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 2000 Wiffleball World Series
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2000 World Series

Game Summary
August 13, 2000
(World Series Game 3)


Game 3

(Eric, Matt, and Shaun)
vs. (Mike, Quentin, Joe, and Marc)

The players certainly made up for the lack of offense in Game Two as both teams combined for 13 hits, 7 of them homers in Game Three. One of those homers was a fifth inning walk-off homer for Mike Breen, which put his team up 2 games to 1 in the series. The homer was Mike's third of the game off opposing pitcher Matt Ceccucci.

Matt homered twice in this game himself. Both homers came against brother, and winning pitcher Marc Ceccucci. Marc didn't have a stellar outing, but he pitched well enough to give his team the pivotal Game Three victory.

Mike's Team led 5-2 going into the top of the fifth, but blew a three run lead. Marc Ceccucci hit leadoff batter Eric Coons in the head with the first pitch, automatically giving him first base. Matt Ceccucci stepped up next and belted a 3-2 pitch for a homer, which made the score 5-4, and there were still no outs. Shaun Breen came up next and took a 1-0 pitch deep to left-center field to tie the game at five. Following a brief conference on the mound and his usual temper tantrum after giving up a home run, Marc Ceccucci settled down to retire the next three batters in order.

However, as mentioned above, Mike Breen proved to be the hero of this game for hitting a walk-off homer in the bottom of the fifth to win the game 6-5. This game concluded the day's tripleheader, with the remaining games to be played the following week to determine the league's champions.

Final Score: 6-5
Team Two Leads Series 2-1
Key Performances:

Mike Breen: 3-5, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 3 HR
Matt Ceccucci: 3-7, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, 1 2B
Quentin Jensen: 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 2 2B

W: Marc Ceccucci (1-0)
L: Matt Ceccucci (0-1)

 
Name AB R H RBI
Eric 6 2 2 0
Matt 7 2 3 4
Shaun 7 1 1 1
Totals 20 5 6 5
Name AB R H RBI
Mike 5 4 3 4
Quentin 5 2 3 2
Joe 5 0 1 0
Marc 5 0 0 0
Totals 20 6 7 6