5/02/2011
Boom Goes the Dynamite opened the postseason with a 15-10 win over Pay Us Like Pujols, but dropped a hard-fought 18-15 decision to Jackalope Jack's in the second game of the double-elimination tournament.
In the opener, Boom took control early with 10 runs in the first 3 innings, including four in the second inning RBI hits by Eric Grieser, who led off the game with an inside-the-park home run, Nathan Buechlein and Andrew Brown, along with a sacrafice fly by Ryan LaBoy.
Boom would add five runs in the next three innings, including an RBI triple by Grieser and a run-scoring single by Blake Narr. Pujols scored 7 runs in the last two innings for the final margin.
In the nighcap, Boom jumped in front with six runs in the top of the first inning, with LaBoy's three-run, inside-the-park homer being the big hit in the inning. After the Jacks answered with four runs in the bottom of the frame, Boom added another run in the second inning on an RBI single by Tim Peters for a 7-4 lead.
The Jacks scored 10 runs over the next two innings for a 14-7 lead, before Boom rallied for eight runs in the top of the fourth inning for a 15-14 advantage through three-and-a-half innings. In the fourth, both Chris Chumas and Pat Carpenito notched two-run singles to lead the uprising.
The Jack's scored four runs in the bottom of the inning for the final margin.
Boom Goes the Dynamte will face Pay Us Like Pujols in an elimination game next Monday at 6:30 p.m., with the winner advancing to meet Jackalope Jack's at 7:30, with a second game slated for 8:30 pm if necessary.
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