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by AspiDimitrov

BASEBALL COVERAGE ON BBC RADIO

The interest in the game of baseball in the UK is increasing and so is the media coverage of the sport.  During Colin Murray's show on BBC Radio Five Live on Wednesday, a panel of American sports experts analysed baseball and other American Sports and the development of these sports in the UK.

Obviously, British baseball fans are sad that the 12 years of MLB and British Baseball coverage on Channel Five has ended this season, but, who knows, maybe our favorite baseball presenters, Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwynd, Dave Lengel, Erik Janssen and the crew will be back on our screens soon.  Maybe even on one of the BBC channels.

To listen to Wednesday's programme on BBC Radio Five Live click here and scroll 2 hours and 26 minutes into the show to hear the segment on baseball and other American sports in the UK.  This broadcast can be played only over the next 7 days (until 15 April).

by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK 2: HERTS 13 KENT MARINERS 8

Herts Hawks at Kent Mariners
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Herts Hawks 7 4 0 2 0 13 9 5
Kent Mariners 0 3 0 5 1 9 9 1

Note: The game was stopped during the bottom of the 5th inning due to an injury to a Kent Mariners player in a play at home plate.  The 5th inning could not be completed therefore the score from the 4th inning will be the official score as this was the last completed inning.

Herts Hawks 13, Kent Mariners 9
Herts Hawks Kent Mariners
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Ade Orioye ss 4 1 2 1 Player 1 p 4 0 2 0
(t5) Amit Odedra ss 0 0 0 0 Player 2 c 3 0 2 1
Chris Wylie 3b 3 1 0 0 Player 3 1b 3 0 2 2
(t5) Ken Pike 3b 1 0 0 0 Player 4 2b 4 2 2 1
David Baird 1b 2 1 0 0 Player 5 3b 2 1 0 0
Paul Auchterlounie c-lf 2 1 1 1 Player 6 ss 3 2 0 0
Kal Dimitrov lf-c 3 3 1 1 Player 7 lf 3 2 0 1
Dave Hamilton cf 2 1 0 0 Player 8 cf 1 1 0 0
Rob Jones 2b 2 3 2 3 Player 9 rf 1 1 1 1
Nick Read rf 1 2 1 2
Marty Cullen p 3 0 2 3
TEAM TOTALS 23 13 9 11 TEAM TOTALS 24 9 9 6

E: Ade Orioye(2), Chris Wylie(2), Paul Auchterlounie, Player 3. LOB: Herts Hawks 4,
Kent Mariners 10. 2B: Rob Jones, Marty Cullen. 3B: Rob Jones. SB: Marty Cullen(2),
Paul Auchterlounie, Kal Dimitrov, Ade Orioye, Nick Read, Player 5(4), Player 4(3),
Player 6(3), Player 7(2), Player 3, Player 2, Player 9. SB: Paul Auchterlounie.

Herts Hawks IP H R ER BB SO
Marty Cullen W 4.00 9 9 5 7 3
Kent Mariners            
Player 1 L 5.00 9 13 11 7 10

HBP: by Player 1 (Paul Auchterlounie). . WP: Marty Cullen(2), Player 1(5). T: 3:00.
A: 45.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 1st:
Ade Orioye singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Chris Wylie reached on error, batted forward to home.
David Baird struck out swinging.
Paul Auchterlounie singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward
to home, 1 RBI.
Kal Dimitrov singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Dave Hamilton walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Rob Jones walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted
forward to home, 1 RBI.
Nick Read walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Marty Cullen grounded out, 1 RBI.
Ade Orioye singled, 1 RBI.
Chris Wylie struck out swinging.
7 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Kent Mariners – Bottom of the 1st:
Player 1 singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, tagged out going to 3rd.
Player 2 singled, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Player 3 walked, stole 2nd.
Player 4 flied out.
Player 5 grounded out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 2nd:
David Baird walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Paul Auchterlounie sacrifice bunted.
Kal Dimitrov walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Dave Hamilton struck out swinging.
Rob Jones tripled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Nick Read singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Marty Cullen doubled, stole 3rd, tagged out going to home, 1 RBI.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kent Mariners – Bottom of the 2nd:
Player 6 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, stole home.
Player 7 reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player 9 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player 1 struck out looking.
Player 2 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Player 3 singled, 1 RBI.
Player 4 flied out, 1 RBI.
Player 5 flied out.
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 3rd:
Ade Orioye struck out swinging.
Chris Wylie struck out swinging.
David Baird struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kent Mariners – Bottom of the 3rd:
Player 6 reached on error, tagged out going to 2nd.
Player 7 reached on fielder's choice, forced out at 2nd.
Player 8 reached on fielder's choice, batted forward to 3rd.
Player 9 walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Player 1 singled.
Player 2 struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 4th:
Paul Auchterlounie hit by pitch, forced out at 2nd.
Kal Dimitrov reached on fielder's choice, batted forward to home.
Dave Hamilton flied out.
Rob Jones doubled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Nick Read walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Marty Cullen singled, stole 2nd, 1 RBI.
Ade Orioye struck out looking.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Kent Mariners – Bottom of the 4th:
Player 3 popped out.
Player 4 singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, advanced to home on error.
Player 5 walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Player 6 reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player 7 reached on fielder's choice, stole 2nd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Player 8 walked, batted forward to home.
Player 9 walked, batted forward to 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Player 1 struck out swinging.
Player 2 singled, batted forward to 3rd, 1 RBI.
Player 3 singled, 1 RBI.
5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Top of the 5th:
Ken Pike struck out swinging.
David Baird walked.
Paul Auchterlounie struck out looking.
Kal Dimitrov struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kent Mariners – Bottom of the 5th:
Player 4 singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Player 5 walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK 2: BRAINTREE 13 HERTS 9

Braintree Rays at Herts Eagles
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Braintree Rays 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 4 13 9 6
Herts Eagles 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 10 9

Braintree Rays 13, Herts Eagles 9
Braintree Rays Herts Eagles
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Marcus cf 6 1 2 3 Hunter Devine 2b 5 3 2 3
Glenn lf-p-1b 13 6 2 1 Rod Ariss ss 4 2 2 1
Rudy ss 4 0 1 0 Tim Elkins cf 5 1 2 1
Andrea 3b 3 3 3 2 Dave Westfallen c 5 0 0 1
Steve M. c 4 1 0 0 Mark Hoffman p 5 0 0 0
Scott 2b 5 1 1 1 Mike Wakelam 3b 3 1 1 0
Warren rf 3 1 0 0 Andrew Slater 1b 4 1 1 1
Steve Nippress lf 4 1 1 0
Philip Crooks rf 4 0 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 38 13 9 7 TEAM TOTALS 39 9 10 7

E: Rudy(3), Scott(2), Andrea, Andrew Slater(4), Rod Ariss(2), Hunter Devine, Dave
Westfallen, Steve Nippress. LOB: Herts Eagles 8, Braintree Rays 10. 2B: Andrea, Rod
Ariss, Hunter Devine. 3B: Tim Elkins. HR: Hunter Devine. SB: Glenn(7), Andrea(3),
Steve M.(2), Marcus(2), Rudy, Scott, Warren, Dave Westfallen(2), Steve Nippress(2),
Rod Ariss(2), Mike Wakelam(2), Tim Elkins, Andrew Slater.

Braintree Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Glenn W 8.00 10 9 7 1 13
Herts Eagles            
Mark Hoffman L 8.00 9 13 2 9 9

HBP: by Glenn (Rod Ariss). . WP: Mark Hoffman(4). PB: Steve M., Dave Westfallen(4).
T: 3:00. A: 0.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 1st:
Glenn walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Marcus grounded out.
Glenn struck out swinging.
Rudy struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 1st:
Hunter Devine struck out looking.
Rod Ariss grounded out.
Tim Elkins grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 2nd:
Andrea walked, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Steve M. reached on error, stole 2nd (double steal), stole 3rd, batted forward to
home.
Scott grounded out.
Glenn singled, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Warren grounded out.
Glenn struck out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 2nd:
Dave Westfallen struck out swinging.
Mark Hoffman reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Mike Wakelam reached on error, batted forward to 2nd.
Andrew Slater bunted out.
Steve Nippress grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 3rd:
Marcus grounded out.
Glenn reached on error, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Rudy singled, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
Andrea singled, stole 2nd, 1 RBI.
Steve M. struck out looking.
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 3rd:
Philip Crooks singled, forced out at 2nd.
Hunter Devine reached on fielder's choice, batted forward to home.
Rod Ariss doubled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on error.
Tim Elkins singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, 1 RBI.
Dave Westfallen reached on error, stole 2nd.
Mark Hoffman flied out.
Mike Wakelam walked.
Andrew Slater struck out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 4th:
Scott grounded out.
Glenn reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch,
batted forward to home.
Warren reached on error, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, batted forward to home.
Glenn walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Marcus singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, stole home, 2 RBI.
Glenn reached on error, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball.
Andrea walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, stole 3rd, advanced to home on error.
Steve M. walked, advanced to 3rd on error.
Scott flied out.
Glenn reached on error.
Warren popped out.
6 runs, 1 hit, 4 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 4th:
Steve Nippress reached on error, stole 2nd, tagged out going to 3rd.
Philip Crooks struck out looking.
Hunter Devine reached on error.
Rod Ariss grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 5th:
Glenn grounded out.
Marcus grounded out.
Glenn reached on error, tagged out going to 2nd.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 5th:
Tim Elkins tripled, batted forward to home.
Dave Westfallen grounded out, 1 RBI.
Mark Hoffman struck out swinging.
Mike Wakelam struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 6th:
Rudy struck out swinging.
Andrea singled.
Steve M. struck out looking.
Scott lined out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 6th:
Andrew Slater grounded out.
Steve Nippress struck out swinging.
Philip Crooks grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 7th:
Glenn popped out.
Warren walked, picked off.
Glenn reached on error, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
Marcus struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 7th:
Hunter Devine hit solo inside park home run, 1 RBI.
Rod Ariss hit by pitch, stole 2nd.
Tim Elkins struck out looking.
Dave Westfallen struck out swinging.
Mark Hoffman struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 8th:
Glenn singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Rudy struck out swinging.
Andrea doubled, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Steve M. struck out swinging.
Scott singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, advanced to home on wild
pitch, 1 RBI.
Glenn walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Warren walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd.
Glenn walked, batted forward to 2nd.
Marcus singled, 1 RBI.
Glenn popped out.
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Herts Eagles – Bottom of the 8th:
Mike Wakelam singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Andrew Slater singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Steve Nippress singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Philip Crooks struck out swinging.
Hunter Devine doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Rod Ariss singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Tim Elkins struck out swinging.
Dave Westfallen reached on dropped 3rd strike PB, stole 2nd.
Mark Hoffman grounded out.
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK 2: ALCONBURY BRAVES 9 HERTS 4

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Alconbury Braves at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Alconbury Braves 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 9 5 0
Herts Falcons 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 4 6

Alconbury Braves 9, Herts Falcons 4
Alconbury Braves Herts Falcons
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Player 1 p 2 2 1 0 Jamie Munn rf 4 0 0 0
Player 2 c 3 1 2 2 Andy Cornish c 3 1 1 3
Player 3 1b 5 1 1 1 (t5) Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b-ss 1 0 0 0
Player 4 2b 3 0 0 0 Darrin Ward 3b 1 0 0 0
Player 5 3b 4 1 0 0 (t5) Jason Greenberg 3b 1 0 0 0
Player 6 ss 3 1 0 0 Lee Manning 1b 2 0 1 0
Player 7 lf 3 0 0 0 (t5) John Oliver 1b 1 0 0 0
Player 8 cf 2 2 0 0 Carlos Casal 2b-ss 3 1 1 0
Player 9 rf 3 1 1 0 Nick Russell cf 2 0 0 0
Rodney Naghar lf 2 1 1 0
(t0) Aspi Dimitrov p 1 1 0 0
Lin Yuchih ss-p 2 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 28 9 5 3 TEAM TOTALS 23 4 4 3

E: Carlos Casal(3), Kimiyoshi Saionji(2), Andy Cornish. LOB: Herts Falcons 3,
Alconbury Braves 8. HR: Andy Cornish. SB: Player 2(2), Player 3(2), Player 5(2),
Player 8(2), Player 1, Player 6, Player 4, Carlos Casal, Nick Russell, Lin Yuchih.
CS: Player 4, Nick Russell.

Alconbury Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Player 1 W 7.00 4 4 3 3 8
Herts Falcons            
Aspi Dimitrov L 6.00 4 5 2 7 10
Lin Yuchih 1.00 1 4 1 2 0

HBP: by Player 1 (Aspi Dimitrov). . . . , by Lin Yuchih (Player 1), by Player 1 (Lin
Yuchih). WP: Lin Yuchih(2), Aspi Dimitrov. T: 2:00. A: 105.

Catcher, Andy Cornish, put Herts 3-2 up with a 3-run homer.

 
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 1st:
Player 1 walked, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Player 2 walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Player 3 singled, stole 2nd, 1 RBI.
Player 4 flied out.
Player 5 struck out looking.
Player 6 struck out looking.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 1st:
Jamie Munn grounded out.
Andy Cornish flied out.
Lin Yuchih grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 2nd:
Player 7 struck out looking.
Player 8 struck out looking.
Player 9 walked, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Player 1 singled, batted forward to 2nd.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 2nd:
Darrin Ward walked, forced out at 2nd.
Lee Manning singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Carlos Casal bunted out.
Nick Russell popped out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 3rd:
Player 2 singled, stole 2nd, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on passed ball.
Player 3 grounded out.
Player 4 walked, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
Player 5 struck out looking.
Player 6 grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 3rd:
Rodney Naghar singled, batted forward to home.
Aspi Dimitrov hit by pitch, batted forward to home.
Jamie Munn bunted out.
Andy Cornish hit 3-run home run, 3 RBI.
Lin Yuchih flied out.
Darrin Ward grounded out.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 4th:
Player 8 walked, stole 2nd.
Player 9 struck out looking.
Player 1 struck out looking.
Player 2 struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 4th:
Lee Manning grounded out.
Carlos Casal singled, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Nick Russell walked, stole 2nd, caught trying to steal 3rd.
Rodney Naghar walked.
Aspi Dimitrov grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 5th:
Player 3 reached on error, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Player 4 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, caught trying to steal 3rd.
Player 5 lined out.
Player 6 struck out swinging.
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 5th:
Jamie Munn struck out looking.
Andy Cornish struck out looking.
Kimiyoshi Saionji struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 6th:
Player 7 struck out swinging.
Player 8 walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Player 9 grounded out.
Player 1 walked, batted forward to home.
Player 2 singled, 2 RBI.
Player 3 popped out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 6th:
Jason Greenberg struck out looking.
John Oliver struck out looking.
Carlos Casal popped out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alconbury Braves – Top of the 7th:
Player 4 flied out.
Player 5 reached on error, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, stole home.
Player 6 walked, stole 2nd, advanced to home on error.
Player 7 reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, tagged out going to 3rd.
Player 8 reached on error, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Player 9 singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Player 1 hit by pitch, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
Player 2 walked.
Player 3 grounded out.
4 runs, 1 hit, 4 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 7th:
Nick Russell struck out swinging.
Rodney Naghar struck out swinging.
Lin Yuchih hit by pitch, stole 2nd.
Jamie Munn struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK 2: HERTS 0 ESSEX ARROWS 4

Images of the picturesque baseball diamond in Harlow. (more images of the day in Harlow)

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

Note: In the top of the 7th with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd base for Herts, the game was stopped as the 1hour 55 minute time limit was reached.  The two runs recorded by Herts in the top of the 7th will not count in their HSL record.

Essex Arrows 4, Herts Falcons 2
Essex Arrows Herts Falcons
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
John Blose 2b 2 1 1 0 Andy Cornish lf 4 0 1 1
William Johnson rf 3 1 1 2 Jamie Munn cf 3 0 0 0
Carlos Manchino p 3 1 1 2 Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b 3 0 0 0
Edwin Alcantara cf 3 0 1 0 Darrin Ward p 3 0 0 0
Mario Lara 3b 3 0 1 0 Jason Greenberg c 2 0 0 0
Steve Simmons c 2 0 1 0 Lin Yuchih 3b 3 1 1 0
Adrian Bonsor 1b 3 0 0 0 Lee Manning ss 3 0 1 0
Luke Foley lf 2 0 0 0 John Oliver 1b 3 0 1 0
Franklin Seducra ss 3 1 1 0 Nick Russell rf 3 1 1 0
TEAM TOTALS 24 4 7 4 TEAM TOTALS 27 2 5 1

E: Adrian Bonsor, Mario Lara, Franklin Seducra, John Oliver. LOB: Essex Arrows 5,
Herts Falcons 7. 2B: Steve Simmons, William Johnson. HR: Carlos Manchino. SB:
Franklin Seducra(2), John Blose. SB: Steve Simmons.

Essex Arrows IP H R ER BB SO
Carlos Manchino W 6.67 5 2 1 2 6
Herts Falcons            
Darrin Ward L 6.00 7 4 4 2 5

Herts failed to pull the trigger against Essex and left seven runners on the bases on Sunday.

WP: Carlos Manchino. PB: Steve Simmons(2), Jason Greenberg. T: 2:00. A: 105.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 1st:
Andy Cornish struck out swinging.
Jamie Munn grounded out.
Kimiyoshi Saionji grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Bottom of the 1st:
John Blose flied out.
William Johnson struck out swinging.
Carlos Manchino flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 2nd:
Darrin Ward grounded out.
Jason Greenberg reached on error, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Lin Yuchih flied out.
Lee Manning grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Bottom of the 2nd:
Edwin Alcantara flied out.
Mario Lara singled, batted forward to 3rd.
Steve Simmons doubled.
Adrian Bonsor grounded out.
Luke Foley flied out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 3rd:
John Oliver singled.
Nick Russell struck out looking.
Andy Cornish flied out.
Jamie Munn flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Bottom of the 3rd:
Franklin Seducra grounded out.
John Blose singled, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
William Johnson grounded out.
Carlos Manchino flied out foul.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 4th:
Kimiyoshi Saionji lined out.
Darrin Ward flied out foul.
Jason Greenberg walked.
Lin Yuchih grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Bottom of the 4th:
Edwin Alcantara singled, advanced to 2nd on passed ball, batted forward to 3rd.
Mario Lara struck out swinging.
Steve Simmons sacrifice bunted.
Adrian Bonsor flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 5th:
Lee Manning singled, advanced to 2nd on error.
John Oliver popped out.
Nick Russell struck out swinging.
Andy Cornish flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Bottom of the 5th:
Luke Foley grounded out.
Franklin Seducra singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
John Blose walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
William Johnson doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Carlos Manchino hit 2-run home run, 2 RBI.
Edwin Alcantara flied out foul.
Mario Lara struck out swinging.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 6th:
Jamie Munn struck out looking.
Kimiyoshi Saionji reached on error, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
Darrin Ward flied out foul.
Jason Greenberg grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Essex Arrows – Bottom of the 6th:
Steve Simmons struck out swinging.
Adrian Bonsor struck out swinging.
Luke Foley walked.
Franklin Seducra grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Top of the 7th:
Lin Yuchih singled, batted forward to home.
Lee Manning struck out swinging.
John Oliver struck out looking.
Nick Russell singled, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced
to home on passed ball.
Andy Cornish singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch, advanced to 3rd on passed ball,
1 RBI.
Jamie Munn walked.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK1 BOX SCORES: BRAINTREE RAYS 5 HERTS 15

Braintree Rays at Herts Hawks
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Braintree Rays 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 6
Herts Hawks 3 0 0 10 2 0 0 15 12 1

Herts Hawks 15, Braintree Rays 5
Herts Hawks Braintree Rays
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Nick Russell ss 4 2 1 2 Moss ss 3 0 0 0
(b4) Amit Odedra ss 1 0 0 0 May c 3 0 0 0
Chris Wylie 3b 2 0 0 0 Grimwood cf 4 1 1 0
(b4) Louis Hare 3b-p 2 1 1 1 Macro p 2 1 0 1
Bart Schouwenaars 1b-p-cf 1 1 0 1 Gooday 3b 4 1 2 1
(b4) Ilya Dimitrov cf-c 2 0 0 0 Barton 1b 2 1 1 0
Humberto Goncalves 2b 2 1 1 1 Myers rf 2 0 0 0
(t4) Tim Elkins 2b 2 1 1 0 Esdale 2b 3 1 0 0
Marty Cullen p-3b-c 1 0 0 0 Cobden lf 3 0 0 0
(t3) Mark Hoffman 1b-p-cf 3 2 2 2
Paul Auchterlounie c 1 0 0 0
(t4) David Baird 1b 4 3 3 1
Kal Dimitrov cf-c 2 2 1 1
Steve Nippress lf-pr-rf 2 0 0 1
(t3) Jonathon Lewys lf 0 1 0 0
Elissa Baird rf 1 0 0 0
(t3) Andrew Slater rf-cf 3 1 2 3
TEAM TOTALS 33 15 12 13 TEAM TOTALS 26 5 4 2

E: Humberto Goncalves, Gooday(2), Macro, Moss, Barton, Esdale. LOB: Herts Hawks 9,
Braintree Rays 10. 2B: Humberto Goncalves, Nick Russell, Mark Hoffman, David Baird.
SB: David Baird(2), Mark Hoffman, Kal Dimitrov, Jonathon Lewys, Louis Hare,
Gooday(3), May(2), Grimwood(2), Barton. SF: Bart Schouwenaars.

Herts Hawks IP H R ER BB SO
Marty Cullen 2.00 2 4 2 4 5
Mark Hoffman W 2.00 2 0 0 2 5
Louis Hare 2.00 0 0 0 0 4
Bart Schouwenaars 1.00 0 1 1 3 2
Braintree Rays            
Macro L 6.00 12 15 9 7 10

HBP: by Macro (Bart Schouwenaars). , by Marty Cullen (Macro). . . . . . WP: Marty
Cullen, Bart Schouwenaars. PB: Paul Auchterlounie, May. T: 3:00. A: 0.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 1st:
Moss struck out swinging.
May struck out swinging.
Grimwood singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Macro walked, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Gooday singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch, advanced to home on passed
ball, 1 RBI.
Barton walked, advanced to 2nd on passed ball.
Myers struck out swinging.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 1st:
Nick Russell reached on error, advanced to 3rd on error, advanced to home on error.
Chris Wylie flied out.
Bart Schouwenaars hit by pitch, batted forward to home.
Humberto Goncalves doubled, advanced to 3rd on passed ball, batted forward to home, 1
RBI.
Marty Cullen reached on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Paul Auchterlounie flied out.
Kal Dimitrov singled, 1 RBI.
Steve Nippress struck out looking.
3 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 2nd:
Esdale walked, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to
home.
Cobden walked, advanced to 2nd on error, batted forward to 3rd.
Moss reached on error, batted forward to 2nd.
May struck out swinging.
Grimwood struck out looking.
Macro hit by pitch, forced out at 2nd, 1 RBI.
Gooday reached on fielder's choice.
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 2nd:
Elissa Baird struck out looking.
Nick Russell struck out looking.
Chris Wylie struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 3rd:
Barton walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, advanced to home on wild pitch.
Myers walked, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
Esdale struck out swinging.
Cobden struck out swinging.
Moss walked.
May flied out.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 3rd:
Bart Schouwenaars struck out swinging.
Humberto Goncalves struck out looking.
Mark Hoffman struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 4th:
Grimwood struck out looking.
Macro struck out swinging.
Gooday singled, stole 2nd, stole 3rd.
Barton singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Myers walked.
Esdale flied out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 4th:
David Baird doubled, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Kal Dimitrov walked, stole 2nd, batted forward to home.
Jonathon Lewys walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd, batted forward to home.
Andrew Slater singled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Nick Russell doubled, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
Louis Hare singled, stole 2nd, advanced to 3rd on error, batted forward to home.
Bart Schouwenaars sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
Tim Elkins reached on error, batted forward to home.
Mark Hoffman doubled, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 2 RBI.
David Baird singled, advanced to 2nd on error, stole 3rd, batted forward to home, 1
RBI.
Kal Dimitrov reached on error, batted forward to home.
Jonathon Lewys walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Andrew Slater singled, Steve Nippress ran for batter, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Nick Russell struck out swinging.
Louis Hare walked, 1 RBI.
Ilya Dimitrov grounded out.
10 runs, 7 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 5th:
Cobden struck out looking.
Moss struck out looking.
May walked, stole 2nd, stole 3rd.
Grimwood struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 5th:
Tim Elkins walked, forced out at 2nd.
Mark Hoffman singled, batted forward to home.
David Baird singled, batted forward to home.
Kal Dimitrov walked, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Jonathon Lewys walked, batted forward to 2nd, forced out at 3rd.
Steve Nippress reached on fielder's choice, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Amit Odedra reached on fielder's choice.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 6th:
Macro struck out swinging.
Gooday struck out.
Barton grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Herts Hawks – Bottom of the 6th:
Louis Hare reached on error, batted forward to 2nd.
Ilya Dimitrov struck out looking.
Tim Elkins singled.
Andrew Slater struck out looking.
David Baird popped out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Braintree Rays – Top of the 7th:
Myers grounded out.
Esdale struck out swinging.
Cobden struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK1 BOX SCORES: SIDEWINDERS 4 ALCONBURY BRAVES 8

Sidewinders at Alconbury Braves
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sidewinders 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 4
Alconbury Braves 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 8 6 5

Alconbury Braves 8, Sidewinders 4
Alconbury Braves Sidewinders
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Mike Ott cf-ss 3 1 1 0 Yoshi ss 4 0 1 0
Matt Ryan 2b-1b 3 0 1 1 Shido 1b 3 0 0 1
Alan Shea p 4 0 1 1 Hayato p 3 1 0 0
Kyle Davis 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Shunske lf 4 0 0 0
William Zinc lf 4 1 0 0 Joan rf 2 1 0 0
Kurt Pierce 2b-c 1 3 0 0 Chris 2b 4 0 1 1
Brandon Norris ss-cf 3 2 1 1 Leo cf 4 1 0 0
James Hartnett 1b-3b 4 0 1 1 Glen 3b 4 1 1 0
Fred Lee rf 3 1 1 2 Tomo c 4 0 0 0
Kurt Pierce c 0 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 29 8 6 6 TEAM TOTALS 32 4 3 2

Alconbury Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Alan Shea W 8.67 3 4 1 4 11
Alan Shea 0.33 0 0 0 0 1
Sidewinders            
Hayato L 8.00 6 8 3 5 10

by AspiDimitrov

HSL WEEK1 BOX SCORES: RICHMOND FLAMES 8 HERTS 1

Richmond Flames at Herts Falcons
Score By Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Richmond Flames 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 8 12 1
Herts Falcons 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2

Richmond Flames 8, Herts Falcons 1
Richmond Flames Herts Falcons
  ab r h bi   ab r h bi
Robbie Unsell ss 3 0 0 1 Andy Cornish cf-lf 3 0 2 0
Michael Mann 3b 5 0 2 1 Jason Greenberg c 2 0 0 0
Cody Cain 1b 4 1 3 2 (t5) Dave Westfallen c 2 0 0 0
Grant Delzoppo c 5 1 2 0 (t4) Rod Ariss 3b-lf 3 0 0 0
Hayden Davidson lf 3 1 1 1 Kimiyoshi Saionji 2b-rf 2 0 0 0
George Naumzik cf 3 1 0 0 (t5) Carlos Casal 2b-3b 3 0 0 0
Matt Spaulding rf 5 1 2 0 Jamie Munn lf-cf 2 1 1 0
Mike Osborne p 3 2 0 0 (t4) Lee Manning 1b-2b 2 0 1 0
Jimmy Wright 2b 5 1 2 2 John Oliver 1b-rf 3 0 0 0
Luis Goncalves ss 3 0 0 0
(t0) Nick Goetz p-3b 1 0 0 0
(t4) Darrin Ward p 1 0 0 0
Aspi Dimitrov rf-p 1 0 0 0
Lin Yuchih 3b-p 2 0 0 0
TEAM TOTALS 36 8 12 7 TEAM TOTALS 30 1 4 0

E: Grant Delzoppo, Luis Goncalves, Rod Ariss. LOB: Herts Falcons 3, Richmond Flames
11. 2B: Grant Delzoppo(2), Jamie Munn. SB: George Naumzik, Jamie Munn. CS: Robbie
Unsell. SF: Robbie Unsell, Hayden Davidson.

Richmond Flames IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Osborne W 9.00 4 1 0 0 7
Herts Falcons            
Nick Goetz 3.00 3 0 0 0 0
Darrin Ward L 3.00 4 4 3 2 2
Lin Yuchih 2.00 2 0 0 2 3
Aspi Dimitrov 1.00 3 4 4 2 0

HBP: by Nick Goetz (Robbie Unsell). , by Nick Goetz (Hayden Davidson). . . . . , by
Mike Osborne (Jamie Munn). . . WP: Mike Osborne. T: 3:00. A: 0.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 1st:
Robbie Unsell hit by pitch, caught trying to steal 2nd.
Michael Mann flied out.
Cody Cain singled, forced out at 2nd.
Grant Delzoppo reached on fielder's choice.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 1st:
Andy Cornish grounded out.
Jason Greenberg grounded out.
Lin Yuchih flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 2nd:
Hayden Davidson hit by pitch, batted forward to 3rd.
George Naumzik reached on fielder's choice, batted forward to 2nd.
Matt Spaulding bunted out.
Mike Osborne grounded out.
Jimmy Wright grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 2nd:
Kimiyoshi Saionji flied out.
Jamie Munn struck out swinging.
Aspi Dimitrov grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 3rd:
Robbie Unsell popped out.
Michael Mann singled, batted forward to 2nd.
Cody Cain singled, picked off.
Grant Delzoppo lined out.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 3rd:
John Oliver flied out.
Luis Goncalves popped out.
Nick Goetz grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 4th:
Hayden Davidson singled, batted forward to home.
George Naumzik walked, batted forward to home.
Matt Spaulding struck out looking.
Mike Osborne walked, batted forward to home.
Jimmy Wright singled, batted forward to 2nd, 1 RBI.
Robbie Unsell sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
Michael Mann singled, 1 RBI.
Cody Cain struck out swinging.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 4th:
Andy Cornish singled, picked off.
Jason Greenberg grounded out.
Rod Ariss struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 5th:
Grant Delzoppo doubled, batted forward to 3rd, advanced to home on interference.
Hayden Davidson grounded out.
George Naumzik popped out.
Matt Spaulding grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 5th:
Carlos Casal flied out.
Jamie Munn doubled, stole 3rd, advanced to home on error.
Lee Manning flied out.
John Oliver grounded out.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 6th:
Mike Osborne reached on error, tagged out going to 2nd.
Jimmy Wright grounded out.
Robbie Unsell flied out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 6th:
Luis Goncalves grounded out.
Darrin Ward grounded out.
Andy Cornish singled.
Dave Westfallen struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 7th:
Michael Mann flied out.
Cody Cain walked, batted forward to home.
Grant Delzoppo doubled.
Hayden Davidson sacrifice flied, 1 RBI.
George Naumzik flied out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 7th:
Rod Ariss grounded out.
Carlos Casal grounded out.
Jamie Munn hit by pitch, batted forward to 2nd, advanced to 3rd on wild pitch.
Lee Manning singled, advanced to 2nd on wild pitch.
Kimiyoshi Saionji popped out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 8th:
Matt Spaulding singled, batted forward to home.
Mike Osborne walked, batted forward to home.
Jimmy Wright singled, batted forward to home, 1 RBI.
Robbie Unsell walked, batted forward to 3rd.
Michael Mann struck out swinging.
Cody Cain singled, advanced to 2nd on throw, 2 RBI.
Grant Delzoppo struck out.
Hayden Davidson popped out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 8th:
Luis Goncalves struck out swinging.
Lin Yuchih grounded out.
John Oliver grounded out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Richmond Flames – Top of the 9th:
George Naumzik walked, batted forward to 2nd, stole 3rd.
Matt Spaulding singled.
Mike Osborne out by infield fly rule.
Jimmy Wright struck out swinging.
Robbie Unsell flied out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Herts Falcons – Bottom of the 9th:
Dave Westfallen struck out looking.
Rod Ariss struck out swinging.
Carlos Casal struck out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
by AspiDimitrov

THANKS BLUE!

On Sunday, visitors to Grovehill Community Centre in Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding buildings must have been wondering about very manly loud voices grunting and shouting strange things like “Safe”, “Time” and “Yes he did”.  The reason behind it was that members of the Amateur Baseball Umpires Association of Great Britain (ABUA) held a special umpiring clinic at Herts Baseball Club.  Darrin Muller, Petter Nordwall and Geoff Hare are three of the best umpires in the UK and the one-day course which they presented was an invaluable opportunity for those who will find themselves officiating games in the British baseball leagues.

 

The first half of the clinic took place at the Grovehill Community Centre and it covered theory, strategy and the fundamentals of umpiring.  The attendees then moved down the road to Grovehill Ballpark for a practical workshop with a chance to put into practice what they learned earlier in the day including proper umpiring mechanics, field coverage and working a one-man and two-men umpiring system.  Everyone who attended received the Major League Baseball Rulebook which will be in force during the 2009 British baseball season (subject to a few Bylaws which apply specifically to the UK and override the MLB Rules in areas such as pitching restrictions etc).

 

This was the first clinic of its kind to be held in Hertfordshire.  It was attended not only by members of Herts Baseball Club but several other clubs from Southern England.  This event will undoubtedly help teams which will be umpiring their own games in the coming years by improving their knowledge and ability to umpire a baseball game and also help them appreciate exactly how much goes into being an umpire.  There will certainly be a great deal of respect shown to umpires in upcoming games by those who attended the clinic.  Hopefully, many of them will consider joining the ABUA ranks in the future.

 

After the clinic, Herts Falcons Manager, Jason Greenberg said: “It is important that clubs in this country keep learning more about the game and its rules, offering umpiring instruction to their players and – equally importantly – finding opportunities to work with and befriend other clubs.  It's a small community we're all a part of, so we should take advantage of that and really get to know our fellow baseball enthusiasts at all levels of play”. Greenberg thanked the ABUA representatives for being so generous with their time and expertise.