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Week 5

Haze, Washout split the pot

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

Purple Haze 27 || West Coast Washout 20

West Coast Washout took an early lead in the first inning. Jason Ciummo drew a walk, scoring one run. The game would quickly get out of hand, as Purple Haze took the lead with ten runs in the second inning and 12 runs in the third inning. The Washout would battle back to make it close, but they couldn’t climb the whole mountain.

West Coast Washout collected 11 hits and Purple Haze had 17 by the end of the high-scoring affair, which was shortened to four innings due to time constraints. Aiden Lefty got the win for Purple Haze, surrendering 20 runs on 11 hits and striking out one. Andrew Winter took the loss for West Coast Washout, allowing 27 runs on 17 hits and striking out two.

 

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West Coast Washout 10 || Purple Haze 1

Dan Rish came out firing in this one to avenge his team’s loss in the first game. He launched two home runs while taking the mound and striking out 13. Though Haze pitcher Nathan Aebi was also able to strike out 13, he would give up 13 walks and eight hits, surrendering 10 runs by the end of the contest. Aebi scrapped the only RBI for the Haze in this one, lacing a double in the fifth. Washout had production from their entire lineup, but Dan was undoubtedly the star, driving in six.

Juice Rally Twice to Protect Perfect Record

Dan Rish, West Coast Washout

100% Real Juice 6 || West Coast Washout 1

The Washout staked a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third on a league-commissioned home run, only to see it erased in a hurry as Duncan Robinson doubled home two, later scoring with Adam Brickett on an Epo Olivares single.  That was more of a boost than Aaron Hunter needed on the mound. Hunter cruised to a 6-1 victory, recording three perfect three-batter, three-strikeout innings. Hunter walked only two, with his counterpoint Rish allowing twelve free passes.

100% Real Juice 9 || West Coast Washout 2

For two shutout innings, Washout pitcher Jack Kineke looked the part of a veteran ace, as he battled Epo Olivares on the mound in his first career start.  Washout captain Jeremy Salvo even gave him a lead, pinning the first runs of the season on Epo with a two-run homer to left. Then, the wheels fell off. The Juice scored all of their runs in the bottom of the third, courtesy of eight walks, two singles, and a Sam Lacroix home run.  Olivares struck out the nine remaining Washout batters in consecutive fashion to convincingly end any hope of a comeback. Again, the biggest disparity was in terms of walks, which the Juice won by a 15-1 margin. They also had more hits, but by a modest 4-3 total.

 

RBI says: Offense! It’s what’s for dinner!

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

 get it, because they're... *dodges tomato*

 

RBI Steaks 18 || 68ers 4

When it rains, it pours, and the Steaks poured offense all over the 68ers in game one of the doubleheader. Nick Winn swatted two home runs in the contest while Riley Brindle settled into a groove on the mound, striking out seven and only allowing one walk. His counterpart for the 68ers, Chase Bultez, was less fortunate, laboring through five innings of work. The game was ended by mercy rule.

 

RBI Steaks 21 || 68ers 0

The Steaks brought their offense “home” with them and posted all of their runs in the first two frames, earning a mercy win by the middle of the 3rd. Nick Winn was perfect in his time on the mound, striking out 5 and walking none. The 68ers found themselves with a shorthanded lineup in this one, and Charlie Jellison drew the short straw to take the hill. While he did not surrender a home run and earned three strikeouts, he coughed up 10 walks in the effort.

 

Pitches clear away the Haze

Brian Fitzsimmons, Sons of Pitches

 

Sons of Pitches 10 || Purple Haze 3

The first game was pretty standard, lasting about 90 minutes. The other team had a solid pitcher, Josh Herrero, who gave up only one home run to Johnny I believe, while our pitcher Spencer was a rock star. No home runs on him. Alison also had a solid line drive that put us over the edge in the 4th inning. In the end, we were able to eke out a win.

 

Sons of Pitches 20 || Purple Haze 10

Second game was slower. Many more walks for both teams. Our pitcher for that one was Johnny, and he actually got most of the in field action, catching several pop flies. We actually finished that game early because SoP got a ten run mercy lead in the fourth.

 

Week 6

Mr. Rogers K’s the neighborhood, Mr. Lewis slams the door

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

 pictured: Paul Rogers after a day on the mound

 

Cannonball Coming 13 || Sons of Pitches 3

Paul Rogers continued his effectively wild season for the Cannonballs, once again earning all of his outs (12 of them!) by the strikeout while surrendering two hits and eight walks. He cashed in on the other side of the ball too, scooping up 8 RBIs and powering his team to victory. Scott of the Pitches did what he could from the mound as his offense struggled, but like the last two installments of the Pitch Perfect trilogy, it didn’t work out for the Pitches in this one.

 

Cannonball Coming 12 || Sons of Pitches 9

This one looked like another laugher at the start, with Cannonball grabbing a 9-1 lead after four and their pitcher, Patrick Meagher, doing damage from the mound and at the dish. But despite the rough patches, Jonathan Stevens kept his team in the game through five innings, staying within distance of Meagher’s effort. This gutsy effort would pay off in the bottom of the 5th, when the Pitches struck for seven runs by a million paper cuts (read: walks and singles).

 

With the game suddenly within reach in the top of the 6th, the arm of Stevens gave out and he walked the first three batters he faced. Reliever Spencer Minder came in and was unable to hold the dogs of war, as all three walked batters would come around to score, rebuilding a four run lead. Closer Scott Lewis entered the game for Cannonball, and though he surrendered a run on a triple and a single, he would go on to strike out the side, slamming the door on a valiant effort.

A frat walks into a park, Chickens cross wild card road

PRESTON SAHABU, Chicken ‘n’ Wiffles

 

Chicken ‘n’ Wiffles 11 || 68ers 10

 he 68ers assembled a team under Acting Captain Joey Jovanelly, pulling athletes and brothers (and a live-in sister) to his side. This MASH squad performed quite admirably, turning the first game into another classic Chicken ‘n’ Wiffles affair, featuring the deadly triad of Offense, Time Limits, and a Cardiac Finish.

 

While Captain Matt Pearson had difficulty navigating the first inning against these fresh faces, his offense was more than up to the task of handling the rookie pitchers. Chad Wollgast went up on the hill and was taken down by an avalanche of peanut gallery comments, as well as a Grant Costa grand slam (Grant Slam™). Captain Pearson came back with a much cleaner second inning, and English cricketer Jack Hurring took the hill for the 68ers. He immediately empathized with Wollgast, surrendering home runs to Jesse Pearson and Liam Munro, and the score would stand at 9-7.

 

A TOOTBLAN at home by yours truly helped end the rally prematurely, and the game had dragged on so long that the third inning was declared the last. Hurring would hit a go-ahead 3-run homer to give the 68ers a lead, but he could not record an out in the bottom of the frame. Brave baserunning from Captain Pearson helped tie it up, and Costa hit the walk-off single.

 

Chicken ‘n’ Wiffles 17 || 68ers 0

Grant Costa’s darting riseballs thoroughly befuddled the rookies. He carried another no-no into the third, when Hurring slapped a double over the heads of the defense. Though that was broken up, he held onto the shutout, getting eight strikeouts to only five walks. His counterparts Jovanelly and Spencer Dorcich were less fortunate, giving up home runs to yours truly and Matt Pearson, with no strikeouts, 12 walks, and 8 hits between them. This one was also over after three innings, this time by the mercy rule.

 

Despite the hard slog of the games, the 68ers brought a wisecracking spirit and even a small fanbase to the field. The league sincerely hopes that the 68ers continue bringing their energy to the game. Meanwhile, the Chickens are on a four game winning streak, making another run at the wild card.

Juice score 100% of the runs

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

100% Real Juice 16 || Walks With Four Balls 0

Otto Park, technical pitcher, had the pleasure of being matched up against Aaron Hunter, knuckleball whisperer. It just wasn’t working for Park in this one, with the deep Juice lineup tagging him for 16 hits and 16 runs. Hunter held up his end of the bargain, giving up only a single hit, allowing the Juice to get a win after three innings.

 

100% Real Juice 6 || Walks With Four Balls 0

Even though he ended up taking the loss, Greg Nyssen was damn nice in this one. 17 of his 18 outs were strikeouts, an impressive feat against the Juicers. What came back to bite him were the five hits and 11 walks, which eventually led to a modest 6 runs. Adam Brickett did well in his first start of the season, earning seven strikeouts to four hits and four walks.

 

 

 

Week 7

WCW take two from 68, down to 66

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

West Coast Washout 17 || 68ers 5

The Washout crashed onto 68er starter Brian Arnold early in this one, putting nine runs on the board in the first frame. Later innings would yield more offense, with four different Washout players picking up a home run, including Dan Rish’s grand slam. That barrage was more than enough for Washout starter Max Mendelez, who went three innings with six strikeouts, nine walks, and three hits, giving up all five runs. Closer Jack Kineke struck out the side without allowing a hit in the bottom of the fourth, ending the game by mercy rule.

 

West Coast Washout 19 || 68ers 17

Game two was a back and forth battle with no less than five lead changes. Starter Jack Hurring was not incredible for the 68ers, but he pitched to contact and limited his walks, allowing his offense to do the heavy lifting. The Washout retook a 12-9 lead with six runs in the bottom of the third, and opted to go to their bullpen in the top of the fourth after starter Jeremy Salvo was tagged for nine runs.

 

The 68ers did not relent against reliever Conor Roberson and answered right back with five runs of their own. Fireman Dan Rish was called in to get the final out of the inning, but allowed another run to score, and the totals stood at 15-12. Another tough inning from Hurring and his defense led to another lead change, with the 68ers in a 19-15 hole.

 

Refusing to give up, even against the formidable Rish, the 68ers slapped out a storm of singles and scraped two runs. A walk from Hurring loaded the bases and put the winning run on first. Rish dug deep against batter Joey Jovanelly. He emerged victorious with a swinging strikeout.

Juice keep perfect dream 100% Real

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

100% Real Juice 6 || Purple Haze 0

Haze starter Nathan Aebi had a decent outing against the offensive powerhouse of the Juice, spreading out 11 hits, seven walks, and eight strikeouts over six innings. But knuckler Aaron Hunter outpitched him, giving up only three hits and two walks while getting all 18 outs by the strikeout and a goose egg in the runs column. Sam LaCroix, Matt Morris, and Adam Brickett carried the water in this one, knocking in all of the runs for the Juice.

 

100% Real Juice 5 || Purple Haze 3

Josh Herrero of the Haze took on Juicer starter Epo Olivarez in a tight one. The two pitchers would end with similar lines: both had double digit strikeouts (11 to 14) and a low number of hits (5 to 6). The Haze even took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second off a bases clearing double from Arthur Edgren.

 

But Herrero’s greater number of walks (9 to 3) would do him in. Morris smacked another home run in this one, and Gabe Showalter hit a go-ahead bases clearing single in the top of the third to the put score at 5-3. Epo locked the game down from there, retiring 12 of the last 13 batters he faced. The Juice remain perfect on the season as the improving Haze drop to 2-10.

 

Walks win slugfest, Steaks take pitchers duel

PRESTON SAHABU, Seattle Wiffle Media

 

Walks With Four Balls 19 || RBI Steaks 14

In what may be the league's first starter matchup featuring two Asian players, the Walks came out determined to end their losing skid, and regular starter Otto Park kept them in the game while the offense went to work against Steaks spot starter Michiro Barham.

 

The Steaks lineup brought the thump, with Nick Winn cranking three home runs to build a 12-9 going into the final inning. But the Walks got down to business by putting the bat on the ball and keeping the conga line in motion, stringing together seven hits and five walks to put up a 10 spot and take a stunning 19-12 lead. Joey Meucci would crank a two-run bomb for the Steaks to close the gap a little in the bottom of the sixth, but Park got three outs from his defense to get back in the win column for his team.

 

RBI Steaks 2 || Walks With Four Balls 1

After his offensive explosion in the first game, Winn was determined to carry his team all the way to victory in this one. The Walks would not give it to him so easily though as ace Greg Nyssen turned in another great performance, matching Winn through the first two innings while racking up strikeouts at a similar rate. Winn was the first to blink, surrendering a handful of singles in the bottom of the third to give up a precious run.

 

Nyssen did everything in his power to make it stand up, but Winn and Jimmy Froio struck back in the top of the fourth, each of them driving in a run to take a slim lead. When the dust settled and the strike zone had taken a sufficient beating, the Steaks emerged victorious. Winn had an impressive line to nab the win (6IP, 6H, 13K, 2BB) but Nyssen’s was every bit as good (6IP, 1H, 11K, 3BB).