Monday, June 30, 2008
Red Roosters Win in Extra Innings
We beat the Monroe Channelcats 2-1 in ten innings. Mario Sencion pitched a solid 7 2/3 innings allowing one run. In the bottom of the tenth, Nick Chinners had a lead off walk. Tyler Howard then bunted him over to second. Wes Wilson then followed with the game winning single into left field. I will try to update more tomorrow.
A Week's Worth of Updates
Carolina Games
We split two games with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. We lost Game 1 2-1. The base umpire and I had disagreed with a play at second base where Wes Wilson was trying to stretch a single into a double. He did a great job in being aggressive on the outfielder, who took his time getting to the ball. Mr. Umpire didn't want to listen to what I had to offer and gently asked me to leave the field (I got ejected). From there Coach Hanson took over the rest of Game 1 and all of Game 2. In the last inning the we had the bases loaded and no outs, but were unable to get in the tying run.
In Game 2, we ran the bases and hit the ball the way we had earlier in the season: very aggressively. It was to our advantage as we won the game 9-1. Kudos should go out to Tyler Howard, Mike DiPietropolo, and Rodney Francis. All stepped in to help out our pitching staff in ways they usually wouldn't. You can read more about them in the game recaps below.
The split series puts our record at 14-10.
Statistic Updates
Statistics should be updated at some point today. They can be found here.
Players of the Games
June 23rd vs. Anson- Mike Pagano
This was a tough game. Mike did a great job of keeping us in the game. In seven innings he allowed just two runs, one earned, on three hits and had seven strikeouts. Unfortunately, our offense struggled again, and we blew up in the ninth inning. We allowed seven runs in the ninth inning. In that inning we committed four physical errors, multiple mental errors, and had a lack of hustle. We ended up losing 10-2. Another player to note was Rodney Francis, who went 2 for 4 scored a run and had two stolen bases on the night.
June 25th @Anson- Mike Goltz
Mike has really started to come on lately. He is hitting the ball well, and this night was no exception. Mike went 2 for 4 and had four RBIs. Each of his hits came in key parts of the game. We started a two out rally in the first inning, which was huge in giving us some confidence through the rest of the game. Nick Chinners started the rally with a walk, then AJ Albee was hit by a pitch. Mike then came through with a single to put us up 1-0. The next batter was Tyler Howard, who hit a double to the gap. This hit easily scored AJ and Mike came barrelling around third to put us up 3-0 before Anson even came to bat. In the fifth Mike came up with the bases loaded and two outs and hit a base clearing double to put us up 7-0. The game was close in the seventh and Mike put down a two-strike bunt that moved AJ Albee from first to second, which allowed him to score on Wes Wilson's two-out single.
Another huge part of this game was Mario Sencion starting. Dan Gross was scheduled to start, but decided he couldn't after a few warm-up pitches. Mario was in the bullpen at the time and Coach Hanson told Mario that he was starting. On minimal notice, Mario threw five innings and allowed three runs. We won this game 9-3.
June 27 @Kernersville Game 1- Alex Loftin
Alex went 2 for 4, scored a run, had two RBIs, and a stolen base. On top of his offensive performance, he had three assists at shortstop and got us out of some jams while making a couple of tough plays look pretty easy. In his first at-bat of the game, we had Mike Goltz on base when Alex hit a triple to the gap. Also in this game, Mike Pagano pitched well again. He allowed three runs on four hits. Mike pitched a complete game, which really helped our pitching situation. We ended up winning the game 6-3.
June 27 @Kernersville Game 2- Zach Deutscher
After catching all of Game 1, Zach took to the mound in Game 2. Zach struggled early, but was able to settle down. Zach also pitched a complete game, but ended up coming away with the loss as we were not able to muster any runs and were shutout for the first time this season. In the first inning, Zach allowed two runs on two hits and three walks. Those were the only runs he would allow the rest of the games. Although he got into trouble throughout the game, he regularly got out of it with the help of our infielders, Steele Myers, Alex Loftin, and Steve Galella. These three turned three double plays in six innings. We lost 2-0.
June 28 @Carolina Game 1- Tyler Howard
Tyler gets his second Player of the Game honors as a pitcher this season. He has done a fantastic job in an unexpected position for us this year. Tyler allowed two runs, neither earned and had five strikeouts in six innings pitched. This is at least the third time this season we have had a pitcher earn POG by pitching a great complete game but still earn the loss. Our offense came away with 11 hits, but we were only able to get one to cross the plate. We lost this game 2-1.
June 28 @Carolina Game 2- Morgan Gregory
Morgan was 2 for 3 in this game, with a run, two RBIs, and a triple. Morgan struggled earlier in the season, but has worked hard and has really played well as of late. In the last seven games, Morgan is hitting .385, with four RBIs, and has played well at third and first. Morgan helped us come out on top and win this game 9-1.
Mike DiPietroplo also took an unusually role today. In true Joba style, we took Mike from the bullpen and he started Game 2. Mike is not used to being in the starters role, but did a very nice job. In five innings he allowed no runs and struck out two.
Rodney Francis also played well scoring two runs and pitching the last two innings. After looking at Rodney's past statistics, this is the first time he has pitched since he was eight. In that game Rodney gave up 15 runs, including three homeruns to that kid who usually hides on the end of the bench. Much better this time around for Rodney!
This Week
We play two against the Monroe Channelcats this week. Tonight's game is in Pageland and starts at 7 p.m. EST. Wednesday we play at Monroe and start at the same time. Dan Gross will pitch today and Mike Pagano will pitch on Wednesday.
We split two games with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. We lost Game 1 2-1. The base umpire and I had disagreed with a play at second base where Wes Wilson was trying to stretch a single into a double. He did a great job in being aggressive on the outfielder, who took his time getting to the ball. Mr. Umpire didn't want to listen to what I had to offer and gently asked me to leave the field (I got ejected). From there Coach Hanson took over the rest of Game 1 and all of Game 2. In the last inning the we had the bases loaded and no outs, but were unable to get in the tying run.
In Game 2, we ran the bases and hit the ball the way we had earlier in the season: very aggressively. It was to our advantage as we won the game 9-1. Kudos should go out to Tyler Howard, Mike DiPietropolo, and Rodney Francis. All stepped in to help out our pitching staff in ways they usually wouldn't. You can read more about them in the game recaps below.
The split series puts our record at 14-10.
Statistic Updates
Statistics should be updated at some point today. They can be found here.
Players of the Games
June 23rd vs. Anson- Mike Pagano
This was a tough game. Mike did a great job of keeping us in the game. In seven innings he allowed just two runs, one earned, on three hits and had seven strikeouts. Unfortunately, our offense struggled again, and we blew up in the ninth inning. We allowed seven runs in the ninth inning. In that inning we committed four physical errors, multiple mental errors, and had a lack of hustle. We ended up losing 10-2. Another player to note was Rodney Francis, who went 2 for 4 scored a run and had two stolen bases on the night.
June 25th @Anson- Mike Goltz
Mike has really started to come on lately. He is hitting the ball well, and this night was no exception. Mike went 2 for 4 and had four RBIs. Each of his hits came in key parts of the game. We started a two out rally in the first inning, which was huge in giving us some confidence through the rest of the game. Nick Chinners started the rally with a walk, then AJ Albee was hit by a pitch. Mike then came through with a single to put us up 1-0. The next batter was Tyler Howard, who hit a double to the gap. This hit easily scored AJ and Mike came barrelling around third to put us up 3-0 before Anson even came to bat. In the fifth Mike came up with the bases loaded and two outs and hit a base clearing double to put us up 7-0. The game was close in the seventh and Mike put down a two-strike bunt that moved AJ Albee from first to second, which allowed him to score on Wes Wilson's two-out single.
Another huge part of this game was Mario Sencion starting. Dan Gross was scheduled to start, but decided he couldn't after a few warm-up pitches. Mario was in the bullpen at the time and Coach Hanson told Mario that he was starting. On minimal notice, Mario threw five innings and allowed three runs. We won this game 9-3.
June 27 @Kernersville Game 1- Alex Loftin
Alex went 2 for 4, scored a run, had two RBIs, and a stolen base. On top of his offensive performance, he had three assists at shortstop and got us out of some jams while making a couple of tough plays look pretty easy. In his first at-bat of the game, we had Mike Goltz on base when Alex hit a triple to the gap. Also in this game, Mike Pagano pitched well again. He allowed three runs on four hits. Mike pitched a complete game, which really helped our pitching situation. We ended up winning the game 6-3.
June 27 @Kernersville Game 2- Zach Deutscher
After catching all of Game 1, Zach took to the mound in Game 2. Zach struggled early, but was able to settle down. Zach also pitched a complete game, but ended up coming away with the loss as we were not able to muster any runs and were shutout for the first time this season. In the first inning, Zach allowed two runs on two hits and three walks. Those were the only runs he would allow the rest of the games. Although he got into trouble throughout the game, he regularly got out of it with the help of our infielders, Steele Myers, Alex Loftin, and Steve Galella. These three turned three double plays in six innings. We lost 2-0.
June 28 @Carolina Game 1- Tyler Howard
Tyler gets his second Player of the Game honors as a pitcher this season. He has done a fantastic job in an unexpected position for us this year. Tyler allowed two runs, neither earned and had five strikeouts in six innings pitched. This is at least the third time this season we have had a pitcher earn POG by pitching a great complete game but still earn the loss. Our offense came away with 11 hits, but we were only able to get one to cross the plate. We lost this game 2-1.
June 28 @Carolina Game 2- Morgan Gregory
Morgan was 2 for 3 in this game, with a run, two RBIs, and a triple. Morgan struggled earlier in the season, but has worked hard and has really played well as of late. In the last seven games, Morgan is hitting .385, with four RBIs, and has played well at third and first. Morgan helped us come out on top and win this game 9-1.
Mike DiPietroplo also took an unusually role today. In true Joba style, we took Mike from the bullpen and he started Game 2. Mike is not used to being in the starters role, but did a very nice job. In five innings he allowed no runs and struck out two.
Rodney Francis also played well scoring two runs and pitching the last two innings. After looking at Rodney's past statistics, this is the first time he has pitched since he was eight. In that game Rodney gave up 15 runs, including three homeruns to that kid who usually hides on the end of the bench. Much better this time around for Rodney!
This Week
We play two against the Monroe Channelcats this week. Tonight's game is in Pageland and starts at 7 p.m. EST. Wednesday we play at Monroe and start at the same time. Dan Gross will pitch today and Mike Pagano will pitch on Wednesday.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Roosters Split with Kernersville
Split with Bulldogs
We split two games with Kernersville at Kernersville yesterday. We won Game 1 by a score of 6-3. We were able to take advantage of some errors made by the Bulldogs to turn the game into a win. Mike Pagano earned the win. He allowed three runs on four hits.
We lost the second game 2-0. I believe this is the first time we have been shutout this season. We haven't hit the ball very well this season, but this shutout is a definite credit to the pitcher. He threw a lot of strikes and was able to keep us off balance. We had just one hit in this game. We were actually one hit by Kernersville when we played them a couple of weeks ago, but were able to come out with a 2-1 win in that game.
League Website
The league website should be up to date in the next couple of days after having problems with the server. When things are updated again, I believe there will be a little more of a jam at the top of the standings. Monroe and Anson have been playing well and our five game skid last week hurt us. All in all, it has been a good season so far.
Game Change
Today's game location has been changed from Elliot Wadell High School to Weddington High School. The address for those coming to the game is 4901 Monroe Weddington Road in Matthews.
Stats and Season Updates
I will not be able to update anything tomorrow, as Jessica, Maggie, and I are headed to Raleigh for church and to meet up with friends. I will hopefully be able to spend a good amount of time updating the blog and stats on Monday during the day.
We split two games with Kernersville at Kernersville yesterday. We won Game 1 by a score of 6-3. We were able to take advantage of some errors made by the Bulldogs to turn the game into a win. Mike Pagano earned the win. He allowed three runs on four hits.
We lost the second game 2-0. I believe this is the first time we have been shutout this season. We haven't hit the ball very well this season, but this shutout is a definite credit to the pitcher. He threw a lot of strikes and was able to keep us off balance. We had just one hit in this game. We were actually one hit by Kernersville when we played them a couple of weeks ago, but were able to come out with a 2-1 win in that game.
League Website
The league website should be up to date in the next couple of days after having problems with the server. When things are updated again, I believe there will be a little more of a jam at the top of the standings. Monroe and Anson have been playing well and our five game skid last week hurt us. All in all, it has been a good season so far.
Game Change
Today's game location has been changed from Elliot Wadell High School to Weddington High School. The address for those coming to the game is 4901 Monroe Weddington Road in Matthews.
Stats and Season Updates
I will not be able to update anything tomorrow, as Jessica, Maggie, and I are headed to Raleigh for church and to meet up with friends. I will hopefully be able to spend a good amount of time updating the blog and stats on Monday during the day.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Streak Stops at Five
It's been a week, but we finally won. Dan Gross was scheduled to start on short rest, but after throwing a few in the bullpen pitches, he said he wouldn't be able to go. Instead, Mario Sencion got the notice a few minutes before gametime that he was going to start. He threw five shutout innings and left in the sixth. We hit the ball well also. The final score was 9-3. The win puts us at 12-8, which I think means we are a 1/2 game back of Anson for first. I will try to update more tomorrow.
There is a schedule change for the weekend. Tomorrow's game against Carolina was cancelled. We will play two at Kernersville on Friday and two at Carolina on Saturday. I will try to update times and locations tomorrow.
There is a schedule change for the weekend. Tomorrow's game against Carolina was cancelled. We will play two at Kernersville on Friday and two at Carolina on Saturday. I will try to update times and locations tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Losing Streak HIts Five Games
We lost to Anson last night, 10-2. Mike Pagano pitched seven solid innings allowing just two runs. We blew up in the ninth and allowed seven runs. We committed three physical errors, had a few wild pitches, and committed numerous mental errors. We continue to struggle at the plate, but should be able to get through it if we put in the work that we need to on our off days.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Team Updates
Statistics, Pictures, and Website
Team statistics can be found here. Also, there are pictures from last weekend's games against Kernersville can be found here. The league website, www.thsbl.com, has had some server problems. Most of the info on there was lost, so the site manager and league is trying to get everything updated as soon as possible.
Players of the Games
June 16 vs. Charlotte Crowns- Dan Gross
Dan pitched another great game for us on Monday night. We have a team policy that if we shutout a team, the pitchers who threw in that game get to take batting practice the next day. Dan barely missed his chance two weeks ago when he allowed just one hit against Carolina. However, that hit happened to be a homerun. Because of his shutout, Dan took some solid BP on Wednesday. Dan ended up going eight innings, striking out six and allowing just two hits.
June 18 vs. Charlotte Crowns- Mike Pagano
For the second game in a row, a pitcher was our player of the game. Unfortunately, Mike was on the short end of a poor offensive and defensive night. Mike pitched six innings and gave up two runs, neither of which were earned. He struck out ten and walked none. We were unable to muster enough runs to get Mike the win on Wednesday.
June 20 @Monroe Channelcats Game 1- Steve Galella
Steve had a nice night in our loss on Friday. In this first game Steve hit a double in his first at bat. Steve also had a single and went 2 for 3, had a stolen base, and was hit by a pitch. Also of note is Alex Loftin. Alex went 1 for 3 with an RBI. He also came in with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the sixth. He then struck out the side to keep the game within five runs for our last chance in the top of the seventh.
June 20 @Monroe Channelcats Game 2- Tyler Howard
On the offensive side, Tyler was 1 for 4 with a double, run, and walked once. On Friday though, Tyler earned Player of the Game honors for his work on the mound. As many of you may know, we are short on pitching and extra-inning games such as this one do not help our situation at all. Tyler came into the game in sixth and pitched 5 2/3 of shuout baseball before Monroe was able to win the game with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh. It was one of the most fun games I've been a part of in a long time and I was extremely proud of how Tyler worked on the mound.
June 21@ Catawba Valley Stars Game 1- Dan Gross
Dan pitched another fantastic game. He shut down some very good hitters in the Stars' lineup. He pitched a complete game allowing just two runs, but still was given the loss. Our offense began to get out of our hitting slump by putting up ten hits in seven innings, but we also left nine players on base and were only able to muster one run.
June 21@ Catawba Valley Stars Game 2- Alex Loftin
The game was actually stopped in the third inning, so Alex's statistics don't count, but I felt I shouldn't mention what he had done up to that point. Alex got us started in the first inning when he hit a homerun to left field as the second batter of the game. In his second plate appearance he walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and was standing on third when the umpires pulled everyone off the field. You can read more about our Saturday trip below.
Player of the Week- Dan Gross
Dan has been consistently excellent all summer long. This week was no different. He earned Player of the Game honors both nights he pitched this week. For the week he threw 14 innings, allowed two runs, one earned run, struck out nine, and walked none. Dan currently has an ERA of just 0.69 and opponents are only hitting .141 against him.
Saturday Trip to Catawba Valley
We knew early that there was supossed to be rain in the Catawba Valley later in the day, so we hoping we could get in at least one game. Friday night we seemed to be dragging a little bit, even with the great 11-inning game we played in the night cap. I can tell the players really changed their attitudes for yesterday's games.
We were invited to hit at Alex's house before heading to the field. So we met at noon and were able to get a large van just before we left, which made things easier. Because of the van, we didn't have to caravan four vehicles. Instead, Alex led the way and we followed in the van.
I was really impressed with the facilities at the Loftin house. For those who don't know, the Loftins live in Denver (North Carolina, not Colorado), which is about halfway between Monroe and Hickory. When the Loftin boys were younger, the family built a baseball field and indoor batting cages. They now rent out the cages and fields and a minimal price to little leagues and other teams in the area. We really appreciate them letting us use their facilities.
From the Loftin house, it was then onto Hickory for the game. We played at a minor league field. The team that plays there, the Hickory Crawdads, are part of the Pittsburgh Pirate Organization. When we were pulling in, a few of the guys asked if we were at the right place. It was neat to play in a stadium, but in my opinion, the actual playing surface was kept as well as what we play on in Pageland. The professional dugouts, stadium seating, and all of the billboards along the outfield fence gave the game a really neat feel.
We lost the first game 2-1, but I was happy with how things went. Although we left a lot of men on base, we hit the ball a lot better than we had been. The players stayed a lot more upbeat than they had in this week's previous games when we had lost. We got a great start in the second game, but of course were rained out. While we were delayed, the guys horsed around in the dugout and watched a lot of movie clips on the jumbotron.
On our way back, we stopped at Little Cesar's for some takeout pizza. On the way back I took two wrong turns, but nobody minded since it just extended our Name Game. The Name Game is a common game collegiate teams play on road trips that tests their knowledge of current and former Major League Baseball players.
All in all it was an enjoyable trip, even though we weren't able to come away with a win. On Saturday, we started to play a lot more like we were at the beginning of the season. Our next game is tomorrow against Anson at home. Mike Pagano will be starting.
Team statistics can be found here. Also, there are pictures from last weekend's games against Kernersville can be found here. The league website, www.thsbl.com, has had some server problems. Most of the info on there was lost, so the site manager and league is trying to get everything updated as soon as possible.
Players of the Games
June 16 vs. Charlotte Crowns- Dan Gross
Dan pitched another great game for us on Monday night. We have a team policy that if we shutout a team, the pitchers who threw in that game get to take batting practice the next day. Dan barely missed his chance two weeks ago when he allowed just one hit against Carolina. However, that hit happened to be a homerun. Because of his shutout, Dan took some solid BP on Wednesday. Dan ended up going eight innings, striking out six and allowing just two hits.
June 18 vs. Charlotte Crowns- Mike Pagano
For the second game in a row, a pitcher was our player of the game. Unfortunately, Mike was on the short end of a poor offensive and defensive night. Mike pitched six innings and gave up two runs, neither of which were earned. He struck out ten and walked none. We were unable to muster enough runs to get Mike the win on Wednesday.
June 20 @Monroe Channelcats Game 1- Steve Galella
Steve had a nice night in our loss on Friday. In this first game Steve hit a double in his first at bat. Steve also had a single and went 2 for 3, had a stolen base, and was hit by a pitch. Also of note is Alex Loftin. Alex went 1 for 3 with an RBI. He also came in with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the sixth. He then struck out the side to keep the game within five runs for our last chance in the top of the seventh.
June 20 @Monroe Channelcats Game 2- Tyler Howard
On the offensive side, Tyler was 1 for 4 with a double, run, and walked once. On Friday though, Tyler earned Player of the Game honors for his work on the mound. As many of you may know, we are short on pitching and extra-inning games such as this one do not help our situation at all. Tyler came into the game in sixth and pitched 5 2/3 of shuout baseball before Monroe was able to win the game with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh. It was one of the most fun games I've been a part of in a long time and I was extremely proud of how Tyler worked on the mound.
June 21@ Catawba Valley Stars Game 1- Dan Gross
Dan pitched another fantastic game. He shut down some very good hitters in the Stars' lineup. He pitched a complete game allowing just two runs, but still was given the loss. Our offense began to get out of our hitting slump by putting up ten hits in seven innings, but we also left nine players on base and were only able to muster one run.
June 21@ Catawba Valley Stars Game 2- Alex Loftin
The game was actually stopped in the third inning, so Alex's statistics don't count, but I felt I shouldn't mention what he had done up to that point. Alex got us started in the first inning when he hit a homerun to left field as the second batter of the game. In his second plate appearance he walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and was standing on third when the umpires pulled everyone off the field. You can read more about our Saturday trip below.
Player of the Week- Dan Gross
Dan has been consistently excellent all summer long. This week was no different. He earned Player of the Game honors both nights he pitched this week. For the week he threw 14 innings, allowed two runs, one earned run, struck out nine, and walked none. Dan currently has an ERA of just 0.69 and opponents are only hitting .141 against him.
Saturday Trip to Catawba Valley
We knew early that there was supossed to be rain in the Catawba Valley later in the day, so we hoping we could get in at least one game. Friday night we seemed to be dragging a little bit, even with the great 11-inning game we played in the night cap. I can tell the players really changed their attitudes for yesterday's games.
We were invited to hit at Alex's house before heading to the field. So we met at noon and were able to get a large van just before we left, which made things easier. Because of the van, we didn't have to caravan four vehicles. Instead, Alex led the way and we followed in the van.
I was really impressed with the facilities at the Loftin house. For those who don't know, the Loftins live in Denver (North Carolina, not Colorado), which is about halfway between Monroe and Hickory. When the Loftin boys were younger, the family built a baseball field and indoor batting cages. They now rent out the cages and fields and a minimal price to little leagues and other teams in the area. We really appreciate them letting us use their facilities.
From the Loftin house, it was then onto Hickory for the game. We played at a minor league field. The team that plays there, the Hickory Crawdads, are part of the Pittsburgh Pirate Organization. When we were pulling in, a few of the guys asked if we were at the right place. It was neat to play in a stadium, but in my opinion, the actual playing surface was kept as well as what we play on in Pageland. The professional dugouts, stadium seating, and all of the billboards along the outfield fence gave the game a really neat feel.
We lost the first game 2-1, but I was happy with how things went. Although we left a lot of men on base, we hit the ball a lot better than we had been. The players stayed a lot more upbeat than they had in this week's previous games when we had lost. We got a great start in the second game, but of course were rained out. While we were delayed, the guys horsed around in the dugout and watched a lot of movie clips on the jumbotron.
On our way back, we stopped at Little Cesar's for some takeout pizza. On the way back I took two wrong turns, but nobody minded since it just extended our Name Game. The Name Game is a common game collegiate teams play on road trips that tests their knowledge of current and former Major League Baseball players.
All in all it was an enjoyable trip, even though we weren't able to come away with a win. On Saturday, we started to play a lot more like we were at the beginning of the season. Our next game is tomorrow against Anson at home. Mike Pagano will be starting.
Pageland Loses Game 1 2-1; Game 2 Delayed
Saturday Games
We lost 2-1 in Game 1 at Catawba Valley yesterday. Dan Gross pitched another great game. I haven't done the stats for the game yet, but I believe neither of those runs were earned. Unfortunately, we were only able to put up one run. On the positive side, we were hitting the ball much better, just couldn't get it done with men on base. We left runners on base in every inning except one and left runner's on in scoring position in every inning except two. In Game 2 we were up 2-0 in the top of the third when the game was called. It never actually rained at the field, but there was lightning all around us. After about 30-45 minutes the umpires called the game. Catawba's coach, Coach Speaks, said we can hopefully make up the game later in the season.
Website Problems
Our league website, thsbl.com, is having trouble. The server is currently down and we are working on getting the problem solved. However, I have know idea what that means. Hopefully it will be up and running soon enough.
Stats and Players of the Game/Week
I plan on working on this weekend's statistics this afternoon after church and will hopefully have them posted in before 7:00p.m. so I can watch the Fresno St./UNC game. I have a lot of reasons to root for the Tar Heels (we're in the Tar Heel Summer Baseball League, living in North Carolina, Pageland High School Coach is a huge UNC fan, and it would be nice to see them win it after losing in two straight), but the underdog factor is too strong and I am going to be rooting for Fresno St. Plus it would be cool to have the Georgia Bulldogs and Fresno St. Bulldogs for an all-Bulldogs Championship Series. I am a bulldog fan since I have been coaching for the CU-Nebraska Bulldogs.
Enjoy your Sunday!
We lost 2-1 in Game 1 at Catawba Valley yesterday. Dan Gross pitched another great game. I haven't done the stats for the game yet, but I believe neither of those runs were earned. Unfortunately, we were only able to put up one run. On the positive side, we were hitting the ball much better, just couldn't get it done with men on base. We left runners on base in every inning except one and left runner's on in scoring position in every inning except two. In Game 2 we were up 2-0 in the top of the third when the game was called. It never actually rained at the field, but there was lightning all around us. After about 30-45 minutes the umpires called the game. Catawba's coach, Coach Speaks, said we can hopefully make up the game later in the season.
Website Problems
Our league website, thsbl.com, is having trouble. The server is currently down and we are working on getting the problem solved. However, I have know idea what that means. Hopefully it will be up and running soon enough.
Stats and Players of the Game/Week
I plan on working on this weekend's statistics this afternoon after church and will hopefully have them posted in before 7:00p.m. so I can watch the Fresno St./UNC game. I have a lot of reasons to root for the Tar Heels (we're in the Tar Heel Summer Baseball League, living in North Carolina, Pageland High School Coach is a huge UNC fan, and it would be nice to see them win it after losing in two straight), but the underdog factor is too strong and I am going to be rooting for Fresno St. Plus it would be cool to have the Georgia Bulldogs and Fresno St. Bulldogs for an all-Bulldogs Championship Series. I am a bulldog fan since I have been coaching for the CU-Nebraska Bulldogs.
Enjoy your Sunday!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Red Roosters Lose Twice
We are officially on a losing streak. We have lost three in a row for the first time this season. Last night we lost Game 1 to the Monroe Channelcats by a score of 8-3. Game 2 was a thriller. It was scheduled to be a 7-inning game but ended up going to 11 innings. We scored one run in each of the first five innings, but couldn't come up with any more runs. We ended up losing in the bottom of the eleventh inning, 6-5. On a positive note, we hit the ball much better yesterday and are getting back to how we were playing earlier in the summer.
Hopefully I will be able to update stats and Players of the Games/Week tomorrow. Today we play two at Catawba Valley. We will playing at LP Frans Stadium, which is a minor league stadium in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Dan Gross will pitch Game 1 and Zach Deutscher will start Game 2.
Hopefully I will be able to update stats and Players of the Games/Week tomorrow. Today we play two at Catawba Valley. We will playing at LP Frans Stadium, which is a minor league stadium in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Dan Gross will pitch Game 1 and Zach Deutscher will start Game 2.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Red Roosters Lose 4-1
We lost to the Charlotte Crowns tonight. Mike Pagano pitched six innings allowing just two runs. We have been in quite a slump lately. We have scored just 14 runs in the last five games. I am confident we will get through it. This is always where I have struggled a bit. Slumps are usually mental challenges more so than physical. For the most part, players need to just keep going up there and swinging the bat the way they always have. Other than the hitting, we have been playing well. Our pitchers continue to pitch well and we had one error tonight, which is our first in a while.
We play two against Monroe on Friday at Monroe. The first game will start at 5 p.m. EST. Justin Lindsey will pitch Game 1 and Mario Sencion will pitch Game 2.
We play two against Monroe on Friday at Monroe. The first game will start at 5 p.m. EST. Justin Lindsey will pitch Game 1 and Mario Sencion will pitch Game 2.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Red Roosters Beat Crowns
We beat the Charlotte Crowns 5-0 tonight. Dan Gross pitched a great game. He went eight innings allowing just two hits. Andrew Pooler finished the game and the shutout when he pitched the ninth. It seemed like we might roll after getting five in the second inning and batting around the order, but we had just two more hits the rest of the night and didn't score again. We play Charlotte on Wednesday at Pageland at 7p.m. EST. Tonight's win puts us at 11-3 and drops the Crowns to 2-8.
Statistics and Players of the Game/Week
Schedule Changes
We were rained out twice last week against Monroe. We will make up these two games on Friday, June 20th. We will play two 7-inning games starting at 5p.m. EST at Monroe.
Tonight we were scheduled to play Charlotte in Charlotte. The game has been rescheduled to be played in Pageland. Our Wednesday game will also be played in Pageland.
Statistics
Our statistics have been updated through Saturday, June 14th. I have added the statistics from the Anson game on June 4th which we were missing. I have also been able to get the OB% to work. Statistics can be found here.
Players of the Game
June 13th vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 1- Rodney Francis
Rodney conitnues to play well. He went 3 for 4 and scored once. He also had 3RBIs in the game. Also of note was Mike Goltz. He has been getting on base with walks and has reached on an error but waited to get his first hit in this game when he hit a 3-2 pitch into the woods in left field for a grand slam! Mike Pagano allowed just one run in pitching a complete game(5-innings because of slaughter rule).
June 13th vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 2- Zach Deutscher, Andrew Pooler, Mike DiPietropolo
These three pitchers did an outstanding job to keep us in Game 2. Zach pitched three innings and Andrew pitched two. Neither one allowed a run. We were scoreless going into the 6th when DiPi allowed one run. After Nick Chinners hit a two-out double to score two runs and put us ahead, DiPi went back out in the 7th to put the game away and earn the win.
June 14th vs. Kernersville Bulldogs Game 1- Steele Myers
This was a tough pick, we spread out nine hits in the game, but only scored three runs. Steele's only AB of the game was a pinch-hit solo homerun in the bottom of the 7th. Rodney was two for three in the game and Mike Goltz was 1 for 2 with a double and a walk. Mike just missed his second homerun of the weekend when the ball hit off the fence just inches from the top. On the same play I then sent Nick Chinners home to get thrown out. It was a real boneheaded move by me to send him home when we were down by five at the time.
June 14th vs. Kernersville Bulldogs Game 2- Justin Lindsey/AJ Albee
Justin joined the team earlier this week and came out to pitch a gem for us. He threw 5 1/3 innings. He walked six and allowed four hits, but the important part was that he allowed just one run. We scored one run in the 4th when Rodney stole home with the bases loaded. As we went into the bottom of the sixth, we still had no hits. Our only hit came when AJ sent a ball to the gap to score Alex Loftin who had been pinch running for Mike Goltz. Mike walked to open the inning then advanced to second on a passed ball. Alex then went into run and eventually stole third base. AJ also was a key in the top of the 7th. Tyler Howard allowed a single with one out. Then on a 1-1 pitch the ball was hit sharply to AJ at third base and he was able to start a 5-4-3 double play to end the game.
Player of the Week-Rodney Francis
This week Rodney went 5 for 10 with three walks, giving him an OB% of .583. He scored three runs, had three RBIs, and stole two bases, including his steal of home which tied Game 2 against Kernersville. Rodney also had one of four hits in an exhibition game some of our players played against the Burlington Royals, a minor league team in the Kansas City Royals Organization.
We were rained out twice last week against Monroe. We will make up these two games on Friday, June 20th. We will play two 7-inning games starting at 5p.m. EST at Monroe.
Tonight we were scheduled to play Charlotte in Charlotte. The game has been rescheduled to be played in Pageland. Our Wednesday game will also be played in Pageland.
Statistics
Our statistics have been updated through Saturday, June 14th. I have added the statistics from the Anson game on June 4th which we were missing. I have also been able to get the OB% to work. Statistics can be found here.
Players of the Game
June 13th vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 1- Rodney Francis
Rodney conitnues to play well. He went 3 for 4 and scored once. He also had 3RBIs in the game. Also of note was Mike Goltz. He has been getting on base with walks and has reached on an error but waited to get his first hit in this game when he hit a 3-2 pitch into the woods in left field for a grand slam! Mike Pagano allowed just one run in pitching a complete game(5-innings because of slaughter rule).
June 13th vs. Carolina Hurricanes Game 2- Zach Deutscher, Andrew Pooler, Mike DiPietropolo
These three pitchers did an outstanding job to keep us in Game 2. Zach pitched three innings and Andrew pitched two. Neither one allowed a run. We were scoreless going into the 6th when DiPi allowed one run. After Nick Chinners hit a two-out double to score two runs and put us ahead, DiPi went back out in the 7th to put the game away and earn the win.
June 14th vs. Kernersville Bulldogs Game 1- Steele Myers
This was a tough pick, we spread out nine hits in the game, but only scored three runs. Steele's only AB of the game was a pinch-hit solo homerun in the bottom of the 7th. Rodney was two for three in the game and Mike Goltz was 1 for 2 with a double and a walk. Mike just missed his second homerun of the weekend when the ball hit off the fence just inches from the top. On the same play I then sent Nick Chinners home to get thrown out. It was a real boneheaded move by me to send him home when we were down by five at the time.
June 14th vs. Kernersville Bulldogs Game 2- Justin Lindsey/AJ Albee
Justin joined the team earlier this week and came out to pitch a gem for us. He threw 5 1/3 innings. He walked six and allowed four hits, but the important part was that he allowed just one run. We scored one run in the 4th when Rodney stole home with the bases loaded. As we went into the bottom of the sixth, we still had no hits. Our only hit came when AJ sent a ball to the gap to score Alex Loftin who had been pinch running for Mike Goltz. Mike walked to open the inning then advanced to second on a passed ball. Alex then went into run and eventually stole third base. AJ also was a key in the top of the 7th. Tyler Howard allowed a single with one out. Then on a 1-1 pitch the ball was hit sharply to AJ at third base and he was able to start a 5-4-3 double play to end the game.
Player of the Week-Rodney Francis
This week Rodney went 5 for 10 with three walks, giving him an OB% of .583. He scored three runs, had three RBIs, and stole two bases, including his steal of home which tied Game 2 against Kernersville. Rodney also had one of four hits in an exhibition game some of our players played against the Burlington Royals, a minor league team in the Kansas City Royals Organization.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Red Roosters Split with Kernersville
We split two games tonight against the Kernersville Bulldogs. We lost the first game 8-3 and won the second 2-1. We had just one hit in the second game. It was a big one from AJ Albee to put us up 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth. We are now 10-3 and I think the Bulldogs are now 7-3. I will try to update the statistics and have Players of the Games and Week on Monday. I hope everybody enjoys their Father's Day. I know we will; Jessica, Maggie, and I are headed to Myrtle Beach tomorrow. Twelve of our players are teaming with 12 Anson players tomorrow to play an exhibition game against the Burlington Royals, a minor league team in the Kansas City Royals Organization.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Roosters Sweep Hurricanes
The Pageland Red Roosters wan both games of a doubleheader against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. We won the first 11-1, but the second game proved to be more difficult. We won the second 3-1, by scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth. I will have more tomorrow, hopefully with some updated statistics as well. We are now 9-2.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Rained Out Again
So for the third time in six days, we went through our pregame batting practice, and then canceled the game. This double header is going to be made up on Friday, June 20th. Both Monroe and us have TBAs for that date, so it has worked out well.
We are practicing tomorrow as a team, which is something we haven't really done in a while. Once the season got going we have had open hitting and open fungoes(grounders), with a few people required at each practice. We will probably scrimmage a bit, just to get back into some live situations since the only time we've played in the last six days was our doubleheader against Fuquay-Varina on Saturday.
We have doubleheaders at the Roost on Friday and Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes and Kernersville Bulldogs respectively. Mike Pagano and Mario Sencion will pitch on Friday and Dan Gross and TBD will pitch on Saturday. The nice thing about our rainouts, is it has helped our pitching situation a little bit.
We are practicing tomorrow as a team, which is something we haven't really done in a while. Once the season got going we have had open hitting and open fungoes(grounders), with a few people required at each practice. We will probably scrimmage a bit, just to get back into some live situations since the only time we've played in the last six days was our doubleheader against Fuquay-Varina on Saturday.
We have doubleheaders at the Roost on Friday and Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes and Kernersville Bulldogs respectively. Mike Pagano and Mario Sencion will pitch on Friday and Dan Gross and TBD will pitch on Saturday. The nice thing about our rainouts, is it has helped our pitching situation a little bit.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Game Cancelled...My Southern Culinary Blog
Baseball
Our game against Monroe was cancelled tonight due to rain. We may have been able to get it ready to play, but after talking to Pageland Central High School coaches Mitch and Marty, we decided it would be best for the field to not play tonight. Instead of playing 9 tonight and 9 on Wednesday, we will play two 7-inning games at Monroe on Wednesday. The doubleheader will start at 5p.m. EST.
Food(Probably more important than baseball.)
Many of the guys decided to stay around for awhile. There was a good game of fungo golf that had broken out after the rain stopped. Although many hung around just to hangout and talk, the main reason was "chicken bog." We were told on Monday that a Pageland community member was going to make some chicken bog for us for after our game that was supossed to happen tonight. Even though we were rained out, he still made some for us.
I had never heard of chicken bog until Monday, but was really looking forward to it. With our love of food and cooking, Jessica and I want to try as many new southern foods and restaurants as possible while we are here. The chicken bog was excellent, especially the type with gizzards, which apparently are guaranteed to improve one's ability as a baseball player.(At least that's what the players were told.)
On top of the chicken bog, we have also been to Chic-Fil-a and Waffle House. Chic-Fil-a was average, but we really enjoyed the friendly people. We also were able to try Cheerwine for the first time. The Waffle House was after church on Sunday. It definitely satisfied my George Webb fix. George Webb is a great "grease" restaurant in Wisconsin. We are still working on getting to Bojangles and Zaxby's. I have also been wanting to by some fresh seafood to cook for dinner. I also hear that one of the guys has a plate of okra for me as well.
Our game against Monroe was cancelled tonight due to rain. We may have been able to get it ready to play, but after talking to Pageland Central High School coaches Mitch and Marty, we decided it would be best for the field to not play tonight. Instead of playing 9 tonight and 9 on Wednesday, we will play two 7-inning games at Monroe on Wednesday. The doubleheader will start at 5p.m. EST.
Food(Probably more important than baseball.)
Many of the guys decided to stay around for awhile. There was a good game of fungo golf that had broken out after the rain stopped. Although many hung around just to hangout and talk, the main reason was "chicken bog." We were told on Monday that a Pageland community member was going to make some chicken bog for us for after our game that was supossed to happen tonight. Even though we were rained out, he still made some for us.
I had never heard of chicken bog until Monday, but was really looking forward to it. With our love of food and cooking, Jessica and I want to try as many new southern foods and restaurants as possible while we are here. The chicken bog was excellent, especially the type with gizzards, which apparently are guaranteed to improve one's ability as a baseball player.(At least that's what the players were told.)
On top of the chicken bog, we have also been to Chic-Fil-a and Waffle House. Chic-Fil-a was average, but we really enjoyed the friendly people. We also were able to try Cheerwine for the first time. The Waffle House was after church on Sunday. It definitely satisfied my George Webb fix. George Webb is a great "grease" restaurant in Wisconsin. We are still working on getting to Bojangles and Zaxby's. I have also been wanting to by some fresh seafood to cook for dinner. I also hear that one of the guys has a plate of okra for me as well.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Statistics and Players of the Week
Statistics
The Red Rooster statistics can be found here. If you click on the player's name, you can see each individual plate appearance and all individual stats. They may be a bit different than the league statistics for two reasons. First, this is our book which may be a little different than the official scorebook(we are usually going to favor our players a bit.) Secondly, our scorecard from our June 4th game against Anson wasn't done very well. Because of this, I have not done the stats for that game, and they may not be complete once I do them. For whatever reason, I couldn't get OB% to show, but will try to fix it for our next update.
Pictures
My wife Jessica has made it to a few games and enjoys taking pictures. She has posted pretty much all of them. Pictures from our May 31st game against Charlotte can be found here. Pictures from our game yesterday against Furquay-Varina can be found here. You may come to a login screen. You just need to click continue on the bottom.
Players of the Game
I mentioned earlier that I would do Players of the Game and Players of the Week, however have yet to do so. I will do my best to post them as soon as possible. Here are the Players of the Game and Week from our first week of games.
May 30th @Monroe-Rodney Francis
Being the first game, we were planning on using the DH spot to rotate players and get everyone swings, but Rodney forced us to keep him in the game. Rodney pinch hit for Nick Martyak in the 3rd inning and singled and scored. He then went on and finished the game 2 for 3, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases, 3 runs, and an RBI.
May 31st vs. Charlotte Game 1-Rodney Francis
Rodney made a big impact for a second game in a row. As you may have read in an earlier post, Nick Chinners hit a walk-off homerun to win the game in the 8th. However, we wouldn't have been in that situation had it not been for Rodney's two-out RBI single to tie the game 1-1 in the 5th. He again went 2 for 3, with a stolen base, an RBI, and was hit by a pitch to leadoff the 8th before Nick won the game.
May 31st vs. Charlotte Game 2-Wes Wilson
Wes had just joined us a day or two before, but made an immediate impact. Wes was 2 for 4, with a HR, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. We were leading 2-1 in the 3rd when Wes hit a 2-run homerun to left and make the game 4-1. He then scored a run on Rob Stacy's bases loaded triple in the 5th to open the game up and make it 7-1. On top of the job Wes did with the bat, he called a great game from behind the plate for Dan Gross and Zach Deutscher who combined to allow just one run on four hits.
June 2nd vs. Anson-Nick Chinners
Nick was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Nick gave us an early 2-0 lead with a 2-run single in the 3rd. Unfortunately, it was not enough and we ended up losing the game 10-4. So far Nick has done a great job starting all of our games at firstbase.
June 4th @ Anson-As I mentioned earlier, I need to redo and look at the scorecard from this game. On a side note, this happens to be the game when we had a number of guys pitch who are not typically pitchers. If I chose a Player of the Game for this game I would give it to our entire pitching staff for stepping in and doing a nice job on the mound.
June 7th vs. Fuquay-Varina Game 1-Dan Gross
Dan was one swing away from a no hit shutout. Unfortunately, the one hit he gave up was a solo homerun in the first. After that batter, Dan was nearly perfect. Dan made it look easy the rest of the game. He allowed no more hits and struck out seven while pitching a complete game for us. I also want to make note of Nick Martyak and Nick Chinners. The Nicks combined to go 5 for 5 and accounted for four runs and two stolen bases.
June 7th vs. Fuquay-Varina Game 2-Newcomers
This game was a combined effort from a lot of players. By "newcomers" I am talking about the young men who have not been with the team the entire time since reporting in late May. Mario Sencion was the starting pitcher. He went six innings allow no runs while scattering six hits. Rider pitcher Mike DiPietropolo finished the game in the 7th facing three batters and striking out two. Mario and Mike combined to pitch our first shutout of the year. Rider infielders AJ Albee and Steve Galella combined to go 4 for 7, with two runs, three RBIs, a double, and a stolen base. Finally, Steele Myers got his first two collegiate hits while going 2 for 4 and scoring a run. Steele also played very well defensively including three spectacular plays in a row in the 4th in which runners were called safe. The first play was close, but the two following plays he made he threw runners out by at least half a step.
Player of the Week-Nick Chinners
Nick has done a great job on and off the field. He has quickly become a team leader and is a fine young man. Nick is a switch hitter and has started the season hitting .526, with 8 RBIs, and a homerun to win a game for us last Saturday. On top of his offense he has saved the infield a few errors by making some fine picks at firstbase. He is a very good offensive and defensive firstbaseman with some great baseball IQ.
Congratulations to Our Graduate!
Although he takes a good ribbing from his roommates, we do want to congratulate Steele Myers on his high school graduation. Steele is graduating on Monday. He has done a nice job of balancing the Red Roosters and his last couple weeks of school three hours away. We look forward to having him back on Wednesday for the rest of the summer. Steele will be playing ball at VMI in the fall. Don't worry mom, we will make sure he is in bed by 11 during the week.
The Red Rooster statistics can be found here. If you click on the player's name, you can see each individual plate appearance and all individual stats. They may be a bit different than the league statistics for two reasons. First, this is our book which may be a little different than the official scorebook(we are usually going to favor our players a bit.) Secondly, our scorecard from our June 4th game against Anson wasn't done very well. Because of this, I have not done the stats for that game, and they may not be complete once I do them. For whatever reason, I couldn't get OB% to show, but will try to fix it for our next update.
Pictures
My wife Jessica has made it to a few games and enjoys taking pictures. She has posted pretty much all of them. Pictures from our May 31st game against Charlotte can be found here. Pictures from our game yesterday against Furquay-Varina can be found here. You may come to a login screen. You just need to click continue on the bottom.
Players of the Game
I mentioned earlier that I would do Players of the Game and Players of the Week, however have yet to do so. I will do my best to post them as soon as possible. Here are the Players of the Game and Week from our first week of games.
May 30th @Monroe-Rodney Francis
Being the first game, we were planning on using the DH spot to rotate players and get everyone swings, but Rodney forced us to keep him in the game. Rodney pinch hit for Nick Martyak in the 3rd inning and singled and scored. He then went on and finished the game 2 for 3, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases, 3 runs, and an RBI.
May 31st vs. Charlotte Game 1-Rodney Francis
Rodney made a big impact for a second game in a row. As you may have read in an earlier post, Nick Chinners hit a walk-off homerun to win the game in the 8th. However, we wouldn't have been in that situation had it not been for Rodney's two-out RBI single to tie the game 1-1 in the 5th. He again went 2 for 3, with a stolen base, an RBI, and was hit by a pitch to leadoff the 8th before Nick won the game.
May 31st vs. Charlotte Game 2-Wes Wilson
Wes had just joined us a day or two before, but made an immediate impact. Wes was 2 for 4, with a HR, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. We were leading 2-1 in the 3rd when Wes hit a 2-run homerun to left and make the game 4-1. He then scored a run on Rob Stacy's bases loaded triple in the 5th to open the game up and make it 7-1. On top of the job Wes did with the bat, he called a great game from behind the plate for Dan Gross and Zach Deutscher who combined to allow just one run on four hits.
June 2nd vs. Anson-Nick Chinners
Nick was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Nick gave us an early 2-0 lead with a 2-run single in the 3rd. Unfortunately, it was not enough and we ended up losing the game 10-4. So far Nick has done a great job starting all of our games at firstbase.
June 4th @ Anson-As I mentioned earlier, I need to redo and look at the scorecard from this game. On a side note, this happens to be the game when we had a number of guys pitch who are not typically pitchers. If I chose a Player of the Game for this game I would give it to our entire pitching staff for stepping in and doing a nice job on the mound.
June 7th vs. Fuquay-Varina Game 1-Dan Gross
Dan was one swing away from a no hit shutout. Unfortunately, the one hit he gave up was a solo homerun in the first. After that batter, Dan was nearly perfect. Dan made it look easy the rest of the game. He allowed no more hits and struck out seven while pitching a complete game for us. I also want to make note of Nick Martyak and Nick Chinners. The Nicks combined to go 5 for 5 and accounted for four runs and two stolen bases.
June 7th vs. Fuquay-Varina Game 2-Newcomers
This game was a combined effort from a lot of players. By "newcomers" I am talking about the young men who have not been with the team the entire time since reporting in late May. Mario Sencion was the starting pitcher. He went six innings allow no runs while scattering six hits. Rider pitcher Mike DiPietropolo finished the game in the 7th facing three batters and striking out two. Mario and Mike combined to pitch our first shutout of the year. Rider infielders AJ Albee and Steve Galella combined to go 4 for 7, with two runs, three RBIs, a double, and a stolen base. Finally, Steele Myers got his first two collegiate hits while going 2 for 4 and scoring a run. Steele also played very well defensively including three spectacular plays in a row in the 4th in which runners were called safe. The first play was close, but the two following plays he made he threw runners out by at least half a step.
Player of the Week-Nick Chinners
Nick has done a great job on and off the field. He has quickly become a team leader and is a fine young man. Nick is a switch hitter and has started the season hitting .526, with 8 RBIs, and a homerun to win a game for us last Saturday. On top of his offense he has saved the infield a few errors by making some fine picks at firstbase. He is a very good offensive and defensive firstbaseman with some great baseball IQ.
Congratulations to Our Graduate!
Although he takes a good ribbing from his roommates, we do want to congratulate Steele Myers on his high school graduation. Steele is graduating on Monday. He has done a nice job of balancing the Red Roosters and his last couple weeks of school three hours away. We look forward to having him back on Wednesday for the rest of the summer. Steele will be playing ball at VMI in the fall. Don't worry mom, we will make sure he is in bed by 11 during the week.
Red Roosters Sweep Twins
We won game one, 5-1. Dan Gross pitched a one-hitter with the only hit being a solo home run in the first. We continued to pitch very well when Mario Sencion and Mike DiPietropolo combined to pitch a shut out in a 7-0 win in game two.
More info on these games and our first stats update will be posted later today.
The Red Rooster are now 7-2, and the Twins dropped to 5-3.
More info on these games and our first stats update will be posted later today.
The Red Rooster are now 7-2, and the Twins dropped to 5-3.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Red Roosters Win Two....
We won two games yeaterday...kind of. We were scheduled to play the Carolina Hurricanes at Elliot Wadell High School yesterday. When we showed up the other team wasn't there, but said they were coming to unlock the gates. Long story short, we took BP and the Carolina GM told us they had to cancel the game because of problems with the field. We were then credited with two wins.
It feels cheap to get wins in that way, but we will take them anyway we can. Today we host Fuquay-Varina for two at home. They currently are the early first place team in the Carolina-Virginia League. The forfeits actually help our pitching staff and we have mixed things up a bit. Dan Gross will start Game 1 and Mario Sencion Game 2. This leaves Mike Pagano open out of the bullpen and able to start for us on Monday against Monroe.
It feels cheap to get wins in that way, but we will take them anyway we can. Today we host Fuquay-Varina for two at home. They currently are the early first place team in the Carolina-Virginia League. The forfeits actually help our pitching staff and we have mixed things up a bit. Dan Gross will start Game 1 and Mario Sencion Game 2. This leaves Mike Pagano open out of the bullpen and able to start for us on Monday against Monroe.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Pageland Loses 8-3
We lost our second game in a row to Anson. They are a solid team and playing very well, but we are shooting ourselves in the foot. Because of financial reasons, two of our pitchers (Jeff Bayse and Andrew Costello) had to leave us for the summer. This leaves our team in a tight pitching spot and we are Johnny Wholestaff during some games, including last night. I was proud of the way some of our guys stepped up and pitched.
Last night we couldn't seem to catch a break. We hit the ball hard, but they didn't find spots, and Anson was able to drop in a few key hits. Andrew Pooler started the game and got the loss.
I have been working on our stats sheet and trying to post it where you can download it on a regular basis. I appreciate your patience.
The three Rider players are on their way down today. I pray they have a safe and relaxing trip.
We play our first nonleague games this weekend. We open on Friday with a DH in Charlotte against the Carolina Hurricane and at Pageland on Saturday against Fuquay Varina. Mike Pagano will start Game 1 on Friday and Dan Gross Game 2. Mario Sencion will start Game 1 on Saturday and Game 2 is TBD.
Last night we couldn't seem to catch a break. We hit the ball hard, but they didn't find spots, and Anson was able to drop in a few key hits. Andrew Pooler started the game and got the loss.
I have been working on our stats sheet and trying to post it where you can download it on a regular basis. I appreciate your patience.
The three Rider players are on their way down today. I pray they have a safe and relaxing trip.
We play our first nonleague games this weekend. We open on Friday with a DH in Charlotte against the Carolina Hurricane and at Pageland on Saturday against Fuquay Varina. Mike Pagano will start Game 1 on Friday and Dan Gross Game 2. Mario Sencion will start Game 1 on Saturday and Game 2 is TBD.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Red Roosters Lose 10-4
Red Roosters drop their first game of the season by a score of 10-4. The game was tied 4-4 going into the 8th. The Anson Rough Riders were leading 6-4 and broke it open with a grand slam in the 9th. We play Anson again on Wednesday at Anson at 7 pm est.
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