Author: Herts Baseball News Editor

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Ward is back

Herts Baseball Club announced that pitcher, Darrin Ward, has just completed a transfer back to the Herts Falcons. Ward has been wearing the Herts uniform since 2008, but before the start of the 2012 season he made a surprising move to NBL rivals, the Essex Arrows.

His return is a major boost for Herts who find themselves half a game back on the reigning champion Harlow Nationals.

During his 4 years with Herts, Darrin Ward was voted Herts MVP 3 times (2008, 2009 and 2010 with the Herts Eagles), Best Pitcher twice (2009 and 2011), 3-time Batting Champion (2009, 2010, 2011). Ward is a former Great Britain National Team player. His NBL career stretches all the way back to 1992 when he played for the London Warriors. He spent 8 seasons with them (1992-1999) winning the NBL in 1992, 1993 and 1997. His return to Herts means that he is now reunited with his old London Warriors teammate Michael Osborn for the first time since the 1990s. Osborn moved to Herts at the start of the season and he was looking forward to playing with Ward again. He was disappointed when he learned of Darrin Ward’s move to Essex earlier this year, but today’s announcement means that they will be playing side-by-side again.

Darrin Ward’s career batting average in the NBL is an impressive .378, slugging average .602, with 16 home runs and 130 RBIs. As a pitcher his record is 14-17. He has made only 11 errors in 211 NBL innings prior to 2012. (stats courtesy of Project COBB)

Herts Falcons Manager, Lee Manning, was grateful to Essex for their co-operation. “I would like to thank the Essex Arrows in the manner they have handled this transfer” said Manning. The transfer was completed in time for Ward to be eligible for selection for this Sunday’s NBL game at Grovehill Ballpark against the Bracknell Blazers (11:00am) and exhibition game with the GB U19 National Team (4:00pm).

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Spoils shared in Herts-Essex derby

The clash between rivals Herts Falcons and Essex Arrows illustrated just how competitive the NBL is this season and that every team is capable of winning the title. Herts’ superior 8-2 record before today didn’t seem to concern the Essex Arrows whose 6-6 record does not do them justice on today’s showing.

Jordan Farkas missed the games against Croydon a week ago, but he was back as the starting pitcher for Herts in the first game of the doubleheader. He allowed only 2 earned runs striking out 5 over 6 innings. 2-run home runs by both Kevin Niedringhaus and Dave Tretheway spurred the Falcons on putting 5 runs in the second and fifth innings. A single by Ryan Bird in the sixth inning brought another 2 runs in to give the home team some more breathing space. Robbie Unsell relieved Farkas in the final inning to secure a 12-7 win. Unsell is also coming alive offensively. He went 3-4 with two doubles, an RBI, 3 runs and 3 stolen bases.

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In game 2 Essex jumped to an early 4-0 lead after 2 errors and 3 hits in the top of the first inning. Three innings later the Arrows had an even bigger lead of 10-2. A solo home run by Ryan Bird in the bottom of the fourth was the wakeup call which the Falcons needed. They followed that up with 2 runs in each of the fifth, sixth and seventh inning. That burst by the Falcons included 2 singles by Dave House and two doubles by Cristobal Hiche. When Ryan Bird stepped up for his fourth at bat of the game he was looking for a triple to complete the cycle. He did produce another hit but it was a single. This late surge by Herts closed the gap but the league-leaders ran out of time. Essex won it 13-9. This loss means that the reigning champions, Harlow Nationals, overtake Herts at the top of the standings after they swept Bracknell.

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5 GAMES AT GROVEHILL NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 3

With the Nationals resting next weekend, the Falcons will have a chance to go joint-top if they can win their next game against Bracknell which will be played at Grovehill Ballpark and will be part of an exciting day of baseball in Hertfordshire. Both Bracknell and Herts will each play an additional exhibition game against the Great Britain U19 National Team later that day, while on the other diamond the Herts Hawks will clash against the Essex RedBacks in a AA League matchup between the second and third-placed teams. Here is the full order of play:

11:00, Herts Falcons @ Bracknell Blazers (NBL)

12:00, Essex RedBacks II @ Herts Hawks (AA League)

13:30, GB U19 National Team @ Bracknell Blazers (exhibition game)

14:30, Essex RedBacks II @ Herts Hawks (AA League)

16:00, Herts Falcons @ GB U19 National Team (exhibition game)

Venue: Grovehill Ballpark, Herts (click for address and directions). Admission is free.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Hawks lose to Latin Tigers in a close game

Ralph Bartholomew - in the zone

The onset of the sunny weather provided an excellent backdrop for the clash between the Latin Tigers and the Herts Hawks.

The weather was perfect, the fielding was not. In an error-strewn game (8 errors for each team), the Hawks and Tigers took to Roundshaw Playing Field’s second diamond, which was as predictable as the English weather.

With Nic Goetz on the mound, the Hawks had all that was required for success on the day, and he did not disappoint – 7 strikeouts and 1 Earned Run over 8 innings. However, the Tiger’s pitching was also on form – the two pitchers combined for a total of 10 strikeouts, which was in line with the major weakness of the Hawks on the day – the hitting. After taking a 2-0 lead, the Hawks fell behind 4-2 in the second, and trailed throughout the game. The Tigers did not overwhelm, but were able to add a run to their lead in each of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th inning. Herts kept close, and came back with 3 runs in the top of the 8th to make the score 8-7 for the Tigers. Still, the Tiger pitching and fielding kept the top of the 9th to a 1-2-3 inning which gave them the win. The usually prolific Elkins, Naghar and Bartholomew were kept hitless, while no Hawks batter recorded more than 1 hit.

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Although the Hawks did not have their full squad available, they were able to rely on the services of Joseph Osborne-Brade, and were in no way depleted. Stand-in manager Kal Dimitrov commented after the game “If we had hit better and played better defence, we would have won”. After collecting his cliché award for the week, he also added “Barring the disappointment from the loss, the errors and the lack of hits, the guys enjoyed it, more or less.” Hawks are looking forward to their upcoming game on June 3, in particular because the co-managers Cornish and Bochan would be back at the helm. They will welcome the Essex RedBacks II to Grovehill Ballpark in Herts for a doubleheader which was rained out earlier in the year. First pitch 12:00pm.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box Scores: Herts Hawks 7 Latin Tigers 8 (AA League)

Herts Hawks at Latin Tigers
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Herts Hawks 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 7 5 8
Latin Tigers 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 10 8

 

Latin Tigers 8, Herts Hawks 7
Latin Tigers Herts Hawks
ab r h bi ab r h bi
H Player 1 p 4 1 2 0 DIMITROV Ilya cf 4 1 1 2
H Player 2 c 5 0 0 0 BOTEV Vassil 3b 4 1 1 1
H Player 3 1b 5 0 0 0 HARE Louis ss 4 0 1 1
H Player 4 2b 4 2 3 0 LEWYS Jonathon lf 4 1 0 1
H Player 5 3b 4 1 1 0 GOETZ Nicolas p 4 0 1 0
H Player 6 ss 3 2 2 1 ELKINS Tim 1b-rf 4 0 0 0
H Player 7 lf 3 1 1 1 OSBORNE-BRADE Joseph rf 3 0 0 0
H Player 8 cf 3 0 0 0 (b5) NAGHAR Rod 1b 2 0 0 0
H Player 9 rf 3 1 1 0 BARTHOLOMEW Ralph 2b 3 2 0 0
DIMITROV Kal c 2 2 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 34 8 10 2 TEAM TOTALS 34 7 5 5

 

E: H Player 6(4), H Player 2, H Player 4, H Player 5, H Player 9, GOETZ Nicolas(2),
ELKINS Tim(2), DIMITROV Kal(2), LEWYS Jonathon, BARTHOLOMEW Ralph. DP: Latin Tigers
1. LOB: Latin Tigers 7, Herts Hawks 9. 2B: H Player 4, H Player 1, BOTEV Vassil. 3B:
H Player 6. SB: H Player 6(2), H Player 4(2), H Player 1, H Player 5, H Player 9, H
Player 7, H Player 2, BOTEV Vassil(2), ELKINS Tim(2), DIMITROV Kal, DIMITROV Ilya.
CS: H Player 9, BOTEV Vassil. SF: H Player 1, H Player 7.

 

Latin Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
H Player 1 W 9.00 5 7 4 8 10
Herts Hawks
GOETZ Nicolas L 8.00 10 8 1 3 7

 

HBP: by H Player 1 (BOTEV Vassil). . . . . . . . . WP: H Player 1, GOETZ Nicolas. PB:
H Player 2, DIMITROV Kal. T: 2:45. A: 34.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 1st:
DIMITROV Ilya struck out looking.
BOTEV Vassil hit by pitch, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
HARE Louis singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
LEWYS Jonathon reached on error, batted forward to 2nd.
GOETZ Nicolas walked, forced out at 2nd.
ELKINS Tim hit into double play.
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 1st:
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 reached on error, forced out at 2nd.
H Player 4 reached on fielder’s choice.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 2nd:
OSBORNE-BRADE Joseph struck out looking.
BARTHOLOMEW Ralph reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd,
advanced to home on error.
DIMITROV Kal walked, batted forward to 2nd.
DIMITROV Ilya walked, batted forward to 2nd.
BOTEV Vassil struck out swinging.
HARE Louis grounded out.
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 2nd:
H Player 5 struck out looking.
H Player 6 singled, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 7 singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
H Player 8 walked, advanced to 2nd on error, tagged out going to 3rd.
H Player 9 reached on error, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 1 sacrifice flied.
H Player 2 reached on fielder’s choice.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 3rd:
LEWYS Jonathon reached on error, advanced to 2nd on balk, advanced to 3rd on passed
ball.
GOETZ Nicolas struck out looking.
ELKINS Tim walked, stole 2nd.
OSBORNE-BRADE Joseph struck out swinging.
BARTHOLOMEW Ralph grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 3rd:
H Player 3 popped out.
H Player 4 singled, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
H Player 5 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, batted forward to
home.
H Player 6 tripled, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI.
H Player 7 flied out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 4th:
DIMITROV Kal walked, batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Ilya struck out swinging.
BOTEV Vassil doubled, batted forward to 3rd, caught trying to steal home.
HARE Louis walked, batted forward to 2nd.
LEWYS Jonathon walked, 1 RBI.
GOETZ Nicolas struck out looking.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 4th:
H Player 8 popped out.
H Player 9 walked, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, advanced to home on passed
ball.
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd.
H Player 3 struck out swinging.
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 5th:
ELKINS Tim popped out.
OSBORNE-BRADE Joseph struck out looking.
BARTHOLOMEW Ralph struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 5th:
H Player 4 singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
H Player 5 struck out looking.
H Player 6 walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 7 sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
H Player 8 grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 6th:
DIMITROV Kal grounded out.
DIMITROV Ilya lined out.
BOTEV Vassil popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 6th:
H Player 9 flied out.
H Player 1 doubled, advanced to 3rd on error, advanced to home on error.
H Player 2 flied out.
H Player 3 grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 7th:
HARE Louis grounded out.
LEWYS Jonathon reached on error, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error.
GOETZ Nicolas singled, advanced to 3rd on error, picked off.
ELKINS Tim reached on error, stole 2nd.
NAGHAR Rod lined out.
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 7th:
H Player 4 doubled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 5 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 6 struck out swinging.
H Player 7 grounded out.
H Player 8 grounded out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 8th:
BARTHOLOMEW Ralph walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Kal singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
DIMITROV Ilya singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 2
RBI.
BOTEV Vassil grounded out, 1 RBI.
HARE Louis popped out.
LEWYS Jonathon struck out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Latin Tigers – Bottom of the 8th:
H Player 9 singled, batted forward to 2nd, caught trying to steal 3rd.
H Player 1 singled, stole 2nd.
H Player 2 popped out.
H Player 3 grounded out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 9th:
GOETZ Nicolas grounded out.
ELKINS Tim grounded out.
NAGHAR Rod flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box Scores: Essex Arrows 13 Herts Falcons 9 (NBL)

Essex Arrows at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Essex Arrows 4 0 2 4 0 0 3 13 14 0
Herts Falcons 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 9 11 4

 

Essex Arrows 13, Herts Falcons 9
Essex Arrows Herts Falcons
ab r h bi ab r h bi
H Player 1 ss 3 1 0 0 UNSELL Robbie ss 3 1 0 0
H Player 2 2b 5 2 2 0 CLARK Phil dh 4 0 0 1
H Player 3 cf 3 3 2 1 HICHE Cristobal cf 2 2 2 0
H Player 4 3b 4 3 1 2 BIRD Ryan c 4 3 4 4
H Player 5 p 3 2 2 2 TRETHEWAY David lf 4 0 1 1
H Player 6 1b 5 2 2 2 NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin rf 2 1 1 0
H Player 7 rf 3 0 2 2 HOUSE David 3b 4 1 2 0
H Player 8 lf 4 0 3 2 FARKAS Jordan 1b 4 0 1 1
H Player 9 c 4 0 0 0 SAIONJI Kimiyoshi 2b 3 1 0 0
OSBORN Michael p 0 0 0 0
HOUSE Jeff p 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 34 13 14 11 TEAM TOTALS 30 9 11 7

 

E: UNSELL Robbie(2), FARKAS Jordan, HOUSE David. DP: Herts Falcons 1. LOB: Herts
Falcons 6, Essex Arrows 11. 2B: H Player 4, H Player 7, H Player 8, HICHE
Cristobal(2), BIRD Ryan. HR: BIRD Ryan. SB: HICHE Cristobal(2), UNSELL Robbie,
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi. CS: H Player 7, H Player 8, H Player 1.

 

Essex Arrows IP H R ER BB SO
H Player 5 W 7.00 11 9 5 2 4
Herts Falcons
OSBORN Michael L 4.00 12 10 6 2 4
HOUSE Jeff 3.00 2 3 0 5 3

 

HBP: by OSBORN Michael (H Player 1). , by OSBORN Michael (H Player 7). . , by H
Player 5 (SAIONJI Kimiyoshi), by H Player 5 (HICHE Cristobal). , by H Player 5
(NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin). , by HOUSE Jeff (H Player 3), by HOUSE Jeff (H Player 7), by H
Player 5 (NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin). WP: H Player 5. PB: H Player 9(6), BIRD Ryan(2). T:
2:02. A: 56.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 1st:
H Player 1 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
H Player 2 reached on error, batted forward to home.
H Player 3 singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
H Player 4 doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
H Player 5 singled, forced out at 2nd, 1 RBI.
H Player 6 hit into double play.
H Player 7 flied out.
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 1st:
UNSELL Robbie popped out.
CLARK Phil popped out.
HICHE Cristobal walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
BIRD Ryan doubled, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on passed ball, 1
RBI.
TRETHEWAY David struck out swinging.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 2nd:
H Player 8 singled, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 9 flied out.
H Player 1 hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 2 singled.
H Player 3 struck out swinging.
H Player 4 flied out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 2nd:
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin flied out.
HOUSE David popped out.
FARKAS Jordan singled.
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 3rd:
H Player 5 walked, batted forward to home.
H Player 6 singled, batted forward to home.
H Player 7 hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 8 doubled, 2 RBI.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 3rd:
UNSELL Robbie flied out.
CLARK Phil popped out.
HICHE Cristobal doubled, picked off.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 4th:
H Player 3 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
H Player 4 reached on error, batted forward to home.
H Player 5 singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
H Player 6 singled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
H Player 7 singled, batted forward to 2nd, caught trying to steal 3rd, 1 RBI.
H Player 8 singled, caught trying to steal 2nd.
H Player 9 walked.
H Player 1 popped out.
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 4th:
BIRD Ryan hit solo home run, 1 RBI.
TRETHEWAY David grounded out.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin singled, forced out at 2nd.
HOUSE David reached on fielder’s choice.
FARKAS Jordan flied out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 5th:
H Player 2 grounded out.
H Player 3 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 4 grounded out.
H Player 5 walked.
H Player 6 popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 5th:
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi hit by pitch, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted
forward to home.
UNSELL Robbie walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
CLARK Phil grounded out, 1 RBI.
HICHE Cristobal hit by pitch, stole 2nd called out by interference.
BIRD Ryan singled, 1 RBI.
TRETHEWAY David struck out swinging.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 6th:
H Player 7 doubled, tagged out going to 3rd.
H Player 8 walked, advanced to 2nd on throw, advanced to 3rd on passed ball.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
H Player 1 walked, caught trying to steal 2nd.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 6th:
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to
home.
HOUSE David singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
batted forward to home.
FARKAS Jordan grounded out, 1 RBI.
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi struck out swinging.
UNSELL Robbie grounded out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 7th:
H Player 2 singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
H Player 3 hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 4 walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 5 popped out.
H Player 6 struck out swinging.
H Player 7 hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on error, 1 RBI.
H Player 8 reached on error.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 7th:
CLARK Phil grounded out.
HICHE Cristobal doubled, batted forward to home.
BIRD Ryan singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
TRETHEWAY David singled, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd.
HOUSE David singled.
FARKAS Jordan struck out swinging.
SAIONJI Kimiyoshi popped out.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box Scores: Essex Arrows 7 Herts Falcons 12 (NBL)

Essex Arrows at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Essex Arrows 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 10 0
Herts Falcons 0 5 0 0 5 2 0 12 9 2

 

Herts Falcons 12, Essex Arrows 7
Herts Falcons Essex Arrows
ab r h bi ab r h bi
UNSELL Robbie ss-p 4 3 3 1 H Player 1 ss 1 1 0 0
CLARK Phil dh 3 1 1 1 H Player 2 lf 4 1 2 0
(t7) LIPSTOCK Seth rf 0 0 0 0 H Player 3 cf 3 1 2 1
HICHE Cristobal cf 2 2 0 0 H Player 4 c 4 2 1 2
BIRD Ryan 1b 3 2 2 2 H Player 5 3b 4 0 2 1
TRETHEWAY David lf 3 2 2 2 H Player 6 1b 4 1 0 0
OSBORN Michael rf 3 0 0 1 H Player 7 2b 3 0 1 0
(t7) SAIONJI Kimiyoshi 2b 0 0 0 0 H Player 8 p 1 1 1 0
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin 2b-ss 3 1 1 2 H Player 9 rf 4 0 1 0
HOUSE David 3b 3 0 0 0
MANNING Lee c 0 0 0 0
(b2) Jeff House c 2 1 0 0
FARKAS Jordan p-ph 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 26 12 9 9 TEAM TOTALS 28 7 10 4

 

E: NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin, TRETHEWAY David. LOB: Herts Falcons 2, Essex Arrows 8. 2B:
UNSELL Robbie(2), CLARK Phil. HR: NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin, TRETHEWAY David, H Player 4.
SB: UNSELL Robbie(3), TRETHEWAY David, HICHE Cristobal, Jeff House, H Player 3, H
Player 1. CS: TRETHEWAY David, H Player 2.

 

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
FARKAS Jordan W 5.67 9 7 2 5 5
UNSELL Robbie 1.00 1 0 0 0 2
Essex Arrows
H Player 8 L 6.00 9 12 8 5 4

 

HBP: by FARKAS Jordan (H Player 1). . . . . , by H Player 8 (HICHE Cristobal). , by
UNSELL Robbie (H Player 8). PB: Jeff House(2), H Player 4(2). T: 2:00. A: 56.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 1st:
H Player 1 hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
H Player 2 singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 3 singled, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI.
H Player 4 reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 5 popped out.
H Player 6 grounded out.
H Player 7 struck out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 1st:
UNSELL Robbie struck out swinging.
CLARK Phil flied out.
HICHE Cristobal popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 2nd:
H Player 8 singled, picked off.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
H Player 1 walked, stole 2nd.
H Player 2 flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 2nd:
BIRD Ryan singled, batted forward to home.
TRETHEWAY David singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
OSBORN Michael grounded out, 1 RBI.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
HOUSE David struck out swinging.
Jeff House walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
UNSELL Robbie doubled, stole 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball, 1 RBI.
CLARK Phil walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
HICHE Cristobal popped out.
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 3rd:
H Player 3 singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
H Player 4 flied out.
H Player 5 popped out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 3rd:
BIRD Ryan popped out.
TRETHEWAY David walked, caught trying to steal 2nd.
OSBORN Michael popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 4th:
H Player 6 flied out.
H Player 7 walked, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 8 walked, picked off.
H Player 9 singled, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 1 walked.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 4th:
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin popped out.
HOUSE David flied out.
Jeff House grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 5th:
H Player 3 grounded out.
H Player 4 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
H Player 5 singled, forced out at 2nd, 1 RBI.
H Player 6 reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted
forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 7 singled, tagged out going to 2nd.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 5th:
UNSELL Robbie doubled, batted forward to home.
CLARK Phil doubled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball, 1 RBI.
HICHE Cristobal walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on passed ball.
BIRD Ryan walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
TRETHEWAY David hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
OSBORN Michael struck out swinging.
NIEDRINGHAUS Kevin grounded out.
HOUSE David flied out.
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 6th:
H Player 8 walked, batted forward to home.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 singled, caught trying to steal 2nd.
H Player 4 hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 6th:
Jeff House flied out.
UNSELL Robbie singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
CLARK Phil struck out swinging.
HICHE Cristobal hit by pitch, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
BIRD Ryan singled, 2 RBI.
TRETHEWAY David popped out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Top of the 7th:
H Player 5 singled, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 6 flied out.
H Player 7 struck out swinging.
H Player 8 hit by pitch.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Herts and Cobham entertain fans with dramatic games ending with a walk-off home run

Cobham fought back against flame-throwing Liam Green to win game 2. Green had 6 hits with 2 doubles over the course of the two games one of wwhich was inches from being a home run

The Herts Under-17 team is showing signs that it can compete against the top teams in the U17 British Leagues. On Saturday they visited the Cobham Cougars who were the national runners-up last year.

Cobham went into the game as the favourites to win both games of the doubleheader despite missing several of their starting nine. They took an early 1-0 lead but Herts responded with hits form Liam Green and Tom Everex-Armstrong bringing in 3 runs. Herts maintained their lead but the Cougars were always dangerously close reducing the lead to 4-3. In the fourth inning the youngsters form Herts switched up a gear to take the game beyond Cobham. Once again Liam Green and Everex-Armstrong delivered crucial hits to bring 3 runs in. Everex-Armstrong went 3-4 in the game. Starting pitcher Zack Longboy was pitching a gem and despite a late rally by Cobham, he took the win. Marty Cullen Jr closed the game for the visitors to pick up the save.

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That win for Herts went contrary to the form book and it was even more surprising when Herts took a 7-1 lead in the second game of the day. Herts maintained the lead all the way to the middle of the fifth inning when they had a 9-3 advantage. Liam Green stood out offensively batting 3-4 with two doubles. One of the two doubles came just a few inches short of being a 2-run home run. Marty Cullen Jr had an impressive performance on the mound allowing only 3 runs over 3 and two-third innings against a very awkward opponent.

Jose Morillo relieved him and although he did his job, Cobham managed to score 4 unearned runs thanks to 3 errors which proved to be very costly at the end. Liam Green then took the mound looking to shut the door in the final inning with a 9-7 lead. He is probably one of the hardest throwing players in the U17 League but Cobham showed why they reached the National Final last season. They managed to deliver crucial hits and took advantage of some passed balls to advance runners and tie the game 9-9. With 1 out and the infield and outfield playing in to stop the winning run scoring from third base, the Cougars delivered a final blow with a hit to left-centerfield which the batter took advantage of and stretched into an inside the park home run to end the game.

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This was a spectacular comeback by Cobham which was heartbreaking for Herts but it didn’t overshadow the fact that they had performed exceptionally well to take an away win from the Cougars. There is a break in the U17 league action over the Jubilee weekend.  The league games resume on 9 June when the Herts All Stars will face the Feltwell RedBacks at Grovehill Ballpark in Herts.

 

by Herts Baseball News Editor

Dodgers and Giants resume Herts rivalry. Dodgers come out on top.

Herts Giants 4 Herts Dodgers 10
written by hertsbaseball.com correspondent, Chris Jones

The rains of the last few weeks seemed a distant memory, as the Herts U11s met up on a baking hot Saturday at Grovehill. Given the amount of playing time lost in recent weeks, the coaches felt that it would be worth spending some time on the training ground. The squad went through a variety of drills, working on both offensive and defensive skills.

Once the players had taken a much-needed water break, it was time for the Dodgers to face the Giants in a continuation of this long-running Herts classic.

After a hitless first inning from the Dodgers, the Giants took an early lead. A succession of Giants batters collected base hits, and Jamie Clarke claimed the RBI single.

The tables were turned in the second inning. The Dodgers showed more of their offensive calibre, batting around and picking up three runs. Defensively, the Dodgers then forced out runners at third in two successive plays to shut out the Giants.

The Dodgers piled on the runs in the third – the pick of the batters was Nicholas Durer, who hit a monster ground rule double to the centre field fence. Ozan Martin joined in the fun with a double to left field. The Giants were unlucky to that their batters picked out Dodgers fielders, as Nicholas Durer and Katie Everex-Armstrong claimed outs at first and third.

Six runs down at the bottom of the fourth, the Giants needed to find some hits. Leading off, Lewis Auchterlounie pulled out a double down the third base line, and scored when Oliver Durer made a base hit. Rose Burgess-Van Dort and Talia Martin reached first on a fielder’s choice, while Noah Lynch scored the Giants’ third run. Jamie Clark was called out for leaving the base path between second and third – at one point it looked like he was heading for the car park.

By now, the sun was beating down, and at least one supporter had retired to seek a shadier spot. But the players refused to wilt. In the final inning, a powerful line drive from Katie Everex-Armstrong produced another ground-rule double. Ozan Martin and Katie scored after Alex Jones, Nicholas Durer and Rory Vangundy got on base, and Alex Jones reached home to claim his third run.

In reply, Lewis Auchterlounie hit his second double of the day, into his favourite spot over third base. Noah Lynch picked up a single, and Jamie Clark hit into right field to bring home Lewis for the RBI. But it was too little, too late for the Giants as a final strikeout brought the game to a close with the Dodgers 10-4 winners.

In truth, there was little between the two sides, and on another day with a little more luck for the Giants the scoreline could be reversed. This was a fun game, and it was good to see everyone making a contribution, from the youngest members of the squad to the more experienced players.

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Herts Giants Batting Stats
Name PA AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI OBP SLG AVG
Christian Lynch 4 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.750 0.750 0.750
Alex Trautman 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.750 0.750 0.750
Lewis Auchterlounie 4 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0.750 1.250 0.750
Noah 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500
Oliver Durer 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250
Jamie Clark 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 0.750 0.750 0.750
Rose Burgess-Van Dort 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250
Talia Martin 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250
TOTALS 32 32 4 17 15 2 0 0 4 0.531 0.594 0.531
Herts Dodgers Batting Stats
Name PA AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI OBP SLG AVG
Jonathan Wakelam 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Ozan Martin 4 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 0.750 1.000 0.750
Katie Everex-Armstrong 4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.500 0.750 0.500
William Morillo 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Alex Jones 4 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000
Nicholas Durer 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.500 0.750 0.500
Rory Vangundy 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.250 0.250 0.250
William Ahern 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000
TOTALS 33 33 10 12 9 3 0 0 8 0.364 0.455 0.364
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box Scores: Herts 9 Cobham 11 (BBF U17 League)

Herts All Stars (U17) at Cobham Cougars
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Herts All Stars (U17) 1 6 0 0 2 0 9 6 5
Cobham Cougars 0 1 2 0 4 4 11 7 3

 

Cobham Cougars 11, Herts All Stars (U17) 9
Cobham Cougars Herts All Stars (U17)
ab r h bi ab r h bi
H Player 1 p 2 2 0 0 Carlos Casal Jr 2b-ss 3 1 0 1
H Player 2 c 4 0 0 0 Zack Longboy lf 2 2 1 1
H Player 3 1b 3 3 3 2 Liam Green ss-p 3 2 3 2
H Player 4 2b 4 2 3 2 Kyle Lloyd-Jones 1b-3b 3 0 0 0
H Player 5 3b 3 0 0 1 Tom Everex-Armstrong 3b-cf 3 0 0 0
H Player 6 ss 2 2 0 0 Marty Cullen Jr p 1 1 0 0
H Player 7 lf 3 0 0 0 (b4) Jose Morillo p-2b 1 0 1 0
H Player 8 cf 0 1 0 0 Charlie Mayhew cf-rf 2 1 1 0
H Player 9 rf 3 0 1 0 Brodie Caress c 1 1 0 0
H Sub 1 xh1 2 1 0 0 (b4) Kieran Manning c 0 0 0 0
Cameron Choudhuri rf 1 1 0 1
(t6) Jake Caress rf-1b 1 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 26 11 7 5 TEAM TOTALS 21 9 6 5

 

E: H Player 4(2), H Player 5, Carlos Casal Jr, Zack Longboy, Charlie Mayhew, Marty
Cullen Jr, Kieran Manning. DP: Cobham Cougars 1. LOB: Herts All Stars (U17) 4, Cobham
Cougars 7. 2B: H Player 3, Liam Green(2). HR: H Player 4. SB: H Player 6(2), H Player
3, H Player 1, Marty Cullen Jr, Jose Morillo.

 

Cobham Cougars IP H R ER BB SO
H Player 1 W 5.00 6 9 6 6 1
Herts All Stars (U17)
Marty Cullen Jr 3.67 3 3 3 4 2
Liam Green L 1.00 2 5 1 2 2
Jose Morillo 0.67 2 3 0 1 0

 

HBP: by H Player 1 (Zack Longboy). . , by Marty Cullen Jr (H Player 8). . . WP: H
Player 1, Marty Cullen Jr(2), Jose Morillo. PB: H Player 2, Kieran Manning(7). T:
2:00. A: 120.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Top of the 1st:
Carlos Casal Jr flied out.
Zack Longboy grounded out.
Liam Green doubled, advanced to home on error.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones reached on error, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
Tom Everex-Armstrong grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Bottom of the 1st:
H Player 1 grounded out.
H Player 2 grounded out.
H Player 3 walked, stole 2nd.
H Player 4 grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Top of the 2nd:
Marty Cullen Jr walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Charlie Mayhew walked, batted forward to home.
Brodie Caress walked, batted forward to home.
Cameron Choudhuri walked, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Carlos Casal Jr walked, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Zack Longboy hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error, 1 RBI.
Liam Green singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, 2 RBI.
6 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Bottom of the 2nd:
H Player 5 grounded out.
H Player 6 walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
H Player 7 grounded out.
H Player 8 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
H Player 9 singled.
H Sub 1 grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Top of the 3rd:
Kyle Lloyd-Jones grounded out.
Tom Everex-Armstrong grounded out.
Marty Cullen Jr flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Bottom of the 3rd:
H Player 1 walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
H Player 4 singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, advanced to 3rd on error.
H Player 5 reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on error, 1 RBI.
H Player 6 flied out.
H Player 7 struck out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Top of the 4th:
Charlie Mayhew singled, forced out at 2nd.
Brodie Caress hit into double play.
Cameron Choudhuri struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Bottom of the 4th:
H Player 8 hit by pitch, forced out at 2nd.
H Player 9 reached on fielder’s choice, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on
passed ball.
H Sub 1 bunted out.
H Player 1 walked, stole 2nd.
H Player 2 lined out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Top of the 5th:
Carlos Casal Jr flied out.
Zack Longboy singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Liam Green ground rule doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on
error.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones lined out.
Tom Everex-Armstrong grounded out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Bottom of the 5th:
H Player 3 singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
H Player 4 singled, advanced to 3rd on error, advanced to home on wild pitch.
H Player 5 flied out.
H Player 6 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, advanced to home on
passed ball.
H Player 7 grounded out.
H Player 8 walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to home on error.
H Player 9 struck out swinging.
4 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Top of the 6th:
Jose Morillo singled, stole 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Charlie Mayhew flied out.
Kieran Manning walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Jake Caress reached on fielder’s choice, forced out at 2nd.
Carlos Casal Jr reached on fielder’s choice.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Bottom of the 6th:
H Sub 1 walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to home on error.
H Player 1 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to 3rd on
passed ball, batted forward to home.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
H Player 3 doubled, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
H Player 4 hit 2-run inside park home run, 2 RBI.
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
by Herts Baseball News Editor

Box Scores: Herts 11 Cobham 5 (BBF U17 League)

Cobham Cougars at Herts All Stars (U17)
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Cobham Cougars 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 4
Herts All Stars (U17) 3 0 1 3 4 0 11 9 5

 

Herts All Stars (U17) 11, Cobham Cougars 5
Herts All Stars (U17) Cobham Cougars
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Carlos Casal Jr 2b 3 2 1 0 H Player 1 p 4 0 0 0
Marty Cullen Jr 3b-p 2 2 0 0 H Player 2 c 4 2 1 0
Liam Green ss 3 3 2 0 H Player 3 1b 2 1 1 0
Kyle Lloyd-Jones 1b-3b 2 1 0 0 H Player 4 2b 3 0 0 0
Jake Caress 3b-c 3 1 2 1 H Player 5 3b 3 0 0 0
Tom Everex-Armstrong cf 4 0 3 2 H Player 6 ss 0 2 0 0
Brodie Caress lf 3 0 0 0 H Player 7 lf 1 0 0 0
Zack Longboy p 2 0 0 0 H Player 8 cf 2 0 0 0
(t5) Jose Morillo rf 0 1 0 0 H Player 9 rf 3 0 0 1
Kieran Manning rf-1b 3 1 1 1
TEAM TOTALS 25 11 9 4 TEAM TOTALS 22 5 2 1

 

E: Zack Longboy(2), Liam Green, Jake Caress, Brodie Caress, H Player 5(2), H Player
4, H Player 1. LOB: Cobham Cougars 7, Herts All Stars (U17) 9. SB: Jake Caress,
Carlos Casal Jr, Jose Morillo, H Player 6(2), H Player 4. SB: H Player 8.

 

Herts All Stars (U17) IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Longboy W 4.00 2 5 1 6 2
Marty Cullen Jr 1.67 0 0 0 0 3
Cobham Cougars
H Player 1 L 4.67 9 11 6 9 5

 

WP: Zack Longboy, H Player 1(8). T: 2:00. A: 120.
Cobham Cougars – Top of the 1st:
H Player 1 grounded out.
H Player 2 singled, advanced to 2nd on defensive indifference, advanced to home on
error.
H Player 3 struck out swinging.
H Player 4 reached on error, stole 2nd.
H Player 5 flied out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Bottom of the 1st:
Carlos Casal Jr reached on error, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on
wild pitch, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Marty Cullen Jr walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Liam Green singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home
on error.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones grounded out.
Jake Caress reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error.
Tom Everex-Armstrong singled.
Brodie Caress struck out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Top of the 2nd:
H Player 6 walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
H Player 7 walked, batted forward to 3rd.
H Player 8 sacrifice bunted.
H Player 9 grounded out, 1 RBI.
H Player 1 flied out.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Bottom of the 2nd:
Zack Longboy grounded out.
Kieran Manning struck out swinging.
Carlos Casal Jr singled, stole 2nd.
Marty Cullen Jr flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Top of the 3rd:
H Player 2 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on passed ball.
H Player 3 walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
H Player 4 flied out.
H Player 5 grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Bottom of the 3rd:
Liam Green struck out swinging.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones grounded out.
Jake Caress singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on throw.
Tom Everex-Armstrong singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
Brodie Caress walked.
Zack Longboy flied out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Top of the 4th:
H Player 6 walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on throw, advanced to home on passed
ball.
H Player 7 walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
H Player 8 struck out swinging.
H Player 9 flied out.
H Player 1 grounded out.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Bottom of the 4th:
Kieran Manning lined out.
Carlos Casal Jr grounded out.
Marty Cullen Jr walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Liam Green singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted
forward to home.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Jake Caress walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Tom Everex-Armstrong singled, 1 RBI.
Brodie Caress flied out.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Top of the 5th:
H Player 2 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
advanced to home on error.
H Player 3 singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward
to home.
H Player 4 reached on fielder’s choice, advanced to 2nd on error.
H Player 5 flied out.
H Player 6 walked.
H Player 7 struck out swinging.
H Player 8 grounded out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts All Stars (U17) – Bottom of the 5th:
Jose Morillo walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Kieran Manning singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to home on error, 1
RBI.
Carlos Casal Jr walked, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
batted forward to home.
Marty Cullen Jr struck out swinging.
Liam Green walked, advanced to 2nd on defensive indifference, batted forward to home.
Kyle Lloyd-Jones walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Jake Caress singled, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Tom Everex-Armstrong grounded out, 1 RBI.
Brodie Caress struck out swinging.
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Cobham Cougars – Top of the 6th:
H Player 9 grounded out.
H Player 1 struck out swinging.
H Player 2 struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.