Author: AspiDimitrov

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

HERTS CUBS STILL IN CONTROL, TOP OF THE HERTS LITTLE LEAGUE STANDINGS

 

The Herts Cubs took a major step towards the 2008 Herts Little League Baseball title in week 5.  They overcame the Blue Jays and Yankees convincingly and also took care of the Herts Red Sox in a nail-biting 11-10 win.  The Yankees and Red Sox are keeping the pressure on the Cubs standing 2 and 4 games back.  The Blue Jays find themselves in trouble 6 games back and in a 3 game losing streak. 

 

The fans at Grovehill Ballpark had the opportunity to see another triple play (fielding team getting three outs to end the inning in the same play).  Last week it was Zachary Longboy for the Blue Jays.  This week, with runners on first and second base, shortstop, Mikito Ariga, snagged a line drive, which took the runners by surprise as they were expecting the hard hit ball to fly past Mikito for a base hit.  That was the first out.  Mikito made the rest look easy, stepping on second base for the second out and then swiftly tagging the helpless runner from first to complete an unassisted triple play. 

 

Week-after-week the Herts Little Leaguers are getting better and better and as the Great Britain National Team Manager, Stephan Rapaglia, told the players last week “the better you are, the more you will enjoy baseball”. 

 

Coach Lee Manning has taken the initiative over the next few weeks to hold extra midweek sessions focusing on positional play for those who want to specialize in specific positions.  More details will be sent out to players in due course.

 

Note: Last week’s player of the week is Lewis Paterson after hitting the first ever Herts Baseball Little League home run.  It was a two-run homer over left field and apparently Lewis said that one of the GB coaches had given him some advice which he followed – swing through from the hips more – which must have given him more power. 

 

This week’s player of the week is Ozan Martin who has shown tremendous improvement and dedication not only this week but from day one of the league season.

 

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

TOP BASEBALL ACTION BY GB AND LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS, HOT DOGS, HOME RUNS, TRIPLE PLAY AND A LOT MORE

 

Hertfordshire is becoming baseball-crazy.  Saturday’s event was yet another confirmation of this.  Around 200 fans came to enjoy a great day of baseball at Grovehill Ballpark which started at 9:30am with a special Little League pre-game clinic ran by GB coaches and finished 11 hours later with the GB exhibition games.

 

The baseball facilities at the home of Herts Baseball Club were being utilized to the full especially around midday.  Two Little League games were taking place on the two Little League fields.  Little League spectators who were in attendance had the chance to see Zachary Longboy of the Herts Bue Jays turn a triple play, which is one of the rarest plays in baseball.  At the same time the GB Junior National Team was taking their batting practice behind the main field, while GB Senior Team Head Coach, Stephan Rapaglia, and his colleagues were putting the twenty or so GB Trialists through various drills to evaluate every aspect of their game.

 

This was one of the last tests for the GB Junior National Team before the European Championships qualifying.  The team is flying to Sweden next week to start their campaign and Head Coach, Liam Carroll will be upbeat about the team’s chances after a good showing today and over the last few games, including a second place finish at the International London Tournament last week. 

 

The GB Trialists’ team included players from various clubs around Great Britain.  Players made the trip to Hertfordshire from places as far as Edinburgh, but the longest trip was made by Head Coach, Stephan Rapaglia, who landed from America at 6am on the day of the event. 

 

Before the GB Exhibition game both teams and the Herts Little League players took part in the pre-game ceremony which included a traditional team roll-call.  This was followed by the National Anthem performed by 7-year old Mariana Casal, the ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Brian Essery and caught by Roddi Liebenberg, both members of the European Championship silver-medal winning GB Team last year in Barcelona.  There was also a “second” ceremonial first pitch.  This time the 50 or so Little League players lined up with their balls to pitch to the adult players from the GB Junior and GB Trialists teams.

 

Among the Trialists were two members of the hosts Herts Baseball Club.  Andy Cornish and Dan Kerry received the biggest cheer from the hometown fans.  Both performed very well and hopefully they have done enough to impress the GB coaches.

 

Visit the Herts Baseball gallery for more photos from this special day.

 

 

by AspiDimitrov

MLB NEWSFLASH: JOSH HAMILTON BREAKS HOME RUN DERBY RECORD

One of the main events of All-Star Week is the Home Run Derby.  After the First Round the star of the show is Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers.  He set a new record for the highest number Home Runs in the Home Run Derby Contest with 28 bombs (from 10 outs).  And those were bombs in every sense of the word. 

Three of the Home Runs had a distance of over 500ft. That's almost twice the distance from home plate to the Left Field foul pole at Grovehill Ballpark.  The previous Record was set in 2005 by Bobby Abreau with 24. 

This year Yankee Stadium is the venue in its last year before the Yankees move next door to their new Ballpark.  To the chants of Hamilton…Hamilton… from the sell-out New York crowd the man of the hour kept sending the ball to the upper deck in right field again and again. 

As the ESPN commentators described it, this is a story waiting to be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster.  Josh Hamilton missed two years of his career with cancer and despite that he managed to jump straight into the big league.  His BP pitcher is another great story.  He is 71-years old and specially picked by Hamilton.  In the first round he threw 54 pitches.  Let's hope he still has some gas left with two Rounds left in the Home Run Derby. 

For the full story and the results of the next two Rounds tune in to www.mlb.com

In a head-to-head contest between Josh Hamilton and Darrin Ward, my money is still on Wardy.

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.

 

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