Sloppy defense leads to seven-run inning against gkv; Offense bails out team with another come-from-behind win

For a team that is usually buoyed by excellent defense, gkv came out of the gates Wednesday evening looking more like a Little League team than a defending Advertising Association of Baltimore (AAB) league champion. Sloppy defense was at fault for a seven-run inning in the first game of a doubleheader against The Baltimore Sun team.

Trailing 7-3 in the bottom of the third inning, gkv went on to score nine unanswered runs, while the defense calmed down and secured a 12-7 win in game one. Despite some shaky defense early, both Brian Cox and John Acquavita were perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 and 2-for-2 with a walk, respectively.

The offensive flood gates opened in game two as gkv scored 18 runs through five innings, winning the game by the “Mercy Rule,” 18-2.

And I, as team captain, admirably showed the team I am not the superstar my paparazzi entourage claims, as I struck out swinging in the top of the fourth inning.

Next week’s games pit gkv against winless Comcast Spotlight.

“I was shocked at all the errors we were making in the field but then our bats came alive and I forgot about all the errors. We scored 18 runs in the second game. My little legs were tired from rounding the bases so much!”
– gkv teammate, Joey A. O’Connell

gkv wins two-game sweep against undefeated BSMG

gkv 2008 AAB Champions

Faced with a 5-2 deficit in the bottom of the sixth inning, gkv - reigning champions of the Advertising Association of Baltimore (AAB) league - completed the improbable comeback, scoring four runs in its last at bat to defeat the previously undefeated Baltimore Sun Media Group (BSMG), 6-5.

The inning got started with three consecutive singles by Johnny Vo, Brian Cox and Suzy Vo and a double by Andy Vollmerhausen. After Jason Knapp knocked in the tying run, Amber Bradford stepped up to the plate and hit the game-winning single to secure the come-from-behind victory.

Riding the wave of momentum from the first game, gkv scored 12 runs en route to its game two win. Homeruns by Brian Cox and Jason Knapp were just two of the highlights from the second game of the double-header.

The two wins on July 8 against BSMG increase gkv’s win streak to four games and improves its overall record to 7-3, moving the team into third place in the Advertising Association of Baltimore (AAB) league standings. The top two teams currently are SHE10 (10-0) and BSMG (8-2).

gkv will face off against another Baltimore Sun team on July 15 at Baltimore’s Carroll Park.

“I didn’t even know I had gotten the game-winning RBI. After the hit I saw Andy score and said ‘Game over?! Woo!’ And then I did a little dance.  A victory dance.” - gkv teammate, Amber Bradford