Championship Series Recap Served by Lovie's Frosty Twist
Boneyard Wiffle etched their names into the history books last night by winning the 2021 Wiff is Life League championship. Boneyard swept the Roman Noodles in the best-of-three Championship Series, by scores of 4-0 and 4-2.
Game by Game Recaps:
Game 1
Final Score: 4-0 Boneyard Wiffle | BOX SCORE | LIVE STREAM
Lanni Leads Boneyard To Game 1 Win In Championship Series
Cole Lanni did not waste any time in the Championship Series opener on Monday night. Lanni sat down the Noodles in order in the top of the first, then came to bat and belted a leadoff home run in the bottom half. Lanni was right back at it in the second inning with a leadoff homer to make it 2-0. Chris Sarnowski provided the other two runs with a two run homer in the third. Lanni dominated from the rubber, as he threw a complete game shutout, and struck out two, while scattering five hits and walking none. Lanni also had two diving catches to add to his plethora of highlight moments in the game.
Game 2
Final Score: 4-2 Boneyard Wiffle | BOX SCORE | LIVE STREAM
Boneyard Wins 2021 Championship With Sweep Of Noodles
Boneyard Wiffle secured the 2021 WILL title with a 4-2 win over the Roman Noodles to finish the two game sweep in the Championship Series. Cole Lanni had another solid performance on the rubber to pick up the win. He allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out three and walked one. The Roman Noodles got their leadoff runner on base in four of the five innings, but were only to cash in once. That came in the third inning via a two run home run by Nick Popielarczyk. Boneyard found the scoreboard a half inning earlier with a three run homer by Chris Sarnowski. Ty Zadrozny added a solo shot in the fourth to give Boneyard the 3-2 lead. The Roman Noodles nearly had bases loaded in the fourth, but Diffendal made a great play to get a force out at second base to end the inning. Lanni finished the job with a 1,2 fifth inning.
Playoff MVP
Cole Lanni was named the 2021 Playoff MVP. He hit .434 (10-for-23) in the playoffs and blasted four home runs. He had a walk-off homer in the first round matchup versus the Lumberkings and a go ahead homer in the winners bracket game versus the Flamingos. He pitched all 28 innings for BYW in the playoffs and went 5-0. Over the 28 innings, Lanni struck out 21 and walked just one batter.
Notes
Every player in the game participated in their first WILL championship of their respective careers. Boneyard was in just their first year playing, after gaining some experience in the 2020 tournament year and 2020 FWILL. The Roman Noodles have had their core three players together since their debut in the 2016 FWILL.
Photos from the Championship Series can be viewed here.
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