Apples Win Number Nine
FreshPoint 1 victory away from undefeated season

St. Louis Dispatch
Nashville, TN

It was two games in one last night for the 2007 FreshPoint Apples and in the end the newly installed Jumbo Tron at the Granny White Sports Complex said it all with a flashing message of ' Apples Win Apples Win '

For the first 3 innings of the game it was an old fashioned pitchers duel pitting Apple Great and Future Hall of Famer Don Bernitt against the Antioch Attitudes Greg Maddox. Bernitt took to the hill following the announcement that the Apples scheduled starting pitcher Greg Swafford had for the 3rd time this year been scratched from the lineup due to soreness in his throwing arm. Swafford was not at the stadium last night and was reported to have flown to Key West, Fla. to see a specialist and to soak his arm in the warm waters of the Atlantic.

Pitching in the hot and humid conditions last night, Bernitt threw a masterpiece that saw his total pitch count reach 63 and his strike count hit 54 to go against just 9 called balls all evening. In addition to the unbelievable accuracy of the evening, Bernitt set an all time franchise record by making 7 put outs on hard hit ball after hard hit ball that came up the middle.

After a slow start offensively the Apples came alive in the 4th inning and for the remainder of the game put on a show of Smash and Dash as they pummeled hit after hit to score 14 runs in 3 innings to win the game going away. As he has all season, it was Rookie Shortstop Shane Alexander who first got the action going with a towering 3 run home run into the light stanza's in left field to give the Apples their first lead of the game. In then what has also now become common place, outfielder and game MVP Greg Treep hit a two out Grand Slam in the 5th inning to put the game out of reach. Treep's home run capped off a 3 hit night for him and ran his consecutive hits streak to 11. " yea I'm in the zone right now " said Treep following the game " the ball looks as big as a beach ball coming in and I'm getting some good wood on it "

With the win last evening the Apples now find themselves on the brink of immortality. After a long off season training schedule and a hot regular season the Apples stand undefeated with a 9 -0 record with just one game to go in the season. Only one question now remains, will the Apples run the table and become the first team in Granny White Coed Softball history to go undefeated?

Win next week or not it has been announced that the Apples have been awarded the Number One overall seed in the post season tournament that will take place following the regular season. Along with this announcement it has been confirmed that the Apples have begun to sell playoff tickets and as is to be expected they are going quick. As of 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning there are now only a limited amount of ' Obstructed View ' seats left to be purchased. Fans wishing to buy tickets may do so by visiting any ticketmaster location in Middle Tennessee.

Off the field last night, faces in the crowd included Former Apple Coach Dennis Miller, Pittsburgh Steeler Tim Durham and wife Cissy and socialite Lesa Hensely. " I've heard a lot about these guys " said Durham when approached following the game " this is no joke, these guys are good " added Durham.

One more bit of off the field news to report is the apparent discussions that have begun to take place between Apple officials and the coach of the New River Saints Tommy Rose. Indications are that the Apples have approached Rose about jumping ship and joining the Apples for the 2008 season. " It's way to early to comment on that " said Rose as he hustled out of the complex when cornered by reporters.

This, that or the other thing we do not know... but one thing we know for sure is..... How bout them Apples!