Ellsworth Wiffleball League

There has only been one rookie to take the field in 2026 so far, and it took him just four weeks to leave his mark on the Wiffle Diamond. Dave, Jack Shack’s newest player, had the best week of his short wiffle career in week 4, reaching base four times in each of Jack Shack’s two week 4 wins, and as a result, he was named Pabst Blue Ribbon Wiffler of the Week.

In a 12-8 win over Shady Characters, Dave went 4-for-6 with two singles, a double, a triple, two runs scored, and three RBI.

In an 8-3 win over Guac Boys, Dave went 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI.

In total, Dave went 8-for-10 with three singles, three doubles, a triple, a home run, five runs scored, and six RBI in two Jack Shack wins.

This is the first time Dave has received Wiffler of the Week honors.

Shady Characters scored four-runs in the fifth inning as Thomas and Tom each hit two-run homers to break open a tightly contested game, defeating Cheap Goats 6-3. Lucas earned the complete game victory with one of the best pitching performances of the 2026 season, scattering three runs on only four hits, and Zach continued his dominance in the leadoff position, hitting his fifth leadoff homer in Shady Characters’ first eight games.

Dinger started on the mound for Cheap Goats, and Shady Characters jumped on him immediately. Zach led off the game with a solo homer, his fifth leadoff home run of the 2026 season, giving Shady Characters an early 1-0 lead. Thomas and Billy were both retired, and Cheap Goats escaped the inning trailing by just one run.

Lucas took the mound for Shady Characters and retired Joey and Kevin in order in the bottom of the first.

Tom K led off the top of the second with a double, and Lucas followed with an RBI double, extending the Shady Characters lead to 2-0. Nate then singled, but Lucas was thrown out at the plate attempting to score on the play. Zach grounded out to end the inning.

Cheap Goats answered in the bottom of the second. With one out, Christian launched a solo homer, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Dinger grounded out to end the inning.

Thomas and Billy were retired in order in the top of the third as Dinger settled in on the mound.

Conor grounded out to begin the bottom of the third before Joey connected for a solo homer, tying the game at 2-2. Kevin followed with a double, but Courtlen grounded out to strand him, ending the inning.

Tom K and Lucas were both retired in the top of the fourth as the game remained tied heading into the bottom half of the inning.

Christian led off the bottom of the fourth with his second solo homer of the game, giving Cheap Goats their first lead at 3-2. Dinger and Conor were both retired to end the inning.

Shady Characters responded with a huge top of the fifth, breaking the game open. Nate opened the inning with a single before Zach flew out. Thomas then crushed a two-run homer, putting Shady Characters back in front 4-3. Billy followed with a double, and Tom K connected for a two-run homer, extending the lead to 6-3. Cheap Goats turned to Conor out of the bullpen, and after allowing a one-out single to Lucas, he got Nate to fly out, ending the inning.

Joey and Kevin were both retired in a quick bottom of the fifth as Lucas continued to control the game.

Zach grounded out to begin the top of the sixth before Thomas and Billy both singled. Conor avoided further damage, getting Tom K to ground out, stranding two runners, and Shady Characters carried a three-run lead into the final frame.

Lucas remained on the mound to close things out for Shady Characters and he made quick work of Cheap Goats in the sixth. Courtlen grounded out and Christian flew out to end the game, and Shady Characters secured the 6-3 victory.

The win moved Shady Characters to 3-5, and Cheap Goats dropped to 3-5 with both teams tied at the bottom of the week 4 EWL standings.

W:: Lucas (2-2)

L: Dinger (1-3)

After going to seven games in the 2025 Wiffle Series, and following Guac Boys’ dramatic walk-off win in the season opener, Cheap Goats and the defending champs continued their heavyweight slugfest into week 4 of the 2026 season, with Guac Boys coming up big yet again in a back-and-forth ten inning battle, winning the most exciting game of the season 9-6. Both teams traded runs in the sixth and ninth innings before Form’s two-run homer, his fourth extra-base hit of the game, gave Guac Boys a three-run lead in the tenth, securing another victory over Cheap Goats.

Christian took the mound for Cheap Goats and retired Bohn and Alec in order in the top of the first.

Bohn started on the mound for Guac Boys and retired Joey and Kevin in the bottom half of the inning.

Tone opened the top of the second with a single, but Jan and Form were both retired to strand him.

Cheap Goats struck first in the bottom of the second. With one out, Christian went deep, and his solo homer gave Cheap Goats a 1-0 lead. Dinger was retired to end the inning.

Bohn grounded out to begin the top of the third before Alec doubled. Tone followed with an RBI single to score Alec and tie the game at 1-1. Jan grounded out to end the inning.

Guac Boys turned to Jan on the mound in the bottom of the third. Conor singled, and two batters later, Kevin launched a two-run homer, giving Cheap Goats a 3-1 lead. Courtlen flew out to end the inning.

Form grounded out to begin the top of the fourth before Bohn singled, but Alec flew out to strand him, and Christian maintained the two-run Cheap Goats’ lead.

Christian and Dinger were both retired in a quick bottom of the fourth as Jan settled in.

Guac Boys rallied in the top of the fifth. Jan hit a one-out triple, and Form drove him in with an RBI double, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Bohn followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 3-3. Alec flew out to end the inning.

Conor and Joey both flew out in a quick bottom of the fifth.

Tone opened the top of the sixth with a solo home run, giving Guac Boys their first lead of the game at 4-3. Jan grounded out before Form tripled, but Bohn grounded out to strand him, ending the inning, and Guac Boys led by a run heading into the final frame.

Cheap Goats evened things up in the bottom of the sixth, extending the game. Kevin connected for his second solo homer of the contest, tying the score at 4-4. Courtlen followed with a double, putting the winning run in scoring position, but Jan retired Christian and Dinger to strand the runner, sending the game to extra innings.

Alec singled in the top of the seventh, but Christian avoided damage, getting Tone to fly out and Jan to ground out to end the inning.

Conor and Joey were retired in order in the bottom of the seventh as Jan continued to work effectively on the mound, and the game remained tied heading into the eighth.

Form flew out and Bohn grounded out in a quick top of the eighth.

Guac Boys elected to intentionally walk Kevin to lead off the the bottom of the eighth, putting the winning run on base. The gamble paid off, as Courtlen and Christian were both retired, stranding the runner, and the game remained tied entering the ninth.

Guac Boys finally broke through in the top of the ninth. Alec singled, and two batters later, Jan hit a two-run homer, giving Guac Boys a 6-4 lead. Form followed with a triple, and Cheap Goats turned to Dinger on the mound. He retired Bohn to strand the runner, ending the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two runs.

Cheap Goats once again batttled back in the bottom of the ninth. Jan retired Conor, and with their backs against the wall, Dinger hit a one-out single, putting the tying run at the plate. Joey hit a two-run homer, tying the game at 6-6. Guac Boys turned to Tone on the mound. Kevin followed with a single, putting the winning run on base, but Tone escaped the jam, getting Courtlen to ground out to end the inning.

Guac Boys fired back in the top of the tenth. Tone doubled and Jan followed with an RBI double to score him, putting Guac Boys back in front 7-6. Form then launched a two-run homer, extending the lead to 9-6. Cheap Goats returned to Conor on the mound, and he retired Bohn to end the inning.

Cheap Goats’ magic ran out in the tenth. Tone closed things out quickly, as Christian and Dinger were retired in order and Guac Boys earned a 9-6 extra-inning victory.

The win moved Guac Boys to 6-2 on the season while Cheap Goats fell to 3-4.

W: Tone (2-0)

L: Dinger (1-2)