Christian went 4-for-6 with a single, a double, two homers, three runs scored, and five RBI, including three hits and four RBI in Cheap Goats’ historic second inning, to lead Cheap Goats to a game two victory
Cheap Goats had the most productive single inning in the history of the EWL playoffs, scoring fifteen runs in the second inning of their game two win over Shady Characters. They only scored one other run in the contest, and they allowed a six-run rally in the bottom of the sixth, but the big second inning was enough to hang on to a 16-8 victory. Joey, who went 4-for-6 with three doubles, a homer, four runs scored, and three RBI, and Christian, who went 4-for-6 with a single, a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and five RBI, led the way for Cheap Goats. Courtlen, Dinger, and Kevin also had three hits each, as Cheap Goats evened up the best-of-five series with Shady Characters 1-1.
Tom started on the mound for Shady Characters, and he rolled through the top of the first, retiring Joey and Courtlen in order.
Dinger took the mound for Cheap Goats. He retired Tom to start the bottom of the first before allowing a one-out single to Nate. Thomas followed with an RBI triple, and Shady Characters led 1-0. Dinger then retired Billy to end the inning.
After struggling offensively in game one of the series, which was a continuation of their inconsistent performance throughout the 2024 regular season, Cheap Goats unloaded on Shady Characters in the top of the second. Christian started the barrage with a solo homer to lead off the inning, tying the game at 1-1. Dinger singled, and he moved to third when Kevin followed with a double. Joey cleared the bases with a three-run homer, and Cheap Goats led 4-1. Courtlen singled, and two batters later, he scored from first when Dinger hit a one-out RBI single that made the score 5-1. Kevin hit a two-run homer, and the Cheap Goats lead was 7-1. Joey doubled, and he scored from first when Courtlen hit an RBI single to extend the lead to 8-1. Christian doubled, scoring Courtlen, and Cheap Goats were in front 9-1. Dinger hit a two-run homer, and Cheap Goats had taken a 11-1 lead. Kevin singled, and he moved from first to third when Joey followed with a double. Courtlen emptied the bases with a two-RBI double that made the score 13-1. Christian followed with his second homer of the inning, a two-run bomb that gave Cheap Goats a 15-1 lead. Tom finally escaped the historically disastrous inning by retiring Dinger for the second out of the inning. Cheap Goats had broken the record for most runs scored in an inning of a playoff game, with 15, and they had also broken the record for most runs scored with one out in an inning of a playoff game, with 10.
Courtlen went 3-for-6 with two singles, a double, three runs scored, and three RBI in the Cheap Goats win
Dinger allowed a one-out double to Tom in the bottom of the second, but stranded him, retiring Nate to end the inning.
Shady Characters turned to the bullpen in the top of the third, bringing Lucas to the mound. He was immediately more effective than Tom, retiring Kevin and Joey in order.
Dinger retired Thomas to start the bottom of the third, and Billy followed with a solo homer, making the score 15-2. Dinger then retired Lucas to end the inning.
Lucas continued to pitch effectively in relief in the top of the fourth, striking out Courtlen and retiring Christian.
Nate singled with one out in the bottom of the fourth, and he moved from first to third when Thomas followed with a double. Shady Characters had two runners in scoring position, but Dinger escaped without damage, retiring Billy to strand both runners, ending the inning.
Lucas rolled once again in the top of the fifth, sending Dinger and Kevin down consecutively, and he had retired the first six batters that he faced.
Dinger cruised through the bottom of the fifth, retiring Lucas and Tom in order, maintaining the thirteen run lead.
Joey led off the top of the sixth with a double, and two batters later, he scored from second when Christian hit an RBI single, extending the Cheap Goats lead to 16-2. Lucas retired Dinger to end the inning, and Shady Characters would need a miraculous rally in the bottom of the sixth.
Joey went 4-for-6 with three doubles, a home run, four runs scored, and three RBI as Cheap Goats evened the first round series 1-1
Despite being down a substantial margin, Shady Characters showed heart in the bottom of the sixth. Nate led off the inning with a solo homer, cutting the score to 16-3. Thomas followed with a solo shot, and so did Billy, and Shady Characters had gone back-to-back-to-back to cut the score to 16-5. Lucas singled, and two batters later, Nate hit his second home run of the inning, a two-run shot that made the score 16-7. Thomas singled, completing the cycle, and he scored from first when Billy followed with an RBI double, narrowing the Cheap Goats lead to 16-8. Shady Characters showed up in the bottom of the sixth, and Cheap Goats were starting to waver, but the rally would end there. Dinger retired Lucas for the second out of the inning, ending the game and giving Cheap Goats a 16-8 victory in game 2.
Shady Characters celebrate at the plate after Thomas’s solo homer in the sixth. He went 4-for-5 in the loss, hitting for the cycle for the first time in his wiffle career
Cheap Goats’ win evened the best-of-five first round series at 1-1, with the winner advancing to the Wiffle Series.
W: Dinger (1-0)
L: Tom (1-1)
Game Notes:
– Dinger pitched a complete game win for Cheap Goats, allowing eight runs on thirteen hits.
– Tom took the loss for Shady Characters, surrendering fifteen runs on fifteen hits in two innings.
– Lucas pitched four innings of relief for Shady Characters, giving up one run on two hits and striking out one.
– Joey and Christian led Cheap Goats on offense in the win. Joey went 4-for-6 with three doubles, a homer, four runs scored, and three RBI, and Christian went 4-for-6 with a single, a double, two home runs, three runs scored, and five RBI.
– Courtlen, Dinger, and Kevin each had three hits in the Cheap Goats win. Courtlen had two singles, a double, three runs scored, and three RBI. Dinger had two singles, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI. And Kevin had a single, a double, a home run, three runs scored, and two RBI.
– Thomas led Shady Characters in the loss, going 4-for-5 with a single, double, triple, home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and he hit for the cycle for the first time in his playoff career.
– Nate also went 4-for-5 in the Shady Characters loss with two singles, two home runs, three runs scored, and three RBI.
– Cheap Goats demolished the record for most runs scored in a single inning of a playoff game, with 15. The previous record was 9 runs in a single inning, held by the Caucasians (2012), Questionable Outfit (2017), Guac Boys (2023), Cheap Goats (2023), and Shady Characters (twice in 2023).
– Cheap Goats also broke the record for most runs scored in an inning of a playoff game with one out, with 10. The previous record was 8 runs, held by Downtown Bobby Brown (2012) and Cookies & Cream (2017).
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