Week 1: 9/12/2023

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Game 1: Kings Corner vs Calcium Cannons
Neither team scores in the 1st. King's Corner gets on the board in the top of the 2nd. Russell Miller doubles. In the bottom Calcium Cannons go down in order. Kings Corner adds 4 to the lead in the 3rd. Matt Schaub and Mark Rothenburger both double. Cannons finally get one across the plate in the bottom of the 3rd. Mike Cavanaugh doubles. In the 4th, Kings Corner bats around and scores 8. Back-to-back homers come from Chris Lansberry and Matt Schaub. Justin Miller triples and CJ Snyder and Mark Rothenberger both double. Cannons have no answer in the bottom. Kings Corner add 5 more in the last 3 innings. Schaub homers again. Cannons get 3 more in the last 3 innings, with Trey Cuozzo tripling, but it's not enough. King's Corner win easily, 20-4.

Game 2: Philly Junk vs The Commission dba Silly Boys
Philly Junk starts off hot and scores 4 in the 1st. Jason Ashworth doubles, Edwin Padua triples, Brandon Birkhead doubles, and Pat Kelley doubles. Commish, meanwhile, don't score in the 1st 3 innings. In the 2nd, Philly Junk bats around and scores 8. Jason Ashworth, Padua, Kelley, and Jeremy Villano all smash doubles. They'll add another 4 in the 3rd, with Jason Ashworth doubling for a 3rd time, Padua tripling again, and Shane Hanna and Birkhead going deep over the fence. Commish finally get on the board in the 4th. CJ Motts doubles and Tom Koezler triples. While Philly Junk goes down without scoring in the 4th 5th, and 6th, Commish chips away at the lead and gets 5 in the 5th. Jarret Kerns homers and Greg Delgado and Brendon Parker both double. They'll add 1 more in the 6th. Philly Junk tacks on 3 insurance runs in the top of the 7th. Birky pounds another dinger over the fence. Down 19-8, Commish threatens a little and gets a homer from Delgado and a double from Parker, but it's not enough. Philly Junk wins, 19-11.

Game 3: Shake and Bake vs Team Marella
Team Marella is quiet in the 1st save Collin Sheehan's double, while Shake and Bake score 3. Team Marella gets 6 in the 2nd, including a Jimmy Wiegers grand slam. Shake and Bake close the lead to 1 with 2 runs in the 2nd. Team Marella widens their lead to 5 by scoring 4 in the 3rd. Tyler stone doubles along with Mike Kilkenny. Shake and Bake goes quiet in the 4th, as does Team Marella. In the 5th, John Sandy leads off with a double and scores for Shake and Bake. Team Marella answers with 4 in the bottom. Shake and Bake plates 2 in the 6th with Tony Stuart doubling. Team Marella gets 3 more in the top of the 7th, with Collin Sheeha homering and Jimmy Wiegers and Alex Marella both doubling. Shake and Bake get 1 in the bottom of the 7th, and Team Marella holds on to win, 17-13.

Game 4: Defending summer league champs Wire2Wire Sports Podcast vs Beers

Wire2Wire gets 1 in the 1st while Beers bat around and plate 7. Wire2Wire gets nothing in the 2nd, and Beers add 3. Scott Runzer doubles along with Ryan Maley. Wire2Wire gets 4 in the 3rd while Beers gets 1. For Wire2Wire, Tom Signore triples and Bill Brancato doubles. Wire2Wire explode in the 4th, batting around and getting 7. Brandon Bozek and Alex Freeman both triple. Beers get 5 back in the bottom of the 4th. Ryan Maley, Kurt Krout, and Tim Coleman all double, and Connor MacFarlane triples. In the 6th, Wire2Wire close the lead to 4 by scoring 4. Freeman smacks a solo homer and Gene Walczak, Ben Vitelli, and Sean Butrica all double. Beers adds 2 insurance runs in the bottom. Wire2Wire goes down in order in the bottom of the 7th, and Beers win a close one, 18-16.