Yes boys, we finally did it!!!

In the Spring of 2010, the Beat made it to the City Championship game for only the second time in 24 years but were soon overmatched. By the 7th inning, the boys in gray were looking at a 9-run deficit vs. three outs. But as the story has been for much of this year, the team refused to give up. They fought and clawed their way back into the game only to go home the bridesmaid again as the tying run was gunned down at the plate to end the game.

That game was a wake up call to this team. It showed resiliency and determination and also forged the personality of this team as one that does not give up, even under the most daunting conditions, and to which two outs in an inning are meaningless. And somehow, this team knew that we would be back in the summer, and we knew the third time would be the charm.

The Beat had two bad games in the summer that left the team with a loss and a tie, but otherwise, the Beat was a steam train winning the other six games by a combined total of 95-21; that's an average of almost 16 runs per game while allowing only 3.5!

10/20/10

Following a first round playoff bye, the Beat took on More Cowbell, the C-2 champs and again showed a flair for the dramatic winning 18-14 but scoring 17 of those runs with 2 outs. That win vaulted the team to the City League Final-Four tourney to be played at Moscone Park on October 20th; 10/20/10, a day that will live in the minds of Beat players and proud alumni for the rest of our lives.

After the tough loss in the Spring final, the guys were hungry. We took a quick round of BP before the game and could tell the ball was flying out of the park so we knew we were in for a high scoring game; especially after seeing Olympic Club crush the ball last week in a 25-13 trouncing of the Onsters.

With manager Pete Wenner out of the country, Denny "OB" O'Brien played the role of bench coach and honorary manager exchanging lineup cards while interim manager Brett Goldstein led the huddle before the game. More >

The 2010 'C' League Champion Beat