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Post-Season Party
Posted on August 27th, 2008 2 commentsHello Kickballers,
Just a quick note about the post-season party.
This year the party will be:
at Liberty Hall
Friday August 29
9:00 pmTickets are $5 and will include complimentary freestate beer and whatever snacks we can get donated by all of the fine businesses associated with the KVKL. Cocktails and wine will also be available for purchase. There will be DJs, misc. games, the KVKL Cup presentation, viewing of the Championship game and surely other shenanigans.
Tickets will be for sale this weekend at Lyons for the 7pm games and at Hobbs during the championship game. It always helps to gauge how many kegs to buy and cover costs when people buy their tickets in advance so if you can please do…if you want to arrange a time other than the games to buy advance tickets please text, email (or call) Jacki Becker at 785.423.2846 – jackoh@uptoeleven.com.
HOW YOU CAN HELP (and your help is greatly appreciated.)
If you are associated with a business and are able to provide, food items or door prize/raffle items – please reach out to me Josh Hunt – jhunt@mammothlive.com or Jacki Becker – jackioh@uptoeleven.com.Also if you would like to DJ part of the night or provide any other service please let me know as I am putting together a DJ schedule.
Thanks and good luck to everyone playing this weekend.
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Many Thanks
Posted on August 18th, 2008 No commentsI wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that had a part in making last night run so smoothly. Besides some delays, almost everyone did a fantastic job in executing a very complicated plan. Also, to the teams that ended their season last night, thanks for being a part of a very special league and I hope to see everyone back next year!
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Tournament Scores & Bracket Update
Posted on August 18th, 2008 No commentsThe site has been updated with Scores through the first two rounds of the post-season tournament.
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Playoff Notes
Posted on August 16th, 2008 No commentsHello League,Wanted to send out some last-minute reminders about the playoff madness that will strike tomorrow evening. Before I get into all that let me first thank everyone for their spirit, dedication, and sportsmanship this year. It’s been a pleasure to serve y’all this season and I am positive that the next couple of weeks will be a blast.Perhaps the most important thing to remember this weekend is that time is of the essence. With a packed schedule throughout the evening, it is extremely important that the 5pm games get started on time and that games are played as quickly as possible. Because some players and referees have to travel in between games and half of the 6:30 games are being played on fields without lights, quick play will allow these games to start on time and keep a lack of daylight from being an issue.Also, I have been in contact with all (well, most) of the captains about their referee assignments for this weekend. Please avoid getting too wrapped up in your upcoming-or-recently-finished-competitions and forget about your reffing duties. As referees, you will have a lot to due with getting games started and finished on time. Also, bring an additional high-quality ref with you–the more trained eyes the better.Equipment pick-up and drop-off will obviously be a bit different this week. For pick-up, the top team in the bracket (the home team, the team with a better seed) will be responsible for picking up the equipment by 4:30. For drop-off, the losing team of the final game at that site (6:30 game on grass fields, 8:00 game on dirt fields except Hobbs) shall return the equipment to the shed.I have a couple of quick rule reminders/clarifications for the tourney as well. First, remember that if your team is going to use all 12 of the line-up spots, at least 4 of those spots must be filled exclusively with ladies. Please make sure that you and your opponents are abiding by this rule. Also, a slight change to the run-rule will be in effect for the playoffs: a game should be considered over if team is losing by 15 or more runs after 7 or more full innings or 1hour 20 minutes after the scheduled start time (this will help make sure that other games stay on schedule). Finally, a team may inact the emergency play act in the playoffs to finish a game in the event of injury only (it may not be used at the beginning of a game). Finally, the use of ineligable players will result in forfiet.I guess that’s about it. I know that teams’ livelihoods will be on the line, but I will once again ask that everyone be respectful out there and focus on fun. Really, isn’t that what it’s all about?Best of Luck,PhilKVKL Commissioner -
Tournament-Eligible Player Rosters – UPDATED 8/14
Posted on August 13th, 2008 6 commentsYou may download the tournament-eligible player rosters here (PDF). This is a complete list of players, broken down by team, who have met the requirements for post-season tournament eligibility.
PLEASE NOTE: This roster document was revised at 4:15pm Thursday, Aug 14th.
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Post-Season Tournament Bracket Released
Posted on August 12th, 2008 14 commentsThe Post-Season Tournament Bracket has been released and is available for view on the Playoff Schedule page. You may also download the bracket (PDF).
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Scores and Standings Update: Aug 11
Posted on August 11th, 2008 No commentsThe site has been updated with Scores and Standings through August 11th.
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Playoff Schedule Released
Posted on August 7th, 2008 5 commentsThose interested in the format and schedule of our post-season tournament should click on the “KVKL Playoffs” link on the schedule. While the specific times and locations of each game cannot yet be determined, the dates of competition and format of the playoffs have been solidified.
On the day after the completion of the regular season schedule (Mon, Aug 11th) the league council will meet to seed each team for the tournament and complete the random selection of fields for the first two rounds of play. Full tournament brackets will be available the next day (Tue, Aug 12th) here on the website. Keep checking in for more playoff-related news.
~ Phil
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RPI Rankings, Aug 6
Posted on August 6th, 2008 No comments1. Sun Creations .628 (.889, .528, .569)2. Jayhawk Guttering .612 (.778, 569, .528)3. Sacred Sword .606 (.889, .514, .508)4. Love Garden .602 (.556, .681, .488)5. Eastsiders .593 (.778, .542, .505)6. Screamers .588 (1.00, .417, .515)7. Teller’s .581 (.778, .514, .514)8. Jazzhaus .577 (1.00, .389, .529)9. Red Lyon .562 (.667, .528, .525)10. Free State Brewery .548 (.667, .500, .522)11. Eldridge .518 (.889, .319, .542)12. Rangelife Records .502 (.667, .403, .531)13. Yello Sub .499 (.444, 528, .494)14. Brew Ballers .498 (.333, .569, .519)15. Astrokitty .494 (.444, .528, .477)16. Liberty Hall .485 (.222, .639, .434)17. Mad Greek .481 (.556, .431, .505)18. West Coast Saloon .477 (.333, .556, .465)19. Blue Collar Distro .462 (.222, .583, .455)20. Slowride Roadhouse .461 (.333, .528, .455)21. Dead Cats .451 (.222, .542, .495)22. Open Sky Landscaping .428 (.222, .500, .488)23. Replay Lounge .423 (.222, .500, .469)24. Weaver’s .421 (. 444, .375, .488)25. Larry’s Buzz .403 (.111, .500, .498)26. Solidarity .392 (.222, .431, .480)27. Girls with LSE .377 (.111, .458, .481)28. Moustaches .333 (.000, .431, .469)Note: The RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) formula is as followed: 25% team’s winning percentage + 50% team’s strength of schedule + 25% team’s opponents’ strength of schedule. The three numbers inside the parentheses, at the far right of each RPI ranking, are raw numbers BEFORE being multiplied by the appropriate percentage in the RPI formula.RPI Ranking/Team name/RPI rating/ (team’s winning %, team’s strength of schedule, team’s opponents’ strength of schedule) -
REMINDER!
Posted on August 5th, 2008 No commentsPlease note the change in time for this weekend’s games. ALL games will start 30 minutes earlier (5:00 instead of 5:30, 6:30 instead of 7:00, 8:30 instead of 9:00). Why? As you probably noticed during last Sunday’s game, we are losing daylight. Also, please be sure to check the August 10 schedule for your game site. Someone will be at the shack to hand out equipment around 4:15 p.m. Sorry about last weekend, we were a bit tardy. Thanks and see you at Hobbs!