Josh’s walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the seventh capped an incredible comeback as Jack Shack stunned Shady Characters 8-7 in extra-innings
In one of the best games of the 2024 season thus far, Jack Shack and Shady Characters went blow-for-blow before Josh hit a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the seventh, giving Jack Shack an 8-7 win. Jack Shack led 3-2, then trailed 7-3 before scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth to force extra innings, and later walked off with a victory. Josh went 4-for-7 with a single, a double, two homers, three runs scored and two RBI, and Jon M went 5-for-6 with four singles, a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI, as Shady Characters dropped their third consecutive game.
Jon D started on the mound for Jack Shack, and after allowing a leadoff double to Tom, he stranded him, retiring Daniel and Thomas to end the inning.
Tom took the mound for Shady Characters and he retired Josh and Jon M in order in the bottom of the first.
Jon D retired Dylan, making his first appearance of the 2024 season, to start the top of the second. Nate hit a one-out single, and he moved from first to third when Lucas followed with a single. Tom then singled, scoring Nate, and Shady Characters led 1-0. Daniel also singled, scoring Lucas, and the lead was 2-0. Shady Characters had runners on the corners with one out, but Jon avoided further damage, retiring Thomas to strand both runners, ending the inning.
Jon D led off the bottom of the second with a single, and he moved to second when Jacob followed with a single. Josh then singled, but Jacob was caught in between first and second for the first out of the inning. With one out and runners on the corners, Jon M singled, scoring Jon D, and Jack Shack trailed 2-1. Jack Shack continued to have two runners on, but Tom escaped further damage, retiring Jon D to strand Josh and Jon M, ending the inning.
Nate singled with one out in the top of the third, but Jon D stranded him, striking out Lucas to end the inning.
Jack Shack took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the third. Tom retired Jacob to start the inning, but Josh followed with a solo homer, tying the game at 2-2. The next batter, Jon M, launched a homer to deep left-center, and the back-to-back homers gave Jack Shack a 3-2 lead. Tom retired Jon D to end the inning, and Shady Characters trailed by a run.
Jack Shack celebrate at the plate after Jon M’s solo homer, in total, he went 5-for-6 with four singles, a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI
Tom started the top of the fourth with a double, and after moving to third on Daniel’s sacrifice fly, he scored when Thomas hit a one-out RBI double. Jon D struck out Dylan to end the inning, and the game was tied at 3-3.
Tom rolled through the bottom of the fourth, retiring Jacob and Josh in order.
Shady Characters pulled ahead again in the top of the fifth when Nate led off the inning with a solo homer, making the score 4-3. Jon D retired Lucas and Tom to end the inning, and Jack Shack were behind by a run.
Jon M led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, and after Jon D struck out for the first out of the inning, Jacob doubled to put two runners in scoring position. Tom once again stranded Jack Shack runners, however, retiring Josh to end the inning.
Shady Characters opened up a bigger lead in the top of the sixth. Daniel and Thomas each singled to start the inning, and Dylan cleared the bases with his first hit of the 2024 season, a three-run homer than put Shady Characters in front 7-3. Jon D retired Nate and Lucas to end the inning, and Jack Shack trailed by four runs heading into the bottom of the sixth.
Jon M started the bottom of the sixth with a single, and he moved from first to third when Jon D followed with a double. Jacob cleared the bases with an RBI triple, scoring both runs and cutting the deficit to 7-5. Josh then doubled, putting runners on second and third with no outs. Jon M came to the plate with the tying runs on base, and he emptied them with an RBI single that scored Jacob and Josh, tying the game at 7-7. The winning run was on first with no outs, and Jack Shack had all of the momentum, but Tom buckled down. He retired Jon D and Jacob to strand the runner at first, ending the inning and sending the game to extra innings.
Jacob went 3-for-6 with a single, a double, and his RBI triple in the bottom of the sixth started the rally that forced extra innings
Jon D remained on the mound heading into the top of the seventh. He retired the first batter he faced, Tom, but allowed consecutive singles to Daniel and Thomas, putting runners on the corners with one out. The go-ahead run was on third base, but Shady Characters couldn’t capitalize. Jon retired Dylan to strand both runners, ending the inning, and the game remained tied 7-7.
Jack Shack had stunned Shady Characters with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to force extras, and the knockout blow came right away in the bottom of the seventh. Josh led off the inning with a deep blast to right field, a walk-off homer that gave Jack Shack an incredible 8-7 win.
The win moved Jack Shack to 3-6 on the season, and the loss dropped Shady Characters to 5-4.
W: Jon D (1-3)
L: Tom (4-3)
Game Notes:
– Jon D pitched the complete game win for Jack Shack, allowing seven runs on fourteen hits and striking out two in seven innings.
– Tom took the loss in a complete game effort for Shady Characters, giving up eight runs on fourteen hits and striking out one in six innings.
– Josh led Jack Shack in the victory, going 4-for-7 with a single, a double, two home runs, three runs scored, two RBI, and the walk-off hit, a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh.
– Jon M also went 5-for-6 for Jack Shack with four singles, a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI.
– Tom, Daniel, Thomas, and Nate each had three hits in the Shady Characters loss. Tom had a single, two doubles, a run scored, and an RBI. Daniel had three singles, a run scored, and an RBI. Thomas had two singles, a double, a run scored, and an RBI. And Nate had two singles, a home run, a run scored, and an RBI.
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