It's within our grasp!

After posting an 8-5 victory Friday night and a 20-5 pounding of Southside Tavern Monday night, Hofbrau has taken a commanding 3-0 QML finals series lead. Hoffy is now one win away from an unprecedented 5th consecutive title.

Game story on games 2 and 3 to follow.

Putting Southside away won't be easy, but Hoffy is looking to put together one more 7-inning effort and finish what it started.

GAME 4, TUESDAY NIGHT, 9:00 p.m. at KINCAIDE. THE TROPHY WILL BE THERE. WILL YOU?

Hoffy Draws First Blood in Finals Opener

In another classic dog fight (Sorry Michael Vick) between Hofbrau and Southside Tavern, Hoffy took the opener of the QML championship series, 12-10.

Things were going smoothly for the 4-time defending champs as they held a 6-1 lead going into the bottom of the 6th. That's when things got interesting as Southside lit it up for 8 runs in the inning to take a 9-6 lead.

Like Tom Brady leading a game winning drive, Hoffy kept its cool and went to work in the 7th for another dramatic come from behind victory. With the bases loaded and one out, Glen Bosse (last year's Hoffy playoff MVP) crushed a grand slam to give Hofbrau the lead. Bosse led the Hoffy attack with 5 rbi. Hoffy added an insurance run to take a 12-9 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

Offensive highlights for Hoffy included Franklin batting his natural righty for the first time this season and crushing a home run that may have just landed.

Southside got one run back in the bottom of the 7th before the talented Hoffy outfield closed the door with great catches from Polanco and Tom Fratolillo to end the game.

GAME 2 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 AT KINCAIDE

Other noteworthy news from Game 1:

* 2 hits each from Dave "Josh" Brolin, Mark Free, Joey Butts and Harp Sing.

* Mark Free giving Joey Butts scary flashbacks by yelling "plenty of room" on a fly out.

* The Bosse family (Glen and Jon specifically) keep the strikeout beers flowing

* T-Frat staying red hot at the plate, including a scorching line drive thud off of Jack's back.

and the highlight of the entire evening:

* Scotty "The Game" Logan showing up with a coffee in his hand, slicked back hair, t-shirt and sneakers. The Game then borrowed Mike Berry's cleats and provided a key rbi in the 7th.

We're baaack!!

Hofbrau advanced to its fifth consecutive QML finals appearance with a 15-7 win over Big Times to sweep the semifinal series.

The game was a continuation from last week's rain shortened game 3.

Team Hoffy must now wait for the winner of the Southside-Paddy Barry's series. PB had jumped out to a 2-1 series lead. Southside responded with a 29-8 pounding of Paddy Barry's to even the series and force a deciding game 5 Tuesday night.