So...Usually I will post lineups here, which I am still going to do...I am also instituting something new for this year...A live blog during the game...While I won't necessarily be updating anything, I figure this might be an easy area for you to hit comment with questions as another way of reaching the broadcast booth...
RAILCATS (2-0)
Adam Klein - LF
Mike Massaro - DH
Brad Boyer - 2B
Cristian Guerrero - RF
Toddric Johnson - CF
Kyle Haines - SS
Mike Valadez - C
Mike Rohde - 1B
Chris Carrara - 3B
RHP Nolan Nicholson
AIRHOGS (0-2)
Kevin Thompson - RF
David Thomas - LF
Cesar Nicholas - DH
Greg Porter - 3B
David Espinoza - 2B
John ALonso - 1B
Scott Clement - C
Guillermo Martinez - SS
Danny Figueroa - CF
RHP Josh Rainwater - SP
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Highlights
It is my goal to post these after every game, but with blogger having some issues it took me until today...Here are the highlights from the first two games of the season...
OPENING NIGHT: May 12
Adam Klein drives home the first runs of the 2011 season
After trailing 3-0, Grand Prairie tied the game in the third with Greg Porter's double
Grand Prairie's Guillermo Martinez ties the game with a first pitch double in the sixth...
Brad Boyer HR leading off the seventh
Trailing the entire game, Grand Prairie's John Alonso puts the AirHogs ahead with a double in the seventh
Kyle Haines knocks in the winning runs in the eighth inning
David Nathanson seals the opening win with a strikeout
May 13
Grand Prairie opens the scoring in the third inning with a bases loaded sacrifice fly from Cesar Nicholas
Lou Ott puts the RailCats ahead with a two-run single in the seventh, finally breaking through against RHP Scot Drucker
A controversial balk called against James Baker tied the game in the bottom of the seventh
Mike Massaro's single in the 11th puts the RailCats in front again
Cristian Guerrero drives home the final run of the night
David Nathanson nails down his second save in as many nights
OPENING NIGHT: May 12
Adam Klein drives home the first runs of the 2011 season
After trailing 3-0, Grand Prairie tied the game in the third with Greg Porter's double
Grand Prairie's Guillermo Martinez ties the game with a first pitch double in the sixth...
Brad Boyer HR leading off the seventh
Trailing the entire game, Grand Prairie's John Alonso puts the AirHogs ahead with a double in the seventh
Kyle Haines knocks in the winning runs in the eighth inning
David Nathanson seals the opening win with a strikeout
May 13
Grand Prairie opens the scoring in the third inning with a bases loaded sacrifice fly from Cesar Nicholas
Lou Ott puts the RailCats ahead with a two-run single in the seventh, finally breaking through against RHP Scot Drucker
A controversial balk called against James Baker tied the game in the bottom of the seventh
Mike Massaro's single in the 11th puts the RailCats in front again
Cristian Guerrero drives home the final run of the night
David Nathanson nails down his second save in as many nights
QuikTrip Park
I promised some photos of QuikTrip Park, and here you go!! The home of the AirHogs...I hope my picture painting on the broadcast does this justice...I wrote a quick caption underneath all of the pictures...
The entrance to QuikTrip Park...Side angle to see the control towers on top...
The entrance to QuikTrip Park...
Hanging from the ceiling all over on the Suite level are flying pigs...
A statue greets fans at the entrance...Notice the airport like markings on the ground
Concourse as you walk in the entrance..
Sports Bar in the outfield...It is open air and open during the game...They feed the teams here afterwards...Note the net to save the patrons from homers...
Off the distance in right field is the Verizon Center, Bruno Mars is playing there on Tuesday...Pretty large concert venue...
The pool in right field overlooking the field
More pool shots...Notice how it juts out into the outfield...
Scoreboard
View from the left field corner...
Suite level...
My broadcast booth
Right field corner
Looking at home plate from center field
Looking at the pool from the field
Looking at the pool from the field
Up the first base line
The visitor's dugout...
Press box is underneath that QuikTrip Park sign...I am basically right in the middle of that...
An airplane at the entrance on opening night...
Fans filing in on opening night...
From my booth looking at home plate and the cool AirHogs logo thingee
Lined up on opening night...
Opening night crowd...
RoundUp Recap
If you missed it, here is all of the audio from this week's edition of Woody's RailCats RoundUp, which airs every Saturday at 9am on The Lakeshore...
Derrick Gordon chats about starting the home opener on May 20, and introduces himself to you in Getting to Know You...
Manager Greg Tagert discusses the opening of the season and joining the American Association in addition to taking your questions...
Pitching Coach Tom Thornton chatted about the change from pitcher to coach as well as some other sports...
Lastly, Director of Marketing Natalie Kirby discusses Opening Weekend...
Derrick Gordon chats about starting the home opener on May 20, and introduces himself to you in Getting to Know You...
Manager Greg Tagert discusses the opening of the season and joining the American Association in addition to taking your questions...
Pitching Coach Tom Thornton chatted about the change from pitcher to coach as well as some other sports...
Lastly, Director of Marketing Natalie Kirby discusses Opening Weekend...
Rainin' Rangers
UPDATE: Since I can now get back on the blog to upload some things...Here are some photos of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington...
While the team was off on the final day before the seaosn, I went to The Ballpark in Arlington for the Rangers and A's...The game was rained out with the Rangers up 7-0 in the 4th...As I understand, practice was also rained out today for the 'Cats...I will post some photos in a bit...Last reminder...Tagert's MailBag for this week...Send a question to me if you want the skipper to answer for Woody's RailCats RoundUp this week...
Opening Night Explanation
If you missed my broadcast on Friday where I kinda explained what happened in the 8th inning of Thursday's opener, here is what happened during the strange 8th inning of Thursday's game as was explained to me today...A simultaneous call was made by both the base umpire and plate umpire on Mike Massaro's liner...AirHogs third baseman Greg Porter reacted to the home plate call, which was a catch...Adam Klein reacted to the field ump call, which was no catch...Thus with two calls being made, they went with the out on the liner and sent Klein back to first because he was reacting to what he saw in front of him...Hope that makes sense...You can see why I was so confused...Especially since Klein ended up on third while Grand Prairie thought they had a double play...
Woody's RailCats RoundUp Preview
LISTEN TO THE ROUNDUP
RailCats WarmUp Show: Greg Tagert
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Opening Night
It's finally here...As I sit in the hotel in Dallas, even I am full of excitement for the first ever meeting between the RailCats and AirHog this evening...Don't miss tonight's broadcast which will be packed with fun...First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. with the NIEMI Associates RailCats WarmUp Show debuting at 6:55 p.m. To no surprise, my guest today will be Seventh Year Manager Greg Tagert, and I will post his interview here when it airs...I will also post the game notes, a link to the game day page, a broadcast link, and a ton more throughout the day...However, I felt a good place to start was with what people are saying Around the Region...So, below is a ton of articles to help prep you for tonight...
Post-Tribune
Brave New World
RailCats Enter with Revamped Pitching Staff
NWI Times
RailCats Open on the Road
Position by Position
Meet the RailCats
Offseason of Release Helps Prepare RailCat
Post-Tribune
Brave New World
RailCats Enter with Revamped Pitching Staff
NWI Times
RailCats Open on the Road
Position by Position
Meet the RailCats
Offseason of Release Helps Prepare RailCat
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Ft. Worth: The Final Exhibition
Here it is...the final tuneup for the regular season, which begins Thursday night about 20 minutes from here at Grand Prairie...I was thinking of Sci-Fi Night with this title...Listen live to me broadcasting tonight on The Lakeshore...No live blog during the game, because you can listen to me! But do email in questions and whatnot...
FT. WORTH CATS
Aljay Davis - 2B
Cameron Monger - LF
Travis Metcalf - 3B
John Allen - DH
Trent Lockwood - 1B
Brian Fryer - CF
Marcos Rodriguez - RF
Johnathon Moore - C
Cory Morales - SS
LHP - Cody White - SP
RAILCATS (4-2)
Adam Klein - LF
Mike Massaro - CF
Brad Boyer - SS (First start at SS of the spring)
Crisitan Guerrero - RF
Lou Ott - 2B
Kyle Haines - DH (Receiving a day off from the field)
Mike Rohde - 1B
Johnny bowden - C
Chris Carrara - 3B
LHP Derrick Gordon - SP
Gordon is targeted to start the home opener for the RailCats on May 20 at U. S. Steel Yard...It's Gonna Be Hot!!! Get your tickets now!!!
Also slated to pitch
LHP Zeb Engle
RHP Will Krout
RHP David Nathanson
FT. WORTH CATS
Aljay Davis - 2B
Cameron Monger - LF
Travis Metcalf - 3B
John Allen - DH
Trent Lockwood - 1B
Brian Fryer - CF
Marcos Rodriguez - RF
Johnathon Moore - C
Cory Morales - SS
LHP - Cody White - SP
RAILCATS (4-2)
Adam Klein - LF
Mike Massaro - CF
Brad Boyer - SS (First start at SS of the spring)
Crisitan Guerrero - RF
Lou Ott - 2B
Kyle Haines - DH (Receiving a day off from the field)
Mike Rohde - 1B
Johnny bowden - C
Chris Carrara - 3B
LHP Derrick Gordon - SP
Gordon is targeted to start the home opener for the RailCats on May 20 at U. S. Steel Yard...It's Gonna Be Hot!!! Get your tickets now!!!
Also slated to pitch
LHP Zeb Engle
RHP Will Krout
RHP David Nathanson
Tonight
Don't forget...Tonight's game will be broadcast on The Lakeshore, 89.1 FM in The Region, and I want to hear from you...Send your emails to tcalderwood@railcatsbaseball.com - and if you want to put in a question for this week's edition of Tagert's Mailbag on Woody's RailCats RoundUp do so as well...
LISTEN TO TONIGHT'S GAME
LISTEN TO TONIGHT'S GAME
LaGrave Field
I have some photos from today's stop on the tour de RailCats, Ft. Worth's LaGrave Field...I took just a few because we will be back here in July, so I will post more then...Reminder, tonight's game from LaGrave Field is being broadcast...Big ups to the Ft. Worth Cats front office for helping me get everything ready for tonight, specifically Bric Shelton...You can click on an image to see it full size...The city of Ft. Worth is in the background...
The Rooster
Think of Rube Baker from Major League 2 as it relates to my title...I realize that I hadn't posted details yet on the final roster or the pitching rotation to open the year...Well, how about this being the perfect place...Final cuts were made on Sunday before heading off to Evansville...
Buddy Munroe and Wes Wrenn were placed on irrevocable waivers for the purpose of granting outright release...Carlos Rivas, who is still working his way into the States from Venezuela, will open on the inactive list...Brian Kolb has also been placed on the inactive list to open the year...
SOME DETAILS: According to American Association rules, if you open the season on the inactive list you can be activated at any time...If you are placed on the inactive list during the season you need to miss a minimum of 30 days....In other words, now would be the time to place players on the inactive list...
PITCHING WISE: LHP Derrick Gordon will receive the call for tonight's final exhibition...RHP Scott Shaw, a native of Gurnee, Illinois, will be the opening night starter on Thursday...RHP Jack Frawley goes Friday, RHP Nolan Nicholson on Saturday, and then Gordon on Sunday...That also means that on opening night at U. S. Steel Yard the first hurler will be LHP Derrick Gordon...
Matchups for the opening series with Grand Prairie are as follows...
Thursday: RHP Scott Shaw vs. LHP Greg Smith
Friday: RHP Jack Frawley vs. RHP Scott Drucker
Saturday: RHP Nolan Nicholson vs. RHP Josh Rainwater
Sunday: LHP Derrick Gordon vs. RHP Jae Lung
Buddy Munroe and Wes Wrenn were placed on irrevocable waivers for the purpose of granting outright release...Carlos Rivas, who is still working his way into the States from Venezuela, will open on the inactive list...Brian Kolb has also been placed on the inactive list to open the year...
SOME DETAILS: According to American Association rules, if you open the season on the inactive list you can be activated at any time...If you are placed on the inactive list during the season you need to miss a minimum of 30 days....In other words, now would be the time to place players on the inactive list...
PITCHING WISE: LHP Derrick Gordon will receive the call for tonight's final exhibition...RHP Scott Shaw, a native of Gurnee, Illinois, will be the opening night starter on Thursday...RHP Jack Frawley goes Friday, RHP Nolan Nicholson on Saturday, and then Gordon on Sunday...That also means that on opening night at U. S. Steel Yard the first hurler will be LHP Derrick Gordon...
Matchups for the opening series with Grand Prairie are as follows...
Thursday: RHP Scott Shaw vs. LHP Greg Smith
Friday: RHP Jack Frawley vs. RHP Scott Drucker
Saturday: RHP Nolan Nicholson vs. RHP Josh Rainwater
Sunday: LHP Derrick Gordon vs. RHP Jae Lung
Lone Star State
TRIP FILE
Movies Watched: Liar, Liar; Shooter; Walk Hard (The Dewey Cox Story); The Bronx is Burning
Stops: 3 (Somewhere in Kentucky, and twice in Arkansas)
Total Time from Evansville: Roughly 15 hours or so...
DETAILS:
The trip took a little longer than expected after having to detour around some of the flooding in the Memphia area...The road through was closed...Right around the Kentucky-Missouri border we saw some of the flooding first hand...I will post a few pictures (Myself and a lot of the players couldn't believe how much water there was), but there was a ton of water...
Here are two pictures of the flooding taken from my seat at the front of the bus looking out the window...
Monday, May 9, 2011
Exhibition #6: RailCats at Evansville
The RailCats are 2-0 against the Frontier League so far this exhibition season...Today its another Frontier League club, a team in transition with the Evansville Otters...Evansville Manager Andy McCauley took over just before the All-Star break last season and enters his first full season with the club hoping to reverse a trend of four straight losing seasons after the team won a title in 2006...
UPDATE: Still awaiting the start of the game...
11:35 - Evansville takes the field...
Gametime conditions...As I was told by Tom Thornton...Cold for Evansville standards...76 Degrees, Partly sunny...Yesterday the temp was in the mid-80s...
TOP FIRST
And we are underway...First pitch at 11:37 am...
This pitcher looks legit...He was in Double-A last year...
Adam Klein grounded out to shortstop (ONE OUT)...
Mike Massaro struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Brad Boyer struck out swinging...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM FIRST
Greg Burns reached on an error...
Joe Spiers struck out looking (ONE OUT)...
Burns stole second...
Vinnie Scarduzio reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second on the run down...Burns out between second and third 1-6-5 (TWO OUTS)...
Mike Durant grounded out to short...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
TOP SECOND
Look out!!! Cristian Guerrero knocks Evansville pitcher Jeremy Thorne in the throwing hand with a comebacker...
Guerrero reaches with an infield single...
Thorne is ok..Shakes it off and back to work...
Lou Ott singles just out of the reach of shortstop Korby Mintken into short left...
Kyle Haines struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Mike Valadez grounded into an inning ending double play (6-4-3)
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM SECOND
Jamar Walton grounded out to first (ONE OUT)...
Greg Alexander struck out looking (TWO OUTS)...
Jon Waltenbury grounded out to second...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
TOP THIRD
End of the game for the uber impressive Thorne...This guy is going to be an ace in the Frontier League...Final line... 2IP, 2H, 3K...
RHP Scott Kelley now in the game...
Toddric Johnson flew out to center, good running. sliding, grab by Burns (ONE OUT)...
SIDEBAR: This Kelley guy is also bringing it and consistently around the zone...I see a lot of improvement in this Evansville team...
Chris Carrara tucked a rolling single inside the first base line...
Carrara hustles to second on a ball in the dirt...Wild pitch...
Klein flew out to short left (TWO OUTS)...
Massaro, in his second game of the spring, struck out swinging...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM THIRD
P.J. Sequiera reached on a throwing error by the shortstop...
Billy Killian smashed a liner off the glove of Ott at first base and into right field...Sequiera moves to third...
Korby Mintken flew out to short center (ONE OUT)...Sequiera bluffed at a tag but Massaro rifled the ball to the plate...
Burns strikes out looking (TWO OUTS) - Third K for Nicholson...
Spiers Baltimore Chops to second...Evansville leaves two on...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
TOP FOURTH
Boyer drew a leadoff walk...Boyer stole second...
Guerrero struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Ott struck out looking (TWO OUTS)...
Haines grounded out to second...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM FOURTH
Scarduzio struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Durant doubled off the wall in center...
Walton with a bad hop double over the glove of Ott and into right field...Durant scores...
EVANSVILLE 1, RAILCATS 0
Alexander grounded to third, even with the bag (TWO OUTS)...
Waltenbury lined out to left...
EVANSVILLE 1, RAILCATS 0
TOP FIFTH
RHP Kyle Barry on for Evansville...He is a returning Otter...
Valadez lined out to first (ONE OUT)...
Johnson singled past the glove of shortstop Korby Mintken...Fourth RailCat hit of the game...
Johnson caught stealing 2-6 (TWO OUTS)...Seemed like he got a solid jump as well...Great throw by the catcher Killian...
Carrara popped out to second...
EVANSVILLE 1, RAILCATS 0
BOTTOM FIFTH
Sequiera singled through the right side...
Killian flew out to short center (ONE OUT)...
Mintken doubled deep to left over the head of Klein...Sequiera scored...Mintken moved to third on the relay...
EVANSVILLE 2, RAILCATS 0
Burns popped out to second (TWO OUTS)...
Spiers singled up the middle...Mintken scored...
EVANSVILLE 3, RAILCATS 0
Spiers stole second on a double clutch throw from Valadez behind the pipe...
Scarduzio singled through the right side...Spiers scored...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
Durant recorded a single through the left side of the infield...Scarduzio held at second...
Walton hit a hard grounder to second to end the inning...
Evansville scores three runs on five hits...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
TOP SIXTH
Brandon Fowler to catcher...Toby Davis to second base...Dave Kahn to center field...Jace Brinkerhoff to third base...
Klein lined out to left (ONE OUT)...
Massaro struck out swinging for the third time in the game (TWO OUTS)...
Boyer struck out swinging...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
BOTTOM SIXTH
Brian Kolb to third base...Jeff Beachum in at first...
Alexander lined out deep to left (ONE OUT)...
Waltenbury singled up the middle...
Jace Brinkerhoff rolled into a nicely turned double play 4-6-3...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
TOP SEVENTH
LHP Patrick Crider on to pitch for Evansville
Guerrero grounded out to short (ONE OUT)...
Ott struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Beachum flew out to right...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
BOTTOM SEVENTH
LHP Jeremy Hauer on to pitch, a couple lefties due up for Evansville...
Johnny Bowden behind the plate...
Final line on Nicholson...6IP, 9H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 4K...
Brandon Fowler struck out looking (ONE OUT)...
Korby Mintken, a starter still in the game, struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Dave Kahn struck out swinging...Say hello Jeremy Hauer...Only slated to throw one inning...Struck out the side in order...Could it be a return to form from the 2009 Northern League Championship Series???
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
TOP EIGHTH
RHP Chris Rollins taking over on the hill...Rollins logged time with the Otters last season and was the #1 overall draft choice by Oakland County in the Frontier League draft a few years back...
SIDEBAR: Its definetly getting hotter here in Evansville...
Haines walked to open the inning...
Valadez nearly breaks up the shutout...Lining a double into right-center to almost score Haines, who was held up at the last minute by third base coach C.J. Thieleke...
Johnson fouled out to third (ONE OUT)...
Carrara takes advantage of a miscommunication as the right fielder and second baseman fail to decide who wants the pop up, the ball drops in for a single...Haines scores...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 1
Klein worked a lengthy at bat and almost rolled into a double play but Toby Davis had some issues at second, almost failing to record any out (TWO OUTS)...Valadez scored...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
Massaro struck out swinging...Fourth K of the game...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
BOTTOM EIGHTH
RHP Chris Chavez on to pitch...
And not the only change...Ott in the game at third, now playing the other corner slot today...Kolb shifts to short...
Toby Davis struck out looking (ONE OUT)...
Scarduzio bounced back to Chavez (TWO OUTS)...
Durant grounded out to short...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
TOP NINTH
RHP Travis LaMar taking over on the hill...LaMar was on my team last year, the Lake Erie Crushers before a trade to his hometown team after the series with Evansville...Sounds like we will play through the top of the 10th so Evansville can get another pitcher in the game...
Brian Kolb hit a laser to third, gloved by the drawn in third baseman (ONE OUT)...
Brad Boyer grounded out to second (TWO OUTS)...
Cristian Guerrero flew out to right...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
BOTTOM NINTH
Walton lined out to second (ONE OUT)...
Alexander grounded out to short (TWO OUTS)...
Waltenbury grounded out to short...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
TOP TENTH
RHP Kent Worthington will be the final pitcher for Evansville...Not sure who the RailCats will be sending to the plate...
Ott grounded out to second (ONE OUT)...
Beachum reached on an error by the shortstop...
Johnny Bowden reached on a fielder's choice...Beachum out at second 4-6 (TWO OUTS)...
Johnson lined out to center...Game over...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
UPDATE: Still awaiting the start of the game...
11:35 - Evansville takes the field...
Gametime conditions...As I was told by Tom Thornton...Cold for Evansville standards...76 Degrees, Partly sunny...Yesterday the temp was in the mid-80s...
TOP FIRST
And we are underway...First pitch at 11:37 am...
This pitcher looks legit...He was in Double-A last year...
Adam Klein grounded out to shortstop (ONE OUT)...
Mike Massaro struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Brad Boyer struck out swinging...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM FIRST
Greg Burns reached on an error...
Joe Spiers struck out looking (ONE OUT)...
Burns stole second...
Vinnie Scarduzio reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second on the run down...Burns out between second and third 1-6-5 (TWO OUTS)...
Mike Durant grounded out to short...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
TOP SECOND
Look out!!! Cristian Guerrero knocks Evansville pitcher Jeremy Thorne in the throwing hand with a comebacker...
Guerrero reaches with an infield single...
Thorne is ok..Shakes it off and back to work...
Lou Ott singles just out of the reach of shortstop Korby Mintken into short left...
Kyle Haines struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Mike Valadez grounded into an inning ending double play (6-4-3)
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM SECOND
Jamar Walton grounded out to first (ONE OUT)...
Greg Alexander struck out looking (TWO OUTS)...
Jon Waltenbury grounded out to second...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
TOP THIRD
End of the game for the uber impressive Thorne...This guy is going to be an ace in the Frontier League...Final line... 2IP, 2H, 3K...
RHP Scott Kelley now in the game...
Toddric Johnson flew out to center, good running. sliding, grab by Burns (ONE OUT)...
SIDEBAR: This Kelley guy is also bringing it and consistently around the zone...I see a lot of improvement in this Evansville team...
Chris Carrara tucked a rolling single inside the first base line...
Carrara hustles to second on a ball in the dirt...Wild pitch...
Klein flew out to short left (TWO OUTS)...
Massaro, in his second game of the spring, struck out swinging...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM THIRD
P.J. Sequiera reached on a throwing error by the shortstop...
Billy Killian smashed a liner off the glove of Ott at first base and into right field...Sequiera moves to third...
Korby Mintken flew out to short center (ONE OUT)...Sequiera bluffed at a tag but Massaro rifled the ball to the plate...
Burns strikes out looking (TWO OUTS) - Third K for Nicholson...
Spiers Baltimore Chops to second...Evansville leaves two on...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
TOP FOURTH
Boyer drew a leadoff walk...Boyer stole second...
Guerrero struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Ott struck out looking (TWO OUTS)...
Haines grounded out to second...
RAILCATS 0, EVANSVILLE 0
BOTTOM FOURTH
Scarduzio struck out swinging (ONE OUT)...
Durant doubled off the wall in center...
Walton with a bad hop double over the glove of Ott and into right field...Durant scores...
EVANSVILLE 1, RAILCATS 0
Alexander grounded to third, even with the bag (TWO OUTS)...
Waltenbury lined out to left...
EVANSVILLE 1, RAILCATS 0
TOP FIFTH
RHP Kyle Barry on for Evansville...He is a returning Otter...
Valadez lined out to first (ONE OUT)...
Johnson singled past the glove of shortstop Korby Mintken...Fourth RailCat hit of the game...
Johnson caught stealing 2-6 (TWO OUTS)...Seemed like he got a solid jump as well...Great throw by the catcher Killian...
Carrara popped out to second...
EVANSVILLE 1, RAILCATS 0
BOTTOM FIFTH
Sequiera singled through the right side...
Killian flew out to short center (ONE OUT)...
Mintken doubled deep to left over the head of Klein...Sequiera scored...Mintken moved to third on the relay...
EVANSVILLE 2, RAILCATS 0
Burns popped out to second (TWO OUTS)...
Spiers singled up the middle...Mintken scored...
EVANSVILLE 3, RAILCATS 0
Spiers stole second on a double clutch throw from Valadez behind the pipe...
Scarduzio singled through the right side...Spiers scored...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
Durant recorded a single through the left side of the infield...Scarduzio held at second...
Walton hit a hard grounder to second to end the inning...
Evansville scores three runs on five hits...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
TOP SIXTH
Brandon Fowler to catcher...Toby Davis to second base...Dave Kahn to center field...Jace Brinkerhoff to third base...
Klein lined out to left (ONE OUT)...
Massaro struck out swinging for the third time in the game (TWO OUTS)...
Boyer struck out swinging...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
BOTTOM SIXTH
Brian Kolb to third base...Jeff Beachum in at first...
Alexander lined out deep to left (ONE OUT)...
Waltenbury singled up the middle...
Jace Brinkerhoff rolled into a nicely turned double play 4-6-3...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
TOP SEVENTH
LHP Patrick Crider on to pitch for Evansville
Guerrero grounded out to short (ONE OUT)...
Ott struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Beachum flew out to right...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
BOTTOM SEVENTH
LHP Jeremy Hauer on to pitch, a couple lefties due up for Evansville...
Johnny Bowden behind the plate...
Final line on Nicholson...6IP, 9H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 4K...
Brandon Fowler struck out looking (ONE OUT)...
Korby Mintken, a starter still in the game, struck out swinging (TWO OUTS)...
Dave Kahn struck out swinging...Say hello Jeremy Hauer...Only slated to throw one inning...Struck out the side in order...Could it be a return to form from the 2009 Northern League Championship Series???
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 0
TOP EIGHTH
RHP Chris Rollins taking over on the hill...Rollins logged time with the Otters last season and was the #1 overall draft choice by Oakland County in the Frontier League draft a few years back...
SIDEBAR: Its definetly getting hotter here in Evansville...
Haines walked to open the inning...
Valadez nearly breaks up the shutout...Lining a double into right-center to almost score Haines, who was held up at the last minute by third base coach C.J. Thieleke...
Johnson fouled out to third (ONE OUT)...
Carrara takes advantage of a miscommunication as the right fielder and second baseman fail to decide who wants the pop up, the ball drops in for a single...Haines scores...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 1
Klein worked a lengthy at bat and almost rolled into a double play but Toby Davis had some issues at second, almost failing to record any out (TWO OUTS)...Valadez scored...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
Massaro struck out swinging...Fourth K of the game...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
BOTTOM EIGHTH
RHP Chris Chavez on to pitch...
And not the only change...Ott in the game at third, now playing the other corner slot today...Kolb shifts to short...
Toby Davis struck out looking (ONE OUT)...
Scarduzio bounced back to Chavez (TWO OUTS)...
Durant grounded out to short...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
TOP NINTH
RHP Travis LaMar taking over on the hill...LaMar was on my team last year, the Lake Erie Crushers before a trade to his hometown team after the series with Evansville...Sounds like we will play through the top of the 10th so Evansville can get another pitcher in the game...
Brian Kolb hit a laser to third, gloved by the drawn in third baseman (ONE OUT)...
Brad Boyer grounded out to second (TWO OUTS)...
Cristian Guerrero flew out to right...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
BOTTOM NINTH
Walton lined out to second (ONE OUT)...
Alexander grounded out to short (TWO OUTS)...
Waltenbury grounded out to short...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
TOP TENTH
RHP Kent Worthington will be the final pitcher for Evansville...Not sure who the RailCats will be sending to the plate...
Ott grounded out to second (ONE OUT)...
Beachum reached on an error by the shortstop...
Johnny Bowden reached on a fielder's choice...Beachum out at second 4-6 (TWO OUTS)...
Johnson lined out to center...Game over...
EVANSVILLE 4, RAILCATS 2
RoundUp Recap
The theme of the first show was introductions...I introduced my broadcast partner for the season, Billy Evans...
Andy Viano was introduced to a new role within the RailCats this offseason
The Commissioner of the RailCats new league, Miles Wolff, intriduced fans to the American Association
Andy Viano wrapped it up by introducing you to some of the changes around U. S. Steel Yard this summer while also previewing some of the events in What's Next...
Also, don't forget to send your questions in for Manager Greg Tagert in Tagert's Mailbag...Email me tcalderwood@railcatsbaseball.com with your questions for this week...
Woody's RailCats RoundUp airs every Saturday morning at 9am on The Lakeshore...
Exhibition #5: Lineups
UPDATE: First pitch now scheduled for 11:30 am rather than 11am...
Here are today's lineups...Evansville will not be wearing uniforms, but they do have a lineup at least, which gives me the chance to post the starting lineup...Evansville is using 10 players in the lineup in the exhibition opener for the Otters...
EVANSVILLE (0-0)
Greg Burns - CF
Joe Spiers - 2B
Vinnie Scarduzio - RF
Mike Durant - DH
Jamar Walton - EH (Extra Hitter)
Greg Alexander - LF
Jon Waltenbury - 1B
P.J. Sequiera - 3B
Billy Killian - C
Korby Mintken - SS
RHP Jeremy Thorne - SP
RAILCATS (4-1)
Adam Klein - LF
Mike Massaro - CF
Brad Boyer - 2B
Cristian Guerrero - DH
Lou Ott - 1B
Kyle Haines - SS
Mike Valadez - C
Toddric Johnson - RF
Chris Carrara - 3B
RHP Nolan Nicholson - SP
Nicholson is slated to throw six innings...
Other Pitchers
LHP Jeremy Hauer
RHP Chris Chavez
Here are today's lineups...Evansville will not be wearing uniforms, but they do have a lineup at least, which gives me the chance to post the starting lineup...Evansville is using 10 players in the lineup in the exhibition opener for the Otters...
EVANSVILLE (0-0)
Greg Burns - CF
Joe Spiers - 2B
Vinnie Scarduzio - RF
Mike Durant - DH
Jamar Walton - EH (Extra Hitter)
Greg Alexander - LF
Jon Waltenbury - 1B
P.J. Sequiera - 3B
Billy Killian - C
Korby Mintken - SS
RHP Jeremy Thorne - SP
RAILCATS (4-1)
Adam Klein - LF
Mike Massaro - CF
Brad Boyer - 2B
Cristian Guerrero - DH
Lou Ott - 1B
Kyle Haines - SS
Mike Valadez - C
Toddric Johnson - RF
Chris Carrara - 3B
RHP Nolan Nicholson - SP
Nicholson is slated to throw six innings...
Other Pitchers
LHP Jeremy Hauer
RHP Chris Chavez
Bosse Field
UPDATE: Pictures now added...
I am going to walk around and take some photos in a bit of historic Bosse Field here in Evansville, but first I thought I would recount some crazy stories from my last visit here with Lake Erie during the 2010 season...I will link to some of the old blog posts about this as well so you can read my full accounts fromm last year...
First...I have learned today not to sit in the visiting broadcast booth area...Last year, I was attacked by the window, which literally fell out on me (Fortunately without any breaking glass like I was talking about earlier)...And I almost broke my hand since the windoew fell on me...So I am sitting in the main area for my blogging ability today, avoiding my nemesis...Tim vs. Window...Window always wins...
Speaking of Tim vs...Also while here last year, I got in a fight with the iron at the hotel...Which ruined one of my team polos...Mind you this was on the same visit...Last year's post covers both events...
TIM VS.
Also one of the more weird events in my baseball tenure...A power outage in one light tower...One light tower broke during a game last year, forcing the suspension of the contest...The game was delayed for like two hours while waiting for a crew to come do some work, which led to some pretty cool photo ops...
POWER OUTAGE
A couple years back we also had a scheduled doubleheader on the Friday of a weekend series due to a high school regional at Bosse Field for Saturday...So, we were able to play two games on Friday and then have a Saturday in Evansville off, during which I had the chance to hit the Evansville zoo thanks to Otters Media Relations Director Liz Lewis (at the time)...The random off day day finished with a trip to see The Hangover at an Evansville theater...The actual doubleheader, since it was scheduled rather than a makeup, featured two full nine inning games...
So like I said...Strange things happen in Evansville...
It is also a trip down memory lane for Manager Greg Tagert...Tagert served as the Evansville Manager from 1997-2000, making the playoffs in all four years with two visits to the Frontier League Championship Series...His worst record was 43-41 in 1999, a playoff season...
Pitching Coach Tom Thornton was also an Evansville Otter in 2008 for a time during his playing career before joining the RailCats...Infielder Brian Kolb played for the Otters and their current Manager Andy McCauley last season...
I am going to walk around and take some photos in a bit of historic Bosse Field here in Evansville, but first I thought I would recount some crazy stories from my last visit here with Lake Erie during the 2010 season...I will link to some of the old blog posts about this as well so you can read my full accounts fromm last year...
First...I have learned today not to sit in the visiting broadcast booth area...Last year, I was attacked by the window, which literally fell out on me (Fortunately without any breaking glass like I was talking about earlier)...And I almost broke my hand since the windoew fell on me...So I am sitting in the main area for my blogging ability today, avoiding my nemesis...Tim vs. Window...Window always wins...
Speaking of Tim vs...Also while here last year, I got in a fight with the iron at the hotel...Which ruined one of my team polos...Mind you this was on the same visit...Last year's post covers both events...
TIM VS.
Also one of the more weird events in my baseball tenure...A power outage in one light tower...One light tower broke during a game last year, forcing the suspension of the contest...The game was delayed for like two hours while waiting for a crew to come do some work, which led to some pretty cool photo ops...
POWER OUTAGE
A couple years back we also had a scheduled doubleheader on the Friday of a weekend series due to a high school regional at Bosse Field for Saturday...So, we were able to play two games on Friday and then have a Saturday in Evansville off, during which I had the chance to hit the Evansville zoo thanks to Otters Media Relations Director Liz Lewis (at the time)...The random off day day finished with a trip to see The Hangover at an Evansville theater...The actual doubleheader, since it was scheduled rather than a makeup, featured two full nine inning games...
So like I said...Strange things happen in Evansville...
It is also a trip down memory lane for Manager Greg Tagert...Tagert served as the Evansville Manager from 1997-2000, making the playoffs in all four years with two visits to the Frontier League Championship Series...His worst record was 43-41 in 1999, a playoff season...
Pitching Coach Tom Thornton was also an Evansville Otter in 2008 for a time during his playing career before joining the RailCats...Infielder Brian Kolb played for the Otters and their current Manager Andy McCauley last season...
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