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Fish Sticks Superb in Field as they Defeat 4 out of 5 Dentists 3-2

6 May

Ron's three singles weren't enough for 4 out of 5 Dentists

4 out of 5 Dentists got a solid pitching performance and a homer from Geoff, but were unable to give him the run support needed to clinch their first victory of the year.

Geoff retired the first two Fish Sticks batters for a scoreless first, and his pitching counterpart, Joey, retired the Dentists in order in the bottom of the first.

The Fish Sticks took the lead in the top of the 2nd with a string of singles. Joey led off the inning with a single and Dinger put two runners on base for Vassallo after he singled. Vassallo plated Joey with a third consecutive single to put the Fish Sticks up 1-0. Geoff then got out of the jam retiring Joey.

4 out of 5 Dentists immediately evened up the score when Geoff led off the bottom of the second with a moonshot to left, tying the game at 1-1. The Dentists followed with two consecutive singles from Spads and Braydn, but Joey got out of the inning without any further damage after retiring Ron.

Both pitchers worked held the opposition scoreless in the third and fourth innings. Blose turned a double play in the third retiring Geoff, and then Ron trying to advance to second base.

With the game tied, Dinger led off the top of the fifth with a single off Geoff. Geoff got Vassallo to fly out to left for the first out, but Joey hit a two run homer to right-center field, driving in Dinger to put the Fish Sticks up 3-1. Blose followed the home run with a triple, but was stranded at third as Dinger grounded out to left field.

Down two runs, the Dentists rallied in the bottom of the fifth to draw closer to the Fish Sticks. Spads started off the inning by grounding out to left field, but three Dentists in a row reached base safely with one out. Braydn singled, followed by a Ron single, and with runners on first and second, Geoff drove in Braydn with a single of his own. With the tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first, Spads grounded out to left field and Joey got out of the jam with the lead.

Geoff retired the side in order in the top of the 6th, and the Dentists came to the plate down a run for their last at-bat. The Fish Sticks made the call to the bullpen in the sixth, bringing in Blose for the save opportunity. Blose got Braydn to fly out to the pitchers mound, but gave up a single to Ron, putting the tying runner on base. But Blose buckled down and got Geoff to fly out for the second out, ending the game, and giving the Fish Sticks the 3-2 win.

Game Notes:
– Blose earned the first save in league history in his first career pitching appearance
– Geoff had three potential home runs hit the tree in left field. Two were caught for fly outs, the third bounced off the tree’s trunk, beyond the fence, and bounced back onto the field for a single.
– Ron had a deep fly ball bounce off the top rail of the fence and bounce back into play for a single.

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Caucasians Top Pumice in 12 Inning Marathon

6 May

Les had four hits as the Caucasians outlasted Pumice in 12

In what will go down as the longest game in EWL history, the Caucasian Vaginas rallied in the bottom of the 12 inning to defeat Pumice on Slow 2-1.

It was a game of attrition and a pitcher’s duel, as Frosty took to the mound starting his second game of the day for the Caucasians. He battled against Josh, who started for Pumice on Slow.

Both pitcher’s pitched scoreless first innings, and after Frosty shut down Pumice in the second, pitching his eighth and final inning of the day, the Vaginas got out of the gates first when Les hit his second home run of the day, a solo shot off Josh. The blast put the Vaginas up 1-0 through two innings.

Morrison relieved Frosty and held Pumice in check for the majority of his time on the mound. He gave up only three hits, and Pumice was unable to score off him for the first three innings he pitched. Josh also got into a groove though, as Caucasians couldn’t plate a run and the score remained 1-0 through five innings.

With their backs against the wall and having had six straight batters retired by Morrison, Pumice rallied in the top of the 6th down a run. John started the rally with a single. Luke grounded out, moving John to second, and with a runner in scoring position, Gaurav singled to left-center. The play at the plate was as close as they come, but John was ruled safe, tying the game at 1. Morrison retired the next batter, Josh, giving the Caucasians a chance to score a run and win in the bottom of the sixth.

Josh retired Jim to start the 6th, and Les followed with a double. But Josh got the red-hot Morrison to fly out to John and end the threat, sending the game to extra innings.

Both offenses continued their dry-spells in the extra frames. Pumice on Slow was retired in order in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings before getting a hit in the 10th. They were unable to advance Josh past first after he singled, however.

Frosty singled to lead off the bottom of the 7th for the Caucasians, but Pumice pitchers Josh, Gaurav, and John retired the next eight batters in order as the game extended into the 12th inning.

Les retired the side in the top of the 12th, and as the sun set on the Ellsworth playground Jim singled for the Caucasians with one out in the bottom of the 12th. Les followed with a single, to put runners on first and second. Morrison stepped to the plate and knocked a base-hit to left-center field. The play at the plate was instantaneous, the Jim was ruled safe. The winning run moved the Caucasians to 4-0 on the year, and the loss dropped Pumice to 1-3.

Game Notes:
– Six of the eight players in the game pitched at one point.
– Four pitchers reached their max 8 innings during the game.
– The Caucasians went 29 batters between scoring runs.
– Pumice on Slow had only one runner advance past first base, the run that scored, in the entire 12 innings.

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Newly Acquired Josh Hits Game Winner as Pumice on Slow Outlasts 4 out of 5 Dentists

6 May

Josh's homer in the top of the 7th gave Pumice the victory

Filling in for team captain Brad, Josh hit two home runs, including the go-ahead bomb in the top of the 7th, as Pumice on Slow toppled 4 out of 5 Dentists in the league’s first extra-innings game.

The league’s two winless teams squared off as 4 out of 5 Dentists sent Ron to the mound. He retired the first four Pumice batters in order, including completing a double play to end the 2nd. Gaurav, starting for Pumice, gave up singles to Braydn to lead off the 1st and 2nd innings, but finished both innings unscathed as the game was scoreless heading into the third.

Pumice broke the scoreless tie when Luke, on second after a double to lead off the third, scored on a Josh inside-the-park home run, the first in league history. But the Dentists answered in the bottom of the third, cutting the lead in half when Braydn hit a solo home run.

Both pitchers clamped down in the 4th inning, and with the score 2-1, Pumice added two runs in the 5th. After retiring Josh, Ron gave up a single to John followed by a two-run homer to Luke, extending the Dentists deficit to 4-1.

Down three runs, 4 out of 5 rallied in the bottom of the fifth. Ron was retired to lead off the inning, but the Dentists followed with five straight hits, including four straight singles by Geoff, Spads, Braydn, and Ron. Braydn’s scored Geoff to cut the score to 4-2, and with three men on, Geoff doubled in two runs to tie the game at 4-4. Gaurav cut the rally short by retiring Spads, and the game entered the final inning tied.

Josh singled off Ron to start the 6th, but Ron quickly retired the next two batters to end the top of the 6th. Braydn singled off Gaurav as the first batter in the bottom of the sixth, but the Dentists were unable to secure a walk-off hit as Gaurav retired Ron and Geoff to send the game to extra innings.

In the top of the 7th Ron retired Gaurav, but gave up a solo home run to Josh, giving Pumice on Slow a 5-4 lead. Pumice couldn’t add an insurance run as John was retired to end the top of the 7th.

Gaurav stayed in the game to try to close out the game for Pumice, and he retired Spads and Braydn in order to get the complete game victory. Pumice got their first win of the year, and 4 out of 5 Dentists remained winless.

Game Notes:
– Braydn led off four of the seven innings with hits for 4 out of 5 Dentists
– Spads entered the game in the bottom of the second inning for 4 out of 5 Dentists, who played the first 1.5 innings with only three players

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Morrison’s 3 Home Run Game Launches Caucasians Past Fish Sticks

6 May

Morrison hit 3 home runs in a win for the Caucasians

Nursing an Achilles injury, Morrison blasted three home runs as he led the Caucasian Vaginas to a 7-1 win over the Fish Sticks in the week 2 opener.

The Fish Sticks put their ace Dinger on the mound as the two undefeated teams took the field in the first game of the week. The Vaginas immediately opened up on Dinger, as newly acquired Jim and alternate captain Les got on base with singles in the top of the first. Then Morrison strode to the plate and crushed a mammoth blast to left to put the Caucasians up 3-0 early. Dinger then retired Frosty to end the inning.

With team captain Guthrie out for the week with a wedding (see Wifflecast), Frosty took the mound for the Caucasians. Frosty retired the first two Fish Sticks batters for a scoreless first.

The Caucasians picked up where they left off in the second inning, as Les knocked another single and scored on Morrison’s second bomb in as many at-bats, putting the Vaginas up 5-0 through two innings.

Frosty shut-down the Fish Sticks in the bottom of the second, and the Caucasians added an insurance run in the top of the third when Les hit his first home run of the season, extending the lead to 6-0.

The Fish Sticks finally got on the board with a solo blast from Vassallo to lead off the bottom of the third. Blose was stranded at second after hitting a double, and the Fish Sticks went into the 4th trailing 6-1.

After giving up a single to Frosty to start the 4th inning, Dinger got into a groove, retiring five of the next six batters. Unfortunately for the Fish Sticks, Frosty got into a groove on the mound for the Vaginas as well. After Vassallo’s home run in the third, Frosty yielded only two hits the rest of the game, as the Fish Sticks were unable to match their week 1 output. The Sticks managed only one run on five hits as Frosty notched the complete game win.

The Caucasians added one additional run when Morrison slammed his third homer of the day, a solo shot in the sixth. Frosty struck out Blose to end the game, giving the Vaginas a 7-1 win and moving them to 3-0 on the year.

Game Notes:
– Morrison’s 6 RBI tied a single-game league record

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