Bungalow Boys 10, Blue Sox 0
With Matt Soucy on the mound, the Bungalow Boys 1-0 lead after two innings began to look insurmountable, and it was. Soucy wound up three outs away from a mercy-shortened perfect game, but Sean Novak put an end to that with a leadoff single.
Bungalow Boys 15, Blue Sox 10
For awhile, it looked like the Bungalow Boys would shutout the Blue Sox in consecutive games, until their six walk, five hit fifth inning plated 10, making a runaway into a close game. Brian Knoerlein scored thrice and also batted in three, both team highs. Three Bungalow Boys hitters: Sean Gibbons, Josh York, and new pickup Zach, had five or more hits. Sean Gibbons came on to pitch during the rally, and quickly gained control of a 70 mph fastball, allowing the Bungalow Boys to get out of the jam with a lead still intact.
Pitcher of the Week: Matt Soucy
Nick Winn of the RBI Steaks looked like a lock to win his second pitcher of the week honors with his dominant performance against Wiff Waff , allowing a single hit and four walks in a 4-inning shutout of Wiff Waff. The Bungalow Boys' Matt Soucy did one better in his own shutout, walking none, while giving up a lone single to Sean Novak in the 4th to prevent a perfect game. In doing so, he became the first pitcher to win a second weekly award. Soucy struck out 10; Brian Pendergast's two flyouts marked the only at-bats aside from Novak's single that Blue Sox put the ball in play.
Defensive Player of the Week: Brian Pendergast
Brian's defense was key in allowing the Blue Sox to claw their way back into the second game versus the Bungalow Boys. In addition to his unassisted double play in the second which limited a promising BB inning to a single run, Brian chased down and caught multiple foul balls, and had a brilliant sliding snag in left field. On the mound, Brian's defense was also on display, with a one-handed catch of a come-backer.
Honorable Mention: Andrew Ybarra
Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Gibbons
Sean was a new pickup for the Bungalow Boys, which explains his lack of a picture. In his first two games, Gibbons went 9-10, with two homers and two doubles, to go along with eleven RBIs and seven runs scored. This offensive outburst was irrelevant during the 10-0 Bungalow Boys victory in Game 1, but the bulk of the output was in the second game, a 15-10 slugfest.
