The Herts Little League has confirmed that the league games rained out on 9 August 2008 will be played next Saturday, 16 August. This means that the final league day will be moved to Saturday, 23 August.
For full details visit the updated Little League Schedule page.
With the Herts Little League and the Herts Falcons having a week off from league action they have sent in some videos from the world of baseball.
The British Baseball Federation has issued a press release confirming that the planned Youth Wild Card Playoffs involving teams from the Herts, Horsham and Plymouth Little Leagues have been cancelled. This comes as a big disappointment for everyone connected with the Herts Little League as everyone was looking forward to this opportunity to go head-to-head with the best teams from around the country.
The Herts Little League Commissioners are considering options for the staging of alternative events and the Herts Baseball Newswire will keep you informed about any further news.
The following is the official press release from the British Baseball Federation.
Baseball Youth Final 4s Playoffs CANCELLED
The Baseball Youth Playoffs previously scheduled for September 6 & 7 have been CANCELLED. The decision was taken for a number of practical reasons. The Youth Final 4s will still take place on September 13 & 14 at Cartmel Valley in the Lake District.
The September 6 & 7 date was the only realistic one available but threw up clashes for the GB Juvenile Tour and for Pony age players who would then be unavailable to in the National Baseball Championships with their senior teams.
It was not possible to move the playoffs earlier in the season as scheduled games are planned. At this stage the BBF was unable to make the planning and logistical arrangements for a good quality event for young players, coaches and families.
The BBF apologises to those clubs and participants who had expected to take part in the qualifiers on route to the Final 4s. The Final 4s revert to its most recent format. In both Pony (Under 16) and Bronco (Under 13) brackets the first and second placed regular season teams, both north and south, will make the four teams. Eight teams in total will make the trip to Cartmel Valley, four in each bracket.
Looking ahead, the planned introduction of the new Little League structure for 2009 will be an exciting development within the youth baseball community. It will bring together all those who work for the promotion and enjoyment of the youth game and enable a broader base of post season activities for participants.
The Herts Little League Commissioners have frantically been looking from one weather report to another in the hope of some good news. Unfortunately, the weather forecast is so bad that the Commissioners have reached the decision that it is best to postpone tomorrow’s Little League games.
Tomorrow was to be the penultimate Saturday of the league schedule and the League Commissioners are exploring options of extending the Little League season in order to allow all games to be played out, especially these exciting final games of the season.
One option is to use one of the available Saturdays in August (23 or 30 August). The decision is complicated slightly by the fact that the BBF Wild Card Playoff game, which was originally scheduled on 6 September, may be switched to another date to avoid the clash with the British National Championship Final 4 for the adults which takes place on the same weekend.
The Herts Little League will confirm details as soon as a decision is reached.
Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, ROB JONES
The new boys of Herts baseball always knew they were going to face a tough task against the surging Croydon Pirates, and so it turned out. The visitors set out their stall straight away. They hit a string of singles in the top of the first inning, then stole second base, then stole third base. Three runs crossed the plate, and it was a lead they would stretch steadily throughout the game.
Raptors couldn’t get their bats going against the consistent Croydon pitching, and when they were able to manufacture runs through walks, steals and errors, it was only one run at a time. When the most feared Herts hitters did make contact, the ball somehow found a fielder. In the end, Croydon took the game 17-3 in 7 innings, and moved to the top of their division.
The weather over Grovehill was mainly cloudy, with some heavy showers and just the odd burst of sunshine. That was reflected in the game for the Herts Raptors. They now hope that their hard work and improving defense gets better reward in the last few games of the season.
| Croydon Pirates III at Herts Raptors | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Croydon Pirates III | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 1 |
| Herts Raptors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Croydon Pirates III 17, Herts Raptors 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon Pirates III | Herts Raptors | ||||||||
| ab | r | h | bi | ab | r | h | bi | ||
| Player 1 p | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Hunter Devine cf-2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Player 2 c | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Andrew Slater 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 3 1b | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (t7) Carlos Casal 3b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 4 2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Andy Ringrose c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 5 3b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Rod Ariss ss-p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 6 ss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Pete Cox rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 7 lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (t6) Robert Crouch rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 8 cf | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jonathon Lewys 1b-cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player 9 rf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Dave Hamilton lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (b5) Tim Elkins lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rob Jones 2b-ss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Hoffman p-1b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 34 | 17 | 15 | 12 | TEAM TOTALS | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| E: Player 3, Andrew Slater(3). LOB: Herts Raptors 6, Croydon Pirates III 8. 2B: Player 1, Player 5, Player 7. SB: Player 1(4), Player 5(4), Player 2(4), Player 3(4), Player 6, Player 4, Player 8, Hunter Devine(3), Rob Jones(3), Mark Hoffman(2), Andy Ringrose, Carlos Casal. |
| Croydon Pirates III | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Player 1 W | 7.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Herts Raptors | ||||||
| Mark Hoffman L | 6.00 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Rod Ariss | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| HBP: by Player 1 (Andy Ringrose). . . . . . , by Rod Ariss (Player 7). . WP: Mark Hoffman(2). PB: Player 2. T: 0:00. A: 0. |
Herts arrived early to the field in Richmond-upon-Thames for an extended warm-up and batting practice. It was just before game time that the Knights announced they had nine players and no one to umpire the game. Fortunately, the Falcons are stocked with sluggers willing to step up in whichever capacity… and Greg “The Motion” Bochan performed a yeoman’s service calling balls and strikes from behind the dish.
Nic Goetz – pitching on three weeks rest – earned his seventh win of the season with a confident return to the mound. He pounded the zone with five different pitches, all of which he threw consistently for strikes, and the only Richmond run to score came in the first inning on a sacrifice fly.
Two notable defense plays kept the Knights off the bases. Aspi Dimitrov made his Falcons debut at third base and lunged far out to reel in a screaming line-drive. Then, with a runner at third base, shortstop Andy Cornish made an incredible diving catch for the final out of the inning. The Richmond batter – standing wide mouthed at home plate – was overheard to mumble, “Wow. That’s a damn fine play.”
It was with disappointment in their eyes that Richmond forfeited Sunday’s second game. Unable to keep all nine players at the field – and still without an available umpire – there were simply not enough Knights to carry on. The Falcons glumly packed up their belongings and headed to the pub, content to celebrate their uncannily successful tour of the AAA… and to strategize for their presumptive post-season appearance.
Sunday was the Falcons’ quickest outing of the year. They tightened their grip on the league pennant and bumped their win-loss column to 19-3. Now, with only four games to play, the Falcons are one win away from the best AAA record of 2008 and a guaranteed spot in the Final 4.
| Herts Falcons at Richmond Knights | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Herts Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Richmond Knights | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Herts Falcons 6, Richmond Knights 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herts Falcons | Richmond Knights | ||||||||
| ab | r | h | bi | ab | r | h | bi | ||
| Jim Hyde lf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Player 1 p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Cornish ss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Player 2 c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Greenberg c | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Player 3 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Player 4 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Kerry cf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Player 5 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrin Ward dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Player 6 ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Cullen 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Player 7 lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspi Dimitrov 3b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Player 8 cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Naghar rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Player 9 rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Goetz p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TEAM TOTALS | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | TEAM TOTALS | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| E: Aspi Dimitrov, Player 1(2), Player 6(2). DP: Herts Falcons 1. LOB: Herts Falcons 2, Richmond Knights 3. 2B: Jason Greenberg. SB: Jason Greenberg(2), Jim Hyde, Player 4, Player 2, Player 9. CS: Jim Hyde, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Marty Cullen, Player 4, Player 9. |
| Herts Falcons | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Nick Goetz W | 7.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Richmond Knights | ||||||
| Player 1 L | 7.33 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
HBP: by Nick Goetz (Player 9). . , by Player 1 (Dan Kerry). . . WP: Nick Goetz,
Player 1(2). PB: Player 2(2). T: 2:05. A: 26.
With only two weeks remaining, the Herts Little League season is heating up. The Herts Cubs have been setting the pace from the very start and for the first time this season they have lost their lead in the league standings. The Herts Yankees have managed to put together a 4-game winning streak in the most crucial time of the season. They are now tied at the top with the Cubs. Pitchers Michael Davis and Marty Cullen Jr combined over the course of the day allowing no runs and shutting down their opponents with two magnificent pitching performances.
Heavy downpours could not dampen the enthusiasm of the Herts Baseball Little League players and fans in week 6 of the league schedule. To start the day first placed Herts Cubs met their nearest rivals the Yankees and they found it difficult to get their offensive game going against Marty Cullen Jr who pitched a complete game shutout for the Yankees to win 7-0.
But the real game of the day came later in the day. The Blue Jays find themselves bottom of the table but in spite of this they have been playing terrific baseball and have been unfortunate to be on the losing end of four closely fought one-run games. This turned out to be a real classic pitching duel. Zack Longboy was pitching a gem putting up zero after zero on the scoreboard but his Yankee counterpart, Michael Davis, was matching his zeros inning-after-inning. With the game going into extra innings, it was Yankees pitcher, Michael Davis, who delivered a crushing blow driving in the winning run for the Yankees. Another heartbreaking one-run loss for the Blue Jays, but they deserve credit for the amazing courage and determination which they have shown week-in-week-out.
The attention turned to Field 2 where the Cubs and the Red Sox were also into extra innings. The news of the Yankees win was filtering through and the pressure was on the Cubs players. Finally, the Red Sox came through in the bottom of the 5th to win it 15-14 and that meant that the Cubs’ lead on top of the Little League is gone. They now share first place with the Yankees.
The scene is set for a thrilling last two weeks of the Herts Little League season. While the Cubs and the Yankees are wearing themselves out at the top, the Red Sox are making a late push for the title. The League action continues next Saturday at 12pm with 4 more exciting matchups.
The Player of the Week award went to Herts Yankees’ hero of the day, Michael Davis.
The British Baseball Federation has confirmed the venue for this year’s National Youth Baseball Championships. It will be the Cartmel Valley Baseball Club, which is located in the Lake District.
After the end of the Herts Little League season in August the focus will turn to this event, which is the British equivalent of the Little League World Series.
Herts Baseball Club will look to reward the most dedicated, hard working and talented Little Leaguers by selecting them to represent Herst Baseball Club at this prestigious National event. The decision, which players will be selected, will be a very difficult one for the coaches to make. With three weeks still to be played in the Herts Little League every player still has the opportunity to earn the honour of playing for the Herts Little League All-Star Team.
But before the Herts players start to make their travel arrangements they will have to overcome a tough opponent in a one-off Wild Card playoff game. The opponents are yet to be confirmed but are likely to be either the Horsham or the Plymouth Little League All-Star teams. This deciding game is scheduled for Saturday, 6 September. The Wild Card playoff venue is yet to be confirmed and the hope is that Herts will win home field advantage which will mean that the team can count on its many loyal supporters.
Herts Baseball Club’s AAA adult league team, the Herts Falcons, is on course to reach the AAA Adult British National Championships, which is also scheduled to take place over the weekend of 6-7 September. Herts Baseball Club wants to ensure that these two events do not clash and have submitted an official request to the British Baseball Federation with the hope that a clash can be avoided.
The following is the official press release issued by the British Baseball Federation with more details about the eagerly awaited National Youth Baseball Championships – Final 4.
OFFICIAL BBF PRESS RELEASE
Cartmel Valley to host National Youth Baseball Championships this September
Cartmel Valley Baseball Club will be the hosts for the British Baseball Federation's National Youth Baseball Championships on September 13-14. The top four teams from each of the Pony and Bronco age category leagues will play out to be crowned National Champions in their age group.
The Cartmel club can offer a stunning setting for this year's finals. It is an idyllic South Cumbria village with the baseball diamonds on the local secondary school field and many pubs and restaurants within walking distance, not to mention the famous ‘Sticky toffee pudding’ shop.
The club has arranged the option of accommodation/breakfast with the YMCA Lakeside on the shore of Lake Windermere with rooms, cabins and ready-erected tents for visiting teams to enjoy the stunning scenery of the Lake District. It should make for a memorable weekend away for both the players and their parents.
Spectators are welcome and parking is free. Food and drink will be available on the field.
The first-placed teams from the North and South divisions of the Pony (Under-16) and Bronco (Under-13) leagues will qualifying automatically for the National Championships.
There will be playoffs on the weekend of Sept 6 for the remaining places between the second-placed North and South teams and teams from the Plymouth, Horsham, and Herts leagues (venue to be confirmed).
Related links: www.britishbaseball.org
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!
(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.
| 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 |
| 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 |