Episode 33 (8/19/22): Boston Park League Finals Game 4 Recap, Boston Athletics Even Up Series, Chris DeGiacomo’s Clutch Two-Run Home Run and A Full Breakdown of His College Statistics & Accolades

In this episode, Joey breaks down what happened in Game 4 of the Boston Park League Championship at Town Field last night (0:07). The Boston Athletics won the game by a score of 8-2 and evened up the series score to two games apiece (0:50).A’s outfielder Chris DeGiacomo had a terrific game on the field defensively in center field and at the dish, smoking a 2-run home run in the 5th inning (1:41-4:14). Joey outlines why this Game 4 victory was so important and lists the schedule for the remainder of the series (4:15-5:21) Joey revisits DeGiacomo’s dominant days for Johns Hopkins (5:22) where he totaled 101 hits with a career .319 batting average, .421 on-base percentage and a .571 slugging percentage. He finished his Blue Jays career on a 10-game hit streak with a .425 batting average over that stretch with a 1.089 OPS, a home run, 2 doubles, a triple, 8 runs scored and 12 runs batted in. In addition to that, Joey dives into all of his accolades (8:08), including being the Division III hitter of the in Week 5 of the 2019 season, hitting for the only cycle in JHU and Centennial Conference history, and holding a .409 batting average over his last 30 games as a Blue Jay (11:11). At the end, he discusses DeGiacomo’s stats over the last five seasons with two years in the Yawkey League (11:24) and three years in the Boston Park League.