Take Me Out to the Ball Game

For the first time in our 10 years of coming to Mammoth, we organized an official kickball game for afternoon entertainment. Complete with T-shirt uniform, umpires (Carrie at second base and CP at home), a score-keeper (Mackenzie) and the singing of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch, the two teams (Channel 4 News Team vs. We're Better Than Your Team) put on a great show.

The game was actually quite exciting, with some questionable umpiring calls, a play at the plate, a double play, a number of errors, and several home runs (Jarod, Kelsi and Chris Miller) which moved the game to the bottom of the 9th, score tied at 6. With two out, up to the plate stepped freshman Brandon Berz who had flied out his previous two times up. Had we had a stadium, the crowd would have been on their feet. Sadly, the only two spectators mildly amused at our game stayed seated in the shade of a fir tree. Whatever.

The pitch from Derek Nelson bounced it's way to the plate and Berz's foot connected, driving it into deep right field. He circled the bases before the relay could get home and -- I'm not kidding here -- won the game with a walk-off home run. It would have made Andre Ethier of the Dodgers proud. The Channel Four News Team took home the win. We ate hot dogs to celebrate.

Here are a few pics from the game.


Danielle sports the look of one who's just flied out...

The official score card...

Team photo time


Our Chevrolet Player of the game with a walk off homer to win it in the bottom of the 9th, Brandon Berz.