
Christian delivers a pitch to Rob, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer, two runs scored, two RBI, and intentional walk as Jack Shack remained a game ahead of Cheap Goats in the standings.
Rob went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer, two runs scored, and an RBI, and became only the second player this season to be intentionally walked, as Jack Shack rolled past Cheap Goats 6-2. Josh and Austin also had three hits each, and Brian pitched the complete game win, allowing only two runs on five hits as Jack Shack continued to stay ahead of Cheap Goats in the season standings.
Christian took the mound for Cheap Goats, and after allowing a leadoff double to Rob, he retired Adam and Josh, stranding Rob at second and ending the inning.
Brian allowed a one-out double to Joey in the bottom of the second, but he stranded him, retiring Guthrie to end the inning.
Jack Shack jumped out to a big early lead in the top of the second. Austin led off with a single and moved to second when Brian followed with a single. Rob then doubled, scoring Austin to put Jack Shack on the board, and the score was 1-0. Two batters later, Josh hit an RBI double, clearing the bases and putting Jack Shack in front 3-0. Austin followed with a two-run bomb, and his homer gave Jack Shack a 5-0 lead. Christian finally escaped the inning, retiring Brian for the second out.
Christian led off the bottom of the second with a solo homer to right, cutting the score to 5-1. Brian retired the next two batters, Dinger and Rairigh, to end the inning.
Rob led off the top of the third with a solo homer to right-center, extending the Jack Shack lead to 6-1. Christian retired Adam for the first out, and when Josh followed with a single, he was caught trying to extend the hit into a double, ending the inning.
Guthrie doubled with one out in the bottom of the third, but Cheap Goats couldn’t plate him. Brian retired Christian to strand Guthrie at second, ending the inning.
Christian rolled through the top of the fourth, retiring Austin and Brian in order.
Brian matched him in the bottom of the fourth, striking out Dinger and retiring Rairigh for the second out.

Brian pitched the complete game win for Jack Shack, allowing only two runs on five hits and striking out one.
Christian once again pitched a scoreless frame in the top of the fifth, sending Rob and Adam down consecutively.
Joey led off the bottom of the fifth with an inside-the-park homer fueled by Jack Shack throwing errors, and the score was 6-2. Brian retired the next two batters, Guthrie and Christian, ending the inning.
Josh led off the top of the sixth with a single and moved to second when Austin followed with a single. Christian got Brian to ground out to the center for the first out of the inning, which moved both runners into scoring position. Christian and Cheap Goats elected to intentionally walk Rob to load the bases, and it paid off. Christian got Adam to fly out to right for the second out of the inning, stranding all three runners.
Dinger led off the bottom of the sixth with a double, but he was caught out trying to extend the hit into a triple. Brian then shut things down by retiring Rairigh, ending the game and giving Jack Shack the 6-2 win.
The win moved Jack Shack to 5-9, and the loss dropped Cheap Goats to 4-10.
W: Brian (2-4)
L: Christian (1-6)
Game Notes:
– Brian pitched the complete game win for Jack Shack, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out one.
– Christian took the loss in a complete game effort, giving up six runs on ten hits in six innings.
– Rob led Jack Shack on offense, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer, two runs scored, two RBI, and an intentional walk.
– Josh and Austin each had three hits for Jack Shack. Josh went 3-for-4 with two singles, a double, a run scored, and two RBI. Austin went 3-for-4 with two singles, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Joey was the only Cheap Goats player with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, a run scored, and an RBI.
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