Category: Game recap

Kittens Can’t Finish the Kill

The Solstice passed but the Summer sun was still riding bright, hot, and high as Sea Kittens opened 2022 Madison Sport and Social Club Summer League play at Bowman Park Thursday evening. Setting the memory of last week’s stinging Spring playoff loss behind them, the Cats faced The Avengers for the first time, and battled to a… draw.  A tie.  Nine runs each, game over. Everybody, but nobody, won.  It was a first in the

Rally Cats Out-rallied

The coulda, woulda, shoulda memories will haunt Sea Kittens for at least the rest of the weekend after an epic rally stalled 65 feet short of home plate and Base Invaders fought their way off the ropes for an epic 17-14 extra-inning victory in the MSSC Thursday night semifinals at Bowman Park June 16.  The game lived up to its hype and then some, as the third-seeded Invaders (6-2) avenged what to that point had been its

Sea Kittens Survive and Advance

Pushed to their everlasting limit by Brews on First? for the second time this season, Sea Kittens played fierce and nearly flawless defense and rode a dramatic, two-out, sixth-inning rally to a 9-5 first-round playoff win.  The victory puts Sea Kittens into a semifinal duel with Base Invaders June 16 at 6:30 PM, the winner advancing to the 7:30 PM championship. Brews on First? came out swinging in the first inning, ripping crisp singles and

Kittens Overrun Capital

Sea Kittens basked in the warmth of late spring at Bowman Park Thursday June 2, relishing another idyllic night for chasing and batting balls in  the sweet green grass.  Looking to sharpen their claws one last time before post-season softball begins, the Cats (6-0) did just that, shredding Madison Capitals 20-1 to complete an unbeaten regular season.   As has been the teams’ signature this spring, Sea Kittens came out swinging and put its first five