Tone went 3-for-5 with a single, two homers, and four RBI, including the game-winning walk-off single in the bottom of the sixth
After losing to Shady Characters in the franchise’s first Wiffle Series appearance in 2023, Guac Boys have been chasing the defending champs in the standings throughout the early portion of the 2024 season. They fell behind 8-4 in their week 4 matchup with the champs before scoring five unanswered runs in the fifth and six inning to stun Shady Characters, beating them 9-8 and passing them for first place in the season standings with their sixth consecutive win. Bohn led Guac Boys, going 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, a homer, two runs scored, and two RBI in addition to pitching the complete game win on the mound. Tone also went 3-for-5 with a single, two homers, two runs scored, and four RBI, including the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the sixth, as Guac Boys took control of the standings in week 4.
Bohn rolled through the top of the first, retiring Tom and then striking out Nate.
Tom started for Shady Characters, and he stranded a runner in the bottom of the first. After allowing a one-out triple to Form, Tom retired Bohn to strand the runner in scoring position, and the game was scoreless through an inning.
Form went 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a triple, and two RBI as Guac Boys passed Shady Characters for first place in the 2024 season standings
Bohn once again cruised in the top of the second, retiring Lucas and Thomas in order.
Guac Boys got on the board in the bottom of the second. Tone led off the inning with a solo homer, putting his team ahead 1-0. Two batters later, Alec hit a one-out solo homer, and the score was 2-0. Tom retired Form to end the inning, and Shady Characters trailed by two runs.
The Shady Characters offense woke up in the top of the third. Daniel led off with a double, and he moved to third when Tom followed with a double. Nate singled, emptying the bases, and the game was tied at 2-2. Lucas then singled, scoring Nate from second, and Shady Characters took their first lead of the game, 3-2. Thomas then singled, scoring Lucas, and the score was 4-2. Daniel singled, and Thomas scored from first, making the score 5-2. Tom doubled for the second time in the inning, scoring Daniel, and Shady Characters led 6-2. Bohn finally escaped the inning, retiring Nate and Lucas to strand Tom at second, but Shady Characters had reached base safely in seven consecutive at-bats to take a four-run lead.
Guac Boys chipped into the Shady Characters lead in the bottom of the third. Bohn led off with a single, and Tone drove him in with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot that made the score 6-4. Tom retired Brum and Alec to end the inning, and Shady Characters led by two.
Shady Characters made up the difference in the top of the fourth. Thomas led off with a double, and he moved to third when Daniel singled. With no outs and runners on the corners, Tom singled, scoring Thomas, and Shady Characters were in front 7-4. Two batters later, Lucas hit a one-out single, scoring Daniel, and the score was 8-4. Bohn then retired Thomas to strand Tom at third and Lucas at first, ending the inning.
Bohn hit a one-out double in the bottom of the fourth, but Tom stranded him, retiring Tone to end the inning, maintaining the four-run lead.
Bohn got back in a groove in the top of the fifth, retiring Daniel and Tom in order.
Down 8-4, Guac Boys started to rally in the bottom of the fifth. Brum was retired to start the inning, and Alec followed with a one-out double. He scored when Form followed with an RBI double, cutting the Shady Characters lead to 8-5. Bohn followed with a two-run homer, and the score was 8-7. Tom retired Tone to end the inning, and the lead had been trimmed to one.
Bohn went 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, and a homer, and he pitched the complete game win, as Guac Boys won their sixth consecutive game, beating Shady Characters 9-8
Bohn once again pitched effectively in the top of the sixth, sending Nate and Lucas down consecutively, and Guac Boys would need a run in the bottom of the sixth to extend the game.
Tom remained on the mound for Shady Characters, and he allowed a leadoff triple to Brum to start the bottom of the sixth. Guac Boys had the tying run at third, but Tom got Alec to fly out to the pitcher’s mound for the first out of the inning, leaving Brum unable to score on the play. Down to their last out, Form hit a one-out RBI single, scoring Brum, and the game was tied at 8-8. Bohn followed with a single, moving Form to second and putting the winning run in scoring position. Tone came through for Guac Boys once again, hitting an RBI single that allowed Form to score from second, giving Guac Boys a 9-8 come-from-behind walk-off victory over the defending champs.
The win moved Guac Boys to 6-1 on the season, and the loss dropped Shady Characters to 5-2.
W: Bohn (5-1)
L: Tom (4-2)
Game Notes:
– Bohn earned a complete game win on the mound, allowing eight runs on eleven hits and striking out one.
– Tom took the loss in a complete game effort for Shady Characters, giving up nine runs on thirteen hits in 5.5 innings.
– Bohn led Guac Boys on offense, going 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Form and Tone each went 3-for-5 for Guac Boys. Form had a single, a double, a triple, two runs scored, and two RBI. Tone had a single, two home runs, two runs scored, and four RBI.
– Tom and Daniel each had three hits in the Shady Characters loss. Tom went 3-for-5 with a single, two doubles, a run scored, and two RBI. Daniel went 3-for-4 with two singles, a double, three runs scored, and an RBI.
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