Dinger delivered one of the best pitching performances in EWL history, retiring the first ten batters he faced, entering the sixth inning two outs away from a perfect game, and led Cheap Goats to a 6-3 win. He gave up three runs in the sixth, but he had more than enough run support to secure the victory, led by Conor, who went 3-for-4 with a double and two homers, and Cheap Goats snapped a two-game skid.
Tom took the mound and the first batter he faced, Joey, doubled. He got Kevin to groundout for the first out of the inning, but Joey scored on the play, and Cheap Goats led 1-0. He then retired Christian to end the inning.
Dinger cruised through the bottom of the first, retiring Zach and Thomas in order.
Tom worked a scoreless inning in the top of the second, retiring Dinger and Conor consecutively.
Billy flew out and Tom struck out in the bottom of the second as Dinger established control on the mound.
Joey flew out to begin the top of the third before Kevin connected for a triple. Tom escaped trouble, however, as Christian grounded out to strand Kevin at third, ending the inning.
Lucas and Nate were both retired in a quick bottom of the third, and Shady Characters remained without a hit through three innings.
Cheap Goats added to their lead in the top of the fourth. With one out, Conor launched a solo homer, extending the advantage to 2-0. Joey followed with his second double of the game, but Kevin flew out to strand him.
Zach and Thomas were both retired in the bottom of the fourth, and Dinger had retired the first eight Shady Characters’ batters.
Cheap Goats extended their lead in the top of the fifth. Christian led off with a double, and Dinger drove him in with an RBI double, making the score 3-0. Conor followed with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot that pushed the lead to 5-0. Tom retired Joey and Kevin to end the inning, and Shady Characters trailed by five.
Billy flew out and Tom struck out in the bottom of the fifth, and Dinger was perfect through five.
Cheap Goats added an insurance run in the top of the sixth when Christian led off with a solo homer, putting Cheap Goats ahead 6-0. Conor later doubled with one out but was stranded when Tom retired Joey to end the inning.
Dinger was two outs away from the second perfect game in EWL history, but Shady Characters finally broke through in the bottom of the sixth. Lucas led off the inning with a solo homer, ending the perfect game bid and putting Shady Characters on the board, 6-1. Dinger fanned Nate for his third strikeout of the game, but Zach followed with a solo homer, cutting the deficit to 6-2. Thomas then connected for a third consecutive homer, and the back-to-back homers made the score 6-3. The Shady Characters’ rally would end there, however, as Dinger retired Billy to end the inning and the game, giving Cheap Goats a 6-3 win.
The win moved Cheap Goats to 4-5 on the season while Shady Characters dropped to 3-6.
W: Dinger (2-3)
L: Tom (1-4)
Game Notes:
Dinger was electric on the mound, retiring the first ten Shady Characters’ batters en route to a complete game win. He allowed three runs on three hits and struck out three.
Tom took the loss for Shady Characters, allowing six runs on nine hits in a complete game effort.
Conor led Cheap Goats on offense, going 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs, two runs scored, and three RBI.
Lucas, Zach, and Thomas each hit solo homers in the bottom of the sixth, Shady Characters’ only hits in the contest.
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