Game #1 – Knuckleheads vs. GFP

GFP will come out firing in this one as Chase Luxton will knock in two runs on a single right out of the gate. Adam Lightkep then will add two more runs a couple of batters later on his own two run single. Mark Cooper and Phil Lipton round out the inning with a sac fly and RBI single respectively to make this a 6-0 game. Luxton would get back to it in the second knocking in two more runs on a double. Knuckleheads will finally get on the board in the third, with a two run bomb from Jim Bell, deep into the quarry woods. But GFP answer quick, get two more runs of their own on a towering PK bomb to make this a 12-2 game. Knuckleheads don’t offer much more in this one and will fall hard in game 1. GFP wins 16-3.

Player of the Game:
Chase Luxton (GFP) – 4/4, 3 2B’s, 5 RBI’s


Game #2 – GFP vs. Knuckleheads

GFP will bat first in this one and score four right off the rip. Bill Brancato, Lissa Tercha and Eric Schade all knock in early runs on RBI singles. Knuckleheads get two back across the first couple of innings on a Brittany Ullman RBI single and an error. Knuckleheads will have a big third inning to make this a 6-6 game after RBI singles from Jon Poore, John Kiefer, Wayner Hoerger and Pierre Girrin. We head to the later stages of this game, with GFP on top, but Knuckleheads came to play in this one as they have some big late innings. They start in the fifth grabbing five runs. John S and Dylan G bring in three runs on two singles, while Poore and Girrin both bring in runs on singles. In the sixth, they grab three more, on a Jose Rodriguez RBI single and then John Kiefer two run single. Kiefers single would be a walk off as they will take game two and then force a game 3. Knuckleheads win 14-13.

Player of the Game:
Pierre Girin (Knuckleheads) – 3/3, 2 RBI’s


Game #3 – Knuckleheads vs. GFP

GFP will come out firing with five runs right off the rip. Luxton, Cooper and Lipton will all push in runs on singles, while Brancato and Lissa T bring in runs on sac flies. Knuckleheads will get their first runs back in the second on a Girin fielders choice as they make this a 5-1 game. GFP will have another big inning in the third, this time scoring six. Eric Schade and Tess Frelich knock in runs on singles, while Brancato and Lipton bring in runs on doubles. Knuckleheads will break through and score six runs in the fourth, as they try to cut into the lead. Jim Bell gets the scoring started with an RBI double, followed by RBI singles from Mike Marnoch and Jamie Burns. Jose Rodriguez will bring in a run on a double and then two more on a single from Jon Poore. PK will get into the action in the fourth with an RBI double, which is then followed up by an RBI double from Brancato as they look to extend there lead and put this championship to bed. GFP will play good defense and add some insurance runs later in the game to put this game away and win this one. Knuckleheads can’t get anything else going in this one and will fall in this one. GFP wins 16-8.

Player of the Game:
Phil Lipton (GFP) – 3/3, 2B, 3 RBI’s


Player of the Week:
Chase Luxton (GFP) – 8/10,2 2B’s, 3 2B’s, 7 RBI’s