Final Spring '09 Results and Standings

Schedule

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4/27 Barcroft #4

8:30 (H) Empty Pitchers (L, 23-13)

9:30 (A) Empty Pitchers (W, 14-11)

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5/16 Jennie Dean #1 *Makeup

9:00(A) Big Sticks (L, 7-0)

10:00 (H) Big Sticks (L, 7-0)

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5/18 Quincy

6:30 (H) Medium Pace (L, 17-10)

7:30 (A) Medium Pace (W, 15-5)

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6/1 Quincy

8:30 (A) Breeze (W, 19-8)

9:30 (H) Breeze (L, 14-9)

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6/8 Barcroft #4

8:30 (A) Dukes (L, 14-4)

9:30 (H) Dukes (L, 18-16)

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6/15 Quincy

6:30 (H) Stardust (L, 13-9)

7:30 (A) Stardust (L, 11-3)

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6/22 Highlands #4

8:00 (A) Hit Squad (W, 10-8)

9:00 (H) Hit Squad (L, 13-7)

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6/29 Highlands #4 * Make-up

6:00 (H) PubZ (W, 26-3)

7:00 (A) PubZ (L, 14-13)

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7/6 Quincy * Make-up

6:30 (A) Mexicali/CCR (W, 19-1)

7:30 (H) Mexicali/CCR (W, 11-1)

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Standings

Final - As of 7/12/09

	Team	Record
1	Dukes	16-1-1
2	Crystal City Clouts	11-6-1
3	Hit Squad	10-8-0
4	Big Sticks	10-8-0
5	Team Turmoil	9-8-1
6	Caribbean Breeze	8-9-1
7	Stardust Lounge	8-10-0
8	The Empty Pitchers	7-10-1
9	Stars & Stripes	7-11-0
10	PubZ	6-10-2
11	Mexicali Blues/CCR	6-11-1
12	Medium Pace	5-1

Season Ends Prematurely

From Tom:

The top 8 teams are in the playoffs. We finished 9th, by one half point,
finishing 7-11-0. The Empty Pitchers finished 7-10-1, to beat us for
8th. The Dukes finished first at 16-1-1. We could have done better, and
lost games we should have won, but I hope everyone enjoyed themselves
anyway. This week I registered the team for the Fall season, which will
start for us on Monday, August 24.

The tournament is supposed to start Monday night, and finish up next
Saturday. Please let me know if you want the game schedule.

A couple of people asked about the cost for the season. I paid $800 to
get us into the league, including $30 for each non-resident. We don't
have a sponsor, so $55 to $60 per person would be about right. However,
I will accept contributions of any amount, lesser or greater, whatever
each individual thinks he can afford, if anything. I don't expect
anything from those who played only a few games. I have no problem
subsidizing them myself.

Mike Chapman asked me to provide my mailing address. Please find it
below:

Tom Meldrum
8825 Black Alder Drive
Alexandria, VA 22309

Yet Another Split

Last Monday in the first game, we scored 11 runs in the first inning, 10 in the second and 5 in the third, then held on to win in 4 and one half innings by a score of 26-3. In the second game, we managed to seize defeat from the jaws of victory and lost by a final score of 14-13.

In the second game we suffered from a shrinking of the strike zone when we were pitching, compounded by a few defensive lapses. Since we scored 39 runs in the two games combined, for once our hitting was not a problem.

Alan Boyd had a homer in the first game, and Greg had one in the second. Dan had at least two triples on the night, and Chris had a big bases-loaded triple. I don't have the score book with me, so I can't give stats in detail, but suffice to say that everyone contributed.

Next week is our last regular season game. I will let everyone know as soon as I hear anything about the post-season tournament.

The Kessler Split....

we split, winning 10-8 then losing 13-7. Needless to say, our offense was lacking...

first game was marked by great defense and some timely hitting. Everyone contributed on both sides of the ball. Far from an offensive explosion, we held a 4-3 lead going into the fifth before we tacked on a few more.

the second game was a disaster. HitSquad scored 8 in the top of the first. We cut that in half in the bottom of the inning, thanks to a grand slam by Dan. then we scored one run in the next 4 innings (another HR from Dan), before adding two in the 6th. In innings two through five, we sent no more than 5 batters to the plate in any one inning. The defense made a few errors that cost us. On the upside, after the first inning, we held them to 5 runs over six innings. Their shortstop was one of the best defenders I have seen in this league, eating up everything hit near him. In short, we managed only NINE HITS in game two!

The Boniface Brothers were great on offense, with Russ Boniface had two hits in the first game and two walks in the second. Chris scored four runs in the first game. The infield was pretty solid all night, handling some hard line drives. Mike Chapman was tested a lot in left and played flawless defense (11 catches on the night), including a shoe-top grab on the run.

Welcome Back

In our last games two weeks ago, we split with Medium Pace, losing the
first game 17-10, but then winning the second 15-5. We were ahead in the
first game until we gave up eight runs in the top of the 6th inning, but
then were unable to score in the bottom of the inning. In the second
game, we started the top of the first inning by scoring 11 runs,
allowing everyone to relax a little. Then we held Medium Pace scoreless
in the first three innings, and "ten-runned" them after five.

Ed Reich was home from Iraq just long enough to pitch two excellent
games. At the plate for the night, Chris was 4 for 4, Greg, Lee and Jeff
Donald were each 5 for 6 and Alan Boyd was 4 for 6. Runs and RBI were
spread pretty evenly throughout the team, with no single player having
more than 3 RBI on a night when we scored 25 runs.