Apples Win Ugly
Victory Clinches Division Title

Forbes Online
Nashville:

Give a cigar to whoever coined the phrase " I'd rather be lucky than good. " No truer words were ever spoken when it came to the 2007 FreshPoint Apples last night. By all accounts the Apples would have, should have, and could have lost their first game of the season. Despite setting a club record with 7 errors in the field the Apples somehow hung on and came from behind in their last at bat to pull victory from the jaws of defeat and in doing so ran their undefeated streak to 8 and clinched the division title for the first time since 2004.

" What can you say? we played like crap tonight " said 3rd baseman Tony Byram following the game. " I hope my friends and family weren't watching tonight " added Outfielder Sarah Milan after the game that saw the Apples try in every way to give the win away. The Apples struggled in every inning defensively and set a dubious mark by having each player in the infield make at least 1 error during the course of the game.

" We had them all the way " said Apple Great and Future Hall of Famer Don Bernitt as he addressed the media after the game. Bernitt continued by saying " this is what champions are made of, we were knocked down but we got off the floor, dusted ourselves off and won the game." " I'm damn proud of this team for not quiting " concluded Bernitt as he headed out the clubhouse door.

For the fans in attendance last night the best was saved for last. Trailing by three going into the bottom of the ninth the Apples reached deep and with hits by Greg Treep, Robin Meadows, Rick Herman and Keith Jenkins pulled within one run of the lead. It was then up to Outfielder Patty Pender who with two on and two out smacked the game winning hit into center to save the undefeated season for the Apples..

In a year that has now seen it all and with their first division title in 3 years in hand, about all that is left to be said is............How bout them Apples