Week 4: Hatfield 4/19/2023

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Game 1: Muckdogs vs. Red Stallion
Red Stallion is quiet in the 1st 2 innings but then puts up 5 in the 3rd. Tom Jacobs doubles in 2. Muckdogs score 3 in the first 3 innings. Mike Shutt and Bill Stone both double. In the 4th, Red Stallion gets a run when Louie Knoble doubles and scores. Muckdogs answer back with 3 in the 4th, with Bill Stone and Evan Grzymkowski doubling and scoring. Red Stallion answers back in the top of the 5th, plating 5 and taking the lead, 11-6. Knoble homers and Jacob gets his 2nd double. Muckdogs make it tight in the bottom of the 5th, with 2 runs on Ari Silverstein's solo dinger and Bill Brancato doubling and scoring on Jeff Hess's RBI single. Red Stallion gets 4 in the 6th on homers from Jacob and Justin Gutierrez. Muckdogs get 3 more runs cross in the 6th with Grzy's 2nd double (damn he's fast). Going into the bottom of the 7th, Red Staliion is holding onto a 15-7 lead. Muckdogs have other plans, though, and with a bunch of singles, Jeff Hess and Alex Marrela both doubling, Bill Brancato blasts a 3 run walk-off homer to grab the win for Muckdogs, 18-15. WOW!

Game 2: Just Food (aka Mayhem) vs Gabagools
Gabagools plate 4 in the 1st with Tommy Salami tripling and Jon Dobyan doubling. Just Food (aka Mayhem) plates 6 of their own on 3 walks 4 singles from the lineup, and a double from Eric Rosenblum. Gabagools add 3 in the 2nd on doubles from Ajay Houston and Justin Ip, and a Matt Romig triple. Just Food (aka Mayhem) add 2 in the 2nd to take the lead, 8-7. Gabagools go on to score 5 in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th. Just Food answers back with nothing in the 3rd and 4th, but adds 2 in the 5th. Gabagools add 1 in the 5th and 3 in the 6th, while Just Food (aka Mayhem) goes down in order in the 6th and can't score in the 7th. Having scored 5 in the top of the 7th with Salami and Sean Hagan both doubling, Gabagools win easily, 22-10.

Game 3: Doc's Irish Pub vs. Wackers
Docs get 2 in the 1st 2 innings while Wackers plate 5 with Alex Freeman homering. In the 3rd, Dylan Brooks knocks in 2 with a blast over the fence. Wackers answers back with 3 in the 3rd with doubles from John Erb and Dennis D'Angelo, and Dan Vescovi blasts a 2 run dinger. Docs plate 2 in the 4th and 1 in the 5th, with Brian Mogel homering. Wackers return the favor with 4 runs when Matt Bookheimer and Vescovi both double, and Erb homers. They'll add on more in the 5th when Freeman and Rich Stead double. Going into the bottom of the 7th, Docs needs 4 to tie and 5 to win, but they can't get anything going. Wackers win, 13-9.