Category: Adult Leagues

by AspiDimitrov

HAWKS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST STAGS

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

The Herts Hawks continued their dominance over division rivals the Brentwood Stags last Sunday with a 9-3 victory in blazing hot sunshine at Brentwood. This victory lifts them to third place in the AA division, with a clash against second place Bournemouth their next fixture.

 

Despite their comfortable victory a week earlier, the Hawks were under no illusions they would be in for an easy game, and so it proved, with the first two innings being scoreless. The Stags pitcher breezed through the Hawks order the first time around, with only catcher Dave Westfallen having any success as he smashed a booming double to right center field.  However, the Hawks took the lead in the third with a critical two out rally that produced four runs, helped by an RBI single from stand in manager John Oliver.

 

The Hawks then extended their lead in the fourth, as the pitcher struggled for control, a two run double from Louie Hare being the highlight. Further runs were to follow from the Hawks, while in the field Hare was producing a pitching masterclass, as the Stags barely threatened to score. 

 

Both teams were helped by some dazzling defensive plays, with shortstop Luis Concalves athleticism for the Hawks being matched by his Brentwood counterpart.

 

Entering the bottom of the ninth with a 9-0 lead, unfortunately Louie was unable to complete the shut-out he so richly deserved. Unsurprisingly tired after pitching in such oppressive heat, he conceded three hits in the inning which, together with a fielding error led to three consolation runs for the Stags. 

 

Overall though, Herts produced a very professional performance, and will be looking to carry the form from this performance into their next game against the Bournemouth Sharks. And having now played in a full range of conditions over the past few weeks, the Hawks will be ready whatever the weather on the south coast!

 

by AspiDimitrov

BADGERS BULLISH IN HERTS SWEEP, MAGIC NUMBER AT 3

(Southmead, Bristol)  It was with traces of trepidation that the Herts first-team drove westward to Bristol.  The Badgers brought only a .235 winning percentage and were deep in the basement of their AAA bracket.

Nevertheless, they had managed to win three of their last four games including a surprising sweep of the third-place Essex Arrows.  It wasn't fear of losing that gave the Falcons pause, so much as doubt as to what kind of Bristol squad they would face.

Game One got underway after some rushed batting practice and just as the midday heat began to set in.  Sunday was the UK's hottest day in 2008 reaching a scorching high of 30.9C… and shade and breeze were in short supply at the Southmead Sports Centre.  Nevertheless, pitching can win a baseball game in any conditions and the Badgers found themselves simply outmatched on the mound.

Darrin Ward brought seven-innings of one-run baseball, allowing only a sacrifice fly in the first.  That one earned run was the sum total of the Badgers offence.  Ward showed excellent control allowing only six hits and surrendering zero walks with three strikeouts.  It was perhaps his best start of the season considering that, in his last outing, 'the Colonel' suffered his first loss to the Oxford Kings and saw his command and his team collapse just two weeks prior at the International London Tournament.

Strong batting from the Falcons brought them a solid 6-1 victory.  Andy Cornish, Aspi Dimitrov and Jason Greenberg all went 2-4 and second baseman Kimiyoshi Saionji was 1-3 with 2 RBI.  It was an offensive return-to-form for Herts, who continue to capitalise on errors-in-the-field by their opponents.

Game Two was Club President Aspi Dimitrov's second start of the season.  While Herts quickly got back on the board with one run on five singles in the first inning, the Badgers immediately responded after Dimitrov walked the first two batters.  Walks were the Falcons' greatest nemeses on Sunday afternoon.  Dimitrov allowed nine free passes to Badger base runners, four of whom ultimately crossed home plate.  However, he quickly regained control and held Bristol to four runs over five innings.

Dimitrov was given some run support to work with in the 4th inning when – with two outs and the bases loaded – catcher Greenberg doubled to deep leftfield clearing the diamond and tying the game at 5-5.  Saionji added the go-ahead run, driving Greenberg in with a single to right.

With a one-run lead to protect, the Falcons manager brought Game One-winner Ward back out to the mound to pitch the 6th and 7th.  An error, a wild pitch, a walk and a hit allowed a Badger to score and the game was re-tied at six apiece.  And so the story went as the teams with the AAA's best and worst records (discounting disbanded Milton Keynes) headed into extra-innings in the sweltering afternoon heat.

To comply with BBF pitching rules, Dimitrov (who moved to centerfield when Ward came in to relieve) was brought back out to the mound to carry on his epic struggle through the 8th, 9th and 10th innings.  It was in the tenth that the Falcons broke things open.  The Badgers sent a hard-throwing righty to the mound who, despite his 80+MPH heat, had difficulty keeping the ball out of the dirt.  Saionji struck out, but reached base safely when the catcher failed to keep control of the pitch and the ball ping-ponged around the backstop.  Two walks and three wild pitches later both Ward and Carlos Casal (called up from the AA Hawks to fill a critical whole at third base) slid across home plate and the Falcons took a two run lead.

Dimitrov trotted out to the mound for three more exciting outs.  After striking out the leadoff batter he surrendered a base on balls.  That runner stole second.  Dimitrov struck out another batter who fanned helplessly at the crafty righty's hard-breaking curve.  Then, with two outs left-fielder Greg Bochan made an amazing diving attempt at a line drive, only to miss the ball by inches.  The runner on second scored easily.  But this game was destined to end in 10, and the final batter (Bristol Manager Seth Cooper) stranded the tying run on second base by tapping out weakly to Dimitrov who fielded the ball cleanly and ended the game without further damage.

Casal went 2-4 in Game Two.  Sainoji continued his torrid season batting 3-5 with 1 RBI and Greenberg was 2-5 with 3 RBI.  Dimitrov secured his second win of the season and leads the Falcons with a 2.954 ERA.  Bochan 'the Motion' was erroneously charged with an error on his diving attempt and an appeal has been made to the official statistician to correct this unfortunate mistake.  In an ironic twist of fate, Bochan is also the Club's official statistician.  The appeal is pending review.

An exciting defensive exchange came in the bottom of the 1st.  With runners on first and second, Casal completed a tailor-made double play fielding a grounder, touching his base for the force, and throwing hard to Marty Cullen at first.  Cullen then fired the ball back to third to catch the remaining baserunner attempting to advance on the play.  While the Herts players will swear he was tagged out on the slide… the Bristol umpires called the runner safe and prevented a would-be Falcons triple play.

With the 7-6 win the Falcons improve to a record of 17-3 overall.  They are 6-for-7 in one run games this season, continually managing to pull a win out of the proverbial hat.  Still firmly atop the AAA, the Falcons have only six remaining games in the 2008 regular season.

Direct rivals the London Metroes (14-6) swept Oxford on Sunday, and stand at three games back of Herts with six to play.  Since the Falcons took three of four games in their summer showdowns with the talented London squad, the magic number to clinch a playoff berth stands at just 3… requiring only .500 baseball from here to the finish line.  The Oxford Kings are now tied with the Southampton Mustangs for first place in the alternate bracket and are likely opponents should the Falcons reach the Final 4.  Herts will host Southampton in Grovehill on August 17.

GAME ONE

Herts Falcons at Bristol Badgers
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Herts Falcons 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 6 9 0
Bristol Badgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3

Herts Falcons 6, Bristol Badgers 1
Herts Falcons Bristol Badgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Andy Cornish ss 4 2 2 0 Luke Allen lf 3 1 2 0
Jason Greenberg c 4 1 2 0 Fabien Pereira 2b 3 0 0 0
Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 3 0 1 2 Brad Freeman cf 3 0 0 1
Marty Cullen 1b 3 1 1 0 Jose Bobadilla ss 3 0 0 0
Darrin Ward p 3 0 0 1 Petr Sampson 1b 3 0 0 0
Greg Bochan rf 3 1 1 0 Guy Davies rf 3 0 1 0
Carlos Casal 3b 3 0 0 0 Ren Schouten 3b 3 0 1 0
Aspi Dimitrov cf 4 0 2 1 Ross Densley c 2 0 1 0
Rodney Naghar lf 2 1 0 0 John Lansdown p 2 0 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 29 6 9 4 TEAM TOTALS 25 1 6 1

E: Fabien Pereira(3). DP: Herts Falcons 1. LOB: Bristol Badgers 3, Herts Falcons 8.
SB: Kimiyoshi Saionji, Marty Cullen, Greg Bochan, Rodney Naghar, Luke Allen, Ross
Densley, Ren Schouten. CS: Andy Cornish.

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
Darrin Ward W 7.00 6 1 1 0 3
Bristol Badgers            
John Lansdown L 7.00 9 6 3 7 2
GAME TWO

Herts Falcons at Bristol Badgers
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Herts Falcons 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 5
Bristol Badgers 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 6 0

Herts Falcons 7, Bristol Badgers 6
Herts Falcons Bristol Badgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Andy Cornish cf 4 1 1 0 Player 1 p 4 1 2 1
Jason Greenberg c 5 2 2 3 Player 2 c 4 2 0 0
Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 5 1 3 1 Player 3 1b 3 1 2 0
Marty Cullen 1b 5 0 0 0 Player 4 2b 5 0 2 2
Darrin Ward dh-p-rf 4 1 1 1 Player 5 3b 5 0 0 0
Greg Bochan lf-rf 5 0 1 0 Player 6 ss 4 1 0 0
Carlos Casal 3b 4 1 2 0 Player 7 lf 3 1 0 0
Lee Manning ss 5 1 1 0 Player 8 cf 4 0 0 0
Rodney Naghar rf 3 0 0 0 Player 9 rf 4 0 0 0
(b6) Aspi Dimitrov p-lf 1 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 41 7 11 5 TEAM TOTALS 36 6 6 3

E: Jason Greenberg(2), Greg Bochan, Carlos Casal, Lee Manning. DP: Herts Falcons 1.
LOB: Herts Falcons 7, Bristol Badgers 9. 2B: Jason Greenberg. SB: Carlos Casal(2),
Lee Manning, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Player 1(2), Player 3(2), Player 7(2), Player 4,
Player 6, Player 8. CS: Player 3.

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
Aspi Dimitrov W 8.33 4 6 2 9 6
Darrin Ward 1.67 2 0 0 0 2
Bristol Badgers            
Player 1 L 10.00 11 7 6 3 7
by AspiDimitrov

(VIDEO) BISONS ROLL OVER RAPTORS, PETE KIKEL BACK ON THE MOUND AS PART OF REHAB PROGRAMME

 

Herts Raptors at Thames Valley
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Herts Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 0
Thames Valley 2 3 1 5 0 2 0 13 14 0

Thames Valley 13, Herts Raptors 1
Thames Valley Herts Raptors
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player1 c 4 0 0 0 Andrew Slater 3b 4 1 1 0
Player2 p 2 2 2 1 Jon Lewys 1b-c 4 0 3 0
Player3 1b 3 3 1 0 Mark Hoffmann p-1b 4 0 0 0
Player4 3b 5 0 2 2 Pete Kikel 2b-p 4 0 2 0
Player5 2b 4 0 1 1 Craig Witney ss 3 0 1 0
Player6 ss 4 2 2 1 Steve Nippress cf 2 0 0 0
Player7 rf 1 2 1 1 Jake Kikel c-2b 2 0 1 0
Player8 lf 4 2 2 1 Rob Crouch rf-lf 2 0 0 0
Player9 sf 4 2 3 2 James Roberts lf-rf 3 0 2 0
TEAM TOTALS 31 13 14 9 TEAM TOTALS 28 1 10 0

LOB: Thames Valley 9, Herts Raptors 10. 2B: Player5, Player7. SB: Player6(4),
Player2(4), Player3(2), Player7(2), Player9(2), Player4, Pete Kikel(2), Craig
Witney(2), Andrew Slater, Jon Lewys, Jake Kikel.

Thames Valley IP H R ER BB SO
Player2 W 7.00 10 1 0 3 8
Herts Raptors            
Mark Hoffmann L 4.00 12 11 9 3 7
Pete Kikel 2.00 2 2 2 4 2

HBP: by Mark Hoffmann (Player3). . , by Mark Hoffmann (Player7). . . , by Player2
(Jake Kikel). . PB: Player1, Jake Kikel(3). Balk: Player2. T: 0:00. A: 0.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 1st:
Andrew Slater struck out swinging.
Jon Lewys singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
Mark Hoffmann struck out looking.
Pete Kikel singled, stole 2nd.
Craig Witney struck out looking.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Thames Valley – Bottom of the 1st:
Player1 struck out looking.
Player2 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball.
Player3 hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced
to home on passed ball.
Player4 struck out looking.
Player5 doubled.
Player6 flied out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 2nd:
Steve Nippress popped out.
Jake Kikel struck out looking.
Rob Crouch walked, batted forward to 2nd.
James Roberts singled.
Andrew Slater struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Thames Valley – Bottom of the 2nd:
Player7 walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player8 singled, batted forward to home.
Player9 singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player1 struck out looking.
Player2 singled, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Player3 struck out looking.
Player4 singled, stole 2nd, 2 RBI.
Player5 struck out looking.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 3rd:
Jon Lewys struck out looking.
Mark Hoffmann struck out looking.
Pete Kikel flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Thames Valley – Bottom of the 3rd:
Player6 singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Player7 hit by pitch, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
Player8 struck out looking.
Player9 grounded out, 1 RBI.
Player1 called out by interference.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 4th:
Craig Witney walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, tagged out going to home.
Steve Nippress struck out looking.
Jake Kikel singled, stole 2nd.
Rob Crouch grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Thames Valley – Bottom of the 4th:
Player3 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player4 popped out.
Player5 struck out looking.
Player6 singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player7 doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player8 singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player9 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, stole home.
Player1 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Player2 walked, 1 RBI.
Player3 flied out.
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 5th:
James Roberts singled, batted forward to 3rd.
Andrew Slater popped out.
Jon Lewys singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Mark Hoffmann grounded out.
Pete Kikel grounded out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Thames Valley – Bottom of the 5th:
Player4 singled, left base early, called out.
Player6 walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Player7 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Player8 struck out looking.
Player9 singled.
Player1 struck out looking.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 6th:
Craig Witney reached first base, batted forward to 3rd.
Steve Nippress walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Jake Kikel hit by pitch, tagged out going to 2nd.
Rob Crouch flied out.
James Roberts grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Thames Valley – Bottom of the 6th:
Player2 walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, stole home.
Player3 walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Player4 grounded out.
Player5 grounded out, 1 RBI.
Player6 grounded out.
2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Raptors – Top of the 7th:
Andrew Slater singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed
ball.
Jon Lewys singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, tagged out going to 3rd.
Mark Hoffmann popped out.
Pete Kikel singled, advanced to 2nd on balk, stole 3rd.
Craig Witney popped out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

RAPTORS’ SPIRITED COME BACK NOT ENOUGH

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire correspondent, ROB JONES

The history books will show this another defeat for the newest Herts baseball team, but they won’t show how mighty close it was. The Raptors showed a lot of heart to stage a late rally, and nearly snatched a game that they can look back on with pride.

Things started badly for Raptors, with their first three batters going down weakly, and after loading the bases in the second they left empty-handed again. Bracknell had already started their steady accumulation of runs and they led 7-0 by the bottom of the third. Then with two outs the Raptors at last started to chip away at the lead – outfielder Steve Nippress driving in two runs. Rob Jones brought in two more in the next inning but Herts then hit a bad patch. Relief pitcher Humberto Goncalves struggled with his control, and fielding errors allowed four more Bracknell runners to cross the plate. Raptors now found themselves 12-4 down, and time was running out. Could they turn it around?

The first step was snuffing out the Blazers’ offense, and the new closer Rod Ariss did just that. He helped his own cause with a hit and a run in the bottom of the seventh and then, in the bottom of the eighth, the Raptors bats finally came alive. The team batted around, chasing the starting pitcher from the game and capitalising on the reliever’s slow start. There were RBI’s for Nick Russell and Pete Cox, and for Ilya Dimitrov, who beat out a spinning infield hit off the end of his bat to bring in two more runs.

Now it was crunch time. Bracknell were getting rattled, having seen a commanding lead slip away. They argued strikes, they argued calls, they even argued the score, and the officials had to hold a long conference before it was decided that the visitors led just 14-12. Their mood didn’t improve when Rod Ariss closed them down completely in the top of the ninth, striking out the final two batters he faced. For the first time in the game, Blazers had been held scoreless.

The Herts catcher Andy Ringrose started things off well, pulling a triple down the left field line. Hopes were raised of a truly dramatic finale, but the Raptors couldn’t bring him home. The final out was a tantalising, soaring drive, that came down too close to a waiting fielder. On this day, it simply wasn’t to be.

Herts Raptors again showed great team spirit, lively batting, aggressive running, and overall improved defense. They will be frustrated by the loss, but can take many positives into their next game at Thames Valley, and hopes are high of a win this time.

 

 

Bracknell Blazers II at Herts Raptors
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Template Team 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 14 9 1
Herts Raptors 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 6 0 12 13 5

Bracknell Blazers II 14, Herts Raptors 12
Template Team Herts Raptors
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 1 p 3 2 1 0 Rob Jones 1b 5 2 2 2
Player 2 c 4 1 3 3 Andy Ringrose c 5 1 2 0
Player 3 1b 4 1 0 0 Andrew Slater 3b 5 1 0 0
Player 4 2b 5 3 2 1 Rod Ariss ss-p 6 2 4 1
Player 5 3b 3 3 1 2 Steve Nippress lf 4 1 2 3
Player 6 ss 5 2 2 4 Carlos Casal cf 5 2 1 1
Player 7 lf 5 0 0 0 Jake Kikel p 1 1 1 0
Player 8 cf 4 2 0 1 (t5) Humberto Goncalves p 0 0 0 0
Player 9 rf 3 0 0 0 (t7) Nick Russell ss 1 1 0 1
Pete Cox 2b 3 0 0 1
Ilya Dimitrov rf 4 1 1 2
TEAM TOTALS 36 14 9 11 TEAM TOTALS 39 12 13 11

E: Player 5, Rob Jones(2), Andrew Slater, Carlos Casal, Pete Cox. LOB: Herts Raptors
12, Template Team 12. 2B: Player 6(2), Player 5, Rod Ariss. 3B: Steve Nippress. SB:
Player 1(4), Player 6(3), Player 3(2), Player 4(2), Player 5(2), Player 2(2), Player
8, Player 9, Rod Ariss(3), Ilya Dimitrov(2), Rob Jones(2), Jake Kikel, Carlos Casal,
Steve Nippress. CS: Player 5, Player 2, Player 9(2), Rob Jones. SB: Player 7.

Bracknell Blazers II IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 9.00 13 12 10 9 9
Herts Raptors            
Jake Kikel L 4.00 7 8 5 5 7
Rod Ariss 3.00 2 2 1 0 4
Humberto Goncalves 2.00 0 4 1 10 3

HBP: by Player 1 (Steve Nippress). . . . . . , by Rod Ariss (Player 3), by Player 1
(Andy Ringrose), by Player 1 (Carlos Casal). . PB: Player 2, Andy Ringrose(5). Balk:
Player 1. T: 3:00. A: 0.

by AspiDimitrov

HAWKS SLAUGHTER STAGS

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

The Herts Hawks bats came alive on Sunday as they racked up 19 runs in a 7 inning 'slaughter' of the Brentwood Stags in their AA league contest at Grovehill.  A reasonably even battle was blown open in the fourth inning, when 13 runs scored for the Hawks, leaving the Stags shell-shocked – and some tight defensive work duly completed the victory.

 

Following a narrow loss to the league leading Sidewinders in their previous league match, and a strong performance at last week's London Tournament in Croydon, the Hawks were confident heading into the game, and were keen to claim their fifth victory of the season.

 

The Stags scored first though, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.  However, this was soon obliterated by the Hawks as lead-off man Luis Concalves set the tone for the entire game by ripping the ball down the first base line and then using his speed to stretch the hit into a triple.  With hits from Carlos Casal, John Oliver and Louis Hare to follow, the Hawks scored three runs before a single out was recorded, and in the circumstances the visitors were probably fairly relieved to end the first inning only trailing by the score of 4-1.

 

Any thoughts of an easy victory were swiftly dispelled, as Brentwood came back, scoring two runs in the second inning and then knocking starting pitcher Stuart Boast out of the game in the third inning as they took a 7-4 lead, with the help of a home run by their shortstop/relief pitcher.  The Hawks responded with catcher Dave Westfallen smashing the ball to the deepest part of the ballpark, just out of the centerfielder's reach and over the fence for his first (and only the Hawks' second) home run of the season.  Even so, the Hawks still trailed 7-5 after three and a half innings.

 

At this stage the contest looked finely poised, but by the time the Stags next got to hit, the game was all but over.  All nine Hawks batted twice in the fourth inning, as the ball flew all over the field with a combination of line drives, bloop hits, and aggressive baserunning that was just too much for Brentwood to handle.  Even a pitching change couldn't reverse the Stags' fortunes and it was a demoralised side that came off the field to find they now trailed 18-7. 

 

With a large lead now in place, the Hawks became increasingly efficient in the field, with Dave Westfallen adding to his home run by producing a text-book throw to gun-down a runner at third base, and entertaining the crowds with a juggling circus catch that was certainly not in the coaching manual!  Overall, the Hawks put in a determined effort in the field, if a little over-exuberant at times – speedster right fielder Ross Asquith was so determined to close out one inning that he raced halfway across the field into shortstop Luis Concalves as the infielder made a catch on the edge of the outfield grass.

 

Further entertainment was provided by Hawks manager Carlos Casal who, not for the first time this season, got a little carried away on the basepaths and contrived to run himself out.  After reaching base safely, he tried to catch the Stags infield napping and only succeeded in being well and truly stranded between first and second base, with the visitors queuing up to apply the tag. 

 

There was little else for the Stags to cheer though and substitute outfielder Rod Ariss made the catch the sealed victory for the Hawks, giving pitcher John Oliver his third win of the season and restoring the team's record to .500 once more.

 

The two teams meet again next weekend, at Brentwood, and while the Hawks will be looking for a repeat performance you can be certain that the Stags will have their eyes firmly on avenging this week's defeat.

 

 

Brentwood Stags at Herts Hawks
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Brentwood Stags 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 8 15 5
Herts Hawks 4 0 1 13 1 0 0 19 20 2

Herts Hawks 19, Brentwood Stags 8
Herts Hawks Brentwood Stags
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Luis Goncalves ss 5 3 2 1 Player 1 cf 4 1 2 1
Carlos Casal 3b 5 3 4 1 Player 2 3b 5 0 2 0
John Oliver 1b-p 4 3 2 3 Player 3 2b 4 1 2 0
Louis Hare 2b 5 3 3 3 Player 4 1b 4 1 0 0
Dave Westfallen c 4 2 3 3 Player 5 lf 4 0 2 1
Stuart Boast p-1b 4 1 1 2 Player 6 p-ss 4 0 0 1
Dave Hamilton cf 3 1 2 2 Player 7 ss-p 4 2 3 1
(t6) Rod Ariss cf 1 0 0 0 Player 8 rf 3 1 0 0
Nick Russell lf 3 1 2 2 Player 9 c 4 2 4 2
Ross Asquith rf 3 2 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 37 19 20 17 TEAM TOTALS 36 8 15 6

E: Dave Westfallen, Nick Russell, Player 6(2), Player 2, Player 3, Player 7. LOB:
Herts Hawks 6, Brentwood Stags 9. 2B: John Oliver(2), Player 9(2), Player 2, Player
7, Player 5. 3B: Luis Goncalves. HR: Dave Westfallen, Player 7. SB: Ross Asquith(3),
Carlos Casal(2), Stuart Boast, Dave Hamilton, Dave Westfallen, Player 9(2), Player 3,
Player 4. CS: Nick Russell, Player 9. SB: Dave Hamilton. SF: Stuart Boast.

Herts Hawks IP H R ER BB SO
John Oliver W 4.33 6 1 0 0 2
Stuart Boast 2.67 9 7 4 2 3
Brentwood Stags            
Player 6 3.33 13 13 10 3 1
Player 7 L 2.67 7 6 3 1 3

WP: Stuart Boast(4), John Oliver(2). PB: Dave Westfallen(4), Player 9(2). T: 3:00. A:
0.

by AspiDimitrov

.500 RECORD FOR HERTS TEAMS AT THE LONDON TOURNAMENT

 

The Herts Falcons and the Herts Hawks may not have achieved what they set out to do, but there were many positives to be taken from another memorable London Tournament.  On Day One the Falcons managed to win convincingly against Northampton and the Great Britain Cadets.  This put them on top of their First Round Group.  The French team, Saints, manage dot do the same and they both found themselves not only with the same win-loss record but with exactly the same run difference of +23.  Rather than opting for the toss of a coin the organisers decided to use Saturday Night’s Home Run Derby contest as a tie-breaker.  The three French sluggers put up 4 home runs on the board, which seemed to be beyond the reach of the three Falcons representatives, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Darrin Ward and Dan Kerry who had hit two home runs earlier in the day.  But Darrin Ward had different ideas in mind.  The ball was exploding off his 20-year old bat.  He matched the 4 home runs hit by the French team and that took the contest to a sudden death final round.  The Saints and the Falcons picked their best home run hitters, Alex and Darrin, respectively and once again Darrin produced a masterful performance with another 4 home runs.  This was a tense moment for the large crowd which had gathered on field 1, and especially for the on-looking Saints and Falcons players.  At stake was not only first place finish in the First Round Group, but also the coveted 11am game start on Sunday.  For the losers the dreaded 9am game start which would mean that the traditional Saturday’ Night Out for the players may have to be drastically scaled-down, if that is at all possible.

 

With the Herts contingent heckling every swing , Alex managed to hit 3 big home runs but that was not enough and so the Falcons went on to clinch top spot in the rgoup. 

 

Unfortunately for the Falcons, the excitement of Day One seemed to take all the energy out of the team and Day Two ended in disappointment with two heavy losses to the National League Croydon Pirates and the Great Britain Junior Team which is preparing for its European Championships qualifying campaign. 

 

It was down to the Herts Hawks to keep Hertfordshire hopes of silverware alive.  They picked up a win in their first game on Saturday against the Brentwood Stags but lost to the hosts in game 2.  This meant that on Day Two the Hawks were to battle in the Frank Brady Trophy bracket of the Tournament.  They won 6-1 against the AAA Badgers from Bristol to set up a decider against the Medway Mariners.  With the time-limit looming, the Mariners had a 3-2 lead.  With 2 out the Hawks loaded the bases, but it wasn’t to be.  The Hawks ended the tournament with a very respectful record of 2 wins and 2 losses and with their Home Run Derby representative, Louis Hare, hitting a long home run out of the park in the Home Run Derby Contest.

 

With the venue’s four fields positioned so close to each other there was a worrying moment for everyone connected with Herts Baseball Club as a foul ball from Field 3 hit 14-year old Herts prospect, Luis Goncalves, on the back of the head.  Medical reports have confirmed that there is no serious damage which is good news for the club with the league season heading into its final two months.  Hawks Manager, Carlos Casal, sustained a wrist injury in a defensive play and the club is awaiting news.

 

SATURDAY'S BOX SCORES

 

Herts Falcons at Northampton
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Falcons 0 7 0 4 3 14 13 2
Northampton 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 2

Herts Falcons 14, Northampton 4
Herts Falcons Northampton
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Andy Cornish lf-cf 3 2 2 1 Player 1 p 2 0 0 0
Jason Greenberg 3b 3 1 0 0 Player 2 c 3 0 0 0
Dan Kerry cf 2 0 0 0 Player 3 1b 2 2 1 0
(t4) Aspi Dimitrov p 1 2 1 0 Player 4 2b 1 1 0 0
Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 2 1 0 1 Player 5 3b 2 0 1 2
Marty Cullen 1b 4 3 3 1 Player 6 ss 3 1 1 0
Darrin Ward dh-rf 4 2 3 3 Player 7 lf 2 0 1 0
Greg Bochan rf-lf 4 1 2 1 Player 8 cf 2 0 0 0
Kal Dimitrov c 2 1 1 1 Player 9 rf 1 0 0 0
Lee Manning ss 2 1 1 1
TEAM TOTALS 27 14 13 9 TEAM TOTALS 18 4 4 2

E: Lee Manning(2), Player 5, Player 9. LOB: Northampton 3, Herts Falcons 6. 2B:
Player 5. SB: Jason Greenberg(2), Marty Cullen(2), Dan Kerry, Aspi Dimitrov,
Kimiyoshi Saionji, Player 3(3), Player 4, Player 6, Player 7. SF: Kimiyoshi Saionji,
Player 9.

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
Aspi Dimitrov W 5.00 4 4 3 2 5
Northampton            
Player 1 L 4.67 13 14 11 4 1

HBP: by Aspi Dimitrov (Player 3). , by Player 1 (Kimiyoshi Saionji). . , by Player 1
(Jason Greenberg). . WP: Aspi Dimitrov(2), Player 1(2). T: 1:45. A: 0.

GB Cadets at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
GB Cadets 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
Herts Falcons 3 4 3 6 0 16 11 1

Herts Falcons 16, GB Cadets 3
Herts Falcons GB Cadets
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Andy Cornish c 2 4 2 1 Player 1 p 3 1 1 0
Jason Greenberg 3b 3 2 1 4 Player 2 c 1 1 0 0
Dan Kerry cf 2 4 2 5 Player 3 1b 2 1 1 2
Kimiyoshi Saionji dh 3 0 1 3 Player 4 2b 2 0 0 0
Lee Manning 2b 3 0 0 0 Player 5 3b 1 0 0 0
Luis Goncalves ss 3 1 2 2 Player 6 ss 2 0 0 0
Darrin Ward 1b 2 1 0 0 Player 7 lf 2 0 0 0
Greg Bochan lf 3 1 1 0 Player 8 cf 1 0 0 0
Aspi Dimitrov rf 2 3 2 1 Player 9 rf 1 0 0 0
Marty Cullen p 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 23 16 11 16 TEAM TOTALS 15 3 2 2

E: Luis Goncalves. LOB: Herts Falcons 4, GB Cadets 5. 2B: Andy Cornish. 3B: Dan
Kerry. HR: Dan Kerry. SB: Dan Kerry(2), Jason Greenberg, Andy Cornish, Kimiyoshi
Saionji, Luis Goncalves, Aspi Dimitrov, Player 1(2), Player 2(2).

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
Marty Cullen W 4.00 2 3 2 4 3
GB Cadets            
Player 1 L 4.00 11 16 15 9 3

HBP: by Marty Cullen (Player 8). . WP: Marty Cullen, Player 1(3). T: 1:45. A: 0.

Bristol Badgers at Herts Hawks
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Bristol Badgers 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
Herts Hawks 0 1 1 0 4 0 6 5 1

Herts Hawks 6, Bristol Badgers 1
Herts Hawks Bristol Badgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Luis Goncalves ss 2 1 1 0 Player 1 p 3 0 1 0
Carlos Casal 3b 2 2 2 1 Player 2 c 3 0 0 0
John Oliver 1b 1 1 0 0 Player 3 1b 3 0 1 2
Louis Hare p 2 1 0 0 Player 4 2b 0 1 0 0
Dave Westfallen c 3 1 1 0 Player 5 3b 2 0 0 0
Kal Dimitrov cf 2 0 1 1 Player 6 ss 2 0 1 0
Humberto Goncalves 2b 3 0 0 0 Player 7 lf 2 0 0 0
Jake Kikel lf 2 0 0 1 Player 8 cf 2 0 1 0
Ilya Dimitrov rf 3 0 0 0 Player 9 rf 2 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 20 6 5 3 TEAM TOTALS 19 1 4 2

E: Ilya Dimitrov, Player 5. LOB: Bristol Badgers 4, Herts Hawks 7. 2B: Luis
Goncalves. 3B: Player 3. SB: Dave Westfallen(2), Luis Goncalves, Kal Dimitrov, Player
4(4), Player 1.

Herts Hawks IP H R ER BB SO
Louis Hare W 5.33 4 1 0 3 7
Bristol Badgers            
Player 1 L 4.67 5 6 2 6 3

HBP: by Player 1 (Jake Kikel). . PB: Player 2(4). T: 1:40. A: 0.

Croydon Pirates at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 R H E
Croydon Pirates 5 6 4 8 23 18 0
Herts Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 2 9

Croydon Pirates 23, Herts Falcons 0
Croydon Pirates Herts Falcons
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 6 ss 5 2 3 1 Luis Goncalves ss 2 0 0 0
Player 8 cf 5 3 3 5 Andy Cornish 3b 2 0 1 0
Player 7 lf 4 3 2 2 Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 2 0 0 0
Player 5 3b 3 4 1 0 Dan Kerry cf 2 0 0 0
Player 1 p 4 4 4 2 Darrin Ward p 1 0 0 0
Player 3 1b 3 2 2 2 Marty Cullen 1b 1 0 0 0
Player 4 2b 4 2 1 3 Greg Bochan rf 1 0 0 0
Player 9 rf 2 2 0 0 Aspi Dimitrov lf 1 0 1 0
Player 2 c 4 1 2 2 Lee Manning c 1 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 34 23 18 17 TEAM TOTALS 13 0 2 0

E: Marty Cullen(3), Lee Manning(2), Luis Goncalves(2), Dan Kerry, Kimiyoshi Saionji.
LOB: Herts Falcons 1, Croydon Pirates 4. 2B: Player 6, Player 1, Player 4. HR: Player
8, Player 7. SB: Player 7, Player 6, Player 9, Andy Cornish.

Croydon Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 4.00 2 0 0 0 4
Herts Falcons            
Darrin Ward L 4.00 18 23 10 4 4

HBP: by Darrin Ward (Player 9). . . WP: Darrin Ward. PB: Lee Manning(4). T: 1:40. A:
0.

Herts Hawks at Medway Mariners
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Herts Hawks 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2
Medway Mariners 0 2 0 0 1 2 5 8 2

Medway Mariners 5, Herts Hawks 2
Medway Mariners Herts Hawks
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 1 p 3 1 0 0 Luis Goncalves ss 2 0 0 0
Player 2 c 2 1 1 0 (b4) Andy Cornish ss 1 0 0 0
Player 3 1b 4 0 2 1 Carlos Casal 3b 3 0 1 0
Player 4 2b 4 0 0 0 John Oliver p 3 0 0 0
Player 5 3b 3 0 0 0 Louis Hare 1b 3 1 2 0
Player 6 ss 3 1 2 0 Dave Westfallen c 2 1 1 0
Player 7 lf 2 2 1 0 Kal Dimitrov rf-2b 3 0 0 1
Player 8 cf 2 0 1 0 Humberto Goncalves 2b 2 0 0 0
Player 9 rf 2 0 1 2 (b4) Ilya Dimitrov rf 1 0 1 0
Jake Kikel lf 3 0 0 0
Dave Hamilton cf 3 0 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 25 5 8 3 TEAM TOTALS 26 2 6 1

E: Player 6, Player 5, Dave Westfallen, Andy Cornish. LOB: Herts Hawks 7, Medway
Mariners 8. 2B: Dave Hamilton. SB: Player 2(2), Player 7, Jake Kikel. SB: Player 8.

Medway Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 6.00 6 2 0 2 4
Herts Hawks            
John Oliver L 6.00 8 5 3 5 3

WP: Player 1. PB: Player 2, Dave Westfallen. T: 1:40. A: 0.

 

by AspiDimitrov

TWO HERTS TEAMS HEAD SOUTH THIS WEEKEND IN SEARCH OF SILVERWARE

The organisers of the International London Tournament have confirmed this weekend's schedule.  Herts Hawks have to overcome old rivals Brentwood and Croydon while the Falcons have been drawn with France, GB Cadets and Northampton.  Looking ahead to Sunday, if both Herts teams win their respective groups they will clash against each other in the Winners' Group on Sunday.  Yes, that's right a Hertfordshire derby in Croydon.

Here is Saturday's game schedule:

Group 1

10:00    11:45                GB Juniors v. Meteors           

12:00    13:45                Richmond v. Essex  

14:15    16:00                Meteors v. Richmond

16:15    18:00                Essex v. GB Juniors

(Group 1 the top 3 placed teams progress to the Winners Group)

 

Group 2

10:00    11:45                GB Cadets v. France

12:00    13:45                Northampton v. Herts Falcons

14:15    16:00                France v. Northampton             

16:15    18:00                Herts Falcons v. GB Cadets

(Group 2 the 1st & 2nd placed teams progress to the Winners Group)

 

Group 3

10:00    11:45                Uni All Stars v. Southampton                

12:00    13:45                Medway v. Uni All Stars                 

14:15    16:00                Southampton v. Sidewinders                  

16:15    18:00                Sidewinders v. Medway                       

(Group 3 the 1st & 2nd placed teams progress to the Winners Group)

 

Group 4

11:00    12:45                Pirates v. Brentwood

13:00    14:45                Brentwood v. Herts Hawks

15:15    17:00                Herts Hawks v. Pirates

(Group 4 the 1st placed team only progresses to the Winners Group)

 

All games are 1hr 45 min duration or 7 innings.  All teams will play games on Sunday, as well.  Depending on the outcome of Saturday's games, two groups are formed – a Winners Group and a secondary pool of teams that will compete for the Frank Brady Cup.  Everyone team will play at least four games of baseball in two days – and that doesn't include a potential championship game.

 

Full Tournament Tree

by AspiDimitrov

HERTS BASEBALL CLUB ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR WEEK SCHEDULE

One of the great weeks on the baseball calendar is Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week.  Herts Baseball Club also tries to recreate this great tradition here in the United Kingdom by running events alongside those which take place on the other side of the Atlantic. 

 

Herts Baseball Club has just announced the events schedule for All-Star Week.

 

Saturday, 12 July 2008

Members of the Herts AAA, AA and A adult teams will head South for this year’s International London Tournament held in Croydon over two days.  Most hotel rooms in that part of London have already been booked as Herts Baseball Club members intend to make an all-out invasion of Croydon.  For the first time in its history, the club has entered two teams in what is arguably the biggest adult baseball event in this country.   The tournament game schedule will be confirmed a few days before the event.  In the evening, following the first day of games, the Tournament will stage the annual Home Run Derby.

 

Sunday, 13 July 2008

Day 2 of the International London Tournament including the deciding games to determine the winners and the losers.

 

Monday, 14 July 2008

(TV) 01:00am 2008 MLB Home-Run Derby (Watch it live on MLB.COM)

MLB .COM is currently running some promotional campaigns which offer the opportunity to watch one week of MLB TV free of charge.

 

Tuesday, 15 July 2008

(TV) 01:05am MLB 2008 All-Star Game, American League vs National league (Watch it live on Channel Five)

 

Wednesday, 16 July 2008

5:45pm, Herts Raptors will be joined by Milwaukee Brewers Coach, Sam Dempster for a special training session at Grovehill Ballpark.  This session is also open to Herts Hawks, Herts Falcons and potential new member of the club.  If you are not a member and you would like to give baseball a go please contact us for details how to take part in this special training session baseball@hertsbaseball.com

 

Thursday, 17 July 2008

4:00pm, Herts Baseball Little League Players will be joined by Milwaukee Brewers Coach, Sam Dempster for a training session at Grovehill Ballpark. 

 

5:45pm, Herts Falcons will be joined by Milwaukee Brewers Coach, Sam Dempster for a special training session at Grovehill Ballpark.  

 

Saturday, 19 July 2008

9:30 – 10:30 – Herts Baseball Little League Clinic run by Great Britain Baseball National Team Coaches

 

10:30 – 1:00 – Herts Baseball Little League (Yankees @ Red Sox, Blue Jays @ Cubs, Cubs @ Yankees, Red Sox @ Blue Jays)

 

1:30pm – GB Juniors National Team vs GB Seniors Trialists

Great opportunity for baseball fans in and around Hertfordshire to take a look at some of the best young baseball players in Great Britain.

 

Sunday, 20 July 2008

11:00pm, AA League: Herts Hawks vs Brentwood Stags, Grovehill Ballpark

 

3:00pm,  Single-A League: Herts Raptors vs Bracknell Blazers, Grovehill Ballpark

by AspiDimitrov

FALCONS AND KINGS SHARE THRONE, SPLIT SHOWDOWN

The forecasts were dead-on: relentless and scattered showers.  Nevertheless, both Herts and Oxford were determined to test one another's defence and power.  As the respective leaders in AAA Divisions A and B, these rivals weren't about to let a little rain get in the way of their much-anticipated showdown.  In addition to moving the teams a little closer to their 'magic number' (the countdown in games to when a squad clinches its playoff berth), this was also a preview of the likely strengths and weaknesses these two teams might encounter should they face-off again in the Final 4.

Game One got off to a shaky start for the home team.  After rushing to get things underway in the nasty weather, everyone huddled under the gazebos and waited for the umpire to muscle his way through the M-25 gridlock.  Despite unofficial protests from the visiting team, soon things were underway and an early four-run Oxford lead silenced their grumblings.

Starter Nic Goetz struggled to find his command in the 1st, surrendering a leadoff single followed by a monster two-run blast from switch-hitter Jorge Machado.  The next batter was hit by a pitch and two Falcons errors allowed a further two runs to cross home plate.  With one out and the Kings threatening to cause more damage, Goetz forced a double play to stop the bleeding and end the inning.

From that point forward Goetz was masterful, issuing only two walks in the game.  Although they chalked up ten hits, Oxford stranded seven runners on base and managed only three more earned runs in the 7th.  In that final inning – after three singles and a pop out – the Kings were threatening to capsize the Falcons lead.  Oxford pitcher Matteo Convento was on first base representing the tying run when another player gently flied-out to the right-side of the infield.  Convento, however, had lost track of how many outs had been issued in the inning, and stood shaking his head halfway to second base as the Falcons doubled him up to seal the victory.

Game Two was the most flagrant upset of the season for the Herts first team.  A mixture of sloppy errors and multiple wild pitches by Falcons pitcher Darrin Ward set the score at 7-2 for Oxford in the 2nd inning.  It was at this point – with catcher Jason Greenberg at bat with two outs in a 0-2 count with Andy Cornish on first – that the umpire called for a rain delay.  Both teams hustled to the gazebos and waited out a 25-minute thunderstorm before retaking the field.  The Kings wisely brought out a new pitcher, Masaharu Egawa.  After two wild pitches, bringing the suspended count to 2-2 and advancing Cornish to third base, Greenberg lined a ground-rule double into left field.  The hits kept coming after that for the Falcons.  Four singles brought in six runs and Herts took the lead 8-7.

Going into the third it seemed like the Falcons were destined for a sweep… but instead they played their worst inning of baseball in the 2008 season.  Perhaps the long rain delay in the cold wind had set in and the players' muscles had tightened up.  Perhaps it was the failure to properly re-warm pitcher Ward, or restretch before heading out into the field.  Third baseman Cornish left the game with a dead leg.  Catcher Greenberg was showing signs of fatigue.  Whatever the ultimate cause, Oxford combined for 15 runs on 10 hits and 5 errors committed by the Herts defence.  This put the score at 22-8, and the Kings never looked back.  They won the game 24-10 in five innings (the first time the Falcons had suffered defeat by the slaughter-rule).

All things considered, Herts was pleased with the split.  Oxford moves to 13-5, only two games ahead of the 2nd place Southampton squad.  The Falcons find themselves with an AAA-leading record of 15-3 and only eight games left to play.  They are six games ahead of the .500 Essex Arrows and London Metros.

And, that magic number?  It stands at 7.  Any combination of seven Falcons wins or Arrows/Metros losses will vault the Herts first team into the playoffs.

Come on lucky seven.

GAME ONE

Oxford Kings at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Oxford Kings 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 3
Herts Falcons 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 8 8 5

Herts Falcons 8, Oxford Kings 7
Herts Falcons Oxford Kings
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Andy Cornish 3b 2 1 2 0 Masa 2b 4 1 1 0
Jason Greenberg c 4 2 1 0 Jorge ss 4 1 2 2
Dan Kerry cf 4 2 2 1 Jarek c 3 1 0 0
Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 3 1 1 1 Paul 1b-p 3 1 1 0
Darrin Ward 1b 3 1 1 0 Santo cf-1b 4 1 0 0
Marty Cullen dh 3 0 0 0 Adam 3b 3 1 1 2
Lee Manning ss 1 0 0 0 Aaron rf-sf 4 0 2 3
Aspi Dimitrov rf 3 0 0 0 Tom lf 4 0 2 0
Jim Hyde lf 3 1 1 0
Nick Goetz p 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 26 8 8 2 TEAM TOTALS 29 6 9 7

E: Andy Cornish(2), Lee Manning(2), Nick Goetz, Jorge, Jarek, Adam. DP: Herts Falcons
1. LOB: Herts Falcons 6, Oxford Kings 7. 2B: Jason Greenberg, Jim Hyde. HR: Jorge.
SB: Dan Kerry(2), Jim Hyde, Aspi Dimitrov, Jason Greenberg, Jarek, Adam. CS: Paul.

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
Nick Goetz W 7.00 10 7 5 2 2
Oxford Kings            
Paul L 3.00 3 4 2 2 4

HBP: by Nick Goetz (Jarek). . , by Nick Goetz (Paul). . . . . WP: Paul(2). PB: Jason
Greenberg. T: 3:00. A: 0.

GAME TWO

Oxford Kings at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Oxford Kings 4 3 15 2 0 24 19 4
Herts Falcons 2 6 0 2 0 10 11 8

Oxford Kings 24, Herts Falcons 10
Oxford Kings Herts Falcons
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Masa p 5 3 3 2 Andy Cornish 3b 2 1 0 0
Jorge c 5 3 3 2 (t4) Aspi Dimitrov p 0 0 0 0
Jarek 1b 4 3 3 2 Jason Greenberg c 4 2 2 1
Paul 2b 5 4 2 1 Dan Kerry cf 4 2 1 0
Santo 3b 5 3 3 4 Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 2 2 1 2
Adam ss 5 2 3 5 Lee Manning dh-ss 3 1 1 1
Katsu lf 3 1 0 0 Marty Cullen 1b 3 2 3 2
Aaron cf 3 2 0 0 Greg Bochan lf 2 0 1 1
Tom rf 3 3 2 2 (t4) Jim Hyde lf 1 0 1 0
Nick Goetz ss-3b 3 0 1 0
Rodney Naghar rf 3 0 0 0
Darrin Ward p 1 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 38 24 19 18 TEAM TOTALS 28 10 11 7

E: Jorge(2), Masa, Santo, Dan Kerry(2), Jason Greenberg, Andy Cornish, Lee Manning,
Greg Bochan, Nick Goetz, Darrin Ward. DP: Oxford Kings 1. LOB: Oxford Kings 4, Herts
Falcons 5. 2B: Masa(2), Santo, Jarek, Adam, Dan Kerry, Jason Greenberg, Marty Cullen.
HR: Adam, Jorge. SB: Jorge(2), Jarek(2), Masa(2), Santo, Paul, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Jim
Hyde, Aspi Dimitrov.

Oxford Kings IP H R ER BB SO
Masa W 5.00 11 10 3 2 5
Jarek 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Herts Falcons            
Darrin Ward L 3.00 17 22 12 3 1
Aspi Dimitrov 2.00 2 2 2 2 1

WP: Masa(3), Darrin Ward(5). PB: Jorge. T: 3:00. A: 35.

by AspiDimitrov

SIDEWINDERS BREAK HAWKS HEARTS IN LATE INNINGS

Sidewinders at Herts Hawks
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sidewinders 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 3 1 15 18 5
Herts Hawks 2 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 14 3

Sidewinders 15, Herts Hawks 12
Sidewinders Herts Hawks
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 8 cf-2b 4 1 1 0 Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 5 3 2 2
(b6) Sub 5 2b 2 1 2 1 Tim Elkins rf-lf 6 1 0 0
Player 5 3b 1 0 1 1 John Oliver 1b-p 3 3 2 2
(t3) Sub 2 3b 5 0 1 1 Louis Hare p-1b 4 2 3 0
Player 7 lf 5 2 1 0 Carlos Casal 3b 4 1 3 5
Player 3 1b 5 3 3 1 Dave Westfallen c 4 0 1 1
Player 1 p 2 1 1 1 Rod Ariss ss 5 0 1 1
(b4) Sub 1 ss 3 2 3 5 Dave Hamilton cf 4 1 1 0
Player 4 2b 2 0 0 0 Paul Auchterlounie lf 4 1 1 0
(t5) Sub 3 2b-cf 3 1 2 1 (t8) Hunter Devine rf-lf 1 0 0 0
Player 6 ss-p 5 1 2 1
Player 9 rf 3 1 1 2
(b5) Sub 4 rf 2 0 0 0
Player 2 c 2 2 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 44 15 18 14 TEAM TOTALS 40 12 14 11

E: Player 5(3), Player 8, Sub 1, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Louis Hare, Paul Auchterlounie.
LOB: Sidewinders 6, Herts Hawks 8. 2B: Sub 1(2), Player 3(2), Player 8, Player 1,
Player 6, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Carlos Casal, John Oliver. HR: Sub 1, Player 9. SB: Sub
1, Player 8, Sub 4, Kimiyoshi Saionji(4), Carlos Casal(3), Louis Hare(3), Dave
Hamilton(2), Rod Ariss, Tim Elkins, Paul Auchterlounie. CS: Player 5, Louis Hare,
Paul Auchterlounie. SF: Dave Westfallen.

Sidewinders IP H R ER BB SO
Player 6 W 6.00 3 3 3 4 3
Player 1 3.00 11 9 5 1 2
Herts Hawks            
Louis Hare 6.00 9 8 6 3 6
John Oliver L 3.00 9 7 5 1 2

HBP: by Player 6 (Louis Hare). . . . . WP: Player 6. PB: Dave Westfallen(4). T: 3:00.
A: 41.
Sidewinders – Top of the 1st:
Player 8 ground rule doubled, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Player 5 singled, caught trying to steal 2nd, 1 RBI.
Player 7 struck out looking.
Player 3 flied out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 1st:
Kimiyoshi Saionji singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Tim Elkins grounded out.
John Oliver singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Louis Hare singled, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Carlos Casal singled, stole 2nd.
Dave Westfallen sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
Rod Ariss struck out looking.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 2nd:
Player 1 grounded out.
Player 4 struck out swinging.
Player 6 popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 2nd:
Dave Hamilton reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Paul Auchterlounie singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Kimiyoshi Saionji ground rule doubled, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Tim Elkins reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on
error.
John Oliver doubled, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Louis Hare reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Carlos Casal singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Dave Westfallen grounded out.
Rod Ariss singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Dave Hamilton singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Paul Auchterlounie grounded out.
Kimiyoshi Saionji struck out swinging.
7 runs, 6 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 3rd:
Player 9 struck out swinging.
Player 2 walked, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Player 8 grounded out.
Sub 2 singled, 1 RBI.
Player 7 grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 3rd:
Tim Elkins grounded out.
John Oliver walked, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Louis Hare singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Carlos Casal grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 4th:
Player 3 ground rule doubled, batted forward to home.
Player 1 ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player 4 struck out swinging.
Player 6 flied out.
Player 9 hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
Player 2 walked.
Player 8 lined out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 4th:
Dave Westfallen struck out swinging.
Rod Ariss struck out swinging.
Dave Hamilton grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 5th:
Sub 2 popped out.
Player 7 walked, batted forward to home.
Player 3 grounded out.
Sub 1 ground rule doubled, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Sub 3 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player 6 singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, 1 RBI.
Player 9 struck out looking.
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 5th:
Paul Auchterlounie reached on error, caught trying to steal 2nd.
Kimiyoshi Saionji walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to
home.
Tim Elkins lined out.
John Oliver walked, batted forward to home.
Louis Hare hit by pitch, batted forward to home.
Carlos Casal doubled, advanced to 3rd on throw, 3 RBI.
Dave Westfallen flied out.
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 6th:
Player 2 grounded out.
Player 8 grounded out.
Sub 2 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 6th:
Rod Ariss grounded out.
Dave Hamilton grounded out.
Paul Auchterlounie grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 7th:
Player 7 struck out looking.
Player 3 singled, batted forward to home.
Sub 1 hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
Sub 3 singled, batted forward to 3rd, tagged out going to home.
Player 6 ground rule doubled, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on
error.
Sub 4 reached on error, stole 2nd.
Player 2 flied out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 7th:
Kimiyoshi Saionji flied out.
Tim Elkins grounded out.
John Oliver struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 8th:
Sub 5 singled, batted forward to home.
Sub 2 struck out swinging.
Player 7 singled, batted forward to home.
Player 3 ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Sub 1 ground rule doubled, 2 RBI.
Sub 3 flied out.
Player 6 lined out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 8th:
Louis Hare singled, stole 2nd, caught trying to steal 3rd.
Carlos Casal walked, stole 2nd, picked off.
Dave Westfallen singled, forced out at 2nd.
Rod Ariss reached on fielder's choice.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Top of the 9th:
Sub 4 grounded out.
Player 2 walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
batted forward to home.
Sub 5 singled, forced out at 2nd, 1 RBI.
Sub 2 popped out.
Player 7 reached on fielder's choice.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 9th:
Dave Hamilton walked, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
Hunter Devine grounded out.
Kimiyoshi Saionji reached on error, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
Tim Elkins reached on fielder's choice.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.