Category: Eagles

by AspiDimitrov

RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR THE HERTS SPRING LEAGUE

Article by Rob Jones

The biggest pre-season baseball tournament in Britain is back, and this year it is even bigger and better than ever. The Herts Spring league will see a record 17 teams travel from as far afield as Leicester and Southampton to hone their skills and compete for the title. Organised by the Herts Baseball Club, it’s Britain’s very own version of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues currently under way in the US, and it signals that the season is just around the corner.

Herts Baseball Club President Aspi Dimitrov was delighted by the surge in interest: “Every year we have had more teams wanting to play in the HSL. It’s fantastic to have another big jump in the numbers, and I think it’s going to be a great competition.“ He added: “We are also pleased to confirm that BarrysTickets.com have continued their association with Herts Baseball Club and have just been confirmed as the Official Sponsor of the 2010 Herts Spring League. The financial contribution which they are making will be used to improve and maintain facilities at Herts Baseball Club so that all teams coming to play at Herts can benefit.”

Last year’s winners Bracknell will be returning to defend their crown, led by their star slugger Ryan Trask. In 2009, their victory in the HSL was a springboard to taking the National League title, and top teams this year will be hoping to emulate that feat. Bracknell’s opening HSL game is a mouth-watering clash with the Richmond Flames in a repeat of the 2009 National Baseball Championship Final. Ryan Bird’s Richmond Flames will be battling them hard and the host team, the Herts Falcons, will count on flame-throwing Dan Kerry (pictured) to keep the offenses in check. The big guns will be joined by teams from all levels of the British game, including the current AA Champions, the Mildenhall Bulldogs, and the reigning masters of the British Single-A League, the Leicester Blue Sox.

The action will be spread across three weekends – starting on Saturday, 27 March and ending on Sunday, 11 April – and at two excellent venues, Grovehill ballpark in Hemel Hempstead, and Ham Ground in Richmond. The clubs will be split into two groups, HSL Majors and HSL Minors, based on the team rankings going in to the new season – NBL and AAA teams will be joined by the expansion team the Essex Redbacks in the Majors; the AA and A teams will make up the Minors. The winners of two mini-leagues will then go head to head for the Championships.

The Herts Spring League adds a competitive edge to Spring training. It’s the time for managers to work out their winning formula going into the BBF league season. It is an opportunity to evaluate existing and newly recruited players – which players will earn a spot in the pitching rotation and who will be batting where in the batting order? Who will make the first team and who will have to work their way up with the minor league teams? Not forgetting, it’s a chance to size up your rivals for the year ahead. It’s the first big challenge and the first big excitement of the baseball year. Don’t miss it.

 

Visit the official HSL website for more details.

by AspiDimitrov

FIELDS OF DREAMS

For the average person, pulling on a baseball glove or clubbing a home run would be an exciting novelty. So, for those us who get that thrill regularly, what novelty provokes similar excitement?  The answer, it seems, is a mini-digger and a dumper truck.  On a bright Spring Saturday, some of the finest talent that Herts Baseball Club has to offer turned out to help prepare our brand new field, and touch up our existing diamond for the season ahead.   They could barely contain their glee at two life-size Tonka toys to play with. One of them told me that when the call for volunteer drivers went out, his hand had never gone up so quickly.  But this was not just about sandpit play on a grand scale.  This was serious work.  The machines were there to dig out the areas around the three bases, home plate, and the pitchers' mound on the new field, so that several enormous piles of sand and gravel could be poured in.  Marty Cullen, Lee Manning and Dave Westfallen took turns at the controls, taking strides towards turning one small patch of Hemel Hempsted from plain old grass, to a magical baseball diamond.  The germ of the idea was planted years ago; the turf was laid last autumn in a blaze of wet weather glory; and in just a matter of weeks, it should be hosting Herts games. The second field will give the club the room it needs to run four adult teams, as well as a burgeoning Little League project, throughout 2010 and for many years to come.

Over on the original field, the work was less dramatic but no less important. The grass had to be edged neatly, the new Redgra spread evenly, and the mound repaired lovingly, so that it can remain a Hertfordshire landmark. Baseball fields are rare enough in the UK — a field with a full, cut-out infield is even more rare, and with a bit of maintenance it can be a thing of beauty. So Greg Bochan, Mark Hoffman and Phil Hynes were among those who helped it become reality. They used the more mundane tools of shovel and wheelbarrow to five the field a facelift. In the course of the day, more than two dozen baseball  stars put in their time as volunteer groundsmen. This has been the scene of many Herts triumphs — let's hope it can be even better looking when the next triumph comes around.

by AspiDimitrov

BBF ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH THE #1 BASEBALL BRAND IN THE WORLD

The following article was first published on www.britishbaseball.org

LONDON (11 February 2010) – The British Baseball Federation (BBF) has signed a contract which confirms Rawlings as the official ball of British Baseball. Six major baseball suppliers were invited to take part in the bidding process. All of them submitted very competitive offers and Rawlings were confirmed as the winner. The contract will run until December 2010.

Rawlings is the number one baseball brand in the world and has been setting the trend in baseball technology since its establishment in 1887. It is because of Rawlings’ dedication to baseball that the “Annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award” bears the name of Rawlings. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award has been presented to players for fielding excellence since 1957. Rawlings sponsors more than half of the current MLB Players. Among them are the world’s biggest baseball stars who are also some of the best paid athletes on the planet. This includes players like Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols (pictured), Derek Jeter, Jose Reyes, Chase Utley and many others.

The Rawlings ROLB model will be designated as the official ball of the National Baseball League (NBL). It features the revolutionary Extra Innings Technology™ (EIT). The patented polymer layer repels moisture, both liquid and vapour, which improves performance and makes it longer lasting compared to traditional baseball technology.

The ROLB1 model will be the official ball of British Baseball’s Minor Leagues (Triple-A, Double-AA and Single-A Leagues) and the Under-16 League. The BBF will also recommend the ROLB1 ball for its Under-13 Competitions.

“It is a tremendous boost for British Baseball to be starting this partnership with the world’s number one baseball brand. The contract represents great value for our member clubs and we look forward to working closely with Rawlings to ensure that they too benefit from this partnership,” said a BBF spokesperson. This news comes just weeks after the BBF announced impressive growth in the number of teams joining the British Baseball leagues which was followed by the news that the National Baseball League will be expanding in 2010.

“Rawlings is looking forward to working with the British Baseball Federation and the Baseball and Softball Shop to bring the latest baseball products, innovations, and technologies to the UK,” said Ralph Robert, Rawlings Director of International Sales. “The BBF is continually working to expand their organization and remain dedicated to promoting Rawlings as the leading baseball supplier in the world.”

The official ball will be supplied to British Baseball clubs by Rawlings’ distributor for the United Kingdom, The Baseball and Softball Shop Ltd. They are one of the largest suppliers of baseball and softball equipment in the UK. Apart from supplying the Rawlings balls for official BBF competitions, British baseball clubs and players can also count on the widest range of Rawlings products including fielding and batting gloves, bats, apparel and footwear, field equipment and more. The Baseball and Softball Shop will be able to offer absolutely any Rawlings product to its customers around the UK. This contract confirms them as BBF’s preferred baseball equipment supplier. Information on how to buy Rawlings products can be found on www.baseballandsoftball.co.uk

by AspiDimitrov

BASEBALL TEAMS GEAR UP FOR HERTS SPRING LEAGUE

Fans of Major League Baseball suffer over the long winter season but with Spring just around the corner everyone is getting an uplifting feeling that the start of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues will signal the return of baseball. British Baseball is no different and over the last three years teams in Southern England have had their very own Grapefruit League to look forward to.

Organised by Herts Baseball Club, the Herts Spring League (HSL) adds a competitive edge to Spring training. The HSL is the time for managers to work out their winning formula going into the BBF league season. It is an opportunity to evaluate existing and newly recruited players. Which players will earn a spot in the pitching rotation and who will be batting where in the batting order? Who will make the first team and who will have to work their way up with the minor league teams? Not forgetting scouting your opponents. These are just some of the questions which will have to be answered during the upcoming HSL.

This is the third year of the competition and it is expected to be the best yet. In the first year of the HSL in 2008 ten teams took part. In 2009 due to overwhelming demand, the league had to expand. 13 teams played 21 games over three weekends at three different venues – Grovehill Ballpark in Herts, Ham Ground in Richmond and the £100,000 purpose-built baseball facility in Harlow. In fact demand was so high that two other teams had to be turned away as there simply were not enough fields to stage all the games.

The 2010 HSL will be played over three weekends commencing on Saturday, 27 March and ending on Sunday, 11 April. Teams will be placed in two divisions, HSL Majors and HSL Minors, based on the teams’ ranking going into the new season. HSL Majors is expected to include BBF teams from the National and AAA Leagues, while HSL Minors is expected to include BBF teams from AA and Single-A.

Last year the HSL Champions were the Bracknell Blazers and they went on to become the 2009 British National Baseball League Champions, so the more superstitious teams in the league will have an extra incentive to win the HSL this time around.

 

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES TO THE HSL: Monday 15 February 2010.

 

Teams are currently submitting their entries for this year’s Herts Spring League. For more details on how to enter and a copy of the 2010 HSL Pack contact Herts Baseball Club.

by AspiDimitrov

THE SNOW IS GONE. HERTS BASEBALL PLAYERS REPORT FOR SPRING TRAINING

This Sunday, the Herts adult teams reported for training for the first time in 2010.  Over the next nine weeks the players will be going through the process of regaining their physical fitness, restoring their arm strength and conditioning their bodies.  Every imaginable aspect of baseball will be covered to get the players ready for fielding, hitting, pitching, base-running and performing at their optimum level in their respective positions. 

 

After this, the teams will play their first games of the year in the Herts Spring League (HSL), which is the British equivalent of the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues in America.  The HSL is played over three weekends starting on 27 March and ending on 11 April.  This is the last chance for the British Baseball teams to fine-tune their game plans before the 2010 British Baseball League season commences.

 

Spring Training always brings the excitement of meeting the new players who will be wearing the Herts jersey in the coming season and it was pleasing to see that around twenty five percent of the players in this first training session of the new season were newly recruited members, so even at this early stage it seems as though Herts will have strength in depth going into the 2010 season. 

 

New players are able to join Herts Baseball Club at any time.  The Club welcomes new players regardless of their baseball abilities and experience – from complete beginners to experienced ball players.  Male and female players aged 14 or above are eligible to play in the British Adult Baseball League, while boys and girls aged between 5 and 16 have the opportunity to join the Herts youth programme and play as part of the exciting Herts Baseball Little League.  For more details contact Herts Baseball Club.

 

This Sunday’s session was held at the John F Kennedy School in Hemel Hempstead and, as soon as the weather becomes suitable, the players will be returning to Grovehill Ballpark, which has undergone significant developments since the end of the 2009 season, including the resurfacing of the second diamond and the installation of the backstop (pictured above).  These projects were made possible thanks to the support of Dacorum Borough Council, the Dacorum Sports Network, BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), as well as other supporters of the club, including its many youth and adult members.

 

Click here for more images from Grovehill Ballpark.

 

    

by AspiDimitrov

VIDEO: INTERVIEW WITH ASPI DIMITROV

In our final interview in the series, Marty Cullen chats with Club President, Aspi Dimitrov.  This is the last interview of 2009, but be ready for coverage of the 2010 season right here on the Herts Baseball Newswire and Herts Baseball TV.

 

by AspiDimitrov

43 TROPHIES PRESENTED AT 2009 HERTS BASEBALL AWARDS NIGHT

The 2009 season was officially put to bed with the announcement of the 2009 award winners of Herts Baseball Club’s adult programme.  The achievements of the Raptors, Hawks, Eagles and Falcons over the past 12 months were recognised at the club’s annual end of season event.

 

For the Raptors one name kept coming up throughout the night and that was the outstanding Jon Lewys.  He will need to make some extra space at home if he is to fit the five trophies which he picked up, including, Batting Champion (.750),   Stolen Bases (29), Home Run Champion (2), Play of the Year Trophy and the prestigious Most Valuable Player Award voted on by the players themselves.

 

The Hawks voted their Manager, Marty Cullen, as the team’s MVP in 2009.  Cullen also collected the Hawks Batting Title (.562) and the Most RBI’s (13).

 

Similarly, the Eagles players also chose their Manager, Dave Westfallen, as the team’s Most valuable Player, but it must be noted that the vote was very close indeed with Louis Hare and Mike Wakelam receiving a very large proportion of the votes.  They didn’t go empty-handed though.  Hare picked up the Eagles Coach’s Award, Best Pitcher and Home Run Champion Award which was shared with Wakelam who also received the Most RBI’s (16) trophy.

 

Darrin Ward was confirmed as the outstanding player of 2009 for the club’s National League team, the Herts Falcons.  He received three trophies in total, Best Pitcher, Batting Champion (.413) and the coveted Herts Falcons MVP Award.

 

Matt Johnston was awarded the 2009 Rookie of the Year Award (a club-wide award) to add to his Herts Hawks Outfield Gold Glove.  He announced at the awards ceremony that he will be choosing baseball over American football in 2010 which is a tremendous boost for the club.  A lot will be expected of him in the coming seasons.

 

Herts Baseball living legend, Andy Cornish’s contribution and dedication was recognised when he was presented with the Excellence in Leadership Award.

 

More images from the 2009 Awards Night

 

FULL LIST OF 2009 AWARDS

 

HERTS FALCONS

MVP, Darrin Ward

Batting Champion, Darrin Ward (.413)

Infield Gold Glove, Luis Goncalves

Outfield Gold Glove, Dan Kerry

Best Pitcher, Darrin Ward

Most Stolen Bases, Luis Goncalves (10)

Home Run Champion, Jason Greenberg (1)

Most RBIs, Yuchih Lin (15)

Most RBIs, Andy Cornish (15)

Coach's Award, Riley Fisher

 

HERTS EAGLES

MVP, Dave Westfallen

Batting Champion, Carlos Casal (.515)

Infield Gold Glove, Rod Ariss

Outfield Gold Glove, Dave Hamilton

Best Pitcher, Louis Hare

Most Stolen Bases, Carlos Casal (17)

Home Run Champion, Louis Hare (1)

Home Run Champion, Mike Wakelam (1)

Most RBIs, Mike Wakelam (16)

Coach's Award, Louis Hare

 

HERTS HAWKS

MVP, Marty Cullen

Batting Champion, Marty Cullen (.562)

Infield Gold Glove, Hunter Devine

Outfield Gold Glove, Matt Johnston

Best Pitcher, Greg Bochan

Most Stolen Bases, Matt Johnston (10)

Home Run Champion, Tim Grant (1)

Most RBIs, Marty Cullen (13)

Coach's Award, Liam Green

 

HERTS RAPTORS

MVP, Jonathon Lewys

Batting Champion, Jonathon Lewys (.750)

Infield Gold Glove, Jeff Witter

Outfield Gold Glove, Iwan Evans

Best Pitcher, Andrew Slater

Most Stolen Bases, Jonathon Lewys (29)

Home Run Champion, Jonathon Lewys (2)

Most RBIs, Andrew Slater (23)

Coach's Award, Paul Curtis

 

CLUB AWARDS

Excellence in Leadership, Andy Cornish

Rookie of the Year, Matt Johnston

Most Improved Player, Ilya Dimitrov

Play of the Year, Jonathon Lewys

Nob-Out Award (Stuck in the Mud), Marty Cullen & marty Cullen Jr

by AspiDimitrov

HERTS’ SECOND BASEBALL DIAMOND STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE

The next stage of the Grovehill Ballpark Development is well and truly under way.  The contractors have commenced the work which will see the playing surface of the second diamond being levelled.  Tractors, bulldozers and other specialist vehicles were out in force this afternoon on the second diamond along with various laser measuring equipment required for this type of project. 

 

Apart from levelling the playing surface, the project will also involve the arduous task of grading the hill to make the home plate area and the foul territory around the infield aligned with the rest of the infield.  This will create a bank similar to the one on the first base side of the first diamond.  The one difference is that the hill next to the second diamond is much more pronounced and this will create a natural amphitheatre for spectators in the shade under the big trees, which will be a relief on those hot summer days, which usually see players and fans on the first diamond scrambling for their umbrellas as protection from the sun.

 

Once the playing surface has been levelled, the next step will be to inject the grass seed mixture into the surface.  At that point the weather will play a vital role in how well the grass will grow.  When the first rainfall occurs the grass seed will begin to germinate.  It will be critical that there is plenty of rain after that to ensure a high quality grass surface in 2010.

 

This stage of the Grovehill Ballpark Development has been made possible thanks to the £5,000 grant awarded to Herts Baseball Club last month from the Dacorum Olympic and Paralympic Fund, administered jointly by Dacorum Borough Council and the Dacorum Sports Network.

More images of the Grovehill Ballpark Project

by AspiDimitrov

EAGLES SHOT DOWN BY ARROWS

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

The Herts Eagles were powerless to stop the Essex Arrows domination of the AAA league on Sunday, suffering two comprehensive defeats at the Waltham Abbey diamond.

 

Despite having run the Arrows close in their first encounter of the season at Grovehill, the visiting Eagles rarely looked like becoming the first team all season to beat the Essex side, whose record now stands at an amazing 23 wins (and no losses).

 

The high pointfor the Eagles was undoubtedly the performance of Ilya Dimitrov who normally plays for the Herts fourth team but was a late call up for the game.  He made several good plays in the outfield, including helping to throw out a runner at home plate, and also scored the Eagles only run of game 1 on a triple by Rod Ariss.

 

Some alert baserunning by manager Dave Westfallen gave the Eagles a brief lead in the second inning of game 2 but the Arrows' power hitters soon restored the home sides dominance and, with just nine players available this week, the Herts team had no reply.

 

The final scores were 11-1 and 15-4 but despite the heavy defeats, Westfallen praised the efforts of his team againstvery strong opposition.

 

The Eagles' final two games of the season are the rearranged fixture away to the Oxford Kings on August 23rd.

by AspiDimitrov

EAGLES WIN ANOTHER EXTRA INNINGS THRILLER!

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

The Herts Eagles once again treated their home fans to an exhilarating afternoon of baseball in blazing sunshine on Sunday, recording yet another walk off victory, this time against the Richmond Knights.  The Grovehill faithful have certainly had more than their fair share of excitement from Herts second team as for the third home fixture in a row, game one in the AAA double-header went right down to the wire…

 

Despite Richmond's first batter of the game hitting a home run, the Eagles had looked very comfortable early on, building up a solid 9-3 lead in the first two innings – Mike Wakelam's two run double the highlight of a six run burst in the second inning.

 

Richmond started edging back though and eventually knocked pitcher Aspi Dimitrov out of the game in the sixth inning as they cut the lead to 11-9.  A baserunning blunder in the bottom of the sixth inning allowed Richmond to escape without conceding any further runs and, when the visitors scored two runs in the final inning to tie the score it looked like the Eagles might snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

This time there were to be no heroics for the Eagles in their final at bat and so once again the Grovehill faithful were treated to the nail-biting excitement of extra innings.  Richmond were batting first but Nick Russell, making his pitching debut for the Eagles, held his nerve on the mound and claimed a critical strikeout as the Knights were unable to drive home the potential winning run from third base.

 

Still tied at 11-11, the Eagles had another chance at victory and Mike Wakelam completed a great game with the bat by claiming his fourth hit of the game to lead off the innings.  He then stole second and advanced to third base on a wild pitch before handing over to pinch-runner Lee Manning.  With Aspi Dimitrov at the plate (who already had three hits of his own in the game), another wild pitch gave the Eagles victory, Manning racing down the line before the catcher could recover the ball.

 

After the game, manager Dave Westfallen attributed the win to his team's execution of a number of key plays, with some aggressive baserunning tactics being successfully combined with bunts and hit and run plays to manufacture runs, while the visitors were more reliant on power hitting.  Special praise also went to winning pitcher Nick Russell who had filled in admirably in the absence of the regular Eagles relievers.

 

Unfortunately the Eagles were once again unable to carry their early success over into game two, trailing 15-1 in the middle of the fourth inning.  The home fans were given something to cheer about with an eight run fourth inning rally, capped by Jason Greenberg's two run double, but the unlikely comeback was swiftly halted by Richmond.  Unfortunately Rod Ariss and Dave Westfallen were unable to replicate Russell's earlier success as they too were called into action for their pitching debuts, the Knights eventually claiming a 23-9 victory under the slaughter rule.

 

All Herts teams have a week off from regular season action next weekend, as focus switches to Croydon where two combined squads will be competing against teams of all levels in the weekend long 'London Tournament'.  The Eagles' next league fixtures are away to the Oxford Kings on July 19th.

 

GAME 1

Richmond Knights at Herts Eagles
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Richmond Knights 1 2 0 3 0 3 2 0 11 13 2
Herts Eagles 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 13 2

Herts Eagles 12, Richmond Knights 11
Herts Eagles Richmond Knights
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Rod Ariss ss 1 1 0 1 Player 1 ss 5 4 3 3
Carlos Casal 3b 4 2 1 1 Player 2 c 3 1 2 3
Nick Russell lf-p 5 2 1 0 Player 3 p 3 1 1 2
Darrin Ward 1b 4 2 2 2 Player 4 1b 4 0 2 0
Dave Westfallen c-2b 4 1 1 2 Player 5 3b 5 0 1 0
Mike Wakelam 2b-rf 5 1 4 3 Player 6 2b 5 0 0 0
(b8) Lee Manning pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Player 7 lf 3 2 1 0
Dave Hamilton cf 2 0 0 1 Player 8 cf 4 3 3 1
Aspi Dimitrov p-lf 3 1 3 1 Player 9 rf 3 0 0 1
Tim Elkins rf 2 1 1 0
(b5) Jason Greenberg rf-c 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 30 12 13 11 TEAM TOTALS 35 11 13 10

E: Carlos Casal, Jason Greenberg, Player 4, Player 6. DP: Richmond Knights 1. LOB:
Richmond Knights 8, Herts Eagles 9. 2B: Mike Wakelam(2), Player 4, Player 1, Player
2. 3B: Player 8. HR: Player 1, Player 3. SB: Aspi Dimitrov(3), Rod Ariss(3), Nick
Russell, Dave Westfallen, Dave Hamilton, Tim Elkins, Lee Manning, Player 5(2), Player
1, Player 8. CS: Nick Russell. SB: Dave Hamilton, Jason Greenberg. SF: Rod Ariss,
Player 2.

Herts Eagles IP H R ER BB SO
Aspi Dimitrov 5.00 10 8 6 5 4
Nick Russell W 3.00 3 3 1 1 4
Richmond Knights            
Player 3 L 7.33 13 12 9 9 2

HBP: by Player 3 (Tim Elkins). . . , by Nick Russell (Player 9). . WP: Player 3(4).
PB: Dave Westfallen(2), Jason Greenberg. T: 2:55. A: 43.

GAME 2

Richmond Knights at Herts Eagles
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Richmond Knights 0 8 0 7 8 23 13 6
Herts Eagles 0 0 1 8 0 9 6 5

Richmond Knights 23, Herts Eagles 9
Richmond Knights Herts Eagles
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 1 p 4 3 1 2 Rod Ariss cf-p-ss 4 1 1 0
Player 2 c 3 3 3 3 Carlos Casal 3b-2b 1 1 0 1
Player 3 1b 2 3 1 2 Andy Cornish 2b-cf 2 1 0 0
Player 4 2b 4 3 3 2 Darrin Ward 1b-3b 2 0 1 1
Player 5 3b 4 2 2 1 Dave Westfallen ss-p 2 2 1 0
Player 6 ss 4 3 3 5 Jason Greenberg c 2 1 2 3
Player 7 lf 2 2 0 0 Nick Russell lf 2 1 0 0
Player 8 cf 4 1 0 1 Dave Hamilton rf 2 1 0 0
Player 9 rf 2 3 0 1 Tim Elkins dh 3 1 1 1
Mike Wakelam p-1b 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 29 23 13 17 TEAM TOTALS 20 9 6 6

E: Player 8(2), Player 6(2), Player 4, Player 9, Jason Greenberg(2), Carlos Casal,
Andy Cornish, Dave Westfallen. DP: Herts Eagles 1. LOB: Herts Eagles 4, Richmond
Knights 6. 2B: Player 6(2), Player 4(2), Jason Greenberg. 3B: Rod Ariss. SB: Player
1(2), Player 5(2), Player 2(2), Player 9, Player 6, Player 3, Player 7, Player 4,
Carlos Casal(2), Dave Hamilton(2), Nick Russell. CS: Jason Greenberg, Darrin Ward.
SF: Darrin Ward.

Richmond Knights IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 5.00 6 9 4 6 3
Herts Eagles            
Mike Wakelam L 3.00 7 11 6 6 5
Rod Ariss 1.33 4 8 4 3 1
Dave Westfallen 0.67 2 4 4 4 0

HBP: by Mike Wakelam (Player 3). . . , by Player 1 (Carlos Casal). , by Dave
Westfallen (Player 7). PB: Jason Greenberg(2). T: 2:43. A: 42.