Cheap Goats and Shady Characters, who met in the 2021 Wiffle Series, exchange handshakes after Cheap Goats prevailed in the longest game of the 2022 season so far.
It took the longest game of the 2022 regular season for the Cheap Goats to beat Shady Characters without their two most productive hitters in the lineup, but when all was said and done, Cheap Goats had won the game 6-5, handing Shady Characters only their second loss of the season. Joe’s RBI double in the top of the ninth was the deciding factor, as he and Joey had three hits apiece to lead Cheap Goats on offense. Dinger picked up the win on the mound, and Christian closed the game in the bottom of the ninth, earning his first save of the season.
Tom started on the mound for Shady Characters, and after retiring the first batter he faced, Miller, he allowed a one-out solo homer to Joe, which put Cheap Goats in front 1-0. The next batter, Joey, singled, but was caught out trying to extend the hit to a double, ending the inning.
Joe connects on one of his three extra-base hits in the Cheap Goats win.
Dinger took the mound for Cheap Goats, and after allowing a leadoff single to Dylan, he retired Tom and Nate to strand him at first, ending the inning.
Tom rolled through the top of the second, retiring Christian and Dinger in order.
Dinger matched him in the bottom of the second, sending Lucas and Dylan down consecutively.
Tom had reached his innings limit for week 8, and Lucas came to the mound in the top of the third. After retiring Miller for the first out, he got into trouble. Joe doubled, and Joey drove him in with an RBI triple, putting Cheap Goats in front 2-0. Christian then doubled, scoring Joey, and the Cheap Goats lead was 3-0. Dinger also doubled, scoring Christian, pushing the score to 4-0. Miller followed with an RBI double, Cheap Goats fifth consecutive extra-base hit, and the lead was 5-0. Lucas retired Joe to strand Miller at second, ending the inning, and Shady Characters trailed by five.
Joey connects on one of his three hits in the Cheap Goats win.
Tom led off the bottom of the third with a solo homer to right-center, putting Shady Characters on the board and cutting the deficit to 5-1. Two batters later, Lucas hit a one-out single, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Dylan for the second out of the inning.
Tom went 3-for-7 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, and an RBI in the Shady Characters loss.
Lucas settled in starting in the top of the fourth, retiring Joey and Christian in order.
Shady Characters chipped away at the Cheap Goats lead in the bottom of the fourth. Tom led off with a double off the left-centerfield fence, and two batters later, Lucas hit an RBI double, scoring Tom to cut the Cheap Goats lead to 5-2. Dinger then retired Dylan to strand Lucas at second, ending the inning.
Despite earning the loss on the mound, Lucas led Shady Characters on offense, going 5-for-7 with a single, four doubles, a run scored, and two RBI.
Lucas retired Cheap Goats in order in the top of the fifth, sending Dinger and Miller down consecutively.
Dinger once again matched him in the bottom of the fifth, retiring Tom and Nate in order.
Dinger, who pitched effectively for Cheap Goats over eight innings, delivers a pitch to Tom of Shady Characters as the sun sets on the Wiffle Diamond.
Joey doubled with one out in the top of the sixth, but Lucas stranded him, retiring Christian for the second out of the inning.
Down three runs, Shady Characters rallied in the bottom of the sixth. Lucas led off the inning with a double, and Dylan followed with a two-run homer that cut the score to 5-4. Tom then doubled, and two batters later, Lucas hit a one-out RBI double, scoring Tom to tie the game at 5-5. Shady Characters had the winning run in scoring position, but they couldn’t capitalize. Dinger retired Dylan to strand Lucas at second, sending the game to extra-innings tied at 5-5.
Miller doubled with one out in the top of the seventh, putting the go-ahead run in scoring position, but Lucas stranded him, retiring Joe for the second out of the inning.
Dinger cruised through the bottom of the seventh, retiring Tom and Nate in order.
Lucas rolled through the top of the eighth, retiring Joey before striking out Christian to end the inning.
Lucas led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, putting the winning run in scoring position. Dylan followed with a single but was caught out in between first and second base on a communication error with Lucas. Dinger then retired Tom for the second out of the inning, stranding Lucas at second.
Dinger started the top of the ninth with a single, and he moved to second when Miller grounded out for the first out of the inning. Joe followed with an RBI double, scoring Dinger, and Cheap Goats had taken a 6-5 lead. Lucas retired Joey, stranding Joe at second, and Shady Characters trailed by a run heading into the bottom of the ninth.
Joe led Cheap Goats in the nine-inning victory over Shady Characters, going 3-for-6 with two doubles, a homer, two runs scored, and two RBI, including the game-winning RBI in the top of the ninth.
Dinger had reached his innings limit for the week by pitching eight innings in the game. Cheap Goats brought Christian to the mound from the bullpen, and he allowed a double to the first batter he faced, Nate. Shady Characters had the tying run in scoring position and the winning run at the plate. Christian buckled down, however, striking out Lucas for the first out. He then got Dylan to fly out to center for the second out, stranding the runner at second, and giving Cheap Goats a 6-5 extra-innings victory.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 6-10 in a three-way tie with Jack Shack and the Guac Boys in the standings, and the loss dropped Shady Characters to 14-2.
W: Dinger (3-3)
L: Lucas (1-1)
S: Christian (1)
Game Notes:
– Dinger earned the win for Cheap Goats, allowing five runs on eleven hits in eight innings.
– Christian picked up the save for Cheap Goats, closing out the final inning, allowing no runs on one hit and striking out one.
– Lucas took the loss for Shady Characters, giving up five runs on ten hits and striking out one in seven innings.
– Tom got a no-decision for Shady Characters, allowing one run on one hit in two innings.
– Joe and Joey led Cheap Goats at the plate, each going 3-for-6. Joe had two doubles, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Joey had a single, a double, a triple, a run scored, and an RBI.
– Lucas led Shady Characters on offense in the loss, going 5-for-7 with a single, four doubles, a run scored, and two RBI.
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