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Guac Boys Storm From Behind to Top Shady Characters 11-8

15 Oct

Lucas delivers a pitch to Jude, who went 5-for-7 with a single, three doubles, and a homer, leading the Guac Boys to an 11-8 come-from-behind win over Shady Characters

The Guac Boys trailed 7-2 heading into the bottom of the third inning, and across the next three innings, they scored nine unanswered runs to take the lead and hold on to beat Shady Characters 11-8. Jude led the Guac Boys, going 5-for-7 with a single, three doubles, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI, Tone and Alec each contributed four hits, and Bohn pitched the complete game win. The win over first place Shady Characters extended Guac Boy’s lead over Cheap Goats for second place in the season standings with three games remaining in the regular season.

Bohn started for the Guac Boys, and he fell behind early. Dylan led off the top of the first with a double, and he moved to third when Nate followed with a single. With no outs and runners on the corners, Tom singled, driving in Dylan, and Shady Characters led 1-0. Jason cleared the bases with a titanic three-run bomb to right, and Shady Characters had taken a 4-0 lead without recording an out. Bohn retired the next two batters, Lucas and Dylan, to end the inning, and the Guac Boys trailed by four runs.

Jason went 4-for-4 with a single, a double, two home runs, and five RBI in the Shady Characters loss

Tom started on the mound for Shady Characters, and he rolled through the bottom of the first, retiring Jude and Tone in order.

Nate started the top of the second with a single, and when Tom followed with a single, Nate was thrown out trying to score on the play. Jason followed with Shady Characters’ third consecutive single, but Bohn stranded two runners, retiring Lucas for the second out of the inning, and the score remained 4-0.

The Guac Boys got on the board in the bottom of the second. Bohn led off with a single, and he moved from first to third when Alec followed with a double. Two batters later, Tone hit a two-RBI single, scoring both Bohn and Alec, and the score was cut to 4-2. Tom retired Bohn for the second out of the inning, stranding Tone at first.

Alec went 4-for-5 with four extra-base its, continuing his career year

Shady Characters’ lead had been cut in half, but they got the runs back in the top of the third. Dylan led off with a solo homer, putting Shady Characters in front 5-2. Nate followed with a double, and two batters later, with one out, Jason hit a two-run homer, his second blast of the game, and the lead was 7-2. Bohn retired Lucas for the second out of the inning, and Shady Characters were up five runs.

Down 7-2, the Guac Boys started to chip away in the bottom of the third, and Shady Characters brought Lucas to the mound from the bullpen. Alec led off the inning with a solo homer, and Jude followed with a solo homer of his own. The back-to-back homers cut the Shady Characters lead to 7-4. Tone followed with a single, but Lucas stranded him, retiring Bohn and Alec to end the inning.

Bohn cruised through the top of the fourth, retiring Dylan and Nate in order, and the score remained 7-4.

Jude started the bottom of the fourth with a double, and Tone followed with a two-run homer, cutting Shady Characters’ lead to one run at 7-6. Bohn singled, and two batters later, Jude hit a one-out double to put two runners in scoring position with one out. Lucas escaped the jam, however, retiring Tone to strand two runners, ending the inning and maintaining a one-run lead.

Guac Boys celebrate at the plate after one of Tone’s two two-run homers

Jason hit a one-out double in the top of the fifth, but Shady Characters couldn’t add an insurance run. Bohn retired Lucas to strand the runner at second, ending the inning.

Despite trailing the entire game, the Guac Boys continued to rally in the bottom of the fifth, taking their first lead of the game. Lucas retired Bohn to start the inning, but then got into trouble. Alec hit a one-out triple, and Jude drove him in with an RBI single, tying the game at 7-7. Tone followed with his second two-run homer of the game, and the bomb put the Guac Boys in front for the first time at 9-7. Bohn followed with a solo shot, and the back-to-back homers made the score 10-7. Alec then doubled, and Jude drove him in with his third double of the game. Lucas finally got out of the inning by retiring Tone for the second out, but the Guac Boys had scored five runs, and in total, nine unanswered runs, to take an 11-7 lead heading into the sixth.

Bohn remained on the mound to close things out for the Guac Boys. Dylan started with a double, but he was thrown out trying to extend the hit into a triple. Nate followed with a solo homer, which cut the score to 11-8. Shady Characters couldn’t rally further, however, as Bohn retired Tom for the second out of the inning, ending the game and giving the Guac Boys an 11-8 victory.

Shady Characters celebrate after Nate’s solo homer in the top of the sixth

The win moved the Guac Boys above .500 to 9-8 on the season, and the loss dropped Shady Characters to 13-4.

W: Bohn (4-3)
L: Lucas (4-4)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Bohn pitched the complete game win for the Guac Boys, allowing eight runs on thirteen hits.
– Lucas took the loss for Shady Characters, giving up nine runs on thirteen hits in three innings.
– Tom started the game for Shady Characters and earned a no decision, allowing two runs on three hits in two innings.
– Jude led the Guac Boys in the victory, going 5-for-7 with a single, three doubles, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI.
– Tone and Alec each had four hits in the Guac Boys win. Tone went 4-for-7 with two singles, two home runs, two runs scored, and six RBI. Alec went 4-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, four runs scored, and an RBI.
– Jason went 4-for-4 to lead Shady Characters in the losing effort. He had a single, a double, two home runs, two runs scored, and five RBI.
– Nate also had four hits in the Shady Characters loss, going 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, three runs scored, and an RBI.

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Joey of Cheap Goats Named Pabst Blue Ribbon Wiffler of the Week

15 Oct

Joey’s late-career resurgence continued in week 8, as he kept up the record-breaking pace he has maintained throughout the 2023 season, punishing opposing hitters with a barrage of extra-base hits. He delivered a record-breaking performance as Cheap Goats exploded for the most dominant offensive performance of the 2023 season, and he continued to swat balls over the left field fence. He led Cheap Goats to a split in week 8, holding tight with the Guac Boys in the chase for second place in the season standings, and after another strong week at the plate and in the field, he was voted Wiffler of the week for the second time this season.

In a 24-9 win over Jack Shack, Joey had a career game, going 9-for-10 with six doubles, one triple, two home runs, seven runs scored, and six RBI, breaking the single-game EWL record for doubles (5) that was previously held by Tim of Ham Slams, Tom W of Shady Characters, and Brett of Cheap Goats.

In a 9-7 loss to the Guac Boys, he went 3-for-6 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI.

In total, Joey went 12-for-16 with seven doubles, four home runs, ten runs scored, and ten RBI in week 8.

This is the sixteenth time in Joey’s career that he has been voted Wiffler of the Week, and the second time in three weeks, after being named Wiffler of the Week for week 6 of the 2023 season.

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Brum’s Two-Run Homer Caps Guac Boys 9-7 Victory Over Cheap Goats

9 Oct

Guac Boys celebrate at the plate after one of Alec’s three homers

Alec went deep three times, Jude homered twice, and Brum’s two-run bomb in the top of the sixth put the Guac Boys ahead for good in their 9-7 victory over Cheap Goats. The two teams have been battling it out for second and third place in the EWL standings all season, and this win could prove crucial to the tiebreaker that determines playoff seeding as both teams chase Shady Characters.

Dinger started on the mound for Cheap Goats, and the first batter he faced, Alec, went deep, and the leadoff homer gave the Guac Boys a 1-0 lead immediately. Two batters later, Jude hit a one-out double, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Jan to end the inning.

Jan took the mound for Guac Boys, and he allowed a leadoff double to Joey. The next batter, Miller, hit a two-run homer, putting Cheap Goats ahead 2-1. Jan retired Christian and Dinger to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by a run.

The Guac Boys reclaimed the lead in the top of the second. Tone led off with a single, and Alec followed with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot that made the score 3-2. Two batters later, with one out, Jude hit a solo homer, and the Guac Boys led 4-2. Dinger retired Jan to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two runs.

Joey led off the bottom of the second with a solo homer, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Jan then retired Miller and Christian to end the inning.

Joey went 3-for-6 with a double, two homers, three runs scored, and four RBI in the Cheap Goats loss.

Dinger retired Tone to start the top of the third, but Alec followed with his third homer in as many at-bats, and the solo shot put the Guac Boys in front 5-3. Dinger then retired Brum to end the inning.

Dinger doubled to start the bottom of the third, and he scored from second when Joey grounded out for the first out of the inning. Jan retired Miller to end the inning, and the score was 5-4.

Cheap Goats turned to their bullpen in the top of the fourth, bringing Christian to the mound. The first batter he faced, Jude, hit a solo homer, extending the Guac Boys lead to 6-4. Jan followed with a double, but Christian stranded him, retiring Tone and Alec to end the inning.

Jude went 4-for-5 with a single, a double, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI, leading the Guac Boys to victory

Cheap Goats pulled even in the bottom of the fourth. Christian and Dinger each singled to start the inning, putting runners on first and second with no outs. Jan got Joey to ground out for the first out of the inning, but Christian scored on the play, cutting the score to 6-5. Miller then singled, scoring Dinger, and the game was tied at 6-6. Jan then retired Christian for the second out of the inning, stranding the runner at first.

Guac Boys once again pulled ahead in the top of the fifth. Jude singled with one out, and Jan drove him in with an RBI double that put Guac Boys ahead 7-6. Christian then retired Tone to strand Jan at second, ending the inning.

Dinger delivers a pitch to Jan, who had two doubles and pitched the complete game win for Guac Boys.

Jan retired Dinger to start the bottom of the fifth, but Cheap Goats once again tied the game when Joey followed with a one-out solo homer. Jan retired Miller to end the inning, and the game was tied at 7-7.

Guac Boys took yet another lead in the top of the sixth. Alec led off with a single, and Brum followed with a two-run homer that made the score 9-7. Christian retired the next two batters, Jude and Jan, to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two runs heading into their final at-bat.

Jan remained on the mound to close things out in the bottom of the sixth. He retired the first batter, Christian, before allowing a one-out single to Dinger. Cheap Goats had the tying run at the plate, but Jan got Joey to ground out to center, stranding the runner, ending the inning, and giving the Guac Boys a 9-7 victory.

The win moved the Guac Boys to .500 at 8-8 on the season, and the loss dropped Cheap Goats to 7-9.

W: Jan (1-1)
L: Christian (3-5)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Jan pitched the complete game win for the Guac Boys, allowing seven runs on nine hits.
– Christian took the loss for Cheap Goats, giving up four runs on six hits in three innings.
– Dinger earned a no-decision for Cheap Goats, pitching the first three innings while allowing five runs on six hits.
– Alec and Jude led the Guac Boys at the plate, each going 4-for-5. Alec had a single, three home runs, four runs scored, and four RBI. Jude had a single, a double, two homers, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Joey led Cheap Goats in the loss, going 3-for-6 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and four RBI.

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Shady Characters Storm Back in Top of the Sixth to Drop Jack Shack 11-7

4 Oct

Jason homered twice in the top of the sixth, leading Shady Characters to a big inning that put them in front for good

Jack Shack, who have been mired in roster chaos and stuck in fourth place in the EWL standings throughout the 2023 season, held a 6-4 lead over Shady Characters, the two-time defending champs and first place team, heading into the sixth inning, and were poised for an upset. But as Shady Characters have done time and again over the last several seasons, they put together one huge inning, scoring seven runs in the top of the sixth, delivering another heartbreaking defeat to their opponent. Jason homered twice in the top of the sixth, and Lucas, Nate, and Dylan homered once, as Shady Characters took a commanding lead and held on to win, extending their lead atop the season standings.

Jared took the mound for Jack Shack, and he was effective early, retiring Dylan and Nate in the top of the first.

Shady Characters’ ace Tom started, and he was also in typical form early, sending Ryan and Jon down in order in the bottom of the second.

Jared continued to pitch well in the top of the second, retiring Tom and Jason.

Tom once again matched Jared, retiring the side in order in the bottom of the second, and the game was scoreless through two innings.

Shady Characters took an early lead in the top of the third. After retiring Lucas for the first out, Jared allowed a solo homer to Dylan. Nate followed with a solo shot, and the back-to-back homers gave Shady Characters a 2-0 lead. Tom followed with a single, but Jared stranded him, retiring Jason for the second out of the inning.

Down 2-0, Jack Shack responded in the bottom of the third, taking the lead. Tom had reached his innings limit for the week, and Lucas took the mound in relief. He allowed a leadoff double to Josh, and Ryan drove him in with an RBI double that made the score 2-1. Two batters later, Jared hit a one-out two-run homer, putting Jack Shack in front 3-2. Brian tripled, and Josh drove him in with his second double of the inning, extending the Jack Shack lead to 4-2. Ryan also doubled for the second time in the inning, and Josh scored on the play, pushing Jack Shack’s lead to 5-2. Lucas retired Jon for the second out of the inning, and Shady Characters trailed by three runs.

Lucas led off the top of the fourth with a single, and he scored from first when Dylan followed with an RBI single that cut the score to 5-3. Nate then tripled, scoring Dylan, and Shady Characters were behind 5-4. The tying run was on third, but Jared stranded him, retiring Tom and Jason to end the inning.

Nate went 4-for-5 with a single, a triple, two homers, two runs scored, and five RBI in the Shady Characters comeback victory

Lucas rolled through the bottom of the fourth, retiring Jared and Brian in order.

Lucas singled to start the top of the fifth, and two batters later, he moved from first to third when Nate followed with a one-out single. Shady Characters had runners on the corners with one out, but Jared stranded both runners, retiring Tom to end the inning, and the score remained 5-4.

Jack Shack added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth when Josh led off with a solo homer. Lucas retired Ryan and Josh to end the inning, and Shady Characters trailed 6-4 heading into the sixth.

Jared had kept the explosive Shady Characters offense in check through five innings, but the wheels fell off in the sixth. Jason led off the inning with a solo homer, which cut the deficit to 6-5. Lucas and Dylan both followed with singles, and Nate not only cleared the bases but also put Shady Characters ahead with a three-run blast to right, making the score 8-6. Two batters later, Jason hit a one-out solo homer, his second bomb of the inning, and the score was 9-6. Lucas then homered, and Dylan followed with his second solo homer of the game. The back-to-back homers put Shady Characters in front 11-6. Jared finally escaped the inning by retiring Nate for the second out.

Lucas went 4-for-5 with three singles, a solo homer, three runs scored, and earned the win, pitching four innings of relief for Shady Characters

Despite leading by two runs heading into the sixth, Jack Shack trailed by five as they came to bat in the bottom half of the inning. Jared led off the inning with a single, and after retiring Brian for the first out of the inning, Lucas intentionally walked Josh to put runners on first and second with one out. Ryan followed with an RBI single, scoring Jared, and Jack Shack trailed 11-7. Jack Shack had two runners on, but the rally ended there. Lucas retired Jon for the second out of the inning, stranding both runners, and giving Shady Characters an 11-7 victory.

The win moved Shady Characters to 13-3 on the season, and the loss dropped Jack Shack to 4-12.

W: Lucas (4-3)
L: Jared (0-1)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Lucas earned the win in relief for Shady Characters, allowing seven runs on nine hits in four innings.
– Tom took a no decision for Shady Characters, starting the game with two perfect innings.
– Jared took the loss in a complete game effort for Jack Shack, giving up eleven runs on fifteen hits in six innings.
– Dylan, Nate, and Lucas each had four hits for Shady Characters. Dylan went 4-for-6 with two singles, two home runs, four runs scored, and three RBI. Nate went 4-for-6 with a single, a triple, two home runs, two runs scored, and five RBI. Lucas went 4-for-5 with three singles, a homer, three runs scored, and an RBI.
– Jason also had two homers for Shady Characters, going 2-for-5.
– Josh led Jack Shack in the loss, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, and an intentional walk.

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Joey and Miller Lead Cheap Goats in Record-Breaking 24-9 Rout of Jack Shack

3 Oct

Cheap Goats celebrate at the plate as Joey scores one of a franchise-record twenty-four runs in their record-breaking 24-9 victory over Jack Shack

Cheap Goats unleashed the most dominant offensive performance of the 2023 season, pummeling Jack Shack 24-9. Joey had nine hits, including an EWL single-game record six doubles, Miller tied the single-game EWL record for home runs with five, and Dinger hit for the cycle for the second time in his EWL career. Cheap Goats scored nine runs in the first inning and ten runs in the sixth inning, breaking their franchise record for runs scored in a single game.

Josh took the mound for Jack Shack, and Cheap Goats crushed him immediately. Joey led off the game with a double, and Miller followed with a two-run homer, putting Cheap Goats up 2-0. Josh retired Christian for the first out of the inning, and the next seven consecutive batters reached base safely. Dinger doubled, and Joey drove him in with an RBI double, making the score 3-0. Miller then doubled, scoring Joey, and Jack Shack trailed 4-0. Christian followed with Cheap Goats’ fourth consecutive double, which scored Miller, extending the lead to 5-0. Dinger followed with an RBI single, scoring Christian, and the score was 6-0. Joey hit his third consecutive double and third double in the first inning, putting runners on second and third. Miller cleared the bases with his second bomb of the inning, a three-run shot that gave Cheap Goats a 9-0 lead. Josh finally escaped the disastrous first inning by retiring Christian for the second out.

Dinger started for Cheap Goats, and after retiring Jack Shack’s first batter, Ryan, he allowed a solo homer to Jon, making the score 9-1. Jared then homered, and the back-to-back jacks cut the deficit to 9-2. Dinger then retired Brian to end the inning, and Jack Shack trailed by seven runs.

After allowing a one-out double to Joey in the top of the second, Josh retired Miller for the second out of the inning, stranding the runner, and the score remained 9-2.

Jack Shack rallied in the bottom of the second, making the game interesting. Josh led off the inning with a solo homer, which made the score 9-3. Ryan doubled, and Jon followed with a two-run shot, his second homer of the game, cutting the Cheap Goats lead to 9-5. Jared followed with a homer, making the score 9-6, and Brian also hit a solo homer, narrowing the deficit to 9-7. Josh also homered, and the back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers had trimmed a nine-run Cheap Goats lead to one. Jack Shack had scored eight unanswered runs, including six runs without recording an out in the bottom of the second, and the score was 9-8. Cheap Goats turned to the bullpen, bringing Christian to the mound. He retired the first two batters he faced, Ryan and Jon, to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by a run.

After the rough first inning, Josh continued to pitch effectively into the third inning. He retired Christian and Dinger in order, and Jack Shack continued to trail by a run.

Christian matched Josh in the bottom of the third, sending Jared and Ryan down in order.

Cheap Goats got a few runs back in the top of the fourth. Joey led off the inning with a triple, and Miller drove him in with an RBI triple, making the score 10-8. Josh got Christian to ground out for the first out of the inning, but Miller scored on the play, and Cheap Goats led 11-8. Josh retired Dinger for the second out of the inning, and Jack Shack were down three runs.

Josh led off the bottom of the fourth with a triple, and he scored when Christian got Ryan to ground out for the first out of the inning. Christian then retired Jon to end the inning, and the score was 11-9 through four innings.

Cheap Goats once again added to their lead in the top of the fifth. Joey started the inning with a solo homer, which made the score 12-9. Miller followed with his third home run of the contest, and the back-to-back bombs gave Cheap Goats a 13-9 lead. Christian followed with a single, but he was caught out trying to extend the hit into a double. Dinger then hit a one-out solo shot, and Cheap Goats led 14-9. Josh retired Joey for the first time in the game for the second out of the inning, and Cheap Goats were in front by five runs.

Miller was dominant from both sides of the plate, tying the single-game EWL record for home runs with five and driving in a career-high eleven runs in the Cheap Goats win

Jared singled to start the bottom of the fifth, but Jack Shack couldn’t rally. Christian retired Brian and Josh to strand the runner at first, ending the inning.

Cheap Goats came into the top of the sixth leading by five runs, and they not only added a few insurance runs, they opened up a fifteen run lead. Josh struck out Miller to start the inning, and the next twelve Cheap Goats batters reached base safely. Christian hit a one-out double, and he scored from second when Dinger followed with an RBI single, putting Cheap Goats ahead 15-9. Joey then doubled, his fifth double of the game, tying the EWL single-game record. Dinger scored on the play, and Jack Shack trailed 16-9. Miller followed with a two-run bomb, tying his career-high with four home runs, and the score was 18-9. Christian hit a solo shot, and the score was 19-9. Dinger singled, and Joey hit his second blast of the game, a two-run homer that put Cheap Goats ahead 21-9. Miller made it back-to-back, tying the EWL single-game record with his fifth home run of the game, and the score was 22-9. Christian hit his third double of the game, and Dinger drove him in with an RBI triple that completed the second cycle of his long wiffle career and extended the Cheap Goats lead to 23-9. Joey followed with his sixth double of the game, breaking the single-game record for doubles, the third EWL record book entry in the last four Cheap Goats at-bats. Dinger scored on the play, and Cheap Goats had taken a 24-9 lead. Miller came to the plate with a chance to break the single-game record for home runs with his sixth bomb, but Josh retired him and got out of his second punishing inning of the game, ending the inning.

Dinger hit for the cycle for the second time in his storied EWL career, going 6-for-9 with three singles, a double, a triple, and a homer

Dinger returned to the mound in the bottom of the sixth to close things out for Cheap Goats, and he made quick work of Jack Shack. He retired Ryan and Jon in order, ending the inning and the game, as Cheap Goats won 24-9.

The win moved Cheap Goats to 7-8 on the season, and the loss dropped Jack Shack to 4-11.

W: Dinger (4-3)
L: Josh (2-6)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Dinger earned the win for Cheap Goats, allowing eight runs on eight hits in two innings across two appearances.
– Christian pitched four innings of relief for Cheap Goats, giving up one run on two hits.
– Josh took the loss in a complete game effort for Jack Shack, allowing twenty-four runs on twenty-seven hits and striking out one in six innings.
– Joey Cheap Goats, delivering one of the best games of his career, going 9-for-10 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, seven runs scored, and six RBI. He broke the single-game EWL record for doubles with six, which was previously held by Tim of Ham Slams, Tom W of Shady Characters, and Brett of Cheap Goats, who each hit five doubles in a single game.
– Miller tied the single-game record for home runs, with five, joining Jason as the second player this year to hit five homers in one game. In total he went 7-for-10 with a double, a triple, five home runs, seven runs scored and eleven RBI.
– Dinger went 6-for-9 with three singles, a double, a triple, a home run, six runs scored, and four RBI, hitting for the cycle for the second time in his career.
– Josh led Jack Shack in the loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two home runs, three runs scored, and two RBI.
– Jon and Jared also had two runs each for Jack Shack.

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