The 2008 softball came to a close this week for the Gardenside Christian Church men's team after a couple of fantastic games in the city-wide Church league tournament.
On Monday night (June 30th), GCC defeated a very good squad from NorthEast Christian Church, 13-12.
The G-men rallied from an early deficit and scored all 13 of their runs in the 4th inning. They then held off NorthEast's late rally for a big victory (their 2nd tournament win in 2008).
GCC senior minister, Joe Cooper, was one of the many Gardenside fans in attendance.
Brother Cooper had to like what he saw as the win moved GCC to Tuesday night's Elite Eight showdown with Calvary Baptist.
On Tuesday night (July 1st), with a Final Four birth on the line, GCC would, once again, find themselves down early. However, they would rally and take a 13-7 lead late in the game.
Calvary Baptist tied the game at 13 after 6 innings, so the game went "extra" innings.
Neither team scored in the 7th. Gardenside scored one in the 8th and Calvary answered with two in the bottom of the 8th for a dramatic, 15-14 win.
GCC finished the regular season with a 5-4 record and 7-5 overall (after the post-season tournament).
This was no doubt the best softball Gardenside has seen since the late 1990s (the days known as the "ringer" era).
A big THANKS to all who played on the team this year: Billy Reynolds, Brian Hale, Nick Bruins, Russ Bruins, Greg Herriford, Brandon Messinger, Keith Messinger, Bobby Cairell, Ryan Smith, Steve Smith, Eric Padgett, Bradley Dennis and a host of others who filled in a game or two (you know who you are, but the NSA might not).
Give us a few months and we'll be ready for next year!
On Monday night (June 30th), GCC defeated a very good squad from NorthEast Christian Church, 13-12.
The G-men rallied from an early deficit and scored all 13 of their runs in the 4th inning. They then held off NorthEast's late rally for a big victory (their 2nd tournament win in 2008).
GCC senior minister, Joe Cooper, was one of the many Gardenside fans in attendance.
Brother Cooper had to like what he saw as the win moved GCC to Tuesday night's Elite Eight showdown with Calvary Baptist.
On Tuesday night (July 1st), with a Final Four birth on the line, GCC would, once again, find themselves down early. However, they would rally and take a 13-7 lead late in the game.
Calvary Baptist tied the game at 13 after 6 innings, so the game went "extra" innings.
Neither team scored in the 7th. Gardenside scored one in the 8th and Calvary answered with two in the bottom of the 8th for a dramatic, 15-14 win.
GCC finished the regular season with a 5-4 record and 7-5 overall (after the post-season tournament).
This was no doubt the best softball Gardenside has seen since the late 1990s (the days known as the "ringer" era).
A big THANKS to all who played on the team this year: Billy Reynolds, Brian Hale, Nick Bruins, Russ Bruins, Greg Herriford, Brandon Messinger, Keith Messinger, Bobby Cairell, Ryan Smith, Steve Smith, Eric Padgett, Bradley Dennis and a host of others who filled in a game or two (you know who you are, but the NSA might not).
Give us a few months and we'll be ready for next year!
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