Bohn went 6-for-7 with a single, double, four homeruns, five runs scored, and six RBI to help Guac Boys snap their five-game losing streak
Guac Boys finished the first half of the 2024 in sole possession of first place, and they started the second half with five consecutive losses. They snapped the losing streak abruptly in a 15-9 win over Jack Shack, led by Bohn, who went 6-for-7, and Tone, who went 5-for-7, as the two combined for seven home runs and eleven RBI. The two Guac Boys sluggers outscored Jack Shack themselves, and Guac Boys stopped their slide down the EWL standings with a big win.
Jon D took the mound for Jack Shack, and Guac Boys got to him early. Bohn led off the game with a solo homer, immediately making the score 1-0. Tone followed with a solo shot, and the back-to-back blasts put Guac Boys ahead 2-0. Alec doubled, and he scored when Form followed with an RBI double, extending the lead to 3-0. Jan singled, putting runners on first and third with no outs. Two batters later, Tone hit a one-out RBI single, scoring Form, and the lead was 4-0. Jon D retired Alec to strand two Guac Boys runners, ending the inning, and Jack Shack were down four runs.
Guac Boys celebrate at the plate after one of Tone’s three homers in a 15-9 win over Jack Shack
Jack Shack responded right away in the bottom of the first, hitting Bohn, Guac Boys’ starter, hard. Josh led off the game with a solo homer, and the score was 4-1. Jon M followed with a solo shot, as did Jon D, and Jack Shack had started the game with back-to-back-to-back homers to cut the score to 4-3. Two batters later, Ryan hit a solo shot, and Jack Shack had gone deep four times in their first five at-bats to tie the game at 4-4. Bohn retired Josh to end the inning, and the game was tied.
Jan hit a one-out double in the top of the second, and Bohn followed with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot that put Guac Boys back in front 6-4. Tone doubled, but Jon D stranded him, retiring Alec to end the inning.
Jon D hit a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the second, cutting the Guac Boys lead to 6-5. Jacob doubled, but Jan, who had entered the game for Guac Boys in relief, retired Ryan to strand the runner at second, ending the inning.
Jon D retired Form and struck out Jan in the top of the third, and the score remained 6-5.
Jan matched Jon D in the bottom of the third, retiring Josh and Jon M consecutively.
Guac Boys added to their lead in the top of the fourth. Bohn started the inning with a single, and Tone followed with his second homer of the game, a two-run bomb that made the score 8-5. Alec singled, and Form followed with a two-run shot, putting Guac Boys in front 10-5. Jon D retired Jan, but Bohn followed with his third homer of the game, a solo blast that extended the Guac Boys lead to 11-5. Jon D retired Tone to end the inning, and Guac Boys had opened up a six run lead.
Jack Shack responded once again in the bottom of the fourth. Jon D doubled, and Jacob followed with a two-run homer, cutting the score to 11-7. Ryan also homered, and the back-to-back jacks narrowed the deficit to 11-8. Josh singled, and he moved from first to third when Jon M singled. Jan got Jon D to ground out for the first out of the inning, but Josh scored on the play, and Jack Shack trailed 11-9. Jan retired Jacob to end the inning, and Jack Shack had cut the Guac Boys lead to two runs.
Ryan went 3-for-4 with a double and two solo homers in the Jack Shack loss
Form hit a one-out single in the top of the fifth, but Jon D stranded him, retiring Jan to end the inning.
Ryan led off the bottom of the fifth with a double, but Jack Shack couldn’t rally. Jan retired Josh and Jon M to strand the runner at second, ending the inning and maintaining a two-run lead.
Guac Boys added insurance runs in the top of the sixth. Bohn led off the inning with his fourth round-tripper of the game, a solo shot that extended the lead to 12-9. Tone also homered, and the two players combined for back-to-back homers for the second time in the game, making the score 13-9. Alec singled, and two batters later, he scored from second when Jan hit a one-out RBI single that pushed the score to 14-9. Bohn doubled, scoring Jan, and Guac Boys led 15-9. Jon D retired Tone to end the inning, stranding Bohn at first, and Jack Shack were down six runs heading into the bottom of the sixth.
Jan remained on the mound to close things out for Guac Boys, and he made quick work of Jack Shack in the bottom of the sixth. He retired Jon D and Jacob in order, ending the game, giving Guac Boys a 15-9 victory.
Guac Boys improved to 9-7 on the season, and the loss dropped Jack Shack to 7-9.
W: Bohn (7-5)
L: Jon D (2-5)
S: Jan (3)
Game Notes:
– Bohn earned the win for Guac Boys in only one inning of action, allowing four runs on four hits.
– Jan picked up the save for Guac Boys in five innings of relief, giving up five runs on eight hits.
– Jon D took the loss for Jack Shack in a complete game effort, surrendering fifteen runs on twenty hits and striking out one in six innings.
– Bohn led Guac Boys on offense, going 6-for-7 with a single, a double, four home runs, five runs scored, and six RBI.
– Tone also had a big game for Guac Boys, going 5-for-7 with a single, a double, three home runs, three runs scored, and five RBI.
– Jon D and Ryan had three hits each for Jack Shack. Jon D went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBI. Ryan went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Josh’s leadoff homer was his seventh of the 2024 season and the thirteenth of his career.
– Bohn’s leadoff homer was the second of his career.