Category: Eagles

by AspiDimitrov

DIE HARD EAGLES

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

The Herts Eagles extended their winning streak to three games with another sensational victory at Grovehill against the Sidewinders.  Fresh from two victories against Burgess Hill the previous week, and buoyed by memories of their extra-innings win over the same opponents earlier in the season, the Eagles were confident of further success.

 

With runs hard to come by in another pitching duel, there was little between the two sides but the visiting Sidewinders eventually edged ahead.

 

Many of the team felt it was a case of deja-vu as for the second week in a row they entered the final inning trailing by a run after another hard fought encounter.  However, after two quick outs it seemed like this time there was to be no 'great escape'.  Outfielder Jon Lewys, a late call-up from the Raptors squad, refused to go down without a fight though, slapping another base hit up the middle, setting the scene for Carlos Casal to come up with the game's big hit – an RBI triple to the fence in left field that scored Lewys all the way from first base and tied the game.

 

With the Sidewinders a little deflated and victory just 90 feet away, pitcher Louis Hare sealed victory for himself and the team with an RBI single, restoring the Eagles to a .500 record, with 7 wins and 7 losses on the season – an amazing performance given their step up from AA last year.

 

Unfortunately the Eagles weren't able to build on their momentum and fell to a comprehensive defeat in the second game.  The main point of note in the game was a collision at home plate between Eagles player-manager Dave Westfallen and the Sidewinders catcher that left the visiting catcher concussed.  All agreed it was a fair play (simply a result of tough, no-holds barred baseball) but everyone at the ballpark wish the injured player a speedy recovery.

 

The Eagles now have a week off, before their re-arranged visit to the Bournemouth Sharks, a game which was rained out earlier in the season.

by AspiDimitrov

AAA CLASH ON SOUTH COAST BOILS OVER

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

Controversy ruled in Southampton on Sunday as, after hours of uncompromising baseball in blazing sunshine, manager Dave Westfallen led his Eagles team from the field in protest with the score still tied 8-8 in extra innings.  It was a sad end to a game where Herts had fought off everything the Mustangs could throw at them but a very competitive match-up was ruined by a string of umpiring decisions which seemed to consistently favour the home side.

 

It was probably appropriate that the hottest day of the season would produce the most heated confrontation to date although no one could have anticipated the sudden and acrimonious end, which occurred when the umpire (who was one of the Southampton players) tried to eject the Eagles' manager from the game.  This was the final straw for the visitors who had been frustrated throughout at the umpire's lack of neutrality and after several unproductive conversations between the two managers and the umpire to try and resolve the problem, the Eagles agreed they could not overcome this obstacle any longer and followed their catcher off the diamond.  The game, which despite (or perhaps because of) the umpiring problems was still on a knife-edge, was therefore abandoned.

 

After a lacklustre display in game 1, the Herts Eagles had come out much more fired-up in game 2, scoring three first innings runs to take an early advantage.  Trouble arose as early as the second inning of the contest though when the stand-in umpire's strike zone seemed to narrow, with a number of borderline pitches not being given as strikes.  Two of the home side drew walks as a result and both came round to score, giving the Southampton Mustangs a 4-3 advantage. 

 

Louis Hare scored on a single by shortstop Pete Kikel to tie the score in the third inning before the Mustangs edged ahead once more and then extended their lead to 7-4 after four innings. With the umpire viewing many of pitcher Hare's curveballs as being outside the strike zone, the 21 year old right hander was being forced to throw a lot of extra pitches in the scorching heat, as well as being unable to use his full variations that had proved so successful in recent weeks at keeping hitters off balance.  However, when a belt high fastball over the middle of the plate was called a 'ball' the Eagles knew they were in for a long afternoon.

 

After a scoreless fifth inning the Eagles fought back in the sixth inning and some aggressive baserunning forced two throwing errors from the home side's otherwise solid defence.  This allowed three runs to score on a single by first baseman John Oliver, who then scored on Hare's third hit of the game to give Herts an 8-7 lead. 

 

Unfortunately the Eagles couldn't keep the lead for long, but a tag at home plate meant they held the score to 8-8 entering the final inning.  With the tension mounting, both teams managed to get a runner to third base but were unable to come up with the crucial hit to score the run, and the game was forced into extra innings.

 

It seemed likely that the Eagles would draw first blood in extra innings as they managed to get runners onto second and third base with only one out.  However, Kal Dimitrov was then caught in a run-down between third and home on a failed squeeze play.  The Eagles claimed interference as, with a number of Mustangs players involved in the attempt to tag the runner, Dimitrov had dodge at least one player on the baseline who didn't have the ball.  Such an unusual call would be difficult for any umpire, not least at such a crucial point in the game, but given the troubles of earlier innings it was no surprise that the home team were given the benefit of the doubt and the 8-8 scoreline was retained.

 

Despite their growing frustration, and with the game becoming increasingly bad tempered, Herts once again held firm in defence to force a second extra inning, but were unable to break the deadlock in their half of the inning.  The sense of injustice increased when catcher Dave Westfallen was called out on strikes on a pitch high in the strike zone and when with one out in the bottom half of the inning the same pitch was then called a ball for the Mustangs batter, the irate Eagles manager couldn't help but comment, leading to his ejection from the game and the unsavoury halt to proceedings.

 

Earlier in the day, the Mustangs had run out comfortable 11-1 winners in game 1.  Unfortunately the Eagles' bats were unable to generate any offence for pitcher Mike Wakelam on his return from injury.  It should be noted that this game was very well, and fairly, umpired by a different Mustangs player. 

 

I should also add that in a league which often depends on regular players to stand in as umpires, we support and value the efforts of these individuals who often sacrifice their own playing time to help ensure the games can proceed.  We all understand that as stand in officials, mistakes will be made, particularly on some of the finer elements of the rule book.  However, it's important for everyone that the umpire is consistent for both teams in his treatment of the strike zone and the calls he makes.  Without this the enjoyment, which is crucial to a Sunday afternoon league, is rapidly lost and frustrations inevitably boil over.

 

GAME 1

Herts Eagles at Sothampton Mustangs
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Eagles 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 5
Sothampton Mustangs 4 0 2 3 2 11 4 1

Sothampton Mustangs 11, Herts Eagles 1
Sothampton Mustangs Herts Eagles
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Lean 3b 2 2 0 0 Nick Russell rf 3 0 0 0
Ralph p 1 2 0 0 John Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Urbanscons cf 3 1 1 2 Ade Orioye lf 2 0 0 0
Johnson 2b-lf-ss 7 5 2 3 Louis Hare 2b 2 0 0 0
Wrighty c 3 0 0 1 Dave Westfallen c-ss 2 1 1 0
Barnes 1b 2 1 1 0 Peter Kikel 3b 1 0 0 0
Taylor rf 1 0 0 0 Mike Wakelam p 2 0 2 1
Dave Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0
Jake Kikel c 2 0 1 0
(b5) Kal Dimitrov c 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 19 11 4 6 TEAM TOTALS 19 1 4 1

E: Barnes, Dave Hamilton, Dave Westfallen, Peter Kikel, Mike Wakelam, Kal Dimitrov.
LOB: Sothampton Mustangs 1, Herts Eagles 4. 3B: Johnson. SB: Johnson(6), Lean(3),
Ralph(2), Urbanscons, Dave Westfallen.

Sothampton Mustangs IP H R ER BB SO
Ralph W 5.00 4 1 1 1 4
Herts Eagles            
Mike Wakelam L 4.33 4 11 5 4 4

HBP: by Mike Wakelam (Johnson). . . , by Mike Wakelam (Taylor). . WP: Ralph, Mike
Wakelam(2). T: 2:02. A: 30.

GAME 2

Herts Eagles at Southampton Mustangs
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Herts Eagles 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 9 2
Southampton Mustangs 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 14 2

Herts Eagles 8, Southampton Mustangs 8
Herts Eagles Southampton Mustangs
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
John Oliver 1b 4 2 3 3 Lean ss 5 3 3 1
Nick Russell lf-ss 4 0 0 0 Ralph 3b 4 0 2 3
Rodney Naghar 2b 4 1 0 0 Urbanschlier p 5 1 3 0
Louis Hare p 5 2 3 2 Johnson 2b 5 0 2 1
Dave Westfallen c 3 0 0 0 Cooper lf 5 1 1 0
Peter Kikel ss-3b 5 0 2 3 Baines 1b 4 1 0 0
Mike Wakelam 3b 3 1 0 0 Taylor cf 3 1 1 0
(b6) Ade Orioye lf 1 0 0 0 Arieta rf 4 0 2 1
Dave Hamilton cf 3 1 1 0 Davis c 4 1 0 1
Kal Dimitrov rf 1 1 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 33 8 9 8 TEAM TOTALS 39 8 14 7

E: John Oliver, Rodney Naghar, Ralph, Urbanschlier. DP: Southampton Mustangs 1. LOB:
Herts Eagles 7, Southampton Mustangs 8. 2B: Urbanschlier, Arieta. SB: Louis Hare(3),
John Oliver(2), Kal Dimitrov(2), Ade Orioye(2), Dave Westfallen, Peter Kikel, Rodney
Naghar, Urbanschlier(3), Lean(2), Cooper(2), Johnson, Baines, Ralph. CS: Kal
Dimitrov. SB: Nick Russell.

Herts Eagles IP H R ER BB SO
Louis Hare 8.33 14 8 7 2 0
Southampton Mustangs            
Urbanschlier 9.00 9 8 4 7 8

HBP: by Urbanschlier (Kal Dimitrov). . . . PB: Dave Westfallen, Davis. T: 2:51. A: 30

by AspiDimitrov

ARROWS COME OUT ON TOP IN HERTS-ESSEX DERBY

Eagles and Arrows starters, Louis Hare (left) and Carlos Mancheno (right), respectively, produced a classic pitchers’ duel

Essex Arrows extended their winning streak to 12 games with two victories over the Herts Eagles at Grovehill to consolidate their position on top of the AAA league.  It was a far from one-sided contest though as the Eagles battled hard throughout game 1 and came close to an unlikely upset.

 

The first game was a classic pitching duel between two very different hurlers.  The visitors’ ace Carlos Mancheno was a fireballer, throwing much quicker than any other pitcher the Eagles had encountered all season and leaving a number of Herts hitters swinging at thin air.  For the home team, stand-in manager Louis Hare was on the mound and doing an excellent job of keeping the powerful Essex hitters off balance with his subtle variations of location and movement.

 

The Eagles held the Arrows to just two runs over six innings and snatched a run of their own thanks to some alert baserunning from Luis Concalves who came round to score from second base as catcher Jason Greenberg managed to beat out what looked to be an inning ending ground ball.  So with just one inning to go, the score was only 2-1 and there was everything to play for.  Unfortunately for the growing number of Eagles fans though, the Arrows launched some power-hitting, including a solo home run by Mancheno, to add three insurance runs which proved more than enough to secure victory. 

 

Game two was less competitive, with the Arrows opening out an early 6-1 lead and eventually running out 16-5 winners.

 

More images from the Essex Arrows vs Herts Eagles battle

GAME 1

Essex Arrows at Herts Eagles
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Essex Arrows 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 11 2
Herts Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Essex Arrows 5, Herts Eagles 1
Essex Arrows Herts Eagles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
John Blose ss 4 0 0 0 Rod Ariss ss 2 0 0 0
William Johnson 3b 4 1 0 0 Luis Goncalves 3b 2 1 0 0
Carlos Mancheno p 4 2 3 2 Jason Greenberg c 3 0 2 0
Edwin Alcantara cf 4 0 1 0 Louis Hare p 3 0 0 0
Richard Chesterton rf 4 0 2 1 Jamie Munn 2b 3 0 0 0
(b7) Sub 2 rf 0 0 0 0 Mark Hoffman 1b 3 0 0 0
Adrian Bonsor 1b 2 1 1 0 Bart Schouwenaars rf 3 0 1 0
Franklin Sequera 2b 3 0 1 1 Dave Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0
(t7) Sub 1 pr-2b 0 1 0 0 Ade Orioye lf 2 0 0 0
Rudis Fonseca c 4 0 1 1
Luke Foley lf 3 0 2 0
TEAM TOTALS 32 5 11 5 TEAM TOTALS 24 1 3 0
E: John Blose(2), Luis Goncalves. LOB: Herts Eagles 4, Essex Arrows 10. 2B: Carlos
Mancheno. 3B: Franklin Sequera. HR: Carlos Mancheno. SB: Richard Chesterton, Rod
Ariss, Jason Greenberg. CS: Luke Foley, Jason Greenberg, Jamie Munn.
Essex Arrows IP H R ER BB SO
Carlos Mancheno W 7.00 3 1 0 2 15
Herts Eagles            
Louis Hare L 7.00 11 5 4 3 6
HBP: by Louis Hare (Franklin Sequera). . . . . . WP: Carlos Mancheno, Louis Hare. PB:
Rudis Fonseca. T: 3:00. A: 67.

GAME 2

 

Essex Arrows at Herts Eagles
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Essex Arrows 4 2 0 1 6 3 16 16 2
Herts Eagles 1 0 1 1 2 0 5 6 0
Essex Arrows 16, Herts Eagles 5
Essex Arrows Herts Eagles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Player 1 p 3 3 2 0 Rod Ariss ss 2 2 0 0
Player 2 c 5 1 1 0 Aspi Dimitrov p-lf 3 1 1 1
Player 3 1b 3 4 2 2 Carlos Casal 3b 2 1 1 0
Player 4 2b 4 4 4 3 Luis Goncalves 2b 2 0 0 0
Player 5 3b 4 2 3 4 (b4) Lin Yuchih 2b 1 0 1 2
Player 6 ss 4 1 1 1 Louis Hare lf-1b 3 1 1 0
Player 7 lf 5 0 2 1 Bart Schouwenaars 1b-p 2 0 0 0
Player 8 cf 3 0 0 0 (b5) Mark Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Player 9 rf 2 1 1 0 Dave Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0
Kal Dimitrov c 3 0 2 0
Ade Orioye rf 3 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 33 16 16 11 TEAM TOTALS 24 5 6 3
E: Player 2, Player 6. LOB: Herts Eagles 5, Essex Arrows 10. 2B: Player 4, Player 5,
Aspi Dimitrov, Lin Yuchih. HR: Player 4. SB: Player 1(5), Player 9(4), Player 3(3),
Player 4(3), Player 5(3), Player 2, Player 7, Player 6, Rod Ariss(3), Carlos Casal,
Louis Hare. CS: Player 8, Carlos Casal.
Essex Arrows IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 6.00 6 5 3 4 9
Herts Eagles            
Aspi Dimitrov L 4.00 11 7 4 4 4
Bart Schouwenaars 1.00 1 6 4 6 0
Mark Hoffman 1.00 4 3 1 0 1
HBP: by Bart Schouwenaars (Player 4). . WP: Bart Schouwenaars(6), Aspi Dimitrov(2).
PB: Kal Dimitrov(4). T: 3:00. A: 67.
by AspiDimitrov

EXTRA INNINGS DRAMA IN NORTH LONDON

Having already seen the Falcons and Raptors chalk up amazing victories with last-inning heroics this season, it was the turn of the Eagles to add their own chapter on Sunday with an unbelievable 25-17 extra innings victory over the Sidewinders in Enfield.

 

While the home team cycled through a number of players in the marathon encounter, Herts stuck with the same nine men throughout – displaying the determination and team spirit that are symptomatic of all levels of Herts baseball.  … (full report and box scores to follow shortly)

by AspiDimitrov

KNIGHTS MASSACRE EAGLES

The Herts Eagles had a day to forget at Richmond, their record dropping to three wins and three losses after suffering a pair of defeats to the Richmond Knights.  The misery was compounded by three injuries on the day, with Mike Wakelam (hamstring) and Tim Elkins (dislocated fingers) both now likely to miss several games as they recover.

 

Game 1 was a blowout, with the Eagles caught half asleep for the second week in a row as Richmond chalked up 16 runs in the first two innings.  The only highlight of this game for Herts fans was the booming home run from Louis Hare hit to the deepest part of centerfield.

 

Game 2 was much tighter with the teams tied at 2-2 after 5 innings.  Unfortunately though several errors in the bottom of the sixth allowed Richmond to score three runs, which proved to be decisive in the 7 inning matchup.  Louis Hare was (again) the unfortunate pitcher taking the loss for the Eagles, despite conceding just 5 hits in the whole game, and contributing the team's only hit.

GAME 1

Herts Eagles at Richmond Knights
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Eagles 0 2 0 3 0 5 4 4
Richmond Knights 4 12 0 1 0 17 14 1

Richmond Knights 17, Herts Eagles 5
Richmond Knights Herts Eagles
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
M. Mann pr-3b-rf 2 4 2 2 John Oliver 1b 3 0 1 2
Ryan Bird ss-1b 8 5 5 4 Tim Elkins lf 3 0 0 0
Rodney Rens rf 0 2 0 2 Lee Manning 3b 3 0 0 0
Jesus Gandara 2b 4 1 2 3 Louis Hare ss 2 2 1 1
Charles Pratt 3b-c 3 1 2 0 Dave Westfallen c 3 1 1 0
Dan Lally cf-p 6 2 1 2 Bart Schouwenaars rf 2 1 0 0
Nick Rolfe lf 3 2 2 0 Mike Wakelam p 1 0 0 0
(t4) Ade Orioye p 1 1 1 0
Dave Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0
Rodney Naghar 2b 2 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 26 17 14 13 TEAM TOTALS 20 5 4 3

E: Charles Pratt, Tim Elkins(2), Lee Manning(2). LOB: Herts Eagles 3, Richmond
Knights 4. 2B: Charles Pratt, Ryan Bird. HR: Louis Hare. SB: Ryan Bird(3), Rodney
Rens(3), Charles Pratt(2), Nick Rolfe(2), M. Mann, Dan Lally, Louis Hare(2), Dave
Westfallen(2). SF: Rodney Rens(2).

Richmond Knights IP H R ER BB SO
Dan Lally W 5.00 3 4 3 3 3
Marcos Osuna 0.00 1 1 1 0 0
Herts Eagles            
Mike Wakelam L 4.00 14 17 12 5 2

WP: Dan Lally, Mike Wakelam(4). T: 2:06. A: 34.

GAME 2

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

Richmond Knights 5, Herts Eagles 2
Richmond Knights Herts Eagles
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 1 p 3 0 0 0 John Oliver 1b 1 0 0 0
Player 2 c 3 0 0 0 Lee Manning 3b 3 0 0 0
Player 3 1b 2 0 0 0 Rodney Naghar 2b 4 1 0 0
Player 4 2b 3 1 1 0 Louis Hare p 3 0 1 0
Player 5 3b 2 1 0 0 Dave Westfallen ss 3 0 0 0
Player 6 ss 3 1 1 0 Bart Schouwenaars rf 3 0 0 0
Player 7 lf 3 1 1 0 Dave Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0
Player 8 cf 3 0 1 1 (t6) Tim Elkins cf 1 0 0 0
Player 9 rf 3 1 1 0 Kal Dimitrov c 3 0 0 0
Ade Orioye lf 2 1 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 25 5 5 1 TEAM TOTALS 24 2 1 0

E: Player 3, John Oliver, Lee Manning, Ade Orioye. LOB: Richmond Knights 5, Herts
Eagles 7. 2B: Player 8, Louis Hare. SB: Player 4(2), Player 1, Player 6, Player 7,
Player 9, Louis Hare, Lee Manning, Ade Orioye, Rodney Naghar, Dave Hamilton, Tim
Elkins.

Richmond Knights IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 7.00 1 2 0 5 9
Herts Eagles            
Louis Hare L 6.00 5 5 0 3 4

HBP: by Player 1 (Dave Hamilton). . . . WP: Player 1, Louis Hare. PB: Player 2, Kal
Dimitrov(2). T: 2:06. A: 34.
by AspiDimitrov

BADGERS AND EAGLES SPLIT DOUBLE-HEADER

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

The Herts Eagles' continued their impressive start to the season, fighting back to split their double-header with the Bristol Badgers in their home league debut at Grovehill on Sunday.

 

Herts second team's perfect start to the season came to an abrupt end in game one, conceding six soft runs in the second inning on a combination of bloop hits and fielding misjudgements – giving Bristol a lead that the home side never really looked like threatening.  An impressive hitting display from the visitors, spraying line drives around the outfield in the later innings added some padding to the score giving them a comfortable victory under the slaughter rule.  One of the few highlights for the Eagles were a pair of assists from center fielder Dan Kerry, who fired off two fantastic throws from his cannon of an arm to throw out runners at third and home.

 

Disappointed with their lacklustre performance, the Eagles were keen to bounce back in game two and impress the watching players from the Herts Falcons who were enjoying a week off.  A towering home run from Badgers first baseman Cook gave Bristol a first inning lead but the Eagles fought straight back, the first seven batters all reaching base to put Herts 4-1 in front.

 

With Eagles pitcher Mike Wakelam putting in another strong performance and limiting the Badgers to just three hits in five innings, the Eagles were able to take control by unleashing some power hitting of their own.  Back to back triples from Bart Schouwenaars and Rod Ariss, followed by a double by Lin Yuchih, helped five more runs cross the plate in the third inning to make it 9-2 and Schouwenaars then capped a three run fourth inning rally with an RBI double, after a huge triple to deep centerfield from Kerry and a double for Jamie Munn.

 

In this game the bottom of the Herts order (Casal, Munn and Schouwenaars) combined to go 8 for 12 with 6 rbi, demonstrating the strength of the team.  Some final inning jitters helped the Badgers halve the deficit to 12-8 but relief pitcher Dan Kerry finished the job, eventually striking out the side (as he had in the sixth) to seal victory for the Eagles.

 

Manager Dave Westfallen, whilst disappointed to register his first loss, was delighted by the way his players shrugged off the defeat and smashed their way to victory in game two, recapturing the spirit and aggression that had served them so well on Opening Day.  The Eagles now lie second in Pool 2 of the AAA league and visit Richmond next weekend.

 

GAME 1, 12:00pm Grovehill Ballpark

 

(Box scores of game one will be published shorty)

 

GAME 2, 2:30pm Grovehill Ballpark

Bristol Badgers at Herts Eagles
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bristol Badgers 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 8 4 3
Herts Eagles 4 0 5 3 0 0 0 12 16 3

Herts Eagles 12, Bristol Badgers 8
Herts Eagles Bristol Badgers
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Rod Ariss ss 5 2 2 1 T Hollies 3b 2 2 0 0
Lin Yuchih 2b 4 1 2 1 C Cook 1b 4 1 1 1
Riley Fisher c 2 1 0 0 J Bobadilla ss 3 1 2 2
Louis Hare 1b 3 1 1 1 L Ortiz lf 4 0 0 0
Dave Westfallen dh 3 1 2 1 JC Ortiz cf 3 2 1 0
(t6) Dave Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 R Densey c 4 1 0 1
Dan Kerry cf-p 3 1 1 1 J Lansdowne p 1 1 0 0
Carlos Casal 3b 4 2 2 2 A Loreto rf 3 0 0 0
Jamie Munn lf 4 2 3 1 C Davis 2b 3 0 0 1
Bart Snavely rf 4 1 3 3
Mike Wakelam p 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 32 12 16 11 TEAM TOTALS 27 8 4 5

E: Jamie Munn(2), Rod Ariss, J Bobadilla, A Loreto, R Densey. LOB: Bristol Badgers 6,
Herts Eagles 7. 2B: Jamie Munn, Louis Hare, Lin Yuchih, Bart Snavely, J Bobadilla.
3B: Bart Snavely, Dan Kerry, Rod Ariss. HR: C Cook. SB: Carlos Casal(2), Rod Ariss,
Jamie Munn, Dave Westfallen, Lin Yuchih, T Hollies(3), A Loreto(2), J Lansdowne(2),
JC Ortiz, R Densey. CS: Carlos Casal, Jamie Munn, Bart Snavely. S: Dan Kerry.

Herts Eagles IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Wakelam W 5.00 3 4 2 3 4
Dan Kerry 2.00 1 4 1 5 6
Bristol Badgers            
J Lansdowne L 6.00 16 12 7 4 7

PB: Riley Fisher, R Densey(3). T: 2:49. A: 45.

 

by AspiDimitrov

EAGLES GET OFF TO A FLYING START

 

Report from Herts Baseball Newswire Correspondent, DAVE HAMILTON

 

A dominant pitching performance from Louis Hare and dream Herts debut for Mike Wakelam led the Herts Eagles to a pair of victories in their AAA league debut against the London Metros.  Despite a tough opening-day fixture, away to more seasoned AAA opposition, the Eagles focus, determination and aggression over 14 innings saw them run out worthy winners.

 

Playing in glorious April sunshine in Finsbury Park, Herts baseball's newest team got off to the perfect start, leading from start to finish in their league debut before battling back to clinch victory with a last-inning rally in game two of the double-header. 

 

In the season's opener, leadoff man Rod Ariss didn't waste his opportunity to make history by scoring the first Eagles run in the top of the first inning, and the honour of the Eagles' first league hit went to Bart Schouwenaars in the second inning.  However, these stats were soon overshadowed by the pitching of Louis Hare who retired the first six Metros hitters and went on to strike out 12 batters (including an astonishing five in a row) with his combination of fastballs and knee-buckling curves.  The home team were off balance throughout and managed just four hits off the Herts right hander in his complete game effort.

 

Meanwhile powerful hitting from player-manager Dave Westfallen helped the Eagles build a 5-0 lead after five innings which, given Hare's mastery on the mound, looked like being more than enough for victory.  Nevertheless, the visitors took advantage of some erratic relief pitching to add some insurance runs and make the final score an emphatic 15-1, Mike Wakelam's 3-run double the highlight in the 10-run last inning rally.

 

Game two was always likely to be a closer affair although Carlos Casal launched his Eagles career in style with a hit, coming round to score and again give Herts an early lead.  This time though the Metros responded with two first inning runs of their own to take the lead.  Casal put the Eagles back ahead 3-2 in the third, with the second of his four runs in the game, before the home team got some luck in the fourth inning – managing to scrabble two infield singles with the bases loaded to take a 5-3 lead.

 

Trailing late in the game, the Eagles' determination was undeniable, with shortstop Nick Russell sliding hard into team-mate Rod Ariss as they raced to field a ball that bounced up off the mound, and relief pitcher Mike Wakelam diving full stretch to snare a pop up.  This aggression proved invaluable in kick starting the offense however, with some excellent base running forcing mistakes from the Metros and enabling the Eagles to tie the score at 5-5 in the fifth inning before the bottom of the order sparked a four run seventh inning rally to give them a 9-5 lead.  This was more than enough for Wakelam who, with a little help from his infield, claimed the final three outs for a 9-6 victory.

 

After describing the first victory as 'not bad', new manager Dave Westfallen was more enthusiastic about the Eagles come-from-behind victory in game two, commenting “this was a fantastic team effort and a great start to the season”.  Having also spilt blood for the cause after a foul tip caught him in the ear in game 1, Westie was keen to quash rumours that he had requested an injury time-out by saying “please ump my ear really hurts”, insisting that he wanted to keep playing! 

 

While the exact truth behind that story may never be known, one thing is certain – if the Eagles can repeat this form over the next few months, the rest of the league better watch out! Hertfordshire's newest team are not just here to make up the numbers – they're here to WIN.

 

GAME 1 BOX SCORES

Herts Eagles at London Metros
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Herts Eagles 1 0 2 0 2 0 10 0 15 13 2
London Metros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 1

Herts Eagles 15, London Metros 1
Herts Eagles London Metros
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Rod Ariss 2b 3 2 2 0 Player 1 p 3 1 1 0
Nick Russell ss 3 1 1 1 Player 2 c 3 0 1 0
Mike Wakelam 3b 4 2 1 4 Player 3 1b 3 0 0 0
Louis Hare p 4 1 0 0 Player 4 2b 3 0 1 0
Dave Westfallen c 3 2 2 1 Player 5 3b 3 0 0 0
Bart Schouwenaars 1b 4 2 3 2 Player 6 ss 3 0 0 0
Rodney Naghar rf 2 2 1 0 Player 7 lf 3 0 1 0
Dave Hamilton cf 1 2 0 0 Player 8 cf 2 0 0 0
Tim Elkins lf 3 1 1 1 Player 9 rf 2 0 0 0
Jonathon Lewys xf1 1 0 1 0
Carlos Casal xf1 1 0 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 29 15 13 9 TEAM TOTALS 25 1 4 0

E: Mike Wakelam(2), Player 8. LOB: London Metros 3, Herts Eagles 12. 2B: Mike
Wakelam, Bart Schouwenaars. SB: Bart Schouwenaars(2), Rod Ariss(2), Dave
Westfallen(2), Rodney Naghar(2), Nick Russell, Louis Hare, Player 4, Player 1. CS:
Nick Russell, Player 2. SF: Dave Westfallen.

Herts Eagles IP H R ER BB SO
Louis Hare W 7.00 4 1 0 0 12
London Metros            
Player 1 L 7.00 13 15 11 16 3

HBP: by Player 1 (Tim Elkins), by Player 1 (Nick Russell). . T: 2:17. A: 39

 

GAME 2 BOX SCORES

Herts Eagles at London Metros
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Herts Eagles 1 0 2 0 2 0 4 9 5 6
London Metros 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 7 4

Herts Eagles 9, London Metros 6
Herts Eagles London Metros
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Rod Ariss 2b 3 2 1 1 Player 1 p 2 2 0 0
Carlos Casal 3b 3 4 3 1 Player 2 c 4 0 1 1
Nick Russell ss 3 0 0 1 Player 3 1b 2 0 0 1
Louis Hare 1b 2 1 0 0 Player 4 2b 4 2 1 0
Dave Westfallen c 4 0 0 0 Player 5 3b 4 0 2 0
Bart Schouwenaars p 1 0 0 0 Player 6 ss 4 0 1 1
(b4) Mike Wakelam p 2 0 1 1 Player 7 lf 3 1 1 0
Rodney Naghar lf 4 0 0 0 Player 8 cf 3 1 0 0
Dave Hamilton cf 2 1 0 0 Player 9 rf 3 0 1 0
Jonathon Lewys rf 2 1 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 26 9 5 4 TEAM TOTALS 29 6 7 3

E: Carlos Casal(3), Nick Russell, Dave Westfallen, Bart Schouwenaars, Player 2(2),
Player 1, Player 3. LOB: Herts Eagles 4, London Metros 8. 2B: Carlos Casal, Player 4.
SB: Carlos Casal(5), Rod Ariss(3), Dave Westfallen, Louis Hare, Dave Hamilton, Player
1(2), Player 6. S: Nick Russell.

Herts Eagles IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Wakelam W 3.67 2 1 0 1 6
Bart Schouwenaars 3.33 5 5 2 5 3
London Metros            
Player 1 L 7.00 5 9 5 5 5

HBP: by Player 1 (Bart Schouwenaars). . . . . , by Player 1 (Louis Hare). WP: Bart
Schouwenaars(2), Player 1. PB: Player 2(2). T: 2:23. A: 39.

by AspiDimitrov

DRAMATIC END TO 2009 HERTS SPRING LEAGUE

 

The 2009 Herts Spring League ended on Sunday with the races for the Pool 1 and Poll 2 titles coming alive.

 

At the start of the final round of matches in Pool 1 three teams were in with a chance to win it.  The Alconbury Braves knew that in order to jump above the leading Bracknell Blazers, they needed to win their final game by 3 runs.  But in that final game they faced the Southampton Mustangs who were also in with a chance to win the title if they could overcome the Braves. 

 

We were set for a clash between two title contenders and this certainly was no Spring Training game.  Both Southampton and Alconbury went out on the field visibly motivated to win.  There were even some heated clashes between individual players of the two teams when Mustangs pitcher, Ralph, was determined to get to second base and collided into the Braves’ second baseman who simply wanted to apply a routine tag on him for the third out of the inning.  The Braves showed a lot of class by not getting physically involved after what was a slightly overaggressive play by Southampton. 

 

Both teams will probably have their own different views on the incident but it was proof of the desire which both teams had to win the HSL title and that’s the way every baseball game should be played.

 

The Mustangs were holding on to the lead until Braves first baseman, Matt Walker, launched a home run over the right field wall to tie the game at 7-7.  This was also the first home run at the new-look Grovehill Ballpark in Hertfordshire and its new permanent outfield fence.

 

With HSL games being timed, the clock was ticking for both teams as a tie was no good to either of them.  In the top of 9th inning Southampton retired the Braves batters and they had just a few minutes left in the bottom of the inning to win the game.  Alconbury held on and so the game was declared a tie.  This meant that both teams had knocked each other out of the title race and the Bracknell Blazers were declared the 2009 Herts Spring League Pool 1 winners.

 

In Pool 2 the battle was just as exciting.  Braintree Rays, Richmond Dragons and the Herts 3 were all in the running.  Herts 3 were in pole position with a 100% record so far, but they stumbled against a tough MK Bucks team who won 13-5.  This meant that Herts 3 had to rely results of the games played at Connare Field in Richmond.  The Braintree Rays lost to the Kent Mariners and were no longer a threat to Herts 3.  The only remaining contender were the Richmond Dragons.  They were up against Herts 2 who were determined to help their club mates, Herts 3.  After going neck-and-neck for a few innings, Herts 2 opened up a big lead with a devastating 9 runs in the fourth inning.  Richmond were not able to catch up and so Herts 3 were declared the HSL Pool 2 Champions.

 

The second year of the Herts Spring League has proven to be better than the first year with more teams and fans taking part.  Teams are already submitting their applications to enter the 2010 HSL, which is great to see.

 

But right now it is time for all the teams to get set for the real thing as the 2009 British Baseball season is about to get under way this coming Sunday, 19 April 2009, with games taking place across the whole country.

 

Images courtesy of HP2Photographic.com

 

For full list of results, standings and more about this year's Herts Spring League visit the official HSL website.

by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK 3: (POOL 2) MK BUCKS @ HERTS III

Herts' loss to MK Bucks did not stop them winning Pool 2 of the Herts Spring League

MK Bucks at Herts Hawks
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
MK Bucks 1 2 3 1 3 0 3 13 10 3
Herts Hawks 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 6 5

MK Bucks 13, Herts Hawks 5
MK Bucks Herts Hawks
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 1 p 2 0 0 1 Rob Jones ss 2 2 1 0
Player 2 c 3 2 0 0 Hunter Devine 2b 4 0 0 0
Player 3 1b 5 1 1 0 Marty Cullen p 2 1 1 1
Player 4 2b 5 3 4 2 (t5) Ade Orioye 3b-p 4 0 1 0
Player 5 3b 2 3 1 1 David Baird 1b 4 0 2 1
Player 6 ss 3 3 3 1 Jonathon Lewys rf-lf 0 0 0 0
Player 7 lf 3 1 1 0 Chris Wylie rf-3b 4 0 1 0
Player 8 cf 3 0 0 1 (b4) Tariq Gangari cf 0 0 0 0
Player 9 rf 4 0 0 0 Ken Pike cf 1 0 0 0
(b5) Steve Nippress cf 1 1 0 0
Andrew Slater lf 1 0 0 0
(b5) Jon Gamble rf 1 0 0 0
Ilya Dimitrov c 3 1 0 0
(b6) Kal Dimitrov c 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 30 13 10 6 TEAM TOTALS 27 5 6 2

E: Player 1, Player 4, Player 8, Hunter Devine(2), Rob Jones, Ilya Dimitrov, Tariq
Gangari. LOB: Herts Hawks 5, MK Bucks 10. 2B: Player 4(2), David Baird. SB: Player
4(3), Player 7(3), Player 2(2), Player 5(2), Player 6(2), Player 1(2), Player 3, Rob
Jones, Hunter Devine. SF: Player 1.

MK Bucks IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 7.00 6 5 1 4 10
Herts Hawks            
Marty Cullen L 4.00 6 7 3 6 4
Ade Orioye 3.00 4 6 4 4 2

HBP: by Marty Cullen (Player 1). , by Marty Cullen (Player 7). . , by Ade Orioye
(Player 5). . . WP: Player 1(3), Marty Cullen(2), Ade Orioye(2). PB: Player 2, Ilya
Dimitrov. T: 2:55. A: 59.
MK Bucks – Top of the 1st:
Player 1 grounded out.
Player 2 walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
Player 3 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
Player 4 grounded out.
Player 5 grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 1st:
Rob Jones walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted forward to home.
Hunter Devine struck out swinging.
Marty Cullen singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced
to home on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
David Baird singled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
Chris Wylie struck out swinging.
Ade Orioye struck out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
MK Bucks – Top of the 2nd:
Player 6 singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, stole home.
Player 7 walked, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Player 8 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Player 9 struck out.
Player 1 hit by pitch, stole 2nd.
Player 2 struck out swinging.
Player 3 grounded out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 2nd:
Tariq Gangari walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Andrew Slater walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Ilya Dimitrov struck out swinging.
Rob Jones walked.
Hunter Devine flied out.
Marty Cullen grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
MK Bucks – Top of the 3rd:
Player 4 doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on passed ball.
Player 5 walked, batted forward to home.
Player 6 walked, batted forward to home.
Player 7 hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd.
Player 8 walked, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Player 9 out by infield fly rule.
Player 1 sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
Player 2 lined out.
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 3rd:
David Baird struck out swinging.
Chris Wylie singled, tagged out going to 2nd.
Ade Orioye struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
MK Bucks – Top of the 4th:
Player 3 bunted foul on 2nd strike.
Player 4 singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Player 5 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Player 6 singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Player 7 grounded out.
Player 8 walked.
Player 9 struck out swinging.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 4th:
Ken Pike grounded out.
Andrew Slater popped out.
Ilya Dimitrov struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
MK Bucks – Top of the 5th:
Player 1 walked, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
Player 2 walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Player 3 popped out.
Player 4 singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, stole home, 1 RBI.
Player 5 hit by pitch, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, awarded home.
Player 6 walked, advanced to 2nd on error.
Player 7 reached on error, forced out at 2nd.
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 5th:
Rob Jones singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Hunter Devine reached on error, forced out at 2nd.
Ade Orioye singled, tagged out going to 2nd.
David Baird doubled, advanced to 3rd on throw, 1 RBI.
Chris Wylie popped out.
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
MK Bucks – Top of the 6th:
Player 8 grounded out.
Player 9 grounded out.
Player 1 struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 6th:
Steve Nippress reached on error, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
Jon Gamble struck out swinging.
Ilya Dimitrov reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Rob Jones grounded out.
Hunter Devine reached on dropped 3rd strike WP, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
MK Bucks – Top of the 7th:
Player 2 grounded out.
Player 3 reached on error, batted forward to home.
Player 4 doubled, tagged out going to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Player 5 walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Player 6 singled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
Player 7 singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd.
Player 8 struck out swinging.
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 7th:
Ade Orioye struck out swinging.
David Baird flied out.
Chris Wylie grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK 3: (POOL 1) HERTS I @ SIDEWINDERS

Spring Training is done and now it's time for the Herts Falcons to make their National Baseball League Debut

Herts Falcons at Sidewinders
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Herts Falcons 0 4 4 1 3 0 1 13 11 4
Sidewinders 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 8 11 3

Herts Falcons 13, Sidewinders 8
Herts Falcons Sidewinders
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Jamie Munn cf 4 1 1 1 Player 1 p 4 1 2 1
Jason Greenberg c 4 1 0 0 Player 2 c 3 1 0 1
Lin Yuchih ss-3b 5 2 1 0 Player 3 1b 5 0 2 1
Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b-rf 4 1 1 1 Player 4 2b 5 0 0 0
Darrin Ward p 3 2 2 0 Player 5 3b 3 2 1 0
(t4) Lee Manning ss 0 0 0 1 Player 6 ss 2 1 0 0
Carlos Casal rf-2b 3 2 1 1 Player 7 lf 3 2 3 1
Aspi Dimitrov lf-p 3 1 1 3 Player 8 cf 4 1 2 0
(t5) Andy Cornish lf-ss 2 0 0 0 Player 9 rf 3 0 1 2
John Oliver 1b-lf 3 2 3 3
(t5) Marty Cullen 1b 1 0 1 0
Nick Goetz 3b-p 2 1 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 34 13 11 10 TEAM TOTALS 32 8 11 6

E: Jason Greenberg, Lin Yuchih, Nick Goetz, Kimiyoshi Saionji, Player 6(3). LOB:
Herts Falcons 9, Sidewinders 10. 2B: John Oliver(2), Kimiyoshi Saionji, Aspi
Dimitrov, Marty Cullen, Player 3. SB: Aspi Dimitrov, Jason Greenberg, Darrin Ward,
Player 2, Player 1. SF: Player 2.

Herts Falcons IP H R ER BB SO
Darrin Ward W 3.00 4 2 0 1 2
Nick Goetz 3.00 4 4 2 3 1
Aspi Dimitrov 1.00 3 2 2 2 2
Sidewinders            
Player 1 L 7.00 11 13 8 8 9

HBP: by Player 1 (Jason Greenberg). . . . WP: Nick Goetz, Aspi Dimitrov, Player 1(3).
PB: Player 2(4). T: 2:55. A: 78.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 1st:
Jamie Munn struck out looking.
Jason Greenberg grounded out.
Lin Yuchih grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 1st:
Player 1 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
Player 2 struck out swinging.
Player 3 grounded out.
Player 4 grounded out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 2nd:
Kimiyoshi Saionji reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Darrin Ward singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Carlos Casal walked, batted forward to home.
Aspi Dimitrov doubled, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 3 RBI.
John Oliver doubled, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
Nick Goetz struck out looking.
Jamie Munn grounded out.
Jason Greenberg grounded out.
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 2nd:
Player 5 struck out looking.
Player 6 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Player 7 singled.
Player 8 flied out.
Player 9 popped out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 3rd:
Lin Yuchih reached on error, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Kimiyoshi Saionji flied out foul.
Darrin Ward singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted
forward to home.
Carlos Casal walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Aspi Dimitrov struck out looking.
John Oliver doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Nick Goetz walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Jamie Munn singled, tagged out going to 2nd, 1 RBI.
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 3rd:
Player 1 singled, advanced to 3rd on error, advanced to home on error.
Player 2 reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player 3 singled, forced out at 2nd, 1 RBI.
Player 4 reached on fielder's choice, batted forward to 2nd.
Player 5 grounded out.
Player 6 grounded out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 4th:
Jason Greenberg hit by pitch, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Lin Yuchih flied out.
Kimiyoshi Saionji doubled, 1 RBI.
Darrin Ward struck out looking.
Carlos Casal struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 4th:
Player 7 walked, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to home.
Player 8 reached on error, batted forward to home.
Player 9 walked, forced out at 2nd.
Player 1 reached on fielder's choice, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
Player 2 sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
Player 3 grounded out.
2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 5th:
Aspi Dimitrov grounded out.
John Oliver walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to 3rd, advanced
to home on passed ball.
Nick Goetz walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to
home on error.
Jamie Munn walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, advanced to 3rd on error, batted
forward to home.
Jason Greenberg reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Lin Yuchih grounded out.
Kimiyoshi Saionji walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Lee Manning walked, 1 RBI.
Carlos Casal struck out swinging.
3 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 5th:
Player 4 struck out swinging.
Player 5 walked, batted forward to home.
Player 6 flied out.
Player 7 singled, batted forward to home.
Player 8 singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error.
Player 9 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, 2 RBI.
Player 1 flied out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 6th:
Andy Cornish struck out looking.
Marty Cullen doubled.
Nick Goetz grounded out.
Jamie Munn struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 6th:
Player 2 grounded out.
Player 3 doubled, forced out at 3rd.
Player 4 lined out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 7th:
Jason Greenberg grounded out.
Lin Yuchih singled, batted forward to home.
Kimiyoshi Saionji struck out looking.
John Oliver singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Carlos Casal singled, 1 RBI.
Andy Cornish flied out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Sidewinders – Bottom of the 7th:
Player 5 singled, batted forward to home.
Player 6 walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Player 7 singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, 1 RBI.
Player 8 singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
Player 9 struck out looking.
Player 1 intentionally walked.
Player 3 struck out looking.
Player 4 grounded out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.