gkv increases winning streak to six games with doubleheader sweep

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