Pouring rain, bitin' skeeters, and drunken cricket fans weren't enough to stop the wiffle as the Mighty Knucks took on Hang and Bang.
If there were ever a day where baseball should've been avoided...good thing this is wiffleball where anything goes, and it did. There was only one set of games this week, but it was a doozy.
Barnburners in the Rain
GREG NYSSEN, Hang and Bang
Mighty Knucks 17 || Hang and Bang 16 (F/4)
If there were ever a day where baseball should've been avoided...good thing this is wiffleball where anything goes, and it did. Hang started with a Bang, living up to their name, putting up 15 in the first two frames, amassing 6 hits including a Grand SlaHamma and double by J Stevens, and timely singles by G Nyssen, helped by a WOW (World Of Walks). With the wiley veteran pitchers for each team gettin' too cute with wiffle’s oldest wiley veteran, the strike zone, it looked to be a long day...and it was. 16 BBs in the game for MK, outdone by HAB with 18.
The Mighty Knucks would not be the ones on the short end of this long-ass stick. They strolled back with four in the first, eight in the 2nd, and four more in the 3rd to go up 16-15, led by two ding-dong-ditches by Hatch. Those innings were filled with misery for HAB who despite the hits and walks could only muster one run to tie it, losing on a walk-off oppo single by B Williams. Nyssen put up five RBIs and Stevens put up four, but Hatch for MK said nah with a seven spot, followed by another four from Williams.
Mighty Knucks 24 || Hang and Bang 21 (F/4) The Knucks' Alex Hatch delivers to Hang and Bang's Greg Nyssen.
Game 2 started with an out...thank the wiffleball Gods. The outs did not return but for short visits over the next three innings for HAB. Their #1 Stevens gave hope on the hill, but MK stormed the castle. They put up 24 in the first three frames behind three long balls by Ryan, Tanay, and Wallach, a rare triple legged out by Marcoly, and a host of singles in a team effort hitting display. Wallach's knuckler kept the lid on HABs sluggers, save for Alex who went deep three times for 11 RBIs.
Then a baseball thing happened...the sky darkened, torrential rains started to fall, and HAB took their 6-24 deficit to 18-24 behind two massive battle axes thrown beyond the fence by Alex and Stevens, a timely rip by Ries, and patience by Mack and Nyssen in a 10-run 3rd. It was Alex's 3rd three-run blast of the game.
Alex Arkfeld put on a show for Hang & Bang, hitting three homers and driving in 11.
The Commish arrived, confronted with 42 runs after three innings, already past curfew at 8:15 pm. In the spirit of wiffle and Seattle rain, a fourth frame took place. MK was not concerned, although they experienced their first 1-2-3 at the hands of first time hurler Coolman, who let out an inspired howl. History looked to be in the making in the bottom of the last frame, where a two-run laser by Stevens was followed by a three-run blast beyond the realms by Coolman, who celebrated his first wiffle long ball by screaming "let's bring it all the way back!"
Alas, Wallach's mastery put the lid on tight, throwing a high inside nasty knuckler to end it 24-21. Epic. This is why we play wiffle.
