Week 5: 4/22/2025

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Game 1: Wire2Wire Sports Podcast vs. Shake-N-Bake
Wire2Wire force a flip flop after 3 and half by score 23 runs. Joe DiMezza homers. Brandon Bozek homers and doubles. Brian Dart doubles twice and homers. Alex Freeman homers Gene Walczak doubles twice. Meanwhile Shake-N-Bake can only get 3 across the plate in 4 tries. Scott Minto triples and Jimmy Graziano doubles. This game is over with a 23-3 win, Wire2Wire.

Game 2: Beers vs Calcium Cannons
***Note: The following writeup is an experiment in ChatGPT. I gave it the scoreheets and it produced the text. I had to double check the names and some of the stats, but it actually did a pretty good job!
In a thrilling display of offense, the Beers lineup delivered a barrage of hits, doubles, triples, and even a home run in this game. Leading the charge was Tim Coleman, who powered the team with a towering home run and two doubles, driving in runs and keeping the momentum squarely in Beers' favor. Scott Runzer added to the fireworks, collecting 4 singles, a double, and a homer in a stellar performance at the plate. Connor MacFarlane was a constant presence on the bases, tallying 2 doubles in his five trips to the plate. The middle of the order stayed hot with Kelly Adams turning in a consistent effort, notching four hits including 2 homers, while Ryan Calabro and Evan Gutman chipped in with timely singles doubles and triples. While Jose Sanchez had a tougher night at the plate, he still contributed with a sacrifice fly and a late-game triple.
The Calcium Cannons showed grit and flashes of power in a back-and-forth offensive battle, stringing together clutch hits and patient at-bats throughout the night. Ben Haegen swung a hot bat early, collecting 2 homers and 3 singles to round out a productive evening. Ian Cuozzo was a force in the middle of the lineup, racking up a pair of homers and driving the ball deep for a triple that ignited a rally. Drew Finney joined the extra-base hit parade with homer, helping to fuel the Cannons' offense in the early innings. Meanwhile, Jason White chipped in with a hard-hit triple. Jadeen Newman showcased a patient approach, drawing a walk and doubling and tripling to reach base safely three times. Beers hangs on for the win, 29-25.

Game 3: Dingers vs Philly Junk
Dingers bang out 24 against the power house Philly Junk. Hunter Curely triples and homers. Pete Auteri homers. Bayley Jaminis homers and doubles. Mike Casbar doubles twice. Rich Schmidt doubles. Blake Szymanski homers. Connor O'Keefe doubles. On the other side of the page, Philly Junk puts on a hit show. Pat Kelley homers twice and triples. Shane Hanna homers, triples, and doubles. Tom Koezler homers twice and doubles. Evan Porter homers. KC Ingram homers. Cody Runner homers and triples. Tom Ivers doubles twice. Philly Junk beat Dingers, 33-24.

Game 4: Kings Corner vs To Be Determined
Kings Corner scores 22 in 7 innings. Sean Nonnemacher triples twice and doubles twice. Mat Crowel doubles. Justin Miller doubles twice. Chris Lansberry homers. Keith Crowell triples. CJ Snyder homers twice. FOr TBD, Matt Kilkenny leads off with a triple. Nick Bennett doubles. Collin Sheehan doubles. Jimmy Weigers homers and doubles. Tommy Gomez doubles twice. Matt Brand homers. TBD scores 5 in the bottom of the 7th for the win, 23-22.