Bob pitched the complete game win, keeping Cookies & Cream in check the entire game. He also went 2-for-4 with a double and a homer, and his solo shot in the fourth put Questionable ahead for good.
Bob went 2-for-4 with a double and a homer and allowed only one run and five hits on the mound as he led Questionable Outfit to a 3-1 win over Cookies & Cream in game two of the Wiffle Series. Questionable Outfit now has a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and needs only two more wins to win the EWL championship for the second consecutive season.
After Miller sparked Questionable to victory at the plate and on the mound in game one, Bob took the mound and looked to the same for his squad in game two. Cookies & Cream got some base hits in the top of the first, but they couldn’t capitalize. Blose singled with one out, and Joey followed with a single to put runners on the corners, and Cookies threatened. But Bob got out of the jam, getting Jordan to fly out to left, stranding both runners and ending the inning.
Joey took the mound for Cookies & Cream after earning the victories in games 4 and 5 of their first round series with the Ham Slams. He allowed a one-out double to Tom in the bottom of the first, but he also avoided trouble, retiring Mike to end the inning, and the game was scoreless through one.
Bob cruised through the top of the second, retiring Guthrie and Blose in order, and his team would get on the board in the bottom half of the inning. Miller continued to swing a powerful bat, and after two homers in game one, he hit a solo shot in game two, putting Questionable ahead 1-0. Bob followed with a double, but a relay from the outfield caught him just as he was about to complete a triple, and Cookies had one out. Tom was retired for the second out of the inning, and Cookies trailed by a run.
Joey was effective on the mound, allowing only three runs to Questionable, but he also provided the only run Cookies scored when he hit a solo homer in the second.
Joey helped himself out in the top of the third, leading off the inning with a solo homer to left, tying the game at 1-1. Jordan followed with a double, but Cookies couldn’t take the lead, as Bob retired Guthrie and Blose to strand the runner at second and end the inning.
Joey retired the side in order in the bottom of the third, sending Mike and Miller down consecutively. The game remained tied at 1-1. Bob matched him in the top of the fourth, retiring Joey and Jordan.
Questionable would pull ahead in the bottom of the fourth inning when Bob launched a solo shot to right-center. Tom followed with a single, but Joey stranded him, retiring Mike and Miller.
With Questionable ahead 1-0, Bob continued to send Cookies hitters down. He cruised through the top of the fifth, as Guthrie and Blose were sent down in order.
Questionable would add another run of support in the bottom of the fifth. Tom tripled with one out, and Mike drove him in with an RBI single. Joey retired Miller to end the inning, and Questionable led 3-1 heading into the top of the sixth.
Joey doubled to lead off the top of the second, and the tying run would have been at the plate, but Mike threw a laser from left that caught Joey’s toe as he was advancing from second to third, and Bob had the first out of the inning. Cookies & Cream’s momentum was immediately squashed, and Bob retired Jordan for the second out of the inning, ending the game.
Questionable Outfit’s 3-1 win gave them a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series. Questionable had held home field advantage, and will serve as the road team for games 3 and 4.
W: Bob (1-0)
L: Joey (0-1)
Game Notes:
– Bob pitched the complete game win for Questionable Outfit, giving up one run on five hits in six innings.
– Joey took the loss for Cookies & Cream, allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings.
– Tom led Questionable Outfit at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a single,a double, a triple, and a run scored.
– Bob also went 2-for-4 for Questionable, with a double, a homer, a run scored, and an RBI.
– Joey led Cookies & Cream on offense, going 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a home run, a run scored, and an RBI.
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