Friday Men’s -Aug 11, 2023

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Game One: The Yard @ Only Fans
The Yard got an excellent night from the bottom of the lineup (Tim Caldwell, Trevor Rice, & Bob Groesch) - posting half of the team’s runs. Mike Koelzer crushed a solo dinger, helping the Yard post 8 runs. Only Fans only could muster 5 runs - 3 of which were scored by Corey Wambold and Andrew Alexander. The Yard wins this one in a tight finish, 8 - 5.

Game Two: American Legion @ Cobra Kai
This game started off slow, with each team trickling in a few runs. In the 5th, The Kai posted 5 runs. In the 6th, they’d stack up 4 more. Over these 2 innings, Tyler Gower would homer, drive in 3 runs, and score twice. TJ Lillo and Donnie Squartino would also score twice. In the bottom of the 6th, the reigning, defending champs were down 11- 7. The first 8 Legioners would all score. Dan Powell, aka Good Dan, would homer. In the 7th inning, the exact same first 8 batters would all score again. The Kai get buried, 25 - 11.

Game Three: Dirty Dozen @ Cobra Kai
With revenge on their minds, The Kai came out hot, posting 17 runs in the first 3 innings. Gower scored 3 times, as did Jake Haber. Homers by Haber, Squartino, and Jesse Faller helped ignite the hot start. D12 tried to rally in the 5th with 5 runs, but it wasn’t enough. D12 loses, 20 - 9. John Aiken and Pete Abary would each score twice for the Dozen.

Game Four: Dirty Dozen @ Balls Deep
With revenge on their minds, The Dozen came out lukewarm, scoring 2 in the first. Balls Deep had a big 2nd inning, scoring 7. The problem would be they’d only score 1 more run the rest of the way. D12 got a homer from Erik Fenton and a 2-run double from Rob Woolston. The Dozen squeeze out a dub, 10 - 8.

***Shout out to scorekeeper, Fern. In the words of S. Carter, “A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who.”