Riverside Fall Recap - Week 4
RIVERSIDE, IL - Week 4 game stories:
En Fuego breaks out in the 2nd inning, Marlins never catch up - En Fuego started the day off bringing out a full squad and rebounded from last weeks loss to R2D2 by defeating the Marlins 15-7. En Fuego got on the board early with 8 runs in the top of the 2nd. Three singles by AJ Coia, Kevin Sherman, and Ryan Sherman were followed by a 3-run homerun by Jim Keating to cap off the inning. Keating 2nd homerun of the year ties him for the league lead. The Marlins got it as close as 11-5 in the 3rd inning, but only put up 2 more runs the rest of the game. Second basemen Randy Caldwell went 3-4 with triple and 2 runs for the Marlins and George Lebeau hit his first homerun on the year but three hits each by Ryan Sherman, Jim Keating, John Sandrik, and Pete Wengerski were just too much for the Marlins. The Marlins move to 3-3 on the year. En Fuego 15, Marlins 7
En Fuego top the Mai Tais in 2nd game on the day - En Fuego beat the Mai Tais 6-1 to move to a record of 5 wins and 2 losses on the year for a 3 way tie for first place. En Fuego was lead by 5 extra base hits including a 2-run triple by AJ Coia in the 5-run 3rd inning. The Mai Tais, who gave En Fuego a close game in their first meeting were overpowered and fell to 1-6 in last place. En Fuego 6, Mai Tais 1
R2D2 started off slow against the Mai Tais, but came back late to win the game - In their first meeting of the year, R2D2 sent 21 batters to the plate in a 16 run/15 hit first inning. In Saturdays matchup, the Mai Tais got on the board first and took an early 4-0 lead through 3 innings. R2D2 finally got on the board with consecutive 2-out RBI singles by Matt Rose and Chris Ulrich. R2D2 finally took the lead in the 4th inning with 3 straight 2-out singles by Darren Palandri, Torre Palandri, and Cary Hendrix. The top three hitters, Darren Palandri, Torre Palandri, and Cary Hendrix led the way going 9 for 12 with 6 runs in the game. R2D2 10, Mai Tais 4
Duece get bigs win over R2D2 in a defensive battle - Deuce got revenge for an early season loss to R2D2 by winning a 4-2 game with clutch hitting and solid defense. Kevin Novak made three great plays at third base and Andy Prochaska kept R2D2 off of the bases giving up no walks. Deuce took an early lead in the top of the third inning four straight 2-out hits. Mike Hett was able to turn the lineup over by hitting a clutch 2-out double followed by consecutive singles by Vince Ricciardi, Kevin Novak, and Jeromy Franks. Deuce extended the lead to 4-1 in the top of the 6th. R2D2 made a late push in the bottom of the 7th with three of the first four batters reaching base, but it was not enough as Deuce went on to the 4-2 victory. Deuce moved to 4 and 2 after the win and R2D2 dropped to 5 wins and 2 losses on the year. Deuce 4, R2D2 2
Deuce tops Pulled Hamstrings on Franks 2-out game winning single in the bottom of the 7th - In a matchup of two of the top teams, the Pulled Hamstrings took the early lead but Deuce never gave up and came out on top at the end. The Pulled Hamstrings went on top 3-1 after the 1st inning with an RBI double by clean-up hitter Paul Davis followed by a 2-run homerun by Kevin Kunevich. In the bottom of the third, Deuce cut the lead to 4-3 with 2-run homerun by pitcher Andy Prochaska. Neither team could score again until the bottom of the 7th with an RBI single by lead off hitter Bill Sircher and the game winning hit by Franks. Left-fielder Scott Sellars also added 3 hits for Deuce. The Pulled Hamstrings dropped to 4 and 2 on the year after the loss. Deuce 5, Pulled Hamstrings 4
Hot Mops 2? Pulled Hamstrings 0? - Not much is known of this game. Rumors are swirling that the Hot Mops actually forfeited the game and key Pulled Hamstring players left early but other source close to the Hot Mops said that the Mops were able to field a winning team even with missing three starters at a Bachelors party in Vegas?!?!?!