Chill In The Air, But DAALTS Stays Hot

By Michael Maurino

TAMPA- It was unseasonably cool at the PAL Fields Tuesday, but a hot start by Drunk Again And Looking To Score was just enough as they defeated Where My Pitches At, 5-3. It is the second consecutive victory for DAALTS as the orange clad warriors make a late charge prior to the Breaker Division Playoffs.

Holding a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth, Pitches (4-3) loaded the bases with none out, but was only able to push one across as the DAALTS (2-6) again used defense to stay alive. Pitcher and captain James Falcon started a 1-11 double play after a heads up play by Ladd Warwick in short field.

“None of us freaked out when they loaded them up,” Falcon said as his arm was icing with the DAALTS party ball. “When we got the popup for the first out, everyone got excited. But I turned around and Ladd was calling for the ball at second. He’s the only one who saw the double play chance.”

DAALTS opened the scoring with a rally in the bottom of the first. Aron Sullivan, Falcon, Jen Joyce, and Wes ‘Hustle’ Felder all scored in the frame. Kara Jastemski knocked in the last run after a single and advance on an error. Standing on second base with the DAALTS going wild on the bench, J-Stem yelled, “And that’s how you play kickball!”

After starting the season 0-6, DAALTS has found Momentum and is buying her drinks and asking if she’s from around here. A team once dead is now frisky and looking to make some noise.

“We’re getting excited.” Joyce said. “We’re not down in the dirt anymore.”

DAALTS faces C U Next Tuesday on April 22nd.