Briana's Point of View: I first noticed Matt when I was playing second base and he would chat with me as he was on base. I thought he might have just been being nice, but he left an impression on me. One of the next games we played against each other, he was playing catcher and would talk to me when I was at bat. I still wasn’t sure if he was flirting with me or if he just liked to talk to people. I later found out that both of those are true. A little bit after that, I got the courage to follow him on social media, with some encouragement from friends. He messaged me shortly after that, and we went out on a date. From the first date I knew he was special.

Matt's Point of View: I noticed Briana from the dugout standing across the diamond at second base and I thought she was really cute. I would sometimes play catcher on purpose just to flirt with her when she got up to bat. After playing against each other a couple times, she followed me on social media one night. I reached out to her and we first made plans to meet up the following week after the softball championship at Pete’s Saloon. We hit it off that night and made date plans for the next evening.

My Point of View:  Love connections are formed frequently through Big League Sports, but not everyone gets a chance to watch one start from scratch.  Having played both with and against Matt and Briana, I can see how special their connection is and I'm excited to continue to watch it grow!

Matt and Briana were engaged in 2024 and are set to be married later this month. Congratulations Matt and Briana! 

Josh's Point of View:  Jake and I were on the Ball Bandits team in Fall 2023. It was both of our first seasons playing BLS. We did not know each other that well during that season, but in the winter we both did dodgeball as free agents and were placed on the same team. Here we started to get to know each other better and were on the same team again for the second dodgeball winter season. l knew that Jake was looking to move out of his house, and I needed a roommate to live with me in Stamford. I have a dog too named Zulu and knew that Jake liked dogs. We had become pretty good friends towards the end of dodgeball, and thought we would be compatible as roommates.

Jake's Point of View:  I had mentioned in the past that I wanted to move out of my parent’s place, when his lease on his last apartment ended he reached out to ask if I was interested in moving in together somewhere in Stamford which I agreed to. We had been friends for months through the different leagues already and got along very well.

My Point of View:  The Ball Bandits were a special team.  While free agent teams can find success and stay together, often the players find new homes with other teams.  It makes sense that these two were able to form a lasting connection outside of Big League Sports, knowing what team they started on!

Gino's Point of View:  Erik was an original on JKI and a phenomenal partier. So we naturally bonded over many, many shots of fireball. Him and I would dominate the beer pong table at the BLS post game after parties. One time, we spent $244 at the White Plains Diner because we decided to indulge in a post after party party with our diner meals. (A record for two people at the diner, I'm sure.) Dave was the athlete of us, loved being active and healthy. He kicked many homeruns to bring JKI to the championships. So we all sort of rounded each other out.

One day we were sitting on the couch talking about life at Erik's house and somehow we landed on drones, this would lead us down a rabbit hole that eventually landed us at a drone conference in Austin Texas. While we were together in starting Aviated Precision, Covid forced us to move apart. This lead to me deciding to continue Aviated solo and now its my full time "normal 9-5", while working with BLS has become my fun job! 

I am constantly thanking BLS for bringing friends, love, and my business to me- all because I wanted to kick a ball, have a beer, and meet some new people.

My Point of View:  As a member of the JKI Universe and someone who is personally close to Gino, I've gotten to see him use BLS to form many different kinds connections - including starting a business with former teammates.  Gino is a perfect example of how making a simple decision to join Big League Sports can be life changing in many unforeseen ways.

P.S. Gino insisted I add a link to his website here :)
https://www.aviatedprecision.com/