I promised an update on other Frontier League teams a while back...As I currently have time, that time is now :)
Now realize that a lot of teams don't have media coverage consistently so here is what I can gather...We will start in the Boomers division...
Grizzlies Hope to Bounce Back from Subpar 2011
Brook has Rascals Retooled
Belters Manager to Learn About his Team in Exhibition
And Around the East Division...
Lack of Offense Speeds Up Roster Process for Miners
Ivy Leaguer Trying to Earn Slot on Washington's Roster
Crushers Ready for Another Big Year
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Reaching Rockford
Today will be a single 10-inning contest rather than a doubleheader...First pitch is at 1:00 p.m. No broadcast from either side today so you get to rely on me!!!! First of two with Rockford as the Riverhawks come to Boomers Stadium tomorrow...We are at Riverhawks Stadium, which is not actually in Rockford...Its in Loves Park...
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS (1-2)
Brandon Anderson - CF
Danny Gonzalez - 2B
Evan Button - SS
Devin Shepherd - DH
Michael Hur - LF
Jet Butler - 1B
Matt Greener - 3B
Elvin Millan, Jr. - C
Jeremy Richter - RF
R.J. Harris - DH
Alex Szymanski - LHP (Four Innings)
Cody Hallahan - RHP (Three Innings)
Garrett Granitz - RHP (One Inning)
Brad Allen - RHP (One Inning)
Mike Lee - RHP (One Inning)
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (2-2-1)
Raphael Turner - LF
Pat Biserta - DH
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Nick Kuroczko - 2B
Mike Valadez - C
Jordan Castaldo - 1B
Nate Baumann - RF
Cody McMorris - CF
Drew Heithoff - DH
Chad Mozingo - DH
Robby Donovan - RHP
Joe Parsons - RHP
Matt Collins - RHP
Jason Braun - RHP
Thomas Nelson - LHP
TOP 1st
First pitch at 1:04 p.m. - Raphael Turner with a single to right to open the game...Turner steals second...Pat Biserta struck out swinging...And Turner impresses...Stealing third...Gerard Hall flies out to short right...Not deep enough to score Turner...Frank Pfister singled to left, scoring Turner...Nick Kuroczko flew out to center...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
BOT 1st
Brandon Anderson bounced out to short on a nice play by Gerard Hall...It was a broken bat...Danny Gonzalez struck out swinging...Evan Button lined out to center...Had a nice brief conversation with Bryan Wickline, the President of Rock River Valley Baseball, the ownership group of the Riverhawks...Wickline was the GM in Chillicothe back when the Paints were in the Frontier League and still serves as the GM of the now Prospect League team...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
TOP 2nd
Mike Valadez lines a double off the wall in left-center...Jordan Castaldo struck out swinging...That is twice where the Boomers have failed to move a runner to third...Nate Baumann struck out swinging...Rumor mill in the press box is that Szymanski has been working on his curve, which he just struck Baumann out on...Cody McMorris popped out to second...Valadez stranded at second...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
BOT 2nd
Devin Shepherd with a lineout to right...Michael Hur struck out swinging...Jet Butler almost took the head off of Donovan with a smash right up the gut for the first Rockford hit...Matt Greener flew out to left...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
TOP 3rd
Drew Heithoff struck out swinging...Chad Mozingo tried to bunt his way on...Good bunt but stumbled a bit on his way up the line...Out at first base unassisted...Turner walked, or thought he did...It was ball three and he was 3/4 of the way up the line...Now he walks...It was elementary...Turner caught stealing...Tried to get a jump on Szymanski who threw to first...Turner made it close at second but is out...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
BOT 3rd
Elvin Millan, Jr. with a single just out of the reach of Hall at short and into short left...Jeremy Richter lined out to short...Tremendous diving catch by Hall no chance to double off Millan though...R.J. Harris struck out swinging...Donovan has struck out at least one batter in each inning...Anderson with a bouncer to first handled by Castaldo...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
TOP 4th
Biserta was at the plate when Turner was caught stealing and will lead off...Biserta singles through the right side on the first pitch...Bullpen is busy for Rockford...Szymanski is in consideration to be Rockford's opening night starter as well...Four innings is his target for today...Rockford opens at River City...Hall bounces into a fielder's choice...Biserta out at second...Turner has been busy...I wouldn't mind seeing Hall try and move here...Instead, Hall is picked off...And not happy about it...Pfister lined out center...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
BOT 4th
Gonzalez grounded out to short...Button struck out swinging...Four strikeouts for Donovan...Shepherd walked...Bullpen starts to stir for the Boomers...Hur lined out to short...Sliding stab by Hall...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
TOP 5th
Cody Hallahan takes over on the mound...Four strong for Szymanski, allowing a run on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts...FYI the bullpen activity for the Boomers was Andrew Cohn, potentially for an appearance in the field...Home plate ump just appealed to first and Mike Kashirsky did a nice job of helping Tony Corbo...Kuroczko draws a walk...Hallahan is a true rookie from Bethany Lutheran, a Division III school...Valadez tried to bunt but rolled it foul and then grounded into a 4-6-3 double play...Castaldo with a single through the right side...Baumann grounds out to second...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 0
BOT 5th
Still Donovan on the hill...Thomas Nelson is standing in the bullpen and Joe Parsons is doing some running in the outfield to prepare...Parsons now throwing...Nelson is his protector as I like to call it, standing guard...Butler with a tremendous battle at the plate...And draws a walk...Greener drives a double down the line in left, touching the chalk (A chalk duster as I call it) on the first pitch...Butler scores from first to tie the game...Millan grounds out to second...Kuroczko has some problems but stays with it to notch the out...Infield in with Butler now at third and one out...Donovan takes matters into his own hands with a strikeout of Richter...Infield relaxes a bit...Five strikeouts for Donovan...Harris grounds out to second...Donovan leaves to go ahead run on base...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, RIVERHAWKS 1
TOP 6th
So its tied up now...New catcher is Greg Van Horn...Another inning for Hallahan, who is penciled for three...McMorris with a chopper over the mound...Infield single...The shortstop came in front of second and tried to pick on a short hop but would have had a tough play...Sixth hit of the game...McMorris steals second...Man he can fly!!! Throw is into center and McMorris comes all the way around to score...Heithoff strikes out swinging...Mozingo walks...Sean Mahley pinch hitting for Turner...Mahley popped up to second...Biserta with a double down the right field line, scoring Mozingo from first...Both runs now earned...Ellis Lowe in to pinch hit...First pitch attack...Flies out to medium right-center...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 1
BOT 6th
Donovan finished after five innings...Nice line...5IP, 3H, ER, 2BB, 5K...Parsons taking over...Other changes...Brad Hawn catching...Brandon Hairston at first...Lowe stays at short...Likewise for Mahley in left...Andrew Cohn now at third...Anderson leads off by popping into short right...Tough grab for Kuroczko, who by the way is in his first extended action of the spring...Gonzalez with a single into short right...Fourth Rockford hit...Gonzalez moves up on a wild pitch and doesn't stop, taking third...Button with an RBI single to score Gonzalez...Sheperd bounces to the left side, Cohn with a nice diving play, goes to second for the force, return throw to first is a little low...May have been a double play...Hur grounds into a fielder's choice to end the inning...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 2
TOP 7th
Cohn leads off with a bunt single...Well placed up the third base line...Kuroczko popped out to second...Hawn walked...Hairston broke his bat not once, but twice...Rolling into an inning ending double play on the second broken bat...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 2
BOT 7th
Another inning for Parsons...Butler struck out looking on three pitches...Greener struck out swinging on a high fastball...Greg Van Horn with his first at bat of the day...Gerard Hall with an impressive ball boy impersonation chasing a foul ball behind the plate...Van Horn reaches on a throwing error by Lowe, the first error of the day for the Boomers...Richter grounds to Cohn at third, who opts to throw to second for the force...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 2
TOP 8th
Carlos Luciano now playing short...Now pitching is Garrett Granitz...Hallahan's line...3IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, K...Granitz is the definition of a submariner...Really gets low on the delivery...Baumann squared it up but Anderson chased down what could have been a gap shot...McMorris with a single through the left side...And caught stealing...Heithoff strikes out swinging...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 2
BOT 8th
New pitcher is Matt Collins...Parsons was strong...2IP, 2H, ER, 2K and a wild pitch...Dave Worthington pinch hitting...Worthington flies out to center...Anderson with a single through the right side...Speed on the bases...Gonzalez with a single...Tremendous play by Lowe kept it in the infield but Lowe couldn't get it out of the glove cleanly...Luciano struck out looking in his first at bat...Andrew Caron pinch hitting...Caron walks to load the bases...And a wild pitch ties the game as Anderson crosses...Hur flies out to short center...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 3
TOP 9th
New pitcher is Brad Allen...Another righty...Granitz with an IP, 1H, and a strikeout...Mozingo leads off and fouled out to left...Mahley grounded out to second...Biserta reached on an error by the second baseman...Lowe also reaches on an error by the second baseman...Two on with two outs...Cohn struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 3
BOT 9th
Ty Nelson is now behind the plate...May have happened last inning but I didn't catch it until just now...Spring training...Collins at least out to start another inning...Butler struck out swinging...Greener flew out to McMorris in center...Van Horn struck out swinging...Much better second inning for Collins...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 3
TOP 10th
New pitcher is the top draft choice in the 2012 Frontier League Draft, Mike Lee...Lee was popping the glove at 94 mph in Washington at the tryout...He was in Double-A with the Red Sox (Portland Seadogs) the week before the draft and was released just days before...I have heard a lot of things about this guy...I suspect he will be the closer and may not be in the Frontier League long...Kuroczko leading off and singles through the right side...Ty Nelson with his first at bat and grounds into a 5-4-3 double play...Hairston struck out swinging but reached on a wild pitch...Baumann bounces out to third...I will say this...Lee, who's pitching hit 91 on the gun which is apparently a few mph slow, also has good command and nasty breaking stuff...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RIVERHAWKS 3
BOT 10th
Jason Braun on for the 10th...Collins tossed two innings and allowed a run on two hits with a walk, wild pitch, and three strikeouts...The managers just talked about something...Not sure if maybe they want to go another inning after the scheduled 10...Richter lines a single to center...Worthington struck out swinging...Anderson with a single to right...Two on with one out...Sounds like they will play another half inning...Gonzalez rolled to the right side...Troubles...Braun with two errors...Failed to handle the throw from Hairston and then threw it away at third as Rockford scores twice...Nice play by Cohn at third as Luciano bounces out...Caron grounded out to first...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors, 1 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 5, BOOMERS 3
TOP 11th
Another half for Lee...McMorris reaches on an E3 and moves to second as well...Heithoff is the tying run at the plate but pops out to second...Mozingo flies out to right...McMorris stole third...Mahley reached on an infield single...McMorris scores...Biserta grounds out to first...Butler was busy over there today...That's the game...10 1/2 innings in 3:03...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 1 LOB
RIVERHAWKS 5, BOOMERS 4
Same two teams at Boomers Stadium tomorrow...Unearned runs hurt in the loss to Joliet on Thursday...Two unearned runs cost Rockford today...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Spring Training Baseball
So if you caught yesterday's broadcast you heard me making fun of Aaron's scorecard...Check this out :)
Challenging the Champs: Round Two
Round Two with Joliet...
Another tag team broadcast with Aaron Morse from Joliet...
UStream
Did you know you can also follow the live stats from today's contest...Official scorer Drew Sauer is manning the computer today...
LIVE STATS
JOLIET SLAMMERS (1-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - UT
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Ben Hewett - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
LHP Geoff Brown (1-3)
RHP Chase Doremus (4-5)
LHP Brian Fowler (6-7)
As Needed
RHP Daniel Carela
RHP Amalio Diaz
RHP Jim Schult
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (2-1-1)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
Raphael Turner - DH
Ty Nelson - C
Nate Baumann - DH
Pat Biserta - RF
Ellis Lowe - SS
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Cody McMorris - DH
Sean Mahley - LF
Andrew Cohn - 3B
LHP Vinny Lally (1-3)
LHP Andy Weeks (4-6)
RHP Andy Heston
LHP Jose Rodriguez
TOP 1st
Trevor Willis struck out swinging...Abel Nieves walked...Hector Pellot singled into left-center...Erik Lis belted a three-run homer to right...Reid Chenworth walked...Zach Mandelblatt with a bloop single into left-center, falling between Lowe, Mozingo, and Mahley in the outfield...David Fox walked on four pitches to load the bases...Ben Hewett with a two-run single on the first pitch through the right side...Sean Estand walked to load the bases...Brad Netzel reaches on a fielder's choice...Though it could have been a double play but Lowe had issues at short...And now they will say that is it for the inning since Joliet batted around against Lally...
6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 0
BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo struck out looking...Drew Heithoff drew a walk...Raphael Turner with a sharp single into right-center, moving Heithoff to third...Nate Baumann with a line drive to left, scoring a run on the sacrifice fly...Pat Biserta grounded out to second...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 1
TOP 2nd
Willis walks...The fifth walk issued by Lally...Andy Weeks is in the bullpen...Nieves with a single to center...Willis stole third...Runners at the corners...Pellot struck out swinging...Second strikeout for Lally...Lowe with a check swing pop out to short...Two away...Can Lally sidestep trouble?? Chenworth was hit by a pitch to load the bases...Mandelblatt popped out to the left side...Lowe takes charge to make the catch and Lally works out of further trouble...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 1
BOT 2nd
Ty Nelson leading off...Originally listed as the cleanup man...Nelson pops out to short center...Ellis Lowe grounded out to his counterpart at short...Brandon Hairston struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 1
TOP 3rd
Still Lally on the hill...Fox walks...Hewett with a single to right, thrown out at second trying to move on the throw to third...Decent throw from Biserta in right...Estand with a sacrifice fly to deep center, scoring Fox...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
BOT 3rd
Cody McMorris grounded out on a bunt attempt...Might have been a single if it moved a little more but died just up the third base line...Sean Mahley grounded out to second...Andrew Cohn singled up the middle...Mozingo with a single through the right side...Two on with two out...Heithoff struck out looking...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
TOP 4th
Andy Weeks takes over on the mound...Lally pitched three innings, allowed 7 runs, all earned, on six hits with six walks, three strikeouts and a hit batter...Willis lined out to center...Nieves grounds out to second...Pellot lined out center...Nice inning for Weeks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
BOT 4th
Chase Doremus now pitching...Three innings for Brown, one run, three hits, a walk, and three strikeouts...Turner lines out deep to left...Baumann struck out looking...Biserta grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
TOP 5th
Brad Hawn takes over behind the plate...Lis pops out to second...Chenworth with a bouncer to first...Mandelblatt grounds out to short...Six up and six down for Weeks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
BOT 5th
Ty Nelson is still batting despite no longer catching...Sharp single up the middle, fourth hit for Schaumburg today...Lowe singled through the right side...Hairston with a single through the left side to load the bases...McMorris popped up to the pitcher...Infield fly called...Bases still loaded...Mahley with a two-run single to left...Cohn singled into center field...Bases loaded...Mound visit from pitching coach Carmen Pignatiello...Mozingo delivers a sacrifice fly to left...Heithoff walks to load the bases but the pitch count for Doremus has been reached...Nice inning for the Boomers...
3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
TOP 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Jordan Castaldo takes over at first...Nick Kuroczko is at second...Hawn did not hit but is still catching, and Weeks still on the hill...Fox with a single shooting over the glove of Lowe at short...Wild pitch moved Fox to second...Manz moves the runner with a ground out to second...Infield in...Pinch hitter, Kyle Zimmerman, a Frontier League draft pick...Struck out swinging...Netzel strikes out swinging...Nice effort from Weeks, not just in the inning but in the outing...Likely done with Andy Heston starting to throw...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
BOT 6th
Brian Fowler now pitching...Two innings for Doremus...Technically...Five hits, three runs, a walk and a strikeout...Turner struck out looking...Baumann grounded out to short...Biserta grounds out to short...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
TOP 7th
Andy Heston now pitching...Weeks with three innings, one hit, two strikeouts...Jimmy Waters lined out to Mozingo in center...Nieves with a single after thinking he drew a walk...Amedei at the plate...GO EAGLES!!! Benedictine could potentially face Aurora after winning the battle of the Eagles with Edgewood yesterday 10-3...Aurora is already 2-0 in the tourney...And that is more than you would have ever wanted to know about the Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Tournament...Line out to center...Lis grounds out hard to first...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
BOT 7th
Here is Brad Hawn with his first at bat...Grounds back to Fowler...For the record I lost internet in the pressbox in about the fifth or so...They are doing some work on the network here so sorry about that...Lowe grounded out to third...Jordan Castaldo with his first at bat..Castaldo struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
TOP 8th
Chenworth strikes out swinging...Biserta flies out to right...Pitching Coach Paul Kubon out to make a change...On comes LHP Jose Rodriguez, the Boomers top choice in the Frontier League Draft, coming on...Manz greets Rodriguez rudely with a single...Consecutive wild pitches move Manz to third...1.2 IP for Heston with a strikeout...Zimmerman with a triple to right-center, scoring a run...Netzel with a first pitch single to score Zimmerman...
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 4
BOT 8th
New pitcher...Daniel Carela...Host of other changes...Willis re-enters in center...Waters moves to left...Estand also re-enters and is at third...Zimmerman over to short...The pride of North Central Michael Corrigan is behind the plate...Go Cards!! McMorris strikes out swinging...Mahley flies out to center...Cohn walks and takes off on a pitch in the dirt...Mozingo strikes out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 4
TOP 9th
Willis with a single down the right field line...Amedei (GO EAGLES! Who lead Concordia 4-1 after on) with a single...Still Rodriguez pitching by the way...Lis pops out to short left...Chenworth grounds out to first...Two down...Runners at second and third...Mandelblatt with a two-run double off the wall in right scoring two runs...Michael Corrigan with his first at bat...Corrigan shatters his bat...Pop to third...
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 11, BOOMERS 4
BOT 9th
Amalio Diaz now pitching...Drew Heithoff, who is not actually in the game, struck out swinging...Turner struck out swinging...Baumann struck out swinging...Diaz strikes out the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 11, BOOMERS 4
BOT 10th
Yes, I did say bottom of the 10th without a top...Joliet changing pitchers...All I can say is...Spring training baseball...Biserta lined out to left...Hawn struck out swinging...Lowe grounds out to second and the second ninth inning ends...
SLAMMERS 11, BOOMERS 4
Another tag team broadcast with Aaron Morse from Joliet...
UStream
Did you know you can also follow the live stats from today's contest...Official scorer Drew Sauer is manning the computer today...
LIVE STATS
JOLIET SLAMMERS (1-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - UT
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Ben Hewett - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
LHP Geoff Brown (1-3)
RHP Chase Doremus (4-5)
LHP Brian Fowler (6-7)
As Needed
RHP Daniel Carela
RHP Amalio Diaz
RHP Jim Schult
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (2-1-1)
Chad Mozingo - CF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
Raphael Turner - DH
Ty Nelson - C
Nate Baumann - DH
Pat Biserta - RF
Ellis Lowe - SS
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Cody McMorris - DH
Sean Mahley - LF
Andrew Cohn - 3B
LHP Vinny Lally (1-3)
LHP Andy Weeks (4-6)
RHP Andy Heston
LHP Jose Rodriguez
TOP 1st
Trevor Willis struck out swinging...Abel Nieves walked...Hector Pellot singled into left-center...Erik Lis belted a three-run homer to right...Reid Chenworth walked...Zach Mandelblatt with a bloop single into left-center, falling between Lowe, Mozingo, and Mahley in the outfield...David Fox walked on four pitches to load the bases...Ben Hewett with a two-run single on the first pitch through the right side...Sean Estand walked to load the bases...Brad Netzel reaches on a fielder's choice...Though it could have been a double play but Lowe had issues at short...And now they will say that is it for the inning since Joliet batted around against Lally...
6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 0
BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo struck out looking...Drew Heithoff drew a walk...Raphael Turner with a sharp single into right-center, moving Heithoff to third...Nate Baumann with a line drive to left, scoring a run on the sacrifice fly...Pat Biserta grounded out to second...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 1
TOP 2nd
Willis walks...The fifth walk issued by Lally...Andy Weeks is in the bullpen...Nieves with a single to center...Willis stole third...Runners at the corners...Pellot struck out swinging...Second strikeout for Lally...Lowe with a check swing pop out to short...Two away...Can Lally sidestep trouble?? Chenworth was hit by a pitch to load the bases...Mandelblatt popped out to the left side...Lowe takes charge to make the catch and Lally works out of further trouble...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 1
BOT 2nd
Ty Nelson leading off...Originally listed as the cleanup man...Nelson pops out to short center...Ellis Lowe grounded out to his counterpart at short...Brandon Hairston struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 6, BOOMERS 1
TOP 3rd
Still Lally on the hill...Fox walks...Hewett with a single to right, thrown out at second trying to move on the throw to third...Decent throw from Biserta in right...Estand with a sacrifice fly to deep center, scoring Fox...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
BOT 3rd
Cody McMorris grounded out on a bunt attempt...Might have been a single if it moved a little more but died just up the third base line...Sean Mahley grounded out to second...Andrew Cohn singled up the middle...Mozingo with a single through the right side...Two on with two out...Heithoff struck out looking...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
TOP 4th
Andy Weeks takes over on the mound...Lally pitched three innings, allowed 7 runs, all earned, on six hits with six walks, three strikeouts and a hit batter...Willis lined out to center...Nieves grounds out to second...Pellot lined out center...Nice inning for Weeks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
BOT 4th
Chase Doremus now pitching...Three innings for Brown, one run, three hits, a walk, and three strikeouts...Turner lines out deep to left...Baumann struck out looking...Biserta grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
TOP 5th
Brad Hawn takes over behind the plate...Lis pops out to second...Chenworth with a bouncer to first...Mandelblatt grounds out to short...Six up and six down for Weeks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 1
BOT 5th
Ty Nelson is still batting despite no longer catching...Sharp single up the middle, fourth hit for Schaumburg today...Lowe singled through the right side...Hairston with a single through the left side to load the bases...McMorris popped up to the pitcher...Infield fly called...Bases still loaded...Mahley with a two-run single to left...Cohn singled into center field...Bases loaded...Mound visit from pitching coach Carmen Pignatiello...Mozingo delivers a sacrifice fly to left...Heithoff walks to load the bases but the pitch count for Doremus has been reached...Nice inning for the Boomers...
3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
TOP 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Jordan Castaldo takes over at first...Nick Kuroczko is at second...Hawn did not hit but is still catching, and Weeks still on the hill...Fox with a single shooting over the glove of Lowe at short...Wild pitch moved Fox to second...Manz moves the runner with a ground out to second...Infield in...Pinch hitter, Kyle Zimmerman, a Frontier League draft pick...Struck out swinging...Netzel strikes out swinging...Nice effort from Weeks, not just in the inning but in the outing...Likely done with Andy Heston starting to throw...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
BOT 6th
Brian Fowler now pitching...Two innings for Doremus...Technically...Five hits, three runs, a walk and a strikeout...Turner struck out looking...Baumann grounded out to short...Biserta grounds out to short...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
TOP 7th
Andy Heston now pitching...Weeks with three innings, one hit, two strikeouts...Jimmy Waters lined out to Mozingo in center...Nieves with a single after thinking he drew a walk...Amedei at the plate...GO EAGLES!!! Benedictine could potentially face Aurora after winning the battle of the Eagles with Edgewood yesterday 10-3...Aurora is already 2-0 in the tourney...And that is more than you would have ever wanted to know about the Northern Athletics Conference Baseball Tournament...Line out to center...Lis grounds out hard to first...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
BOT 7th
Here is Brad Hawn with his first at bat...Grounds back to Fowler...For the record I lost internet in the pressbox in about the fifth or so...They are doing some work on the network here so sorry about that...Lowe grounded out to third...Jordan Castaldo with his first at bat..Castaldo struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 7, BOOMERS 4
TOP 8th
Chenworth strikes out swinging...Biserta flies out to right...Pitching Coach Paul Kubon out to make a change...On comes LHP Jose Rodriguez, the Boomers top choice in the Frontier League Draft, coming on...Manz greets Rodriguez rudely with a single...Consecutive wild pitches move Manz to third...1.2 IP for Heston with a strikeout...Zimmerman with a triple to right-center, scoring a run...Netzel with a first pitch single to score Zimmerman...
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 4
BOT 8th
New pitcher...Daniel Carela...Host of other changes...Willis re-enters in center...Waters moves to left...Estand also re-enters and is at third...Zimmerman over to short...The pride of North Central Michael Corrigan is behind the plate...Go Cards!! McMorris strikes out swinging...Mahley flies out to center...Cohn walks and takes off on a pitch in the dirt...Mozingo strikes out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 4
TOP 9th
Willis with a single down the right field line...Amedei (GO EAGLES! Who lead Concordia 4-1 after on) with a single...Still Rodriguez pitching by the way...Lis pops out to short left...Chenworth grounds out to first...Two down...Runners at second and third...Mandelblatt with a two-run double off the wall in right scoring two runs...Michael Corrigan with his first at bat...Corrigan shatters his bat...Pop to third...
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 11, BOOMERS 4
BOT 9th
Amalio Diaz now pitching...Drew Heithoff, who is not actually in the game, struck out swinging...Turner struck out swinging...Baumann struck out swinging...Diaz strikes out the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 11, BOOMERS 4
BOT 10th
Yes, I did say bottom of the 10th without a top...Joliet changing pitchers...All I can say is...Spring training baseball...Biserta lined out to left...Hawn struck out swinging...Lowe grounds out to second and the second ninth inning ends...
SLAMMERS 11, BOOMERS 4
First Casualties
After yesterday's exhibition loss to Joliet, Manager Jamie Bennett began the process of dwindling the roster with a pair of cuts...
OF Jeff Harkensee and OF Nate Bryan were let go...
The Boomers roster is now at 34 with six outfielders...Sunday the roster needs to reach 28...You have to figure at least one more outfielder will be let go by the end of the spring, and possibly by the end of the weekend...
OF Jeff Harkensee and OF Nate Bryan were let go...
The Boomers roster is now at 34 with six outfielders...Sunday the roster needs to reach 28...You have to figure at least one more outfielder will be let go by the end of the spring, and possibly by the end of the weekend...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Challenging the Champs: Game One
As detailed in my earlier post today its time to challenge the champs!!! Joliet has had two previously scheduled games rained out so this afternoon is the exhibition opener for the Slammers...For the record no threat of rain in sight...Gorgeous day with no clouds...Again, today's game will also be broadcast...
SHOUT OUT MUSIC!!!! Word up Sara Romano!!! She just said she reads this all the time...Pick your shout out song...She says Dropkick Murpphy's...Woot Woot! We're Shipping Sara off to Boston!!! Whoa oh oh!!! Hahahaha!!!
UPDATE: Sounds like ustream is having some issues so we will see what happens with the broadcast...
JOLIET SLAMMERS (0-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - DH
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Trey Manz - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
Jeremy Tietze - RHP (Three Innings)
Steven Maxwell - RHP (Three Innings)
Chris Sobota - RHP (One Inning)
Seth Hobbs - RHP (One Inning)
Chuck Lukanen - LHP (One Inning)
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (2-0-1)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Ellis Lowe - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Raphael Turner - LF
Mike Valadez - C
Jordan Castaldo - 1B
Pat Biserta - DH
Nate Baumann - RF
Cody McMorris - CF
Nate Bryan - DH
Tyler Watkins - RHP (3-4 Innings)
The rest of the pitchers scheduled today include
Wally Goodline - RHP
Jamaal Hollis - RHP
Alex Thieroff - RHP
Thomas Nelson - LHP
and possibly Jose Rodriguez - LHP
TOP 1st
Trevor Willis flew out to right...Nice running catch from Nate Baumann...Abel Nieves bounced back to Tyler Watkins on the hill...Hector Pellot grounded out to Pfister at third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo struck out swinging...Ellis Lowe with a sharp single through the opening on the left side of the infield...Lowe moved up on a passed ball...Gerard Hall grounded out to first, moving Lowe to third...Frank Pfister flew out to second in short left...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
TOP 2nd
Erik Lis grounded out to third...The ball bounced off the glove of Watkins and deflected to Pfister who fired a strike to first to retire Lis...Kyle Maunus grounded out to Lowe at second who showcased nice range on a good back-handed play...Zach Mandelblatt with a hard grounder to first handled by Castaldo...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 2nd
Raphael Turner struck out swinging on three pitches...Mike Valadez struck out swinging but reached on a passed ball...Jordan Castaldo poked the first pitch into left...Valadez was doubled off...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
TOP 3rd
David Fox reaches on a throwing error by Hall at short...Trey Manz struck out swinging...Sean Estand fisted a single into right, Manz moves to second...Brad Netzel bounded out to third...Second and third, two outs...Back to the top of the order...Willis with a two-run single, falling into short center, taking an extra base on the throw to the plate...Nieves with a double down the line in right to score Willis...Pellot was hit by a pitch...Lis with an RBI single to center, scoring Nieves...Lis thrown out attempting to go to second on the play...All runs in the inning were unearned...
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Pat Biserta bounced out to second...Nate Baumann struck out looking...Cody McMorris lined out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
Maunus struck out swinging...Mandelblatt with a single through the right side...Mandelblatt picked off...Fox with a single up the middle...Manz grounded out hard to first...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
BOT 4th
Nate Bryan struck out swinging against the new pitcher Steven Maxwell...Tietze with 3IP, H, 4K...Impressive line...Mozingo flew out to right...Lowe with his second hit of the game..A liner over Nieves at second...Hall with a hard bouncer to second resulting in a fielder's choice to end the inning...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
TOP 5th
Wally Goodline takes over on the mound...4IP for Watkins...6H, 4R, 0 ER, HBP, 2K...Estand greets Goodline with a hard single through the left side...Netzel with a first pitch single...Willis dropped down a bunt but reached on an errant throw...A run scores...Defensive lapses really hurting the Boomers this afternoon...Nieves draws a walk to load the bases...Pellot bounces into a fielder's choice...Netzel out at the plate as Hall throws home with the infield halfway in...Bases still full...One out...Lis lines out to right...Sacrifice fly...Unearned run...All runs in the inning are unearned...Maunus doubles down the left field line...One run scores...Mandelblatt walks to load the bases...Fox with a two-run single...Manz fouled out to third...All runs are unearned...Which means every run today is unearned...
5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 0
BOT 5th
Pfister lined out to left...Turner grounded out to second..Valadez with an opposite field single to right, just the third hit of the game for the Boomers...Castaldo with an infield single...Nice play at third to keep the ball in the infield but the throw to first bounced in the dirt enabling Valadez to move to third...Biserta rolls into a fielder's choice as Castaldo is forced out at second...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 0
TOP 6th
Boat ton of changes here in the sixth...Jamaal Hollis takes over on the mound...Brad Hawn now catching...Lowe from second to short...Andrew Cohn in at third, third position he has played this spring...Jeff Harkensee now in left...Estand doubled to center...McMorris lost it fighting the sun...Pinch hitter Kyle Zimmerman, a Frontier League Draft choice...Zimmerman draws a walk...Jimmy Waters pinch hitting...Waters with a bouncer up the middle...Lowe had to shoot past second before making the play...Only one out...Runners to second and third...Sacrifice fly for Nieves...First earned run of the game though this also came after a defensive miscue but you can't charge a physical error on the play in the outfield...Anthony Amedei flies out to center...He's from Aurora University and is also a Frontier League draft pick...All I can say is...Go Eagles!!! (Aurora and Benedictine where I work are rivals)
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 10, BOOMERS 0
BOT 6th
Lots of changes for Joliet as well...Baumann with a single up the middle leading off...Kris Kasarjian is in left, Ben Hewett is catching, Michael Corrigan is at first, Amedei at second (Go Eagles! Benedictine opens the NAC Tournament at 4:00 p.m. in Wisconsin), Waters stays in the game in center likewise for Zimmerman at short...McMorris flew out to right...Bryan strikes out swinging...Corrigan is from my alma mater (North Central College), I'd say Go Eagles to him but they are in different conferences and I can't root against my alma mater even if it is for a school that puts food on my table :) But Benedictine did beat North Central 5-4 this year...Plus my broadcast partner this season will be North Central's Head Coach...Mozingo hit by a pitch...Lowe hit as well...Bases loaded...Drew Heithoff to the plate first at bat...Ropes a double down the left field line to score two...Andrew Cohn with his first at bat...Bounces back to the mound but the Boomers do break up the shutout...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 10, BOOMERS 2
TOP 7th
Brandon Hairston taking over at first...Hollis out for his second inning...Lis draws a leadoff walk on four pitches...Amedei pinch running for Lis...Corrigan hit by a pitch...Wild pitch moves the runners...First at bat for Reid Chenworth who walks...Bases loaded...No outs...Kris Kasarjian hit by a pitch to force in a run...Paul Kubon, pitching coach, out to the mound for the Boomers...Pitching change...Enter Thomas Nelson...Left-handed side-armer...First at bat for Ben Hewett...What a play by Cohn at third...Diving to his right, tapping the bag with his glove and throwing across from his knees for the double play...Estand with a sharp grounder past Lowe to score Kasarjian...Zimmerman pops out to second...
3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 2
BOT 7th
Harkensee with a sharp single up the middle to greet the new Joliet hurler Chris Sobota...Maxwell with 3IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2HBP...On four pitches Brad Hawn joins Harkensee on the bases...Wild pitch moves the runners...RBI groundout for Hairston in his first at bat to score Harkensee...Biserta hit by the first pitch...Baumann with an RBI single to right...McMorris fouled out to third...Sean Mahley pinch hitting...And walking...Chad Mozingo with a first pitch single through the right side to score two and moves up on the throw...Pitching Coach Carmen Pignatiello makes a change...RHP Seth Hobbs entering...Lowe flies out to left...
4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 6
TOP 8th
Ty Nelson now catching...Hector Pellot flies out to left as the DH apparently...Waters with a double off the wall in right...Nieves walked...Amedei struck out swinging...Lis flew out to center...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 6
BOT 8th
Heithoff popped out on a bunt...Cohn grounds out to third...Harkensee lines out to center...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 6
TOP 9th
Alex Thieroff takes over for Nelson in the 9th...Two innings for Nelson...2H, BB, K...Corrigan with a double to right...Chenworth struck out looking...Kasarjian with a sacrifice fly to drive home a run...Hewett grounds out to short...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 14, BOOMERS 6
BOT 9th
Chuck Lukanen taking over on the hill...Ty Nelson with his first at bat of the game...Broken bat single to left, the 10th hit of the game...Hairston struck out looking...Biserta fouled out behind the plate...Nice recovery by Hewett to make a diving grab...Heads up baserunning by Nelson to move to second...Baumann grounds out to short...End of the ballgame...
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 14, BOOMERS 6
SHOUT OUT MUSIC!!!! Word up Sara Romano!!! She just said she reads this all the time...Pick your shout out song...She says Dropkick Murpphy's...Woot Woot! We're Shipping Sara off to Boston!!! Whoa oh oh!!! Hahahaha!!!
UPDATE: Sounds like ustream is having some issues so we will see what happens with the broadcast...
JOLIET SLAMMERS (0-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - DH
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Trey Manz - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
Jeremy Tietze - RHP (Three Innings)
Steven Maxwell - RHP (Three Innings)
Chris Sobota - RHP (One Inning)
Seth Hobbs - RHP (One Inning)
Chuck Lukanen - LHP (One Inning)
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (2-0-1)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Ellis Lowe - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Raphael Turner - LF
Mike Valadez - C
Jordan Castaldo - 1B
Pat Biserta - DH
Nate Baumann - RF
Cody McMorris - CF
Nate Bryan - DH
Tyler Watkins - RHP (3-4 Innings)
The rest of the pitchers scheduled today include
Wally Goodline - RHP
Jamaal Hollis - RHP
Alex Thieroff - RHP
Thomas Nelson - LHP
and possibly Jose Rodriguez - LHP
TOP 1st
Trevor Willis flew out to right...Nice running catch from Nate Baumann...Abel Nieves bounced back to Tyler Watkins on the hill...Hector Pellot grounded out to Pfister at third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo struck out swinging...Ellis Lowe with a sharp single through the opening on the left side of the infield...Lowe moved up on a passed ball...Gerard Hall grounded out to first, moving Lowe to third...Frank Pfister flew out to second in short left...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
TOP 2nd
Erik Lis grounded out to third...The ball bounced off the glove of Watkins and deflected to Pfister who fired a strike to first to retire Lis...Kyle Maunus grounded out to Lowe at second who showcased nice range on a good back-handed play...Zach Mandelblatt with a hard grounder to first handled by Castaldo...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 2nd
Raphael Turner struck out swinging on three pitches...Mike Valadez struck out swinging but reached on a passed ball...Jordan Castaldo poked the first pitch into left...Valadez was doubled off...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
TOP 3rd
David Fox reaches on a throwing error by Hall at short...Trey Manz struck out swinging...Sean Estand fisted a single into right, Manz moves to second...Brad Netzel bounded out to third...Second and third, two outs...Back to the top of the order...Willis with a two-run single, falling into short center, taking an extra base on the throw to the plate...Nieves with a double down the line in right to score Willis...Pellot was hit by a pitch...Lis with an RBI single to center, scoring Nieves...Lis thrown out attempting to go to second on the play...All runs in the inning were unearned...
4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Pat Biserta bounced out to second...Nate Baumann struck out looking...Cody McMorris lined out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
Maunus struck out swinging...Mandelblatt with a single through the right side...Mandelblatt picked off...Fox with a single up the middle...Manz grounded out hard to first...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
BOT 4th
Nate Bryan struck out swinging against the new pitcher Steven Maxwell...Tietze with 3IP, H, 4K...Impressive line...Mozingo flew out to right...Lowe with his second hit of the game..A liner over Nieves at second...Hall with a hard bouncer to second resulting in a fielder's choice to end the inning...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 0
TOP 5th
Wally Goodline takes over on the mound...4IP for Watkins...6H, 4R, 0 ER, HBP, 2K...Estand greets Goodline with a hard single through the left side...Netzel with a first pitch single...Willis dropped down a bunt but reached on an errant throw...A run scores...Defensive lapses really hurting the Boomers this afternoon...Nieves draws a walk to load the bases...Pellot bounces into a fielder's choice...Netzel out at the plate as Hall throws home with the infield halfway in...Bases still full...One out...Lis lines out to right...Sacrifice fly...Unearned run...All runs in the inning are unearned...Maunus doubles down the left field line...One run scores...Mandelblatt walks to load the bases...Fox with a two-run single...Manz fouled out to third...All runs are unearned...Which means every run today is unearned...
5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 0
BOT 5th
Pfister lined out to left...Turner grounded out to second..Valadez with an opposite field single to right, just the third hit of the game for the Boomers...Castaldo with an infield single...Nice play at third to keep the ball in the infield but the throw to first bounced in the dirt enabling Valadez to move to third...Biserta rolls into a fielder's choice as Castaldo is forced out at second...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 9, BOOMERS 0
TOP 6th
Boat ton of changes here in the sixth...Jamaal Hollis takes over on the mound...Brad Hawn now catching...Lowe from second to short...Andrew Cohn in at third, third position he has played this spring...Jeff Harkensee now in left...Estand doubled to center...McMorris lost it fighting the sun...Pinch hitter Kyle Zimmerman, a Frontier League Draft choice...Zimmerman draws a walk...Jimmy Waters pinch hitting...Waters with a bouncer up the middle...Lowe had to shoot past second before making the play...Only one out...Runners to second and third...Sacrifice fly for Nieves...First earned run of the game though this also came after a defensive miscue but you can't charge a physical error on the play in the outfield...Anthony Amedei flies out to center...He's from Aurora University and is also a Frontier League draft pick...All I can say is...Go Eagles!!! (Aurora and Benedictine where I work are rivals)
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 10, BOOMERS 0
BOT 6th
Lots of changes for Joliet as well...Baumann with a single up the middle leading off...Kris Kasarjian is in left, Ben Hewett is catching, Michael Corrigan is at first, Amedei at second (Go Eagles! Benedictine opens the NAC Tournament at 4:00 p.m. in Wisconsin), Waters stays in the game in center likewise for Zimmerman at short...McMorris flew out to right...Bryan strikes out swinging...Corrigan is from my alma mater (North Central College), I'd say Go Eagles to him but they are in different conferences and I can't root against my alma mater even if it is for a school that puts food on my table :) But Benedictine did beat North Central 5-4 this year...Plus my broadcast partner this season will be North Central's Head Coach...Mozingo hit by a pitch...Lowe hit as well...Bases loaded...Drew Heithoff to the plate first at bat...Ropes a double down the left field line to score two...Andrew Cohn with his first at bat...Bounces back to the mound but the Boomers do break up the shutout...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 10, BOOMERS 2
TOP 7th
Brandon Hairston taking over at first...Hollis out for his second inning...Lis draws a leadoff walk on four pitches...Amedei pinch running for Lis...Corrigan hit by a pitch...Wild pitch moves the runners...First at bat for Reid Chenworth who walks...Bases loaded...No outs...Kris Kasarjian hit by a pitch to force in a run...Paul Kubon, pitching coach, out to the mound for the Boomers...Pitching change...Enter Thomas Nelson...Left-handed side-armer...First at bat for Ben Hewett...What a play by Cohn at third...Diving to his right, tapping the bag with his glove and throwing across from his knees for the double play...Estand with a sharp grounder past Lowe to score Kasarjian...Zimmerman pops out to second...
3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 2
BOT 7th
Harkensee with a sharp single up the middle to greet the new Joliet hurler Chris Sobota...Maxwell with 3IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2HBP...On four pitches Brad Hawn joins Harkensee on the bases...Wild pitch moves the runners...RBI groundout for Hairston in his first at bat to score Harkensee...Biserta hit by the first pitch...Baumann with an RBI single to right...McMorris fouled out to third...Sean Mahley pinch hitting...And walking...Chad Mozingo with a first pitch single through the right side to score two and moves up on the throw...Pitching Coach Carmen Pignatiello makes a change...RHP Seth Hobbs entering...Lowe flies out to left...
4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 6
TOP 8th
Ty Nelson now catching...Hector Pellot flies out to left as the DH apparently...Waters with a double off the wall in right...Nieves walked...Amedei struck out swinging...Lis flew out to center...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 6
BOT 8th
Heithoff popped out on a bunt...Cohn grounds out to third...Harkensee lines out to center...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 13, BOOMERS 6
TOP 9th
Alex Thieroff takes over for Nelson in the 9th...Two innings for Nelson...2H, BB, K...Corrigan with a double to right...Chenworth struck out looking...Kasarjian with a sacrifice fly to drive home a run...Hewett grounds out to short...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 14, BOOMERS 6
BOT 9th
Chuck Lukanen taking over on the hill...Ty Nelson with his first at bat of the game...Broken bat single to left, the 10th hit of the game...Hairston struck out looking...Biserta fouled out behind the plate...Nice recovery by Hewett to make a diving grab...Heads up baserunning by Nelson to move to second...Baumann grounds out to short...End of the ballgame...
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 14, BOOMERS 6
Battlin' the Champs
Today is the first of three exhibitions between the Boomers and the Joliet Slammers...I will be teaming with Joliet broadcaster Aaron Morse to provide the action of at least today and tomorrow...There will be some video today as well, well at least tiny video...First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. today...
BROADCAST LINK
Joliet is a role model for the Boomers...The Slammers won the Frontier League last season as an expansion franchise taking over for a Northern League team...Sound familiar???
NOTE: Expansion franchises have won two of the last three Frontier League Championships...Joliet in 2011 and Lake Erie in 2009...Sandwiched in the middle was River City in 2010...The Rascals, though not an expansion team, won their first ever title in 2010...River City (Out of suburban St. Louis) became the first team to ever reach three straight title series last season...
RailCat Rewind
After every RailCat game I produced a little one minute recap called the RailCat Rewind...I will be doing something similar with the Boomers and will post them on here...I am open to names for the tiny segment, which will be played a couple times a day on WRMN, the flagship station of Boomers Baseball...
In this segment however I will be rewinding to the events of the Salvi Showdown Series...
First, I will link to articles that were written about the games...Keep in mind these were from RailCat media so they focus on the RailCats...
NWI TIMES: RailCats Fall in Exhibition Opener; Find Shine in Bullpen
NWI TIMES: RailCats Find Offense in Exhibition Tie
Remember I said I recorded a brief conversation with RailCat Manager Greg Tagert talking about Schaumburg and specifically Manager Jamie Bennett??? Well...Here it is...
TAGERT INTERVIEW
This is basically a hodge podge article from the Post Tribune covering the exhibitions, the Hotel RailCat and more...
POST TRIBUNE
Here is an article on the RailCat players staying in the suites at U. S. Steel Yard, something I referenced on yesterday's broadcast if you caught it (If not where the heck were yuh??)
NWI TIMES: Independent Baseball Opens to Hotel RailCat
And here is a photo I snapped on my phone of Hotel RailCat...No sleeping player in this suite like I found in one of the others...
Now on to some generalities...Overall in the two games I was extremely impressed with the pitching, specifically the starters...Frank Pfister also blew me away at third base...First round of lay-offs are coming soon (Rosters must be down to 28 on Sunday) and one thing I know, it is going to be tough to make some decisions...I like what I have seen from the inaugural edition of the Boomers...
Later...Possible even this afternoon depending on how long today's exhibition takes, I will post some updates on other teams around the league...
In this segment however I will be rewinding to the events of the Salvi Showdown Series...
First, I will link to articles that were written about the games...Keep in mind these were from RailCat media so they focus on the RailCats...
NWI TIMES: RailCats Fall in Exhibition Opener; Find Shine in Bullpen
NWI TIMES: RailCats Find Offense in Exhibition Tie
Remember I said I recorded a brief conversation with RailCat Manager Greg Tagert talking about Schaumburg and specifically Manager Jamie Bennett??? Well...Here it is...
TAGERT INTERVIEW
This is basically a hodge podge article from the Post Tribune covering the exhibitions, the Hotel RailCat and more...
POST TRIBUNE
Here is an article on the RailCat players staying in the suites at U. S. Steel Yard, something I referenced on yesterday's broadcast if you caught it (If not where the heck were yuh??)
NWI TIMES: Independent Baseball Opens to Hotel RailCat
And here is a photo I snapped on my phone of Hotel RailCat...No sleeping player in this suite like I found in one of the others...
Now on to some generalities...Overall in the two games I was extremely impressed with the pitching, specifically the starters...Frank Pfister also blew me away at third base...First round of lay-offs are coming soon (Rosters must be down to 28 on Sunday) and one thing I know, it is going to be tough to make some decisions...I like what I have seen from the inaugural edition of the Boomers...
Later...Possible even this afternoon depending on how long today's exhibition takes, I will post some updates on other teams around the league...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Salvi Showdown Series: Part Deux
Weird to be back in the old stomping grounds...Construction was bad on the way in...Glad I'm not making that drive any longer but I do thank Ed McCaskey (SHOUT OUT!!!!!) and RailCat 2B (Who is in the starting lineup today Mr. McCaskey) Brian Kolb for rotating who was driving last year from Wheaton...Also a mad shout out to Dave Salvi (Yup I went there again...) I am a huge 90's rock fan and while Stone Temple Pilots was rocking me on the just over an hour drive (Why is it that I see a hundred police cars on 355 but none on 294??? Anyhow Miley Cyrus came on...Party in the USA!!! It was the song Dave and I used to have dance battles on the walkway...Woot woot!!!
Random sidebar...The suites here at U. S. Steel Yard have been turned into a hotel for the players...I took a picture and will post it soon...For the record, I passed another suite where a pitcher (I think it was yesterday's starter) was asleep...I did not snap a photo of that one...
11-man lineup for the Boomers again today...Some changes...
BOOMERS (2-0)
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jordan Castaldo - DH
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Raphael Turner - DH
Patrick Biserta - RF
Cody McMorris - DH
Dave Whigham - RHP (Three Innings)
Robbie Penny - RHP (Three Innings)
Joe Parsons - RHP (Two Innings)
Patrick Mincey - RHP (One Inning)
Thomas Nelson - LHP (As Needed)
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS (0-1)
American Association
Adam Klein - RF
David Cooper - SS
Brian Kolb - 2B
Jordan Comadena - C
Rico Washington - 3B
Mike Coles - CF
Jason James - DH
Mike Massaro - LF
Mike Rohde - 1B
Derek Johnson - RHP (Three Innings)
Matt Jansen - LHP (One Inning)
Kyle Wilson - RHP (One Inning)
Justin Roelle - LHP (One Inning)
Morgan Coombs - RHP (Three Innings)
TOP 1st
Game time conditions: 57 F, Mostly Sunny (Though I ran into a bit of rain on the way here)...Wind out of the North at 11mph...First pitch at 2:02 p.m...Sean Mahley leading off...Mahley grounds out to first...Drew Heithoff with a bloop single into center...Hall rolls into a 4-3 double play...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
BOT 1st
Adam Klein struck out looking...David Cooper drew a walk...Brian Kolb struck out looking...Jordan Comadena was hit by a pitch...Rico Washington flew out to deep left...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
TOP 2nd
Frank Pfister lines out deep to center...Chad Mozingo flies out to right...Jordan Castaldo grounds out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
BOT 2nd
Mike Coles doubled inside the left field line and into the bullpen...Jason James struck out looking...Coles stole third...Mike Massaro with a single into left-center to score Coles...Massaro broke for second...Sharp one-hop grounder to second to avoid the double play...Klein grounds out to second...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 3rd
Brandon Hairston struck out swinging...Mike Valadez struck out swinging...Raphael Turner grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Cooper popped out to third...Kolb grounded to second...Comadena struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
New pitcher for the RailCats...Non-roster invitee Matt Jansen, a LHP...Johnson threw three innings and faced the minimum, allowing a lone hit while striking out a pair...Pat Biserta robbed of a base hit on a nice play by Cooper up the middle, who switched to second base for this half...Cody McMorris popped up a bunt attempt and grounded out to first as Rohde fielded on a hop...Mahley flew out to left...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
BOT 4th
Solid outing from Whigham...Three innings...One run on two hits...One Walk, One HBP, Four strikeouts...Robbie Penny to the mound...Washington grounded out to short...Coles popped out to second...Nice running catch by Heithoff...James struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 5th
Heithoff drew a walk...Still Jansen pitching...Extended outing today...Hall with a bunt out in front of the plate...Handled by the new catcher Craig Maddox...By the way...Darryl Evans is now in left while Massaro switched over to right...Moves Heithoff into scoring position with the tying run...3rd Base Coach Dennis Pelfrey, a high school coach in Texas, out to make a change...RHP Kyle Wilson on to pitch...1.1 IP for Jansen who is responsible for Heithoff at second...Wild pitch from Wilson to move the tying run to third...Pfister hammers an offering into the left field corner...Its a double to score Heithoff...Close the book on Jansen...1.1 IP, 1 Run, 1 Walk...The walk comes back to hurt...Mozingo struck out swinging...Castaldo drew a walk...First and second for Hairston...Make that first and third...Pfister just stole third base...Hairston doubled to the wall in right to score a pair...Valadez walked...Third walk of the inning...The first two have scored...Turner lines out to left with the runners on the move...
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 5th
Ellis Lowe, who played for the RailCats yesterday, is in the game for the Boomers at second base...Massaro grounds out 3-1 as Penny hustles over to cover...Rohde with a high hopper to second...Klein was nearly rung up...All of the Boomers headed to the dugout but Carson Boyd, home plate umpire, did not agree...Klein drew a walk...First baserunner since the second...10 in a row were retired by Boomers pitchers...Klein stole second...Close play but the ball popped out of Hall's glove...Darryl Evans in his first at bat struck out...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
TOP 6th
Changes for the RailCats...Kyle Haines in at short...Chris Carrara in at second...Biserta struck out swinging...McMorris struck out looking...Justin Roelle now pitching for Gary after another change...1.1 IP for Wilson, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 6th
Ty Nelson takes over behind the plate...Andrew Cohn now at short...Kyle Haines struck out swinging in his first at bat...Nelson pops up and throws over to first for the out...Carrara struck out swinging...Craig Maddox strikes out and Penny fans the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
TOP 7th
Changes for the RailCats...I mean the Boomers...Nate Bryan, who played for the RailCats last year is now in left with Evans switching to center...I think Nick Kuroczko is at third...Both have RailCat unis with Boomer hats...Ellis Lowe flies out to center...Andrew Cohn drew a walk...Pfister flew out to right...Massaro barely moved to make the grab...Cohn broke for second and was safe by a mile...Stolen base #2 for the Boomers on the day...Mozingo flies out to center to end the inning...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 7th
Solid outing for Penny...That may be an understatement...Robbie Penny with three near perfect innings...BB, 3K...New pitcher is Joe Parsons...Washington struck out looking...Coles reaches on an infield single...Solid range from Cohn to keep it in the infield but just the third hit of the game for the RailCats, two from Coles...Also the first hit since the second inning...For the record the RailCats are batting out of order...But its spring training...Rohde hit a two-run homer onto the Diamond Club...Tying the game...Massaro grounded out to second...James grounded out to first with Parsons covering...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 8th
Maybe that is Drew Heithoff at third...Not sure...He's not batting though...More changes for Gary...Ryan Babineau catching and Jordan Comadena at first...Tie game now...Morgan Coombs taking over for the RailCats on the mound...Jeff Harkensee pinch hitting...Strikes out swinging...Hairston strikes out looking...Ty Nelson with his first at bat of the day...Nelson struck out swinging...Coombs struck out the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
BOT 8th
Brad Hawn taking over behind the plate...Evans struck out on a check swing...Haines grounded out to the pitcher...Carrara stroked a double down the right field line but is left when Maddox strikes out looking...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 9th
Nate Baumann lined out deep to center...Long run for Evans...Biserta grounds out to first...McMorris was hit by a pitch on a 1-2 offering...Mahley flies out to right...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
BOT 9th
Patrick Mincey takes over for Parsons in the ninth...Parsons with 2IP, 3H, 2ER, 3K...Consecutive strikeouts for Mincey, who throws sidearm...Struck out Ryan Babineau and now we think it is indeed Drew Heithoff as the Boomer strikes out swinging...Now its former RailCat and current Boomer Nate Bryan and he singles...Time for Massaro who walks on a full count...Double steal...2nd and 3rd...Comadena strikes out swinging on a high one...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 10th
In order to get Coombs another inning we play the 10th!!! Lowe leads off...Lowe struck out swinging...Cohn grounds out to third...Pfister grounds to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
And that is all...9 1/2 innings of exhibition baseball ends in a tie...
Random sidebar...The suites here at U. S. Steel Yard have been turned into a hotel for the players...I took a picture and will post it soon...For the record, I passed another suite where a pitcher (I think it was yesterday's starter) was asleep...I did not snap a photo of that one...
11-man lineup for the Boomers again today...Some changes...
BOOMERS (2-0)
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jordan Castaldo - DH
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Raphael Turner - DH
Patrick Biserta - RF
Cody McMorris - DH
Dave Whigham - RHP (Three Innings)
Robbie Penny - RHP (Three Innings)
Joe Parsons - RHP (Two Innings)
Patrick Mincey - RHP (One Inning)
Thomas Nelson - LHP (As Needed)
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS (0-1)
American Association
Adam Klein - RF
David Cooper - SS
Brian Kolb - 2B
Jordan Comadena - C
Rico Washington - 3B
Mike Coles - CF
Jason James - DH
Mike Massaro - LF
Mike Rohde - 1B
Derek Johnson - RHP (Three Innings)
Matt Jansen - LHP (One Inning)
Kyle Wilson - RHP (One Inning)
Justin Roelle - LHP (One Inning)
Morgan Coombs - RHP (Three Innings)
TOP 1st
Game time conditions: 57 F, Mostly Sunny (Though I ran into a bit of rain on the way here)...Wind out of the North at 11mph...First pitch at 2:02 p.m...Sean Mahley leading off...Mahley grounds out to first...Drew Heithoff with a bloop single into center...Hall rolls into a 4-3 double play...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
BOT 1st
Adam Klein struck out looking...David Cooper drew a walk...Brian Kolb struck out looking...Jordan Comadena was hit by a pitch...Rico Washington flew out to deep left...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
TOP 2nd
Frank Pfister lines out deep to center...Chad Mozingo flies out to right...Jordan Castaldo grounds out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
BOT 2nd
Mike Coles doubled inside the left field line and into the bullpen...Jason James struck out looking...Coles stole third...Mike Massaro with a single into left-center to score Coles...Massaro broke for second...Sharp one-hop grounder to second to avoid the double play...Klein grounds out to second...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 3rd
Brandon Hairston struck out swinging...Mike Valadez struck out swinging...Raphael Turner grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Cooper popped out to third...Kolb grounded to second...Comadena struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
New pitcher for the RailCats...Non-roster invitee Matt Jansen, a LHP...Johnson threw three innings and faced the minimum, allowing a lone hit while striking out a pair...Pat Biserta robbed of a base hit on a nice play by Cooper up the middle, who switched to second base for this half...Cody McMorris popped up a bunt attempt and grounded out to first as Rohde fielded on a hop...Mahley flew out to left...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
BOT 4th
Solid outing from Whigham...Three innings...One run on two hits...One Walk, One HBP, Four strikeouts...Robbie Penny to the mound...Washington grounded out to short...Coles popped out to second...Nice running catch by Heithoff...James struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 5th
Heithoff drew a walk...Still Jansen pitching...Extended outing today...Hall with a bunt out in front of the plate...Handled by the new catcher Craig Maddox...By the way...Darryl Evans is now in left while Massaro switched over to right...Moves Heithoff into scoring position with the tying run...3rd Base Coach Dennis Pelfrey, a high school coach in Texas, out to make a change...RHP Kyle Wilson on to pitch...1.1 IP for Jansen who is responsible for Heithoff at second...Wild pitch from Wilson to move the tying run to third...Pfister hammers an offering into the left field corner...Its a double to score Heithoff...Close the book on Jansen...1.1 IP, 1 Run, 1 Walk...The walk comes back to hurt...Mozingo struck out swinging...Castaldo drew a walk...First and second for Hairston...Make that first and third...Pfister just stole third base...Hairston doubled to the wall in right to score a pair...Valadez walked...Third walk of the inning...The first two have scored...Turner lines out to left with the runners on the move...
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 5th
Ellis Lowe, who played for the RailCats yesterday, is in the game for the Boomers at second base...Massaro grounds out 3-1 as Penny hustles over to cover...Rohde with a high hopper to second...Klein was nearly rung up...All of the Boomers headed to the dugout but Carson Boyd, home plate umpire, did not agree...Klein drew a walk...First baserunner since the second...10 in a row were retired by Boomers pitchers...Klein stole second...Close play but the ball popped out of Hall's glove...Darryl Evans in his first at bat struck out...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
TOP 6th
Changes for the RailCats...Kyle Haines in at short...Chris Carrara in at second...Biserta struck out swinging...McMorris struck out looking...Justin Roelle now pitching for Gary after another change...1.1 IP for Wilson, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 6th
Ty Nelson takes over behind the plate...Andrew Cohn now at short...Kyle Haines struck out swinging in his first at bat...Nelson pops up and throws over to first for the out...Carrara struck out swinging...Craig Maddox strikes out and Penny fans the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
TOP 7th
Changes for the RailCats...I mean the Boomers...Nate Bryan, who played for the RailCats last year is now in left with Evans switching to center...I think Nick Kuroczko is at third...Both have RailCat unis with Boomer hats...Ellis Lowe flies out to center...Andrew Cohn drew a walk...Pfister flew out to right...Massaro barely moved to make the grab...Cohn broke for second and was safe by a mile...Stolen base #2 for the Boomers on the day...Mozingo flies out to center to end the inning...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 7th
Solid outing for Penny...That may be an understatement...Robbie Penny with three near perfect innings...BB, 3K...New pitcher is Joe Parsons...Washington struck out looking...Coles reaches on an infield single...Solid range from Cohn to keep it in the infield but just the third hit of the game for the RailCats, two from Coles...Also the first hit since the second inning...For the record the RailCats are batting out of order...But its spring training...Rohde hit a two-run homer onto the Diamond Club...Tying the game...Massaro grounded out to second...James grounded out to first with Parsons covering...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 8th
Maybe that is Drew Heithoff at third...Not sure...He's not batting though...More changes for Gary...Ryan Babineau catching and Jordan Comadena at first...Tie game now...Morgan Coombs taking over for the RailCats on the mound...Jeff Harkensee pinch hitting...Strikes out swinging...Hairston strikes out looking...Ty Nelson with his first at bat of the day...Nelson struck out swinging...Coombs struck out the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
BOT 8th
Brad Hawn taking over behind the plate...Evans struck out on a check swing...Haines grounded out to the pitcher...Carrara stroked a double down the right field line but is left when Maddox strikes out looking...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 9th
Nate Baumann lined out deep to center...Long run for Evans...Biserta grounds out to first...McMorris was hit by a pitch on a 1-2 offering...Mahley flies out to right...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
BOT 9th
Patrick Mincey takes over for Parsons in the ninth...Parsons with 2IP, 3H, 2ER, 3K...Consecutive strikeouts for Mincey, who throws sidearm...Struck out Ryan Babineau and now we think it is indeed Drew Heithoff as the Boomer strikes out swinging...Now its former RailCat and current Boomer Nate Bryan and he singles...Time for Massaro who walks on a full count...Double steal...2nd and 3rd...Comadena strikes out swinging on a high one...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 10th
In order to get Coombs another inning we play the 10th!!! Lowe leads off...Lowe struck out swinging...Cohn grounds out to third...Pfister grounds to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
And that is all...9 1/2 innings of exhibition baseball ends in a tie...
Broadcast
Salvi Showdown Series Part Deux...
Boomers vs. RailCats...Today live in Gary, Indiana as the Boomers hit the road for the first time in exhibition play...I will be broadcasting with the RailCat crew live from U. S. Steel Yard...
Broadcast will be available live online...
Here is the link to LISTEN
I will still be blogging during the game as well...
Boomers vs. RailCats...Today live in Gary, Indiana as the Boomers hit the road for the first time in exhibition play...I will be broadcasting with the RailCat crew live from U. S. Steel Yard...
Broadcast will be available live online...
Here is the link to LISTEN
I will still be blogging during the game as well...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Salvi Showdown Series: Game One
Game one of the Salvi Showdown Series...I took some video with Gary Manager Greg Tagert talking about the changes at Boomers Stadium and more importantly his thoughts on Boomers Manager Jamie Bennett...I will post that later...It was strange to hang around during batting practice and know so many faces...Baseball is such a small world and it was good to catch up with players and coaches that I dealt with last year...Gary 3rd Base Coach Dennis Pelfrey had some good country music suggestions for me, which is always awesome...Feel free to send some my way if you have any...
Lineups for today...Schaumburg features an 11-man starting lineup...Only one umpire...I also hear there will be a couple Boomers who suit up for Gary to get at bats...
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS
(AMERICAN ASSOCIATION)
Chris Carrara - 2B
Kyle Haines - SS
Craig Maddox - C
Rico Washington - 3B
Jordan Comadena - LF
Mike Coles - RF
Mike Rohde - 1B
Mike Massaro - DH
Jason James - CF
SCHEDULED PITCHERS
Mike Perconte - RHP
Chad Rhoades - RHP
T.J. Wohlever - LHP
Will Krout - RHP
Scott Kelley - RHP
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (1-0)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Raphael Turner - DH
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Pat Biserta - DH
Nate Baumann - RF
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Andrew Cohn - 2B
Jeff Harkensee - LF
Cody McMorris - CF
SCHEDULED PITCHERS
Cameron Roth - LHP (1-3)
Andy Heston - RHP (4)
Jose Rodriguez - LHP (5)
Wally Goodline - RHP (6)
Jason Braun - RHP (7-8)
Matt Collins - RHP (9)
TOP 1st
First pitch came at 1:15...Carrara flew out to right...Haines reached on an infield single to third (Nice barehanded effort from Pfister but ruled safe)...Maddox with a flare single to right...Washington struck out looking...Comadena struck out looking...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
GARY 0, BOOMERS ON THE WAY TO THE PLATE
NOTE: The teams are switching baseballs between innings...The American Association and Frontier League use different baseballs (Rawlings vs. Wilson)...
BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo struck out swinging...Raphael Turner drew a walk...Gerard Hall doubled off the wall in deep right-center, scoring Turner from first... Hall stole third...Frank Pfister walked...Pat Biserta struck out looking...Nate Baumann struck out swinging...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 2nd
Coles popped out to first...Rohde walked...Massaro struck out looking...James struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
BOT 2nd
Brandon Hairston led off with an opposite field double into the left-field gap...Mike Valadez with a groundout to short, moving Hairston to third...Greg Tagert brings the infield in for Gary...Andrew Cohn blooped a single into short left...Hairston had to hold...Infield back up the middle and in at the corners...Jeff Harkensee struck out swinging...Cody McMorris struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 3rd
Carrara bounced to third...Nick pick on a short hop by Pfister...Haines grounded to second...Maddox walked...Washington lined to third...Diving play by Pfister...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
BOT 3rd
Chad Rhoades taking over on the hill...Perconte threw two innings, and allowed one run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts...Rhoades was with the rival of Gary last year, Fargo-Moorhead...Mozingo first up...Mozingo struck out looking...Rhoades is a hard thrower...Turner walks for the second time...Turner moves to second on a wild pitch...Hall fouled out to third...Turner to third on a failed pickoff...Throw sailed to the second base side and into center...Valadez popped out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 4th
Changes for the Boomers...On the hill its time for Andy Heston, a young RHP who was in Windy City last year...Behind the plate is rookie Brad Hawn...Nice line for Roth...3IP, 2H, 2BB, 4K...Heston comes from the side a bit...Comdena fouled out to third...Coles flew out to right-center...McMorris made the catch...Rohde flew out to right...Nice diving play by Biserta...First 1-2-3 inning of the day from either side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
BOT 4th
Another inning for Rhoades...Pfister led off by popping out to third...Now a pitching change...T.J. Wohlever enters...Rhoades with 1.1 IP, BB, K, WP...Pitching change was made by Dennis Pelfrey...Tagert has been wandering back and forth to check on velocity and such...For the record, the Boomers batted out of order in the 3rd...But it was to get another at bat for Valadez before exiting...It's spring training...I won't hold it against them...Biserta could not lay off, striking out swinging...Baumann struck out looking...He was on his way to first...Back-to-back 1-2-3 frames though this one required a pitching change...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 5th
Another new pitcher for the Boomers...LHP Jose Rodriguez, who was the team's top pick at the Frontier League Draft, 4th overall...Rodriguez did pitch some on Friday night, likewise for Roth, today's starter...Heston with an IP...Massaro led off with a triple to deep right Baumann actually had a chance and had the ball pop out of his glove...Shocker...Massaro set a RailCat record for triples last year...James ties the score with an RBI groundout to second...Pfister just robbed Carrara, breaking his bat on a hard grounder to the third baseman who was playing in...Pfister's play today excites me...Haines walked...Ryan Babineau pinch hitting for Craig Maddox...Babineau flew out to right...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 1
BOT 5th
Changes for the RailCats...Darryl Evans into left...Babineau behind the plate...Brian Kolb is at second...David Cooper at short...Still Wohlever pitching...Hairston leads off the tie game...Hairston struck out swinging...Brad Hawn with his first at bat of the day...Another lefty for the lone lefty on the RailCats staff...Hawn struck out swinging but was thrown out at first by the catcher...Pelfrey out for another change...On comes Will Krout, who may be a closer candidate for the 'Cats...Boomer Manager Jamie Bennett and Greg Tagert talking in the ramp behind home plate...1.1 IP for Wohlever, 4K...Cohn grounded out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 1
TOP 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Now pitching...RHP Wally Goodline...At first base Jordan Castaldo...At third base Nick Kuroczko, at second base Drew Heithoff...Sean Mahley in left...Washington grounded out to second...First at bat for Darryl Evans AKA Boogey, apparently he can dance...Hillary Smith from the Times told me the story...Evans is from Merrillville, AKA The Region, AKA NW Indiana...Here's the story in the NWI Times about Evans, who by the way popped out to second...Speaking of for the record, Rodriguez allowed a run on a hit with a walk...Coles reaches on an E6...Low throw that Castaldo couldn't pick out...Coles on the move...Would have had the bag stolen by Rohde drew a walk...Massaro strikes out swinging on a 3-2 pitch with the runners moving to end the threat...Line score identical for both teams...1-3-1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 1
BOT 6th
One change, and it affects both teams really...Boomer Ellis Lowe is taking over at third base for Rico Washington in the Gary order...Harkensee leads off with an infield single up the middle...McMorris flew out to left...Mozingo singled to center...Harkensee hustles to third...Ruled safe...Throw may have beaten him but Mozingo moves up on the play...Second and third...One out...Infield in...Turner struck out swinging on a breaker in the dirt...Hall with a double down the right-field line...Bouncer towards first that shot over Rohde's glove, scoring two runs...Nick Kuroczko rocketed a double to left, scoring Hall...Nate Bryan pinch hit, deflecting off the pitcher's glove to Kolb at second...1-4-3...
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 1
TOP 7th
Enter Jason Braun on the hill...1-2-3 inning as James pops to short, Cooper grounds to short and Kolb grounds to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 1
BOT 7th
Scott Kelley in to pitch...Baumann walked...First at bat for Jordan Castaldo, who flies to center...First at bat for Ty Nelson, who bounces into a fielder's choice...Drew Heithoff with his first AB...Reaches on an error by Lowe at third...Runners at the corners for Sean Mahley, 2nd Round Pick in the Frontier League Draft...His first AB...Off to the races goes Heithoff who steals second easily...Mahley strikes out swinging to end the frame...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 1
TOP 8th
Another inning of work for Braun...Babineau leading off...And draws a walk...Boomer Ellis Lowe, batting for Gary, makes his first plate appearance...Lowe reaches on an error...Babineau to third...Evans with his second at bat...Lowe steals second...Infield in for the first time today...Good time to work on things...Grounder to short...No runs score...Comadena hit by a pitch with the infield still in...Loads the bases...What a catch by Hall in the bullpen, diving to record an out but a run scores on a crazy sacrifice fly...Rohde with a triple to right center scoring two and tying the game...Pitching change...Matt Collins on to pitch...All those runs are unearned...But still a tie game...Massaro walks...James grounds to first to close it...
But Gary ties the game...
3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 4
BOT 8th
McMorris leading off...FYI Kolb and Cooper have switched up the middle...McMorris flies out to center...Mozingo to the plate...Fly out to left...Turner struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 4
TOP 9th
I hope you are following along because my box score is a mess!!! Cooper first up for Gary...And walks...Cooper thrown out attempting to steal...Kolb strikes out swinging...Comadena bounces out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 4
Gotta love the indecision...Is the game over? Is it not? Lol...Finally the RailCats take the field...Yes, an exhibition game can end in a tie...
BOT 9th
Hall grounds out to short...Kuroczko walked...Winning run is on base...Bryan popped out to second...Nice running catch by Cooper to cover a ton of ground...Kuroczko on the move...Baumann crushes an offering deep to right...Off the wall for a triple...Kuroczko scores...Technically game over...But the contest continues and Castaldo with an RBI single into the right-center gap...Trying to get at bats for everyone...One of the big challenges of spring baseball...Castaldo steals second...Nelson grounds out to short...And that ends it...BOOMERS WIN!!!!
BOOMERS 6, GARY 4
Reminder...The teams reprise tomorrow in Gary at 2:00 p.m. I will be broadcasting with the Gary crew from U.S. Steel Yard...And blogging...And doing more stuff...I will post final details on this game in a bit...
Lineups for today...Schaumburg features an 11-man starting lineup...Only one umpire...I also hear there will be a couple Boomers who suit up for Gary to get at bats...
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS
(AMERICAN ASSOCIATION)
Chris Carrara - 2B
Kyle Haines - SS
Craig Maddox - C
Rico Washington - 3B
Jordan Comadena - LF
Mike Coles - RF
Mike Rohde - 1B
Mike Massaro - DH
Jason James - CF
SCHEDULED PITCHERS
Mike Perconte - RHP
Chad Rhoades - RHP
T.J. Wohlever - LHP
Will Krout - RHP
Scott Kelley - RHP
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (1-0)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Raphael Turner - DH
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Pat Biserta - DH
Nate Baumann - RF
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Andrew Cohn - 2B
Jeff Harkensee - LF
Cody McMorris - CF
SCHEDULED PITCHERS
Cameron Roth - LHP (1-3)
Andy Heston - RHP (4)
Jose Rodriguez - LHP (5)
Wally Goodline - RHP (6)
Jason Braun - RHP (7-8)
Matt Collins - RHP (9)
TOP 1st
First pitch came at 1:15...Carrara flew out to right...Haines reached on an infield single to third (Nice barehanded effort from Pfister but ruled safe)...Maddox with a flare single to right...Washington struck out looking...Comadena struck out looking...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
GARY 0, BOOMERS ON THE WAY TO THE PLATE
NOTE: The teams are switching baseballs between innings...The American Association and Frontier League use different baseballs (Rawlings vs. Wilson)...
BOT 1st
Chad Mozingo struck out swinging...Raphael Turner drew a walk...Gerard Hall doubled off the wall in deep right-center, scoring Turner from first... Hall stole third...Frank Pfister walked...Pat Biserta struck out looking...Nate Baumann struck out swinging...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 2nd
Coles popped out to first...Rohde walked...Massaro struck out looking...James struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
BOT 2nd
Brandon Hairston led off with an opposite field double into the left-field gap...Mike Valadez with a groundout to short, moving Hairston to third...Greg Tagert brings the infield in for Gary...Andrew Cohn blooped a single into short left...Hairston had to hold...Infield back up the middle and in at the corners...Jeff Harkensee struck out swinging...Cody McMorris struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 3rd
Carrara bounced to third...Nick pick on a short hop by Pfister...Haines grounded to second...Maddox walked...Washington lined to third...Diving play by Pfister...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
BOT 3rd
Chad Rhoades taking over on the hill...Perconte threw two innings, and allowed one run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts...Rhoades was with the rival of Gary last year, Fargo-Moorhead...Mozingo first up...Mozingo struck out looking...Rhoades is a hard thrower...Turner walks for the second time...Turner moves to second on a wild pitch...Hall fouled out to third...Turner to third on a failed pickoff...Throw sailed to the second base side and into center...Valadez popped out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 4th
Changes for the Boomers...On the hill its time for Andy Heston, a young RHP who was in Windy City last year...Behind the plate is rookie Brad Hawn...Nice line for Roth...3IP, 2H, 2BB, 4K...Heston comes from the side a bit...Comdena fouled out to third...Coles flew out to right-center...McMorris made the catch...Rohde flew out to right...Nice diving play by Biserta...First 1-2-3 inning of the day from either side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
BOT 4th
Another inning for Rhoades...Pfister led off by popping out to third...Now a pitching change...T.J. Wohlever enters...Rhoades with 1.1 IP, BB, K, WP...Pitching change was made by Dennis Pelfrey...Tagert has been wandering back and forth to check on velocity and such...For the record, the Boomers batted out of order in the 3rd...But it was to get another at bat for Valadez before exiting...It's spring training...I won't hold it against them...Biserta could not lay off, striking out swinging...Baumann struck out looking...He was on his way to first...Back-to-back 1-2-3 frames though this one required a pitching change...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 0
TOP 5th
Another new pitcher for the Boomers...LHP Jose Rodriguez, who was the team's top pick at the Frontier League Draft, 4th overall...Rodriguez did pitch some on Friday night, likewise for Roth, today's starter...Heston with an IP...Massaro led off with a triple to deep right Baumann actually had a chance and had the ball pop out of his glove...Shocker...Massaro set a RailCat record for triples last year...James ties the score with an RBI groundout to second...Pfister just robbed Carrara, breaking his bat on a hard grounder to the third baseman who was playing in...Pfister's play today excites me...Haines walked...Ryan Babineau pinch hitting for Craig Maddox...Babineau flew out to right...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 1
BOT 5th
Changes for the RailCats...Darryl Evans into left...Babineau behind the plate...Brian Kolb is at second...David Cooper at short...Still Wohlever pitching...Hairston leads off the tie game...Hairston struck out swinging...Brad Hawn with his first at bat of the day...Another lefty for the lone lefty on the RailCats staff...Hawn struck out swinging but was thrown out at first by the catcher...Pelfrey out for another change...On comes Will Krout, who may be a closer candidate for the 'Cats...Boomer Manager Jamie Bennett and Greg Tagert talking in the ramp behind home plate...1.1 IP for Wohlever, 4K...Cohn grounded out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 1
TOP 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Now pitching...RHP Wally Goodline...At first base Jordan Castaldo...At third base Nick Kuroczko, at second base Drew Heithoff...Sean Mahley in left...Washington grounded out to second...First at bat for Darryl Evans AKA Boogey, apparently he can dance...Hillary Smith from the Times told me the story...Evans is from Merrillville, AKA The Region, AKA NW Indiana...Here's the story in the NWI Times about Evans, who by the way popped out to second...Speaking of for the record, Rodriguez allowed a run on a hit with a walk...Coles reaches on an E6...Low throw that Castaldo couldn't pick out...Coles on the move...Would have had the bag stolen by Rohde drew a walk...Massaro strikes out swinging on a 3-2 pitch with the runners moving to end the threat...Line score identical for both teams...1-3-1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 1, GARY 1
BOT 6th
One change, and it affects both teams really...Boomer Ellis Lowe is taking over at third base for Rico Washington in the Gary order...Harkensee leads off with an infield single up the middle...McMorris flew out to left...Mozingo singled to center...Harkensee hustles to third...Ruled safe...Throw may have beaten him but Mozingo moves up on the play...Second and third...One out...Infield in...Turner struck out swinging on a breaker in the dirt...Hall with a double down the right-field line...Bouncer towards first that shot over Rohde's glove, scoring two runs...Nick Kuroczko rocketed a double to left, scoring Hall...Nate Bryan pinch hit, deflecting off the pitcher's glove to Kolb at second...1-4-3...
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 1
TOP 7th
Enter Jason Braun on the hill...1-2-3 inning as James pops to short, Cooper grounds to short and Kolb grounds to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 1
BOT 7th
Scott Kelley in to pitch...Baumann walked...First at bat for Jordan Castaldo, who flies to center...First at bat for Ty Nelson, who bounces into a fielder's choice...Drew Heithoff with his first AB...Reaches on an error by Lowe at third...Runners at the corners for Sean Mahley, 2nd Round Pick in the Frontier League Draft...His first AB...Off to the races goes Heithoff who steals second easily...Mahley strikes out swinging to end the frame...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 1
TOP 8th
Another inning of work for Braun...Babineau leading off...And draws a walk...Boomer Ellis Lowe, batting for Gary, makes his first plate appearance...Lowe reaches on an error...Babineau to third...Evans with his second at bat...Lowe steals second...Infield in for the first time today...Good time to work on things...Grounder to short...No runs score...Comadena hit by a pitch with the infield still in...Loads the bases...What a catch by Hall in the bullpen, diving to record an out but a run scores on a crazy sacrifice fly...Rohde with a triple to right center scoring two and tying the game...Pitching change...Matt Collins on to pitch...All those runs are unearned...But still a tie game...Massaro walks...James grounds to first to close it...
But Gary ties the game...
3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 4
BOT 8th
McMorris leading off...FYI Kolb and Cooper have switched up the middle...McMorris flies out to center...Mozingo to the plate...Fly out to left...Turner struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 4
TOP 9th
I hope you are following along because my box score is a mess!!! Cooper first up for Gary...And walks...Cooper thrown out attempting to steal...Kolb strikes out swinging...Comadena bounces out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 4, GARY 4
Gotta love the indecision...Is the game over? Is it not? Lol...Finally the RailCats take the field...Yes, an exhibition game can end in a tie...
BOT 9th
Hall grounds out to short...Kuroczko walked...Winning run is on base...Bryan popped out to second...Nice running catch by Cooper to cover a ton of ground...Kuroczko on the move...Baumann crushes an offering deep to right...Off the wall for a triple...Kuroczko scores...Technically game over...But the contest continues and Castaldo with an RBI single into the right-center gap...Trying to get at bats for everyone...One of the big challenges of spring baseball...Castaldo steals second...Nelson grounds out to short...And that ends it...BOOMERS WIN!!!!
BOOMERS 6, GARY 4
Reminder...The teams reprise tomorrow in Gary at 2:00 p.m. I will be broadcasting with the Gary crew from U.S. Steel Yard...And blogging...And doing more stuff...I will post final details on this game in a bit...
Now the Real Fun...
Let the real fun begin!!! Today, it's exhibition baseball!!! The Boomers played a charity exhibition game on Friday night and won 14-1...
The Boomers have nine exhibition games remaining including today as the race for roster slots tightens and gets busy with live action against other teams leading up to the opener...
This afternoon, one of the other teams in the Salvi ownership group, the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association, visits Boomers Stadium for the first of a home-and-home exhibition series...
I am pleased to announce that Part Two of the Salvi Showdown will be broadcast tomorrow from Gary's U.S. Steel Yard...I will be broadcasting games Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday...I will post the links tomorrow...You will get to hear my voice as well as voices from other teams (Gary, Joliet) in the coming days...
I will be scoring today's game and will post a live blog update feed every half inning on all the action today...
The Boomers have nine exhibition games remaining including today as the race for roster slots tightens and gets busy with live action against other teams leading up to the opener...
This afternoon, one of the other teams in the Salvi ownership group, the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association, visits Boomers Stadium for the first of a home-and-home exhibition series...
I am pleased to announce that Part Two of the Salvi Showdown will be broadcast tomorrow from Gary's U.S. Steel Yard...I will be broadcasting games Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday...I will post the links tomorrow...You will get to hear my voice as well as voices from other teams (Gary, Joliet) in the coming days...
I will be scoring today's game and will post a live blog update feed every half inning on all the action today...
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