Tom earned his eleventh win of the season on the mound and went 3-for-4 with two singles, a homer, two runs scored, and two RBI in the Shady Characters win.
After losing their first game of the 2022 season, Shady Characters bounced back in a big way, thoroughly defeating Cheap Goats 10-1. Mike, Jason, and Tom each had three hits, and Nate went deep twice as Shady Characters jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
Tom started for Shady Characters, and he rolled through the top of the first, retiring the side in order.
Dinger took the mound for Cheap Goats, and he got into trouble early. After retiring Dylan to start the bottom of the first, he gave up five consecutive hits. Mike singled, and Tom followed with a two-run bomb that made the score 2-0. Jason then singled, and he moved from first to third when Lucas followed with a single. Nate emptied the bases with a three-run homer, and Shady Characters led 5-0. Dinger retired Dylan to end the inning, and Cheap Goats found themselves in an early hole.
Nate went 2-for-3 with two homers, two runs scored, and four RBI in the Shady Characters win.
Tom once again rolled in the top of the second, retiring Joey and Christian in order.
Mike singled to start the bottom of the second, and he moved to second when Tom followed with a single. It looked as if it would be another big inning for Shady Characters, but Dinger escaped. He retired Jason and Lucas to strand both runners, and the score remained 5-0.
Dinger doubled to start the top of the third, Cheap Goats first hit of the game. Tom buckled down, however, retiring Miller and Joe to strand him at second, ending the inning.
Nate led off the bottom of the third with a solo homer, his second blast of the game, and Shady Characters were in front 6-0. Cheap Goats turned to the bullpen, bringing Miller into the game. He allowed a single to the first batter he faced, Dylan, before retiring Mike and Tom to strand the runner at first, ending the inning.
Lucas entered the game for Shady Characters in the top of the fourth, and he retired the first two batters he faced, Joey and Christian.
Jason tripled to start the bottom of the fourth, and he scored when Lucas grounded out to center for the first out of the inning. Miller retired Nate to end the inning, and Shady Characters led 7-0.
Jason went 3-for-4 with a single, a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI as Shady Characters bounced back from their first loss of the season with an easy win over Cheap Goats.
Miller singled with one out in the top of the fifth, but Lucas stranded him, retiring Joe and Joey to end the inning, maintaining the seven run lead.
Joey came to the mound in a rare relief appearance in the bottom of the fifth. He retired Dylan, the first batter he faced, and then got hit hard. Mike doubled, and Tom followed with a single, putting runners on first and third. Jason crushed a three-run bomb to deep right, putting Shady Characters ahead 10-0. Joey then retired Lucas to end the inning.
Joey singled to start the top of the sixth, and two batters later, Dinger hit an RBI single to score him from second, ending the shutout bid and cutting the score to 10-1. The rally would end there though, as Lucas retired Miller for the second out of the inning, ending the game and giving Shady Characters a 10-1 win.
The win moved Shady Characters to 11-1 on the season, and the loss dropped Cheap Goats to 3-9.
W: Tom (11-1)
L: Dinger (2-3)
Game Notes:
– Tom earned the win for Shady Characters, pitching three shutout innings while allowing only a single hit.
– Lucas pitched three innings of relief for Shady Characters, allowing one run on three hits.
– Dinger took the loss for Cheap Goats, giving up six runs on eight hits in two innings.
– Miller and Joey each pitched in relief for Cheap Goats. Miller allowed two runs on one hit in two innings, and Joey gave up three runs on three hits in one inning.
– Mike, Tom, and Jason each went 3-for-4 for Shady Characters. Mike had two singles, a double, and a run scored. Tom had two singles, a homer, two runs scored, and two RBI. And Jason had a single, a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI.
– Nate also went 2-for-3 with two homers, two runs scored, and four RBI in the win.
– Dinger was the only Cheap Goats player with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with a single, a double, and an RBI.
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