Well, the 2010 softball season has ended. While the team did not quite match its 2008 performance, the 2010 squad played admirably, ultimately succumbing to defeat in the semifinal round of the playoffs.

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VICTORY!
Dramatic come from behind win in last inning snaps gkv’s seven game losing streak
The incredibly hot Wednesday evening game seemed to be going the same way most of gkv’s season has gone. The team had already lost its first game by a score of 11-8 and had just surrendered the lead in the last inning [...]

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COMCAST SPOTLIGHT ILLUMINATES GKV’S DEFICIENCIES
Poor defense and underwhelming offense extend gkv’s losing streak to six
In a season where gkv softball has yet to get going on all cylinders, June 30 was no exception. Consistently poor defense and an inability to string together base hits has resulted in a six-game losing streak for gkv.
Having lost seven [...]

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BOMBS AWAY!

Home runs doom struggling gkv team
I am a softball. I have a solid polyurethane core with a nylon-stitched, leather cover. I am currently being released from the pitcher’s hand, and am now traveling toward the catcher at an arc no higher than 10 feet. I’ve reached home plate. The batter twists his body, shifts [...]

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ELITE 8 PUT UP A FIGHT, LOSE THE BATTLE
Shorthanded gkv pummeled by The Baltimore Sun Media Group (BSMG)
Unfortunately for the gkv softball team this past week, business came first. And no, that business was not dominating softball. In its June 2 softball games, the gkv softball team found themselves at nearly one-third capacity as many co-workers [...]

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JOHN ACQUAVITALIZES gkv OFFENSE
First basement drives in four, including two-run home runs

Looking to rebound from a first-round playoff loss last season in the American Advertising Federation of Baltimore (AAF) Softball League, gkv started opening day with a doubleheader split against the Mighty Chucks (Carton Donofrio Partners).

A rusty gkv squad took an early loss [...]

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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.

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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.

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