Report from Herts Little League Correspondent, Tracey Manning
There was an early start for the Herts Little Leaguers on a fine Saturday morning of week 6 of the Herts Baseball Little League.
Cardinals Vs YankeesYankees batting first, many big hitters Cameron Ross, Jose Morillo and Marty Cullen Jr, but with the Cardinals on top form stopped the Yankees from making much head way as they only managed 2 runs in this fast game. Cardinals Kieran Manning hit a triple sending home fellow team mates left the end score 8-4 to the Cardinals.
Redsox Vs Cubs
Both teams put members in different positions for a new feel this giving Cubs Alexander Deacon his debut as pitcher. On the mound for the Red Sox was Michael Davis who kept the score at a close 7-6 to the Cubs.
The teams played only one league game each, and this was followed by the Herts All-Stars double header against the Essex Redbacks in the afternoon.
HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE STANDINGS (as at 17 July 2010)
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Majors |
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| Team | W | L | % | F | A | Run +/- | GB | Streak |
| Herts Red Sox | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.650 | 41 | 30 | 11 | – | L1 |
| Herts Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Herts Yankees | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.450 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 2 | L1 |
| Herts Cubs | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Minors | ||||||||
| Team | W | L | % | F | A | Run +/- | GB | Streak |
| Herts Tornados | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 18 | 19 | -1 | – | L1 |
| Herts Crocs | 1 | 1 | 0.500 | 19 | 18 | 1 | – | W1 |
Herts All-Stars vs Essex RedBacks
Herts All-Stars welcomed the Essex Redbacks and got down to business.
In the first innings no-one from the Redbacks got on base Nick Martinez made sure of that and the balls which were put in play were swiftly passed to 1st base. Kyle Lloyd-Jones hit his first home run for the Herts All-Stars this year. May many more follow for this power hitter. Another big hit came from Jonny Compton-Weight. Herts kept the game going at a fast pace to get 5 runs each of the first 3 innnings. Zack Longboy was the closing pitcher in this game leaving the score at 20-0 to Herts.
On the mound in the second game of the day was Marty Cullen Jr. Redbacks got a second wind and scored 5 runs in the 1st innings. Not to be outdone, Herts also drove 5 runs in. Carlos Casel hit a triple, Nick Martinez, Jose Morillo and Marty Cullen Jr all got ground rule doubles. Charlie Mayhew seems to be king of the inside the park home runs and achieved his second one in as many weeks. Redbacks fought back and also hit a home run but alas this wasn’t enough to win. Herts scoring 20 runs to their 11.
photos supplied by Ward Davis (click here to see more image from week 6 action or for images from the Herts All-Stars vs Essex RedBacks game click here)
