Sunday 9:30PM May 31st, 2026

The Falcons squandered a lead late to go anti-undefeated in their Sunday doubleheader, losing 12-8 to Storm.

The good news is that the pizza fund received a much-needed hot beef injection.

Another slow start plagued the Falcons, going 4-up, 3-down in the top of the first for the second straight game. The Storm plated three in their half, with Shohei's strategic unintentional intentional walks of Mills and Duran not going as planned as they both scored.

The Falcons answered to cut Storm's lead by 33% by manufacturing a run on a few singles. Storm answered back with another two to put them up 5-1 after two.

The visitors continued to chip away, scoring three in the third on nothing but walks and singles, the kind of hi-po offence the Falcons are known for. Pesky Storm added one of their own in the bottom half to keep their multi-run lead after three.

The fourth inning brought mixed blessings. Taxman/Mmm Bop opened with a single (yay!), and Shohei followed with a $5 contribution to the pizza fund via an FK (yay?). After the line-up turned over, singles by Speed Bump, John, and Time Out (still pending) scored three (yay!). A Beatty double (yay!) preceded a Dunner line-out to Joey (boo!) with a runner on third with less than two out to add another $5 to the pot (yay!). All said and done, it was an emotional roller coaster hilly enough to make you throw up delicious pizza that gave the Falcons a 7-6 lead. Storm couldn't push a run across, so after four, the Falcons had the lead.

The fifth inning saw the Falcons put up another run after a Poutine double (yay!) was scored by a Shohei single, but not before Taxman/Mmm Bop stranded Pou at third momentarily for a $5 pizza fine. (yay? Boo? I don't even know what to think anymore)

A doughnut and two more pizza contributions from the Falcons led into the bottom of the sixth, where Storm plated six runs to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish. A generally well played game squandered by one bad inning.

GAME NOTES: Big shout out to Speed Bump for gunning down two runners over the doubleheader, one at third and another trying to score... Father time remains undefeated, with the latest examples of Poutine's shoulder, Dunner's continued 0-fer, and the generally unfathomable demotion of Storm's Joey to 8-hitter in their line-up. Joey was replaced at the top of the order by none other than his own damn kid, who showed he deserved to be there by going 0-for-3, while Joey had 2 RBIs.

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Sunday 8:00PM May 31st, 2026

The 6-0 Falcons were bested by fellow undefeated 8-0 Triple Play on Sunday evening 17-6 to open the Falcons' doubleheader.

A search on this very website you're currently reading for "one bad inning" will return a plethora of recaps
where the Falcons snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by booting the ball around for only 1 of the seven innings played. In this game, 'twas the opposite: We only had one GOOD inning. It happened in the second, and the blue side was hoping it was a harbinger of good tidings for the rest of the game.

Nope.

Five "regular" (meaning on-time) sign-outs and one "irregular" (meaning, past 4pm on game day when, as it turns out, another 3-4 weeks of recovery is needed and how, exactly, does one not sign out before 4 pm on game day when it's fairly clear you won't be back for a while, and this DOES NOT mean you won't be welcomed back with open arms when it's time because we're all rooting for you but really still: if you know you're weeks away from returning, be on time with your sign-outs BUT I DIGRESS) sign-out meant the Falcons would be playing two on this Sunday with only 10 players meaning no rest for anyone. But at least the weather was nice! Anyone complaining this summer about it being "too hot" will be getting a karate chop to the throat.

The weather was the best thing about this game. A Speed Bump single to open things was quickly wiped out two batters later by a Time Out (nickname pending, since it wasn't really coined until later in the evening) fielder's choice. Four batters up, three retired, and a big fat doughnut to begin the night for the visitors. Triple Play suffered no such performance anxiety, plating five and stranding their MAX6 run on third base.

Down 5-0 after one, the Falcons woke up three innings early, as the offence doesn't typically show up until the fifth. Singles by Million Dollar Bill, Taxman (new nickname Mmm Bop pending), Shohei (who didn't even pitch in this one), and Speed Bump were complimented by two-baggers from SLF, John (least Italian-looking dude with TWO Italian names?) and the future-dubbed Time Out put up a MAX6 to take the lead for the shortest possible amount of time. Triple Play scored another fiver in their half, and never looked back.

GAME NOTES: 0-6-0-0-0-0-0 is no way to win a softball game... After going 0-for-3 in this one, Dunner ended his 94-game on-base streak... New Jer's late sign-out had nothing to do with how we played... Other than in the MAX6 second inning, the Falcons never sent more than 5 batters to the plate in any inning, and it was only one where there were 5... A pretty good showing of 5 fans for the Falcons' side was dwarfed by the home team, whose cheering section will have lots to get excited for on the Triple Play Revenge Tour '26.

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Tuesday 9:30PM May 26th, 2026

The Falcons are 6-0, and we all know what that means: FREE BEER!!! Yahoo!!!

A 6 game win streak means we drink for free of course, the first time that's happened since August 2024. Thanks to resident Falcons historian and statistician Old Jer, our 6-0 start is the best start in the history of electronic record keeping, better than the 5-0 2004 start for the weirdly named Fundtrade Falcons.

We all wondered if the seven players signed out for Tuesday's game meant we wouldn't win six in a row. We planned to start with 9 and borrow a catcher, as Matty would be arriving a half hour late. Turns out we also started without our 3-hole hitter John, who was an unscheduled 5 or so minutes late and thus got moved to the bottom of the lineup. Thankfully we were the away team and didn't have to borrow a 2nd baseman (is that a thing?) What's the deal with the new guys waltzing up to the field whenever they feel like it, am I right? Good thing they can hit the cover off the ball, play great D and are pretty likable dudes, I guess we'll keep them!

The top of the 1st saw the Falcons get right down to business and plate a max 6 runs with a crap ton of singles. The 'topes answered with 4 of their own in the bottom half. Not much offense in the 2nd or 3rd meant a slim 6-5 Falcons lead after 3 innings.

The 4th saw DC plate one, then Taxman cashed 2 with a double. A Billy RBI single and it's 10-5 good guys. Those Isotopes can hit and put up another 4 spot, we all expect they'll be back up in the President's division next year. 10-9 Falcons through 4.

Matt steps up to the plate in the 5th, and crushes a big Duncan (that's a solo shot of course) for his 2nd HR of the season. Of course Grahambo tries to call it a "Matty", then what does he do two batters later? Hits a solo shot of his own! Nice try Grahambo, it's still a "Duncan"! That's his first HR of the year; pretty sure he's already had one HR-out, which everyone knows is called a "Grahambo". Now he just needs a home run where not all the RBIs count due to a max 6 inning, a.k.a. a "Scotty". Another RBI from I think DC but am not sure (could've been Labrecque) since it wasn't marked. One Isotopes run and it's 14-10 after 5.

John knows enough not to waste dingers when there's no one on base, and brought BIlly home with a 2-run shot in the 6th. RBI singles from Beatty and Steve gave us some breathing room at 17-10 Falcons. We could almost taste the free ice cold Bud Light!

Shohei was getting a little wild late walking the bottom of the Isotopes order, but only allowed two. 17-12 final. Free beer, baby! The Falcons are 6-0.

GAME NOTES: There were lots of great defensive plays to talk about, but I have no idea in what innings they happened, so they will be talked about here... Steve I think threw somebody out at 3rd, I forget if the runner was tagging or trying to take an extra base, but either way why try to do that on Steve? Cowboy also made a spectacular forward sliding catch in I think the last inning, to make the 2nd out... Our infield can play D too, I think it was the 5th inning, bases loaded with no outs, only 1 Isotope hitter crossed the plate after a pretty 6-4-3 Graham-John-Beatty inning ending DP (that's "double play" Labrecque, not what you were thinking!)... Every Falcon had at least one R and one RBI in another balanced offensive performance... John was a 3B away from the cycle, pretty sure if he wasn't late and hit in the 3-hole that extra at-bat would've done it... Henry hit a dinger for the Isotopes and his tied-for-the-league-lead 8th HR of the season... Henry at RF and Mitch at shortstop stole some hits, those guys look like they're 6 foot 6 with 12 foot wingspans... Nice win boys, see you Sunday for a Triple Play / Storm double header.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: John, DC, Matty, Billy, Taxman
3B: none
HR: John, Grahambo (a Duncan), Matty (another Duncan, not a Matty)
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: Taxman (4), John (3), Steve (2), DC (2), Arbour, Beatty, Grahambo, Matt, Billy, Labrecque

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: 1, a pretty 6-4-3

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: ??

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K2 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 0 (0% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Tuesday 8:00PM May 19th, 2026

It started out as a nice night for a softball game. I swear it was sunny and warm when I left my house, and by the time I got to Kelloryn it was cloudy, overcast and threatening to rain.

It was an omen of things to come, as Labrecque was nowhere to be found at gametime, thinking for some reason we played at 9:30pm tonight. Hey Mikey, here is how you can get the schedule to automatically update in your calendar bud: https://www.falconsslopitch.com/subscribe.php?year=2026

The show must go on, so the Falcons borrowed a catcher from Greenthumb and got to work. The away team scored four runs early, and the Falcons did not win the inning only plating 1. Donuts in the 2nd for both teams meant a 4-1 deficit after two.

Another Greenthumb delicious donut made for a quick top of the third. The boys in blue got to sticking in the bottom half, powered by an RBI double from John, and a 2 RBI DC triple. 6 Falcons crossed the plate for a 7-4 lead after three. The Taxman on the mound, and the Falcons D, held Greenthumb to a third delicious donut in a row, and only one for the good guys in the fourth, made it 8-4.

A big 5 run fifth inning from Greenthumb kept us on our toes, falling behind 9-8. The Falcons answered with 3 straight singles, a Taxman double, an Arbour triple, and Cowboy's second inside-the-park home run in his last two games. I say let's propose a rule change so they count as dingers in the league home run race! John got on base with a two bagger, and Barry knocked him home, rounding the bases and getting the send signal from whoever was coaching third at the time, only to get gunned out at the plate. 7 runs from the Falcons and it's 15-9 for the good guys.

2 more runs for the away team in the 6th is all she wrote, as it was donuts bottom 6 and top 7. 15-11 is your final. Falcons are 5-0, baby.

GAME NOTES: Every Falcon had at least 1 R and 1 RBI tonight... Labrecque's no-show resulted in some unique defensive substitutions... Falcons defense depth chart trivia time... QUESTION: Who is the 5th string Falcons first baseman? ANSWER: Somehow it's Arbour, who miraculously only bobbled one play, and thankfully didn't screw up TWO double plays from his much-more-comfortable-at-their-defensive-positions SS Grahambo and 2B John... QUESTION: Who is the Falcons 5th string Right center fielder? It's Barry who played pretty well at one of the toughest spots on the field, except maybe for one play where as soon as the ball was hit Dunner yelled his trademark "BACK!", Barry yelled "My ball!" and the ball sailed a good 6 feet over Barry's head, as you could hear Dunn cracking up laughing LOL... At some point BIlly tripped over Todd's leg rounding third and ended up with a sore shoulder, the Falcons ironman is currently day-to-day, but of course laughed off all of our concern at wondering if he'd be ok in time for Sunday's doubleheader... A player from the previous game lost his car keys, and for an inning or two was walking around the outfield at the beginning of play with his wife I guess. I briefly wondered why there were 6 people in the outfield at the start of the 2nd or the 3rd...

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: John (2), Cowboy, Taxman
3B: Arbour, John, DC, Barry
HR: Cowboy (inside-the-parker)
HR-OUTS: None
RBI: DC (3), Arbour (2), Cowboy (2), Dunner (2), Taxman (2), John, Grahambo, Billy, Barry

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: Two, including one spinorama from Grahambo that I think was just for show LOL

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED: ??

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K2 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 3 (0% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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Wednesday 9:30PM May 13th, 2026

It was another freeze your balls off kinda night for a 9:30pm low single digit degrees May softball game. A few late signouts and a pre-game finger slicing that kept Barry away reduced us to 10. New draft pick Matty (that's the best I can do for a nickname for now, help me out here guys) waltzed up to K1 a batter or two into the game, which gave an opportunity to honorary Falcon Dan from Inglorious Batters, fresh off an upset of The Crew, to take a few pitches at catcher for us. Dan played for us 8 times last year. Beatty is your buddy working on a jersey for him, or what?

Shohei was a little cold and thrown off by the muddy mound area, giving up 4 runs in the top of the first to Coulas. Like Grahambo always tells us, we tried to "win the inning" but could only tie it with 4 of our own, highlighted by a Dunner 2 run jack. A few total runs in the next frame led to a 6-5 Coulas lead after two.

Beatty led off the bottom of the 3rd with a "Duncan" solo shot, and we finally took Grahambo's advice and won the inning 6-3, taking the lead at 11-9. A 5 spot in the 4th made it 16-10.

The open 5th inning saw 9 Falcons cross home plate, behind another Beatty dinger, this time of the two run variety; and a Stevie inside the parker that plated 3. 25-13 is your final score, the Falcons are 4-0.

GAME NOTES:Steve was a double away from hitting for the cycle, Beatty & Dunn both a triple away, Arbour was a double, a triple, and a homer away... We had a surprise visit from recently retired Falcon Jerome, wearing a very nice suit, demonstrating he clearly has more important things to do than play beer league softball. Of course we roped him into scoring for us while he was here... Speaking of retired Falcons, Ash piped up in the group chat and chipped in a photo of some injury of his own, that i intentionally immediately scrolled past. Learned my lesson after seeing Ash's pics in the group chat last year of the giant hole in his leg after a comebacker turned into an infection and god knows what else. Nice to see and hear from you guys! Once a Falcon, always a Falcon.

BOXSCORE

BATTING:
2B: Matty (2), Beatty, Grahambo, Dunner, Taxman
3B: Cowboy, Matty
HR: Beatty (2), Dunner, Cowboy (inside-the-park-er)
HR OUTS: None
RBI: Beatty (6), Cowboy (5), Shohei (3), Taxman (3), John (2), Grahambo (2), Dunner (2), Grandpa Bill (2)

FIELDING:
DOUBLE PLAYS: 0 (would've been 1 if Shohei ran a little faster to cover first)

PITCHING:
BATTERS FACED:

GAME INFORMATION:
STADIUM: K1 FIELD
ATTENDANCE: 1 (5% FULL) - % is based on regular season capacity (Falcons' side only)

Boxscore:

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