Week 8: 5/16/2023

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Game 1: King's Corner vs. Dingers
Dingers get 2 in the 1st on Pete Auteri's triple. King's Corner answers back by getting the 1st 5 on base and scoring them all, along with Matt Schaub and Chris Abato doubling. They'll add another run in the 2nd on Schaub's solo shot over the fence. In the 3rd, Dingers add 5 to their score. Mike Casbar and Connor O'Keefe double, while John Carroll triples. Kings Corner has no answer for that in their half of the 3rd, but they'll score 4 in the 4th with triples from Chris Lansbury and Justin Miller. Despite Eric Popple doubling in the 4th, Dingers don't score again until the 6th when Derrick Acker smacks an RBI triple and then scores on Auteri's sac fly. King's Corner scores 1 in the 5th on Matt Crowell's sac fly, and Nonny gets his seasonal record tying double. They'll add 1 in the 6th while Dingers take the lead in the top of the 7th by batting around and scoring 7. O'Keefe doubles again, along with Carroll. Needing 4 to tie and 5 to win, King's Corner get Lansbury on with a single and then he scores on Schaub's double. Schaub scores on Miller's RBI single and then CJ Snyder ties it up at 16 with a 2-run blast over the fence. With the score tied, Frank Stabler walks, and somehow scores on Abato's walk off single. King's Corner knocks out Dingers in dramatic fashion, 17-16.

Game 2: Beers vs. Fibby Busters
Beers get 3 in the 1st while Fibby Busters scores 5. Brett Saverio and Brian McEachern both triple. Beers adds 3 in the 2nd with Scott Gerhart tripling. Fibby busters goes quiet for a couple of innings, while Beers adds another 3 in the 4th. Scott Runzer adds to the triples parade, and Josh Goldberg doubles along with Tim Coleman. Fibby Busters get 2 in the 4th with Dan Lineberger and Trey Cuozzo doubling. In the 5th, Beers plate 4 when Runzer doubles and Golderberg and Ryan Calabro both homer. Fibby Busters make it a 1 run game in the bottom of the 5th by scoring 5. McEachern doubles and Cuozzo blasts a 3-run dinger. Beers adds to their tight lead by getting 1 run in the 6th after Ryan Maley triples. Beers will add another 5 in the top of the 7th when Chris Anhalt triples and scores, and Bayley Jamanis homers. Fibby Busters goes quiet in the last inning and Beers wins, 19-12.

Game 3: TBD vs. Wire2Wire Sports Podcast
Wire2Wire get just 4 runs in the first 4 innings with Greg Guarino and Jared Fagnano doubling. Meanwhile, TBD plates 6 in the 1st 4. Collin Sheehan and Dylan Smith both smack triples, Stephen Gebre doubles, and Ari Silverstein homers. TBD adds 2 in the 5th an 2 in the 6th. Sheehan doubles, Gebre triples, and Silverstein blasts another dinger. Wire2Wire puts up 6 in the 5th. Guarino triples and Bill Walker doubles. In the top of the 7th with the score tied at 10, Wire2Wire takes a commanding lead by plating 11. Brandon Bozek and Jacob McDevitt both triple, while Jim Chapman, Sean Butrica, Jared Fagnano, and Brett Anker all double. Needing 11 to tie and 12 to win, TBD can only get 1 on Dylan Smith's RBI double. Wire2Wire wins, 21-11.

Game 4: Just Food vs. Philly Junk
Just Food score 2 in the 1st while Philly Junk gets 4. Mike Bitterlich and Evan Porter both homer, and Shane Hanna doubles. Just Food scores 4 more in the 2nd, with Dave Shannon doubling. Philly Junk opens it up and scores 11 after batting around in the 2nd. KC Ingram, Bitterlich, Evan Porter, Pat Kelley, and Jeremy Villano all homer and Shane Hanna adds another double. Just Food plates 1 in the 3rd. Philly Junk keep their foot on the gas and score 5 in the bottom of the 3rd on doubles from Bitterlich, Porter, Ryan Habel, and Tom Rider. They'll add another 5 in the 4th with Ingram and Porter doubling, Rider tripling, and Bitterlich collecting his 3rd homer of the game. Needing a bunch of runs in the bottom of the 5th, Just Food makes a valiant effort and gets 3 across. John Biondo doubles, Matty McReynolds finds his youthful legs and smacks an RBI triple, but it's not enough. Philly Junk wins, 25-10.