Bruiser: 1B & 2 RBI, Pinto: OUT 3. SCORE: RS 1, BP 10 Inning 5 --Roosters: 0 Runs-- Tarsh: OUT 1, Softball Dan: OUT 2, Grinder: 2B, Denglish: 1B, 1RBI. GAME CALLED (RUN RULE). FINAL SCORE: RS 1, BP 11.

MVP for Game 2: Bruiser

Top Performers

Batting Average Slugging % On Base %
Male 1.000 Bubba 1.000 Bubba & Denglish 1.000 Bubba
Female 0.750 Grinder 1.000 Grinder 0.750 Grinder
Pizza Count: 4 Beer Count: 21 pitchers
No. Player At Bats Runs Hits RBIs 2Bs 3Bs HRs BBs Ks On Base % Slugging % Batting Average
4 McDizzy 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.667 0.333
7 Bruiser 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.667 0.667 0.667
11 Softball Dan 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.750 0.500
14 Cubby Bear 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.667 0.667 0.667
16 Tarsh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
22 Tranq INJURED RESERVE
24 Slavenator 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.667 0.667 0.667
33 The Finger 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.333
34 Grinder 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.750 1.000 0.750
44 Denglish 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.750 1.000 0.750
Subs
5 Bubba 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
9 Pinto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
17 Harmie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000