Some rivalries are cemented in time…Bears and Packers, Cubs and White Sox…Those Guys and The Creeps. These teams have seen each other twice a year for the better part of the past decade and one thing remains clear, the game is never boring when these teams play! The Creeps jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 2 innings before Those Guys started heating up. Steve Maver lead off the third inning with a solo home run and that was the catalyst needed to get Those Guys back on track. Donnie Markus continued his dominance at the plate collecting one of his 3 hits in the inning. Jason Novak then followed up with a 2 run home run (at joggers pace) to keep the inning going. Ben Knight hit a rocket to left center field and legged out a triple. Bryan Kouba was the only player to go perfect at the plate collecting one of his 4 hits on the night. The defense was also on display for Those Guys, having 4 double play opportunities for Kouba and Knight to turn, and converting on 2 of them. Mario Jackson made his triumphant return to the mound, and even tallied back to back strike outs, one looking and one assisted by Jason Novak who is starting to give Marko Skubiak a run for his money as the best trash talker on the team! The game came down to the final at bat for Those Guys who were trailing 14-17, Todd Runkle making his return from surgery tallied one of his hits to lead off the inning, then Marko Skubiak came up with a triple to inch Those Guys one run closer. Donnie Markus and Jason Novak both added singles to keep the inning alive. Ben Knight came up with the tying and winning runs on base and hit a double to score one run and thanks to a little help from The Creeps the winning run was scored when the catcher missed the throw coming in and was unable to tag out the runner to end the game. Those Guys look to keep the momentum going next week as they take on Moe Joes at 7:30.
