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 had prior work obligations that kept them off the field. Facing The Baltimore Sun Media Group (BSMG) with only eight players (with a total of 21 players on the roster) seemed like a daunting task, and it proved to be just that.

The first game in the doubleheader was kept close by a motivated gkv crew. Through the first three innings, gkv trailed by only one run. Sadly, that was the closest gkv would get to BSMG for the rest of the night as they eventually lost both games by a score of 17-6 and “something high” to zero, respectively.

The night did have a pair of highlights for gkv. First, it marked the rookie debut of Joey Helsel, Account Executive for gkv REACH. Having not played since high school, Joey admitted she was a bit rusty. But thoroughly enjoyed the games even though she did get gunned out at home plate.

“Our team captain got a big hit with me on base and eventually caught up to me while running the bases,” said Helsel. “He kept yelling ‘Run! Run! Run!’ and I did just that, but then I got thrown out at home.”

The other highlight came in the second game when Amber Bradford, Public Relations Senior Account Executive and Katey Clark, Public Relations Account Executive, teamed up to return the favor and threw out a greedy BSMG player at the plate.

gkv’s record now stands at 1-3. gkv’s next game is on Wednesday, June 23 at Carroll Park.

“I thought about sliding into home, but I remembered I had a wedding to be in this weekend, so I scratched that idea.”

-gkv teammate Joey Helsel, in reference to getting tagged out at home plate