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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 his weight and follows through with a mighty swing. The bat hits me and I’m now travelling at a speed approaching 98 miles per hour. Down below I can see the pitcher, now the shortstop, and now the outfielder running at full speed through knee-high grass. I land well beyond his reach. I have traveled more than 250 feet. I am a home run.

If the above story were a movie (followed by a few sequels), gkv softball would be the team with home runs sailing over their heads in last Wednesday’s doubleheader against SHE10 (8-0), a team made up of various Baltimore businesses. Facing a team that has yet to lose since its debut in the American Advertising Federation of Baltimore (AAFB) league last summer, gkv kept both games close until the middle innings, at which point SHE10 broke away with a mighty lead. Although gkv tried to counter the big hitters of SHE10 with home runs of its own from infielder Andrew Robinson, Vice President, Account Supervisor at gkv, and pitcher Todd Schaefer, Account Executive at gkv, SHE10 ultimately walked away with two lopsided wins.

gkv hopes to turn its season around with the return of several key players next week that should allow the team to gain momentum heading into the playoffs. Next up for gkv (1-5) is Comcast Spotlight (3-1) on Wednesday, June 30 at Carroll Park.

“I feel Bruised and Battered.”

-Softball