Kicking and Screaming tops Flexy Sons of Pitches in Raleigh kickball win

Kicking and Screaming won the kind of game that tells you plenty about a corporate kickball season: close enough to stay tense, clean enough to matter, and settled by the team that handled the pressure a little better. The 8-6 result over Flexy Sons of Pitches at Lions Park lifted Kicking and Screaming to 5-1-1 and dropped Flexy Sons of Pitches to 4-3-0, a swing that strengthened one contender near the top while nudging the other back into the chase.

The matchup fit the tone of TRI SPORTS’ Raleigh corporate coed league, where office bragging rights sit right alongside the scoreboard. This was a 6:30 p.m. summer start in a 12-game season that begins at or after 5:45 p.m. and includes playoffs, so the result carried real weight beyond one June night. All teams qualify for the postseason, but wins like this help separate the clubs that are still converting chances from the ones leaving too much on the field.

TRI SPORTS leans into that blend of competition and chemistry. Its corporate kickball format uses paid referees, provides team T-shirts for teams that request them during registration and for individual players, and includes a weekly drink at Tap Yard during league play, subject to the rules. The structure is built for teams trying to bond, but it is still a standings race, and the 8-6 final showed why. Kicking and Screaming found enough offense to stay ahead when the game tightened, while Flexy Sons of Pitches kept it close without closing the gap.

Lions Park was a fitting stage for a game with that much workplace-recreation energy. The City of Raleigh lists the park as a 41.4-acre site that opened in 1961, one of the city’s largest metro parks, sitting near Saint Augustine’s University and downtown Raleigh. That backdrop gave the matchup the feel of a true summer league night, with a familiar park setting and a result that could echo deeper into the season.

TRI SPORTS bills its kickball program as the biggest adult kickball league in the Carolinas, and this one had the look of a team that understands the assignment. Kicking and Screaming did not just win a game; it protected its place in a crowded corporate table and proved it can absorb pressure when the margin is thin.