Quarry 8-26-2024 - Championship

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Game #1 – Knuckleheads vs. Wackers

Knuckleheads strike first with a Mike Koelzer two run single in the top of the first. Wackers will answer back in the bottom of the inning with a Tess Frelick RBI triple and Bill Brancato RBI double to tie the game up. Wacker will keep it rolling in the next inning adding six more runs. Dan Vescovi had a two run double, while Frelick, Brancato and Jay Pane all had RBI singles. The Wackers defense would really turn up in the next couple of innings as Knuckleheads are able to get some runners on, but not able to score them. RBI singles will continue to pace the Wackers scoring getting one from Chase Luxton as well as Brancato. Pane also adds a run in the fourth on a sac fly. Luxton will add another run in the sixth for Wackers on a sac fly, but they would score all they need as Knuckleheads really struggle to get moving in this one. The two runs in the first inning are the only runs that they can muster up in this one. Wackers win 12-2.


Player of the Game:
Bill Brancato (Wackers) - 3/3, 2B, 3 RBI’s



Game #2 – Wackers vs. Knuckleheads

Wackers will get the second game of the night rolling with a Brancato and Pane back-to-back RBI singles to give them the early lead. Knuckleheads will go down easy in the first inning but get going in the second inning. Pierre Girin knocks in a run on a fielder’s choice, and they get one more on an error. Wacker will take a lead again in the third. Frelick and Brancato have back-to-back RBI singles, while Pane adds a run on a double. Knuckleheads will get one more run back on a John Kiefer RBI single as they continue to stay within striking distance. Wackers make this a 7-3 game in the sixth after a Luxton RBI single. Knuckleheads step up big in the sixth inning grabbing a run first on a fielder's choice from Matt Bookheimer followed by a Kiefer RBI single. John Schofield will then add a run on a single followed by a two-run single from Girin, which will give them the lead. Wackers will get the tying run on base and in scoring position but will come up just short and fall in this one. Knuckleheads win 8-7.



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





Game #3 – Knuckleheads vs. Wackers

Knuckleheads get this last game kicked off with a fielder’s choice from Matt Bookheimer to take a 1-0 lead. Wackers will match that plus five more with a six-run bottom of the first inning. Luxton and Pane have RBI singles and Frelick and Brancato have RBI doubles. Vecovi also added an RBI on a single later in the inning. Knuckleheads get two runs back on a Brittany Ullman RBI single and fielder’s choice. Two solo bombs from Rich Zupusky and Poore will make this a two-run game in the third. Bill Shallcross and Vescovi both add runs on a single in the fifth inning to make their lead a 10-5 game. Zupusky will again get a run back for Knuckleheads with a solo bomb. Brancato smashes home an insurance run on a sac fly sending us to the seventh inning. Knuckleheads need six runs to send this game to extras, but they will fall short, only managing one baserunner and no runs. Wackers will finish out their strong defensive series to take home the summer chip. Wackers win 12-6.


Player of the Game:
Sean Nonemacher (Wackers) - 3/4, 2B, HR,RBI



Player of the Week:
Sean Nonemacher (Wackers) - 8/10, 3 2B’s, 3B, HR, 3 RBI’s