Re: For Mikey and any other University students « Result #1 on Sept 10, 2009, 3:31am »
Have a look, very good, pass by... A friend in need is a friend indeed.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.Care and diligence bring luck.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
The national champions, Bracknell, headed for Brentwood to face the Bucks while on a four game winning streak. With a ten-man squad Brentwood had enough players to face Bracknell without any assistance from the younger, Bronco team (who were off at the London Mets' - see other game report).
In game one Brentwood sent Fraser Meikle to the mound to face the powerful Bracknell team. The Brentwood bats showed Bracknell that the Ponies were a serious team to contend with now; the hosts lead the game until the fourth inning when a mixture of fielding errors and inaccurate pitching allowed Bracknell to get the maximum five runs for the frame.
Once Fraser's maximum pitch count was finished, Cameron Meikle came on in relief. Unfortunately Brentwood then allowed the game to slip through their fingers. In an attempt to salvage the game Harry Ward then came in to pitch but by that time it was too much and Brentwood ended up losing the game 14-4.
In game two, Brentwood sent Harry Sims to the mound but Brentwood’s heads were really not in the game - lunch had been a welcome break! Brentwood failed to score at all and let up the maximum five runs in every inning. John West was brought in to try and cut off the constant flow of runs but to no avail. Brentwood ended up losing the game 20-0.
These matches against Bracknell were the last of the regular season but Brentwood have entered a team in to the playoffs which will be taking place in the next few weeks.
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Hall’s Homer backs Sedgwick’s Super Start « Result #7 on Aug 9, 2009, 10:48pm »
By Blake Taylor
Brentwood Bucks Broncos 4-5 London Mets Brentwood Bucks Broncos 10-4 London Mets
The Brentwood Broncos travelled to Finsbury Park this past Saturday to face the London Mets and complete their regular season schedule. The Broncos already knew that their league position and playoff spot was guaranteed. The only thing to be decided was whether the Broncos would finish the season with a winning, losing or even record.
Game one began with the Broncos bats being shut down in the first inning before Sebastian Andrew took the mound for Brentwood, his first time as Bronco starting pitcher. The Mets managed to get some timely hits and scored 2 runs in the first and 2 runs in the third without Brentwood managing to trouble the scorers. In the fourth inning the Broncos managed to get runners on base and score 4 runs to tie the game up. Going into the final inning the Broncos managed to a runner round to third however could not get the key hit to take the lead. The Mets came up to bat in the bottom half knowing that 1 run would win them the game and following some patient batting by the Mets they managed to work a walk with the bases loaded to score the game winning run. Final Score: Brentwood 4 – 5 London Mets
Brentwood started game two aware that a win would secure an even record for the season and momentum going into the upcoming playoffs. The Broncos started game two by plating 3 runs in the first, and then sent Charlie Sedgwick to the mound. The Mets managed to then score 2 runs of their own but this would be the only damage they would do until the forth inning. In the second and third inning the Broncos managed to plate 4 runs to give them a 7-2 lead. Going into the fifth inning the Brentwood led by 4, but knew they would need to tack on some insurance to dampen the Mets’ spirit. It wasn’t long before they got them, on the back of a 3-run homerun by Reiss Hall, the Broncos’ first of the season. The Mets would only manage to score one more run giving Brentwood a 10-4 win.
Overall, the Broncos put in two fantastic team performances on the final day of the season. The key performances include a complete game effort by Charlie on the mound, only managing to use 76 of his allotted 85 pitches. This performance was backed up by some exceptional infield defence, particularly from Stewart Meikle, at third, and Max Johnston at shortstop.
The Broncos have a week off before moving on to the Playoffs on August 22nd where they will again travel to Finsbury Park and again take on the Mets this time knowing a win puts them into the National Championships.
Well done and well played « Result #8 on Aug 5, 2009, 9:12am »
Two very good games , all that would have made it better would have been a bit of sunshine. A great come back in the first game, and even better to keep it going into the second game. Good luck for this weekend
Re: Brentwood Bats Go BIG « Result #9 on Aug 3, 2009, 4:15pm »
Apparently I was hardly there!!!!! No mention of my astute captaincy,monstorous 5 stolen bases and .875 OBP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MIKE you suck, and your umpire rating is now a big fat round zero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went 3 for 4 for crying out loud a career best for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS this message is completely tongue in cheek and I recognise the efforts of everyone of the Stags on the day( Including Terry, who very nearly made me regret letting him play for Tonbridge)
The travelling Stags smashed no fewer than six home runs on Sunday as they plated 36 in a rout of the Tonbridge Bobcats.
After making the trip down to Kent they were initially relatively slow starting, going scoreless in the first inning and being limited to 3 runs in the first three chances as the host pitcher threw hard and fairly accurately, and the defence backed him.
Ham Zen started for the Stags, his first appearance in a while, and though he left a lot of pitches a little too ‘up’, he benefited from an outrageous triple play in the first inning (Arun Mandalia caught the ball, tagged out the runner from third…eventually…and then threw to Sam Rounce to complete the threesome.) In addition, Rounce and Stuart Harper-Horn turned a good double play in the third to get him out of another potential jam.
With the score 3-0 in the fourth inning, it looked as though this friendly run out on a lazy dog-day afternoon might be one of the better games of baseball Brentwood would have played in for the whole season, but a few walks and a plethora of errors from the previously strong fielders hurt the Bobcats, and CJ 'Tower' Evans (3-5, 8RBIs) hit the first of his three home runs (an unprecedented achievement which will be picked up later.)
Tyron Porter (4-7) and Sam Rounce (4-5, 3RBIs) both got big hits, and John Fordham (4-5, 5RBIs) smacked two 2-run singles along with being hit by a couple of pitches on his debut for the Stags.
Brentwood scored another six runs in the fifth, including a home run from ‘Intimidation’ Harper-Horn (4-7, 3RBIs) (the first of two for him) before the wheels began to fall off their defensive work. Ham Zen had run (relatively) high into a pitch count over the first four, and two walks chased him from the game in the fifth. Stuart Harper-Horn came on to show what he learned in America, but he struggled to keep his footing and often missed the zone. When he was good he was great, but his effort combined with some off-colour defence allowed Tonbridge to score 8 and bring them close, 20-8 the score.
The Stags scored four more in the sixth to restore the momentum, but CJ 'Tower' Evans was robbed on some calls, a feature of his season, as six Bobcats runs scored in the bottom of the inning. At 24-14 it had become a much tighter affair.
With the Stags unable to add any more to their lead in the top of the seventh, Arun Mandalia debuted on the mound. He was fantastically efficient, recording all three outs with only 8 pitches, six for strikes, and it was a welcome return to a clean inning of baseball.
It was short-lived. The Brentwood bats wouldn’t remain quiet for too long…
As the day dragged on, Mandalia (4-6, 2 2Bs, 7RBIs) recorded his first ever home run, smashing the ball over left field and running hard. Evans then followed with his second of the day, before then adding another one when he came up again, a grand-slam. It would have probably sailed over any left field in any league, but without a fence he had to do all the running once again. ‘Intimidation’ Harper-Horn followed with his second of the day, and his career, this one coming while he was wearing the catchers’ leg guards because he was too lazy to take them off, but again it was a hit worthy of clearing almost any fence in Britain.
They continued on, but the inning was capped at 12 despite the best efforts of Adam ‘Bear’ Commons (3-4, 4BB, 5SBs) and the umpire’s more generous zone as the game moved towards its conclusion.
As the heat pushed the players further towards submission, the two teams invoked the mercy rule after 8 innings with Australian pitcher Craig, having thrown 279 pitches, unable to go any longer. Tyron Porter took the mound in the bottom of the eighth and allowed 4 runs, but the Stags got out of the inning without too much damage; Mike Mallioux (3-4) recorded the tag at first base after Terry Fordham was caught mincing around after the hit batter (Nathan) had been denied a base because he hadn’t moved! And that was the ball game.
It was a great game for all those who took part, with the Stags’ own Terry Fordham performing very well for the Bobcats. He took two on the body but had the glove of a man possessed early on, turning a double play and hurling in some other good efforts.
Though most of the team will probably find themselves on the bench come next week’s league fixture, it was good to see so many able young players showing off their talents in a number of new positions.
Tyron Porter caught a good game, though hasn’t yet got the arm to throw down anyone but a cripple, and even then they’d have to have a puncture, but he and ‘Zen provided a solid battery.
Mandalia, Rounce, Harper-Horn and Evans provided a very attractive infield option, while Mailloux deputised admirably for Evans at first. Arun was particularly good on the mound, while with more practise each of Evans, Harper-Horn and Porter will prove to be useful assets over the course of a long season, and if ‘Zen can find consistency in low-ball pitches with a good infield behind him then he’ll eat up innings when he plays full-time. The ‘Bear’ Essentials
Lots of people and plays to pick from today, with 6 home runs, a triple play and a number of solid defensive work to call upon, but CJ Evans’s third home run, his grand-slam, was the one that earned the big man ‘Play of the Day’ for the second time in a long season. There were notable mentions for the triple and double plays early in the game, and for Zen’s 4+ shutout innings.
With all the home runs and hits, it was actually John Fordham that earned ‘Stag of the Day’. Drafted in to make up numbers, his debut was an awesome display of hitting ability, despite the fact he had his hands round the ‘wrong’ way. Everyone performed well, but it was John’s performance that stuck in the memory of the ‘Bear’ this afternoon.
Quirky Stats: Pitching, and Bobcats’ hitting
(Apologies for not having surnames)
Craig, the Bobcats’ pitcher, notched two RBI-triples, one for three runs, but on the last day before he went back to Australia he couldn’t quite go that extra 90 feet. The team had 10 hits and 15 walks for 18 runs, and there were only two errors that led to runners on base. In all truth, then, it was only missing the strike zone that hurt the Stags, and without what would normally be considered recognised pitchers that’s a very good effort.
Craig threw 279 pitches over 8 innings, which is about three games’ work for most starters. Even so, it was only towards the end where he left pitches up that caused the most damage.
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