Joe’s solo shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh extended the game for Cheap Goats, and he had one of the best games of his wiffle career, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and homer.
The last game of the first half of the 2022 was a tight one, as Miller hit an RBI walk-off double to drive in the winning run in a 5-4 win for Cheap Goats over the Guac Boys. Dinger pitched the complete game win, hit three singles, and scored the winning run, Joey and Joe also had three hits, and Miller had two doubles, including the game-winner. Brum went 4-for-6 with three solo homers in the Guac Boys loss, as the first half of the 2022 regular season came to a conclusion.
Dinger retired the first batter he faced, Anthony, in the top of the first. The next batter, Jude, hit a solo homer to right-center, putting the Guac Boys up 1-0. Dinger then retired Brum to end the inning.
Jude started for the Guac Boys, and he retired Miller and Joe in order in the bottom of the first.
Dinger retired Alec and Anthony in order in the top of the second.
Joey led off the bottom of the second with a triple, and Christian drove him in with an RBI single, tying the game at 1-1. Dinger followed with a single, putting runners on first and second with no outs. Jude escaped the jam, however, getting Miller to fly out to the mound, and he doubled up Christian on the play, ending the inning.
The Guac Boys took another lead in the top of the third. With one out, Brum launched a solo homer to center, making the score 2-1. Alec followed with a single, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Anthony to end the inning.
Brum went 4-for-6 with three solo homers in the Guac Boys loss.
Cheap Goats bounced back in the bottom of the third. Joe doubled, and when Joey grounded out to center for the first out, Joe scored from second, tying the score at 2-2. Christian then tripled, and Dinger drove him in with an RBI single, putting Cheap Goats ahead 3-2. Jude then retired Miller for the second out of the inning, stranding Dinger at first.
The Guac Boys continued the see-saw game in the top of the fourth. For the second consecutive inning, with one out, Brum hit a solo homer, and the game was tied at 3-3. Alec followed with a double, but Dinger once against stranded him, striking out Anthony to end the inning.
Jude rolled through the bottom of the fourth, retiring Joe and Joey in order.
Dinger matched him in the top of the fifth, sending Jude and Brum down consecutively.
Dinger, who pitched the complete game win and scored the winning run for Cheap Goats, extends to catch a fly ball for an out.
Jude pitched his second consecutive perfect frame in the bottom of the fifth, retiring Christian and Dinger in order.
Anthony singled with one out in the top of the sixth, but the Guac Boys couldn’t plate the go-ahead run. Dinger retired Jude to strand him, ending the inning.
Cheap Goats threatened in the bottom of the sixth, but Jude escaped a huge jam. Miller doubled to lead off the inning, and he moved to third when Joe followed with a double. With no outs, two runners in scoring position, and the winning run on third, the Guac Boys intentionally walked Joey to load the bases. The move seemed risky, but it paid off. Jude got both Christian and Dinger to fly out to the mound, stranding all three runners and sending the game to extra innings.
The Guac Boys immediately capitalized, as Brum led off the top of the seventh with his third solo shot of the game, and the homer put his squad in front 4-3. Anthony later singled with one out, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Jude to end the inning.
Jude retired Miller for the first out in the bottom of the seventh, and the Guac Boys were one out away from a victory. Joe came to the plate and launched a solo homer to left-center. The clutch blast tied the game at 4-4. Joey followed with a double, and the winning run was in scoring position. Jude once again escaped a jam, retiring Christian for the second out of the inning, and stranding Joey at second.
One of the most unusual plays in EWL history occurred in the top of the eighth. Brum singled, and Alec followed with a single, putting two runners on with no outs. The next batter, Anthony, hit a fly ball between first and second base. The ball landed and bounced directly to the pitcher’s mound, catching both Brum and Alec in between bases for a double play, ending the inning.
Footage of one of the most unusual plays in EWL history, a strange double play that was an omen for the Guac Boys.
The heartbreaking play for the Guac Boys carried over into the bottom of the eighth. Dinger led off with a single, and the next batter, Miller, hit an RBI double off the fence, scoring Dinger. The clutch hit won the game for Cheap Goats, giving them an unusual and dramatic 5-4 extra-innings victory.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 3-7, and the loss dropped the Guac Boys to 4-6.
W: Dinger (2-2)
L: Jude (0-4)
Game Notes:
– Dinger pitched the complete game win for Cheap Goats, allowing four runs on ten hits.
– Jude took the loss for the Guac Boys in a complete game effort, giving up five runs on thirteen hits in seven innings.
– Joe, Joey, and Dinger each had three hits to lead Cheap Goats. Joe went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs scored, and an RBI. Joey went 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a triple, a run scored, an RBI, and an intentional walk. Dinger went 3-for-5 with three singles, a run scored, and an RBI.
– Brum led Guac Boys in the losing effort, going 4-for-6 with a single, three homers, three runs scored, and three RBI.