Courtlen, Christian, and Kevin each went deep twice as Cheap Goats outlasted Guac Boys 10-7
Courtlen, Christian, and Kevin combined for six home runs and drove in all ten Cheap Goats runs in a 10-7 victory over Guac Boys. The game was tied 5-5 through four innings before Cheap Goats pulled away late, capped by Courtlen’s three-run homer in the top of the sixth. Dinger pitched the complete game win, handing Guac Boys their fifth consecutive loss to start the second half of the season.
Bohn started for Guac Boys, and he retired the side in order in the top of the first.
Dinger took the mound for Cheap Goats, and he matched Bohn in the bottom of the first, retiring the side in order.
Cheap Goats took an early lead in the top of the second. Christian led off the inning with a solo homer, making the score 1-0. Dinger singled, and Kevin followed with a two-run shot, putting Cheap Goats ahead 3-0. Bohn retired Joey and Courtlen to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by three runs.
Alec led off the bottom of the first with a solo shot, cutting the score to 3-1. Form followed with a solo homer, and the back-to-back homers lowered the Cheap Goats lead to 3-2. Dinger retired Jan and Bohn to end the inning, and the Cheap Goats lead was a single run.
Form, who went 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and solo homer, celebrates at the plate after his second inning bomb
For the second consecutive inning, Christian led off the top of the third with a solo homer, pushing the Cheap Goats lead to 4-2. Bohn retired Dinger and Kevin to end the inning, and Guac Boys trailed by two runs.
Dinger retired Tone to start the bottom of the third, but Alec followed with his second solo shot of the game, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Form followed with a triple, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Jan to end the inning.
Alec hit solo homers in his first three at-bats in the Guac Boys loss
Joey led off the top of the fourth with a single but was called out trying to extend the hit into a double. Courtlen followed with a solo homer, and the score was 5-3. Bohn retired Christian to end the inning, and Cheap Goats led by two runs.
Bohn led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer, narrowing the score to 5-4. Two batters later, Alec hit a solo homer for the third consecutive at-bat, tying the game at 5-5. Form followed with a double, but Dinger stranded him, retiring Jan to end the inning with the game tied.
Bohn retired Dinger to start the top of the fifth, but Kevin followed with a solo homer, putting Cheap Goats back in front 6-5. Joey followed with a double, and he scored from second when Courtlen doubled, extending the Cheap Goats lead to 7-5. Bohn retired Christian to strand Courtlen at second, and Guac Boys trailed by two runs.
Kevin went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a two-run shot in the Cheap Goats win
For the second consecutive inning, Bohn led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot, making the score 7-6. Tone followed with a single, but Dinger retired Alec and Form, both for the first time in the game, ending the inning and maintaining a one-run lead.
Dinger singled to lead off the top of the sixth, and two batters later, Joey hit a one-out single to put runners on first and second with one out. Courtlen cleared the bases with a three-run homer, putting Cheap Goats in front 10-6. Bohn retired Christian to end the inning, and Guac Boys were down four runs heading into their final at-bat.
Courtlen’s three-run homer in the top of the sixth proved to be decisive in Guac Boys fifth consecutive loss
Dinger retired Jan to start the bottom of the sixth. Bohn singled, and he scored from first when Tone followed with an RBI double, making the score 10-7. The rally would end there, as Dinger retired Alec to strand Tone at second, ending the inning and the game and giving Cheap Goats a 10-7 victory.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 6-9 on the season, and the loss dropped Guac Boys, who came into the second half with an 8-2 record, to 8-7.
W: Dinger (3-4)
L: Bohn (6-5)
Game Notes:
– Dinger pitched the complete game win for Cheap Goats, giving up seven runs on eleven hits.
– Bohn took the loss in a complete game effort for Guac Boys, allowing ten runs on twelve hits in six innings.
– Courtlen led Cheap Goats in the win, going 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, two runs scored, and five RBI.
– Christian and Kevin each went deep twice for Cheap Goats. Christian went 2-for-5 with two solo homers, and Kevin went 2-for-4 with a solo shot and a two-run homer.
– Bohn, Alec, and Form each had three hits in the loss. Bohn went 3-for-5 with a single, two homers, three runs scored, and two RBI. Alec went 3-for-5 with three solo homers, and Form went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a homer, a run scored, and an RBI.