After a 2 week hiatus, Tuesday Men's Softball is back!
Game 1: Kings Corner vs. The Commission dba Silly Boys
Kings Corner scores 3 in the 1st with Matt Schaub doubling. They'll add 5 more in the 2nd with Sean Nonnemacher doubling and Chris Beatty homering. Dillon Tagle gets things started in the 2nd for Commish by smacking a 2-run homer after Jon Motts doubled. Commish adds another run in the 4th. Despite CJ Snyder doubling in the 3rd for Kings Corner, they can't get anyone across the plate in the last 4 innings, and hope that 8 runs will be enough. Commissh chips away at Kings Corner's lead, and scores a run in the 5th after Tagle doubles. Going into the 7th, Kings Corner holds a 4 run lead. Commish gets 3 out of the 1st 4 batters on base and score 1 of them, bringing the tying run to the plate. Brendan Parker doubles in 2 to make it a 1 run game with 2 outs. Kings Corner's pitcher does the trick and strikes out the last batter to hold onto the lead and win the game, 8-7.
Game 2: Wire2Wire Sports Podcast vs. Team Marella
Wire2Wire score 1 in the 1st while Team Marella shoots blanks. Both teams are quiet in the 2nd. Wire2wire get another 2 in the 3rd after Adrian Reyes triples. Team Marella get 2 in the 3rd and 5 in the 4th to take the lead, 7-3. Wire2Wire make it a 1-run game by scoring 3 in the 5th. Sean Butrica doubles. Matt McCarthy homers in the 5th for Team Marella to extend the lead to 8-6. Despite Bill Brancato's triple in the 6th, Wire2Wire can't get him home. Team Marella scores 3 in the 6th to make it an 11-6 game going into the 7th. Wire2Wire threaten by getting the leadoff runner on and scoring him on Ben Vitelli's triple, but fizzle out after that. Team Marella wins, 11-7.
Game 3: Dingers vs Beers
Beers gets their leadoff man on and score him in the 1st, while Dingers get 3 hits and go scoreless in the 1st 4 innings. Beers add 2 more in the 2nd on Evan Gutman's double. They'll add another 2 in the 3rd after Tim Coleman's double. In the 4th, Beers add 6. Scott Gerhart and Scott Runzer both triple. In the 5th, Dingers get a few walks and some hits and score 2. Beers adds 4 more in the 6th. Kevin Dooley doubles. They'll add 2 more in the top of the 7th after Chris Anhalt doubles. Dingers put on a good effort in the bottom of the 7th, but trailing 17-2 is too much to overcome. Despite Bayley Jamanis's triple and Tony Rossi's double, they can only score 4. Beers wins easily, 17-6.
Game 4: Fibby Busters vs Philly Junk
Congrats to Philly Junk's Brandon Birkhead becoming a daddy tonight! Your only stats tonight are 8 lbs. 15.6 oz, 20 in. long.
Philly Junk celebrates in Birky style by blasting 4 homers over the fence in the 1st inning. Edwin Padua, Jason Ashworth, Pat Kelley, and Mike Bitterlich all do their best Birkhead impressions with homers. Shane Hanna also doubles and Tom Ivers triples as well. Philly Junk puts Fibby Busters in a 6 run 1st inning hole. Fibbly Busters does their best and just about climbs outta that hole in 1 inning, scoring 5. Brett Saverio, Shawn Thomas and Ian Cuozzo all triple, and Trey Cuozzo doubles. Philly Junk adds 8 more to their lead in the 2nd. Ashworth doubles, Jeremy Villano homers, and Eddie Decker doubles. Fibby Busters get 2 in the 2nd. In the 3rd, Ashwood triples for Philly Junk and they plate 3. He only needs a measly single for the cycle now. Fibby Busters get shut down the rest of the game and don't score any more. Philly Junk adds 6 more in the 5th. Eddie Decker blasts a homer, Padua doubles, and yes, Jason Ashworth completes the cycle with his 4th at bat. Congrats to Philly Junk on the new team member and the win, 26-7.