FALCONS OFF TO A GREAT START IN HSL AS CLUB SAYS FAREWELL TO YUJI ENDO

 

Posted on behalf of Herts Baseball Newswire correspondent, Lee Manning

Yuji Endo is calling it time on his Falcons career on Thursday when he moves back to his homeland of Japan.  Sunday’s opening games of the Herts Spring League were his final games for the club before his departure.  The day turned out to be a very fitting farewell to Yuji who will missed by everyone at Herts Baseball Club.

 

The Herts Falcons started the 2008 HSL with a home game against Northampton.  The newly promoted Falcons jumped out to an early 6-run lead in the first 3 innings.  John Oliver stated on the hill and pitched 3 magnificent shutout innings allowing only 2 hits. The club’s young prospect Pete Kikel came in to relieve Oliver and pitched the final 3 innings striking out 6 batters and once again proving that he can play with the best.  Falcons won the game comfortably 15-3.

 

Northampton at Herts Falcons

Score By Innings

1

2

3

4

5

6

R

H

E

Northampton

0

0

0

2

1

0

3

6

8

Herts Falcons

3

1

2

6

3

0

15

15

0

 

Herts Falcons 15, Northampton 3

Herts Falcons

Northampton

 

ab

r

h

bi

 

ab

r

h

bi

Lee Manning 1b-lf

5

1

2

0

Player 1 p

2

0

0

0

Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b

3

1

0

0

Player 2 c

3

1

0

0

Jason Greenberg c

3

3

3

0

Player 3 1b

2

1

0

0

Peter Kikel 3b-p

4

3

1

1

Player 4 2b

3

1

2

1

Greg Bochan lf-3b

2

3

2

3

Player 5 3b

3

0

1

0

Yuji Endo ss

4

2

3

1

Player 6 ss

3

0

1

1

Aspi Dimitrov cf

3

0

1

0

Player 7 lf

3

0

1

0

Dave Hamilton rf

2

2

1

2

Player 8 cf

1

0

1

1

(t5) Paul Auchterlounie rf

1

0

0

0

Player 9 rf

3

0

0

0

John Oliver p-1b

2

0

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce Dullea dh

2

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM TOTALS

31

15

15

9

TEAM TOTALS

23

3

6

3

 

E: Player 4(3), Player 6(2), Player 9(2), Player 1. LOB: Northampton 6, Herts Falcons
7. 2B: Jason Greenberg, Peter Kikel, Dave Hamilton. SB: Greg Bochan(3), Kimiyoshi
Saionji(2), Yuji Endo(2), Jason Greenberg, Lee Manning, Player 4, Player 2, Player 8.
SB: Aspi Dimitrov.

 

Herts Falcons

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

John Oliver W

3.00

2

0

0

0

2

Peter Kikel

3.00

4

3

3

2

6

Northampton

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player 1 L

5.00

15

15

8

5

5

 

HBP: by Peter Kikel (Player 1). , by Peter Kikel (Player 8). WP: Player 1(2). PB:
Player 2(4). T: 2:00. A: 65.

 

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