Week 8: 8/8/2023

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Game 1: Just Food vs. Team Marella
Team Marella put on a slugfest with 3 non-roster subs. Doubles come from Matt McCarthy (2), Jimmy Wiegers (2), Collin Sheehan, Dylan Smith (2), and Jack Nugent. Triples come from Jimmy Wiegers, Mike Kilkenny, Dylan Smith, Jack Nugent, and Matt K. Homers come from Collin Sheehan and Jack Nugent (Nugent also collected 2 singles to complete the cycle). For Just Food, Tony Stuart, Marty Balent, Neal Bellucci, and Steve Skedzielewski all tripled, along with non-roster sub Brandon Bozek tripling twice. Team Marella out slugs Just Food, 30-11.

Game 2: Fibby Busters vs Beers
Fibby Busters plate 7 in this game, on lots of singles and a double and a triple from Trey Cuozzo. Meanwhile, Beers scores at will. Ryan Maley triples, Connor MacFarlane walks, singles, doubles, and triples. Kevin Dooley homers. Josh Goldberg doubles. Tim Coleman doubles twice. Scott Gerhart triples twice. Beers win easily, 19-7.

Game 3: Dingers vs. Philly Junk
Dingers score 8 in 5 innings with Bayley Jamannis homering and Dave Iatarola tripling. On the other side of the page, Philly Junk plates 24 in 5 innings. Edwin Padua doubles and sacrifices twice. Shane Hanna smacks a grand slam and doubles. Brandon Birkhead doubles, triples and homers. Pat Kelley homers twice, doubles, and sacrifices, collecting 5 RBIs. Mike Bitterlich homers and doubles. Tom Ivers doubles. Ryan Habel singles, doubles and triples in his 3 at-bats. Mike Testa and Tom Rider were both perfect at their 3 turns at the plate. Philly Junk wins easily, 24-8.

Game 4: The Commission dba Silly Boys vs. Wire2Wire Sports Podcast
Wire2Wire struggles to score in this game until they plate 2 in the 7th, despite Jake McDevitt tripling in the 4th. They played tight defense and held The Commish to only 9 runs over 6 innings. For the Commish, Slow and steady wins the race. They scored in every inning except the 2nd and 3rd. Dillon Tagle homered, Jon Motts doubled, and Greg Thompson tripled. Commish hangs on for the 9-2 win.