Ellsworth Wiffleball League

Morrison continues to deliver for the Caucasians, as his walk-off inside-the-park home run gave the Caucasians the win in extra innings

Just a game after the first extra innings game of 2012 was completed, the Caucasians went back-and-forth with Bobby Brown before ultimately coming out on top when Morrison’s walk-off inside-the-park home run put them ahead 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh.

The Caucasians started their ace, Guthrie, on the mound. He retired Mark, who grounded out to right, for the first out of the inning. But with one out, Brad came to the plate and crushed a ball over the left-center field fence for a solo homer, putting Bobby Brown ahead 1-0 early. Guthrie avoided giving up a big inning, retiring free-agent acquisition Mike for the second out of the inning.

Bobby Brown sent Mark to the mound. He had been hit heavy in previous outings, but pitched well early. He got the league’s hottest hitter, Morrison, to groundout to left for the first out of the inning. After Guthrie singled with one out, Les grounded out to Brad in left, stranding the runner and ending the inning.

Guthrie pitched a perfect top of the second, as Mark and Brad grounded out consecutively to end the inning with the score 1-0.

Mark matched Guthrie in the bottom half of the inning. Ron led off the inning with a single, but Mark stranded him as Morrison and Guthrie were each retired by Brad, maintaining Bobby Brown’s 1-run lead.

Guthrie continued to roll in the top of the third, as Mike and Mark were retired in order.

Mark showed his first sign of weakness in the bottom of the third, as the Caucasians would even things up quickly. Les singled to lead off the inning, and when Ron followed with a single, Les rounded the bases, scoring from first and tying the game at 1-1. Morrison followed with a double, putting runners on second and third with no outs. But Mark buckled down and escaped without more damage, as Guthrie and Les each flew out to the mound, stranding both runners.

With the game tied at 1-1, Brad hammered Guthrie again, as he led off the inning with a solo blast, his second of the game, putting Bobby Brown back on top 2-1. Bobby Brown couldn’t add more runs, however, as Mike and Mark each grounded out to end the top of the fourth.

The Caucasians bounced back in the bottom of the fourth, starting with Ron, who doubled to lead off the inning. Morrison capitalized, slamming a 2-run bomb to left-center, which put the Caucasians ahead 3-2. After Guthrie grounded out for the first out of the inning, Les singled with one out, but Mark stranded him at first by retiring Ron to end the inning.

Morrison crushes a bomb as the Bobby Brown fielders watch it sail

Guthrie was pitching well, but couldn’t get one past Brad. He led off the top of the fifth with another blast, his third of the game, and tied the game at 3-3. Mike and Mark were retired consecutively to end the inning, but the Caucasian lead had been blown.

The Caucasians couldn’t get it back in the bottom of the fifth. Morrison grounded out to left for the first out of the inning, and after Guthrie singled, Mark retired Les, who also grounded out to Brad, to end the inning.

Brad had one of the finest field performances of the 2012 season against the Caucasians, recording 10 putouts

With the score tied at 3-3, Brad continued to hit Guthrie, leading off the top of the sixth with a single. He moved to second when Mike followed with a one-out single, and Mark came to the plate with runners on first and second and no outs. He singled off the wall, driving in Brad from second and putting Bobby Brown ahead 4-3. Guthrie finally retired Brad for the first out of the inning, and the runners moved to second and third on the plate. Bobby Brown had two runners in scoring position, but Mike couldn’t deliver, as Guthrie retired him to end the inning and hold Bobby Brown to only a single run.

Guthrie pitched well, but could not pitch around Brad, who pounded him for 3 solo homers

The Caucasians needed a run to stave off the upset by Bobby Brown, and they started the inning right when Ron doubled. Morrison followed with a double, helped by fielding errors, but Ron couldn’t only advance to third. The Caucasians had the tying run on third, the winning run on second, and no outs. The next batter, Guthrie, hit a towering fly ball to left field. It fell short of the fence, as Brad caught it for the first out of the inning, but Ron raced home on the sacrifice fly, tying the game at 4-4. Mark retired the next batter, Les, stranding Morrison at second and sending the game to extra innings.

Bobby Brown got right to work in the extra frame, as Mark led off the top of the seventh with a single. Brad continued to come through for Bobby Brown, lining a single into the tree in left, as Mark raced around from first to score, putting them ahead 5-4. The next batter, Mike, grounded out to left, advancing Brad to second with one out. The Bobby Brown rally ended there, however, as Mark grounded out to Ron in right field to end the inning.

Guthrie delivers a pitch as Brad looms over him at second base in the top of the sixth

The Caucasians were down a run heading into the bottom of the seventh, and they needed one more rally to avoid the loss. For the third time in the final four innings, Ron led off the inning with a base hit, a single, and the tying run was on first. Morrison, who has crushed homers all season, came to the plate as the winning run. He didn’t hit a blast out of the park, but hit a liner off the fence, and after a series of fielding errors, he and Ron both raced the entire way around the bases for an inside-the-park two-run walk-off homer. The Causians, who had trailed multiple times in the game, had come from behind to beat Bobby Brown 6-5 in extra innings.

Ron and Morrison race around the bases in what would become the game-winning inside-the-park homer

The win moved the Caucasians to 6-4 on the season, while the loss dropped Bobby Brown to 3-7.

W: Guthrie (4-2)
L: Mark (0-2)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Ron and Morrison led the Caucasians offensively. Ron went 5 for 6 with 3 singles, 2 doubles, 3 runs scored, and an RBI while recording 6 putouts in the field. Morrison went 4 for 7 with 2 doubles, 2 homers, 2 runs scored, 4 RBI, and 5 putouts.
– Brad led Bobby Brown at the plate, going 5 for 7 with 2 singles, 3 homers, 4 runs scored, and 4 RBI while putting together what may have been the best fielding performance of the 2012 season. He was all over the wiffle diamond, recording 10 of a possible 12 putouts.

Tags: 6/5/12, Caucasians, Downtown Bobby Brown, Week 6

Guthrie plastered his name all through the EWL record book in a monumental offensive performance against Bobby Brown

In an historic and record setting night, the Caucasians exploded for the biggest offensive performance in the history of the EWL, scoring 15 runs in one inning en route to beating Downtown Bobby Brown 22-4.

The Caucasians looked impressive with the bat against the Ham Slams earlier in week 3, but no one could have predicted the orgy of offense that would come in the third inning against Bobby Brown. They came into the game on a 2-game winning streak, and sent Ron to the mound to start. After Brad singled to lead off the game, Ron retired Helal and Mark in order to strand the runner at first and end the inning.

Holly started on the mound for Downtown, and she got off to a fine start when she retired Morrison and Frosty consecutively in the bottom of the first. It would be the only inning in the game in which the Caucasians failed to score.

Ron rolled through the top of the second, as Gaurav and Holly were sent down in order to keep the score at 0-0.

Holly got Ron to fly out to the mound for the first out in the bottom of the second, and then the Caucasians gave a sneak preview of what was to come. With one down, Guthrie hit a solo shot, putting the Caucasians up 1-0. Morrison followed with a single on a fielding error, and Frosty took advantage, blasting a two-run bomb, moving the score to 3-0. Holly stopped the bleeding, temporarily, by getting Ron to fly out to the mound for the second time in the inning for the second out.

Frosty’s two-run homer put the Caucasians up 3-0 early, and his three-run homer in the third chased DBB’s starter, Holly, from the game

Brad grounded out to left for the first out of the inning, but Bobby Brown responded with one out when Helal hit a solo homer to center, his third of the day, cutting the score to 3-1. Mark grounded out to right for the second out, and Ron escaped the inning with minimal damage.

Downtown celebrates Helal’s solo shot in the third inning, his third homer of the day

The bottom of the third inning will go down in history as one of the most impressive displays of wiffleball ever seen. A combination of wiffle bats destroying the ball and poor fielding led to a record-breaking inning. Guthrie led off the inning with a solo blast, his second of the game, moving the score to 4-1. Morrison followed with a home run, making back-to-back homers, and the lead was 5 runs for the Caucasians. Frosty followed with a double, and then Ron drove him in with a two-run blast, the Caucasians’ third of the inning, making the score 8-1. With no one on and no outs, Guthrie singled, and moved to second when Morrison singled, putting two runners on. The next batter, Frosty, crushed a three-run homer to deep left field, and the score was 11-1. All four Caucasian players had homered in the inning, and there was still no one out. After giving up 10 runs on 10 hits, Downtown removed Holly from the mound and went to Brad. His luck was no better. The first batter he face, Ron, singled for his second hit of the inning, and scored when Guthrie hit his second homer of the inning, making the Caucasians lead 12 runs. Morrison followed with a single, his third hit of the inning, and moved to third when Frosty doubled. With two runners in scoring position, Brad finally recorded the first out of the inning when Ron flew out to the mound. Prior to the out, the Caucasians had reached base safely 11 consecutive times, shattering the record of 8 that they tied in their previous game. All 11 base-runners also scored. Although an out was recorded, two runners remained on base, and Guthrie drove them both in with a single, making the score 15-1. With Guthrie on first, Morrison followed with a two-run home run, his second homer and fourth hit of the inning. With the score 17-1, Brad was pulled from the game for staff ace Gaurav, who had two innings of eligibility left. With the bases empty, the first batter he faced was Frosty, who singled for his fourth hit of the inning. Ron followed with a triple, scoring Frosty from first and making the score 18-1. Guthrie then doubled, his fifth hit of the inning, scoring Ron from third and giving the Caucasians an 18 run lead. With Guthrie on second and one out, Morrison grounded out to Brad in left field, and the most prolific offensive inning in the history of the EWL had come to an end. The Caucasians totaled 15 runs on 16 hits in the inning, with 11 hits and 11 runs coming before a single out was recorded.

Ron was only a double shy of hitting for the cycle, in the third inning alone, during the Caucasians unbelievable inning

With the score 18-1, Downtown was way behind, but had not given up. Gaurav was retired for the first out of the inning, but Bobby Brown finally got some hits off of Ron. Holly singled, and moved to second when Brad followed with a single. With one out and runners on first and second, Helal singled, and Holly scored from second base to cut the score to 18-2. Runners remained on first and second, but Ron got Mark to ground out to Frosty in right for the second out of the inning, stranding two.

Gaurav remained on the mound in the bottom of the fourth, and the Caucasians continued to pile it on. Ron led off the inning with a single, and moved from first to third when Guthrie followed with a single. The next batter, Morrison grounded out to left for the first out, but Ron scored on the play, making the score 19-2. With Guthrie on second and one out, Ron hit a two-run bomb, pushing the score to 21-2. Guthrie followed with a double, but Gaurav stranded him at second when he got Morrison to ground out to left for the second out of the inning.

Down 19 runs, Bobby Brown was quiet in the top of the fifth. Ron retired Gaurav and Holly in order for a scoreless inning.

There was no need for insurance runs, but the Caucasians managed to manufacture one in the bottom of the fifth. Downtown put Helal on the mound in his first pitching appearance in the EWL, and the first batter he face, Ron, flew out to left field for the first out. The next batter, Guthrie, singled with one out. The hit was Guthrie’s ninth hit in nine plate appearances. Morrison followed with a triple, scoring Guthrie from third and making the score 22-2. Ron singled on a fielding error, and the Caucasians had runners on the corners with one out. But Helal avoided another disastrous inning, as Guthrie flew out to right, failing to go a perfect 10 for 10 in the game.

Morrison tripled in the fifth to score Guthrie from first, and finished the game with 6 hits and 5 RBI

Downtown Bobby Brown would need to score 20 runs in the top of the sixth to extend the game, and they tried hard to get them. Brad led off the inning with a solo homer, and the score was 22-3. Helal followed with a single, but was caught out when he tried to go from first to third when the next batter, Mark, doubled. With one out and a runner on second, Gaurav doubled, scoring Mark, and cutting the score to 22-4. Bobby Brown had scored multiple runs in an inning for the first time in the game, but the rally would stop there. Ron retired Holly, who flew out to Guthrie in center, to end the game.

The Causasians 18-run victory was littered with record-breaking performances, and the win moved them into sole possession of first place in the EWL standings at 4-2. The loss dropped Downtown Bobby Brown to last in the league at 2-4.

W: Ron (1-1)
L: Holly (0-1)

Box Score

Game Notes:
– Guthrie led the Caucasians, going 9 for 10 with 4 singles, 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 7 runs scored, and 7 RBI. He narrowly missed going 10 for 10.
– Morrison and Ron each finished the game with 6 hits, Frosty finished with 5.
– Brad led Bobby Brown on offense, going 3 for 4 with 2 singles, a homer, an RBI and a run scored.
– Ronnie pitched the complete game win, giving up 4 runs on 9 hits.
– Guthrie’s 9 hits breaks Joey and Dinger’s previous record of 7 from 2011. Amazingly, no other Caucasians topped 6 in week 3.
– Guthrie’s 7 runs scored breaks the previous record of 5 held by Joey and Blose from 2011 and Frosty from 2012. Morrison, Frosty, and Ron also scored 5 in the same game. All 4 Caucasians either broke or tied the previous record for runs scored in a single-game, in this game.
– Guthrie’s 7 RBI ties the record set by Mike Marr in 2011.
– Guthrie’s 20 total bases breaks the previous record of 18 set by Dinger and Blose (who did this twice) from 2011.
– The Caucasians 26 hits breaks the previous record of 21, which they set just last week.
– The Caucasians 6 doubles breaks the previous record of 5, which the Fish Sticks set just last week.
– The Caucasians 15 runs in a single inning breaks the previous record of 8, set by the Fish Sticks in 2011. The previous record for runs scored in a single game was 15, which the Caucasians did in this game in a single inning.
– The Caucasians 11 consecutive hits without recording an out breaks the previous record of 8, which the Fish Sticks did twice in 2011. The Caucasians tied the record of 8 in their first game prior to breaking the record with 11 in their second game.
– The Caucasians 22 runs scored breaks the previous record of 15, set by the Fish Sticks in 2011.
– Downtown Bobby Brown broke the record for runs earned, allowing 22. The previous record was 15, allowed by 4 out of 5 Dentists in 2011.
– Downtown Bobby Brown broke the record for hits allowed, yielding 26. The previous record was 21, which they allowed in a game just last week.

Tags: 5/15/12, Caucasians, Downtown Bobby Brown, Week 3