Dog days of summer are back
Warm weather, close games and surprising scores highlight season's opening week around the league
It was almost balmy last week!! Perfect softball weather, and if you weren't playing, you should be re-thinking that decision.
Back
As usual, there were lots of unexpected surprises, and a lot more really close games...
Men's C Division
Taku Oil stands alone at the top with wins over TimberWolf and Team Imperial. Parts Plus split a pair, losing to Team Imperial 15-7 before coming back to beat TimberWolf.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Taku Oil Sales 2 0 0 -
Team Imperial 1 1 0 1.0
Parts Plus 1 1 0 1.0
TimberWolf 0 2 0 2.0
Men's D Division
Southeast Mine Supply and Northern Lights Development are neck-and-neck at the top of the standings, with both teams sitting at 2-0. The Miners thumped Pavitts 22-6 and Dirty Dozen 23-8. Northern Lights shut down the Rounders 20-8, but the Rounders came back to beat Pavitts 21-13.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
SE Mine Supply 2 0 0 -
Northern Lights 2 0 0 -
Rounders 1 1 0 1.0
Pavitts 0 2 0 2.0
Dirty Dozen 0 2 0 2.0
Men's E Division
The old guys, Island Pub, and Kapplers Computers are battling for this division lead after the first week. Both squads sit at 2-0 after The Pub team from Douglas took out Play it Again Sports 18-5, and then knocked down Home Depot 15-1. Earlier, Gas N' Go was edged by the Home Depot 15-14.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Island Pub 2 0 0 -
Kappler Comp. 2 0 0 -
Home Depot 1 1 0 1.0
Gas N' Go 0 2 0 2.0
Play it Again Sp. 0 2 0 2.0
Men's F Division
The UAS Flukes and the First National Capitals both finished the opening week undefeated, as the Caps took a pair from Double Ugly 22-11 and Perseverance/Pak's 47-4. Ouch!! The ACOA Mudstingers were edged out by 10 Right Fielders 16-15.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
UAS Flukes 2 0 0 -
First Nat. Capital 2 0 0 -
Double Ugly 1 1 0 1.0
10 Rightfielders 1 1 0 1.0
ACOA Mudstinge 0 2 0 2.0
Persev./Pak's 0 2 0 2.0
Women's C Division
Pat's Douglas Inn (Louie's) and Imperial stand at the top of the standings, both at 2-0. Pat's slipped past Alaska Litho 13-10 and Lynden 16-11. Sticks N Stones got thumped by Imperial 12-5 and by Alaska Litho 16-7, but better days are coming!
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Imperial 2 0 0 -
Pats Douglas Inn 2 0 0 -
Alaska Litho 1 1 0 1.0
Lynden 0 2 0 2.0
Sticks N Stones 0 2 0 2.0
Women's D Division
Merchant's Wharf and Chicks with Sticks are at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the first week, with identical 2-0 records. The Parts Plus Ladies walloped AEG Staffing 13-3, but then the Chicks handed them a 12-6 loss. HECLA's Angels lost to Mendenhall Mall 9-4 and were routed by the Chicks with Sticks 22-1.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Merchant Wharf 2 0 0 -
Chicks with St. 2 0 0 -
Parts Plus Ladies 1 1 0 1.0
Mendenhall Mall 1 1 0 1.0
Hecla's Angels 0 2 0 2.0
AEG Staffing 0 2 0 2.0
Coed D Division
Team Miller Lite, the preseason favorite, jumped out to a 2-0 record with wins over Southeast Waffle House and the Wee Fishie Shoppe, while Nizich Dental was edged by Drunkateers 9-6.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Team Miller Lite 3 0 0 -
Drunkateers 3 0 0 -
Wee Fish Shoppe 0 2 0 2.5
Nizich Dental 0 2 0 2.5
SE Waffle House 0 2 0 2.5
Coed E Division
Auke Bay Electric, Valley Liquor Crown Royals and the Hooliguns all had a perfect 1-0 start to the season. GCI Party Fouls was barely edged out by Auke Bay Electric, while Cliff Beadle's State Farm lost a pair.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Hooliguns 1 0 0 -
V.L. Crown Royal 1 0 0 -
Auke Bay Elec. 1 0 0 -
GCI/Party Fouls 0 1 0 1.0
C. B. State Farm 0 2 0 1.5
Coed F North Division
In the North part of the Division, Brain Pain started off undefeated at 2-0. Foodland wiggled past the Killer Bees 12-11, and then left the tying run at third, after scoring four runs with two outs, to lose to HAZ GAS 15-14. Both the Pavitt Piranhas and Bartlett Too are still looking for their first wins, as Bartlett Too got edged by Brain Pain 8-7, and Brain Pain beat Pavitt 19-8.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
Brain Pain 2 0 0 -
HAZGAS 1 0 0 0.5
Foodland 1 1 0 1.0
Killer Bees 1 1 0 1.0
Bartlett Too 0 2 0 2.0
Pavitt Piranhas 0 1 0 1.5
Coed F South Division
In the biggest of the divisions, four of the teams are undefeated, four have not won and one team is 1-1. T & ★ Mad Batters took it to Trusted Choice 16-4 and Alaska Towing 15-3. Reliable Oil slipped past Team America 18-17 and Trusted Choice evened their record at 1-1 with a 15-6 win over ERM Adder Ups. Off the Cuff played well to get past the Bartlett Bruisers 8-5.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
T & H M. Batters 2 0 0 -
Reliable Oil 1 0 0 0.5
The Pirates 1 0 0 0.5
Off The Cuff 1 0 0 0.5
Trusted Choice 1 1 0 1.0
Team America 0 1 0 1.5
Bartlett Bruisers 0 2 0 2.0
ERM Adder-Ups 0 1 0 1.5
Alaska Towing 0 1 0 1.5
Coed G Division
The Labor Party, Local 52 Terminators, leaped out of the gate with a 2-0 record, beating SeaBreeze and the Red Headed Step Children. AWARE edged the Attractive Nuisance, 13-12, and lost a squeaker to the Red Heads, 10-9. MRT Slammers also edged out the Attractive Nuisance, 15-11.
Team Won Lost Ties GB
The Terminators 3 0 0 -
Seabreeze 2 1 0 1.0
Redheaded Step. 1 1 0 1.5
MRT Slammers 1 1 0 1.5
AWARE 1 2 0 2.0
Attractive Nuis. 0 3 0 3.0
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