Stover 10-06-2025

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Game #1 – Wehrung's Lumber vs. Muckdogs


Wehrung’s will get this night rolling with RBI singles from Lowell Snyder and Adam Hendricks. Muckdogs will counter in the bottom of the inning with eight runs as they bat around. Brett Anker will get the scoring started with an RBI single, followed by a Mark Bernacki three run bomb. Tony Cabot will match him later in the inning with a three run bomb of his own as they lead 8-2. Paul Muth will grab a homer for Wehrung’s in the next inning, but it’s just a solo shot. Muckdogs will again respond with a better inning scoring two runs on a sac fly from Bill Stone and RBI double from Mike Zahradnick. RBI singles from Snyder, Asa Cooper and Adam Hendricks will give Wehrung’s three more runs in the third, but things would really slow down from there. Bernacki would smash another homer, this time a two run shot later for Muckdogs as they will shut it down defensively and win this one. Muckdogs win 13-10.

Player of the Game:
Mark Bernacki (Muckdogs) - 2/3, 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s



Game #2 – Altek vs. Knuckleheads

Altek will get the second game rolling on back-to-back RBI singles from Brandon Smith and Kevin Cwikla as they take a 4-0 lead. Knuckleheads will get shut down in the first inning but come back in the second inning with two runs. John Kiefer brings in a run on a sac fly, while Ashley Bell brings in a run on a double. Knuckleheads will shut it down defensively again and come back with a four run third inning. Johnny Poore will deliver the big shot smashing a grand slam. They will take an even bigger lead in the fourth after shutting down Altek for now runs and then adding another four runs. They get them on a homer from Jim Bell and Kiefer. Altek will grab eight runs over the fifth and sixth innings all coming on homers. Ryan Hensman smashes a three-run bomb, while Smith collects two homers, a three-run shot and a two-run shot. Knuckleheads will add another run on a solo bomb from Kiefer and two more runs on a two run double from Brittany Ullman. Knuckleheads will shut it down defensively with some big time plays and win this tight game. Knuckleheads win 15-13.


Player of the Game:
John Poore(Knuckleheads) - 2/3, HR, 4 RBI’s





Game #3 – Knuckleheads vs. Dingers, Doubles

Knuckleheads will pick up where they left off from the first game, grabbing a three-run bomb from Jim Bell and taking a 4-0 lead. Dingers will get three of those runs back on an Al Ciccitto two run double and Dylan Cardo RBI single. Both teams go cold in the second and third innings as they can’t push any runs across. We will get back to the scoring in the fourth as Knuckleheads get back on the homer train. Poore and Bell will both smash two run bombs. Dingers get a solo bomb on a Michael Ercolino shot, but that’s all they can imagine. Dingers will come alive and have a big inning in the sixth inning. Ercolino will smash a two-run shot and Dom Petrucelli will smash a grand slam. Knuckleheads have their big inning in the seventh as they push across eight runs of their own. Mike Monarch adds two runs on a double, Matt Bookheimer, Wayne Horger and Kiefer add runs on singles and Poore will smash a three-run bomb. The late surge will hold off any comback attempt from Knuckleheads and they will win this one. Knuckleheads win 20-15.

Player of the Game:
Jim Bell (Knuckleheads) - 3/4, 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s


Player of the Week:
Jim Bell (Knuckleheads) - 6/7, 3 HR’s, 6 RBI’s