Joey had four extra-base hits to lead Cheap Goats to an upset win in game one of Cheap Goats’ best-of-five series with Shady Characters
Joey went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and two RBI in game one as Cheap Goats, who finished last in the 2022 EWL standings, upset Shady Characters, who had the best regular season record in league history. Bob, making his first appearance on the Wiffle Diamond in years, substituted for Miller in the Cheap Goats lineup and went 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a homer, a run scored, and two RBI. Dinger pitched the complete game win, and Shady Characters were without Mike, the defending Wiffler of the Year.
Dylan started for Shady Characters, and he allowed a leadoff triple to Joey. Bob followed with a single, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Joe then singled, scoring Joey, and Cheap Goats led 1-0. Cheap Goats had two runners on with no outs, but Dylan avoided further damage. He struck out Christian and then retired Dinger to strand both runners, ending the inning.
Dinger allowed a leadoff double to Dylan to start the bottom of the first, but he retired Jason and Jesse, making his Wiffle debut, to strand Dylan at second, ending the inning.
Joey doubled to start the top of the second, but Cheap Goats couldn’t capitalize. Dylan retired Bob and Joe to strand him at second, and the score remained 1-0.
Lucas led off the bottom of the second with a single, but Dinger retired Nate and then struck out Dylan to strand the runner at first, ending the inning.
Cheap Goats extended their lead in the top of the third. Christian led off the inning with a solo homer to right, pushing the lead to 2-0. Two batters later Joey doubled, and Bob drove him in with a two-run homer, making the score 4-0. Dylan retired Joe to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by four.
In his first appearance on the Wiffle Diamond in five years, Bob suited up for Cheap Goats and went 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a triple, and two RBI.
Shady Characters cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third. Jason tripled to start the inning, and Jesse followed with a two-run bomb, narrowing the deficit to 4-2. Dinger retired the next two batters to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by two.
Cheap Goats immediately made up the difference in the top of the fourth. Dinger singled with one out, and Joey followed with a two-run homer to left, putting Cheap Goats in front 6-2. Dylan retired Bob to end the inning, and Cheap Goats once again led by four runs.
Dylan singled to start the bottom of the fourth, and Jason followed with a double, putting two runners in scoring position with no outs. Dinger got the next batter, Lucas, to fly out to right, and Jason was doubled up on the play, stranding both runners and ending the inning, as Cheap Goats continued to lead by four runs.
Jason went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, and a homer in the Shady Characters loss
Christian singled with one out in the top of the fifth, but Cheap Goats couldn’t extend their lead, as Dylan struck out Dinger to strand the runner and end the inning.
Nate tripled with one out in the bottom of the fifth, but Dinger stranded another runner, retiring Dylan to end the inning, and the Cheap Goats lead remained four runs.
Bob doubled with one out in the top of the sixth, but Dylan stranded him, retiring Joe to end the inning.
Jason led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo homer, cutting the score to 6-3. Dinger, however, retired the next two batters, Jesse and Lucas, to end the game, giving Cheap Goats a surprising game one victory.
The win put Cheap Goats ahead 1-0 in the best-of-five first round series with Shady Characters, a rematch of the 2021 Wiffle Series. The winners of this series advance to the 2022 Wiffle Series.
W: Dinger (1-0)
L: Dylan (0-1)
Game Notes:
-Dinger pitched the complete game win for Cheap Goats, giving up three runs on eight hits and striking out one.
-Dylan took the loss in a complete game effort for Shady Characters, allowing six runs on eleven hits and striking out three.
-Joey led Cheap Goats on offense, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and two RBI.
-Bob went 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a homer, a run scored, and two RBI in his first Wiffle appearance since closing out the 2018 Wiffle Series for Loss Mitigation
-Jason led Shady Characters in the loss, going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run, two runs scored, and an RBI.
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