RIVERDOG END OF SEASON PARTY!!!



Can you believe all 13 Riverdog players and their families gathered together to celebrate an outstanding season on Memorial Day?! Some changed their plans, so they could attend. Some came back from the beach early, so they could attend. Some didn't have any plans at all, so they could attend. ;-)

What a great time and we owe a huge THANKS to Coach Lance, Stephanie, Coach Wayne and Brenda!!!!! It was just a beautiful location to all come together and celebrate!! Also, a huge THANK you to their niece, Zoe, for putting together an unbelieveable slideshow! Wow!!!!! So impressive and very talented. Now each Riverdog can look back on that cd from time to time and I'm sure you'll see some smiling from the kids!

We all had such a great season. The Riverdogs were supposed to be in its "rebuilding" season because of the high number of draft picks Coach Lance needed (many moved on up). That is hard to believe because we finished just a 1/2 game from first place in the league. But, more importantly, all 12 Riverdogs and their families became one team and had FUN!!! They learned so much from the coaches and from each other!

The following Riverdogs will move up to the next age group (and to the upper field):

#12 Brandon Gregory

#1 Andrew Locke

#5 Christian Mosley

#55 Tony Molden

#98 Blake McCain

One Riverdog will be moving to Texas and will be missed for sure...

#13 Aidan Smith

Returning back to the Riverdogs next year:

#7 Lawson Wheeler

#4 Ian Turner

#8 Griffin Dittner

#27 Benjamin Stahlman

#24 Joshua Bussey

#44 Luke Hayes

#3 John Penry

The Spring 2011 Riverdogs will meet again Tuesday night at Closing Ceremonies, which will be around 7pm!

RIVERDOGS 8 Mudcats 9

This was quite a game at Nowell Field, but the Mudcats won by a run to move on in the tournament! We are so proud of all 13 of our players this season! What a great bunch of boys!!! Here are the stats for tonight's game...

Defense...

1st inning:
Josh caught a fly ball out in right field for the first out.
Christian caught a fly ball out in left center for the second out.
Josh had a ball hit out to him in right field, but with a powerful throw into the infield...the runner stayed at first base for a single.

2nd inning:
The first out was a ball hit to Luke at third and then he threw it to Ian at first.
Aidan (pitcher) threw the ball to Ian (first) for the next out.
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the third out. A nice 1-2-3 inning.

3rd inning:
Andrew (pitcher) threw the ball to Ian (first) for an out.
Tony held the runner to a single with a hard throw into the infield from left field.
John backed up his teammate in left center to hold the runner to a single.
Luke caught a fly ball at third for the last out.
Zach, from the Mudcats, hit a nice grand slam to score 4 runs this inning.

4th inning:
Aidan caught a fly ball at the pitcher's mound for out #1.
Christian backed up his teammate to hold the runner to a double.
Christian caught a fly ball in left center for out #2.

5th inning:
Lawson (second) threw the ball to Ian, at first, for the first out.
Luke caught a fly ball at third for an out.

6th inning:
A homerun was hit by the Mudcats' lead off hitter.
Ian caught a fly ball for the first out.
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #2.
Zach, from the Mudcats, hit his second homerun of the game.
Christian caught a fly ball in left center for out #3.

Brandon, Josh and Benjamin did a great job behind the plate and got out of the hole when they needed to! Outfielders were great at backing each other up (Tony, Ian, Christian, Josh, Brandon, Griffin, John, Andrew and Benjamin). Infielders did a great job with their plays they made! All of this takes teamwork!

Offense...

Joshua: 2-3 (2 hits to left center)
Lawson: 2-3 (hits to left center and left)
Luke: 1-3 (hit to left)
Blake: 3-3 with 1 homerun to center and 5 RBI
Tony: 2-3 with 1 RBI (hits to the infield)
Ian: 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI
Andrew: 0-3 (2 hard hits to the outfield)
Aidan: 2-2 (hits to the infield)
Brandon: 1-2 with a hit to center
Christian: 1-2 with a hit to the infield
Benjamin: 0-2 (hits to the infield)
John: 0-2 (hits to the infield)
Griffin: 1-2 with a hit to center

Runs scored...

Mudcats: 3-0-4-0-0-2=9
DAWGS: 3-0-3-0-0-2=8

The Spring 2011 Riverdogs will meet one more time as a team at the end of season banquet!

We were extremely fortunate to have an outstanding head coach who led by example as well as all the assistants and a great communicator and Team Mom, Stephanie!!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're Still Going Strong...

The Riverdogs continue on in the tournament with a 10-5 win against the Bats! We were behind 5-0 until the third inning! Every Riverdog made it on base during this game and we had two double plays! Thanks to Aaron...Coach Lance was able to give out GOLD bones! Boy was that a big deal with the players!!!!!

Here's our defense...

1st inning:
Unassisted out at third by Luke for out #1.
Luke caught a line drive at third for out #2.
Tony had an unassisted out at first for out #3.

2nd inning:
Blake (at short) to Lawson (at second) for out #1.
Aidan (pitcher) to Ian (at first) for out #2.
An infield fly to Luke (at third) for the third out.

3rd inning:
Blake to Lawson for the first out.
Unassisted play by Blake for out #2.
A tag by Lawson for out #3.

4th inning:
Blake to Lawson for out #1.
Then, a double play (line drive to Blake for the second out and then he threw the ball to Lawson at second for the third out).

5th inning:
Line drive caught by Luke at third for out #1.
Line drive to Aidan (at pitcher) for out #2.
Infield fly to Aidan for out #3.

6th inning:
A fly out to left field caught by Andrew and then he threw the ball in to second to make it a double play.
An infield fly to Luke at third to end the game.

The outfielders (Andrew, Christian, Ian, John, Benjamin, Josh, Brandon, Aidan and Griffin) did a great job backing each other up as well as the infield!

Brandon, Benjamin and Josh did a great job behind the plate!

Now for the offense...

Josh: 1-3
Lawson: 3-3 with 3 RBI
Luke: 3-3
Blake: 3-3 with 1 RBI
Tony: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Ian: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Andrew: 2-3 with a double and 1 RBI
Aidan: 3-3 with 1 RBI
Brandon: 1-3
Christian: 1-3
Benjamin: 2-2
John: 2-2
Griffin: 2-2 with 2 RBI

It was definitely a hot one out there for the teams, but they did a great job!

Next up for the Riverdogs...Tuesday at 5:30pm against the Mudcats!

GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday's Tournament Game...

The Riverdogs host the Bats at 3pm today!!!!

HAVE FUN AND GOOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIVERDOGS 5 Bees 4...extra innings!

The second game in a row that the Riverdogs go into extra innings! Once again the Riverdogs were strong on defense! Here's what it looked like...

Josh: 2-3
Lawson: 2-3 with a double and RBI
Luke: 2-3
Blake: 3-3 with a double and a RBI
Tony: 2-3 with 3 RBI including the game winner
Ian: 0-2, but will get it tomorrow
Andrew: 1-2
Aidan: 2-2 with a double
Brandon:  0-2, but will get it tomorrow
Christian:  0-2, but will get it tomorrow
Benjamin:  0-2, but will get it tomorrow
John:  0-2, but will get it tomorrow
Griffin:  0-2, but will get it tomorrow

1st inning:
Christian backed up his teammate in right center...got the ball and threw it to Blake at second for out #1!
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #2.
Blake had an unassisted play at second to end the inning.

2nd inning:
Blake caught a fly ball at short for out #1.
Aidan (pitcher) threw the runner out at second with Blake's assistance for out #2.
Lawson (2nd base) threw the ball to Ian at first for out #3.

3rd inning:
Luke caught a line drive at third for the first out.
Blake caught an infield fly for out #2.
Aidan (pitcher) threw the ball to Tony at first for the third out.

4th inning:
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #1.
Blake to Lawson to throw the runner out at second for out #2.
Andrew (pitcher) threw the ball to Ian at first for out #3.

5th inning:
Tony had an unassisted play for out #1.
Andrew (outfield) backed up his teammate to hold a runner to a single.
Lawson to Blake for out #2.
Lawson caught an infield fly for out #3.

6th inning:
Blake caught a line drive at shorstop for the first out.
Lawson to Tony at first for the second out.
Aidan (pitcher) to Tony for the third out.

7th inning:
Lawson had an unassisted play for out #1 at second.
Blake caught a fly ball at short for out #2.
Blake threw the ball to Lawson at second for the third out.

Josh and Benjamin did a great job behind the plate for the Riverdogs! Brandon, Andrew, Griffin, John, Josh, Benjamin, Ian and Christian did a great job on defense in the outfield!

Next game for the Riverdogs will be TOMORROW at 3pm against the Mudcats!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

West Raleigh's Spring 2011 Minor League Tournament

The Riverdogs are seeded #2 in the tournament this season. They played the Bulls on Thursday night and the game went into extra innings. The Bulls came through and won the game, 8-7. Coach Lance told the team that you win some and lose some. He was so impressed with how the Riverdogs played defense and how they tried to come back in the 7th inning with 4 runs.

Offense:
Josh: 1-3 with a double to left center
Lawson: 1-3 with a single to left field
Luke: 0-3 and will get 'em next time
Blake: 1-3 with a single to right field
Tony: 1-3 with a double to left field and 1 RBI
Ian: 3-3 with 2 singles to right center
Andrew: 3-3 with 2 doubles to center and 1 RBI
Aidan: 2-3 to left center and center with 2 RBI
Brandon: 2-3 with a single to right and 1 RBI
Christian: 2-3 with a single to left center and 1 RBI
Benjamin: 0-2 and will get 'em next time
John: 1-2 with an infield single and 1 RBI
Griffin: 1-2 with an infield single

Defense looked like this...

1st inning:
Brandon held a runner to a single with his throw from left center.
Christian held a runner to a single with his throw from right center.
Ian caught a fly ball in center for out #1 and then threw the ball to Blake (shortstop) at 2nd base to throw the runner out for out #2 (nice double play!!!).
Luke (3rd base) caught a line drive to end the inning.

2nd inning:
Lawson (2nd base) to Ian (1st base) for out #1 and out #2.
Ian made an unassisted out at first to end the inning.

3rd inning:
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for the first out.
Lawson threw the ball to Blake at second for out #2.
A fly ball to Blake at shortstop for the third out.

4th inning:
Lawson to Blake for out #1.
Luke (3rd base) to Tony at first for out #2.
Blake (short) to Tony at first for out #3.

5th inning:
Fly out to Lawson for out #1.
Blake to Lawson for another out.

6th inning:
Aidan (pitcher) threw the runner out at first with Tony's help for the first out.
Infield fly to Aidan for out #2.
Blake caught a fly ball at shortstop to end the inning.

7th inning:
Blake caught a fly ball at shortstop for the first out.
Ian caught a fly ball at center field for out #2.
Luke made an unassisted play for the third out.

Score by inning:
Bulls 1-0-0-1-0-1-5
Riverdogs 0-0-1-0-2-0-4

The Riverdogs face the Bees on Saturday at 11am!

2011 Summer All-Star Coaches

If you visit the West Raleigh website frequently at http://www.wrbaseball.org/, then you will notice TWO names on the chart for the 2011 Summer All-Star Coaches List...our very own Riverdogs' Head Coach Lance and our very own Riverdogs' Assistant Coach Dave!

Lance was chosen as the 7U Cal Ripken All-Star Baseball Coach!

Dave was chosen as the 12U Cal Ripken All-Star Softball Coach!

CONGRATULATIONS COACH LANCE AND COACH DAVE!!!!!!

Also, CONGRATULATIONS to all the coaches who will help lead the all-star teams on behalf of West Raleigh this summer!

 

	Ripken/Babe Ruth	Tar Heel/Select
7U	Lance Wheeler	n/a
8U	Rick Pate	Eric Hunley
9U	Bryan Holjes	Rich Van Tassel
10U	Tyler Highfill	Mick Tomey
11U	Kevin Rhew	n/a
12U	Paul Gensler	TH (AL+NL): Dave Butler TH (AL): Dennis Renfroe
13U	Rob Salpietro	n/a
14U	Art Ingalls	n/a
Softball
10U	n/a	TBD
12U	Dave Hayes	n/a

Minor League Tournament Schedule: Spring 2011

The best way to keep track of the tournament is to visit West Raleigh's website at http://www.wrbaseball.org/ because of the weather! As of now the Riverdogs are scheduled to play this Thursday at 5:30pm against the Bulls. If we win the game, then we play Saturday at 5pm. If we do not win the game, then we play Saturday at 11am.

Closing ceremonies is now scheduled for May 31 at 7pm!

The Last Game of the Regular Season...RIVERDOGS 7 Lookouts 5

What a weekend!! Rain, rain and more rain! Our game against the Lookouts on Saturday was canceled due to the weather. Coach Lance was able to straighten everything out with the West Raleigh officials and they changed their decision...we were going to make up the game on Sunday at 1pm. That meant the Minor League tournament schedule would be changed!

Whether we played the last game of the season or not...the Riverdogs claimed the #2 spot in the league...just a 1/2 game out of first. Not bad at all!

Here's what our DEFENSE showed...

1st inning:
2 unassisted plays by Tony at first base for the first 2 outs! Lawson did a great job backing him up.

2nd inning:
Playing out in the left field area...a ball was hit to Tony and he was able to stop the ball, which allowed the runner to stay at first base. Then, another ball was hit to Andrew in center. With a power throw...the runner ended up with a single. Great job outfielders for backing each other up and keeping the ball in front of you!

Ian had an unassisted out at first base for out #1.
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for the second out.
Lawson (2nd base) through the ball to first (Ian) to end the inning.

3rd inning:
Luke (3rd base) threw the ball to Ian (1st) for out #1.
Andrew, playing pitcher, threw the ball to Ian at first for another out to end the inning.

4th inning:
Joshua caught a fly ball out in right field for out #1!
Christian played great back up to throw the ball back into the infield and Andrew kept the runner at first as he threw a ball into the infield quickly.
Tony (playing first) threw the ball to Blake (shortstop) for out #2.
Lawson (second base) to Tony (first base) to end the inning!

5th inning:
Christian and Tony played great defense in the outfield as they played great back up to get the ball back into the infield quickly.
Aidan caught an infield fly at the pitcher's mound for an out.

6th inning:
Another great defensive play by Christian to hold the runner at first.
An infield fly ball to Tony at first for out #1.
A pop fly to Aidan at the pitcher's mound for out #2.
A fielder's choice hit to Lawson...he throws the ball to Blake at second base to end the inning!

Now our OFFENSE...

Josh: 2-3 (hits to left field and right center) and a run scored
Lawson: hard hits, but will get them next time
Luke: 3-3 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored (hits to left, center and left center)
Blake: 2-3 with a homerun over the fence at centerfield and 2 RBI
Tony: 2-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored (hits to short and left field)
Ian: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (a hit to right center)
Andrew: 1-2 with 1 RBI (hit right down the middle)
Aidan: 1-2 with 1 RBI (nice hit to center)
Brandon: 1-2 (a hit to second)
Christian: hard hits, but will get them next time
Benjamin: 1-2 with a hit to shortstop
John: 1-2 with a hit to third
Griffin: 1-2 with a hit to the pitcher

We scored 2 runs in the first, 3 runs in the 4th and 2 runs in the 6th!

 Here are the final regular season standings:
Land O' Frost Minor League

Team Name	P	W	L	T	Pct	F	A
Thunder	14	10	3	1	0.750	127	82
Riverdogs	14	10	4	0	0.714	136	107
Scrappers	14	8	6	0	0.571	86	77
Mudcats	14	7	7	0	0.500	111	98
Bats	14	7	7	0	0.500	75	100
Bees	14	6	7	1	0.464	105	95
Bulls	14	4	8	2	0.357	113	122
Lookouts	14	2	12	0	0.143	72	144

The Riverdogs will play the Bulls on Thursday night at 5:30pm!

Let's go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Game #13: RIVERDOGS 14 Bees 8

What a game!! The fifth inning was an exciting one! Wow! Every team has a lot of talent and the spring draft was obviously an impressive one because the teams all have similar records! It's coming down to the very end of the regular season to find out the overall places! The Bees and the Riverdogs played well tonight.

Let's go through our defense...

1st inning:
Ian caught a fly ball out in center field for the first out.
Lawson had an unassisted out at second base for out #2.
The third out was impressive. The ball was hit out to right center...right near Brandon. He threw the ball to Blake (at short) and then he turned and gunned the ball to Luke at third for the third out! Impressive play right there and a great way for the Riverdogs to end that inning!

2nd inning:
A pop fly to Lawson at second for out #1. A fielder's choice to Lawson, so he chose to throw the runner out at second with Blake's help. The third out included a fly ball to Blake at shortstop.

3rd inning:
An infield fly ball to Tony at first for out #1. Then, two fielder's choice opportunities for Lawson. Both times he threw the runner out at second with Blake's assistance!

4th inning:
An infield fly to Luke at third four the first out. Blake and Tony combined their efforts to get the runner out at first for out #2. The third out was between Lawson (2nd base) and Tony (at first).

5th inning:
Lots of action here...The first batter hit the ball out to Andrew in center field, but he was able to quickly throw the ball in and hold the runner to a single. A ball was hit to John in right field area and he quickly threw the ball in to keep the runner at second. Josh, playing catcher in this inning, quickly stood up and caught a pop fly foor the first out. Out in left field, Tony quickly stopped the ball and threw it into the field to hold the runner at second base. Then, a ball was hit to Blake (at short) and had a great throw to Ian, playing first base, for an out. Luke had an unassisted out at third to end the inning. Phew!

6th inning:
Christian was playing right center and twice threw the ball into the infield. At one point, he was so close to throwing a runner out at first and the second time he came so close to throwing the runner out at second. Aidan caught a pop fly at the pitcher's mound for out #1. Luke threw the ball over to Tony, at first, for out #2. Then, a ball was hit to Aidan (pitcher) and he threw the ball over to Tony at first for out #3 to end the game!

The outfielders (and infielders) did a great job backing each other up! Great work outfielders: John, Ian, Andrew, Brandon, Christian, Benjamin, Tony, Joshua and Griffin! Our two catchers have to be on it all the time even with all that gear on! Way to go Benjamin and Joshua!

Next, our OFFENSE!!!!

Joshua went 1-3 (single down the middle)

Lawson went 2-3 with a double to left field (single to right center)

Luke went 3-3 with a double to left center (hits to the pitcher and second base as well)

Blake went 3-3 with a HOMERUN and 5 RBI (another homerun to right field and then 2 singles down the middle)

Tony went 2-3 with 1 RBI (hits to 3rd base and a fielder's choice to short)

Ian went 2-3 with a triple (down the first base line near the fence) and 3 RBI (another hit out to center field)

Andrew went 3-3 with 2 RBI (a hit to left center and 2 to short)

Aidan went 1-3 with a triple (left field) and 2 RBI

Brandon went 1-2 with a double down the first base line

John went 2-2 with 1 RBI (singles to his favorite spot...left center area)

Christian, Benjamin and Griffin hit the ball hard this game and well get on base next time!

Score By Inning:
Bees:          2    0    0    1    5    0
Riverdogs:  5    0    4    1    4    X

This win has us still in 2nd place within the minor league. We have one game left. This Saturday at 9am against the Lookouts!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!

West Raleigh Night at the Durham Bulls Game!

On Sunday, May 8 (yes, that would be Mother's Day!!!), it was West Raleigh night at the Durham Bulls game. There were quite a few teams there and the Riverdogs had some representatives who attended the game...Luke and Ian along with a future Riverdog, Gavin. We had a lot of fun and they even had the chance to run the bases after the game! Out of all the kids who ran the bases...there were two kids who made sure they touched each base...yes, that would be Luke and Ian!

Game #12...RIVERDOGS 14 Bats 4

The Riverdogs had to wait many hours to play their game today since it was the last minor league game of the day with the first pitch thrown at 5pm! But, the DAWGS were definitely ready and played a great game!!! The teams in the league are so close in the standings. Even though the tournament bracket was posted...no team can really look at when the first game might be since we're entering the last week of regular season play!

This game was exciting! Very exciting!

Let's go through the batting order first...

Joshua went 4-4 with 1 double, 2 RBI and a run scored!

Lawson went 2-4 with 1 double, 1 RBI and scored twice!

Luke went 2-4 with 1 double, 1 RBI and scored once!

Blake went 3-3 with a double, a solo homerun way out in the trees beyond the left field fence, 4 RBI and scored once!

Tony went 2-3 and scored once (Welcome back T-Man!!! Glad to see that you are feeling better and you definitely were missed by the DAWGS!)

Ian went 3-3 with a triple, 1 RBI and scored once!

Andrew went 2-3 with 1 RBI and scored once!

Aidan went 2-3!

Brandon went 3-3 with a double, 1 RBI and scored once!

Christian went 2-3 and scored once! Welcome back #5!!! We're glad you are feeling better!

Benjamin went 2-3 and scored once!

John went 3-3 with 1 RBI and scored twice!

Griffin went 2-3 with 2 RBI and scored once!

If you count that up and know there are 13 players on the team, then you'll know that EVERYONE went at least 2 for something! What an offensive lineup!!!

We scored 5 runs in the first, 3 in the second, 1 in the fifth and 5 in the sixth!

The Riverdogs played great defense tonight!

First inning:
A line drive hit right to Blake at shortstop for the first out.
A ball hit to Blake, but then Blake threw it to Lawson at second for the second out.
Ian caught a fly ball in center for the third out.

Second inning:
1-2-3...
Luke (3rd base) threw the ball to Ian (playing 1st base) for out #1.
A fly ball to Ian at first for out #2.
A ball hit to Lawson at second and then he threw the ball to Ian at first for out #3.

Third inning:
Unassisted play at second base for Blake. Out #1.
Fly ball to Ian at first for out #2.
The ball was hit to the pitcher (Andrew) and Andrew threw the ball to Ian at first for out #3.

Fourth inning:
Another 1-2-3...
Blake to Tony (shortstop to first) for the first out.
Blake to Tony again for the second out.
Luke (3rd base) to Tony (1st base) for the third out.

Fifth inning:
Fly ball to Blake at short for the first out.
Blake throws the ball to Luke at third four the second out.
Blake throws the ball to Lason at second for the third out.

Sixth inning:
Fly ball to Christian at the pitcher's mound for out #1.
Double play...fly ball caught by Luke at third and then tagged the base to get the runner out to end the game!

Josh and Benjamin did a great job behind the plate for us and keeping the ball in front of them!
Andrew played well in left field and kept a runner to a single!

Brandon, John, Griffin, Josh, Tony, Andrew, Christian, Aidan and Ian played great in the outfield backing each other up and backing up the infield!

Hopefully the spectators have picked up on how well the coaches support the other teams. For example, when a player hits a homerun. The opposing team coach has always congratulated that player when he makes it to homeplate. You might find a coach tying a shoelace on the other team or congratulating the other team's players on great plays or even helping out a catcher! Hats off to the West Raleigh coaches! Not only are they supporting their own players, but also the other players in the league. That's just awesome!

Next game for the Riverdogs...Tuesday night at 5:30pm against the Bees!

Here's the standings as of tonight...

Land O' Frost Minor League
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Team Name	P	W	L	T	Pct	F	A
Thunder	11	8	3	0	0.727	110	74
Riverdogs	12	8	4	0	0.667	115	94
Bats	12	7	5	0	0.583	73	85
Scrappers	11	6	5	0	0.545	63	54
Mudcats	12	6	6	0	0.500	101	86
Bees	12	5	6	1	0.458	86	80
Bulls	12	4	7	1	0.375	102	109
Lookouts	12	2	10	0	0.167	54	122

Mother's Day...Sunday, May 8!

Happy Mother's Day to all the

Riverdogs'

moms, grandmothers and great grandmothers!

The Riverdogs have practice at Ephesus Church starting at 1pm! Two regular season games left and then it's tournament time!

Then, it's West Raleigh night at the Durham Bulls game! First pitch is at 5:05pm!

Game #11: RIVERDOGS 10 Scrappers 7

What a game! We definitely missed Christian and Tony tonight! Hopefully you two are feeling better and can make it to practice on Thursday!!!

We witnessed TWO homeruns in this game! Blake hit a beautiful one to left field for the Riverdogs and Timothy Pate hit his first ever homerun for the Scrappers that went to the right field! Great job!!!

Here are the stats for tonight's game...

On the offensive side of things...

• Joshua 3-4 with 1 double
• Lawson 1-4 with 1 RBI
• Luke 3-4 with 1 double
• Blake 3-3 with a homerun and 3 RBI
• Ian 3-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI
• Andrew 1-3 with 1 RBI
• Aidan 2-3
• Brandon 2-3
• Benjamin 2-3
• John 3-3 with 2 RBI
• Griffin 1-3 with 1 RBI

Here's what our defense did...

1st inning: Ian and Brandon held runners to just 1 base with singles to the out field. Lawson threw a runner out at first with Luke. Blake caught a line drive at shorstop. Aidan caught an infield fly ball at the pitcher's mound for the third out.

2nd inning: Aidan threw a runner out at second base with Blake's help. Lawson and Luke were a dynamic duo throwing the runner out at first.

3rd inning: Ian held the runner to just a single by quickly throwing the ball into the infield. Then, Ian caught a fly ball out in center field and Lawson took care of an unassisted out at second.

4th inning: Again, Ian held the runner to just a single. Lawson had back to back unassisted outs at second for the first two outs. Blake threw a runner out at second with Lawson's help for the third out.

5th inning: Luke threw the runner out at second base with Blake's help. Luke caught a pop fly at first to end the inning.

6th inning: Lawson had two unassisted outs at second followed by a ball hit to Blake...Blake threw the ball to Lawson at second for the final out!

RIVERDOGS: 1 run in the 1st, 1 run in the 2nd, 3 runs in the 3rd, 2 runs in the 5th and 3 runs in the 6th
Scrappers: 4 runs in the 1st, 1 run each in the 4th, 5th and 6th inning

Next up for the DAWGS...practice at Ephesus Church this Thursday at 5pm!

Team Cheer!

Game #10: RIVERDOGS 3 Scrappers 7

Today's game at 1pm was a make up game from a few weeks ago. The Riverdogs showed some great hitting, but the balls ended up in the players' gloves! I forgot to take a picture of the books, so I can't give you the run down of how our players did.

Okay, I have the info now (5/3/11)...

Offense:
Josh 1-3
Lawson 2-3
Luke 1-3
Blake 2-3 with 2 RBI
Ian 1-3 with 1 RBI
Andrew 1-2
Aidan 0-2
Brandon 0-2
Christian 1-2
Benjamin 0-2
John 2-2
Griffin 2-2

Defense:
1st inning: infield fly to Luke at first for OUT #1. A ball was hit to John in the outfield...he threw it in to Blake at shortstop and then turned around and threw the ball to Brandon at third for the 2nd out! The third out of the inning involved a ball hit to Blake who then threw the runner out at third with a great catch by Brandon!

2nd inning: Lawson at second to Luke at first for OUT #1 followed by 2 unassisted outs at first base by Luke!

3rd inning: First baseman, Luke, had an unassisted play and then a pop fly to Lawson at second base for another out.

4th inning: A fly out to Ian at centerfield for the first out...an unassisted play by Lawson at second for the 2nd out...then a beautiful play by the catcher, Joshua...he threw the runner out at first (Luke was in position to catch the ball)! Great teamwork!

5th inning: Lawson to Luke for out #1 and another out involved a great throw from Blake (shortstop) to Luke (first).

6th inning: Let's just say Aidan! The ball was hit to the pitcher (Aidan) who threw the ball to Luke at first for OUT #1. Then, an infield fly ball to Aidan for OUT #2 and he wasn't finished...threw the runner out in a double play with Luke's help!

The DAWGS will be ready for Tuesday's game against the Scrappers! They'll take a day off between games.