OG crushes 607th 16-6

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  • By Airman 1st Class C.J. Hatch
  • 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  The 56th Operations Group knocked the 607th Air Control Squadron out of the park 16-6 during an intramural softball game Jan. 14 at the base softball fields. 

Despite the OG barely having enough players to field a team, they were able to rise to the challenge and overcome the 607th. 

"With the OG having only seven players show I thought it would be a forfeit," said Kevin Bruaw, 56th Services Squadron sports director. "But fortunately a member of the 607th team went 'TDY' to the OG so the game could continue." 

The game began with the 607th first up to bat. Their first two batters hit flys into the gloves of the OG outfielders, while the third batter was out at first. 

As the teams switched, the OG had the referees start them with two outs. 

"We wanted to make what we thought would be a losing game go faster," said Keith Brown, 56th OG. "I think we played better because of it." 

The OG, despite their starting outs, batted through their eight-man line up in the first inning scoring three runs. 

As the 607th took the plate their energy was high wanting to score. Their first batter hit a level ball right into the hands of the OG short stop. The next batter Mark Cappiello, 607th ACS, hit a high ball between the OG outfielders and ran to third base. With the next hit he then ran home scoring the first run of the game for the 607th. 

When the OG returned to bat, their solid hitting increased the lead over the 607th. The first two batters hitting singles with the third bringing them both home for two runs. As the OG went through their batting line up, they scored two more runs. 

"In the third inning it seemed the 607th would make a comeback with three straight runs," Bruaw said. "But the OG had their players in the right spot to end the 607th's chances." 

Back to bat in the fourth inning the first OG batter started a streak by hitting a high fast ball to the centerfield fence giving him a home run. All but one OG player scored during the fourth inning giving them a 5-16 lead. 

The fifth inning was the 607th's last chance to bring up the score, before the fifth inning rule took effect. Even the 607th best effort to score the two runs needed to continue the game, ended with them scoring only one. The final score being 16-6. 

"It was a good game," Brown said. "We hadn't expected to win, and we certainly didn't think we'd win by 10."