Jon and Jared combined for four home runs and eight extra-base hits as Jack Shack rolled past the Guac Boys 15-6
Despite struggling to find consistent offense throughout the 2023 season, Jack Shack dialed it in against the Guac Boys in week 9, taking an early 15-4 lead and eventually winning 15-6. All four Jack Shack players went deep, and Josh, Jared, and Jon each went deep twice.
Jared took the mound for Jack Shack, and he got into trouble early. He retired the first batter he faced, Jude, and then the Guac Boys got out their bats. Tone, Bohn, and Alec each hit one-out solo homers, and the back-to-back-to-back homers put the Guac Boys ahead 3-0. Jude followed the home run barrage with a one-out triple, but Jared stranded him, retiring Tone to end the inning.
Jack Shack immediately bounced back in the bottom of the first. Alec, Guac Boys’ starter, retired Josh to start the inning, but the next batter, Jared, hit a solo homer. Jon followed with a solo shot, and the back-to-back homers cut the score to 3-2. Ryan singled, and Josh followed with a two-run blast, putting Jack Shack in front 4-3. Alec retired Jared to end the inning, and the Guac Boys were down a run after one inning.
Bohn led off the top of the second with a solo homer, his second of the game, which tied the score at 4-4. Jared retired the next two batters, Alec and Jude, to end the inning.
Jack Shack once again got out their sticks in the bottom of the second, taking a commanding lead. Jon led off the inning with a solo homer, his second in as many at-bats, putting Jack Shack back on top 5-4. Ryan singled, and he moved from first to third when Josh followed with a single. Jared doubled, scoring Ryan, and Jack Shack led 6-4. Jon singled, scoring Josh, pushing Jack Shack’s lead to 7-4. Ryan came to the plate with no outs and two runners on, and he cleared the bases, hitting a three-run homer that extended the Jack Shack lead to 10-4. Josh made it back-to-back homers with his second bomb of the game, and Jack Shack’s lead was 11-4. Two batters later, Jon hit a one-out double, but Jack Shack’s monster inning would end there. Alec retired Ryan to strand Jon at second, and Jack Shack had scored seven runs in the bottom of the second to take a seven run lead.
Alec delivers a pitch to Josh, who went 4-for-7 with a single, a double, two home runs, four runs scored, and four RBI in the Jack Shack victory
Bohn hit a one-out single in the top of the third, but Jared stranded him, retiring Alec to end the inning.
Jack Shack continued to pile on in the bottom of the third. Alec retired Josh to start the inning, but Jared followed with his second homer of the game, making the score 12-4. Jon doubled, and he moved to third when Ryan followed with a single. Josh came to the plate one out and runners on first and third, and he hit an RBI double, scoring Jon and moving Ryan to third. Jared then cleared the bases with an RBI double, and Jack Shack led 15-4. Alec finally escaped the inning, retiring Jon for the second out, and Jack Shack had taken an eleven run lead.
Tone hit a one-out solo homer in the top of the fourth, cutting the score to 15-5. Jared then retired Bohn for the second out, ending the inning.
Alec finally escaped an inning unscathed, retiring Ryan and Josh in order in the bottom of the fourth, and the score remained 15-5.
Alec led off the top of the fifth with a solo homer, his second of the game, and the score was 15-6. Jared then retired Jude and Tone to end the inning, and Jack Shack led by nine runs.
Alec went 3-for-5 with a triple, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI in the Guac Boys loss
Alec once again rolled in the bottom of the fifth, sending Jared and Jon down consecutively, and the Guac Boys would need nine runs in the top of the sixth.
Jared remained on the mound to close things out for Jack Shack, and he made quick work in the top of the sixth. He allowed a one-out triple to Alec, but retired Jude to strand him, ending the inning and the game, giving Jack Shack a 15-6 victory.
The win moved Jack Shack to 5-11 on the season, and the loss dropped the Guac Boys to 9-9.
W: Jared (1-1)
L: Alec (4-3)
Game Notes:
– Jared pitched the complete game win for Jack Shack, allowing six runs on nine hits.
– Alec took the loss for the Guac Boys in a complete game effort, giving up fifteen runs on seventeen hits in five innings.
– Jon led Jack Shack on offense, going 5-for-7 with a single, two doubles, two home runs, four runs scored, and three RBI.
– Josh, Jared, and Ryan each had four hits for Jack Shack. Josh went 4-for-7 with a single, a double, two home runs, four runs scored, and four RBI. Jared also went 4-for-7 with two doubles, two home runs, three runs scored, and five RBI. And Ryan went 4-for-6 with three singles, a home run, four runs scored, and three RBI.
– Alec led the Guac Boys in the loss, going 3-for-5 with a triple, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Bohn also went 3-for-5 with a single, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI.
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