B North Playoffs 10/6/24
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2024 12:57 am
Game 1: Purple Cobras vs Doc’s
In our first game of the playoffs, we have Purple Cobras taking on Doc’s Irish Pub with the winner moving onto the semis to face One Hit Wonders. Doc’s would get first ups and jump out to an early lead after an RBI single by Josh Keszcyk. Purple Cobras would take the lead in the bottom of the 1st after they scored 4 runs on an RBI double by Cody Runner, RBI single by Mike Corrigan and a two-run homer by Steve Gardner to take a 4-1 lead after one. Purple Cobras would build their lead in the bottom of the second on three RBI singles by Nick Rodriguez, Dave Clayton and Dan Roman to extend the lead to 7-1. Doc’s would get back in the game in the top of the 4th on a couple RBI singles by Ryan Fronheiser and Kurtis Brown as they trailed 7-4 after the fourth. In the bottom of the 5th Cody Runner’s RBI single and an RBI sac fly pushed Cobras lead to 9-4. Doc’s would get one run back in the top of the 6th to trim the deficit to four, but they were running out of time and needed to hold Cobras to give themselves a chance in the 7th to make a comeback. After getting 2 outs with 2 runners on base, Cobras delivered again as Andrew Coates hit an RBI single while Dan Roman and Clayton hit a couple RBI doubles to score four insurance runs and put the game out of reach. Purple Cobras win 13-7 over Doc’s and advance to the semis to take on One Hit Wonders.
Game 2: Pitches Be Trippin vs Dark Horse
In our second quarterfinal game we have Pitches Be Trippin taking on Dark Horse with the winner advancing to the semi-finals to take on defending champions Wire 2 Wire. Dark Horse got first at bats and the offense came out swinging as they scored four runs on an RBI single by Paul Ferruzzi and a three-run homer by Ryan Schock to take an early 4-0 lead after one. Pitches Be Trippin did not come out swinging and could not get anything going the first couple of innings. Dark Horse would extend their lead the next two innings on RBI singles by Feruzzi and Jason Hudachek as well as a homer by Mike Suda to make the score 9-0 Dark Horse going into the bottom of the 3rd. This is where Pitches Be Trippin finally came alive as they scored 10 runs off RBI singles by Matt Horn, Paul Campoli, Matt Sheehan and a three-run homer by Anthony Perretti to take a 10-9 lead over Dark Horse heading into the fourth inning. Dark Horse would tie the game 10-10 after an RBI sac fly in the top of the fourth. The game would remain tied in the fifth after both teams hit RBI sac flies to make it 11-11. In the top of the 6th, Dark Horse’s Ryan Schock would deliver again as he hit a two-run RBI single to take a lead 13-11 over Pitches Be Trippin. In the bottom half of the 6th, Pitches Be Trippin answered again as they scored three runs off RBI singles by Tim Graff and Sheehan to take a 14-13 lead after six and three outs away from moving on. After two quick outs, Dark Horse was able to put the tying run on with a single, but Pitches Be Trippin had a pitch to be trippin on as they struck out the next batter looking for the final out. Pitches Be Trippin comes from behind and defeats Dark Horse 14-13 and moves on to face Wire 2 Wire in the semis.
Game 3: One Hit Wonders vs Purple Cobras
In our first semi-final match we have One Hit Wonders taking on Purple Cobras for a spot in the Fall Championship Final. Cody Runner started where he left off game 1 and got things going for the Cobras hitting an RBI single to put his team ahead 1-0. One Hit Wonders would answer and score a run of their own on a fielder’s choice and an error tying the score at 1 a piece after one. One Hit Wonders would take the lead in the bottom of the 2nd after scoring three runs on RBI singles by Bill Groff, Tom O’Neil and Jesse Grasso to go up 4-1. In the top of the 3rd, Purple Cobras scored five runs on RBI single by Brandon Roman, RBI double by Runner and an RBI triple by Mike Corrigan to jump back out in front of One Hit Wonders 6-4. The Purple Cobras would add on two more runs in the top of the 5th after a homerun by Dan Roman to give Cobras an 8-4 lead. One Hit Wonders would get one run back in the bottom of the 5th on a Bill Groff RBI single to close the gap to 8-5. Purple Cobras would add on the 6th and 7th innings as they scored seven runs on homers by Steve Gardner, Corrigan and Runner and an RBI single by Brandon Roman. Unfortunately, the bats went cold for One Hit Wonders and they could not push any runs across as Purple Cobras pulled away. Purple Cobras offense was too much for One Hit Wonders as they won easily 15-5 and moved on to the championship to face either Wire 2 Wire or Pitches Be Trippin.
Game 4: Wire 2 Wire vs Pitches Be Trippin
In our last game of the day, we have Wire 2 Wire taking on Pitches Be Trippin with the winner advancing to the championship to take on Purple Cobras. Wire 2 Wire would jump out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st after a Tom Signore RBI single. The lead would not last long as Paul Campoli would hit a two-run homer in the top of the 2nd to give Pitches Be Trippin a 2-1 lead. Wire 2 Wire would take the lead right back in the bottom of the 2nd after Jason Falcone hit a two-run RBI double to give Wire 2 Wire a 3-2 lead after two. Wire 2 Wire would extend their lead in the bottom of the 3rd as they scored five runs on a Jake Haber RBI single, Signore RBI triple and a two-run homer by Beau Ziegler to extend their lead 8-2. Pitches Be Trippin could not get the bats going and Wire 2 Wire took advantage and put up two more runs in the 4th and 5th on a sac fly and a fielder’s choice to give them a commanding 10-2 lead. Dan Kalonoski got something going for Pitches Be Trippin in the 5th on his RBI single. Pitches Be Trippin would add three more runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Matt Sheehan to bring the score to 10-6 Wire 2 Wire heading into the 7th. In the end the comeback fell short as Pitches Be Trippin could not push any runs cross in the 7th. Wire 2 Wire defeats Pitches Be Trippin 10-6 and moves onto the final to defend their title against Purple Cobras.
In our first game of the playoffs, we have Purple Cobras taking on Doc’s Irish Pub with the winner moving onto the semis to face One Hit Wonders. Doc’s would get first ups and jump out to an early lead after an RBI single by Josh Keszcyk. Purple Cobras would take the lead in the bottom of the 1st after they scored 4 runs on an RBI double by Cody Runner, RBI single by Mike Corrigan and a two-run homer by Steve Gardner to take a 4-1 lead after one. Purple Cobras would build their lead in the bottom of the second on three RBI singles by Nick Rodriguez, Dave Clayton and Dan Roman to extend the lead to 7-1. Doc’s would get back in the game in the top of the 4th on a couple RBI singles by Ryan Fronheiser and Kurtis Brown as they trailed 7-4 after the fourth. In the bottom of the 5th Cody Runner’s RBI single and an RBI sac fly pushed Cobras lead to 9-4. Doc’s would get one run back in the top of the 6th to trim the deficit to four, but they were running out of time and needed to hold Cobras to give themselves a chance in the 7th to make a comeback. After getting 2 outs with 2 runners on base, Cobras delivered again as Andrew Coates hit an RBI single while Dan Roman and Clayton hit a couple RBI doubles to score four insurance runs and put the game out of reach. Purple Cobras win 13-7 over Doc’s and advance to the semis to take on One Hit Wonders.
Game 2: Pitches Be Trippin vs Dark Horse
In our second quarterfinal game we have Pitches Be Trippin taking on Dark Horse with the winner advancing to the semi-finals to take on defending champions Wire 2 Wire. Dark Horse got first at bats and the offense came out swinging as they scored four runs on an RBI single by Paul Ferruzzi and a three-run homer by Ryan Schock to take an early 4-0 lead after one. Pitches Be Trippin did not come out swinging and could not get anything going the first couple of innings. Dark Horse would extend their lead the next two innings on RBI singles by Feruzzi and Jason Hudachek as well as a homer by Mike Suda to make the score 9-0 Dark Horse going into the bottom of the 3rd. This is where Pitches Be Trippin finally came alive as they scored 10 runs off RBI singles by Matt Horn, Paul Campoli, Matt Sheehan and a three-run homer by Anthony Perretti to take a 10-9 lead over Dark Horse heading into the fourth inning. Dark Horse would tie the game 10-10 after an RBI sac fly in the top of the fourth. The game would remain tied in the fifth after both teams hit RBI sac flies to make it 11-11. In the top of the 6th, Dark Horse’s Ryan Schock would deliver again as he hit a two-run RBI single to take a lead 13-11 over Pitches Be Trippin. In the bottom half of the 6th, Pitches Be Trippin answered again as they scored three runs off RBI singles by Tim Graff and Sheehan to take a 14-13 lead after six and three outs away from moving on. After two quick outs, Dark Horse was able to put the tying run on with a single, but Pitches Be Trippin had a pitch to be trippin on as they struck out the next batter looking for the final out. Pitches Be Trippin comes from behind and defeats Dark Horse 14-13 and moves on to face Wire 2 Wire in the semis.
Game 3: One Hit Wonders vs Purple Cobras
In our first semi-final match we have One Hit Wonders taking on Purple Cobras for a spot in the Fall Championship Final. Cody Runner started where he left off game 1 and got things going for the Cobras hitting an RBI single to put his team ahead 1-0. One Hit Wonders would answer and score a run of their own on a fielder’s choice and an error tying the score at 1 a piece after one. One Hit Wonders would take the lead in the bottom of the 2nd after scoring three runs on RBI singles by Bill Groff, Tom O’Neil and Jesse Grasso to go up 4-1. In the top of the 3rd, Purple Cobras scored five runs on RBI single by Brandon Roman, RBI double by Runner and an RBI triple by Mike Corrigan to jump back out in front of One Hit Wonders 6-4. The Purple Cobras would add on two more runs in the top of the 5th after a homerun by Dan Roman to give Cobras an 8-4 lead. One Hit Wonders would get one run back in the bottom of the 5th on a Bill Groff RBI single to close the gap to 8-5. Purple Cobras would add on the 6th and 7th innings as they scored seven runs on homers by Steve Gardner, Corrigan and Runner and an RBI single by Brandon Roman. Unfortunately, the bats went cold for One Hit Wonders and they could not push any runs across as Purple Cobras pulled away. Purple Cobras offense was too much for One Hit Wonders as they won easily 15-5 and moved on to the championship to face either Wire 2 Wire or Pitches Be Trippin.
Game 4: Wire 2 Wire vs Pitches Be Trippin
In our last game of the day, we have Wire 2 Wire taking on Pitches Be Trippin with the winner advancing to the championship to take on Purple Cobras. Wire 2 Wire would jump out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st after a Tom Signore RBI single. The lead would not last long as Paul Campoli would hit a two-run homer in the top of the 2nd to give Pitches Be Trippin a 2-1 lead. Wire 2 Wire would take the lead right back in the bottom of the 2nd after Jason Falcone hit a two-run RBI double to give Wire 2 Wire a 3-2 lead after two. Wire 2 Wire would extend their lead in the bottom of the 3rd as they scored five runs on a Jake Haber RBI single, Signore RBI triple and a two-run homer by Beau Ziegler to extend their lead 8-2. Pitches Be Trippin could not get the bats going and Wire 2 Wire took advantage and put up two more runs in the 4th and 5th on a sac fly and a fielder’s choice to give them a commanding 10-2 lead. Dan Kalonoski got something going for Pitches Be Trippin in the 5th on his RBI single. Pitches Be Trippin would add three more runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Matt Sheehan to bring the score to 10-6 Wire 2 Wire heading into the 7th. In the end the comeback fell short as Pitches Be Trippin could not push any runs cross in the 7th. Wire 2 Wire defeats Pitches Be Trippin 10-6 and moves onto the final to defend their title against Purple Cobras.