The celebration after two wins, captured by the squads playing under the Boomer G logo, is said to be just a taste of what will come if they were to sweep the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) championships.
The female squad, the Boomer G Operators, got things started on Saturday defeating the Y II Shipping Wildcats, 9-2. The seven point win was the fuel needed by the Boomer G Truckers, the male team, who stopped the Dorin United Hitmen in six innings. Even though it was a low scoring affair, 2-0, captain Marvin Wood said they will take and use it to prove that they are the number one team in the men's division.
Wood said: "It was a good win, but I still don't think we are hitting the ball like we need to or used to. We aren't worried, about the other teams, because we will get sharp. We need to workout more. We fell down on our workout sessions and now our bats aren't coming around like how they normally come around. In due time, once we keep playing ball, we will get there. We are still a contender in this league, and that has been the case for years. Nothing much will change with that."
The Truckers and Hitmen are no strangers to each other. In fact, the games between the two teams always go down to the wire. The heated but friendly rivalry usually comes down to who is stronger on the mound that day, and on Saturday, it was the Truckers.
Winning pitcher Edney 'The Heat' Bethel showed young Alcott Forbes that he still can 'bring the heat', and shutting the Hitmen out only proved that. Bethel didn't even allow them to get a hit off him. He sent each runner back to the dugout, giving his team chance to score.
The Truckers would not get on the score board until the second. The run came off an error. In the third inning, Forbes would give up two hits and unfortunately, the Truckers did not capitalize. The next two hits, for the Truckers came in the fifth, one run was batted in.
"Alcott, he pitched a good game," said Wood. "The Hitmen, they played a good game and it could have gone either way. But like I told my teammates, [the Hitmen] were all out, and we haven't gotten started as yet. We are just on a quarter tank, they are on full tank. So imagine when we get half tank, then three quarters or full. They will be in problems."
The Operators are not letting any team get between them and the championship. According to Head Coach Mario Ford, having a perfect win/loss record will not mean anything if the championship title is not there to hold up in the air at the end of the season.
Even though the season is young and more work needs to do be done, to keep the goal in sight, Ford is confident that the championship title is obtainable.
Ford said: "We left a lot of runners on base. About eight or 10 runners were left on the bag. We still are not playing the type of defense that we need to play. We aren't attacking the ball so we can put the runners on base and let them score. When we have the runners on base, we have to work hard for the run.
"Our pitchers are throwing too many pitches and that works them and the catcher hard. They are the main two defensive players on the field. Once we can start to keep the ball in play and make the defensive play, we will be alright."
The biggest inning for the Operators was the top of the fourth, where they scored six runs. The two runs, that crossed the plate for the Wildcats came in the third and the fifth.
"We have to practice, the corrections can only come with practice," said Ford. "We have to practice and then when we come to the game remember the mental aspect of it, as well as physical aspect. The basic fundamentals of the game will flow as long as we have those things down pack. We will know when to sacrifice the runner when we need plays. We did some poor base running. We over ran the base. And it was one point where we could have had a big inning, but we won't know now.
"Right now we are leading, we are on top as the team to beat. What we have to do is continue winning games to stay where we are. Once we can put the basics into play, we will be able to do what is needed to win."
The winning pitcher was Shonell Symonette and Vernie Curry was tagged with the loss.

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