Field 1 – MB Real Estate 7, Klein’s Corporate 6: While MBRE is off to its best start in DRESL history, Klein’s is off to its worst. Klein’s had four starters bag the game starting at 3:30pm and played with only nine, but the team played well and never gave up. Cap Richie Klein (above right) is now 6-7 in his last two games. MBRE’s Bill Klump hit 3-3 with a triple and two runs stored, but the big story was the team’s five-run 2nd inning.

Field 2 – Inland 12, CBRE 10: After CBRE put up two runs in the bottom of the 6th to take a 10-7 lead, things looked bleak. But Inland came to bat in the top of the 7th with a chip on their shoulder like never before witnessed in league history. Bats ignited and the team moved the next five batters across home with a mix of power and aggressiveness on the basepaths rarely seen in the modern game.

Field 3 – Cresa 12, Transwestern 2: It was a historic evening for the Cresa office as they captured their first victory in league history in convincing fashion (i.e. a 10-run mercy rule), lead by Matt Schiffler’s bat. The “golden glove” moment: when pitcher Brad Metzger kick-saved a screaming liner up the middle and ricocheted off his foot to Mark “Silver Fox” Montana at first base for the out.

Field 4: Colliers 11, JLL 10: Perhaps a preview of a hotly contested playoff game? Colliers barely kept the lead with JLL constantly nipping at their heels, despite JLL being short one player the whole game. Colliers’ highlights included Rick Morris going YABO in the first and ending the game 3-3, with three runs and five RBIs. JLL’s Greg Broeren went 4-5 with four runs scored and four RBIs.

Field 5: Cushman & Wakefield 16, DTZ 6: A tight contest through the first six frames, then C&W erupted for a nine-spot and let the air out of DTZ’s balloon. Handsome Dan Svachula was back on the hill for C&W and Jefe Trevor Marticke says there was not one put out at first base. John “Dr. J No” Norris went yaya twice and ended with six rib eyes, which now justifies his no cut/salary cap-busting contract as a free agent.

Field 6: Eastdil 5, Retailers 2: Patrick Thompson’s dominant pitching and base running proved instrumental in Eastdil’s victory while “Big Play” Bob Johnson and newcomer Matt Omundson provided some added spark. The Retailers clearly showed some rust from two weeks off and perhaps a two-week hangover from ICSC. They need to start loading their bats with cork.

Field 7: JF McKinney 17, Bradford Allen 9: JFM cap Kyle Hanson says Eric Schaller striped a moon shot as did Matt Macri in the first inning, and it was very close until the 6th when JFM blew it wide open. BA is always ready to play, and went toe to toe with JFM until the fateful 6th. But you have to know how to close in this league.