Author: AspiDimitrov

by AspiDimitrov

Yankees and Dodgers Comebacks Short-Lived. Herts and London Resume Rivalry this Saturday in Biggest Game of the Season So Far.

Liam Green hit his second home run of the season

 

The Herts Yankees and Herts Dodgers were looking to bounce back after recording losses in week one of the Herts Baseball Little League.  The Dodgers got their first win of the season with a convincing 18-8 score against the Giants. Dodgers’ batters had an outstanding game at the plate.  Ben Jones was one of the star performers going 4-for-5 with 5 RIBIs including a home run over the centerfield wall.  Dodgers celebration were short-lived as the Giants came back strong in game two winning 17-13 which means they lead the series 3-1.  Game two saw home runs by Matt Cowler (2)  and Aaron Witter. 

In the Herts Major League, the Herts Yankees had a spring in their step with several key reinforcements coming in for them.  Lewis Green started on the mound for them and gave them exactly the start which they needed.  They had a healthy 9-3 lead going into the third inning, but then the Red Sox came alive and started to put runs on the scoreboard and eventually took the lead going into the final inning.  A late surge by the Yankees in the final inning included a 2-run home run by Liam Green (2) bringing them to within one run, but then Red Sox pitcher, Zack Longboy, shut the door retiring three batters in succession to end the game and give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the series. 

Rivals London Mets Come to Town this Saturday 

Will Herts and London produce another classic this Saturday at Grovehill Ballpark

 

Next Saturday, 21 May 2011, the Herts U-17 and Herts U-14 All Star teams will clash in the National League against their London Mets counterparts. This is a repeat of the dramatic London versus Herts National Final which Herts won to lift the Under-14 National Trophy last October.  This year Herts is entering an Under-17 team for the first time in its history. Many of the Herts Under-17 players were members of the Under-14 Championship-winning team from last year. This time they will be facing much older and more experienced players, so it will be exciting to see how they will start in the Under-17 British League. With so many Under-14 Herts players moving up to the Under-17 team, there will be many new faces representing Herts at the Under-14 League level. 

Everything is set for a fantastic day of baseball between two of the biggest rivals in Great Britain.  The games begin at 12pm this Saturday, 21 May 2011, at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead.  Free admission for all.  Hot Dogs, and alls sorts of other snacks and refreshments will be available on the day. Many new players have signed up with the Herts teams this year and new players can join the League and give baseball a try at any point of the season. For more details contact Herts Baseball Club by visiting the official website of the Herts Baseball Little League.

WEEKEND’S BOX SCORES IN THE HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE

Herts Yankees at Herts Red Sox
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Herts Yankees 4 5 0 4 1 0 4 18 15 12
Herts Red Sox 2 1 3 3 5 5 0 19 9 0
Herts Red Sox 19, Herts Yankees 18
Herts Red Sox Herts Yankees
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Brodie Caress p-ss 3 3 1 0 Jose Morillo ss-c-3b 3 3 1 0
Charlie Mayhew lf 2 3 0 0 Gavin Peterson cf-p-3b-c 4 3 1 0
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 1b 2 4 2 0 Cameron Ross 2b-cf 4 4 3 2
Kieran Manning c 5 2 2 0 Liam Green c-ss 5 3 4 3
Harry Purvis cf 4 2 1 3 Jonny Compton-Weight 1b-p 4 3 3 1
Zack Longboy ss-p 1 2 0 0 Callum Vangundy 3b-rf 2 2 1 1
Brian Moulton 2b 3 1 0 0 (b4) Daisy Ross rf 2 0 0 1
Tristan Le Coz 3b 3 0 2 2 Lewis Green p-1b-3b 5 0 2 4
Alex Rayner rf 2 2 1 0 Rhys Burns lf-2b 2 0 0 0
          Tom Adams rf-2b-lf 4 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 25 19 9 5 TEAM TOTALS 35 18 15 12
E: Jose Morillo(5), Lewis Green(2), Tom Adams(2), Liam Green, Callum Vangundy, Gavin
Peterson. DP: Herts Yankees 1. LOB: Herts Red Sox 6, Herts Yankees 7. 2B: Brodie
Caress, Harry Purvis, Jonny Compton-Weight(2), Lewis Green, Liam Green, Cameron Ross.
HR: Liam Green. SB: Zack Longboy(3), Harry Purvis(2), Brodie Caress(2), Charlie
Mayhew, Kyle Lloyd-Jones, Brian Moulton, Tristan Le Coz, Alex Rayner, Jose
Morillo(5), Gavin Peterson(2), Jonny Compton-Weight.
Herts Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Longboy W 4.00 9 9 9 5 7
Brodie Caress 2.33 6 9 8 3 3
Herts Yankees            
Lewis Green 2.00 4 3 0 0 2
Gavin Peterson 2.00 4 6 1 6 1
Jonny Compton-Weight L 1.33 1 10 4 10 1
HBP: by Brodie Caress (Callum Vangundy). . . . . . . WP: Brodie Caress(3), Zack
Longboy(2), Jonny Compton-Weight(11). PB: Kieran Manning(2), Gavin Peterson(5). T:
2:49. A: 78.

Herts Dodgers at Herts Giants
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Dodgers 1 5 5 2 5 18 28 1
Herts Giants 1 0 4 0 3 8 17 2
Herts Dodgers 18, Herts Giants 8
Herts Dodgers Herts Giants
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Alexander Deacon p 5 3 5 3 Jamie Brener 1b-ss 3 1 2 1
Rylie Peterson lf 5 1 3 1 Lewis Auchterlounie p-sf 3 1 2 0
Ben Jones c 5 3 4 5 Ryan Reynolds 3b-cf 3 3 3 0
Theo Longboy 1b 4 1 3 5 Matt Cowler cf-3b 3 0 1 1
Zoe Wakelam 3b 4 1 1 0 Aaron Witter ss-1b 3 2 1 1
Colin Vawter cf 4 2 3 1 James Roberts 2b 3 0 3 3
Nicholas Durer 2b 4 2 3 0 Beau Mack-Rehnsi c 3 0 2 2
Jonathan Wakelam sf 4 1 1 0 Christian Lynch lf-p 3 0 0 0
Oliver Durer rf 4 2 2 1 Louis Boote rf-lf 2 0 1 0
Keanu Wood ss 4 2 3 2 Alex Trautman rf-ph 2 0 0 0
          Alex Crombie sf-dh 2 1 2 0
TEAM TOTALS 43 18 28 18 TEAM TOTALS 30 8 17 8
E: Alexander Deacon, Lewis Auchterlounie, Aaron Witter. LOB: Herts Giants 7, Herts
Dodgers 12. 2B: Ben Jones, Theo Longboy, Aaron Witter, Jamie Brener. HR: Ben Jones
Herts Giants at Herts Dodgers
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Giants 4 2 5 4 2 17 23 0
Herts Dodgers 0 2 5 5 1 13 23 2
Herts Giants 17, Herts Dodgers 13
Herts Giants Herts Dodgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Lewis Auchterlounie 3b-lf 4 1 1 0 Colin Vawter 3b 4 0 2 1
Jamie Brener lf-2b 4 3 3 2 Nicholas Durer cf 4 1 3 2
Matt Cowler cf 4 2 3 3 Keanu Wood lf 4 2 4 1
Aaron Witter 1b 4 3 4 4 Rylie Peterson 2b 4 2 2 1
Christian Lynch c 4 1 2 0 Alex Crombie p 4 2 2 2
James Roberts ss 4 2 2 2 Oliver Durer c 4 3 4 1
Ryan Reynolds rf-3b 4 2 3 2 Alexander Deacon ss 4 3 4 2
Beau Mack-Rehnsi 2b-rf 4 2 3 2 Ben Jones 1b 4 0 1 2
Alex Trautman p 4 1 2 1 H Player 9 rf 2 0 1 1
TEAM TOTALS 36 17 23 16 TEAM TOTALS 34 13 23 13
E: Alexander Deacon, Rylie Peterson. LOB: Herts Giants 6, Herts Dodgers 9. 2B: Jamie
Brener(2), Matt Cowler, Beau Mack-Rehnsi, Alexander Deacon. HR: Matt Cowler, Aaron
Witter.
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Falcons Game Switched to Grovehill

Fans of Herts Baseball can look forward to two games in Hemel Hempstead this Sunday after the venue for the Falcons vs Diamondbacks game was switched.

Due to a clash at RAF Feltwell, the Herts Falcons’ next league game with the Lakenheath Diamondbacks has been moved to Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead.  The Falcons will still be treated as the visiting team in the game, but hopefully playing at home will give them an advantage as they seek their first win of the season.  The team has had to sit out without any league action over the last three weekends, so they will be eager to get back to the diamond.  They go into the game with a 0-2 record after their Opening Day defeat against the Southampton Mustangs who have quitely gone to the top of the standings with a 6-0 record. 

The Falcons vs Diamondbacks game begins at 12:45. 

Also playing at Grovehill Ballpark are the club’s AA team, the Hawks (0-2).  They clash with League favorites the Sidewinders.  Game starts at 12:00.

The Herts Raptors (0-3) travel to Single-A League leaders, the Cambridge Royals.

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Herts Yankees Move for Morillo and Machin

The Herts Yankees have shown their intentions with two big player trades before Saturday Game 2 against the Red Sox

Last Saturday ahead of the Opening Day clash between the Herts Yankees and the Herts Red Sox there was a last minute player trade.  Cameron Choudhuri moved from the Yankees to the Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later. The Herts Little League has just confirmed that the player going in the other direction is Jose Morillo. He has developed very quickly into one of Herts Baseball’s hottest prospects and already made his debut with the club’s adult team, the Herts Raptors, who play in the British Single-A League.  He will add experience and a lot of power to the Yankees lineup.  It is a much needed boost for the Yankees who found themselves on the losing end in game one and need to bounce back in game two.

The Herts Yankees made another move by picking up Johnny Machin, who is expected to make his debut in the Herts Major League in early June.  It has been reported that the Machin family are big New York Yankees fans so they will be pleased with this news.

Fans of the Herts Little League can keep track of player transactions throughout the season on the League’s official website. (Click to view)

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Home Runs, Walk-Off Hits and Hot Dogs on Opening Day

 

The Red Sox dominated offensively and defensively on Opening Day

The Red Sox got off to the best possible start of the season with a convincing win against the Herts Yankees. The Giants are also in commanding position sweeping the Herts Dodgers on Opening Day of the Herts Little League season.

The Herts Little League team rosters were announced earlier in the week but the Yankees found themselves with a  seriously depleted squad on Saturday with several of their big guns out of action.  Jonny Compton-Weight who just returned after representing Great Britain in the Czech Republic and who is expected to play a key role for the team was unable to take part after suffering with the flu. Callum Vangundy, Jack Harding, Robert Binns and Vincent Moulton were also missing from the Yankees lineup.

The Red Sox took advantage of this by taking a 5-0 lead in the first inning. Lewis Green who has been making tremendous progress as a pitcher over the last 2 years came in to pitch in the second inning for the Yankees and pitched a perfect inning without allowing any hits or walks.  One run did come in during that inning after the Yankees defence committed two errors but this does not take away from the fantastic pitching performance by Green.  The Yankees seemed to be buzzing all of a sudden and were back in the game with a towering 3-run home run to right-centerfield, by Liam Green. That made the score 6-4.  Zack Longboy who was the winning pitcher for the Sox in last year’s final started on the mound and gave his team the platform they needed pitching three innings very effectively allowing 4 hits and 2 walks. By the time he was relived by Brodie Caress the Red Sox had a commanding 11-4 lead thanks to hits by Jose Morillo, Longboy and Kyle Lloyd-Jones who hit a towering 2-run home run. Caress came in and pitched 3 quality innings.  The only minor hiccup came in the top of the sixth when Lewis Green hit his first home run of his career driving in three runs. By that time it was too little too late for the Yankees.  They will need their big guns back for game 2 next Saturday if they are to stand a chance against the dangerous Red Sox.

The clash in the Minors Division between the Dodgers and the Giants was a much more even affair.  Both teams were matching each other inning after inning. It came down to the bottom of final inning.  The Giants were trailing by three runs.  Singles by Rose van Dort and Josh Jones were followed by doubles by slugger Matt Cowler and Beau Mack-Rehnsi.  The knockout punch was delivered by Ryan Reynolds to give the Giants a wild 16-15 win. 

In game two both teams improved their defensive game.  The Dodgers seemed eager to tie the series and they held a 4-2 lead until the closing innings, but the Giants rallied again in the final inning winning 9-4. 

The series continue next Saturday, 14 May, once again starting at 11am.  Will the Dodgers and the Yankees be able to make a comeback or will their opponents continue their domination.

Herts Yankees at Herts Red Sox
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Herts Yankees 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 7 4
Herts Red Sox 5 1 5 5 5 0 21 12 6
Herts Red Sox 21, Herts Yankees 7
Herts Red Sox Herts Yankees
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Charlie Mayhew 1b-cf 2 3 1 1 Matteo Manzi cf-1b-3b-p 5 1 3 1
Brodie Caress 2b-p 2 2 1 0 Charlie Owens 2b-rf 2 0 0 0
Jose Morillo ss 3 3 2 2 Gavin Peterson c-3b 4 0 0 0
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 3b 4 3 2 2 Cameron Ross 1b-p-cf 3 1 0 0
Jake Caress lf-c 3 3 2 2 Liam Green p-cf-1b-c 4 1 1 3
Kieran Manning c-lf 3 2 1 3 Kieran Burns rf-3b 1 0 1 0
Zack Longboy p-rf 3 1 2 3 (t5) Cameron Choudhuri 3b-lf 1 1 0 0
Drew Mayhew cf-2b 2 2 0 0 Tom Adams cf-ss-lf 3 1 1 0
Tristan Le Coz rf-1b 1 1 0 0 Lewis Green 3b-p-2b-rf 4 1 1 3
Cameron Choudhuri b 2 0 1 1 Rhys Burns lf-ss 1 1 0 0
Tomas Sharpe b 0 1 0 0 (b4) Alan Ross lf-ss 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 25 21 12 14 TEAM TOTALS 28 7 7 7
E: Brodie Caress(2), Jose Morillo(2), Kyle Lloyd-Jones(2), Matteo Manzi(2), Cameron
Ross, Tom Adams. DP: Herts Red Sox 1. LOB: Herts Red Sox 8, Herts Yankees 9. 2B: Jake
Caress, Kieran Manning, Cameron Choudhuri. HR: Kyle Lloyd-Jones, Liam Green, Lewis
Green. SB: Jose Morillo. CS: Lewis Green, Tom Adams.
Herts Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Longboy W 3.00 5 4 4 2 1
Brodie Caress 3.00 2 3 3 3 2
Herts Yankees            
Lewis Green 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
Cameron Ross 0.67 4 4 4 4 0
Liam Green L 0.33 1 5 0 2 2
Matteo Manzi 0.00 7 11 9 3 1
HBP: by Zack Longboy (Kieran Burns). , by Matteo Manzi (Tristan Le Coz). . . . WP:
Zack Longboy(3), Matteo Manzi(8), Liam Green(3), Lewis Green. PB: Gavin Peterson(5).
T: 2:30. A: 78.
Herts Dodgers at Herts Giants
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Dodgers 5 0 3 2 5 15 23 3
Herts Giants 5 4 2 1 4 16 23 2

 

Herts Giants 16, Herts Dodgers 15
Herts Giants Herts Dodgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Jamie Brener 3b 4 4 2 0 Alexander Deacon c-p 4 2 2 1
Joshua Jones ss-1b 4 3 4 1 Ben Jones 3b-c 4 3 3 0
Matt Cowler 1b-2b 4 2 2 3 Nicholas Durer cf 4 2 2 0
Beau Mack-Rehnsi cf 4 4 4 3 Theo Longboy p-3b 4 4 4 2
Ryan Reynolds rf 4 1 4 5 Zoe Wakelam 2b 4 2 3 5
James Roberts 2b-ss 3 1 2 2 Oliver Durer ss 3 1 3 2
Alex Trautman p 2 0 0 0 Ozan Martin 1b 3 0 3 3
Christian Lynch lf-c 3 0 1 0 Jonathan Wakelam rf 3 0 0 0
Lewis Auchterlounie c-lf 3 1 2 0 Rylie Peterson lf 3 1 3 2
Talia Martin rf-sf 3 0 1 1 Andrew Powell rf-sf 3 0 0 0
Rose van Dort rf-ph 3 0 1 0          
TEAM TOTALS 37 16 23 15 TEAM TOTALS 35 15 23 15

 

E: Jamie Brener, Joshua Jones, Theo Longboy(2), Oliver Durer. LOB: Herts Dodgers 8,
Herts Giants 9. 2B: Beau Mack-Rehnsi(3), Matt Cowler(2), Jamie Brener, Rylie
Peterson.

 

Herts Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alex Trautman 4.00 23 15 14 0 8
Herts Dodgers            
Alexander Deacon 2.33 10 7 7 0 5
Theo Longboy 1.67 13 9 8 0 1

  

GAME 2

Herts Giants at HOME Opponent
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Giants 1 1 0 4 3 9 16 0
HOME Opponent 1 3 0 0 0 4 10 2
Herts Giants 9, HOME Opponent 4
Herts Giants HOME Opponent
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Beau Mack-Rehnsi 3b 4 3 3 1 H Player 1 p 3 2 2 1
James Roberts 1b 4 1 2 2 H Player 2 2b 3 0 0 0
Joshua Jones c 4 0 1 1 H Player 3 1b 3 0 3 1
Matt Cowler cf 4 1 4 2 H Player 4 lf 3 0 2 2
Christian Lynch lf 4 0 1 1 H Player 5 c 3 0 0 0
Jamie Brener ss 3 0 0 0 H Player 6 ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan Reynolds 2b 3 2 2 0 H Player 7 3b 3 0 1 0
Lewis Auchterlounie p 3 1 2 0 H Player 8 cf 2 1 1 0
Alex Trautman rf 3 1 1 0 H Player 9 rf 2 1 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 32 9 16 7 TEAM TOTALS 25 4 10 4
E: H Player 1, H Player 2. LOB: HOME Opponent 6, Herts Giants 8. 2B: Matt Cowler(3),
Beau Mack-Rehnsi.
Herts Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Lewis Auchterlounie 5.00 10 4 4 0 11
HOME Opponent            
H Player 1 5.00 16 9 6 0 5
T: 1:20. A: 78.

  

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Herts Giants 9 Herts Dodgers 4 (HLL)

Herts Giants at HOME Opponent
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Giants 1 1 0 4 3 9 16 0
HOME Opponent 1 3 0 0 0 4 10 2

 

Herts Giants 9, HOME Opponent 4
Herts Giants HOME Opponent
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Beau Mack-Rehnsi 3b 4 3 3 1 H Player 1 p 3 2 2 1
James Roberts 1b 4 1 2 2 H Player 2 2b 3 0 0 0
Joshua Jones c 4 0 1 1 H Player 3 1b 3 0 3 1
Matt Cowler cf 4 1 4 2 H Player 4 lf 3 0 2 2
Christian Lynch lf 4 0 1 1 H Player 5 c 3 0 0 0
Jamie Brener ss 3 0 0 0 H Player 6 ss 3 0 0 0
Ryan Reynolds 2b 3 2 2 0 H Player 7 3b 3 0 1 0
Lewis Auchterlounie p 3 1 2 0 H Player 8 cf 2 1 1 0
Alex Trautman rf 3 1 1 0 H Player 9 rf 2 1 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 32 9 16 7 TEAM TOTALS 25 4 10 4

 

E: H Player 1, H Player 2. LOB: HOME Opponent 6, Herts Giants 8. 2B: Matt Cowler(3),
Beau Mack-Rehnsi.

 

Herts Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Lewis Auchterlounie 5.00 10 4 4 0 11
HOME Opponent            
H Player 1 5.00 16 9 6 0 5

 

T: 1:20. A: 78.
Herts Giants – Top of the 1st:
Beau Mack-Rehnsi ground rule doubled, batted forward to home.
James Roberts grounded out.
Joshua Jones singled, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd, 1 RBI.
Matt Cowler singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Christian Lynch struck out swinging.
Jamie Brener reached on fielder’s choice.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
HOME Opponent – Bottom of the 1st:
H Player 1 singled, batted forward to home.
H Player 2 grounded out.
H Player 3 singled, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 4 singled, 1 RBI.
H Player 5 struck out swinging.
H Player 6 struck out swinging.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Giants – Top of the 2nd:
Ryan Reynolds singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Lewis Auchterlounie popped out.
Alex Trautman struck out swinging.
Beau Mack-Rehnsi singled, batted forward to 2nd.
James Roberts singled, 1 RBI.
Joshua Jones grounded out.
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
HOME Opponent – Bottom of the 2nd:
H Player 7 struck out swinging.
H Player 8 singled, batted forward to home.
H Player 9 singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home.
H Player 1 singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 singled, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
H Player 4 singled, 1 RBI.
H Player 5 popped out.
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Giants – Top of the 3rd:
Matt Cowler doubled, batted forward to 3rd, tagged out going to home.
Christian Lynch struck out swinging.
Jamie Brener grounded out.
Ryan Reynolds reached on fielder’s choice.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
HOME Opponent – Bottom of the 3rd:
H Player 6 struck out swinging.
H Player 7 singled.
H Player 8 struck out swinging.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Giants – Top of the 4th:
Lewis Auchterlounie singled, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Alex Trautman singled, batted forward to home.
Beau Mack-Rehnsi reached on fielder’s choice, batted forward to home.
James Roberts singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Joshua Jones grounded out.
Matt Cowler ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Christian Lynch singled, 1 RBI.
Jamie Brener grounded out.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
HOME Opponent – Bottom of the 4th:
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 singled.
H Player 4 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Giants – Top of the 5th:
Ryan Reynolds singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home.
Lewis Auchterlounie singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
Alex Trautman struck out swinging.
Beau Mack-Rehnsi singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI.
James Roberts grounded out.
Joshua Jones reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Matt Cowler ground rule doubled.
Christian Lynch struck out swinging.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
HOME Opponent – Bottom of the 5th:
H Player 5 popped out.
H Player 6 struck out swinging.
H Player 7 popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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Herts Dodgers 15 Herts Giants 16 (HLL)

Herts Dodgers at Herts Giants
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Dodgers 5 0 3 2 5 15 23 3
Herts Giants 5 4 2 1 4 16 23 2

 

Herts Giants 16, Herts Dodgers 15
Herts Giants Herts Dodgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Jamie Brener 3b 4 4 2 0 Alexander Deacon c-p 4 2 2 1
Joshua Jones ss-1b 4 3 4 1 Ben Jones 3b-c 4 3 3 0
Matt Cowler 1b-2b 4 2 2 3 Nicholas Durer cf 4 2 2 0
Beau Mack-Rehnsi cf 4 4 4 3 Theo Longboy p-3b 4 4 4 2
Ryan Reynolds rf 4 1 4 5 Zoe Wakelam 2b 4 2 3 5
James Roberts 2b-ss 3 1 2 2 Oliver Durer ss 3 1 3 2
Alex Trautman p 2 0 0 0 Ozan Martin 1b 3 0 3 3
Christian Lynch lf-c 3 0 1 0 Jonathan Wakelam rf 3 0 0 0
Lewis Auchterlounie c-lf 3 1 2 0 Rylie Peterson lf 3 1 3 2
Talia Martin rf-sf 3 0 1 1 Andrew Powell rf-sf 3 0 0 0
Rose van Dort rf-ph 3 0 1 0          
TEAM TOTALS 37 16 23 15 TEAM TOTALS 35 15 23 15

 

E: Jamie Brener, Joshua Jones, Theo Longboy(2), Oliver Durer. LOB: Herts Dodgers 8,
Herts Giants 9. 2B: Beau Mack-Rehnsi(3), Matt Cowler(2), Jamie Brener, Rylie
Peterson.

 

Herts Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alex Trautman 4.00 23 15 14 0 8
Herts Dodgers            
Alexander Deacon 2.33 10 7 7 0 5
Theo Longboy 1.67 13 9 8 0 1

 

T: 1:30. A: 78.
Herts Dodgers – Top of the 1st:
Alexander Deacon singled, batted forward to home.
Ben Jones singled, batted forward to home.
Nicholas Durer struck out swinging.
Theo Longboy singled, batted forward to home.
Zoe Wakelam singled, batted forward to home, 3 RBI.
Oliver Durer singled, batted forward to home.
Ozan Martin singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Jonathan Wakelam struck out swinging.
Rylie Peterson doubled, 2 RBI.
5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Giants – Bottom of the 1st:
Jamie Brener doubled, batted forward to home.
Joshua Jones singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Matt Cowler struck out swinging.
Beau Mack-Rehnsi ground rule doubled, batted forward to home.
Ryan Reynolds singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
James Roberts singled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Alex Trautman popped out.
Christian Lynch singled, batted forward to 3rd.
Lewis Auchterlounie singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Talia Martin singled, 1 RBI.
5 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Dodgers – Top of the 2nd:
Andrew Powell reached on error, left base early, called out.
Alexander Deacon popped out.
Ben Jones grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Giants – Bottom of the 2nd:
Rose van Dort grounded out.
Jamie Brener reached on error, batted forward to home.
Joshua Jones singled, batted forward to home.
Matt Cowler ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Beau Mack-Rehnsi singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Ryan Reynolds singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, tagged out going to 3rd, 2 RBI.
James Roberts singled, advanced to 2nd on error.
Alex Trautman reached on error.
Christian Lynch grounded out.
4 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Dodgers – Top of the 3rd:
Nicholas Durer singled, batted forward to home.
Theo Longboy singled, batted forward to home.
Zoe Wakelam singled, batted forward to home.
Oliver Durer singled, batted forward to 3rd, 2 RBI.
Ozan Martin singled, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Jonathan Wakelam struck out swinging.
Rylie Peterson singled, forced out at 2nd.
Andrew Powell struck out swinging.
Alexander Deacon reached on fielder’s choice.
3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Giants – Bottom of the 3rd:
Lewis Auchterlounie singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on throw.
Talia Martin struck out swinging.
Rose van Dort struck out swinging.
Jamie Brener singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on throw, batted forward
to home.
Joshua Jones singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, tagged out going to 3rd.
Matt Cowler reached on fielder’s choice, 1 RBI.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Dodgers – Top of the 4th:
Ben Jones singled, batted forward to home.
Nicholas Durer struck out swinging.
Theo Longboy singled, batted forward to home.
Zoe Wakelam struck out swinging.
Oliver Durer singled, batted forward to 3rd.
Ozan Martin singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, 2 RBI.
Jonathan Wakelam struck out swinging.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Giants – Bottom of the 4th:
Beau Mack-Rehnsi doubled, batted forward to home.
Ryan Reynolds singled, advanced to 2nd on error, 1 RBI.
James Roberts reached on error.
Christian Lynch struck out swinging.
Lewis Auchterlounie struck out swinging.
Talia Martin struck out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Dodgers – Top of the 5th:
Rylie Peterson singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Andrew Powell struck out swinging.
Alexander Deacon singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Ben Jones singled, batted forward to home.
Nicholas Durer singled, batted forward to home.
Theo Longboy singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Zoe Wakelam singled, 2 RBI.
5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Giants – Bottom of the 5th:
Rose van Dort singled, forced out at 2nd.
Jamie Brener reached on fielder’s choice, batted forward to home.
Joshua Jones singled, batted forward to home.
Matt Cowler ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Beau Mack-Rehnsi doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Ryan Reynolds singled, 1 RBI.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

Herts Red Sox @ Herts Yankees (HLL)

Herts Yankees at Herts Red Sox
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Herts Yankees 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 7 4
Herts Red Sox 5 1 5 5 5 0 21 12 6

 

Herts Red Sox 21, Herts Yankees 7
Herts Red Sox Herts Yankees
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Charlie Mayhew 1b-cf 2 3 1 1 Matteo Manzi cf-1b-3b-p 5 1 3 1
Brodie Caress 2b-p 2 2 1 0 Charlie Owens 2b-rf 2 0 0 0
Jose Morillo ss 3 3 2 2 Gavin Peterson c-3b 4 0 0 0
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 3b 4 3 2 2 Cameron Ross 1b-p-cf 3 1 0 0
Jake Caress lf-c 3 3 2 2 Liam Green p-cf-1b-c 4 1 1 3
Kieran Manning c-lf 3 2 1 3 Kieran Burns rf-3b 1 0 1 0
Zack Longboy p-rf 3 1 2 3 (t5) Cameron Choudhuri 3b-lf 1 1 0 0
Drew Mayhew cf-2b 2 2 0 0 Tom Adams cf-ss-lf 3 1 1 0
Tristan Le Coz rf-1b 1 1 0 0 Lewis Green 3b-p-2b-rf 4 1 1 3
Cameron Choudhuri b 2 0 1 1 Rhys Burns lf-ss 1 1 0 0
Tomas Sharpe b 0 1 0 0 (b4) Alan Ross lf-ss 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 25 21 12 14 TEAM TOTALS 28 7 7 7

 

E: Brodie Caress(2), Jose Morillo(2), Kyle Lloyd-Jones(2), Matteo Manzi(2), Cameron
Ross, Tom Adams. DP: Herts Red Sox 1. LOB: Herts Red Sox 8, Herts Yankees 9. 2B: Jake
Caress, Kieran Manning, Cameron Choudhuri. HR: Kyle Lloyd-Jones, Liam Green, Lewis
Green. SB: Jose Morillo. CS: Lewis Green, Tom Adams.

 

Herts Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Longboy W 3.00 5 4 4 2 1
Brodie Caress 3.00 2 3 3 3 2
Herts Yankees            
Lewis Green 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
Cameron Ross 0.67 4 4 4 4 0
Liam Green L 0.33 1 5 0 2 2
Matteo Manzi 0.00 7 11 9 3 1

 

HBP: by Zack Longboy (Kieran Burns). , by Matteo Manzi (Tristan Le Coz). . . . WP:
Zack Longboy(3), Matteo Manzi(8), Liam Green(3), Lewis Green. PB: Gavin Peterson(5).
T: 2:30. A: 78.
Herts Yankees – Top of the 1st:
Matteo Manzi singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to 3rd.
Charlie Owens walked, batted forward to 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
Gavin Peterson grounded out.
Cameron Ross reached on error.
Liam Green hit into double play.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Bottom of the 1st:
Charlie Mayhew walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on passed ball.
Brodie Caress singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to 3rd on passed
ball, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Jose Morillo reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, stole
3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones struck out swinging.
Jake Caress walked, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
Kieran Manning reached on error, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild
pitch.
Zack Longboy reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd
on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
5 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Top of the 2nd:
Kieran Burns hit by pitch, forced out at 2nd.
Tom Adams reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on error, caught trying to
steal 3rd.
Lewis Green reached on error, batted forward to 2nd, caught trying to steal 3rd.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Bottom of the 2nd:
Drew Mayhew reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on passed
ball, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Tristan Le Coz grounded out.
Cameron Choudhuri grounded out.
Charlie Mayhew reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error.
Brodie Caress popped out.
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Top of the 3rd:
Rhys Burns reached on dropped 3rd strike WP, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced
to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Matteo Manzi singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Charlie Owens grounded out.
Gavin Peterson grounded out.
Cameron Ross walked, batted forward to home.
Liam Green hit 3-run home run, 3 RBI.
Kieran Burns singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Tom Adams singled.
Lewis Green flied out.
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Bottom of the 3rd:
Jose Morillo singled, batted forward to home.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
Jake Caress reached on dropped 3rd strike WP, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced
to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
Kieran Manning reached on error, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to home on
wild pitch.
Zack Longboy singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to home on wild pitch,
1 RBI.
Drew Mayhew walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
Tristan Le Coz hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Top of the 4th:
Matteo Manzi reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error.
Charlie Owens struck out swinging.
Gavin Peterson reached on error.
Cameron Ross out by infield fly rule.
Liam Green popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Bottom of the 4th:
Charlie Mayhew walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
batted forward to home.
Brodie Caress walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Jose Morillo singled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones singled, batted forward to home.
Jake Caress ground rule doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Kieran Manning ground rule doubled, 2 RBI.
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Top of the 5th:
Cameron Choudhuri grounded out.
Tom Adams flied out foul.
Lewis Green reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Matteo Manzi singled, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Charlie Owens walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Gavin Peterson reached on fielder’s choice.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Herts Red Sox – Bottom of the 5th:
Zack Longboy walked, forced out at 2nd.
Drew Mayhew reached on fielder’s choice, batted forward to home.
Tristan Le Coz walked, batted forward to home.
Cameron Choudhuri doubled, batted forward to 3rd, forced out at home, 1 RBI.
Tomas Sharpe walked, batted forward to home.
Charlie Mayhew singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones reached on fielder’s choice, batted forward to home.
Jake Caress singled, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Kieran Manning walked, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Zack Longboy singled, 1 RBI.
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Yankees – Top of the 6th:
Cameron Ross struck out swinging.
Liam Green popped out.
Cameron Choudhuri walked, batted forward to home.
Tom Adams walked, batted forward to home.
Lewis Green hit 3-run home run, 3 RBI.
Matteo Manzi grounded out.
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

Herts Little League Baseball Season Opens This Saturday

The Herts Baseball Little League is back.

The waiting is over. The boys and girls of summer will get the 2011 Herts Baseball Little League season underway this Saturday, 7 May 2011, at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. Players from across Hertfordshire, London and as far as East Anglia will be putting on the Herts jerseys as the race for the championship begins.

The season will open with two mouth-watering match-ups. The reigning Champions, Herts Red Sox, will face bitter rivals the Herts Yankees. Red Sox Manager, Arnie Longboy, will be hoping that his team can pick up where they left at the end of last season. Their opponents, the Herts Yankees, picked up the bronze medals last year and they will be eager to get back to winning ways early. Both teams will field very strong lineups with each of them featuring members of the Herts All Stars team which represented Hertfordshire so magnificently at last year’s British National Baseball Championships and returned home with the silverware.

The other Opening Day match-up is expected to be another exciting clash. When baseball fans hear Dodgers and Giants, they think of the famous West Coast rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. The Herts Dodgers and the Herts Giants Opening Day clash is likely to be just as fiery.

As always, at the start of every season, there will be many new faces after numerous player transfers, trades between the teams and free agents joining the League during the close season, so it will be a fascinating opening day.

This year’s Herts Little League will see a changed format with teams from other parts of the country taking part as well in an Inter-League format similar to the one introduced in America a few years ago. It brought a lot of excitement to Major League Baseball and it is expected to spice things up in Hertfordshire as well.

Apart from the race for the Herts Little League Championship, throughout the 2011 season members of the Herts Little League will also be taking part in BBF league games against teams from other parts of the country. The Herts teams competing in the BBF Leagues are referred to as All-Star teams and they are a selection of the best performing players from all the Herts Little League teams in the various age groups.

Last year Herts had one All-Star team competing in the BBF Under-14 (Bronco) League. This year Herts is committed to give more of its members the All-Stars experience by adding two more All-Star teams competing in the BBF Leagues.

With the weather expected to remain sunny, there isn’t a better way to spend Saturday then at the ballpark enjoying the various snacks and drinks which will be on offer. The games begin at 11am. Free admission for all. Many new players have signed up with the teams over the last few weeks and new players can join the League at any point of the season. For more details contact Herts Baseball Club by visiting their official website www.hertsbaseball.com

by AspiDimitrov

Since We’ve Been Gone

Recharging batteries after busy inning at third base

As the Jones family flew into the United States last week, what did I most notice out of the plane window?

Was it the skyscrapers? The huge, snaking interstate roads? No, it was the baseball fields. The sight of more and more of those distinctive cut-out diamonds warmed my heart. At one site there were about nine, all clustered together. Not a major league training complex, not a national centre. Just a few diamonds, casually sprinkled in the suburbs. It’s a different world over there.

We actually spent most of the holiday in Canada, where I took in my first Major League game for about five and a half years. The Toronto Blue Jays, who had started the season with a burst of runs and victories, hosted the Oakland Athletics. Jose Bautista was out of the line-up, most of the big stars have long been traded away, but the Blue Jays are still soldiering on. This game was a pitcher’s duel, coming down to a couple of manufactured runs and a wild pitch. Oakland won 2-1.

It didn’t win over the extended family to the joys of the game — “Swing miss, swing miss, swing miss, sit down” is still how my sister characterises baseball — but I certainly enjoyed the experience. And I got within just a few feet of one of those diamonds I had been excited about seeing from the air.

Sadly, while I was gone, the British season got under way without me. And it sounds as if it started badly for Herts. No wins. But it also sounds as if a much depleted Falcons side was only undone by one bad inning, and the Hawks and Raptors faced leading contenders from their divisions. It will take more than a defeat to dissipate the excitement of opening day. I know I can’t wait to get started, and I guess that the players who already have a game under their belts still feel that way too — they want to really get going, and get winning.

Part of the reason for my pwn enthusiasm is the boost from the Herts Spring League. Since we have a weekend off, I thought I would take the opportunity to reach back to the pre-season for some observations which never quite made it to the blog.

First of all I have to ask everyone involved one question — was that fun or was that fun? I usually refer to Spring Training in inverted commas, to suggest in my amusing little way that the experience is often cold and wintry. But it was pretty bright and sunny when I was there, and good baseball was to be found. It was great for Herts to attract another record number of teams for the tournament.

My own ailing physique actually found the experience quite reassuring. Since starting the year by moaning that my 38 year old body seemed to be creaking under the strain, I had tried doggedly to put in hours at the gym or on the streets. I can rarely get to baseball training but I can run home after doing the school drop-off, and my shifts at work have been kind in allowing me to get on the treadmill and lifting (suitably small) weights.

And I felt pretty good after playing two games. I was bleeding after ripping skin off my hand by misfielding a line drive, but what’s a bit of blood between friends? Overall, it’s nothing! I was ready for more.

I made my competitive debut as third base, often referred to as the Hot Corner. And it was like a firing range down there! There were drives over my head, balls along the line, and an infuriating bloop over my head. I managed to stop quite a few, with my legs, my chest and sometimes even my glove. One ball fair knocked me on my backside as it kicked up off the infield grass, and another I had to slide for in the gravel. But they both ended in the glove. The throws were a little too hurried and didn’t make it in time by inches. But that gives me stuff to work on.

For the record and for my ego I should say that I did make some outs, including a tag to cap off some good relay work from the outfield and snag an aggressive Herts Hawks runner.

As for the batting… well, the first against the Hawks was probably the worst I can think of for some time. Hitting second in the line-up and with a runner on first, I would almost never swing at the first pitch. Why would you? Even in any situation I am pretty patient, and won two batting titles basically on the fact that I wouldn’t swing at junk. So did I wait patiently and let my runner steal? Err, no. I watched the pitch, waited, and then the rush of blood became too much to contain so I swung at it. By then, though, it was far too late. It came off like a checked swing and hopped down to the first base man.

Fortunately the runner had enough of a jump that I didn’t hang him out to dry in a double play. And later at-bats were a bit better. My second ground-out to the Hawks was down to Nick Russell’s nifty fielding, and against the Redbacks I got three good hits and I’m pretty sure a walk thrown in too. So there’s another whiff of optimism as I count down to my own Opening Day. See you all there, as soon as I can.