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2005 Game Summaries (PP = rainout or postponed)
October 16, 2005 Championship Game 1:30pm CST Fayetteville HS Field
2005 Champion Alma Diamond Dawgs
2005 Season End Report submitted to Hardball Magazine (www.hardball.net) for inclusion in the 2005 Yearbook Issue to be published Spring 2006
The 2005 NWAMSBL Season was our first experiment in dividing a
division into “competitive” and “recreational” segments. The
experiment was a learning experience, but the two divisions turned out
to be noticeably different. In our National Division, there was
extreme parity with 7 of the 8 teams in playoff contention into the
last week of the season. In the American Division, most of the losses
came against National Division teams and beating each other up. In the
end, three of the 5 were in the hunt for a playoff spot as well. The
2005 season witnessed some of the best baseball the Northwest Arkansas
MSBL/MABL had seen in some time and some of the best officiating we
had seen in at least the past 5 seasons. Arrangements with the
Baseball Umpires of Northwest Arkansas (BUNWA) and its president, Alan
Roper, have strengthened the relationship between that organization
and the NWAMSBL. Just a few years ago, the NWAMSBL was relegated to
only the “bottom of the barrel” umpires. Now, we are fortunate to have
umpires that call NCAA ball, 5A High School ball, and the like. What a
fantastic improvement and a great catalyst for the future of the
NWAMSBL. October 9, 2005 Veterans Park, Rogers
Reports to come: Tigers take Dodgers to extra innings, but fall 7-6 in a nail biter. White Sox rip the younger NWACC Eagles 5-0 in round one with a sensational pitching performance by Jason Wendt who throws the complete game shutout. In round two, the Deerz crush the Dodgers 14-0, and the Diamond Dawgs get a number of runs spotted early and take advantage of the White Sox 10-2 to advance. Deerz and Diamond Dawgs face off for the title next Sunday.--Stephen Boudreaux, President
October 1-2, 2005
Dubyas withdraw resulting in a double forfeit for Dodgers... September 24-25, 2005
Hurricane Rita wiped out our weekend. The Orioles failed to muster enough players for the double header versus the Tigers on Saturday, so the Orioles drop out of playoff contention with the double forfeit. Make up games will be posted this week.--Stephen Boudreaux, President
September 17-18, 2005
Pirates 6 Athletics 14 Athletics 3 Braves 2 With the season drawing to a close the A's found themselves in a must win situation, needing 2 wins on sunday. As it turned out, they were able to win the first game easily, but the second win would require a much more effort.---The A's bats started the day with hits early and often, producing 3 runs in the 1st, 2 runs in the 2nd, and 9 runs in the 3rd innings. Standout performances included: Greg Cuzick (3-4, 2B, 3R, 3RBI), David Battaglia (3-5, 2R, 2RBI), Dave Freshwater (2-4, R, 2RBI, SB), and Kevin Kirby (2-5, R, 1RBI, SB). The Pirates effort was supplemented by two hitters with 2 hits and 2RBI apiece. A's starter (Derick Akers) allowed 6R (2ER) on 7 hits, while recording 7 strikeouts and 1 walk. The Pirates starter allowed 14R (9ER) on 10 hits and 7 walks, with 6 strikeouts over the course of 3 innings and the bullpen settled to only give up 3 hits for the remainder of the game. This closely contested game was all square at 1 after the 1st inning. The Braves took the lead 2-1 after manufacturing a run in the 3rd when the lead off hitter advanced to scoring position on an A's throwing error. However, the A's rally in the bottom of the 7th began with Justin McKissick's (1-3, 2B, R) double, followed by Kirby's (1-3, 1RBI, SB) RBI single. Kirby promptly stole second base and was driven in, to end the game, by Akers' (1-3, 1RBI) opposite field line-drive, capping an exciting come-from-behind victory for the A's. Marty Harrison (1-3, 2B, R) pitched 7 strong innings striking out 10 while allowing 0ER on 5 hits and 3 walks.--Derrick Akers, Athletics Dodgers 11 Deerz 1 Deerz 4 Dodgers 14
In the first game Rich Conner pitched a 3 hitter, with 7 strike outs,
in a 5
September 10-11, 2005
White Sox 9 Dubyas 2 Dubyas 11 White Sox 1 Certainly a tale of two games...In game one, Sox pitcher, Kurt Nantkes lived up to his billing and had the best command and control of pitches I had seen in some time. The Dubyas were stymied with only 2 base hits and 11Ks (7Inn, 1H, 11K, 2ER, 3BB, 1HBP). The Sox bats were hot with Nantkes helping himself with a 3RHR and Robert Foshe going 3 for 4, Troy Flood 2 for 2 1RBI, and Stephen Boudreaux 2 for 3 with an RBI. Game two was a reversal of fortune. The White Sox committed 5 errors in the field and lost total team chemistry. At the plate, Dubyas pitcher, Mitch Tisher kept the Sox off balance throughout 6 1/3 innings before suffering a devastating arm break on his final pitch. Apparently, the stress of throwing from three different arm angles and with such velocity, Mitch's humorous snapped offering a loud crack heard throughout the ball park. All witnesses were sickened by the event, but what sickens the most is the consequence of Mitch not being present on the ball field. Great guy and great ball player. He will be sorely missed not just by the Dubyas, but by us all. --Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox Pirates 9 Orioles 4
First game against the Orioles the visiting Pirates won 9-3. Keith
Holt was pitching a perfect game into the 5th inning. Then in the
fifth the pirates had there standard inning of hell. We got through
that inning and it was smooth sailing form there on out.--Jeff
Kennett, Pirates
August 27-28, 2005
Deerz 8 NWACC Eagles 3 NWACC Eagles 4 Deerz 10 On Sunday, the Deerz played the NWACC Eagles in a double header at Fayetteville hIgh School. The scores were 8-3 and 10-4. the starting pitcher for the Deerz, Rick Elliot got plunked early in the game in the back of the neck and had to be carted off the field in the ambulance. he was taken to the hospital and is doing fine now. after that Matt Villines took the bump and battled early. Brandon Atha pitched a solid game for the Eagles in game one. In game two of the deouble header, Kyle Cowan took the hill for the Deerz and could not be touched. He threw a solid four innings of one hit baseball. The Deerz bats rallied for ten runs to allow Jimmy Coldiron to hold the game under control. Chad Lipsmeyer and Justin Siebenmorgan both had home runs on the evening.--Matt Villines, Deerz White Sox 8 Diamond Dawgs 7 Diamond Dawgs 3 White Sox 1 In game one, White Sox pitcher Jason Wendt threw an excellent game giving up no walks and giving up only one earned run. With the score 3-1 in favor of the Diamond Dawgs going into the top of the 7th, the White Sox were worried Wendt's efforts would be wasted. Diamond Dawg pitcher, Shane Hubbard had thrown 6 strong innings and had the Sox bats as quiet as they were the week before. However, Hubbard was visibly tired and the White Sox took advantage scoring 7 runs in the 7th. The Dawgs picked up one run, but it wasn't enough to over come the comeback. In game two, the White Sox couldn't put together any meaningful string of hits to support Kurt Nantkes' stellar pitching performance (7in, 9Ks, 1BB, 3ER). Nantkes was also 2 for 2 at the plate with a double and a triple and the only RBI of the game for the Sox. The playoff race is getting heated going into the stretch run with the Deerz running away with the league and the other three playoff spots up for grabs.--Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox Athletics 14 Braves 3 Braves 5 Athletics 14 Athletics score 14 runs in each game of double-header vs Braves--Franklin Field, Siloam Springs - The Athletics wonGame One of Sunday's double-header 14-3. The A's scoring outburst began in the 3rd inning when 5 consecutive batters scored. More runs were added to the lead the following inning when 4 consecutive batters reached and scored. Athletics second baseman Justin McKissick (2-4, 4RBI) ended the game in the bottom of the 5th with a 2RBI single, invoking the 10-run rule. At bats were plentiful with for the Athletics with all but one player having 4 plate appearances each. Notable performances included: Dave Freshwater (2-4, 2RBI, 3R), Craig Marsh (2-3, 2RBI, 3R), Marty Harrison (2-4, 1RBI, 3R), and Greg Cuzick (2-4, 2R). In the field, the Athletics committed two errors in the first inning leading to a run, before settling to play solid defense for the remainder of the contest. Athletics pitching (Derick Akers) was steady allowing 2 ER on 7 hits and 1 walk through 5 innings of work, while striking out 7 batters. Highlights for the Braves included Keith Dixon (2-3, 1R) and Matt Esqoviel (1-3, 2RBI). Braves pitching gave up 14 runs (11 ER) on 14 hits. The Braves scored two in the last inning with 2 outs on a bases loaded single by Josh Norris (1-2, 1 RBI). In Game Two the Athletics started scoring again in the 3rd inning, when 3 consecutive batters reached and scored. Adding one run in the 4th and two in the 5th, the A's posted 4 runs in both the 6th and 7th innings to win the game by a count of 14-5. The Braves scored one in both the 3rd and 4th. After scoring 3 in the bottom of 7th inning, the Braves' rally ended on a grounder back to the pitcher to close out the game. Offensively, Dave Freshwater set the tone for the A's going 3-5 with 3RBI. Greg Cuzick (2-4, 3RBI, 2R), Craig Marsh (2-5, 2RBI, 2R), Marty Harrison (2-5, 2RBI, 2R), Matt Richardson (2-4, 1RBI, 2R) and Dave Battaglia (2-4, 3R) contributed 2 hits apiece and 8 RBIs collectively, while combining to score 11 runs. For the A's Marty Harrison allowed 2 ER on 6 hits and 3 walks (striking out 9) in six innings. Dave Battaglia, who entered the game in the 7th, gave up 2 ER on 3 hits and 1 walk (one strikeout) in the final frame. Braves pitching continued to struggle allowing 14 runs (9 ER) on 14 hits over the course of 7 innings. Leading the way for the Braves were Josh Norris (3-4, 2RBI), Keith Dixon (2-3, 2RBI, 1R), and Matt Esqoviel (2-4). The Athletics improved to 8-6 on the year and are scheduled to play again versus the Bentonville Dodgers on Saturday, September 10, 2005 @ Franklin Field in Siloam Springs, while the Braves face the NWACC Eagles on Sunday, September 11, 2005 @ Veterans Park (South) in Rogers. --Derrick Akers, Athletics
August 20-21, 2005
White Sox 4 Dodgers 3 Dodgers 5 White Sox 1 White Sox 1 Athletics 3 Athletics 7 White Sox 6 I probably made a poor choice trying to do the right thing for the league by subjecting my own team to four games in two days. After pitching Wednesday night, I was in no shape by the start of the weekend, let alone pulling the quadruple-header. In the first game on Saturday, the White Sox faired well behind an excellent pitching performance by Jason Wendt (7in, 1ER, 6K, 32 total pitches) to get the win and stop a late rally by the Dodgers. In game two, the White Sox scheduled pitcher, Jordan Cross failed to make it to the game due to the power blackout in NWA clogging up traffic. I sent wiley veteran, Troy Flood to the hill who, after giving up a three run homer and four total runs in the first settled down to allow only one run afterwards. The Sox, however, could not muster the bats against Dodger ace, John Thompson who only gave up 8 scattered hits to the otherwise stout White Sox lineup. After the Cardinals folded their season, I decided to find the Athletics another opponent and the White Sox were the only team readily available on short notice. Unfortunately, we could only muster 10 position players and were missing a chunk of our starting lineup and pitching rotation. Jordan Cross pitched a dandy in the first game allowing only 1ER and striking out 9. Jason Wendt relieved giving up 2. The tired White Sox had nothing at the plate in the first game and things would only worsen as the day went on. In game two, (fourth in 24 hours) Jason Wendt pitched a great 6 innings (14 innings in 24hrs), but left exhausted with a 6-2 lead. Troy Flood came in to try and finish the game, but gave up 5 runs while the Sox watched the lead and the weekend evaporate into a forgettable moment. Not to take anything away from the Athletics, but the White Sox were beaten before the day began. The White Sox drop three of four on the weekend and trust that their skipper will never make them try this again. This also opens the door for playoff contention as it looks as if anyone can get in now...--Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox Tigers 3 Deerz 13 Deerz 24 Tigers 4 (ouch!) The Deerz came out swinging and swept the Tigers. First game was 13-3 and the second was 24-4. Rick Elliott started for threw 5 string innings and stuck out 9. Ty Morman came in to close the game. Offensively, the Deerz were led by Kyle Jones who went 11-11 on the day with 4 stolen bases and 11 RBI's. The Tigers had good defense but Deerz bats were too hot. During the secong game, Matt Villines took the hill. He gave up an early run but settled down to give a strong outing for the Deerz. It was a 11-4 after 6 innings of play but the Deerz bats came alive with 18 hits pounding out 13 runs. If not for Christopher Bobbitt striking out twice in the same inning, the Deerz Christian Pummill was likely to go 3-3 in the 7th inning. Bradin Watson was second offensively for the Deerz with 8 hits. Every Deerz playert had atleast 4 hits. The Tigers were a fun team to play and very respectable. They showed perfect sportsmanship and we wish them the best of luck. The umpires did a great job on a hot long day. Best umpiring crew the Deerz have seen this year.--Matt Villines, Deerz
August 17, 2005 34+ Division Boudreaux's KnuckleBallers 7 The TomKatz 6 Charles Fowler has been working diligently to create a new 38+ Division of the NWAMSBL to play on Wednesday nights. With the low turnout, the age limit was dropped to 34+ which brought out some new bodies. Tonight, we split the teams up between mostly league board members on one side led by me, and the regular attendees in the 34+ nights led this time by Tom Katz. In my first complete game pitching performance in nearly 20 years, I was tossing all knuckleballs from the hill and, for the most part had a many of the batters swinging over and before every pitch. A few pitches flew wild which allowed the TomKatz team to creep back into the game, but a few extra floaters did 'em in. I think I ended up with 6 strikeouts and 5 walks giving up 6 runs. Not too bad for a 37 year old that hasn't pitched a whole game since he was 18. Yeah, I am sore. But the night was a blast, no pressure, a lot of camaraderie, and fun baseball. Alex Fortin started for the TomKatz and was hit pretty hard at first, but settled in for a few K's. Tom Katz relieved in the last inning. Participants included Jeff Kennett, Evan Press, Alan Davidson, Linden Lewis, Charles Fowler, Mark Jackson, Dan Tillman, Trea Taylor, Jesse Floyd, Keith Holt, Dustin Wilson, and others that I cannot rattle off the top of my head. If you are over 34 and love baseball and want to share in this event, come out to Phillips Park on Wednesday nights. Great fun!--Stephen Boudreaux, The Front Office Charles Fowler reports: Wednesday Night baseball is a HIT. This past week the Wednesday night league had a great time playing ball with some help of the MSBL Board. One team made up primarily of board members took on a team of basically 38+ rookies and we had a great time. Steve Boudreaux pitched for the board team throwing only knuckle balls. The board team held a 5-0 lead for 3 innings. Then the 38+ made a great comeback and the game finished at [snip 7-6 the real score]. Allen Davidson made a game saving catch in left field on which was most likely the best hit ball by Jim Lingle since Jim joined the league. Lingle had to be restrained from charging left field with a bat. Actually if he had been allowed to run all the way out there he would not have had any strength to do anything. The number of players signed up for Wednesday nights has grown to where we have enough to play if everyone shows up, however because of travel for work we still could use a few more. The age requirement has been lowered to 34 so if anyone is interested in playing we will be at Phillips Park in Bentonville at 6:30 for at least the next 4 weeks. Games start at 7:00 and we play until about 9:30 The cost to play is very low so money should not be a problem. For more info contact Charles Fowler at fowler@nwa.quik.com or call 640-8796.--Charles Fowler
August 13-14, 2005
Weekend Results: A rain soaked weekend again. A pair of splits on Saturday with the O's and Red Sox and Pirates and Tigers. A triple play was turned by the Red Sox in their series with the Orioles. Don't hear about that very often. Bases loaded with nobody out and a ball popped up near the catcher that landed fair and two runners thrown out as a result. The Deerz continue to roll over the competition as they sweep the Athletics. Playoff races are beginning to tighten up as we pass the half way point. Make up games will be scheduled as quickly as possible. Most teams are booked most weekends, so please expect the possibility of a mid-week game or double-header to get your games caught up. Thanks--Stephen Boudreaux, Front Office Orioles 9 Red Sox 6 Red Sox 10 Orioles 7
The Red Sox’s were praying for rain on Saturday at Franklin field.
Things Started out not to good for the Red Sox missing 4 of their key
players plus the coach. However Red Sox’s first baseman Heath Robinson
had some friends that wanted to play ball. The Orioles also had some
key members missing, but with a few extra fill in players the game was
on. Red Sox’s Mike Surane came out swinging with his second home run
of the season. The score was close all through the game, but in the
6th the Orioles added 3 runs putting the score 9-6. The Red Sox’s
tried to make a comeback in the 7th but only rallied for 2 runs. Final
score 9-8 Orioles. Second game no rain yet and getting hotter,
but the Red Sox’s wasn’t leaving with out a W. Red Sox’s pitcher
Dallas somebody was throwing the heat and the Orioles bats couldn’t
keep up. In the third the Red Sox’s pulled off the season’s first
triple play (as far as I know). Orioles tied the Sox’s in the 6th but
the Sox’s had one more chance at bat before time expired. Red Sox’s
player Mike Surane hit a single and stole second. Chris Mullen hit a
double to bring Mike home, and then Tony Alvarado Hit a double to
bring Chris home. Tony stole third and made it home after a ball
passed the catcher. It was HOT but a good time. Final score 10-7 Red
Sox. Special thanks to Josh Morris, Ken Morris and Steve Harrison for
filling in the gaps on the Red Sox roster--Clinton Preston, Red Sox August 6-7, 2005
Diamond Dawgs 4 NWACC Eagles 5 NWACC Eagles 5 Diamond Dawgs 3 Sunday, August 7th, the Diamond Dawgs traveled to Franklin Field in Bentonville to take on the Eagles. Short 4 guys, two of whom were starters; the Alma squad made the trip a little short handed. Though both contests were close, the Dawgs just couldn’t mount enough offense and fell short on both. In the first game, the Alma pitcher was literally knocked out of the game. Lead off Eagle hitter in the 3rd inning, hit a line shot off of Hubbard’s right shin. Shane walked off the shot and decided to continue. On his third trip to the plate, Eagle lead off man Jarrell again hit it back towards the pitcher. This time his hit struck Diamond Dawg hurler flush on the elbow causing his early exit. Hubbard left the game down 4 to 2. Wade took over the pitching duties and only gave up one more run over the remaining two and a half innings. Down 5-2, the Dawgs refused to go down without a fight. Alma was able to score 2 more runs to get within one and load the bases, but that was where it ended. Alma lost the first game 5-4. The second game saw more of the same – the Diamond Dawgs produced some offense but were never able to bunch enough hits together to come out on top. Again, going into their last at bat, this time down 5-3, the Dawgs were able to load the bases but couldn’t capitalize on it. They lost the second game 5-3. Gisler and Meek teamed up for the Eagle win while Dusty Brassfield was charged with the loss. The Diamond Dawgs have this upcoming weekend off but will step on the diamond again Sunday August 21st. The third Sunday in Alma will see a 2 game tilt against the Orioles from Greenwood. Having already dropped 2 games to the Dawgs, the O’s should be hungry for some payback. There is never a charge to see the MSBL games in Alma, so come out and support the teams. Questions or info: www.AlmaDiamondDawgs.com or call Sean Hearn at 461-3539.--Sean Hearn, Alma Diamond Dawgs
Correction: Jarrell hit the
pitcher twice in two consecutive at bats. Kyle Meek plays third base,
and Kyle Minor won the second game, finishing it out after
Aaron Gisler left with a strained back. Another note - Golden Eagles
head coach, and first baseman/outfielder Josh Brumley went 4 for 5
with 4 of the Eagles's 9 RBI in the doubleheader. --Ben
Steiger, NWACC Eagles Official Statistician
Red Sox 6 Pirates 3
July 31, 2005
White Sox 11 Pirates 1 Pirates 6 White Sox 9 The White Sox come off a layoff week after claiming the Arklahoma Shootout Championship two weeks ago. Kurt Nantkes took the mound in the first game and was pitching a dandy before his back started giving him fits after two complete. Troy Flood came in to relieve throwing five. Flood let the pesky Pirates creep back into the game after the Sox had a 9-2 lead. Flood silenced his own bullpen threat to close the game with a nifty strikeout. The White Sox got 10 hits off Pirate pitcher Evan Press whose unorthodox delivery had us on our heels at times. Danny Dodge of the Pirates once again was the highlight against Sox pitchers roping two doubles. In the second game, the White Sox offense was the story scoring 11 runs in support of Jason Wendt's stellar complete game outing (5in, 4h, 1ER, 9Ks). Brandon Barr went 2 for 3 with RBI and 2 runs, and Alex Fortin finally came around to his usual output at the plate with a 4 for 5 day with three runs scored and three RBI.--Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox
July 23-24, 2005
Deerz 5 Cardinals 4 Cardinals 6 Deerz 7 Red Sox 1 NWACC Eagles 7 NWACC Eagles Red Sox (PP Rain) The N.W.A.C.C Golden Eagles took the first game of a scheduled doubleheader 7-1 from the Red Sox in a weather shortened game. The game started with temperatures in the triple digits, as the Eagles followed the weather; starting out hot, scoring a run in the opening inning. Brandon Atha (4-1) took the mound for the Eagles and as he has done so well all season, assumed control. The Eagles piled on more runs to support Atha, with the help of several Red Sox errors in the second through fifth innings as several players contributed with key hits. After the fifth inning, the storm that had approached and threatened for the past few innings finally burst with a roar, as vivid lighting, complete with sheets of torrential rain, soaking everyone, and everything. After attempting to wait it out for about fifteen minutes, the game was called, but fortunately for the Eagles, it was in the books as a win. A makeup game will be in place shortly--Ben Steiger, NWACC Eagles Official Statistician Athletics 10 Pirates 0 Pirates 3 Athletics 6
Athletics Sweep Pirates in Two Game Series Diamond Dawgs 0 Dubyas 4 Dubyas 0 Diamond Dawgs 9
This past Sunday saw 2 excellent ballgames at the Alma High School
Field. The Dubyas from NW Arkansas drove down the hill for a double
hitter against the (5-0) undefeated Alma Diamond Dawgs. The first game
was a pitcher’s dual between Alma’s Hubbard and Springdale’s Reed.
After 4 in the books, there was still no score and 8 strike out
between the two hurlers. With two men on in the top of the 5th inning,
the Dubya’s Pitcher – Reed stepped to the plate and went yard over the
left field fence. The visitors scored one more insurance run in the
top of the 7th to go up 4-0 and give the Dawgs their first loss of the
season. This was definitely a well-played game defensively on both
sides of the diamond. The second game was a different story all
together. Alma’s Pitcher Dusty Brassfield threw a complete game shut
out with 4 strikeouts. The Dawgs finally found some offense and plated
2 runs in the 3rd, and 1 in the 5th to jump up 3-0. They finished
strong in their last at bat to put things out of reach by scoring
another 6 runs to win 9-0. 4 of the Diamond Dawg starters had multiple
hit games and Greg Guess went 3 for 3 with a walk and 3 RBIs.
The Diamond Dawgs sit atop their division with a 6-1 record. They will
have this weekend off but will be back in action Sunday August 7th up
at Phillips field in Rogers against the Eagles. Questions or ticket
info:
www.AlmaDiamondDawgs.com Tigers 7 Braves 8
The Braves sent Robert Welsh to the mound. He pitched a complete game
of 9 July 16-17, 2005 Arklahoma Shootout 2005
July 9-10, 2005
NWACC 1 Red Sox 3 Cardinals 7 White Sox 9 In a re-match of last season's championship games, the Siloam Springs Cardinals got themselves back on track at the expense of the White Sox in game one. The White Sox came out flat in that first game mustering only 4 runs against crafty veteran, Andy Crowson. Crowson was the MSBL MVP in 2003 for the Tigers and has been a journeyman pitcher with four teams in as many years. Andy has always seemed to have the Sox's number as the lefty gave up nine hits along with 7 Ks, but the hits were meaningless and scattered. Troy Flood took the mound for the White Sox, but was as uncharacteristically as sour as he seemed to feel that day. Flood pulled himself after 5 innings behind by a run. Matt "Yank" Rivard came on to relieve in a pressure situation, but the Cardinal bats stayed hot like I expected them to be all day. In game two, the White Sox threw rookie Jason Wendt at the Cardinal sluggers. Although Wendt surrendered a number of hits (14), the Cardinals couldn't string them together well enough to over come the White Sox game two rally with 14 hits of their own. Wendt also picked off two runners in the game. For the White Sox on the day: Alex Fortin (4-6, 2B, 3RBI), Robert Foshe (4-6, 3RBI), Stephen Boudreaux (3-6, 2RBI), Tom Katz (3-6, RBI). --Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox
Braves 2 Athletics 13 The Northwest Arkansas Athletics (2-2) won a decisive victory over the Braves (1-4) in Siloam Sunday Night, bringing their season record to .500 and putting them back in the playoff hunt. The Athletics won 13-2 in 4.5 innings of play highlighted by the strong pitching of Derick Akers (1-1) who allowed only four hits. The Athletics' bats were also strong Sunday night, amassing 12 hits in just four at bats with a 7run first inning. The Athletics look to continue their winning ways in a double header against the Pirates on the 24th while the Braves face the Tigers on the same date.--Jay Graves, Athletics
July 6, 2005 (Wednesday)
Dubyas 2 Deerz 3 Deerz 6 Dubyas 2 I watched part of the first game and what I can report is that both of these teams have high quality talent. Great pitching on both sides and swift feet and strong arms in the field. Due to some of the pitching prowess, I didn't see a lot of offense while I was at the park, but I did see some great cuts and a few great hacks. The Dubyas are salty and have a number of collegiate veterans that know how to play the game. They might have "underestimated the NWAMSBL talent a little" according to manager, Jaime Nuessner, but with the strongest stretch of their schedule behind them, they could rally their seasoned troops and run the table. The Deerz are young and brash, but are very athletic. Most of these guys have played together before. They can back up their confidence with their athleticism. Look for both of these teams to compete for top spots come seasons' end.--Stephen Boudreaux, League President June 25-26, 2005
Dodgers 4 NWACC Eagles 7 NWACC Eagles 16 Dodgers 9
The N.W.A.C.C. Golden Eagles swept their doubleheader with the
Bentonville Dodgers 7-3 and 15-9. In the first game, Brandon Atha (2-1)
threw a complete game, giving up three runs, no walks. Ronnie Vargas hit
a solo home run with a broken toe. In the second game, after
chasing the starter for six runs in the opening inning, the Bentonville
Dodgers appeared to have assumed full control. Ronnie Vargas came into
pitch, and settled the Eagles down, allowing only three runs after the
first inning complete with broken toe, throwing effectively until the
5th inning. However, N.W.A.C.C clawed back into the game, with a four
run inning to make in 6 to 4. However, the Dodgers scored three more
runs, and reassumed control. The fifth inning was N.W.A.C.C.’s time, as
Brandon Atha’s (2-1) rubber arm returned to shut down the Dodgers.When
the Eagles came up to bat, the bats suddenly caught fire, and poured in
nine runs to capture the lead, helped by several Dodger errors after a
short weather delay. In the sixth, Atha set them down one, two and
three, and N.W.A.C.C. scored 3 more runs to make it the final score, 15
to 9. --Ben Steiger, NWACC Eagles Official Statistician Braves 18 Tigers 12
Braves sent Josh Norris to the hill in the first game against the Tigers
but
White Sox 8 Orioles 3 Orioles 2 White Sox 19 In game one, the Orioles took advantage of a few key errors by the White Sox to get on the board early. Beyond that, it was a pitchers duel through extra innings into the 9th with the score tied 3-3. On the mound for the White Sox starting Dustin Wilson (1 run on 2 hits 3innings) relieved by newcomer, Jason Wendt who went the final 6 innings (2 runs on 3 hits and 5Ks). The Orioles used crafty pitching to keep the Sox on their heels. In the ninth, the game was broken open on Robby Starner's single hit in by Stephen Boudreaux. Robert Foshe walked driven in by Wes Bolinger whose run was generated by rookie, Brandon Barr. Final score 8-3. On a sad note, White Sox veteran and all-around great guy, Deanthony Hall was duped by a fake tag by an Oriole second baseman forcing him to slide late breaking his ankle in four places. Hall is out for the season +. That's why there is a rule against fake tags. The ball was never thrown...Although the culprit apologized, Hall will miss work, be out countless dollars in medical bills, and he was supposed to move his family this week. Please keep abreast of our safety rules against collisions, fake tags, retaliation pitching, throwing equipment, etc. It not only costs you an ejection from a game, but could cost the victim much more... In game two, the White Sox rallied for their fallen buddy after a brief rain shower to club the Orioles 19-2 scoring 9 runs in the first inning alone. Boudreaux was 2 for 3, Robert Foshe was 1 for 2 with a Home Run and 2 RBI. Brandon Barr gets a highlight stealing home in the second on a perfectly executed play. Troy Flood gets the complete game victory in 4 innings (1ER, 2 hits, 3K and 2HBP).--Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox Deanthony Hall carted off the field in the gurney.... photo by Stephen Boudreaux Red Sox 5 Athletics 8
After a slow start out of the gate on opening day, the Northwest
Arkansas Athletics Final Stats:
Athletics: 8 runs, 10 hits, 2hr, 2 errors
--Jay Graves, Athletics June 18-19, 2005
Diamond Dawgs 8 Orioles 1 Orioles 2 Diamond Dawgs 11 This year’s Men’s Amateur Baseball League (MABL) Season was kicked off here in the River Valley with a double hitter between the Alma Diamond Dawgs and the Greenwood Orioles. The Dawgs swept both games with scores of 8-1 and 11-2. The first game showcased DD pitcher Shane Hubbard who threw a complete game: 2 hitter with 9 strikeouts. Oriole starting pitcher Danny Fuller took some lumps on the mound, but showed a nice power at the plate with an opposite field solo shot in the second inning over the right field fence. The second game saw more Diamond Dawg offense with every Alma batter recording at least one hit, a 5 run 5th inning and 15 hits overall.--Sean Hearn, Diamond Dawgs
Cardinals 5 NWACC Eagles 0 NWACC Eagles 3 Cardinals 0 5-0 Cardinals the first game. Shutout by both sides until Brandon Atha gives up one run. Then a relief pitcher, Kyle Meek, comes in and gives up four for NWACC. 3-0 NWACC the second game. NWACC pitcher Aaron Gisler throws a complete game shutout, allowing no runs with 11 K's, and 2 walks in 7 innings. NWACC scores the game's only runs in the first inning, but NWACC also had two runners thrown out at home plate. --Ben Steiger, NWACC Eagles Official Statistician. Red Sox 4 Tigers 6 Tigers 3 Red Sox 9
Hey Stephen just an update on Sundays games with the Tigers. Both teams
had great pitching for game one and in the 7th the Tigers tied it up 4
all. They went on to win 6 to 4 in the 8th inning. Our bats came alive
in the 2nd game most notable Mike Surane's who managed to knock one over
left center. Our pitcher stayed in the whole game and did outstanding.
The final score on the 2nd game was SOX 9 Tigers 3.--Clinton Preston,
Red Sox Dubyas 4 Dodgers 6
The Dodgers split their double header with the Dubyas. In the first
game, the Dodgers wasted a well pitched game by John Thompson by
commiting 5 errors, leading to 3 unearned runs in a 5-3 loss. The
Dodgers had 5 hits in the loss while the Dubyas had six. After Brian
Smith, the leadoff batter for the Dubyas, started off the game with a
monster home run to left center, Thompson settled down, only allowing 5
hits the rest of the way. Braves 1 Pirates 3
The Braves faced the Pirates for the nightcap at Franklin Field in
Siloam Athletics 0 Deerz 10 The Deerz won 10-0 in 6 inning of work. Jamin Hutchingson pitched the first 4 innings and had 7 strike outs. Rick Elliot had 6 strikeouts in 2 innings of work. we had a total of around 20 base hits. with Ty Morman leading the team with 3 hits followed by Justin Siebenmorgan with 2, Matt Villines with 2, Rick Elliot with 2, and heath horn with 2. Umpires did a great job, very friendly group and called the game nicely. Good umpires.--Matt Villines, Deerz White Sox 7 Athletics 0 The defending champs came out a little stale at first. Maybe due to skipper Boudreaux's nervousness about the strength of the A's team who have tacked on a few vets from the old Hurricanes and Legends. Tough pitchers like Marty Harrison and Derick Ackers to supplement strong hitters like Dave Battaglia and Jay Graves. Maybe Boudreaux also had his eyes set on performing with the Doobie Brothers later that night. Either way, it was all shaken off by a fabulous return effort on the mound by old White Sox vet back from sabbatical to the Legends, Troy Flood. Flood pitched a two-hit shut out complete game with 5 Ks and a hit batsmen (sub-par on the hit-batsmen...). White Sox were led at the plate by Dustin Wilson 2-4 RBI, Robert Foshe 2-3, Alex Fortin 2RBI, and others. Defensively, the Sox were strong with great plays by Tom Katz, Fortin, newcomers, Wes Bolinger, and Brandon Barr with two nifty assists from behind the plate in two short innings. The Sox still have a few MIAs that they expect to assist in their run, Patrick Taliaferro, Deanthony Hall, Matt “Yank” Rivard, Ray Sturgis, Ryan Bradbury, Jason Wendt, etc. --Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox
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2005 Standings FINAL Alma Diamond Dawgs 2005 Champions
National Division Deerz 13-3 Diamond Dawgs 12-5 Dodgers 13-7 White Sox 12-7 NWACC Eagles 10-7 Dubyas 8-7 Athletics 10-8 Cardinals 2-6 American Division Tigers 7-9 Red Sox 6-10 Orioles 6-10 Pirates 4-15 Braves 3-12 35+ Division Knuckleballers 1-0 TomKatz 0-1
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