The Irish times pub (8-16) trailed by six in the fourth, but the Irish times pub recovered thanks to a key double in the sixth inning from Joe Mandeline to pull out an 18-17 win in seven innings over the Diamond Dawgs (14-10) at Shorefront Park on Sunday.
With the Irish times pub trailing by two in the sixth inning, Mandeline came to the plate and doubled, bringing home Tom Lohr, George and Joey Loewenstein.
Mandeline racked up four RBIs on four hits for the Irish times pub. He singled in the first, third, and fifth innings and doubled in the sixth inning.
Each team blasted the other's pitching, and there were 35 total runs and 54 hits during the game.
Brian Honsetti racked up five RBIs on four hits for the Irish times pub. He homered in the first inning and singled in the second, fifth, and sixth innings.
Andrew Mendell racked up four RBIs on three hits for the Diamond Dawgs. He tripled in the third inning and singled in the fourth and sixth innings.
Brian Pillittier recorded his first win for the Irish times pub even though he allowed 17 runs over seven innings. Pillittier struck out none, walked five and gave up 22 hits.
Mike Spera ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He allowed 18 runs in seven innings, walked one and struck out two.
The Irish times pub pounded the Diamond Dawgs pitching, as eight hitters combined for 30 hits, 16 RBIs and 16 runs scored.