Gameday Results, 5/31: South Field — Southfield, MI

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GAMES 1 & 2            12:00 PM            FIELD A
	Game 1	6 innings	Game 2	6 innings
IS	0	LP: Kevin Doby (1-1)	0	LP: Jason Hewlett (1-3)
RC	2	WP: Trey Jardine (3-1) HR: Scott Kujawa (3)	4	WP: Scott Kujawa (4-0)
AVG: .122 SLG: .237 RpG: 3.50 ERA: 4.76 WHIP: 1.86 K/6: 12.3 AVG: .203 SLG: .380 RpG: 2.88 ERA: 1.54 WHIP: 1.09 K/6: 13.5 The Islanders made a surprise move earlier this week, trading their ace Fisher for Doby. The impetus for that deal was to avoid going 0-4 this week in 4 games of Ringler Division action with Fisher unavailable to play. The impact of that deal is expected to be shown front and center. Doby is 1-0 on the year with a 1.00 ERA and 1.67 WHIP, and he will be matched up against two of the best pitching staffs in the game on his first day wearing the black and white. The Islanders offense ranks last in the league for both AVG and OPS (.606). Coffee leads the team in most offensive categories (.333 AVG, .750 OBP, .333 SLG, 4 RBI), but has seen action only sparingly in 2 series. The Isles most productive full-time hitters are Adams (.121, .431, .303, 6) and Hewlett (.103, .450, .310, 11). Those two need to lead this lineup in an effort that makes this gamble of a trade pay off. What's going to make it hard for that to happen is the dynamite 1-2 punch of Jardine (0.53 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 15.1 K/BB) and Kujawa (0.75, 1.19, 14.25). These two are also a combined 5-1 on the season. Jardine is working on a streak of 15 scoreless innings, not having surrendered a run in over a month. For his part, Kujawa has not allowed more than 1 run in an appearance this year. The deep Red Cox rotation has the best WHIP in WSEM, which is a heavy card to play against the leagues worst hitting team. The Cox are hitting 81 points better than the Isles, good enough for third highest AVG in the league. They also have the second best SLG%, and are tied for second in HR (9). The Reds appear to have the advantage on both sides of the ball, but we'll see if the trees and ground rules at South Field can shake things up in the wackiest of ways only possible in wiffleball. Ineligible Pitchers  —  1 game: N/A (IS),  Scott Kujawa (RC)

GAMES 3 & 4            2:30 PM            FIELD A
	Game 3	6 innings	Game 4	3 innings
FS	12	WP: Brandon D'Agnese (2-1) HR: Mike D'Agnese (3), Dylan Braden (1)	6	LP: Raymond Brown (0-1) HR: Dylan Braden (2)
IS	0	LP: Kevin Doby (1-2)	21	WP: Kevin Doby (2-2) HR: Kevin Doby (1,2), Mike Spence (1)
AVG: .190 SLG: .299 RpG: 3.17 ERA: 1.32 WHIP: 1.24 K/6: 13.8 AVG: .122 SLG: .237 RpG: 3.50 ERA: 4.76 WHIP: 1.86 K/6: 12.3 Coffee founded the Squirrels. Adams and Doby both came into the league with the Squirrels in 2014, where they were joined by Hewlett and Sharlow. It's always fun to stick it to your former team, or a team masquerading as the team you created, so that's the advantage the Islanders bring into this series. They also catch a big break with Craig Skinner unable to take the mound for 2 games after throwing 10 innings vs. the Wolfpack. This should set up a Doby vs. Brandon D'Agnese matchup in Game 3, which should be entertaining to watch a former 1-2 punch of the Squirrels go head to head. Brown will likely get the ball for the Squeaks in Game 4, and if his 4.1 IP in relief against the Wolfpack two weeks ago are any indication, this will still be a tough matchup for the Isles bats. Brown allowed 0 R, gave up only 1 H and 1 BB while striking out 9. The Squirrels come into Week 6 a point behind the Islanders in the standings. Getting the full 6 points from this series to leapfrog them before taking on the Ringler leading Red Cox is far from a longshot, but the Squirrels better not look past the Islanders to that marquee matchup, as we've been taught time and time again that anything can happen in WSEM this season. Ineligible Pitchers  —  1 game: TBD (IS)  —  2 games: Craig Skinner (FS)

GAMES 5 & 6            5:00 PM            FIELD A
	Game 5	9 innings	Game 6	6 innings
RC	2	WP: Trey Jardine (3-2)	0	LP: Scott Kujawa (4-1)
FS	0	LP: Brandon D'Agnese (2-2)	3	WP: Craig Skinner (3-1) HR: Dylan Braden (3), Brandon D'Agnese (3)
AVG: .203 SLG: .380 RpG: 2.88 ERA: 1.54 WHIP: 1.09 K/6: 13.5 AVG: .190 SLG: .299 RpG: 3.17 ERA: 1.32 WHIP: 1.24 K/6: 13.8 The Cox and Squirrels have two of the best pitching rotations in the league. The Squirrels are #1 in ERA. The Cox are #1 in WHIP. With 4 potential Clown Shu candidates likely to toe the rubber, the most hoped for pitching matchup is probably Skinner vs. Jardine: 2 Regional Dads facing off a week before they team up in Kalamazoo to take down the rest of the Midwest. The two have put up nearly identical numbers on the season – ERA: 0.52 for Skinner, 0.53 for Jardine; WHIP: 0.78 for Skinner, 0.79 for Jardine; 15.14 K/6 for Skinner, 15.08 K/6 for Jardine. Both pitchers also have 3 starts this season: 2 scoreless, 1 with 2 allowed. The biggest difference in their games? Jardine is 1-1 in extra inning games, Craig is 1-0. Jardine has allowed 1 stolen, but also has caught 1 runner stealing; nobody has attempted a steal against Craig. Let's face it, this is as mirrored a matchup as you'll ever see. Let's not overlook the midcard duel, though: Kujawa vs. D'Agnese. This year's early RotY front-runner (Kujawa) comes in with a bit better numbers than last year's RotY winner (D'Agnese). Kujo has a 0.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 14.25 K/6 across appearances in 4 games. D'Agnasty has a matching 1.50 ERA and WHIP and a 12.0 K/6. Despite all these words about it, pitching's not the only side of these games. D'Agnese and Kujawa already squared off at the Beat It Tournament in April, where the Squirrels won 1-0 on a walk-off Skinner dong. Expect this game to close out the day in just as exciting fashion. Ineligible Pitchers  —  1 game: TBD (RC),  TBD (FS)