Warpigs 5, Fungoes 5

Nashville weekend games...

At The BallPork

Gm1 - Fungoes win 7-6 in 12 innings. The extra inning games are piling up.Corey Seager went 3-5 with a homer, Joe Mauer had 3 hits, and Tommy Pham drove in 3 in the loss.

Gm2 - Warpigs win 6-1. Beltre, who had quite a weekend, hit a 3-run homer. J.T. Realmuto lit up Kershaw with a double and two triples. Luis Severino went 6 strong innings for the win.

Gm3 - Fungoes win 5-3. The Pigs scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning, and then shut down. Dan Straily was too much for the Pigs today.

At WTF Field

Gm4 - Fungoes win 5-4 in 11 innings. Sheesh. D.J. Lemahieu's error in the 11th led to the winning run. It was his 3rd error in 4 games. The boy ain't focused. Seager homered again for the Pigs.

Gm5 - Warpigs win 4-1. Danny Duffy mowed down the Fungoes, and Beltre went 3-3 with 2 RBI, but made 2 errors.

Gm6 - Fungoes win 4-3 in 11 innings. The Pigs played their 14th extra inning game of the year (for a whopping 65 extra innings). Beltre stayed hot, though, getting two doubles and two RBI.

At The BallPork

Gm7 - Warpigs win 5-2. Jacob deGrom gave up a HR to lead off the game and was immediately tossed for arguing balls and strikes. Three Pig relievers came on to pitch 3 innings apiece in the win. Aaron Judge hit a 2-run single in the 1st, and Seager did the same in the 2nd. Neither team scored after the 2nd inning.

Gm8 - Warpigs win 1-0. Tommy Pham led off the bottom of the 1st with a homer, and Severino outdueled Kershaw again. Severino and 5 relievers combined to hold the Fungi to 2 hits.

At WTF Field

Gm9 - Warpigs win 7-2. Beltre and Seager continued to lead the way - both homering to back the pitching of a much calmer deGrom.

Gm10 - Fungoes win 6-5. Mike Trout had 3 hits including the walk off double in the 9th.

Fungoes 7, Goofs 3

Fungoes played all Goofy games via Goof manager

Here are the results:

May 13 @ WTF:

Fungoes win 9-2.  Devin Marrero hits two, 2-run Homeruns leading the Fungoes to a lop-sided win.  German Marquez improves his record to 5-8 with the complete game victory for the Fungi.  Edwardo Rodriquez gets the loss for the Goofs.

May 14 @ WTF:

Fungoes win this one 3-1.  Goofs carried a 1-0 lead into the 8th but the Fungoes bats woke up and pushed across 3 runs.  David Robertson made it stand up collecting his 28th save for the Fungoes.  Pedro Baez (4-1), picked up the win for the Fungoes in relief, while Chris Rusin takes the loss.  Odubell Herrera hit the only HR in the contest.

June 1 @ Magic Kingdom:

Fungoes score 3 runs in the 2nd inning and again in the 4th inning winning it 6-1.  Lance McCullers picked up the win for the Fungoes while Jordan Zimmermann takes the loss.  Mookie Betts drove in 2 runs with a double in the 2nd inning and smacked a 3-run Jimmy Jack in the 4th for the Fungoes.

June 2 @ Magic Kingdom:

Super Goofs race out to a 5-1 lead and hold on to win it 5-3.  Tanaka picks up the win for the Goofy ones while Ian Kennedy takes the loss for the Fungi.  Whit Merrifield blasted a 3 run bomb for the Goofies.  Despite losing, The Fungoes out hit the Goofs 8-3.

July 29 @ WTF:

Fungoes win 6-4 while out hitting the Goofs 11-5.  Alex Cobb gets the loss while Ian Kennedy evens his record out at 7-7 with the win.  Trout mashes a pinch hit HR for the Fungoes while Hechavarria hits one out for the Goofs.

July 30 @ WTF:

Goofs clobber German Marquez scoring 6 first inning runs.  Goofy added 4 more in the third inning while cruising to a 10-4 victory.  Newcomb collects the win while Marquez falls to 5-9 on the season with the loss.  Merrifield and Duda hit the long balls in this one, each driving in 3 runs.

July 31 @ WTF:

Fungoes get back on track with a 6-run fourth inning and win easy, 7-1.  Josh Hader picks up the win in relief of Joe Musgrove for the Fungoes while Tanaka takes the well-earned loss for the Goofs.

August 31 @ Magic Kingdom:

Fungoes score first and then pour it on, winning it 9-3.  Matt Harvey picks up his 2nd win of the season while Alex Cobb takes the loss. Duda and Bell hit the lone HRs in this one.

September 1 @ Magic Kingdom:

Fungoes run up a 4-0 lead and then hold on to win it 4-2.  Musgrove picks up the win for the Fungoes while Zimmermann takes another loss.  David Robertson picks up save number 30 for the Fungoes.  Lindor and Suarez hit homers.

September 2 @ Magic Kingdom:

Super Goofs walk it off with a 9th inning solo homer off the bat of Lucas Duda winning it 3-2.  Sims earns the win with two stellar innings of relief for the Goofs while Leone grabs the loss with his first and only pitch when Duda bangs it outa the park with a velocity of 125 MPH!

Fungoes are now 50-46 on the season.

Fungoes 4, Rhinos 3

Fungoes win 4 of 7 vs Rhinos.  

All games net play

July 20 at the Reserve:

Dan Straily went 6 strong innings at The Rhino Reserve where the Waxahachie

Fungoes beat the McDale Rhinos in 10 innings by the score of 1 to 0.This one was a scoreless tie after nine.  Finally, Waxahachie pulled the gameout in the 10th inning.  Salvador Perez drew a walk.  Mondesi pinch ran and stolesecond base.  Mondesi was a wild man on the base paths as he quickly stole third base. 

Francisco Lindor came up and he worked the squeeze play to perfectionscoring the run.  Waxahachie had only 3 hits for the game. The victory went to Dominic Leone(2-1) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing noruns. Leone got help from David Robertson who was credited with his 26thsave.  Chris Devenski(2-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.

 

July 21 at the Reserve:

Left fielder Cody Bellinger went yard as the McDale Rhinos beat the Waxahachie

Fungoes by a score of 3 to 1.

Waxahachie found themselves trailing quickly as the McDale bats came through

in the first inning plating an isolated run utilizing 2 base hits.  McDale

had only 5 hits for the night. 

The victory was credited to Kevin Gausman, who went 6 and 2/3 innings,

allowing 1 run. Tanner Roark recorded the save, his 7th.  Joe Musgrove(2-5)

was tagged with the loss.  

July 22 at the Reserve:

At The Rhino Reserve the Waxahachie Fungoes offense put up 6 runs on the

scoreboard in the 4th inning and outscored the McDale Rhinos in 12 innings 10

to 7.
Both teams had scored 7 runs after nine full innings.  Waxahachie came out the
victor in the 12th inning.  After an out was recorded, Eric Hosmer opened up
the rally as he smacked a single.  Mike Trout next to the plate and he banged
out a single.  Mookie Betts then hit a deep fly bringing in a run.  Salvador
Perez came up and he popped a two-run clout over the fence.  McDale out-hit
Waxahachie 14 to 11, but Waxahachie ended up with more runs.
Pedro Baez(2-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no
runs. Baez got help from David Robertson who earned his 27th save.  Tanner
Roark took the loss in relief. 

September 6 at WTF:

Kevin Gausman had an impressive outing and Wil Myers hit 2 doubles and had 2

RBI at WTF Field where the McDale Rhinos beat the Waxahachie Fungoes 9 to

1.  

Waxahachie fell behind quickly as the McDale offense came through in the first

inning as they scored 2 runs on 3 base hits.  That early run support was

enough for Gausman(5-4) and McDale.  McDale had a total of 8 hits for the

game. 

The losing pitcher was Clayton Kershaw(6-5).  'I thought it was my best

performance in a long time,' said Gausman. 'I had good command early in the

game. I had my control and composure and everything went well.'

September 7 at WTF:

The Waxahachie Fungoes and the McDale Rhinos locked up in an exciting one-run

game at WTF Field.  The final score was the Waxahachie Fungoes 2, the McDale

Rhinos 1 in 10 innings.

Both teams had scored 1 run after nine full innings.  Waxahachie won it in

the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Gregory Polanco ripped a solo

home run giving Waxahachie the win as 47,393 happy fans joyfully celebrated.

McDale had 6 hits in the game while Waxahachie had 2, but Waxahachie had the

more timely hits. 

Josh Hader(1-1) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no

runs. Arodys Vizcaino(0-3) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He pitched 1

inning and surrendered 1 hit and no walks.

September 8 at WTF:

Matt Carpenter hit 2 doubles as the Waxahachie Fungoes beat the McDale Rhinos

by a score of 4 to 3.

McDale lost it in the 8th inning when Waxahachie did all their damage scoring

4 runners on 3 hits.  The key at-bat was by Mookie Betts who elicited a roar

from the hometown fans when he electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam home

run.  McDale had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

Pedro Baez(3-1) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Tanner

Roark was hit with the loss in relief.  He surrendered 1 run and 1 hit

in 1/3 of an inning. 

September 9 at WTF:
In a one-sided affiar at WTF Field the final score was the McDale Rhinos 8,
the Waxahachie Fungoes 2.
Willson Contreras enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He belted a three-run
homer in the 2nd inning and doubled scoring a run in the 5th inning.  For the
game McDale out-hit Waxahachie 10 to 4.
The victory was credited to Aaron Nola(7-3) who went 8 innings, allowing 2
runs. The losing pitcher was Matt Harvey(1-2).  He allowed 8 runs and 10 hits
in 9 innings. 

Fungoes are now 43-43.

Fungoes 5, Weevils 5

No clue.

Inmates 8 - Fungoes 1 - Tweeners 4

Inmates 6 – Fungoes 1/Tweeners 4 – Inmates 2

Cards and dice:

Inmates 5 – Fungoes 2 (Baptist Bowl): A three-run homer by D. Santana in the 8^th broke open a 2-2 pitcher’s duel.

Inmates 12 – Fungoes 1 (Baptist Bowl): The Fungi scored in the 1^st to take a short-lived lead, and then all hell broke loose. Nunez hit a pair of taters, Segura drove in four runs with a pair of doubles, and Manaea tossed a complete game six-hitter to totally destroy the visitors from WTF.

Fungoes 5 – Inmates 0 (Baptist Bowl): The Inmates put away their bats, getting blanked by Kennedy (!?!) and the Fungoe bullpen. The near-return of the LDMF was low-lighted in the 9^th, when the Dickless Chicken Gang had three consecutive singles with one out and still couldn’t manage to score.

Inmates 12 – Fungoes 7 (Baptist Bowl): The Fungi jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the 2^nd when Davies allowed a pair of three-run homers. With Kershaw on the mound it didn’t bode well for the Inmate chances, but Rizzo and Bregman tatered in the bottom half of the inning to make the game close. Fast-forward to the 8^th, when the Inmates scored five to break a 7-7 tie capped by Rizzo’s second spud of the game.

Inmates 5 – Fungoes 1 (WTF): Ho-hum. Not much remarkable here. The Fungoes managed only five hits, made two errors, and generally didn’t help themselves out. Martinez hit a two-run homer for the Inmates.

Inmates 4 – Fungoes 1 (WTF):  Ho-hum, part 2. The Fungoes managed only four hits, made two errors, and generally didn’t help themselves out. Martinez hit a solo homer for the Inmates.

Inmates 6 – Fungoes 5 (WTF): A closer game than the last few, but the Fungoes came up short. A Rosario grand-slam in the 7^th iced the game for the Beakless Chicken Gang.

Via Netplay:

Tweeners 4 – Inmates 2 (Hooverdome): Davies allowed three homers, including a Cozart blast on the first pitch of the bottom of the 1^st that landed somewhere in western Tennessee. The game wasn’t as close as the score indicated, as a two-run homer by Segura in the Inmate 9^th only avoided a shutout.

Tweeners 5 – Inmates 4 (Hooverdome): The Tweeners continued to make life difficult for the Inmates, as the clutchless denizens of the Baptist Bowl had 8 hits before finally scoring in the 6^th to take a 2-1 lead. Flash-forward to the last inning: A two-run homer by Cespedes in the 9^th closed the Tweener lead to 5-4, which was how the game ended.

Inmates 7 – Tweeners 2 (Hooverdome): Ray fanned 12 in 6 1/3 innings, but the Inmates managed to win anyway. Ramos hit a three-run homer, while the Inmate bullpen pitched a perfect 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th.

Tweeners 2 – Inmates 1 (Baptist Bowl): A classic pitcher’s duel. Martinez tatered in the Inmate 3^rd for a 1-0 lead that lasted into the 8^th, when the Tweeners scored a pair off of Bradley. Minor and Smith combined in the 9th to ice the game.

Inmates 9 – Tweeners 6 (Baptist Bowl): Wild game #1, with the Tweeners fighting back from a 6-1 deficit to tie the game in the 6^th. A three-run Inmate 7^th off of Minor sealed the win, causing spontaneous performances of the “Eye Gouge” in Beakless Chicken Land.

Tweeners 10 – Inmates 8 (Baptist Bowl): Wild game #2. Davies was unable to hold a 7-1 lead, allowing four Tweener homers – Parra had a three homer game! – as the wind was blowing out at the Baptist Bowl. The Inmates managed to have two baserunners on in the last of the 9^th with Rizzo at the plate but the rally died. Of note: The Tweeners hit nine homers in the series. Seven were off of Davies. On the day, Davies allowed ten homers in four starts.

Rhinos 4, Fungoes 3

Game stories to come.

Fungoes 6, Drillers 4

Fungoes and Drillers played 10 games via net play on Friday in, what turned out to be, a marathon of restarts and freezes stretching game play out to about 14 hours (off and on play).  Fungoes updated windows in the morning and spent the rest of the day trying to un-update!!  Here are those results:

Game 1 at WTF (April 1 Opening Day):

Straily vs Walker ends in a 6-1 Fungo opening day victory.  Trout Homers and Doubles in the Fungo win while Straily, Wil Harris and David Robertson combine for the shutout.  Robertson claims the save by pitching out of a bases loaded jam in the 8th, and an easy 9th inning.

Game 2 at WTF (April 2):

Fungoes shut out the Drillers again winning it 1-0.  Kershaw, Hader and Robertson combine for the shutout while Robertson picks up another save for the home team.  Lucroy drives in the only run on the day.  Senzatella picks up the hard luck loss for the Drillers.

Game 3 At OU Field (May 16):

Drillers shut out the Fungoes and win this one big, 10-0.  Keuchel, Lyons, Nicasio and Infante combine on the 2 hit shutout.  Conforto, Abreu and Gonzalez all homer and drive in 3 (each) for the Drillers.  

Game 4 at OU Field (May 17):

This one is all tied up after 9 innings and the Fungoes push across a run in the 10th and win it 4-3.  Kershaw and Fullmer are the starters but they are long gone when this one was decided.  Dom Leone gets the win while Nicasio is handed the loss.  Will Harris picks up the save.  Eric Hosmer gets the game winner with a bases loaded 1-out single in the 10th inning.  Drillers miss 3 BP homer chances (1-10) in this one.  That will be a trend today at OU.

Game 5 at OU Field (May 18):

Drillers win this one 8-2 with Berrios winning it while Marquez takes the loss.  Conforto and Abreu both hit homers for the Drillers.  Chisenhall drives in 3 for the Drillers.

Game 6 at WTF (June 25):

Drillers score 3 first inning runs and go on to win it 4-3.  Lyons gets the win in relief while Dan Straily takes the loss for the Home team.  Knebel picks up the save.  Eric Thames drives in 3 for the Drillers.

Game 7 at WTF (June 26):

Drillers score first with a single run in the first inning.  Fungoes answer with 2 in the bottum half of the first.  That would be all the scoring as the Fungoes hold on to win it 2-1.  Senzatella absorbs another tough luck loss while German Marquez wins it for the Fungoes.  Robertson picks up the save.  Trout drives in the runs for the Fungi.

Game 8 at WTF (June 27):

Drillers cruise to a 10-2 lead.  Fungoes make it close with a 6 run 8th but the Drillers answer with a 4 run 9th inning to win it 14-8.  Andrus, Cano and Thames all Homer for the Drill crew while Trout goes deep for the Home team.  Tallion gets the win.  Kennedy takes the loss.

Game 9 at OU Field (August 22):

Fungoes break open a tie score with three 9th inning runs.  Lindor smacks a 2 run HR to push the final score to 6-3.  Tepera earns the loss while O'Day gets the win for the fungi.  Robertson gets the save.  Matt Carpenter also homers for the Fungoes while Chisenhall goes deep for the Drillers.

Game 10 at OU Field (August 23):

Fungoes race out to a 6-2 lead with a 5 run 5th inning, wining it 8-5. Marquez gets the win while Walker takes the loss.   Lindor, Hosmer and Betts all go yard in the 5th inning for the Fungoes.  Cano and Conforto both homer for the Drillers.

Fungoes win 6 of 10 improving to 30-25 on the season.

Fungoes 4, Wahoos 1

Fungoes and Wahoos finished up their season series today.  Fungoes win 4 out of 5, all netplay all at Wahoos.  The wind was definitely blowing out!

July 9:

Fungoes collect 23 hits and overcome 7 Wahoo HRs winning it 17-12.  Trout, Sal Perez and Hosmer all homer for the Fungoes, while Davis, Crawford and Seager homer for the Wahoos.  Gallo and Cain "go yard" twice each for the Hoos.  Sal Perez collects 5 hits including 4 doubles!  Trout and Perez each drive in 4.  Ian Kennedy got the win allowing 7 runs in 7 innings. Marco Estrada suffered the loss. He was unable to control the Waxahachie offense and allowed 17 hits and 2 walks in 3 innings. 'Perez led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Kennedy said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'

July 10:

Matt Harvey vs Jake Arrieta! Not the pitcher's duel we might have witnessed a few years back as these two both get shelled! Marcell Ozuna smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the SGP Wahoos won a heart-stopping victory over the Waxahachie Fungoes, 15 to 14. The game was won by SGP with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After two were out Ozuna clubbed a solo home run making SGP the winners and sending the 19,548 fans home happy. SGP bats exploded in the 5th inning with 6 runs on 5 hits. It was roller coaster of a game as the lead changed hands 6 times. The victory went to Zach Britton who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Will Harris was tagged with the loss in relief.

August 24:

What an evening for the Waxahachie Fungoes! They shellacked the SGP Wahoos pitching for 16 runs while Lance McCullers, with relief help surrendered 2 runs to SGP. Mike Trout enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He doubled bringing home two baserunners in the 2nd inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 6th inning. Waxahachie bats were hot in the 2nd inning when they had 8 runs on 7 hits. For the game Waxahachie out-hit SGP 19 to 9. Mike Foltynewicz absorbed the loss. He surrended 4 homeruns in his 6 innings.

August 25:

Daniel Murphy blasted a home run and had 3 RBI at The Reservation as the Waxahachie Fungoes topped the SGP Wahoos by the lopsided score of 13 to 3.The SGP fans didn't appreciate the big day Murphy had. He lined a base-hit in the 1st inning, doubled bringing in a run in the 3rd inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 7th inning. Brett Gardner banged out 5 hits for the Fungoes on the night. Waxahachie kept the scorekeepers busy in the 3rd inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 5 hits. Waxahachie had 21 hits for the night while SGP had 6. The win was credited to Ian Kennedy who went 7 innings allowing 3 runs. Kyle Gibson was given the loss. He allowed 4 homeruns in 7 innings of work. Gardner, Perez, Murphy and Betts all Homered for the Fungi.

August 26:

Fungoes erased a 5-3 deficit with an 8 run 5th inning and never looked back winning it 12-5.

In the 5 game series the Fungoes scored 72 runs while collecting 96 hits. 19 of those hits were HRs. Fungo team batting average went from .247 to .273 on the season while hitting the Wahoo pitching at a .384 clip. Fungoes are now 24-21 on the season.

Fungoes 4, Wahoos 1

Fungoes and Wahoos played 5 netplay games this evening.

Here are the results:

April 25 at WTF

Fungoes jump on Arrieta with 4 in the first and cruise to a 7-0 win.  Dan Straily and Trevor Hildenberger combine on the shutout.  Arrieta takes the loss.  Fungoes collected 10 hits while the Wahoos were held to 4.

April 26 at WTF:

Fungoes win this one 4-0 as Lance McCullers and the Fungo pen shut out the Wahoos for the second consecutive day.  Foltynewicz (who would spell their name like this??  Inmates, how the hell do you say Zciwenytlof???) takes the loss for the SGP-ers while David Robertson collects the save for the Fungoes.  Brett Gardner hit one deep for the Fungoes.

April 27 at WTF:

Wahoos finally break in that new scoreboard with a single run in the first inning.  This one turns into a battle with the Fungoes winning it 6-4.  Kershaw collects the win for the Fungi while Kyle Gibson takes the loss.  Another save for David Robertson as he collects number 12 on the season.  Kyle Seager homers for the Wahoos while Sal Perez goes deep for the Fungoes.

July 24 at WTF:

Wahoos again score first with one run in the first inning.  This back and forth game goes the Fungoes way when they plate 5 in the 7th inning to win it 6-3.  Foltynitzicxsz takes another loss for the Wahoos while Hildenberger (yep Hulkaburger) picks up a win in relief of Ian Kennedy for the Fungoes.  David Robertson picks up save number 13.  Trout goes "yard" for the Fungoes.

July 25 at WTF:

Wahoos take an early 4-0 lead.  Fungoes score 4 in the 3rd inning to tie it up.  Wahoos score 2 in the 5th and then hold on for the win, winning it 6-5.  Kyle Gibson gets the win for the Wahoos while German Marquez gets the loss.  Mark Melancon picks up the save for the Wahoos.  Seager and Fisher both homer for the Hoos while Trout and Daniel Murphy homer for the Fungoes.  

Fungoes hitters battered the Wahoo pitching at a .329 clip while Fungo pitching had a 2.20 ERA during the 5 game series.  Fungoes have evened their record up at 20-20 on the season.

FFTs 6, Fungoes 4

Fungoes vs FFTs

all games via net play

May 3 at The Grove in Dallas:

FFTs got to Ian Kennedy early and built a 3-0 lead.  Fungoes closed the gap to 3-2 with single runs in the 5th and 7th.  That's as

close as the Fungoes would get in this one as the FFTs win it 5-3.  Drew Pomeranz collects the win while Jake McGee picks up

the save.  Kennedy absorbs the loss for the Fungi.  Dejong went deep for the FFTs.  Fungoes were held (and this will become a trend) to 4 hits.

May 4 at The Grove in Dallas:  

Fungoes break out to a 2-0 lead in this one when Mike Trout blasts a 2-run HR in the first inning.  Lance McCullers can't hold that early lead 

however as the FFTs come back to win it 3-2.  McCullers takes the loss while Samardzija gets the win for the FFT bunch.  Jake McGee collects another save.  

Mark Reynolds homers for the home team.  Fungoes pick up 4 hits on the afternoon.

June 13 at WTF:

Kershaw weaves some magic allowing only a leadoff single to Chris Taylor.  Fungoes score a solitary run in the 3rd when Sal Perez comes home 

on a sac fly.  Lindor gets the game winning RBI.  Drew Pomeranz is tagged with the hard luck loss while Kershaw, Leone and Robertson 

nail down the 1-hit shutout.  Robertson picks up the save for the Fungoes while Kershaw earns his first win.  Oh, and the Fungoes, yep 4 hits again.

June 14 at WTF:

This one is tied up at 2 after 9 innings.  Samardzija vs Straily turnes into Shreve vs Leone.  Shreve picks up the win in the 11th while Leone 

takes the loss.  Neris picks up the save.  The winning run scored when Yasiel Puig went "yard" in the top half of the 11th inning.  Fungoes finally 

surpass 4 hits in a game by smashing a grand total of 5!

June 15 at WTF:

All FFTs and Yu Darvish as he throws a complete game (you guessed it) 4-hit shutout!  Kennedy takes the loss for the Fungoes.  Harrison and 

Frazier both homer for the FFTs.  A lot of Fungoes didn't do very much in this one!

August 12 at The Grove in Dallas:

Fungoes manage 5 hits in this one but lose 6-5.  Yu Darvish goes 8 innings and collects the win.  Straily gets the loss.  Goody gets the save (goody goody).  Home runs 

for Daniel Murphy and Mark Reynolds.

August 13 at The Grove in Dallas:

Kershaw pitching for the Fungoes vs Mike Leake.  Kershaw allows 2 hits and 2 runs while the Fungoes collect 8 hits and win it 4-2.  Kershaw gets the win 

while Leake takes the loss.  David Robertson picks up the save.  Lindor homers for the Fungoes while Harrison takes Kershaw deep for the FFTs.

August 14 at The Grove in Dallas:

Fungoes win this one 7-3.  German Marquez gets the win for the Fungoes while Lance Lynn takes the loss.  Robertson picks up a 5 out save for the Fungi.  

Trout Homers for the Fungoes while Mark Reynolds goes deep again for the FFTs.

September 10 at WTF:

Straily gets banged around by the FFTs and earns the loss.  FFTs win it 8-2.  Mike Leake goes the distance allowing 12 hits and picking up the win.  Dejong 

goes deep for the FFTs.

September 11 at WTF:

Kershaw on the mound for the Fungoes equals a win for the good guys as the Fungoes win this one 6-1.  Will Harris gets the save while Lance Lynn takes 

the loss.  Peraza and Hosmer both homer.  Kershaw picked up 11 Ks and allowed 5 hits over 7 innings.

Fungoes are now 16-19.  Kershaw came into the series with the FFTs at 0-2 on the season with a 7.62 ERA.  He corrected that a bit going 3-0 vs the FFTs with a 1.29 ERA.  Overall the Fungoes hit .197 in the 10 games.

Mavs 5, Fungoes 5

The Mavs and Fungoes played ten games side by side today that were far too ugly for either team to comment on so we’ll leave it to Hal.

4/7:  Dan Straily went 7 strong innings as the Waxahachie Fungoes beat the Midlothian Mavs by a score of 4 to 0.  Straily(1-0) escaped virtually unscathed against the Midlothian hitters.  He didn't allow much, just 2 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings.  Waxahachie ended up with 10 hits for the game while Midlothian had 3.  Jason Hammel(2-7) was hit with the loss.  He surrendered 7 hits and no walks in 6 innings.

4/8:  Matt Harvey delivered 7 solid innings and Eric Hosmer went yard and had 3 RBI as the Waxahachie Fungoes bested the dreadful Midlothian Mavs 4 to 2 at WTF Field.  Waxahachie tallied 2 runs in the 6th inning.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Hosmer who made the crowd happy when he clubbed a two-run home run. Midlothian was set down quietly in the 9th.   Harvey(1-0) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. David Robertson gained credit for his 1st save.  Carlos Carrasco(3-5) took the loss.  He surrendered only 3 runs and 4 hits in 7 innings.  

4/9:  At WTF Field, the Waxahachie fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel.  Carlos Martinez(2-4) finally bested his Waxahachie opposite, Joe Musgrove(0-1), by the score of 3 to 0.  Martinez contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 4 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 1/3 innings.  Both teams' bats went to sleep after the 3rd inning with no runs scored after that point.  Musgrove was charged with the loss.  He pitched 6 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 walks.

5/19:  At Juan Gonzalez Field the Midlothian Mavs outscored the Waxahachie Fungoes 6 to 3.  Waxahachie never recovered after Midlothian took the lead in the 2nd inning as they scored 2 runs on 2 base hits.  Waxahachie was set down quietly in the 9th.  Dinelson Lamet(2-2) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Lamet got help from Mychal Givens who was credited with his 4th save.  Ian Kennedy(0-1) suffered the loss.  He surrendered 4 homeruns in his 5 innings.  The win by Midlothian is a very welcome one as they have been struggling in recent days.  Their record now stands at 16-44 - only 2-8 in their last ten games.  With the loss Waxahachie now has a record of 2-2.

5/20:  In a close game the Waxahachie Fungoes got by the pathetic Midlothian Mavs by the score of 10 to 8.  Will Harris(1-0) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief performance.  He did not allow a baserunner in his 1 inning.  A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times.  David Robertson gained credit for his 2nd save.  The losing pitcher was Joakim Soria(0-3) in relief.  His ERA ballooned from 3.93 to 4.58 as he allowed 3 runs in 1 and 1/3 innings.  

6/16:  In a good matchup it was the Waxahachie Fungoes 6, the lifeless [oh really?  This is the best we’ve played all year] Midlothian Mavs 3 at WTF Field.   Waxahachie wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits.  David Robertson pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 3rd save.  German Marquez(1-0) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. Jason Hammel(2-8) took the loss.  He allowed 10 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.  

6/17:  Left fielder Starling Marte had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Midlothian Mavs beat the Waxahachie Fungoes by a score of 2 to 1.  Waxahachie found themselves trailing quickly as the Midlothian bats came through in the first inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits.  That was all the runs Carlos Carrasco(4-5) needed.  Midlothian finished with 7 hits in the victory.  Carrasco was helped out by Mychal Givens who recorded his 5th save.  Lance McCullers(0-1) was tagged with the loss.  He was a hard-luck loser, pitching 6 innings and not allowing an earned run.  

8/9:  In a close game the Midlothian Mavs got by the Waxahachie Fungoes by the score of 4 to 2. Midlothian had 3 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning when they came up with 4 base hits.  It was enough scoring to earn the victory. Waxahachie threatened in the 9th but Midlothian was able to put down the rally.  The win was credited to Jason Hammel(3-8) who went 6 and 1/3 innings allowing 1 run. Mychal Givens recorded his 6th save.  The losing pitcher was German Marquez(1-1).   Despite losing Waxahachie's manager was optimistic after the game.  'We'll get over this one.  Sometimes the breaks fall your way, sometimes they don't.  Any one of a dozen little things go different, and we come out on top.'  Midlothian now has a record of 17-46.  With the loss, Waxahachie has a record of 4-3 lately, 4-3 overall.

8/10:  Bryce Harper homered and had 3 RBI at Juan Gonzalez Field as the Midlothian Mavs beat the Waxahachie Fungoes 8 to 3.  Waxahachie was unable to recover after Midlothian went ahead in the 2nd inning when they tallied 2 runs on 2 hits.  Midlothian had 10 hits for the night.  Carlos Carrasco(5-5) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 2/3 innings and allowing 3 runs. Ian Kennedy(0-2) ended up with the loss.  Midlothian scored big getting 7 runs off him in 4 innings.  With this win, Midlothian has a 19-46 record.  They have been 5-5 lately. With the loss, Waxahachie has a record of 4-5 lately, 4-5 overall.

8/11:  Lance McCullers mowed down 11 Midlothian batters as the Waxahachie Fungoes beat the woeful [there just aren’t enough adjectives for this] Midlothian Mavs by a score of 2 to 0.  McCullers(1-1) was tremendous on the mound for Waxahachie.  He didn't allow much, just 3 hits and no walks in 7 innings.  Waxahachie had only 6 hits for the game.  McCullers was helped out by David Robertson who recorded his 4th save.  Carlos Martinez(2-5) ended up with the loss.  He allowed 2 runs and 5 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings.  'Everything felt great' McCullers said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody today.'

And They're Jockeying For Position As We Head Down The Stretch!

The Fungoes traded picks 13, 29, and 76 to the Tweeners for picks 5, 69, and 85.

Martin Prado Traded to Fungoes

The DVs traded Martin Prado and pick 137 to the Fungoes for pick 125.

Fungoes Raid the Cut Piles for Pitching

The Drillers traded Ian Kennedy and Pedro Baez to the Fungoes for pick 109.

The Nads traded Michael Feliz and pick 82 to the Fungoes for pick 77.

More Picks on the Move

The Fungoes traded their 2019 3rd round pick to the Inmates for picks 62 and 76.

First Trade of 2018

The Fungoes traded their 6th round pick in 2019 to the Mavs for Jonathan Lucroy.

Lucroy joins Sal Perez to give the Fungoes almost 900 at bats at catcher. And where Perez gives the Fungi homer chances, Lucroy gives them walks. Together, they make a formidable backstop.

The Mavs, on the other hand, will be busy during the 2019 draft, having now picked up an extra 1st, 5th, and 6th.

2017 Playoff Preview

Well, well, well... it's that time of the year again. The MLB season is over, but neither the cards, the ratings, nor the Wahoo stats are here. So it must be NASOMA playoff time.

This year's lineup features the league's oldest and most iconic team as the #1 seed, a team who has been to 3 straight World Series as seed #2, three teams who have yet to win their first title... and the Fungoes.

The Buckeyes, looking for their 8th Higdon, dominated the field in the regular season. He will have the top seed and the home table advantage. Could this be his chance to win his first title since 2005?

The Sidewinders have been on a roll for 4 years now, and is as experienced and playoff savvy as anybody heading into this post season. Will he coast thru the playoffs like he did last year and claim back-to-back titles?

Or maybe this is the year a new team gets its name etched onto the Higdon. The Inmates have been to the Series twice before, but there was a 19-year gap between them. And since his last appearance was only 4 years ago, it seems too early for him to return. It is, however, the Year of the Inmates. Again.

Or is it the Year of the Wahoos? The Wahoos made the finals once before - in 2000, but more importantly, the Hoos join the Snakes as the only two teams to make the playoffs the last 4 years. Maybe this is the year they finally take the final step.

The Rhinos have also been to a World Series, losing to the DVs (Editor's note: how embarrassing) in 2012. Maybe 2017 is his chance at redemption - especially since before the season started, the Rhinos traded their best hitter and best reliever to the DVs, who somehow managed to miss the playoffs anyway while the Rhinos won 98 games. Is this a sign?

The Fungoes slipped into the #6 seed mainly because the Mavs made the mistake of thinking we had passed the rule that allowed the 7th best team to draft #1. The Fungoes have won the Higdon twice before, however, in both 2006 and 2014, so they are experienced at playoff Strat. And any team that gets to pitch Clayton Kershaw has a chance to win (unless that team is the Dodgers).

Without further ado, here are the much lauded, much anticipated, much re-tweeted Big Innings predictions...

First Round - #4 Wahoos vs #5 Rhinos
SP - Even. Fernandez, Verlander, Arrieta, and Estrada for the Wahoos; Syndergaard, Aaron Sanchez, Cole, and Archer for the Rhinos. Maybe a slight edge to the Hoos, but both rotations are elite.
RP - Wahoos. By a lot. Not that Devenski and company aren't good, but the Wahoos have a pen envied by every NASOMA team west of Lexington.
C/Inf - Rhinos. Barely. Votto, Lemahieu, and Bryant make up for the weak-link Story at ss. The Wahoo group is almost as good offensively, and they're better defensively. So it's close.
OF/DH - Wahoos. Not close. The Rhinos didn't win 98 games because of their outfield of Duvall, Buxton, Myers, Kemp, and Marisnick. They won because of their pitching, their infield, and the attention to detail that becomes necessary when you only draft 289 catcher ABs.

Even though the Rhinos won 7 more games than the Wahoos, they are the lower seed because the Wahoos won their division. Head to head, the Rhinos won 7 of 10. But none of that matters. Last year, the Warpigs were clobbered during the regular season by both the Wahoos and Fungoes, but then beat them in the playoffs. Conversely, the Pigs went 9-1 vs the Sidewinders only to get rung up in 5 games against them in the Series.

The Rhinos will get confused when, for the first time this year, they will not be forced to pinch hit for the catcher every time he comes up. That confusion - along with the Wahoo relievers and the frustration that comes with NEVER getting a break on an x-chance against the All-One Wahoos - will lead to a Wahoo victory.

First Round - #3 Inmates vs #6 Fungoes
SP - Even. Except when Kershaw is pitching. Really, neither team has a SP (other than Kershaw) who would even make the playoff rosters of the Wahoos or Rhinos.
RP - Even. In an unimaginative, tedious manner. Neither team has an impressive bullpen - or even a shut down stopper. On the other hand, both have useful hurlers who can probably get some outs.
C/Inf - Inmates. Slightly. Rizzo and Altuve win out over Lindor and Murphy, but not by much. Offensively, the Fungoes have a slight edge because of Murphy, but playing Murphy and Carpenter in the field will hurt them at some point. Both teams have great arms behind the plate.
OF/DH - Fungoes. Slightly. Trout and Betts tilt this area to the Fungoes, but the Inmates have CarGo, JD, Cespedes, and Adam Jones. Not too shabby.

Another interesting first round match-up, this one between HWD division rivals. The Inmates went 8-6 against the Fungoes and finished 8 games ahead in the standings. The Fungoes lean heavily on Kershaw and Price, but the Inmates hit LHP well. The Inmates have so-so pitching, but the Fungoes have so-so hitting. Defensively, any ball hit on the ground causes Fungo fans to hold their collective breath while praying that Lindor dashes in front of the other guys to take it. The Fungo scorecard lists Lindor as "Infield Rover."

If this were a 2nd round series complete with days off after games 2 & 5, I'd give the nod to the team that would get to start Kershaw 3 times. But with no off days, the tall Texan can only start twice. Now, the Fungoes could use him out of the pen so he could pitch every game. This might be the only hope the Fungoes have, but one that is destined to backfire. Limited to 3 innings in each game leaves the Fungoes relying on the rest of a lackluster staff for two thirds of every game. Neither of these teams is better than the two teams in the other first round series, but the Inmates will be running the prison and will be victorious in round one.

Second Round - #1 Buckeyes vs #4 Wahoos
The Buckeyes vs the Wahoos lacks the glamour and tension that a Buckeye/Inmate series would offer. And for the Buckeyes, a series vs the Inmates would be preferable. The Buckeyes have been and always will be in the Head Inmate's head. And the Buckeye bats would devour the Inmate pitching staff. BUT... the series is between the Buckeyes and the Wahoos, and while homers will definitely be flying out of both parks, the Buckeyes can't match the Wahoo pitching. Every game will end 14-12, but the Wahoos will come out on top, advancing to only their 2nd World Series ever.

Second Round - #2 Sidewinders vs #3 Inmates
The Snakes vs the Inmates will have a similar result for a similar reason. The Snake pitching is light years ahead of the Inmate pitching, and the Impotentmates, who can and will score in bunches, won't do it often enough to overcome the mighty Sidewinder machine. The Snakes will join the Buckeyes and Warpigs as the only NASOMA teams to make it 4 straight World Series.

World Series - #2 Sidewinders vs #4 Wahoos
I'd really like to pick the Wahoos, and thereby put extra pressure on him... and the Sidewinders will be fresher, having played fewer games going in. (Editor's note: Scratch that. The Wahoos are young and spry; the Sidewinders are old and fat. The extra games theory is compromised. Looking back, I can't believe I typed the words "the Sidewinders will be fresher.' The Sidewinders are never fresher.) Both teams have the best bullpens in NASOMA by a wide margin. And, along with the Rhinos and Skyscrapers, the best rotations. When you consider the damn Wahoo defense, it's hard not to pick the Wahoos. But the difference... the deciding factor... the key to the series will be a player no longer active in the game. No, I'm not talking about Weekend at Bernie's... I'm referring to Big Papi. Write this down: In his last ever Strat appearance, Ortiz with a game 7 walk-off homer. Sidewinders repeat.

Wahoos 4, Fungoes 1

Details to follow.

With this series - and with the Wahoos and DVs having 11 head-to-head games left, the FFTs have been eliminated from post season contention.

Skyscrapers 2, Fungoes 1

Fungoes and Skyscrapers finish up their season with 3 games via pc manager.  All games played by Fungoman.

July 26 at New York:

Fungoes score first with 2 in the 2nd inning to take a 2-0 lead.  Scrapers scrape a run in the bottom half when Bat flipper 

doubles in a run.  Bautista is later erased at the plate to end the inning.  Skyscrapers tie it up in the bottom of the 6th 

with a beautiful squeeze bunt.  Rendon breaks open the tie with a lead off homer for the home team in the bottom half 

of the 8th.  Scrapers proceed to pour it on scoring 5 more runs and winning it going away 8-2.  Steve Cishek gets the 

win in relief while Joe Musgrove finishes his season with a loss for the Fungoes.

July 27 at NY:

Scrapers get to Price early racing out to a 4-1 lead after 1 inning.  Fungoes still trailing 6-3 into the 9th when the fireworks

go off early!  Fungoes tie it up on a 2 out Carlos Beltran double plating 2 runs.  Extra innings is a very BAD option for the 

Fungoes but here we go.  Top of the 10th Fungoes leave em loaded while in the bottom half of the 10th Jason Kipnis hits a 

lead off, walk off homer!!!  NY wins it 7-6.  Steve Cishek picks up the win in relief while David Robertson is tagged with his first 

loss of the season falling to 9-1.

September 7 at WTF:

Bundy is hit hard in this one lasting only 3 2/3 innings.  Fungoes take a 8-3 lead into the 9th inning.  Harris has to come on 

and nail down his 28th save for the Fungoes.  Straily takes the win improving to 10-11 on the season.  Bundy takes the loss.  

With 2 out in the bottom half of the 4th and the Fungoes up 4-3, disaster struck the scrapers when Greg Garcia hit a CFx 

chance to Jacoby Ellsbury.  Ellsbury, a CF 2e4 gives up a double and commits a 2 base error allowing Garcia to circle the 

bases.  Fungoes now up 5-3 add two more unearned runs in the inning building the lead to 7-3.  

Fungoes now at 89-68.

Fungoes 3, Tweeners 2

This one isn't new, but somehow fell thru the Big Innings cracks.

Tweeners at Fungoes

All games played via pc manager.

April 21:

Tweeners score 1 in the 1st inning but that would be all as Lance McCullers and Matt Boyd shut em down the rest of the way.  

Fungoes win it 7-1.  Francisco Lindor hits the only HR and it's a 3-run shot to put the Fungoes up 4-1.  Robbie Ray takes the loss.

April 22:

This wild contest was all Logan County through 3 as the Tweeners enjoyed an early 6-0 lead.  Tweeners added 3 more in the 4th to 

go up 9-0.  Fungoes cut the lead to 9-3 with a 3 run home run off the bat of Mike Napoli.  A 10-3 lead seemed safe but the Fungoes 

cut the lead to 10-6 with another big HR from Mike Napoli, his second of the day.  11-6 becomes 11-9 in the bottom of the 8th 

when Napoli hits his 3rd HR of the game!  Fungo pitching allows 2 more in the top of the 9th and the Tweeners lead it 13-9.  Fungoes 

score 2 in the bottom half of the 9th inning and leave the bases loaded!  Tweeners hang on to win it 13-11.Smyly gets the win while

Price takes the loss for the Fungoes.  Villar and Arenado both homer for the Tweeners and each drives in 3.  Trout also smacked 

a homer for the Fungoes while Napoli hit 3 big flys while driving in 7 runs.

April 23:

Fungoes jump out to an early lead and then hold on to win it 4-1.  Dan Straily gets the win for the Fungoes improving his record to 

7-9.  King Felix takes the loss for the Tweeners.  

July 4:

July 4th; Kershaw on the mound and a full house in the stands!  Unfortunately, for the home crowd, Kershaw leaves the game 

after 6 innings for some idiotic reason and the pen can't hold the lead.  Tweeners win it 4-3.  Iwakuma picks up the win while Logan 

collects the save for the Logan County boys!  Shawn Kelley takes the loss in relief for the Fungoes.

July 5:

Fungoes score 5 in the 2nd inning and never look back winning it 9-0.  David Price wins it improving his record to 12-11.  Robbie 

Ray takes the loss for the visitors.  Sal Perez hits the games only home run.