From the press box at Yoshi Park, where the grass runs a shade greener and the scoreboard told a cruel story: Amac walked off with a 7-0 win over Karl on the strength of one of the finest pitching performances this league has filed all season. Diddy Kong did everything but sweep the dugout afterward. The Amac ace went the full nine innings, struck out 13, and surrendered nothing across the board — a 0.00 line in a complete-game shutout. He even handled his own run support, going 2-for-4 at the plate and earning Game MVP honors for the trouble. Eleven hits scattered across nine frames would unravel most arms. Diddy simply waved them through, stranding runner after runner like a bouncer who'd memorized everyone's face. That is the quiet heartbreak of this one for Karl: eleven hits and not a single soul crossed home. Bowser Jr. went 3-for-4 and Mario and Luigi each chipped in two knocks, but the rallies kept dying on the vine. On the mound, starter Dixie Kong absorbed the damage early, allowing seven earned over 6.2 innings as Amac jumped ahead with a pair in the first, a pair in the second, and two more in the fourth. Mario's bullpen cameo kept the late frames clean, but by then the arithmetic was settled. Amac's offense did its part in front of the home crowd. Wario was the loudest bat, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Peach and Toad (Blue) each drove in a run. League officials confirmed the result lifts Amac to 1-5 — their first win of the campaign — while Karl slips to 0-4 and remains in search of its first. — Inky the Blooper