Harry’s Balls

The Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is pleased to sponsor a team in Boston’s Gay Kickball League.

The team began play in 2018 and in 2019 and 2020 the Chorus provided sponsorship. “Community engagement is a core part of the Chorus’s mission and we’re thrilled to be supporting all areas of Boston’s LGBT community,” said BGMC Executive Director Craig Coogan. “We are especially proud of our mascot, Harry!”

2021 Season Summary from Bradford Robinson, Coach

We came in 2nd place this season (best record we have had so far) and made it to the semi-finals of the playoffs where we lost. It was our biggest season yet with 20+ players on the team!

2020 Season Summary from Bradford Robinson, Coach

L-R Front Row: Joshua Denis, Tim Armbruster, Kyle Hawk, Gary Jackson, Brian Levin, David Simpson, Kevin Rice, Ben Walters, Bradford Robinson L-R Back Row: Brian Sears, Jonathan Segal, Bruce Bausk, Devan Lalas, Ben Zavisza., Antonio Dominguez Rice, Cole Buckovich, Alex Smith Missing from photo: Zach Williams, Ozair Banday, Christopher Mistretta

Harry’s Balls has officially wrapped up its 2020 COVID season wow was it a successful ending! We came into the playoffs in 4th place and had to play in the quarter and semifinals and…WE WON THOSE. First time that we have ever made it all the way to the Finals. We did lose in the finals, 2-1, but it was so exciting to come in 2nd this season! THANKS to all our players and fans and to the BGMC for its support!

2019 Season Summary from Devan Lalas, Coach

After a 12 game regular season, Harry’s Balls Kickball Team, proudly sponsored by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, left the field with winning record of 8 and 4 (W/Ls) positioning them 6th out of 14 other teams in the league! 

During the championship single elimination tournament, Harry’s were seeded 6th overall and lost by only one run during the quarter finals nearly upsetting the 3rd seeded team, Biggest kicks in Town!

A couple of fun stats: 

  • Only formally sponsored team in the league – with the coolest team socks in the league for sure!
  • 2 awesome banners, proudly displaying the BGMC Logo!
  • 15 total players, 8 BGMC members (Brad Robinson, Bruce Bausk, Devan Lalas, David Simpson, Gary (Greg) Jackson, Ketih Mistler, Kevin Rice, Zach Williams)!  
  • 95 runs scored during the season! 
  •  Too many good times – and community building – to count!

As voted by the members of the team:

Most Improved Player – Ozzy Baday

MVP – Gary Jackson, BGMC Member, Tenor 1

Biggest Team Spirit – Devan Lalas, BGMC Member, Tenor 1

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