Week 3: 4/11/2023

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Game 1: Just Food vs TBD
TBD goes nuts in the 1st 3 innings and scores 17. Doubles come from Steve Gebre, Ari Silverstein, and Dylan Smith, while Jimmy Wiegers smacks two triples and Silverstein adds a homer. Meanwhile, Just Food scores 12 in the same 3 innings to make it a somewhat tight game. Doubles from John Sandy and Corey Eyerman along a triple from Joe Talarico lead the way. TBD will bat around for the 2nd time in the 4th, adding 7 more runs. Doubles come from Gebre and Collin Sheehan, while Silverstein adds a triple. Just Food is relatively quiet for the rest of the game, scoring just 1 more run in the last 3 innings. TBD adds 1 more in the 5th on Wiegers' solo shot, and 4 more in the 6th with Silverstein smacking his 2nd homer of the night. TBD wins, 29-13.

Game 2: Fibby Busters vs. Dingers
Dingers get a leadoff double from Eric Popple, but leave him stranded in the 1st. They'll add 5 in the next 3 innings, with triples from Connor O'Keefe and Derrick Acker. John Carroll smacks an RBI double. Fibby Busters struggle and can only score 2 in this game. Dan Lineberger smacks a solo homer and Brian McEachern scores on Trey Cuozzo's RBI single. On the other side of the page, Dingers keep their foot on the gas and add 8 more runs in the final 4 innings. Bayley Jamanis doubles and homers, while Dan Blazek adds an RBI double. Dingers win, 13-2.

Game 3: Philly Junk vs. Wire2Wire Sports Podcast
Wire2Wire scores in the 1st on a walk and then a sac fly from Bill Walker. They'll add another in the 2nd when Ben Vitelli doubles and scores on Bill Shallcross's sac fly. In the 3rd, Wire2Wire score 4 on triples from Greg Guarino and Walker, with Jake McDevitt and Jared Fagnano doubling. On the other side of the diamond, Philly Junk scores 2 on a 2 run blast from Pat Kelley. They'll add 6 in the 3rd, with Brandon Birkhead's 3 run dinger and Kelley's double. Birkhead's not done, as he'll add another dinger in the 4th and Ryan Habel doubles as Philly Junk adds 4 more runs. Wire2Wire fights back in the 4th, scoring 5. Gene Walczak, Fagnano and Sean Butrica all double. Philly Junk makes the score 18-11 by the end of the 6th, with Kelley smashing his 2nd homer of the game, and Shane Hanna and Mike Bitterlich both doubling. Jason Ashworth legs out an RBI triple. With a 7 run deficit, Wire2Wire can't overcome, and Philly Junk wins 18-11.

Game 4: Beers vs. King's Corner, aka Vertex

King's Corner scores early and often in this game. 3 in the 1st, 5 in the 2nd, 5 in the 3rd, 11 in the 4th, 1 in the 5th, 4 in the 6th, and 2 in the 7th. Doubles come from Sean Nonemacher, Mat Crowell, Matt Schaub, Jason Pane, Justin Miller, and Chris Lansbury. Lansbury adds a triple as well. Homers come from Nonny (3, yes THREE), Chris Beatty, Schaub, and CJ Snyder. Meanwhile, Beers attempt to keep up and score 17 in the game. Doubles from Ryan Maley, Kurt Krout, Connor MacFarlane, Scott Runzer and Brian Donnelly, along with MacFarlane's triple, and homers from Maley, Runzer, Ryan Calabro, and Donnelly do the damage, but it's not enough. King's Corner wins, 31-17.