Author: Matt Bell

by Matt Bell

BRYAN DRUMMOND IS HERTS BASEBALL’S BOWLING SUPREMO

Ahead of the 2010 Herts Baseball Awards presentation for the club’s adult teams, players, coaches, family members and friends of the club took part in the club’s first Bowling Tournament at the Hotshots Bowling centre in Hemel Hempstead.  The participants were divided into two teams – the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers – in a repeat of this year’s World Series. They were competing for individual and team honours over two games, with the individual and team averages over the two games used to determine the winners.

 

In the individual contest Tim Elkins had the advantage after the first round with a score of 152, followed by Jim Arnott (136), Rod Naghar (129) and Will Belbin (125). Surprisingly, the top four players from the first round were all pushed out of the medal positions after a wild dash in the final frames of the second round.

 

The final standings could not have been any closer as only one point separated third from second and second from first. The bronze medal was claimed by Herts Raptors Manager, Ken Pike, with an overall average of 134.  Third baseman, Bobby Gould (135), took the silver medal, and the winner with an average of 136 was Raptors Pitcher, Bryan Drummond. The top three players were all members of the 2010 Raptors, which would suggest that the Raptors mean business as the gear up for the 2011 baseball season.

 

In the team competition the Giants had a healthy lead after the first round.  Their team average was 94 compared to the Rangers’ 90.  In the second round the Rangers stunned the Giants with a team average of 97, but that wasn’t quite enough to win the team title.  The final team averages over the two rounds were Giants (94.41), Rangers (93.88).

 

More images from the Bowling Tournament

 

GIANTS LANE Round1 Round2 AVG
Tim Elkins B 152 102       127.0
Simon Elkington C 99 102       100.5
Rebecca Neil C 67 69          68.0
Ilya Dimitrov E 89 90          89.5
Geoff Hare B 101 118       109.5
Rob Crouch DL      
Rodney Naghar B 129 135       132.0
Jon Gamble C 91 74          82.5
Valerie C 61 92          76.5
Ken Pike E 124 144       134.0
Jim Arnott E 136 123       129.5
Paul Auchterlounie B 72 86          79.0
Lewis Auchterlounie B 16 22          19.0
Nick Russell C 104 113       108.5
Sarah Russell C 106 109       107.5
Liam Green F 93 76          84.5
Lewis Green F 64 62          63.0
Andy Cornish DL      
TEAM AVERAGE       94.00       94.81       94.41
by Matt Bell

FOUR BABIES, TWO DIAMONDS, ONE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND A TITLE

The first signs of a big year were there even before the playing season began.  The club had worked hard and raised money for years with the aim of laying a second diamond, so that the facilities would expand to match the numbers of players now turning out for the club. The grass on the new diamond had been laid last autumn, and in the Spring a bevy of talented ball-players turned out to help prepare the infield. The local police and the Mayor joined in for an operation which also involved a digger, a tipper truck, and mounds and mounds of gravel.  The field was christened in competitive games in late May – fittingly the Little Leaguers were the first to enter the new era, with the Raptors staging a dramatic finale to the weekend in a nailbiting 31-30 defeat by Tonbridge.

The arrival of the second diamond meant the club could add several more firsts to the list for 2010. It was the venue for a new National League event, the Summer Classic, which saw all the teams playing competitive games at the same venue on the same day.  And above all, Herts was able to host the National Baseball Championships for the first time. In September, clubs from Liverpool, Leicester and Richmond were among those joining Herts very own Eagles at two days of often thrilling baseball. It was a big step for the club on the national stage, and we will hear more about those Eagles later….

Before we move on to the details of the playing, we must pause briefly to marvel at the fact that the BBC allowed us to grace one of its flagship television programmes this year. In April, Mike Bushell from the BBC1 Breakfast show came to Grovehill to take part in a training session with Little League players and National League Falcons alike. It was all caught on camera, and won attention for the club and the sport across the UK. Mike gamely tried to field some fly balls, and tried to hit a Dan Kerry fastball — with a predictable lack of success. But he did really hit the balls that you see in the film, and ran the bases with enthusiasm. 

And so to business. The Falcons would be the first to tell you they were disappointed with a 9-19 record.  But there were struggles in both the pitching and the hitting departments, meaning that it was hard to put together a good run. Despite all of this, the Falcons fought to the very end of the season for a playoff place, and were only denied by a sweep by the Mildenhall Bulldogs in the final series of the season.  And there were plenty of highlights. The brightest of them was the superb 2-1 win against the champions, Richmond, and their MVP pitcher Cody Cain. A home run from Kimiyoshi Saionji helped secure a famous win.  The infield defense was perhaps the strongest part of the team, and Pete Kikel went from rookie upstart to established National League pitcher and hitter in just one year. The Falcons also added the big bat of Alex Ganster late in the season, and they are looking forward to fighting back next year.

The Eagles in the AAA division were Herts’ most successful adult team. Helped by the pitching of Darrin Ward and Louis Hare, and the ability to keep a consistent line-up together, they notched up an 18-6 record to qualify for the playoffs. Further victories ensured they would represent Herts at the first ever National Baseball Championships at Grovehill. They battled through to the semi-final to take on the ultimate champions, the Oxford Kings, but were undone in a game which turned on a controversial umpiring decision. The Eagles manager Lee Manning – who had represented his team with vigour all year – was justly proud of what they had achieved. 

The Hawks had a tougher time of it, facing teams in the AA division who probably belonged higher up.  Greg Bochan led the team in his customary spirit, and they always competed hard, even having been ruled out of post-season contention.  They ended the year with a 5-13 record, claiming wins over Croydon, Brentwood and Horsham. Youngsters Perrie Sherman and Hunter Devine provided plenty of spark, while Simon Langton was a strong defensive addition in his year in Hertfordshire.

The Raptors had the worst record of any Herts team, but as a genuine development squad – packed with complete rookies – winning was not the measure of their achievements.  It was all about learning and improving. They were thumped more than once, but also narrowly lost spectacular games against the Tonbridge Bobcats and the Chelmsford Clippers. The Raptors' one win of the season was on the road on a blazing hot Fourth of July, against the then-division leaders, the Braintree Rays.  The shock 22-18 victory made the news in reports across the country, being described as “one of the results of the season” in British baseball.  Players who had never before pulled on a glove – Jim Arnott, Bryan Drummond, Will Belbin – grew in stature as the season went on. The Raptors manager, Ken Pike, hopes to keep the core of the team together and secure a winning record next year.

Finally we move away from the adult teams, and on to the even brighter news about the future of the Herts Baseball Club – the youngsters. Another successful Little League summer came to a climax when the Herts All-Stars won the Little League National Championship in September. They reversed last year’s 1-0 defeat by the London Mets, beating their biggest rivals 2-1 to claim the crown. The All Stars went through their entire season unbeaten. It was a proud moment for the club, and for the large numbers of parents and coaches who regularly turned out to help the boys and girls develop their skills. And the National title was not the only good news for the youth programme. Liam Green, who only took up baseball when he became a founder member of the Herts Little League in 2007, was called up to the GB squad which went to the European Championship qualifiers in Sweden this summer.

And the club showed its commitment to youth in a quite extraordinary way – all four team managers had babies in the 12 months from the end of the 2009 season. Can any other club boast that sort of commitment? OK, maybe the managers didn’t actually have the babies – everyone knows the managers don’t do the hard work – but Sebastien, Riley, Nathan and Violet all have great futures ahead of them. Their parents adapted admirably to the challenges they face, and the family atmosphere at Grovehill was enhanced. Herts Baseball Club is looking forward to 2011 with confidence.

by Matt Bell

HERTS ANNOUNCE 2011 MEMBERS OF STAFF

          

 

With no baseball on TV it is easy to assume that baseball clubs around the world simply lock up their ballparks and fly off to warm destinations for the five months of the winter close season between October and March. In fact the close season is a very busy and important period for the MLB clubs. 

 

This is also the case at Herts Baseball Club. The club held its Annual General Meeting a few weeks ago appointing the Executive Board for the upcoming season and the Board has just announced the 2011 members of staff.

 

The club goes into the new season with a strong team in its various departments the number of which seems to increase every year. There are some new faces joining the club’s management who will bring fresh ideas and new energy, and at the same time the club has retained a large number of the 2010 members of staff which will provide continuity as the club aims to continue its growth and progress in every department.

 

Lee Manning has been elected as the Manager of the Herts Falcons as they prepare for their third year in the top tier of the British baseball league pyramid.  He moves to the Falcons Manager position after managing the Herts Eagles last year, so the club will be looking to fill the AAA League managerial vacancy.

 

Greg Bochan continues at the helm of the Herts Hawks, but this year he will be joined by Andy Cornish as a co-manager and both of them will be looking for the winning formula in the AA League.  One thing is for sure, the Herts Hawks season will be a lot of fun.

 

After the end of the 2010 season Herts Raptors Manager, Ken Pike, was concerned that commitments at work and new arrivals in his family would make it difficult for him to manage next year, but the buzz he got out of his first year as manager seems to have prevailed and the Club Board has just confirmed that Ken Pike has been appointed as Manager of the Raptors for the upcoming season.

 

The following is the full list of the 2011 members of staff.  There are several vacant positions which the club is aiming to fill in the coming weeks as it prepares for another season of Herts baseball.

 

President, Aspi Dimitrov

Treasurer, Dave Hamilton

Secretary, Aspi Dimitrov

Herts Falcons Manager (NBL), Lee Manning

Herts Hawks (AA) Co-Manager, Greg Bochan

Herts Hawks (AA) Co-Manager, Andy Cornish

Herts Raptors (A) Manager, Ken Pike

Webmaster, Greg Bochan

Deputy Webmaster, Kimiyoshi Saionji

Club Media Officer, Rob Jones

Statistics Officer, Greg Bochan

Volunteer Coordinator, Jon Gamble

Club Welfare Officer, Kal Dimitrov

Club Shop Manager, Ilya Dimitrov

 

by Matt Bell

WHAT THE GIANTS TEACH US

For those of you who did not realise the full glory of the San Francisco Giants' history, my estimable colleague Bruce has written an excellent piece to remind us. I will add that even newer fans of the club felt the void in the trophy cabinet. I came on board in 2001, witnessing Bonds break the single season home run record, and I was still fresh when the team lost to the Angels in 7 games in 2002. But you quickly adopt your team's pain – and there have been plenty of low moments since then.

But I don't want to talk about the past – I want to talk about the future. There are two things which I think the Giants victory teaches us, as we plot our baseball futures.

One is that pitching and defense really does win ball-games. It's practically a cliche, but the Giants proved it is also a  practical plan for success. This edition of the club is built around the double-Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum. He opened the post-season with a 14-strikeout effort in a 1-0 win over Atlanta. That game encapsulated the San Francisco experience – not much offense to speak of, but just enough timely hitting to back up the superb pitching. Matt Cain has laboured thanklessly for years at the club, his excellent ERA always being overcome by a lack of run support. But now he's a hero. This post-season, he did not give up an earned run. Let me say that again, because it's extraordinary — Matt Cain did not give up a single earned run in the entire post-season. Add into all of this the home-grown talents of Jonathan Sanchez, Madison Bumgarner and the Beard that is Brian Wilson, and you have the core reason for the Giants success, both in the regular season and in the playoffs. As an example of the defense, I will cite first baseman Aubrey Huff, one of the off-season acquisitions. He made just three errors all season, fewer than Gold Glover Albert Pujols, and he actually played three positions. Overall, the Giants had the second-fewest errors of any National League team.

Huff also helped bring the X-factor to the club. No, not dodgy karaoke singing (although there was plenty of that at AT&T Park, with Journey a particular favourite). What I mean is that the second thing we learned from San Francisco's victory is that a team is more than the sum of its parts. There were no real marquee stars on the Giants team — barring perhaps Lincecum — and you could easily dismiss them as journeymen, cast-offs even. In my mind, for much of the season, Huff was a Baltimore Oriole, Juan Uribe was a White Sox player, and Pat Burrell was a Phillie. Cody Ross was the star of the post-season — and who the hell is Cody Ross?? But somehow they gelled together in a away that made them contenders, and made them Giants. In the post-season, the team occasionally racked up big scores, but mostly it eked out one-run wins. The timely hit was more important than a torrent of them — Uribe delivered several, but even the slumping Pablo Sandoval delivered when it was crucial. A good team can beat a collection of better players. That's something we can all remember when we next take the field.  

 

by Matt Bell

JASON GREENBERG REFLECTS ON 2010 WITH GUESTS MATT SMITH AND JOE GRAY

Matt Smith, editor of BaseballGB.co.uk
     
Joe Gray, founder of Project Cobb

BSUK sat down recently with Matt Smith and Joe Gray of BaseballGB.co.uk, the UK's most-read independent outlet for news and commentary on British baseball. Listen online as Matt and Joe share their reflections on the BBF's 2010 season and their predictions for the year to come.

In the wide-ranging interview, Jason Greenberg (Marketing, Communications and Events Manager for BaseballSoftballUK) also asked Matt and Joe about recent Team GB rumours, the origins of the BaseballGB blog, and Joe's soon-to-be-released book on British baseball history entitled “What about the Villa?”

Listen to the full podcast.

by Matt Bell

THE GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES, THE GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES

In the 1950’s, baseball ruled in America, and New York City was the center of the baseball universe.  Every year of the decade (except one) the World Series was played in Gotham.  The Yankees were the dominant franchise, but the Giants and the Dodgers were always nipping at their heels. Those two National League clubs were bitter rivals, who were involved in many epic duels.

The most memorable battle occurred on October 3rd 1951, when Bobby Thomson homered off of the Dodgers Ralph Branca, propelling the Giants to the World Series.  The “Shot Heard Round the World” was culminated by the shouts of the Giants radio announcer Ralph Hodges, who screamed “THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT, THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT”.

The Giants then went on to the World Series, where they fell to the Yankees in six games.  Three years later, in 1954, they returned to the Fall Classic, and swept the heavily favored Cleveland Indians.

In 1957 the Dodgers left Brooklyn and moved across the country to Los Angeles.  The Giants followed them in 1958, and ventured west to San Francisco.

New York was left with one team.  The baseball landscape was about to change.  New York was no longer the center of the baseball universe, and the demographics of the sport were about to change, inexorably.

The City by the Bay welcomed their new team with open arms.  They played their first two seasons in Seals Stadium, and then moved to Candlestick Park in 1960, their home for the next 39 years until they moved to PacBell (AT&T Park) Stadium in 2000.

They had very good players, and very successful teams.  Willie Mays was a Hall of Famer, and one of the best center fielders of all time.  Juan Marichal won 238 games and had 244 complete games.  Willie McCovey hit 469 home runs.  There were other great players, including Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda, Jim Ray Hart, Bobby Bonds, and Will Clark. Not to mention Barry Bonds.

Good players and good teams.  But one thing was missing.  No world championships.  Since 1954, the cupboard was bare.  What was even more galling was that the Dodgers, their hated rivals, had attained five World Series championships since moving west.  The former “Bums of Brooklyn” had repeatedly climbed the mountain top.  The Giants were perennially left behind.

There were many close calls.  There was the line drive that Willie McCovey hit in the 7th game of the 1962 World Series that was caught by the Yankees Bobby Richardson, robbing the Giants of the Championship.  Between 1965 and 1969, the club had 5 consecutive second place finishes. In 1971 they lost the NLCS to the Pittsburgh Pirates.  In 1993 the team won 103 games but finished second, one game behind the Braves.  There was the 1987 NLCS loss to the Cardinals with Jeff “One Flap Down” Leonard.  The club also came up short in the1989 and 2002 Fall Classics.

What is astounding about the 2010 Giants is that no one expected much of them.  The team had transformed themselves since the Barry Bonds years, deciding to rely on pitching and defense, but no one expected them to make the playoffs. Trailing San Diego by 7 1/2 games in the NL West on July 4, they meandered in the wild-card race until the stretch run, winning the division and finishing 92-70.

The team was a collection of cast-offs, with no marquee players.  They did have outstanding pitching and good defense, with a stellar bullpen, proving the adage that pitching and defense does indeed win games.

After defeating the Braves in the divisional playoffs and the Phillies in a very exciting NLCS, even the most ardent Giants fans were cautiously optimistic.  History was not on their side.  There was the 54 year drought.  There were the memories of the repeated failures.  However, the other franchises with extended droughts (Red Sox, White Sox) had exorcised their demons, so MAYBE it was to be their year.

And in retrospect, the details of the Giants World Championship are less important than the history of the clubs futility prior to this point.  Of course credit must be given to Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson and Edgar Renteria and Butch Posey and Bruce Bochy and the rest of the club.  The team that FINALLY brought an end to the drought.

But to long time Giants fans, it’s more of a chance to reminisce.  One thinks of many things, including the horrid conditions of Candlestick Park.  Or John “The Count” Montefusco.  Or Herman Franks. And Jeff Kent and his motorcycle excursions as well as his battles with Barry Bonds.  Or the Juan Marichal/John Roseboro incident. Or Sal “The Barber” Maglie.  Or John McGraw and Coogans Bluff.  Or Bobby Bonds and his battles with alcohol and the press.  Or the 1983 All Star experience of Atlee Hammaker, when he surrendered 7 earned runs in 2/3 of an innings, including Fred Lynn’s grand slam.

The great Christy Matthewson also has to be mentioned.

As well as Mel Ott and his 511 home runs.

Also Carl Hubbell, his 253 wins and incredible screwball.

The Giants have an incredible history.  The fans that supported them through their drought now have reason to celebrate.  As does all of baseball.  Because in baseball, hope springs eternal.  Having said that, spring training is just around the corner.

Are there any Cubs fans in the house?

by Matt Bell

IMPERIAL FALCONS WIN UNIVERSITY CUP IN LATE-INNING DRAMA

 

The Imperial Falcons were the winners of the 2010 University Fall Cup overcoming Nottingham University in the final after an exciting weekend of baseball in Hertfordshire.

 

While the Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants were slugging it out in the MLB World Series, five of the best teams from the British University Baseball Association came to Grovehill Ballpark, the home of Herts Baseball Club, for some October baseball of their own. 

 

 

Imperial Falcons catcher Gary Lam clashes with Nottingham runner representing the tying run to apply

the game-ending tag in the opening game of the weekend

 

The weekend got off to the best possible start with the clash between Imperial College and last year’s losing finalists, Nottingham University.  The two teams produced a classic pitching duel which Imperial won 2-1.  Many who were watching the game predicted that these two teams will actually meet each other again in the Final.

 

Before that all the teams had to go through the gruelling league stage of the schedule which meant that each team had to play 5 games in total over two days which amounted to nearly 8 hours of baseball.  It was clear that the teams with the largest squads would have a clear advantage.  Imperial College and Nottingham University both had strength in depth with 18 players on their rosters.  University of Southampton could count on 15 players while University of East Anglia (UEA) and King’s College were facing an uphill struggle with 11 and 10 players, respectively.

 

After their win in the opening game the Imperial Falcons managed to book their place in the Final by staying unbeaten over the next 3 games of the league stage.  They drew with Southampton (5-5) and UEA (3-3), and won against King’s College and (8-1). This left Nottingham and Southampton facing each other in their final league game to determine who will play in the Final against Imperial.  A dominant performance on the mound by Gordon Sheppard for Nottingham frustrated the Southampton sluggers.  He allowed only two hits over 4 innings and only a temporary loss of control gave the Mustangs a glimmer of hope with several batters managing to get on base with walks.  But all too often those runners were left on base unable to come home.  Nottingham won 5-1 and booked their place in the final. 

 

 

 

The Imperial Falcons’ team spirit carried them through the daunting tournament schedule on the way to victory.

 

The persistent rain left significant amount of water on the field so the conditions were not ideal.  Starting pitchers George Lintern and Vassil Botev struggled to get a good grip on the slippery balls leading to a large number of wild pitches and walks.  Despite this both teams were neck and neck inning-after-inning.  Going into the final inning Nottingham were in the lead, 6-5.  Imperial started the inning in the best possible way getting their leadoff batter, Hanson Cheung, on base.  The next batter also reached base with a walk.  Kevin Ling then hit a ground ball to second baseman, Teddy Smith, who managed to get the force out at second base.  Hanson Cheung, representing the tying run was now on third base with 1 out, but at least Smith’s heads-up play at second meant that the go-ahead run was not in scoring position.  Hajime Urata then stepped up and grounded to the pitcher, which is exactly what Nottingham needed, but then disaster struck.  Just as pitcher George Lintern was about to make the play and get the second out, the soft ground gave way from underneath him sending him sliding on the wet surface.  Cheung came in to score from third and everybody was safe.  The next batter Arun Krishnan walked to load the bases.  Up stepped Bulgarian pitcher, Vassil Botev, to deliver the final blow with a single to right field bringing in the winning run and starting wild celebrations for the Imperial Falcons.

 

This was an incredible achievement by Imperial College who just 12 months ago were playing in the lower bracket of this competition.  Since then they have built a formidable squad which deservedly crowned as the winner of the 2010 University Fall Cup.

 

In the battle for the Shield, it was another dramatic 1-run game which Southampton won.  It included a towering home run by Victor Aizburua.

 

SCHEDULE (LEAGUE STAGE)
Imperial Falcons 2 Nottingham 1
Southampton Mustangs 13 King’s College 0
Southampton Mustangs 5 Imperial Falcons 5
UEA 1 King’s College 11
Imperial Falcons 8 King’s College 1
UEA 1 Nottingham 8
UEA 6 Southampton Mustangs 9
Nottingham 11 King’s College 3
Southampton Mustangs 1 Nottingham 5
UEA 3 Imperial Falcons 3

 

STANDINGS
TEAM W D L PTS F A  +/-
Nottingham 3 0 1 9 25 7 18
Imperial Falcons 2 2 0 8 18 10 8
Southampton Mustangs 2 1 1 7 28 16 12
King’s College 1 0 3 3 15 33 -18
UEA 0 1 3 1 11 31 -20

SHIELD GAME
UEA 6 Southampton Mustangs 7
FALL CUP FINAL
Nottingham 6 Imperial Falcons 7

USEFUL LINKS:

– League Leaders

– Batting Stats

– Pitching Stats

– Running Stats

– Images from the weekend

by Matt Bell

2010 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP: Pitching Stats

2010 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP
PITCHING STATS
Name Team GS GC SHO SA BF H 1B 2B 3B HR R BB HB BK WP SO W L PCT PC TS TB FPS FPB FPS% IP ER ERA OBA Name
Gary Lam Imperial Falcons 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 14 16 3 6 33.3 2 0 0.00 0.000 Gary Lam
Max Flajsner Nottingham 1 1 0 0 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 100 85 38 47 11 11 50.0 4 0 0.00 0.071 Max Flajsner
Hajime Urata Imperial Falcons 2 2 0 0 35 5 3 1 1 0 8 5 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 131 76 55 20 15 57.1 6 1 1.50 0.179 Hajime Urata
Vassil Botev Imperial Falcons 2 1 0 0 28 2 1 1 0 0 6 10 1 0 4 8 1 0 100 112 49 63 11 19 36.7 5.33 1 1.69 0.118 Vassil Botev
Gordon Sheppard Nottingham 2 2 0 0 27 5 3 2 0 0 2 7 1 0 5 9 1 1 50 166 92 74 15 21 41.7 6.67 2 2.70 0.250 Gordon Sheppard
Mike Lewandowski Southampton Mustangs 1 1 0 0 18 6 5 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 89 53 36 11 7 61.1 3 1 3.00 0.400 Mike Lewandowski
Scotty McCann Southampton Mustangs 1 1 0 0 20 5 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 100 64 40 24 13 7 65.0 3 1 3.00 0.278 Scotty McCann
Dan Straw UEA 2 2 0 0 43 9 5 3 0 1 14 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 139 72 67 24 19 55.8 7 3 3.86 0.273 Dan Straw
George Lintern Nottingham 1 1 0 0 19 4 3 1 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 80 39 41 8 11 42.1 2.33 1 3.86 0.333 George Lintern
Hanson Cheung Imperial Falcons 1 0 0 0 16 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 100 62 31 31 7 9 43.8 3.67 2 4.91 0.231 Hanson Cheung
Kevin Lai Nottingham 1 1 0 0 17 3 1 1 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 100 58 24 34 8 9 47.1 3 2 6.00 0.300 Kevin Lai
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 2 2 0 0 45 10 8 1 1 0 9 6 0 0 2 17 1 1 50 181 107 74 24 22 52.2 9 6 6.00 0.256 Trevor Allen
Victor Aizburua Southampton Mustangs 2 2 0 0 35 12 7 4 0 1 10 5 1 0 4 9 1 1 50 145 79 66 20 21 48.8 6 5 7.50 0.400 Victor Aizburua
George Boustred UEA 1 1 0 0 30 5 4 1 0 0 10 10 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 132 58 74 9 22 29.0 4.67 9 17.36 0.250 George Boustred
Dan Bysouth UEA 1 1 0 0 21 9 7 1 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 65 31 34 11 10 52.4 3 7 21.00 0.529 Dan Bysouth
Shing Kwok UEA 1 0 0 0 11 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 53 23 30 5 6 45.5 1 3 27.00 0.429 Shing Kwok
Darius King’s College Lions 1 1 0 0 25 4 4 0 0 0 11 15 1 0 16 3 0 1 0 107 28 79 5 22 18.5 3 10 30.00 0.400 Darius
TEAM TOTALS   22 19 0 0 436 86 61 18 2 5 110 104 11 0 36 85 9 8 52.9 1699 854 845 205 237 46.4 75 56 6.72 0.267 TEAM TOTALS
by Matt Bell

2010 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP: LEAGUE LEADERS

BATTING AVERAGE LEADERS

Name Team PA OAB Avg
Josh Kilpatrick King’s College Lions 5 4 0.750
Rory Thomas Imperial Falcons 11 9 0.667
Max Flajsner Nottingham 11 6 0.667
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 7 5 0.600
Chris Brown Southampton Mustangs 6 5 0.600
Scotty McCann Southampton Mustangs 9 7 0.571
Zi Jian Lai Imperial Falcons 2 2 0.500
Teddy Smith Nottingham 3 2 0.500
Gordon Sheppard Nottingham 11 10 0.500
George Lintern Nottingham 12 8 0.500
Dave Duggan Southampton Mustangs 2 2 0.500

 

HOME RUN LEADERS

Name Team PA OAB HR
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 7 5 2
George Lintern Nottingham 12 8 1
Victor Aizburua Southampton Mustangs 10 9 1
Shing Kwok UEA 10 9 1

 

SLUGGING LEADERS

Name Team PA OAB Slug
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 7 5 2.000
George Lintern Nottingham 12 8 1.250
Josh Kilpatrick King’s College Lions 5 4 1.000
Victor Aizburua Southampton Mustangs 10 9 1.000
Shing Kwok UEA 10 9 0.889
Max Flajsner Nottingham 11 6 0.833
Rory Thomas Imperial Falcons 11 9 0.778
Scotty McCann Southampton Mustangs 9 7 0.714
Chris Brown Southampton Mustangs 6 5 0.600
Dexuan Hong Imperial Falcons 11 7 0.571
Hanson Cheung Imperial Falcons 11 9 0.556

 

MOST RBIs

Name Team PA OAB RBI
Victor Aizburua Southampton Mustangs 10 9 6
George Lintern Nottingham 12 8 5
Gordon Sheppard Nottingham 11 10 5
Vassil Botev Imperial Falcons 12 11 5
Shing Kwok UEA 10 9 4
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 7 5 3
Hanson Cheung Imperial Falcons 11 9 3
Jun Weng Imperial Falcons 11 6 3

 

LOWEST ERA

Name Team IP ER ERA
Gary Lam Imperial Falcons 2 0 0.00
Max Flajsner Nottingham 4 0 0.00
Hajime Urata Imperial Falcons 6 1 1.50
Vassil Botev Imperial Falcons 5.33 1 1.69
Gordon Sheppard Nottingham 6.67 2 2.70
Mike Lewandowski Southampton Mustangs 3 1 3.00
Scotty McCann Southampton Mustangs 3 1 3.00
Dan Straw UEA 7 3 3.86
George Lintern Nottingham 2.33 1 3.86
Hanson Cheung Imperial Falcons 3.67 2 4.91

 

STRIKEOUTS LEADERS

Name Team SO
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 17
Hajime Urata Imperial Falcons 9
Gordon Sheppard Nottingham 9
Victor Aizburua Southampton Mustangs 9
Vassil Botev Imperial Falcons 8
George Boustred UEA 5
Max Flajsner Nottingham 4
Mike Lewandowski Southampton Mustangs 4

 

STOLEN BASE LEADERS

Name Team SB
Hanson Cheung Imperial Falcons 8
Jun Weng Imperial Falcons 6
Dexuan Hong Imperial Falcons 6
Mark Warren Nottingham 5
Darius King’s College Lions 5
Dan Collins Southampton Mustangs 5
Vassil Botev Imperial Falcons 4
Matt Goldspink UEA 4
George Boustred UEA 4

 

LONGEST SURNAME

Name Team
Guide Chotchuangchutchav Imperial Falcons
by Matt Bell

2010 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP: Batting Stats

2010 UNIVERSITY FALL CUP
BATTING STATS
Name Team GP IP PA OAB H 1B 2B 3B HR R RBI Avg Slug OBA
Josh Kilpatrick King’s College Lions 2 9 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.750 1.000 0.800
Rory Thomas Imperial Falcons 5 16 11 9 6 5 1 0 0 3 2 0.667 0.778 0.727
Max Flajsner Nottingham 5 18 11 6 4 3 1 0 0 4 1 0.667 0.833 0.818
Trevor Allen King’s College Lions 3 12 7 5 3 0 1 0 2 3 3 0.600 2.000 0.714
Chris Brown Southampton Mustangs 3 11 6 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0.600 0.600 0.667
Scotty McCann Southampton Mustangs 4 14 9 7 4 3 1 0 0 4 1 0.571 0.714 0.667
Zi Jian Lai Imperial Falcons 2 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500
Teddy Smith Nottingham 3 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.500 0.500 0.667
Gordon Sheppard Nottingham 5 18 11 10 5 5 0 0 0 3 5 0.500 0.500 0.545
George Lintern Nottingham 5 18 12 8 4 0 3 0 1 6 5 0.500 1.250 0.667
Dave Duggan Southampton Mustangs 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.500 0.500 0.500
Dexuan Hong Imperial Falcons 5 17 11 7 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 0.429 0.571 0.636
Kevin Lai Nottingham 5 18 13 5 2 2 0 0 0 5 1 0.400 0.400 0.750
Darius King’s College Lions 3 12 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0.400 0.400 0.571
Dan Smith UEA 4 15 7 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.400 0.400 0.571
Gary Lam Imperial Falcons 4 14 9 8 3 2 1 0 0 3 2 0.375 0.500 0.444
Declan Price Nottingham 4 12 9 8 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 0.375 0.375 0.444
Victor Aizburua Southampton Mustangs 4 14 10 9 3 0 1 1 1 4 6 0.333 1.000 0.333
Shing Kwok UEA 4 14 10 9 3 0 2 0 1 5 4 0.333 0.889 0.400
Ross Southampton Mustangs 2 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.333 0.333 0.333
Jun Weng Imperial Falcons 5 17 11 6 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 0.333 0.333 0.636
Hanson Cheung Imperial Falcons 5 17 11 9 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 0.333 0.556 0.455
Jung Sunho King’s College Lions 3 12 7 7 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0.286 0.429 0.286
Vassil Botev Imperial Falcons 5 17 12 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 0.273 0.273 0.333
Ed Waller UEA 5 19 13 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0.273 0.273 0.385
Tak Kato Nottingham 3 10 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.400
Nick Hoyos-Twomey King’s College Lions 2 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.250 0.250 0.250
Mark Warren Nottingham 5 17 12 8 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.250 0.250 0.455
George Boustred UEA 5 19 11 8 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 0.250 0.500 0.455
Tadakazu Kanno King’s College Lions 3 12 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.200 0.200 0.429
Sam Rounce UEA 5 19 13 10 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0.200 0.300 0.385
Sam Riihiluoma King’s College Lions 3 12 7 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.200 0.400 0.429
Joe Cresswell UEA 4 16 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.200 0.200 0.429
Matt Goldspink UEA 4 16 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.182 0.182 0.182
Hajime Urata Imperial Falcons 3 9 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.167 0.167 0.167
Dan Straw UEA 3 12 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.167 0.167 0.167
Dan Collins Southampton Mustangs 4 14 12 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.125 0.125 0.417
Yunjit Kan Imperial Falcons 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.333
Yuho Saito King’s College Lions 3 12 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.571
Yifan Wu Imperial Falcons 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Will Travers Southampton Mustangs 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.333
Syed Taha Imperial Falcons 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sonny Ahn Nottingham 2 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.500
Simon Byrne Nottingham 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Shintaro Kajiwara King’s College Lions 2 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.250
Shawn Sharma Nottingham 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Sam Coliss Imperial Falcons 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 1.000
Ryan Dench Nottingham 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Richard Mincher Nottingham 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Phil Harper Southampton Mustangs 3 10 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000 0.000 0.429
Patrick Jakubowski Southampton Mustangs 3 8 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.200
Patrick Conneely Nottingham 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 1.000
Nick Southampton Mustangs 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.500
Mike Lewandowski Southampton Mustangs 3 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.667
Libin Matthew King’s College Lions 3 12 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.143
Lee Henry Nottingham 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.500
Kevin Ling Imperial Falcons 3 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.250
Joe Southampton Mustangs 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.667
Jamie Duncombe Southampton Mustangs 4 12 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.286
James Harvey UEA 3 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.667
James Addlestone Nottingham 4 12 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.750
Hiromasa Shiiba Imperial Falcons 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.500
H Sub 10 Imperial Falcons 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 1.000
Guide Chotchuangchutchav Imperial Falcons 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Dan Bysouth UEA 4 15 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Chris Teale UEA 4 15 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.125
Chris Leung Imperial Falcons 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.500
Chris Hayward Nottingham 3 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.000 0.250
Charles Koh Imperial Falcons 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Chanisorn Ngaojampa Nottingham 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000
Blake Finney Southampton Mustangs 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 1.000
Arun Krishnan Imperial Falcons 4 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.200
Ali Glazhari Southampton Mustangs 2 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.333
TEAM TOTALS   5 76 441 322 86 61 18 2 5 110 68 0.267 0.382 0.459