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Dan Dominates Cookies & Cream Bats, Leads Ham Slams to 2-0 win and 2-0 Lead in Series

7 Aug

Dan was unhittable on the mound, scattering three hits in a complete game shutout of Cookies & Cream in game 2. He also drove in the game-winning RBI.

The Ham Slams, led by Dan who pitched a complete game shutout, put Cookies & Cream firmly against the wall after winning game 2 of the their first round series 2-0. The win put the Ham Slams one victory away from sweeping Cookies & Cream, advancing out of the first round for the first time in franchise history, and earning a spot in the 2017 Wiffle Series. Dan allowed only three hits, and Cookies & Cream never threatened, as the Slams have now allowed only two runs on six hits in the first two games of the series combined. Steve went 2-for-4 to lead the Ham Slams on offense, with a triple and a solo homer. The Slams will attempt to close out the series in week 2 of the playoffs, while Cookies & Cream will attempt to come back from an 0-2 hole in the first round for the second time in franchise history.

The Ham Slams took an early lead in the top of the first when the game’s first batter, Steve, tripled off Cookies & Cream’s starter Guthrie. Guthrie got the next batter, Dan, to ground out to left, but Steve scored on the play, and the Ham Slams led 1-0. Guthrie then retired Josh to end the inning.

Erich singled with one out in the bottom of the first, but Cookies & Cream couldn’t capitalize, as Dan retired Joey to strand the runner and end the inning.

Guthrie cruised through the top of the second, retiring the side in order.

Dinger singled with one out in the bottom of the second, but once again Dan buckled down, retiring Guthrie to strand the runner, and the Slams continued to lead 1-0.

The Ham Slams threatened in the top of the third when Dan led off the inning with a double and moved to third on Josh’s single. The Slams had two runners in scoring position with no outs, but Guthrie avoided damage, retiring Dustin and Steve to strand them both, ending the inning without allowing a run.

Cookies couldn’t get on the board in the bottom of the third, as Dan retired Erich and Joey in order. Guthrie matched him in the top of the fourth, sending Dan and Josh down consecutively.

Josh secures a fly ball in right field for the Ham Slams, with Dustin backing him up.

Dan continued to roll in the bottom of the fourth, retiring Jordan and Dinger.

The Slams would add an insurance run in the top of the fifth. With one out, Steve launched a solo homer to right-center, putting the Ham Slams ahead 2-0. Guthrie retired Dan to end the inning, and Cookies trailed by two runs.

Guthrie led off the bottom of the fifth with a double, but once again, Dan stranded a Cookies runner. He retired Erich and Joey to end the inning, maintaining the shutout and the two run lead.

Guthrie retired the Slams in order in the top of the sixth, and Cookies would head into their final at-bat down two.

Dan contemplated bringing in a reliever for the save, but he remained on the mound to close things out for the Slams, and it was the right decision. He retired Jordan and Dinger in order, ending the game, and giving the Ham Slams a 2-0 win in game two of the best-of-five series.

The win moved the Ham Slams to only one victory away from winning the series and clinching a spot in the 2017 Wiffle Series.

W: Dan (1-0)
L: Dinger (0-1)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Dan pitched the complete game shutout for the Ham Slams, allowing only three hits in six innings. This was the 12th shutout in EWL playoff history.
– Guthrie took the loss for Cookies & Cream, giving up two runs on four hits in six innings.
– Steve led the Ham Slams on offense, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, and he scored both Ham Slams runs.
– Erich, Guthrie, and Dinger each had a hit for Cookies & Cream in the loss.

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Dustin Outduels Jordan on Mound in Ham Slams 2-1 Game One Victory over Cookies & Cream

6 Aug

Dustin scored the game’s first round and was in prime form on the mound, allowing only one run on three hits to the streaking Cookies & Cream offense, and earned the victory in game 1 of the first round series

The Cookies & Cream offense came into the 2017 EWL playoffs surging, but Dustin cut their legs out from under them, allowing only one run on three hits as the Ham Slams jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five first round series with a 2-1 victory. Jordan had a strong performance on the mound, giving up only two runs to the Ham Slams, but they were enough for the Slams to hold on to steal game one. Josh’s timely double in the top of the sixth was the difference, as he later scored on a strange single from Steve off the centerfield wall, giving Dustin all of the run support that he would need.

Steve singled off Jordan to start the game in the top of the first, but the Slams wouldn’t move him from first. Jordan got Dan to fly out to shallow left, and then fanned Josh to end the inning.

Dustin got off to a strong start in the bottom of the first, retiring Guthrie and Erich in order.

The Slams would get on the board in the top of the second, taking an early lead. Dustin singled to lead off, and two batters later, Dan hit an RBI double to left-center, scoring Dustin from first to put the Slams ahead 1-0. Jordan then retired Josh to end the inning, and the Ham Slams led by one.

Dustin moves into scoring position in the top of the second, and would later score the first run of the game on Dan’s RBI double

Joey tripled to start the bottom of the second, and the tying run was in scoring position, but Dustin buckled down and Cookies couldn’t capitalize. He retired Jordan and Dinger to strand the runner, and the score remained 1-0.

Jordan rolled through the top of the third, retiring the side in order.

Dustin delivers a pitch to Joey, who went 1-for-3 with a triple in the Cookies & Cream loss

Erich doubled with one out in the bottom of the third, but Dustin stranded another runner in scoring position, retiring Joey to end the inning.

Dan doubled to lead off the top of the fourth, but the Slams couldn’t extend their lead. Jordan sent down Josh and Dustin, stranding the runner, and Cookies continued to trail by a run.

Dustin retired Jordan and Dinger in order in the bottom of the fourth, and Jordan matched him in the top of the fifth, sending Steve and Dan down consecutively.

Jordan snatches a fly ball in foul territory for an out

Dustin continued to dominate on the mound in the bottom of the fifth, retiring Guthrie and Erich in order, and the Ham Slams would head into the final inning up 1-0.

Josh led off the top of the sixth with a double, and two batters later, Steve hit a line drive to right-center. The ball hit the bottom of the fence, and Josh raced around to score on the play. After some debate as to whether Steve had reached first safely and whether the run would score, Steve was ruled safe at first but out trying to extend the hit into a double. The inning was over, but the run counted, and the Ham Slams had a two run advantage entering the bottom of the sixth.

Down to their last at-bat, Cookies & Cream showed some life in the bottom of the sixth, but not enough. With one out, Jordan roped a solo homer to deep left-center, breaking up the shutout and putting Cookies & Cream on the board at 2-1. Dinger then came to the plate, and Dustin got him to fly out, ending the inning and the game, as the Ham Slams won game one 2-1.

The Ham Slams would now need two more wins in the series to advance beyond the first round and into the Wiffle Series for the first time in franchise history.

W: Dustin (1-0)
L: Jordan (0-1)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Dustin pitched the complete game win for the Ham Slams, allowing only one run on three hits in six innings.
– Jordan took the loss for Cookies & Cream, giving up two runs on six hits in six innings.
– Dan led the Ham Slams on offense, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
– Jordan provided the only offense for Cookies & Cream, going 1-for-3 with a solo home run.

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Cookies & Cream’s Offense Surges to 10-5 Win Over Questionable Outfit in Final Regular Season Game of 2017

5 Aug

Jordan had four hits, including a double, two triples, and a two-run homer, and also pitched a complete game win as Cookies & Cream topped Questionable Outfit 10-5

All four members of Cookies & Cream had three of more hits, and Jordan, Erich, and Joey each homered as Cookies & Cream beat Questionable Outfit 10-5, ending the 2017 regular season on a four game winning streak. Jordan pitched the complete game win for Cookies & Cream, keeping the powerful Questionable Outfit offense in check, allowing only one big inning, which his offense more than made up for with run support. For the second consecutive season, Questionable Outfit will enter the playoffs as the #1 seed with Cookies & Cream as the #2 seed behind them.

Tom started on the mound for Questionable Outfit, and he got off to a strong start, retiring Jordan and Erich in order in the top of the first. Jordan, Cookies & Cream’s starter, matched him in the bottom of the first, sending Bob and Tom down consecutively.

Cookies & Cream would get on the board in the top of the second, taking an early lead, when Joey led off the inning with a solo homer to left. Two batters later, Jordan hit a one-out triple, and Erich drove him in with a triple, making the score 2-0. Tom then retired Joey to end the inning, and Cookies led by two runs.

Jordan continued to roll in the bottom of the second, retiring Mike and Miller in order.

Joey stretches to catch a fly ball in left-center

Cookies added to their lead in the top of the third. Guthrie doubled to start the inning, and two batters later, Erich hit a two-run blast to right field, putting Cookies & Cream ahead 4-0. Tom then retired Joey to end the inning.

Jordan maintained control in the bottom of the third, retiring Bob and Tom, and he had completed half of the game without allowing a base runner.

Cookies & Cream took a commanding lead in the top of the fourth, scoring six runs in the inning. Guthrie singled, and he scored on Jordan’s RBI triple that made the score 5-0. Erich then grounded out to left for the first out of the inning, but Jordan scored on the play, extending the Cookies lead to 6-0. Joey followed with his second homer of the game, a solo shot that pushed the score to 7-0. Guthrie tripled, and Jordan drove him in with a two-run homer to left, making the score 9-0. Erich then tripled, and Joey drove him in with an RBI single, putting Cookies & Cream ahead 10-0. Tom finally escaped the inning by retiring Guthrie, and Questionable found themselves in a rare ten-run deficit.

Questionable Outfit finally got a base runner in the bottom of the fourth when Miller singled, but they couldn’t plate a run. Jordan retired Bob to strand the runner, and Cookies & Cream led 10-0 through four innings.

Joey had two home runs in the game for Cookies & Cream

Jordan doubled with one out in the top of the fifth, but Tom avoided further damage, retiring Erich to strand the runner and end the inning.

Questionable Outfit finally got out their bats in the bottom of the fifth, putting a dent in the Cookies & Cream lead. Mike hit a one-out double, and Miller followed with a two-run homer, breaking Jordan’s shutout bid and making the score 10-2. Bob followed with a triple, and Tom drove him in with a two-run blast, cutting the lead further to 10-4. Mike then tripled, and it looked as if Cookies were crumbling. However, Jordan buckled down, retiring Miller to strand Mike at third and end the inning while maintaining a six-run lead.

Miller connects on a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth as Questionable Outfit cracked into the Cookies & Cream lead

Tom retired the side in order in the top of the sixth, and Questionable Outfit would need a six run inning to extend the game.

Bob singled to start the bottom of the sixth, and he moved from first to third on Tom’s single, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Two batters later, Miller hit a single, scoring Bob from third to make the score 10-5. Questionable once again had runners at the corners, but the rally would end there, as Jordan got Bob to fly out to left, ending the game as Cookies & Cream held on to win 10-5.

Erich, who went 3-for-5 with two triples and a two-run home run, fires a ball into the pitcher’s mound from center field

The win moved Cookies & Cream to 12-8 on the season. With the loss, Questionable Outfit finished 16-4, tying their league single-season record for best regular season record.

Cookies & Cream and Questionable Outfit shake hands after concluding the 2017 regular season

W: Jordan (6-3)
L: Tom (2-1)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Jordan pitched the complete game win for Cookies & Cream, allowing five runs on nine hits in six innings.
– Tom took the loss for Questionable Outfit, giving up ten runs on thirteen hits in six innings.
– Jordan led Cookies & Cream on offense, going 4-for-7 with a double, two triples, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI.
– Erich went 3-for-6 with two triples, a home run, two runs scored, and four RBI.
– Joey also had three hits for Cookies & Cream, going 4-for-7 with a single, two homers, two runs scored, and three RBI.
– Miller led Questionable Outfit at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two singles, a home run, a run scored, and three RBI.

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Erich and Joey Power Cookies & Cream Past Eastbound & Dahn 11-1

5 Aug

Cookies & Cream celebrate at the plate after one of Erich’s three homers in the 11-1 Cookies & Cream win

Joey and Erich combined to go 11-for-12 as Joey went 6-for-6 with four doubles and Erick went 5-for-6 with three home runs in the 11-1 Cookies & Cream win over Eastbound & Dahn. Guthrie pitched the complete game win for Cookies & Cream, allowing only a single run, and Cookies & Cream clinched the #2 seed in the 2017 EWL playoffs.

Guthrie retired the Eastbound side in order in the top of the first, and Cookies would get on the board early in the bottom of the inning. Erich hit a one-out triple, and he scored when Joey followed with an RBI double that made the score 1-0. Christian, Eastbound & Dahn’s starter, then retired Guthrie to end the inning.

Eastbound evened things up in the top of the second. Adam singled with one out, and BK followed with an RBI double, scoring Adam from first to tie the game at 1-1. Guthrie then retired Nate O, ending the inning.

Erich went 5-for-6 with three home runs and six RBI to help lead Cookies & Cream to the win, clinching the #2 seed in the playoffs

Cookies bounced right back in the bottom of the second, taking the lead back. Christian retired Jordan for the first out of the inning, but Erich followed with a solo homer, putting Cookies ahead 2-1. Joey then doubled, and scored when Guthrie followed with an RBI double to make the score 3-1. Christian retired Jordan to end the inning, and Cookies led by two.

It looked as if Eastbound would threaten in the top of the third, but they couldn’t capitalize on their base runners. Nate C singled with one out, and he moved to third on an Adam double, putting the tying runs in scoring position. Guthrie buckled down, however, retiring BK to strand both runners, and the score remained 3-1.

Guthrie, who allowed one run on five hits in the complete game win, delivers a pitch to Nate O of Eastbound & Dahn

Cookies would open up a big lead in the bottom of the third. Joey doubled with one out, and he scored from second on Guthrie’s RBI single, making the score 4-1. Jordan then tripled, scoring Guthrie and putting Cookies ahead 5-1. Erich followed with a two-run blast, his second homer of the game, and Cookies & Cream led 7-1. Joey followed with his fourth double in as many at-bats, but the big inning would end there, as Christian retired Guthrie for the second out, stranding the runner.

Down six runs, Eastbound went down in order in the top of the fourth, and Cookies would extend the lead even further in the bottom half of the inning. Jordan singled, and Erich followed with his second consecutive two-run homer, putting the Cookies & Cream lead at 9-1. Joey then made it back-to-back homers, and his solo shot made the score 10-1. Guthrie followed with a double, and two batters later, Erich hit an RBI single with one out to push the lead to 11-1. Erich was caught trying to extend the hit into a double, ending the inning.

Adam singled with one out in the top of the fifth, but Eastbound couldn’t advance him, as Guthrie retired BK to strand the runner and end the inning.

Joey singled to start the bottom of the fifth, but the Cookies lead would remain at ten runs, as Christian retired Guthrie and Jordan to end the inning.

Down ten, Eastbound went quietly in the top of the sixth. Guthrie retired Nate O and Christian to end the inning and the game, and Cookies & Cream defeated Eastbound 11-1 in their final matchup of the 2017 season.

The win moved Cookies & Cream to 11-8 for the season, and the loss dropped Eastbound & Dahn to 2-17.

W: Guthrie (2-2)
L: Christian (1-6)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Guthrie pitched the complete game win for Cookies & Cream, allowing one run on five hits in six innings.
– Christian took the loss for Eastbound, giving up eleven runs on sixteen hits in five innings pitched.
– Joey led Cookies & Cream on offense, going 6-for-6 with a single, four doubles, a home run, three runs scored, and two RBI.
– Erich also went 5-for-6 for Cookies, with a single, a triple, three home runs, four runs scored, and six RBI.
– Adam led Eastbound & Dahn at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, and a run scored.

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Erich’s Bat and Dinger’s Arm Lift Cookies & Cream in Tight 2-1 Win Over Ham Slams

4 Aug

Dinger was in control all game against the Ham Slams, and stranded runners on multiple occasions to earn the complete game win for Cookies & Cream

Erich’s two solo home runs were the difference in Cookies & Cream’s 2-1 win over the Ham Slams, and Dinger pitched a complete game, allowing only one run on six hits, a third inning home run to Dustin. The win gave Cookies & Cream a 4-3 edge in the seven game season series between the teams, which could play an important factor in playoff seeding.

Dan took the mound for the Ham Slams, and he rolled through the top of the first, retiring the side in order. Dinger allowed a one-out triple to Levi Sanders in the bottom of the first, but he stranded the runner, retiring Dustin to end the inning with the game scoreless.

Joey led off the top of the second with a double, but Cookies couldn’t plate him, as Dan retired Dinger and Jordan to strand the runner and end the inning. Dinger matched him in the bottom half, retiring the Ham Slams in order.

Cookies got on the board in the top of the third when Erich led off the inning with a solo homer to right, making the score 1-0. Joey followed with a double, and it looked as if Cookies would string together some hits. But Dan buckled down, retiring Dinger and Jordan to end the inning while only allowing a single run.

The Ham Slams even things up in the bottom of the third when Dustin hit a one-out solo homer to left-center, tying the game at 1-1. They couldn’t take the lead, as Dinger retired Steve to end the inning.

Dan races toward the first base line to catch a fly ball to retire Jordan

Erich started the top of the fourth with a single, but he wouldn’t advance past first, as Dan sent down Joey and Dinger, and the score remained 1-1. Levi Sanders hit his second triple of the game with one out in the bottom of the fourth, but the Slams couldn’t pull ahead, as Dinger retired Dustin to strand him, maintaining the tie.

Cookies would pull ahead again in the top of the fifth. With one out, Erich launched his second solo shot of the game, a towering bomb to right that put Cookies & Cream ahead 2-1.

The Slams looked like they’d bounce back again in the bottom of the fifth. Steve led off with a double, and he moved to third on a Dan single, putting runners on the corners and no outs. The Ham Slams had the tying run in scoring position and the lead run on base, but they couldn’t capitalize. Dinger got Sanders to fly out to shallow right, and Dustin flew out to deep left, stranding both runners, and the Slams trailed 2-1.

Jordan goes up to grab a fly ball in shallow right field

Dan sent Cookies & Cream down in order in the top of the sixth, and the Ham Slams needed a run to extend the game.

With one out, Dan doubled, putting the tying run in scoring position. But yet again, the Slams stranded a runner, as Dinger retired Sanders for the second out, ending the game and giving Cookies & Cream the 2-1 win.

The win moved Cookies & Cream to 10-8 on the season, and the loss dropped the Ham Slams to 9-9.

W: Dinger (3-2)
L: Dan (2-1)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Dinger pitched the complete game win for Cookies & Cream, allowing only one run on six hits in six innings pitched.
– Dan took the loss for the Ham Slams, giving up two runs on five hits in six innings.
– Erich led Cookies & Cream on offense, going 3-for-4 with a single, two home runs, two runs scored, and two RBI.
– Joey had the only other hits for Cookies & Cream, going 2-for-4 with two doubles.
– Levi Sanders led the Ham Slams at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two triples.

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