From the Mouth of the Fall Commissioner:
League Impact Players of Week 6:
1-4 Reese Leonard 5-6 2-2B, HR, BB, 6 RS, 6 RBI - Great D at SS.
Monte Slaver - 4-6, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR (weekend cycle) 4 Rs, 5 RBIs, and played a damn fine LF in the wind
Chris Licurse : 4-5 with 3 1B, 1 2B, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Came straight from the parking lot ready to smoke the ball and did a great job locking down 1B.
Congrats to these players for giving it their best and helping their teams secure a Week 6 sweep!
AquaSox Toad-ally Rad Players of the Week:
1-4 Chris Stutz 3-5 with a Shalomer HR, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 3 Runs, only outfielder without an error in very tough wind conditions
5-8 Brian OsGreat 3-6 with HR, 3B, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 Runs, super clutch 2 out 2 run fence bomb to take the lead in win vs Lake Monsters
9-12 Marky Mark Morris 3-5 with a 2B, 2 singles, 1 RBI, as always rock solid play at 2B all day
Lake Monsters IPOWs
1-4. Rok Lewis 4 for 5, first shalom fence bomb into the wind 5R, rbi, great defense all day.
5-8. Leo Cova (again). 4-6, 2R, 4RBI
9-12. Doug Storm 2 for 3 with 2RBI
Bulls POWs
Brian Babbit - 3-4 2 1B, HR (was a missile dead into the wind on field 1) 2 BB, 4 Rs, 3 RBIs and pitched 2 excellent games in windy conditions (only allowed 4 R on field 3 with the wind howling out)
Monte Slaver - 4-6, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR (weekend cycle) 4 Rs, 5 RBIs, and played a damn fine LF in the wind
Brian Conn - 2-3, 1B, 3B, BB, 2 Rs, and is always keeping the dugout laughing (with and at him)
Aces POWs
1-4: Drew Waggoner - 4-5; 2 1B, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 5Rs, BB
5-8: Brad Parr - 3-5; 3 1Bs, HR, 4RBI, 3 Rs, BB
9-12: Joe Beasley - 2-4; 1B, 2B, 1R, 1 RBI
Honorable mention: Jason Naranjo - 3-6, 2 1Bs, 2B, 2Rs, 2 RBIs
Crawdads IPOW
1-4 Ben Collincini 3-6, 1B, 2B, HR, 3RBI, 3RS…Mr 110% threw a runner out at home and nearly threw out a runner at 3B with one of the best throws I’ve seen in a long time
5-8 Sean Brinkman 5-6, 3 1B, 2B, 3B, 5RBI, 2RS
9-12 Abbey Garber 2-5, 1B, 3B, RBI, RS
Trash Pandas POW
1-4 Reese Leonard 5-6 2-2B, HR, BB, 6 RS, 6 RBI - Great D at SS.
9-12 Rick Leon 6-6, 3 RS, RBI
Blue Rocks POW
JJ Eusay: 5-5 with 4 1B, 1 HR, 1 SF, 5 RBIs, and 5 runs scored. He was due for a big day and he delivered and then some.
Super Sub Kelly Alexander: 5-6 with 4 1B, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, and 3 runs scored. A masterclass performance on offense and on the mound and may have led Banta to an early retirement.
Chris Licurse: 4-5 with 3 1B, 1 2B, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Came straight from the parking lot ready to smoke the ball and did a great job locking down 1B.
Bonus POW - I have to mention Driggers hit for the daily cycle as he tries to catch Richardson for the Home Run Title.
Rumble Pony POW:
D.Bone: perfect 5/5, HR, 2 2B, 6RBI, 2 Runs, always maximum effort. Gas pedal, meet floor.
Kyle Casper: 4/6, 3B, looking great in LF
Travis Olander: Great teammate, always smiling, hasn’t let his hitting struggles effect his attitude. It was awesome to see him get the bat going game 2. He was the majority of the Rumble Pony offense with the wind blowing like crazy and John Burke pitching. 2/3, 2 RBIs! Atta boy Travis!!!
Renegades pow
Matt brumley : 6-6, HR, 3 2b, 5 RBIs, 5 Runs, bb. Again, stellar pitching really stabilizing our team both offensively and defensively
Omar Gonzalez : 4-6, 2 2B’s, 4 RBIs , 2 runs, continues to mash in big situations.
Sub Horacio Domingez , 2-3, 3 bb’s helped turn lineup over in both games and great dugout guy.
Cannon Ballers POW (week 6)
1-4: Mike Babb 8-9, 6 RBI, 2 HR, 3B, 3 2B, 7 RS - Great pitching in windy conditions. Gave us multiple chances to sweep the week at the plate and mound.
5-8: Super Sub Mark Phares 5-6, 3 RBI, 2 3B, 2B, 4 RS - Held down 2B with style and was a big contributor with the bat!
9-12: Daniel 'WTP' Buhrow 4-6, 5 RBI, 4 2B, 2 RS - 3 rockets off the top of the fence! Living up to the Buhrow name sake, the man is trouble when he has both hands on the stick!
Honorable Mentions
Super Sub Matt Leslie 6-9, 9 RBI, 2 HR, 3B, 2B, 5 RS - Monster shot over the net on 4 in the second game!
Kyzer Hoover 6-7, RBI, 3B, 2 2B, 2 BB, 3 RS - No doubter high end SS in this league!