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Six teams are on the schedule for Week 5 and the Belgian Wiffles will take part in seventy-five percent of those series, playing catch-up. Two of the Belgian series were originally on the docket for Week 4, but were pushed back to Week 5: Campus Commandos (0-10) and (#23) Thunder Ducks (3-1). Ducks vs. Belgian was originally the Week 4 Marquee, feeding off their less than friendly meeting in the championship of second satellite tournament. Call it as it is: this will be an exciting series on Sunday at the Wiffle Iron in Taylor. The Jason Mattseals (0-8) will also visit Belgian at the Wiffle Iron on Sunday, still looking for their first wins of the season in what will be the only divisional series played in Week 5. This inter-division heavy week's games open on Friday night with the Commandos coming down to Taylor for their lone series with Belgian this season.
Away from the Iron, the (#47) Manchester Punchouts (4-2) will take their first road trip of the year: heading to Frenchtown Field to play the first of two rivalry series against the (#12) Wiffling DeLoppes (6-0). This is a collision of two outstanding teams. Manchester has the edge in pitching, the DeLoppes play the most solid defense in the league, hitting is a push, and both teams bring good speed. What will it take to win? For the DeLoppes: this series will be won or lost on whether or not they can hit Manchester's sharp pitching. For the Punchouts: this series will be won or lost on whether they can hit the ball out of the park or otherwise keep it away from the DeLoppes defenders (how's that for scientific analysis!).
Original Week 4 Marquee treatmentAs alluded to in the opening paragraph, this group of Memorial Weekend games will have a huge impact on the inter-divisional season series. Now, there is no bonus for the winning division, but what more is there to want than pride and bragging rights in a kids' game being played in backyards and parks? Currently, Garcia leads 9-7; a hollow lead, since wins eight and nine come on Belgian forfeits for batting an illegal lineup. Belgian and Ringler will have a shot at their revenge in Week 5, though, with four games against Garcia teams: Commandos on Friday and Ducks on Sunday. Belgian brought good bats and pitched well in their retroactive losses, and most people who make random guesses expect them to take both games on Friday night, which would tie the inter-division series at nine wins a piece.With a split in the DeLoppes/Punchouts series on Saturday a very real possibility, the chance the already tense Ducks/Belgian series on Sunday is played for the the lead in the inter-divisional series adds all that much more intrigue!
One game from Frenchtown Field on Saturday and one game from the Belgian/Ducks series are is tentatively scheduled to be filmed. Will the footage capture a division turning of the tide in the league? Or will it see the two continue the back-and-forth tug of war stalemate? Regardless of the results, which are such a tiny part of playing this game, this weekend will see great teams and exciting match-ups on the field. That is what this league is about: exciting play, having fun and taking this game way too far with the over-the-top hyping up of this backyard game.
Away from the Iron, the (#47) Manchester Punchouts (4-2) will take their first road trip of the year: heading to Frenchtown Field to play the first of two rivalry series against the (#12) Wiffling DeLoppes (6-0). This is a collision of two outstanding teams. Manchester has the edge in pitching, the DeLoppes play the most solid defense in the league, hitting is a push, and both teams bring good speed. What will it take to win? For the DeLoppes: this series will be won or lost on whether or not they can hit Manchester's sharp pitching. For the Punchouts: this series will be won or lost on whether they can hit the ball out of the park or otherwise keep it away from the DeLoppes defenders (how's that for scientific analysis!).
Original Week 4 Marquee treatmentAs alluded to in the opening paragraph, this group of Memorial Weekend games will have a huge impact on the inter-divisional season series. Now, there is no bonus for the winning division, but what more is there to want than pride and bragging rights in a kids' game being played in backyards and parks? Currently, Garcia leads 9-7; a hollow lead, since wins eight and nine come on Belgian forfeits for batting an illegal lineup. Belgian and Ringler will have a shot at their revenge in Week 5, though, with four games against Garcia teams: Commandos on Friday and Ducks on Sunday. Belgian brought good bats and pitched well in their retroactive losses, and most people who make random guesses expect them to take both games on Friday night, which would tie the inter-division series at nine wins a piece.
Unavailable Pitchers:
1 Game: Comstock (WD)*, Hewlett (JM), Hatt (MP), Linebrink (CC), Nagorski (TD), Shore (DK)*,
2 Games: Crozier (WA)*
* Team not active this week. Will carry over to next games.
