Commish Predictons
May 17th, 2003

Sorry I missed the last gameday, but let's face reality--didya even notice I was gone? Of course not! As if I need to tell you, every game that went down Sunday the 4th in real life was predicted by SC Wiffleball 2003 with 97% accuracy. The game knew Carlson was going to show, it knew RObins was gonna get smoked, and it knew the Holy Whites and Wiffolution would get into a little tiffy argument. Really!

Anyway, we're back in the present, getting ready to play Gameday #6. At The Sac we have the first-place (9-3) Road Warriors taking on the defending champs in what will be a great doubleheader. Both teams have all four players playing.

At The Byrd House, Wiffolution hopes to keep their momentum going over the struggling Playerz. After winning two of their first three games (and surprising everyone, even SC Wiffleball 2003), the Playerz have dropped eight of their last nine.

Now I'm off to play the games! I'll be right back!

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DOUBLEHEADER (The Sac)
HORSEMEN versus ROAD WARRIORS

The defending champs have to at least pick up a split from the current #1 team. All eight players are ready to go!

The two teams trade 1-2-3 innings in the first, but the visiting Horsemen pick up a run in the second with an RBI single from Ian off Pat Plummer. Pat gets redemption though, taking Joey deep in the bottom half of the inning for a 2-run job. Ian ties the game up in the top of the third with a solo shot, but Eric ruins the moment by giving up five runs in the bottom of the third. Plummer hits another one, this time a 3-runner, and Cain adds two in the onslaught. The Horsemen battle though, tagging Darnell for four runs in the top of the fourth, cutting the Warriors' lead to 7-6. Ian's 3-runner leads the charge. Henning and Cain though both tag Yoder for solo shots, giving the Warriors a 3-run cushion for the final inning. Henning allows Ian to go yard for one, but shuts down the rest of the lineup to secure the win.
Final Score: 9-7, Road Warriors.

Ian Byrd picks up another RBI single to put his team on the board early in the first inning. Plummer hits his third homerun of the day to tie it up in the top of the second, but the Horsemen take over from there. All four hitters for the team go yard at least once, and they throw 3 shutout innings to keep the game from getting interesting.
Final Score: 6-1, Horsemen.

Aftermath:
The Horsemen get the split, thanks mainly to Ian Byrd, who goes 8-10 in the doubleheader with 4 HRs. Pat Plummer finally looks competent after a number of struggling gamedays. He goes 4-10 in the series, raising his average from .069 to .154.

DOUBLEHEADER (The Byrd House)
PLAYERZ versus WIFFOLUTION

Keith Carlson is starting to get into the swing of things, can he stop the slide that the Playerz are in (1-8 in their last 9 games)?

Carlson and Matt Plummer exchange 1-2-3 innings to start Game 1, and then the Playerz put a world of hurt on Jeff Morrison. Robins leads off with a single, and Smith walks. Morrison is able to get Carlson to flyout, and then strikes out Robins, but serves one up to Smith that nearly hits the light pole in center for a three run shot. However, in the bottom of the third, Matt Plummer makes it all better. He and Dean Evans go back-to-back to cut the lead to 3-2, and after Jeff singles, Plummer does it again, taking Smith deep to left and putting Wiffolution on top. He then comes in for the final inning and closes the door.
Final Score: 4-3, Wiffolution.

After the demoralizing loss in Game 1, the Playerz barely show up in Game 2, combining for nothing more than a single and a walk through the entire game. Dean Evans and Matt Plummer both hit solo shots for Wiffolution as their pitching cruises to another Byrd House victory (they're now 7-1 when playing there).
Final Score: 2-0, Wiffolution.

Aftermath:
The slide continues, as Carlson looks human. His 1-9 effort doesn't help anyone's cause but the opponents.

HORSEMEN versus WIFFOLUTION (The Sac)

Can Wiffolution figure out how to win at The Sac?

Joey Creighton, after a dismal doubleheader, starts his team off in the bottom of the first with a solo shot off Plummer. Matt and Morrison respond though in the top of the third by going back-to-back off Eric and putting Wiffolution back on top. Dean Evans can't hold the lead though as Ian Byrd hits another homerun to tie the game up. Neither team scores in the fourth and we head to extra innings. Yoder throws a brilliant inning for the Horsemen, and Morrison steps to the mound for Wiffolution. He strikes out Ian, then strikes out Yoder, but Creighton strikes Wiffolution out, sending big walk-off homerun opposite way.
Final Score: 3-2, Horsemen.

Aftermath:
Wiffolution is now 1-6 at The Sac and 7-1 at The Byrd House.

ROAD WARRIORS versus PLAYERZ (The Byrd House)

The Playerz have had problems scoring, but their pitching's been okay. Can it stay that way against the lethal Warriors?

Keith Carlson comes alive, just as he did in Game 3 last gameday (May 4th), taking Curtis Henning deep to left. Darnell Uhalnd answers the shot and raises the ante with a 2-runner off Keith in the top of the second. Curtis then adds a 2-runner in the third off Robins, putting them up 4-1. The Playerz hang tough, picking up two hits in every single inning, but they can't come up with that one big hit and end the day 0-3...again.
Final Score: 4-1, Road Warriors.

Aftermath:
The objective is now clear: The Playerz need some clutch. Some RBI potential to bring the men home. They're getting on base, they just need that one swing to clear them all up. Gee...who can fill that role?