Playoffs: Hatifled 10/30/2024

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Game 1: 4th seed Disciples vs 5th seed Did We Win
Did We win get 3 in the 1st on a 3-run blast from Jon Fine. Disciples answer back with 6 in the bottom. Richie Fluck triples and both Sean Murphy and Dante Moore double. They'll add 2 more in the bottom of the 2nd when Richie Fluck triples and Richie Hall blast a 2-run shot over the fence. Did We Win get 2 back in the top of the 3rd with Pete Mastro doubling. Disciples can't score in the 4th despite Justin Loicano's double, but they do get 2 more in the bottom of the 5th on Dareen Hughes' homer. Did We Win add 2 in the 6th with a Jon Fine homerun, and, in the top of the 7th, get doubles from Keith Halili and John Bisceglie but only score 1. Disciples win, 10-7.

Game 2: 2nd seed Cheaters vs 3rd seed Mashed Taters
Taters take and early lead with a solo shot from RJ Grant. Cheaters take the lead in the 2nd with 3 runs on doubles from Brendan Seachrist and Jake Longmoore. Taters get 1 back in the 3rd. Cheaters go nuts in the bottom of the 3rd and score 12. Erik Cusano homers, Brendan Seachrist homers, Jake Longmoore triples, Nick Perricone triples, and Matt Kovaleski doubles. Taters get 11 back in the 4th and 6 in the 5th. RJ Grant doubles twice, Pat Furst triples and doubles, Sean Ename doubles twice, Mike Brooks doubles, Mike McAllister doubles, and Jimmy Mann doubles and homers. Score is 19-14 after 5. Cheaters add 1 in the 6th when Erik Cusano homers. Taters add 2 insurance runs in the top of the 7th. In the bottom, Cheaters get a double from Jason Exner, triples from Matt Kovaleski and Erik Cusano but come up a little short. Mashed Taters wins, 21-18 , and a spot in next week's Chip!

Game 3: Top seed Mayhem vs 4th seed Disciples
Disciples get 2 in the 1st while Mayhem gets 1. Derek Strowhouser doubles for Mayhem. Disciples add 1 in the 2nd. Dante Moore doubles. Mayhem takes the lead by 3 runs in the 3rd. Tom Hays blasts a grand slam. Disciples get a triple from Darren Hughes and double from Trevor Watts to score 2 in the 4th. Mayhem plates 1 in the bottom. Disciples take a 1 run lead in the top of the 5th by scoring 3. Mayhem retakes the lead by scoring 8 in the bottom. Hays homers again and Erik Rosenblum doubles. Disciples get a run in the 6th with an RBI double from Elijah Irizzary. Zach Lyall doubles for Mayhem in the 6th but gets stranded. Disciples get a double from Brad Schuck and a solo homerun from Sean Murphy, but it's not enough. Mayhem wins 15-10 and moves on to the Chip next week!