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1 (1)

VaSE

5-0

The Sports and Entertainment Journal completed a very impressive undefeated season on Thursday with a win over the VJILantes.  Even though this squad has a number of softball stars on the roster, the depth of VaSE's bench is really worthy of the credit for the high-octane offense and competent defense.  We've also been impressed with the presence of high-octane beer (MGD64, Michelob Ultra) at VaSE's recent games.  

Suffice it to say, the season will be a disappointment if these guys and gals don't make it to the semis.

2 (2)

Hoo Tang Clan

5-0

Hoo Tang Clan finished off a perfect season with an easy win over the Gunners in week five, establishing itself as the clear team to beat in the 1L Tourney.  But these Section H kids are going to have to sideline their egos in the playoffs: an early departure in the MACHO Tourney demonstrated that these 1Ls might not be as good as they think they are.

3 (23)

Gophers

4-1

The Gophers had a marathon end of the season, playing three games in the last two weeks and winning them all.  Their convincing win over Chalk on Friday makes us think that we should be looking at these 3L marmots a little more closely during the playoffs.

4 (17)

Chalk

3-1

Chalk similarly caught up on its unplayed games this week, showing some real skills in victories over Shaw-ty's and Emotional Distress.  We did happen to notice, however, a few timely, non-2L additions to the Chalk roster for these games.  Hey, do what you need to do, Chalk.  You're the ones who are going to have to live with the asterisk.

5 (9)

Shaw-ty's Little Law Review

4-1

Overall, it was a good season for Shaw-ty's.  They've got to be livid, however, that fellow 2Ls Chalk dominated them in the final week, keeping them from unbeaten glory.  Hopefully these kids can stick it out long enough in the playoffs to get a chance at redemption.

6 (10)

Force Majeure

4-1

Huge (although close) win over Section E in week five.  Hopefully now your bruised ego has healed a bit since that loss to the Comrades, and you can ride this momentum into the playoffs.  Welcome to the big pond, Section F.

7 (3)

Kamikaze

4-1

This week was an easy one for Kamikaze, who jumped out to an early ten-run lead over the Jedis on Friday.  But this team has handled tougher tests in past weeks with resolve.  We're not counting Section K out to bring home the crown (or rather, the plaque) in the 1L Tourney.

8 (8)

Cannibals

3-1

Cannibals suffered their first loss this week to Shaw-ty's Little Law Review in a close one.  According to the players, the sheer obnoxiousness of the eventual winning team wore them down and into submission.

9 (4)

Schmalzbach Surprise

3-2

Law Review lost a close one to the Cannibals this week, and could easily have been 4-1 going into the playoffs.  Nevertheless, it's clear that Schmalzbach Surprise is not the force that was Nerd Herd 2008.  These bluebookers are going to need strong performances from their big hitters if they're planning on going deep into the postseason.

10 (5)

El Facial Challenge

3-2

Section E is clearly one of the better section teams this fall, but it has fallen slightly short of greatness by losing to the very best 1L squads in recent weeks.  Still, we're expecting a strong showing out of EFC in the 1L Tourney and the Playoffs as an upper-middle seed.

11 (12)

Comrades

3-2

The Comrades ran mandatory suicide sprints as a team after their win over L Diablo this week.  They're really taking this whole socialism thing seriously, huh.

12 (14)

The Jacksons

3-2

Didn't think we'd see you guys with three wins at the end of the regular season.  Congrats, Jacksons.  Might want to get one more practice in before next weekend, though; you know PAs can't play in the 1L tourney, right?

13 (16)

T-Pain

3-2

Still not sure whether the transfers are good or just lucky.  As for their softball skills, we have similar questions.

14 (7)

VLBR

2-0

The VLBRers must have been satisfied with their two early-season wins, because they haven't stepped out on the field in over three weeks.  Not the best way to prep for the playoffs.

15 (24)

The A Team

2-3

Okay A Team, listen up.  A couple weeks ago you won your first game.  That was good.  Now you've won again.  That's called "two-in-a-row."  If you manage to succeed once more this week, that's called a "winning streak."  It has happened before.

16 (11)

"I" of the Tiger

2-3

Pathetic.  Our grandmother's cribbage group could have beaten the Jacksons.  Enjoy your #1 seed in the 1L Tourney while it lasts..

17 (13)

Newman's Own

1-2

Newman's Own definitely has some horsepower under the hood when it comes to offense.  Unfortunately, we've noticed that some of its fielders have probably never had experience throwing any object, let alone a softball, before.  The kids from New Jersey will have to tighten up their defense if they plan on repeating the postseason runs of years past.

18 (15)

Tenacious D

2-3

D-spite a formidible showing in the MACHO Tourney, this team appears to be in D-cline.  Hopefully they will be able to D-feat some teams in the postseason so they don't find themselves suffering from D-pression come D-cember.

19 (18)

Big Boppers

2-3

Good season BBs.  The record wasn't what we thought it would be, but you're still our favorite section to watch.  After the LLMs, of course.

20 (20)

Bascom's Follies

2-2

Last week we questioned the Follies' resolve as reigning 1L Tourney champs.  The kids from Section B '11 responded with an 18-14 win over Andro, and then emailed us to brag about how they still were, "in fact, the same team that won last year's 1L tournament." 

They then proceeded to lose their make-up game against VaSE by a score of 8-1. 

Haha.

21 (22)

Andro

1-2

We hope that Andro will be more responsible about fielding teams during the playoffs than they were during the regular season.  Canceling two hours before your game because you don't have numbers may not technically count as forfeiting during the regular season, but in the playoffs it will certainly grant you an early winter break.

22 (31)

Emotional Distress

1-3

First-Round Fodder.

23 (26)

Baby Carrot and the Cabbage Patch Kids

1-3

Baby Carrot has established itself as comic relief of the Co-Rec Division, not because its players are laughably bad (there are some real softball studs--and babes--on the team), but because they literally dress up in costumes for their games every week.  We can only expect that heightened stakes in the playoffs will lead to Baby Carrot's best outfits to date.

24 (28)

Gunners

1-4

Not since Ace Young (American Idol, Season 5) has a competitor looked so good while sucking so bad.

25 (21)

Gus

1-1

GUS hasn't played a game since week two, when they lost to Shaw-ty's.  We'll be impressed if these 3Ls can even remember who's on their team, let alone rally a squad who will actually get off the couch and show up to play in the postseason.

26 (19)

Federalist Society

1-1

When they show up, they play well.  Whoever draws the Feds in the first round will be faced with potential upset if they decide to bring players.

27 (25)

J C Superstars

1-3

You got outscored 20-4 in a game against a previously winless team.  Superstar!

28 (27)

L Diablo

1-4

For some reason, we like L Diablo.  Sure, we know they're the worst 1L team.  But they bring a certain fire to the field, along with a never-say-die attitude and an incomprehensible team chant.  If only the other 1L sections were so much fun..

29 (6)

Jedi Softball Team

0-5

The Jedis won our hearts over this season even though, fundamentally, they were probably the worst team we've ever seen step onto Copeley's red clay surface.  So why do we love them so much?  Just read their captain's response to an email we sent out asking captains of teams that had won to report scores at the end of week 5:

"Are you kidding?? I am the captain of the LL.M's.

haha

Best!!

BTW we lost again."

We'll miss you, LLMs.  Even if you keep losing games, never lose that winning attitude.

30 (34)

Junta

0-4

Flop.

31 (30)

VJILantes

0-2

VJIL made a cameo appearance at the softball fields on Thursday after weeks gone missing (or cite checking).  Given the size of this journal's roster, we're a little perplexed as to why it has had so much difficulty fielding teams this fall.  Do the VJILantes even want to play in the postseason?

32 (32)

Stone Cold Sober

1-2

At home with the kids.

33 (29)

Redcoats

0-2

They can't lose to you until you see the whites of their eyes.

34 (33)

Law Christian Fellowship

0-2

Better pray you make the playoffs with that record.

35 (35)

Gun Show

1-0

Don't be deceived, people.  That one win came from forfeit.

36 (36)

Journal of Law and Politics

0-0

Wish we had a chance to know you, JLP.

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1 (2)

Wet Dream Team

4-1

Wet Dream Team is back atop the Reg Division ranks, but the championship is anything but safe.  WDT may have beaten previous leader LCS, but it revealed chinks in its red, white, and blue armor in losses in the MACHO Tourney and in the final week of the season to Danny's Stepdads.  These 2Ls certainly have the muscle to win it all, it's just a matter of whether they show up and play for reals..

2 (7)

Danny's Stepdads

2-1

Danny's jumps five spots in the ranks to #2 after a big win over Wet Dream Team last week.  We're guessing Danny's playoff seeding won't be as pretty, however.  The 'dads will likely have to power through some early round games to make any showing later in the postseason.

3 (6)

Suhey's Stepdads

2-2

Suhey's Stepdads have had a pretty good run recently.  They beat LCS in Reg Division play, they got runner-up in softball Intramurals, and they outright won the MACHO Tourney.  So long as their captain doesn't forget to schedule their playoff games while he is jetting up to NYC to visit his girlfriend, these guys have will have a shot at the title.

4 (4)

Dream Team

3-2

What's going on with the Dream Team?  One day they beat Mosvick by 34 runs, the next they hand the Hooligans their first win of the season.  Maybe if these guys would stop worrying about which bats were hot and start focusing on just hitting the friggin' ball, they wouldn't find themselves losing to 1Ls.

5 (1)

Legal Center and School

3-2

LCS hands over the top rank and drops four spots after two big losses to Suhey's and WDT in the final week.  Still, we've seen what these men can do on the field, and so we can't count them out just yet.  It's going to take a big rebound, however, to regain the momentum they had earlier in the season.

6 (5)

Warriors

3-2

Don't count the Warriors out, either.  These JAG guys have morphed Warriors 1 & Warriors 2 into one, uber-violent group of savages.  And by savages, we mean washed up 30-somethings still holding onto the beer-and-softball dream.

7 (10)

Ten

1-1

Pick a team, 1Ls.  You only get to play  on one in the Reg Division playoffs.  We're not sure how much roster overlap exists between Ten and Hooligans, but it's possible that at least one, if not both of these teams will be crippled by defections in the postseason.

8 (12)

Hooligans

1-4

Two questions for the Hooligans.  First, how did you pull out a win against Dream Team?  Second, how in the world did you manage to lose your first four games?

9 (3)

Mosvick

2-2

Nick Mosvick's blessed season hit a 5-foot speedbump (with spikes) last week when he got demolished by the Dream Team, 35-1.  Unfortunately, we think an early exit from the playoffs is in store for Nick.

10 (9)

Lollipop Guild

1-2

We're guessing that this team's roster is going to thin out worse than Brendan Radke's temple come the postseason.

11 (11)

Playing Hardball

0-2

Potential is there, execution (apparently) is not.

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Better Name Pending

2-1

The 2L drunks lead the Drunk division series 2-1.  The 3Ls need to win the final two games of the series to take home the cup.

2 (2)

Fiduciary Bags

1-2

About 40 peeps on this roster and only a handful show up consistently.  Of course, those few people are also currently suffering from liver failure, so maybe the no-shows are on to something, here.