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2007 Standings and
Game Summaries
October 7th
Congratulations to the 2007 25+ Champions
FPEC Tigers

MVP
Jeremy Travis

Runners Up
Bentonville Dodgers

The 25+ Championships were our best ever
much like the 18+ from the week before. A hard fought battle
between two very veteran teams. The Dodgers dominated the
regular season play, but the scrappy Tigers having played into the
championships by disposing of the Volcanoes in 7 innings just a
half-hour prior, were in a zone. The contest was high-scoring,
but that did not deflate some great defensive efforts and some timely
pitching. We will let the reports come in from each team for
details. Final score 10-9...a late comeback effort was averted
by a bottom-of-the-seventh clutch pop up delivery by MVP pitcher,
Jeremy Travis.
October 1st
Congratulations to the 2007 18+ Champions
Fayetteville Brewers

Rick Elliot 2007 18+ MVP

Runners Up
Cassville MO Pirates

Reports to follow... Championship in the 18+ was held at Reiff Park in
Prairie Grove. The Brewers defeated the Pirates in probably the
most competitive championship game in recent memory. Two
excellent pitchers in the Brewers' Rick Elliot and the Pirates' Eric
Smith battled in complete-game efforts. Elliot edged out
Smith to earn the victory as well as the league MVP award. More
to come when reports are received from each team.
Final 18+ Official Standings
1. Fayetteville Brewers
2. Cassville MO Pirates
3. Lowell White Sox
4. Arkansas DiamondBacks
5. Tahlequah OK Thunder
6. Fayetteville Cubs
7. Arkansas Athletics
8. Arkansas Braves
9. Fayetteville Strikers
10. Fort Smith Marshals
**Special
note to give props to the Old Guys of the MSBL. Last weekend for the
Dodgers in a double header sweep of the Tigers, they were led by a
couple "Old Timers". In game one, Eric Exner, 45 years old, hit 3 home
runs, scored four runs, and had 9 RBI's. He pitched a complete game, 6
inning victory, in a run rule shortened game. In game two, the Dodgers
rode on the back of Gandoff, and his white horse. Charles Fowler (55)
stole Exner's Vitamins, and led the Dodgers with a double and a huge
homer into the river, well beyond the fence in left center. Fowler is
now known to be the oldest player in NWAMSBL history to go long, (like
his hair...). The homers added up to the highest age total in years in
baseball history for one team on the same day. 190 years!--Eric
Exner, Dodgers
Dodgers |
W |
Tigers |
L |
Tigers |
L |
Dodgers |
W |
Old Style |
L |
Volcanoes |
W |
Volcanoes |
W |
Old Style |
L |
September 23rd
Volcanoes |
L |
Tigers |
W |
Tigers |
W |
Volcanoes |
L |
Old Style |
L |
Dodgers |
W |
Dodgers |
W |
Old Style |
L |
September 15-16th
2007 18+ Playoffs Round 1
& 2
Athletics
(N4) |
0 |
Pirates
(N1) |
1 |
Thunder
(N3) |
1 |
Cubs
(N2) |
0 |
Thunder
(N3) |
4 |
Pirates
(N1) |
14 |
Braves
(A4) |
2 |
Brewers
(A1) |
12 |
White Sox
(A3) |
5 |
DBacks
(A2) |
2 |
White Sox
(A3) |
3 |
Brewers
(A1) |
4 |
Dodgers |
W |
Tigers |
L |
Old Style |
7 |
Volcanoes |
9 |
September 3rd
makeups
Diamondbacks |
4 |
Braves |
5 |
Braves |
1 |
Diamondbacks |
8 |
The Braves split with the D-backs this
past weekend. It was a great day for baseball. The D-backs scored 4
runs thru the first 3 innings and didn't score again the rest of the
game. But the Braves had a little trouble getting the bats going. But
we finally did in the 5th. We scored 2 in the 5th and 6th to tie the
game and held them in the 7th to go extra innings. In the 8th the
braves and d-back both got some runners in scoring position but
couldn't bring them around. We started the 9th with Seth Lee (1-3, 2b,
SB) getting walked and then stealing 2nd to put himself in scoring
position. So the Braves had two outs with Josh Myers (2-5) coming to
bat and he hits a single back up the middle and Lee was being
aggressive on the base path and scored the go ahead run. Bottom of the
9th Braves pitcher Daniel Yates (6 IP, 3 K, 0 R, 6 BB, 2 H) kept going
strong and shut down the D-backs. Braves won 5-4. The second game the
Braves were tired from playing 9. They never got the bats going.
Braves lead off man Kirk Blevins went (3-4, 2b, and a run scored)
Ronnie Ragsdale (2-4, 1RBI) got the Braves only RBI in the game. The
Braves had a chance to open the scoring up in the 5th, with runners on
1st and 2nd, and Tony Foshe (0-3) hit a rope down the line and it
would have scored two. But the umpire called a foul ball. And after Foshe
realized the umpire called foul ball he was already at 2nd base. So
when he got back to the plate he struck out ending the inning. So in
the end Braves lost 8-1--Tony Foshe, Braves
August
24-25th
White Sox |
9 |
Thunder |
1 |
Thunder |
2 |
White Sox |
0 |
Athletics |
- |
Pirates |
- |
Pirates |
- |
Athletics |
- |
Strikers |
1 |
Marshals |
0 |
Marshals |
0 |
Strikers |
1 |
Diamondbacks |
PP |
Braves |
PP |
Braves |
PP |
Diamondbacks |
PP |
Cubs |
5 |
Brewers |
7 |
Brewers |
14 |
Cubs |
4 |
Dodgers |
PP |
Tigers |
PP |
Old Style |
PP |
Volcanoes |
PP |
Thunders ends Season with White Sox
split
By Lynn Womack Tahlequah Daily Press
Sports Writer
The Tahlequah Thunder ended the regular season with as they split a
double-header with the Lowell White Sox Sunday. The Thunder lost the
first game 9-1, but won the second 2-0. The Thunder and the
White Sox battled for six scoreless innings Mark Taylor and Andy
[Crowson]pitched shut out ball. The Thunder finally scored two runs in
the top of the seventh. Mark Dreadfulwater led the inning off with a
single. Jeff Robbins followed with a single. Matt Whaler grounded out
advancing Dreadfulwater to third and Robbins to second.
J.D. Higgins was the hitting hero of the game as he then hit a double
that scored Dreadfulwater and Robbins for the game winning RBI for a
2-0 lead which stood up for the win. "We finally started hitting
the ball better in the second game. The hits finally found the holes
in the later part of the second game. In the the first game we hit the
ball but it was always right to someone" said Player-Coach Mark
Dreadfulwater.
The Thunder had ten hits in the second game as Jimbo Harris and Chris
Roso had two each. Chris Hope, Brent Edwards, Dreadfulwater, Robbins,
Whaler and Higgins had one each. Roso made the final three out
in the bottom of the seventh to secure the Thunder win with catches in
center field. The only run the Thunder scored in the first game
was in the fourth inning as Robbins scored on a Whaler triple to
narrow the White Sox lead to 2-1 at the time. The White Sox answered
with seven runs for the 9-1 win. Evan Niser was the winning
pitcher for the White Sox with 14 strikeouts. Edwards had eight
strikeouts for the Thunder in a losing cause. The Thunder could
muster only four hits in the game as Harris singled in the first,
Robbins had two singles, in the fourth and seventh innings and
Whaler's triple in the fourth. The Thunder concluded the
regular season with a 10-8 record.
August
17-18th
White Sox |
3 |
Brewers |
14 |
Brewers |
8 |
White Sox |
6 |
Thunder |
5 |
Pirates |
2 |
Pirates |
5 |
Thunder |
3 |
Strikers |
3 |
Diamondbacks |
13 |
Diamondbacks |
1 |
Strikers |
0 |
Athletics |
6 |
Braves |
17 |
Braves |
12 |
Athletics |
11 |
Cubs |
1 |
Marshals |
0 |
Marshals |
0 |
Cubs |
1 |
Dodgers |
3 |
Tigers |
8 |
Old Style |
13 |
Volcanoes |
9 |
Braves 12 Athletics 11
Athletics 6 Braves 17
The Braves finally won. We won the first
game 17-6. The A's only had 8 players but that wouldn't matter because
the Braves were hitting grounders past the infielders. The second game
the A's had another player show up. But it still wasn't enough to keep
the Braves from getting the second win after going 0-33 since we
started our team. The Braves were down 11-9 in the 7th but the A's
pitching struggled. Braves 10 batter got on base by error. Next batter
struck out. Then our lead off batter hit it back to the pitcher for a
sure double play but our speedy lead off man beat out the throw. Next
batter hit it threw short and 3rd base. Next batter walked to load the
bases with 2 out. The next batter walked to bring the lead down to 1.
Next batter was being patient and the ball got pass the catcher and a
runner scored to tie the game. The batter then had a swinging bunt,
which would be a sure out, but the catcher made a mistake and stepped
on home with out a force there, so everyone was safe. After seeing
this happen the next batter should be patient but swung at the first
pitch. So we called time and had a brief meeting with the batter
telling him not to swing unless it was right down middle. And it paid
off, the pitcher then threw him 4 straight balls and the Braves won
with a walk off walk. Winning 12-11 --Tony Foshe, Braves
White Sox 6 Brewers 8
Brewers 14 White Sox 3
The White Sox, with as large a roster as
they claim, failed to suit up a full squad for the second straight
year when facing the defending league champions. Able to barely
field 9 with a rostered member with a broken leg, the White Sox did
not stand a chance in game one. The Brewers routed the Sox in 5.
The only White Sox highlight was an Andy Miller home run and John
Michael Hairston's triple. Sore-armed Bill Pendergist takes the
loss despite being pulled from the game after hitting his fourth
batsman. Three of which were the same batter. Game two was
a different game... The White Sox's game 2 pitcher finally
showed to the ballpark and gave the Sox a chance. Despite
missing 6 of 9 starters in the field and at the plate, the game was
tight through the 7th. The White Sox led through the 5th when
Rick Elliot of the Brewers and Grist both homered over the short
center-field fence pushing the score to 7-6 Brewers. The Sox put
up a fight in the 7th, but were stymied by a quick line drive to short
by Andy Miller and a rare 9-3 put out on Stephen Boudreaux by a
strategically placed Rick Elliot in right field to kill the rally.
At least the misty rain helped keep the day cool in light of the past
few 100+ degree weekends. John Michael Hairston was the White
Sox hero on the day going 4 for 6 with 2HR, 1-3B, 1-2B, 3RBI.
Andy Miller also had a day at the plate 4 for 5, 1HR, 3RBI. Evan
Neiser had a strong day on the hill despite the loss striking out 9
Brewers in 5 innings. --Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox
Thunder and Pirates Split
Double-Header
By Lynn Womack Tahlequah Daily Press
Sports Writer
The Tahlequah Thunder split a double-header Saturday with the
Cassville, Missouri Pirates, losing the opener 5-3 then winning the
night cap 5-2. The Thunder fell behind in the night cap 2-0, but
scored one run in the fourth as Mark Dreadfulwater's single scored
Chris Roso to cut the Pirate in half at 2-1. The Thunder scored four
runs in the sixth inning. Brett Edwards' double scored Mark Jordan who
reached on a error to tie the scored at 2-2. Matt Whaler gave the
Thunder a 4-2 lead in the inning with a two RBI double to left field.
Whalers' double scored Dreadfulwater and Edwards. Dreadfulwater had
walked earlier in the inning. Chris Hope sent Whaler home for the
final run of the with an RBI single for the final score or 5-2.
Edwards went the distance for the win. Bruce Dean pitched five strong
inning for the Pirates with five strike outs for the loss. Brad Smith
finished the game in the sixth for the Pirates. The first game
was a scoreless pitching dual for the first four innings between the
Thunder's Mark Davis and the Pirates' Eric Smith. Smith was the winner
with eight strike outs. Taylor took the loss with seven strike
outs.The Thunder took a 3-0 lead with three runs in the fifth as
Jordan's two RBI double scored Harris and Roso the give the Thunder a
2-0 lead. Edwards then sent Jordan home with an RBI single for the 3-0
lead. The Pirates scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth
to tie the score at three then added two more in the sixth for the 5-3
win. Harris went 4-7 at the plate for the Thunder for the two games.
Harris had a double in the third inning of the first game for his only
extra base hit.
The Thunder will finish the regular season Saturday at Prairie Grove
Reiff Park against the Lowell White Sox. The double-header will start
at 1:00 p.m. The Thunder is now 9-7 for the season while the Pirates
are 13-3 for the season.
August
11-12th
Arklahoma Shootout Weekend
Report Here
Other Games:
Thunder |
2 |
Cubs |
12 |
Cubs |
5 |
Thunder |
6 |
Tigers |
12 |
Old Style |
5 |
Dodgers |
W |
Volcanoes |
L |
Thunder Splits With Cubs
By Lynn Womack Tahlequah Daily Press
Sports Writer
The Tahlequah Thunder split a double-header with the Fayettville Cubs
Sunday at Thomas Rousey Field. The Cubs run ruled the Thunder 12-2 in
the first game, but the Thunder held on the win the second game 6-5.
The Thunder scored four runs in the fifth inning as Mark Taylor, Brett
Edwards, and Chris Fowler all walked to load the bases. Jimbo Harris'
two-RBI double sent Taylor and Edwards home for a 4-1 lead. Nash
Garcia sent Fowler home with a single to up the Thunder lead to 5-1.
The final run of the inning scored as Harris stole for the 6-1 lead.
The Cubs rallied as Justin Ledbetter hit a two-run homer over left
field to narrow the Thunder lead to 6-3 in the sixth inning. Ledbetter
added an RBI single in the seventh to once narrow the Thunder lead to
6-4. Keith Holt then brought the Cubs within 6-5 with an RBI sacrifice
fly.
The ended as Brandon James was thrown at the plate for the third out
trying to tie score.
The Thunder scored once in the second inning as Garcia sent Harris to
the plate with an RBI single. Mark Dreadfulwater's RBI sent Garcia
home for the second run of the for a 2-0 Thunder lead in the second
inning.
Edwards went the distance to pick the win for the Thunder.
"We played a lot better in the second game. We started to get some
hits to fall instead of right to some one. Once again Edwards did a
super job pitching for the win". said Player-Coach Mark Dreadfulwater.
In the first game the Cubs scored four runs in the first as Ledbetter
lead the way with a two-RBI double. The Thunder answer with two runs
in the bottom of the inning as Chris Roso's RBI single scored Harris
who had reached on an error to make the score 4-1 in favor of the
Cubs. Roso scored to narrow the Cubs lead to 4-2 from Saleeka James'
5-3 ground out. The Cubs then scored eight unanswered runs to secure
the 12-2 win in five innings. Taylor went the distance for the loss.
With the split the Thunder goes to 8-6 for the season. The Cubs go to
11-3. Next up for the Thunder well be a double-header with the league
leading Cassville, Missouri Piraters Saturday.
August
3-4th
White Sox |
2 |
Cubs |
12 |
Cubs |
4 |
White Sox |
3 |
Brewers |
5 |
Pirates |
0 |
Pirates |
13 |
Brewers |
3 |
Marshals |
0 |
Diamondbacks |
1 |
Diamondbacks |
1 |
Marshals |
0 |
Thunder |
19 |
Braves |
8 |
Braves |
2 |
Thunder |
3 |
Athletics |
1 |
Strikers |
0 |
Strikers |
0 |
Athletics |
1 |
Dodgers |
- |
Tigers |
- |
Old Style |
- |
Volcanoes |
- |
Brewers 5 Pirates 0
Pirates 13 Brewers 3
Game one was a tough one for the Pirates
as the Brewer’s starter Rick [Elliot] pitched a 7 inning shutout. The
Pirates could only muster 4 hits for starter Eric Smith and with no
run support, it is hard to win. Eric gave up 5 runs; only 2 earned,
and took the loss. It was a great pitching effort from both starters,
but the Brewers came out on top 5-0. Game two was all Pirates.
The Pirates started early plating 5 runs on 3 hits and five walks in
the first inning. The Pirates added 2 in the second, 3 in the 4th on a
Colby Bridges 3 run bomb, and 3 in the sixth on back to back homers by
Eric Smith and Colby Bridges. Ashton Dorris was spectacular on the
mound going 6 innings and allowing three solo home runs, striking out
11 to take the win. The Pirates took the game, stopping their two game
losing streak, winning 13-3.
Stars at the Plate: Matt Smith 4-6, BB, 4R, Eric Smith 1-4, HR, 3 BB,
3R, 2 RBI, Colby Bridges 3-6, 2 HR & 2B, 5 RBI, Dennis Marshall 2-3,
R, RBI and Tray Haney 2-5, 2B, 2RBI--Matt Smith, Pirates

2007 Pirates
Thunder 19 Braves 8
Braves 2 Thunder 3
Thunder takes two from Arkansas Braves
By LYNN WOMACK
Tahlequah Daily Press
The Tahlequah Thunder took a doubleheader from the Arkansas Braves
Saturday, 19-8, and, 3-2. The Northwest Arkansas Men's Baseball
league team scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh for the 3-2
win in the nightcap. "We finally had one go our way in those last
inning comebacks" said player-coach Mark Dreadfulwater. The Thunder
went into the bottom of the seventh trailing 2-1. Nick Stovall's
RBI-single scored Mark Jordan and Mark Taylor. Trailing 2-0, the
Thunder had cut the lead in half with a run in the sixth as J.D
Higgins sent Jordan home. The Braves had broken a scoreless tie in the
top of the sixth inning by scoring two runs of their own. Tarin Wagers
scored B.J. Fosh on a double. Drew Van Potter had an RBI- ingle to
score Wagers for the second run in the inning. Thunder pitcher Jeff
Robbins and Braves pitcher Brian Grube pitching for five innings until
the Braves broke through for their two runs in the sixth. Mark Taylor
went the distance in the first game striking out 14 Braves in 6 1/3
innings in the 19-8 win. The Thunder scored eight runs in the seventh
inning to put the game away. Chris Roso had a two-RBI double that sent
Stovall and Jimbo Harris home. Taylor also has a two RBI single in the
inning. Stovall had a two RBI triple in the inning and Jordan
and Chris Hope had RBI singles in the inning. Matt Whaler had given
the Thunder a 1-0 lead with a homer over left field in the first.
Taylor and Stovall also had RBIs in the inning. The Thunder scored two
runs in the third as Taylor and Jordan each had an RBI. Robbins,
Jordan and Dreadfulwater each had an RBI in the fourth inning as the
Thunder built a 5-0 lead. The Braves scored four runs in the bottom of
the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4, but the Thunder scored four more to
increase its lead to 9-4. Thunder added two more runs in the fifth as
Harris scored on an error. He had reached base on a double. Roso
scored on a wild pitch in the inning. He had reached base on a bunt
single. Thunder are now 7-5 for the season.
July
28-29th
White Sox |
4 |
Pirates |
12 |
Pirates |
3 |
White Sox |
13 |
Brewers |
PP |
Braves |
PP |
Braves |
PP |
Brewers |
PP |
Cubs |
9 |
Diamondbacks |
1 |
Diamondbacks |
1 |
Cubs |
11 |
Thunder |
1 |
Strikers |
0 |
Strikers |
0 |
Thunder |
1 |
Athletics |
1 |
Marshals |
0 |
Marshals |
0 |
Athletics |
1 |
Dodgers |
7 |
Tigers |
3 |
Old Style |
13 |
Volcanoes |
12 |
Special Insert:
Jeff Kennett is a big guy. He is soft-spoken,
but he has a big heart. He is the kind of guy that you might see
type-cast in a movie about kilt-wearing ancient Scots... You know the
big red-headed guy wielding the 50-pound club? The guy that
never strays too far from the Mel Gibson-type character that would
otherwise be dead in the movie's first few frames without him?
Well...I am no Mel Gibson, but Jeff is certainly that crucial role
player who gets things done for the sake of all. Today, Jeff
Kennett left for Iraq for a one year tour of duty as a volunteer
firefighter. Many brave Americans have faced the challenge of
duty in the middle east over the past decade and a half in their role
with the military or other organizations. Regardless of your
personal viewpoint, each and every one of those brave souls deserve
our respect, thanks, and certainly our prayers. Nobody is
twisting Jeff's arm in his endeavor. Rather, he is answering a
call from a place that has a need. Sure, Jeff is doing this
partly for the adventure and maybe some small financial quip, but in
reality he is being a hero. An American hero. I have come
to know Jeff better over the past two years after he stepped up to the
plate (pun intended) with his volunteer work to help revitalize and
maintain the NWAMSBL. About 5 years ago, our local league was in
real danger of becoming a non-entity. Conduct concerns and
strained relationships with partner organizations and communities had
nearly taken its toll. Trying to take on the task of rebuilding
these relationships was not the job of any single person. Nor
should one person be handling day-to-day administration of the league.
After a few years of holding out on proper delegation, our league was
fortunate to find a Jeff Kennett. Jeff had taken over the
assigning of umpires and the job of field liaison. In addition,
Jeff has tackled the scheduling duties. So, now like every good
administration we have a guy doing all the work so the president can
just be a face man. The NWAMSBL is a current success story due
in very large part to the work of Jeff Kennett. At the
conclusion of the 2003 season, I started a rewards program for an
individual who contributes to the league unselfishly and is a standout
representative to his team and community. The 2005 recipient of the
NWAMSBL League Ambassador Award was Jeff Kennett. In that award
report to Hardball Magazine, I stated, "Jeff is a standout first
baseman and left-handed catcher (huh?) for his team and general team
organizer. Jeff works as an EMT and firefighter in the Northwest
Arkansas area during the week where he drives an ambulance mostly in
the Siloam Springs area. After his tireless work last season, league
president, Stephen Boudreaux, appointed Jeff to a position on the
league board to make his efforts officially recognized. Jeff did not
take this appointment for granted. Rather, he stepped up his
efforts assisting Boudreaux by working out season and tournament
schedules, delivering baseballs across the region, helping with member
disputes, facilitating arrangements for a community day at a
University of Arkansas baseball game, and being a fine lieutenant and
mouthpiece for the league. Congratulations to Jeff Kennett on this
coveted honor. Jeff will be traveling to Phoenix for the World Series
where he will play with fellow firefighters on the Albuquerque, NM
Fire Department Blaze." Jeff has continued to build on that 2005
effort and traveled again to Phoenix in 2006 with his bretheren.
All the while, Jeff started his own team in our 25+ division, the Old
Style. Jeff quickly realized the strain of running your own team
and then tackling the duties of an active board member to boot.
Jeff never flinched nor wavered from his objectivity and he always
keeps the best interest of the league in mind. He will be sorely
missed by this league and I absolutely wish for his quick and safe
return.--Stephen Boudreaux, President--NWAMSBL
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NWAMSBL VP, Jeff
Kennett. Photos by Charles Fowler |
Old Style 13 Volcanoes 12
The Old Style came from behind to clip
the Volcanoes as time ran out. 13-12 final score. The Volcanoes led
throughout most of the came. Scoring several runs in the second
inning. They are definitely hitting the ball well. The Old Style
managed to chip away with two or three runs almost every inning to
catch up. Old Style veteren Mark Davis made his first appearance of
the year and picked up the win in relief. --Jeff Kennett, Old Style
White Sox 4 Pirates 12
Pirates 3 White Sox 13
Game 1 seemed to be more of a political
debate between Stephen Budreaux, Pirates Manger Don Longley with the
umpires as moderators than a baseball game. A controversial call at
the plate got the Pirates’ 4 hole hitter and game 2 starter ejected in
the second inning. [snip] However, game 1 was all pirates as Bruce
Dean gave up 3 runs in the first and one in the second before settling
down to blank the Sox over the final five innings. The Pirates bats
were [snip] hot on the field pounding out 15 hits and 12 runs. The
Pirates’ O was lead by The Smith boys (no relation), Brad, 3-4, Matt
2-3, and Eric 2-3 with a little D’Money thrown in for good measure,
2-3. Pirates take game one, 12-4.
Game 2 was a completely different
story. Already behind the eight ball with a depleted pitching staff
(see Game one), the Pirates’ ace was being severely squeezed by the
home plate umpire as 4 consecutive strikes were called balls to start
the game. This did improve in the latter part of the game, but by
this time [snip] the game was out of hand. The White Sox pounded the
baseball the entire game putting up 13 runs to hand the Pirates their
first loss of the season. I have to hand it to the White Sox and the
Pirates for the way they handled the situations in the game. It could
have gotten ugly with teams of lesser class. Final Score, 13-3 Sox.
Stars at the plate: Brad Smith 3-6, 3R, Matt Smith 3-5, 4 RBI and 2R,
Eric Smtih 3-4, HR 4 RBI, 3R, Dennis Marshall 2-4, 2R--Matt Smith,
Pirates
The White Sox started game one off well
with the first three batters scoring in the first inning.
However, after plating one more in the second, that was all the Sox
had in the game trying to match the sleepiness of their manager.
Pirate veteran pitcher, Bruce Dean, lulled the Sox batters into 14 of
the final 17 batters hitting it "right at somebody." Only Andy Miller
and Patrick Taliaferro had any success against Dean with both going
2-3, but with no runners to advance, their efforts were fruitless.
White Sox pitcher Bill Pendergist suffered his first loss of the
season uncharacteristically surrendering 7 earned runs on 7 hits.
Reliever Tom Spaniol had nothing to work with in his effort in the
final two frames, but did hold the Pirates scoreless to offer the
chance. In game two, the White Sox were facing feared Pirate
ace, Eric Smith. In a real twist of fate, the White Sox managed
three runs in the bottom of the second inning and were surprised to
see Smith pull himself from the game. That was all the
confidence the Sox needed to find their "one inning" that it takes to
take a game. What eluded them in game one came in the third
inning of game two. 8 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks and a HBP sealed
the games fate in that frame alone. Save for Andy Miller's (2-3, HR,
2RBI) solo home run in the 4th and Brandon Barr's (1-1, 3R, BB, HBP)
game clincher run on Dave Steeneck's (2-2, 2R, 1HBP, 3RBI) base hit in
the 5th, the real hero of the game would be White Sox pitcher, Andy
Crowson. This day was a day for the salty old veterans.
What Bruce Dean did in game one, Andy retorted in game two.
Crowson's line: 5in, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 1HBP, 3K...--Stephen
Boudreaux, White Sox
July 21-22nd
White Sox |
8 |
Braves |
2 |
Braves |
2 |
White Sox |
10 |
Brewers |
1 |
Strikers |
0 |
Strikers |
0 |
Brewers |
1 |
Cubs |
L |
Pirates |
W |
Pirates |
W |
Cubs |
L |
Thunder |
3 |
Marshals |
9 |
Marshals |
5 |
Thunder |
6 |
Athletics |
L |
Diamondbacks |
W |
Diamondbacks |
W |
Athletics |
L |
Volcanoes |
L |
Dodgers |
W |
Old Style |
L |
Tigers |
W |
White Sox 8 Braves 2
Braves 2 White Sox 10
It was an absolutely perfect day for
baseball in Rogers, Arkansas. Having to change fields to
Bradford Park, the Sox and Braves got under way a bit late. In
game one for the White Sox, pitcher Bill Pendergist faced a
much-improved Braves squad. The Braves out-hit the White Sox 9-7
in game one, but Pendergist settled things down through 4 innings
forcing the Brave hits to be scattered. The White Sox defense
was solid as well keeping the Brave runners out of scoring threats.
No real heroes at the plate for the Sox save for Patrick Taliaferro
who jacked a 2-run home run to put the Sox up 5-0 in the second.
Pendergist (4-0) gets the win and Tom Spaniol gets the save in relief.
In game two, veteran Andy Crowson took the hill knowing the Braves
were hitting the ball. Right off the bat (literally), the Braves
leadoff hitter ropes a triple to right-center. Through the
second inning, the Braves were up 2-0 and the White Sox, despite being
loose, were wondering if the Braves were going to get their first win
in two years of the veteran White Sox. Even though I am ready to
see the Braves get that victory, I admit I pleaded with my own team to
not be the giver in that scenario. Crowson settled way down to
deliver 8Ks over the next 4 innings and rarely a baserunner. The
White Sox bats also found their way out of the bag in the third as
White Sox bats are apt to do plating 6 runs in the frame. Matt
Boudreaux was 3 for 3 with 3RBI, Dustin Wilson was 2 for 4 with a HR.
The White Sox in stark contrast to game one (7 hits), had 16 hits for
the game. Andy Crowson gets the win to push his record to 2-0.--Stephen
Boudreaux, White Sox
Cubs 6 Pirates 10
Pirates 3 Cubs 2
Game 1 was a rough start as the pirates gave up 4 runs before
recording an out. The call to the bullpen was quick in the first, but
the Pirates would settle down. Eric Smith pitched 7 strong innings
recording 8 Ks for the win. The Pirate offense was paced by Eric Smith
3-4, Troy Flood and Ashton Dorris 2-4, and a long ball by Colby
Bridges in the 6th to drive the nail, ultimately finishing the game
with a 10-6 victory
Game 2 was the best ball game I have been associated with in the
NWAMABL. The Pirates picked up 2 runs in the first inning off of two
hits and some wild pitches. The Cubs clamped with some great pitching
the rest of the way. The Cubs dented the scoreboard in the second
inning with a lone run. The pitchers dual was on until the fourth when
the Pirates played small ball with a leadoff double by Colby Bridges,
a sac bunt by Dennis Marshall and a sac fly to plate the run by Matt
Smith. Ashton Dorris was dominant on the mound giving up only two runs
(one earned), one on a solo homer, in 7 innings while recording 6 Ks
to get the win, 3-2. Stars at the Plate: Eric Smith 4-7, 2 RBI,
2R; Colby Bridges 3-6 3 RBI, 3R; and troy Flood 2-4, 3R--Matt
Smith, Pirates
Thunder 3 Marshals 9
Marshals 5 Thunder 6
Thunder splits with Fort Smith
Marshalls
The Tahlequah Thunder salvaged a split with the Fort Smith Marshalls
by winning the second game of the double-header 6-5. Brett Edwards
pitched the complete game with eight strike outs for the victory.
Jimbo Harris was the hitting star of the game by going 3-4 in the
game. Edwards helped his winning cause by going 2-3 at the plate.
"Edwards did a really good job on the mound for us in the second game.
Nash Garcia did a good job catching in the second game. I feel we
still need to be better defensively. Our hitting is fine so far." said
Mark Dreadfulwater. Edwards RBI single in the sixth inning
proved to be the game winner as J.D. Higgings came home to give the
Thunder a 6-5 lead. The Marshalls had rallied from a 5-2 Thunder lead
as Jake Dooley's RBI single sending Travis Jordon home to tie the
score at 5-5 in the top of the sixth. Matt Whaler gave the
Thunder a 1-0 lead in the first inning with an RBI single that sent
Harris home. Garcia's sacriface fly in the third inning scoring
Higgins gave the Thunder a 2-1 lead. Mark Jordan gave the Thunder a
4-1 lead in the inning with a two-RBI single scoring Harris and Chris
Roso who had both singled. The Marshalls narrowed the lead to 4-2 in
the top of the fourth, but Harris' RBI double sent Edwards home for
the 5-2 lead in the bottom or the fourth inning. Dreadfulwater tried
to keep the inning going with a double in the inning, but the Thunder
were retired before any further damage was done. The only other threat
the Thunder had was in the second inning when Nick Stovall hit a
double. Mark Taylor tried to came home on the hit, but was thrown out
at the plate. The Thunder had six runs on 12 hits and commited
five errors in the game. The Marshalls had five runs on 10 hits and no
errors in the game. Brent Wolfe went 3-4 for Fort Smith while Adam
Hill was 2-3 for the Marshalls in the game. The Thunder lost the
first game 9-3 to the Marshalls as Harris went 2-3 and scored two of
the three Thunder runs in the game. Harris scored in the first inning
off Edwards' single to tie the score at 1-1 at the time. Harris had
got on base with a double. Harris then singled in the sixth inning
then scored on Whaler's single to narrow the Marshalls lead to 8-3.
The only other Thunder run scored in the fourth inning as Roso scored
on an error by the Marsall catcher. Roso had reached base on an error.
Paul Cates went 2-4 for the Marshalls while Tieler Driscoll was 2-3
for Fort Smith. Scott Norton was a perfect 2-2 for the Marsalls in the
game. The Marshalls had nine runs with six hits and three errors
while the Thunder had three runs on six hit and two errors. Next up
for the Thunder will be another home date against the Fayetteville
Strikers Sunday. The double-header starts at 1:00 p.m. at Thomas
Rousey Memorial Field. By Lynn Womack Tahlequah Daily Press
July 14-15th
White Sox |
12 |
Strikers |
2 |
Strikers |
0 |
White Sox |
12 |
Brewers |
8 |
Marshals |
0 |
Marshals |
3 |
Brewers |
9 |
Cubs |
W |
Athletics |
L |
Athletics |
6 |
Cubs |
7 |
Braves |
1 |
Pirates |
12 |
Pirates |
16 |
Braves |
5 |
Thunder |
11 |
Diamondbacks |
12 |
Diamondbacks |
10 |
Thunder |
9 |
Dodgers |
12 |
Old Style |
2 |
Tigers |
W |
Volcanoes |
L |
Thunder drop two in heartbreak
By JACOB UNRUH
Tahlequah Daily Press
The Tahlequah Thunder baseball team could not outlast the Arkansas
Diamondback¹s Sunday at Thomas Rousey Field. In doubleheader action,
the Diamondback¹s relied on late-inning comebacks and costly errors in
12-11 and 10-9 victories. In early action, Arkansas (3-3) capitalized
on four passed balls and two wild pitches in the comeback victory. The
Thunder (2-4) threatened in the final inning after a two-RBI single by
Tony Davis, but he was cut down trying to steal second base for the
final out. ³I can see both ways what he was thinking and what I was
thinking,² said Thunder head coach and player Mark Dreadfulwater. ³The
call (at second base) could have went both ways too. It was a
combination of things.² The Diamondback¹s used late-inning blunders to
score the winning run in the bottom half of the seventh inning in game
two as Carlos Arce scored on a wild pitch from Mark Taylor, who had
thrown 96 pitches the previous game. ³What was it, 26 hits total and
we still get swept?² said Dreadfulwater. ³That says something about
our defense and pitching. From what I can tell they scored seven runs
on passed balls. Our defense is killing us. Our hitting is coming
along, but our defense is opening the flood gates.² The defense did
falter as they committed five errors, three wild pitches and an
astounding 13 passed balls on the day, including eight in game two.
Arkansas capitalized on a big sixth inning in game one with six runs
on five hits and three errors. The inning was capped by a two-RBI
single by Arce for a 12-9 lead. Tahlequah led by as many as six runs
in game one after a quick 6-0 lead after consecutive walks by Mark
Jordan and Taylor with the bases loaded in the second inning. But the
Diamondback¹s began to chip at the lead in the third inning with two
runs on consecutive wild pitches by Taylor. Arce led the Diamondback¹s
at the plate, hitting 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. Daniel
Poor and Jacob Koch added two hits each. Jimbo Harris ignited the
Thunder offense hitting 3-for-4 with a walk, stolen base, two runs and
two RBIs. Davis followed hitting 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a stolen
base. Matt Whaler and Nick Stovall added two hits each. In game two,
the Thunder plated six runs on a mere two hits, but pitcher Brett
Anglin ran into trouble as he walked in Jordan to tie the game.
Tahlequah posted four more runs on two walks, a hit batsman and an
error for a 9-5 lead. However, Russ Williams put his team back in the
game with a three-RBI double in the sixth inning tying the game, 9-9,
off pitcher Brett Edwards. ³That kid that hit the shot to right, that
was probably the farthest he¹s hit it all year,² said Dreadfulwater.
³Brett as out of gas at that point.² The Thunder jumped to another
early lead with four consecutive leadoff hits and a two-run single by
Mark Jordan for a 3-0 early lead off Anglin. But once again, the
Diamonback¹s began to creep their way back in the second inning as
Tyler Hoover scored on the third straight passed ball. Daniel Poor
continued to chip at the lead with an RBI single in the third inning,
cutting the deficit 3-2. Jordan led the Thunder, hitting 2-for-4 with
two RBIs. Davis, Taylor and Whaler added two hits each in the loss.
Newt Gregory was the only player to have multiple hits for the
Diamondback¹s, hitting 2-for-3 with two RBIs. The rest of the team was
able to scatter a mere five hits. The losses drop the Thunder to 2-4
on the season as they look to rebound Sunday in Tahlequah. The
Diamondback¹s improve to 3-3 on the year with the sweep. ³We¹re
just glad to be at .500,² said Diamondback head coach Heath Robinson.
³We started playing in about the fourth inning and we kept playing.
Finally.²
Pirates 12 Braves 1
Braves 5 Pirates 16
Game one was all Pirates’ offense with 5 Pirates recording a multi hit
game. Eric Smith, Steve Strausters and Dennis Marshall led the way for
the Pirates, all having a perfect day at the plate. Eric Smith’s day
included a 3-run bomb over the right field wall. Bruce Dean had
another good outing giving up one run through five as the Pirates take
the game 12-1. Game 2 was more of the same even though the
Braves had a 3-0 lead in the third against the pirate ace Eric Smith.
That was all erased with Colby bridges grand Slam into the left field
parking lot at White river. From that point the rout was on. Eric
Smith added a second three run homer and a line shot off of the right
field fence that was a foot from a third home run. Three more pirates
had perfect days at the plate to cap off a 16-5 Pirate’s win in 5
innings.
Stars at the plate for the day: Eric Smith 4-6, 2 home runs, 2
Doubles, 8 RBI, Matt Smith 3-4, 2BB, 4 RBI, Dennis Marshall 3-6, 2
doubles, 4RBI, Colby Bridges 1-4, GS 4 RBI--Matt Smith, Pirates
White Sox 12 Fayetteville
Strikers 2
Fayetteville Strikers 0 White
Sox 12
Yesterday, the White Sox swept the
Fayetteville Strikers in a double-header 12-2 and 12-0. In game one,
Sox pitcher, Bill Pendergist, was pitching a no-hitter shutout through
6 2/3, but after a lazy error put two on, Striker batter Howard lined
a single to left to score two. Sox shortstop, John Michael
Hairston made up for the error by tossing a rope to first off his back
foot to end the game. Pendergist's line was 6in, 0ER, 2H, 3BB,
and 9Ks. At the plate, the Sox were lackadaisical through the
first three innings failing to plate a run. In the fourth,
Dustin Wilson hit a lead-off home run to start the frenzy.
Robert Foshe bested Wilson with a dinger of his own for a 3-0 lead.
Plating 4 in the fifth and 5 in the sixth finished the scoring.
Dustin Wilson was 3-3 with a walk, HR, 3 runs scored and 2RBI to start
his stellar day at the plate going 5 for 6 with a home run, walk,
6RBI, and four runs scored. Game two was much like the first
with the White Sox starting off slow at the plate. Andy Crowson
pitched a complete game victory going 5 innings shutout on one hit,
zero walks and 5 Ks. Basically, the first batter gets a base hit and
the old stalwart Crowson pitches a perfect game thereafter.
June 30-July 1st
White Sox |
1 |
Marshals |
0 |
Marshals |
0 |
White Sox |
1 |
Brewers |
PP |
Diamondbacks |
PP |
Diamondbacks |
PP |
Brewers |
PP |
Cubs |
W |
Braves |
L |
Braves |
L |
Cubs |
W |
Strikers |
L |
Pirates |
W |
Pirates |
W |
Strikers |
L |
Thunder |
14 |
Athletics |
3 |
Athletics |
12 |
Thunder |
8 |
Volcanoes |
L |
Old Style |
W |
Tigers |
L |
Dodgers |
W |
The rain continues to hamper game-play. Please keep an eye on
the on-line schedule for make up dates.
Thunder steals one from Athletics
By TRAVIS METCALF
Tahlequah Daily Press
The Tahlequah Thunder had five stolen bases including Chris Roso¹s
steal of home plate in the sixth inning as the Thunder rolled over the
Arkansas Athletics in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday, 14-3.
The Athletics won the second game however, 12-8. In the first game,
the Thunder lived up to their name as they pounded out 17 hits and
didn¹t have a single error. The Thunder scored three runs in the first
inning and two more in the second to take a 5-1 lead. They continued
to pour it on in the fifth and sixth innings as they scored nine runs
combined in each of those innings. Matt Whaler was perfect at
the plate, going 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs. Mark
Dreadfulwater went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI while
Mark Jordan and Mark Taylor both went 2-for-3 and scored a run. Taylor
got the win for the Thunder, improving to 1-1 on the season. The
Thunder started off just as hot in the second game, getting the early
5-0 lead, but gave up 10 unanswered runs, nine of which came in the
bottom of the first inning. Brett Edwards started the game and walked
six batters while hitting three in picking up the loss. He was pulled
in the second inning but was put back in the game in the fourth inning
and pitched three total innings. Masashi Yoshimoto pitched innings two
and three. The game was stopped in the fifth inning due to a time
limit. Jordan went perfect in game two at the plate, going 2-for-2
with run scored. Dreadfulwater went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI
while Jimbo Harris went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. The Thunder¹s
(2-2) next game will be on July 15 when they play the Arkansas
Diamondbacks at Thomas Rousey Field.
June 23-24th
White Sox |
8 |
Diamondbacks |
3 |
Diamondbacks |
7 |
White Sox |
3 |
Brewers |
PP |
Athletics |
PP |
Athletics |
PP |
Brewers |
PP |
Cubs |
PP |
Thunder |
PP |
Thunder |
PP |
Cubs |
PP |
Marshals |
5 |
Pirates |
10 |
Pirates |
5 |
Marshals |
4 |
Strikers |
PP |
Braves |
PP |
Braves |
PP |
Strikers |
PP |
Dodgers |
PP |
Volcanoes |
PP |
Tigers |
PP |
Old Style |
PP |
Pirates 5 Marshals 4
Marshals 5 Pirates 10
Game 1 was a tightly contested game with the winning run coming for
the Pirates in the bottom of the 7th. Dennis Marshall started things
off on a good note in the first with a single to right which turned
into a 2 base error plating two runs. The Pirates added another in the
second on a RBI single by Matt Smith. Single unearned runs in the
third and fourth made the score 4-0 after 4. The Marshalls added some
unearned runs in the fifth and sixth to tie the score after 6. This
set the stage for Troy Flood’s 2 out game winner in the 7th. A great
pitching effort from Bruce Dean was spoiled in a no decision. Eric
Smith picked up his second win in relief. Game 2 featured some
shoddy defense by the Pirates behind a great pitching performance from
Ashton Dorris. The Marshalls had a gem of their own going into the
fifth up 4-0. The Pirates erupted in the fifth with a walk, a triple
by Troy Flood, single by Brant Bishop, a couple of walks and a double
by Matt Smith to plate 4 in the inning. The Marshalls added a run in
the bottom of the inning to lead 5-4, but it was all Pirates after
that. Plating 6 runs in the last two innings to take the win 10-5.
Ashton Dorris pitched a complete game and picked up his second win of
the season. Stars at the plate for the day: Dennis Marshall 3
for 6, Matt Smith 3 for 6 and Troy Flood 2 for 5. --Matt
Smith, Pirates
All other games rained out...Make up games will be scheduled where
available
June 16-17th
White Sox |
18 |
Athletics |
4 |
Athletics |
5 |
White Sox |
6 |
Brewers |
11 |
Thunder |
0 |
Thunder |
7 |
Brewers |
2 |
Marshals |
6 |
Braves |
5 |
Braves |
1 |
Marshals |
10 |
Diamondbacks |
L |
Pirates |
W |
Pirates |
W |
Diamondbacks |
L |
Strikers |
0 |
Cubs |
11 |
Cubs |
7 |
Strikers |
2 |
Dodgers |
W |
Old Style |
L |
Tigers |
11 |
Volcanoes |
13 |
Thunder Splits with Brewers
The Tahlequah Thunder Men's League Baseball Team split with the
Fayetteville Brewers, last years league co-champions Saturday. The
Thunder lost the first game 10-0 by rune rule in five innings, then
won the night-cap 7-2. The Thunder built a 4-0 lead in the second
game, scoring one in the first and three more runs in the fourth. The
Brewers scored two runs in the fifth to cut the lead the Thunder in
half at 4-2. The Thunder put the game away in the sixth with three
runs for the 7-2 lead at that time. The Thunder had seven runs on nine
hits with no errors. The Brewers scored two runs on five hits and one
error. New comer Brett Edwards threw the complete seven inning game
for the Thunder with nine strikeout. Chris Hope went 2-3 in the game
for the Thunder including a three run homer over the left field fence.
Jimbo Harris, Mark Dreadfulwater, Massashi Yosimoto, Mark Taylor, and
Matt Whaler also had hits for the Thunder in the second game.
"I was glad to the first game behind us and come out and take the
second one. We took care of business and really settled down at the
plate and in the field. It was a solid game all around for us" said
Player-Coach Mark Dreadfulwater. Matt Villines was the losing pitcher
for the Brewers. He had the only RBI for the Brewers with a sacrifice
fly. The other Brewer run scored on a wild pitch. Edwards is 1-0 for
the season while Villines is 0-1. In the first game the Thunder fell
behind early as the Brewers scored two in the second, three more in
the third for a 5-0 lead. The Brewers added five more runs in the
fourth for a 10-0 to secure the victory. The Brewers had six hits and
one error in the game. Rick Elliott and Chad Lidshmeyer had three each
for the Brewers, both going 3-4. Lidshmeyer had a two RBI double for
the Brewers. The Thunder one hit and committed seven errors in the
first game. Mark Jordan had the only hit in the game, a single in the
second inning. Taylor started the first game, going 3 1/3 innings. He
gave up seven runs with five strike outs and allowing three hits. The
defense did not help Taylor much as there were five error in the field
while he was on the mound. Yosimoto came in relief giving up three
runs on two hits. He had three strikeouts in the game. The Thunder had
two errors when Yosimoto was pitching. " I was nervous going into the
weekend. The weather kept us from practicing much. Even though the
practices we had were good, we weren't ready for this matchup" said
Dreadfulwater. I expected us to come out flat, but it has been a long
time we have a game with so many errors. Taylor did a good job on the
mound. But because we had so much trouble with our fielding, it was
really had for him (Taylor) to keep focused as seven runs off three
hits speaks for it's self" continued Dreadfulwater. Dreadfulwater
ended by saying: ' We finally beat them after five tries to win one
against them. It was a good win for us since we lost to them last
year. We have a quality team this season. We will be competitive this
year. I am excited about the up coming season." The Thunder is now 1-1
overall and 1-1 in league play. The Thunder will next play on Sunday
June 24 against the Fayetteville Cubs at Thomas Rousey Memorial Field
on the campus of Northeastern State University. the double-header will
begin at 1:00 p.m. ~By Lynn Womack Sports Writer Tahlequah Daily Press
Braves 5 Marshals 6
Marshals 10 Braves 1
The braves started out good. We actually played all 7 innings in
both games. So we are already looking better than last year. Although
we lost both games 6-5 and 10-1. Both teams played really good
baseball. We had two stolen bases that the umps called us out on. But
despite the calls we still tried to win the game. The Braves were down
after the heart breaking loss in the first game and couldn't hit the
ball the second game. But I promise the Braves have gotten over the
first weekend jitters and will be ready to play from now on.--Tony
Foshe, Braves
Volcanoes 13 Tigers 11
Very good pitching performances by both squads mixed with both teams
hitting the ball well, yet the Tigers allowed three to four unearned
runs that gave the Volcanoes enough momentum to endure and take the
win...--Robert Coffin, Tigers
White Sox 18 Athletics 4
Athletics 5 White Sox 6
On the inaugural MSBL games at Prairie
Grove's Reiff Park, the White Sox came out swinging against the
Athletics. The Athletics have always had a solid team with all
of their incarnations throughout the years. A's pitcher,
Marty Harrison, has been a regular stalwart in the league, but just
wasn't having his best day this day. He lasted a few innings in
a tight ball game through the 4th until the White Sox found their
groove to go up 4-2. When in the 5th, the A's brought in relief
pitching that allowed the flood gates to open in the 5th where the
White Sox scored 14 runs. Key batters during the game were found
up and down the order highlighted by Bill Pendergist (2R, 2H, BB, RBI,
HBP) and Patrick Taliaferro (1R, 3H, 2RBI, HBP), and Matt
Boudreaux (2R, 2H, 6RBI). Bill Pendergist gets the
complete game win in his White Sox debut with 10 Ks, 3ER on just 6
scattered hits in 5 innings.
In the 'nightcap', the game was a
tighter affair as expected with these two evenly matched teams.
A's pitcher, Allen, was a tougher adversary and had the White Sox on
their heels most of the evening as a light rain made its way into
Prairie Grove. The key Sox at the plate were Patrick Taliaferro
(3 for 3 to complete the 6 for 6 day), Mike Lopez with 2 runs
scored, and John Michael Hairston whose RBI, timely HBP, and stolen
base set up a dramatic finish on Tim Foshe's RBI walk to secure the
win in extra innings. The White Sox welcomed back Andrew
Norman to their pitching rotation. Andrew was key in games
during the Sox's Championship run in 2004 and returned to pitch a
great complete game 8-inning gem to keep the A's at bay (8IP, 4ER, 6H,
12K). Norman also helped himself out defensively with 2 putouts
and 2 assists. For the Athletics, only Greg Cusick was having
any luck against Norman going 2-3 with a BB and and HBP. Cusicks
run scored in the top of the 7th forced extra innings when the White
Sox failed to plate a run. Patrick Taliaferro squandered his
perfect day at the plate by getting caught trying to steal third.
Dustin Wilson made two dandy plays at third base to shut down the A's
threat in the top of the 8th inning. In the bottom frame, John
Michael Hairston's aforementioned HBP and stolen base set up a walk by
Wilson, a single by Andy Miller to load the bases and then in a
surprise substitute of Foshes (Tim for a struggling Robert), Tim Foshe
draws the RBI walk-off-walk to end the game. --Stephen
Boudreaux, White Sox
June 9-10th
Dodgers |
11 |
Tigers |
9 |
Old Style |
13 |
Volcanoes |
3 |
Old Style 13 Volcanoes
3 (7 innings)
Volcanoes came out first with one run in each of the first two
innings. The Old Style came back with three runs in the bottom of the
second to take the lead. Another run was posted in the 4th. The
Volcanoes made a pitching change in the 5th and that lead to an
8 run inning with the Old Style sending 11 batters to the plate that
inning. The Volcanoes got a run in the 6th off of a couple of hits and
a couple of walks. The run coming on a walk. The Old Style managed to
push across one more run in the 6th and held the Volcanoes scoreless
in the 7th to cinch the victory. The Volcanoes seemed to be able to
make plenty of contact off of the Old Style manager but our
defense made most of the plays. Credit for the win definitely goes to
the defense today.--Jeff Kennett, Old Style
Dodgers 11 Tigers
9
The Tigers opened up with 1
run in the first, which was answered by 1 for the Dodgers. After 4
innings the Tigers had managed 3 more to lead 4-1. After 7 innings the
Tigers held a 6-5 edge on the Dodgers. The bottom of the 8th proved to
be a disaster for the Tigers. A huge coaching error contributed to 6
unearned runs for the Dodgers. The Tigers fought back in the top of
the 9th and managed 3 more, but fell short 11-9 Dodgers. The Tigers
coach has since fired himself.---Marvin Undernehr, Tigers
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2007 Standings
Final 18+ Official Standings
1. Fayetteville Brewers
2. Cassville MO Pirates
3. Lowell White Sox
4. Arkansas DiamondBacks
5. Tahlequah OK Thunder
6. Fayetteville Cubs
7. Arkansas Athletics
8. Arkansas Braves
9. Fayetteville Strikers
10. Fort Smith Marshals
18+ Open Divison MABL |
Team |
W |
L |
% |
Fayetteville Brewers |
10 |
2 |
0.833 |
Cassville MO Pirates |
14 |
4 |
0.778 |
Fayetteville Cubs |
13 |
5 |
0.722 |
Arkansas DiamondBacks |
10 |
6 |
0.625 |
Lowell White Sox |
11 |
7 |
0.611 |
Tahlequah OK Thunder |
10 |
8 |
0.555 |
Arkansas Athletics |
6 |
10 |
0.375 |
Arkansas Braves |
3 |
11 |
0.214 |
Fort Smith Marshals |
3 |
15 |
0.166 |
Fayetteville Strikers |
2 |
14 |
0.125 |
Final 25+ Official Standings
1. FPEC Tigers
2. Bentonville Dodgers
3. Volcanoes
4. Siloam Old Style
25+ Division MSBL |
Team |
W |
L |
% |
Bentonville Dodgers |
12 |
1 |
0.923 |
FPEC Tigers |
6 |
7 |
0.462 |
Volcanoes |
4 |
9 |
0.308 |
Siloam Old Style |
4 |
9 |
0.308 |
35+ Mid-Week Division MSBL |
Team |
W |
L |
% |
Knuckleballers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
Geezers |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
2006 Final
2005 Final
2004 Final
2003
Final
2002
Final
2001
Final
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