Sportsmanship Award

The Riverdogs' Fall 2012 Recipient for the Sportsmanship Award goes to...

#8...GRIFFIN DITTNER!!!!

 

Runner Ups!!!!

Can't say enough good things about how this team pulled together in the tournament run! To go from last place in the regular season to the championship game in the tournament says a lot about these coaches and players!

We faced the Bees again in the tournament...in the Championship game! We lost 14-4. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at second for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for out #2
Hayden had an unassisted play at third for the last out

2nd inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at second for the first out
Griffin caught a fly ball at pitcher for the second out
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for the last out

3rd inning:
Griffin caught a line drive at pitcher for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for the second out
Griffin (pitcher) to Hayden (third) for the last out

4th inning:
Griffin caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #1


5th inning:
Griffin caught a fly ball at second for out #1
Ben (shortstop) had an unassisted play at second for the second out
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out

Great work behind the plate Bailey and Griffin W! The outfielders worked hard during this game since the Bees were hitting the ball! Nice job Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, GW and Will!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Hayden: 0-3
Ben: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Lance: 2-2 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Griffin: 2-2 with 1 RBI
Alex: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Nathaniel: 1-2
Brock: 1-2
Brayden: 1-2
Bailey: 0-2
GW: 0-2
Will: 0-2

A huge thank you to former head coach Lance Wheeler for helping out the Dawgs since Coach Dave was out of town!

A WIN! Now headed to the Championship Game Tomorrow!!

Yes, you read the title correctly! After losing to the Bulls earlier, the Riverdogs needed to fight back to stay in the tournament and they did just that! They beat the Bulls, 7-6!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for outs 2 and 3

2nd inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for the first 2 outs
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out

3rd inning:
Gavin (second) to Ben (shortstop) for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #2
Griffin (pitcher) to Hayden (third) for the last out

4th inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for out #1
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #2
Griffin (pitcher) to Hayden (third) for the last out

5th inning:
Griffin caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #1
Gavin had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Hayden (third) to Gavin (second) for the last out

6th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #2
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for the last out

Bailey and GW tag teamed at the catcher position and played well! Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, GW and Will were on their toes in the outfield backing up their teammates!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 1-3
Hayden: 3-3 with a double and 1 run scored
Ben: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Lance: 2-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Griffin: 2-3 with a double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Alex: 2-2 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Nathaniel: 2-3 with a double and 1 RBI
Brock: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Brayden: 2-3 with a double
Bailey: 1-3
GW: 0-2
Will: 0-2

The RIVERDOGS will face the Bees in the championship game tomorrow at 1:30pm!!!!!!!

If the DAWGS win, then they'll play a second game right after against the Bees (Bees are undefeated heading into the championship game and it's a double elimination tournament). Then, the Minor League Closing Ceremonies!!!!!!!

So proud of the Riverdogs!

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

RIVERDOGS 4 Bees 14

The game was to start at 2pm, but due to Hurricane Sandy...our game was to start 20 minutes after the Lookouts/Bulls game. So, first pitch was around 11am on Saturday. The Riverdogs were not playing like they had been the last 3 games, so we took the loss 14-4 against the Bees. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #2
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for the last out

2nd inning:
Lance caught a fly ball at first for out #1
Hayden caught a low fly ball at third for out #2
Griffin caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #3

3rd inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at second for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for the second out
Griffin (pitcher) to Hayden (third) for the last out

4th inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at first for the first out
Griffin (pitcher) to Ben (shortstop) at second for out #2
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for the last out

5th inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #2

6th inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #3

GW and Bailey did an awesome job sharing the duties behind the plate! Also, the outfielders kept busy today...great job Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, GW and Will!!!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Hayden: 2-3 with a triple and 1 run scored
Ben: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Lance: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Griffin: 1-2
Alex: 0-2
Nathaniel: 0-2
Brock: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Brayden: 1-2 with a double and 1 run scored
Bailey: 2-2 with 2 RBI
GW: 0-2
Will: 0-2

Since this was our first loss in the tournament, we face the Bulls in the next game (back to back games this morning).

Out of the Gates!

Coach Paul told the players after yesterday's game that they need to play Riverdog baseball all 6 innings and to be ready to play game #2 of the tournament as soon as the Dawgs are led out of the gates!!!

Well, the players did just that tonight! With a solid defense and a great offense, the Riverdogs took control of the game and never gave up that control the entire 6 innings! They went on and won their second game of the tournament against the Bulls, 11-4.

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for the first 2 outs
Griffin D caught a fly ball at the pitcher's mound for the last out

2nd inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #1
Gavin performed a double play...tagged the runner for out #2 and then threw the ball to Lance (first) for the final out of the inning!

3rd inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #3
A perfect 1-2-3 inning!

4th inning:
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #2
Ben caught a hard line drive at shortstop for out #3

5th inning:
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for the first out
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for the second out (great decision!)
Here's what happened for the third out...the Bulls player hit the ball to right centerfield...Brayden threw the ball to his cutoff (Gavin)...the runner rounded the base and got stuck off the base and Gavin tagged the runner out!

6th inning:
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #1
Hayden caught a fly ball at third for out #2
It took a couple plays and a few runs scored to get the last out.
Lance had an unassisted play at first for the last out of the game!

What a game!!!! Outstanding job holding the runners by getting the ball from the outfield to the infield...nice work Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, GW and Will!!!

Also, nice job behind the plate catching all those balls GW and Bailey!!

Here's how we looked OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 2-3 with 2 runs scored (great job leading off!)
Hayden: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored (wow!)
Ben: 3-3 with a double, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored (keep it up!)
Lance: 2-3 with 1 run scored (hard hits!!)
Griffin D: 2-3 with 3 RBI (great job!)
Alex: 3-3 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored (he is on fire!)
Nathaniel: 1-3 with 1 run scored (great hit!!!)
Brock: 1-3 with a double and 2 RBI (way to step up!!!)
Brayden: 1-3 (way to step up!)
Bailey: 0-3 (get 'em next time!)
GW: 1-3 (what an exciting hit!!)
Will: 1-3 (faster than lightening getting to first!)

We'll have some practices this week and then return to Nowell Field on Saturday for a 2pm game!!!

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

Here's another video...major DAWG pile! Where's Coach Paul? Where's Coach Dave? haha

A WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

As stated in the earlier post...today marks a NEW season for the Riverdogs! The regular season is over. It's anyone's game now. All records go back to 0-0. The Riverdogs came back from behind today in the first tournament game, fought hard, was determined as a team and won the game against the Thunder!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for the first out
Due to some errors...4 runs scored between the first and second out...Coach Paul called time and had every Riverdog hustle to him to regroup
After the end of the 1st inning...Riverdogs were down 5-1

2nd inning:
Hayden (third) to Gavin (second) for an out
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for the last out
At the end of the 2nd...Riverdogs were down 6-2

3rd inning:
Gavin (second) to Ben (shortstop) at second for outs 1 and 2
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the last out
At the end of the 3rd...Riverdogs were down 6-5

4th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #1
Griffin (pitcher) to Ben (shortstop) at second for out #2
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for the last out

5th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for out #1
Then, a double play! Gavin caught a fly ball at second (with a runner on first) and then threw the ball to Lance (first) for the final out!!!
At the end of the 5th...Riverdogs were down 7-5

6th inning:
Griffin D caught a fly ball (his glove was on the ground and caught the ball) for out #1 and then turned it into a double play because he threw the ball to Lance (first base) since there was a runner on first for out #2!!!!
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the last out of the game!!!!!!

Great job behind the plate Bailey, Griffin W and Will!!!!!!! Way to hang tough with all that gear on!

Nice job outfielders for getting the ball quickly to the cutoff and for backing each other up! Great work Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, Griffin W and Will!!!!!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Gavin: 2-3 with a double and 1 run scored
Hayden: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Ben: 3-3 with 2 doubles and 3 runs scored
Lance: 3-3 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Griffin D: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Alex: 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Nathaniel: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Brock: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Brayden: 2-3 with 3 RBI
Bailey: 0-3 with 1 RBI
Griffin W: 0-3
Will: 0-3

We were down 7-5 heading into the top of the 6th...we were the visiting team. We came back, got the bats going with Ben starting us off and scored 6 runs to take the lead with 11 runs total. We needed to hold them with our defense and the DAWGS did!

Next up for the DAWGS...tomorrow night (Monday) at 5:30pm against the Bulls!!!!!!!

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

Team dog pile after the win in the tournament!!!!!

Tournament Time

The Riverdogs will face the Thunder tomorrow at 1:30pm  in the first tournament game!!!!!

It's the start of a NEW season!!

Here we go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It Came Down to the Wire...

The Riverdogs took the loss in the bottom of the 6th (after tying the game in the top of the inning) with 2 outs...tough loss, but the Dawgs played hard as they ended the regular season against the #1 team in the league. The final score was 6-5.

If I can find the cord to plug in my camera, then I could post some pictures. But, want to send out a HUGE thank you to Coach Lance for bringing his knowledge of baseball, enthusiasm and pitching skills to the field today. Coach Lance coached the Riverdogs over the last 2 years and has "retired" from the minor league.

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for out #2

2nd inning:
Griffin D caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #1
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Lance had an unassisted play at first for the last out

3rd inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for an out

4th inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1

5th inning:
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #2
Hayden (third) to Gavin (second) for out #3

6th inning:
Ben made an amazing catch at shortstop for the first out

Great work behind the plate Will and Griffin W! Nice job getting the ball in outfielders and backing up your teammates...Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, Griffin W and Will!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 3-3 with 2 runs scored
Hayden: 2-3 with a double
Ben: 1-3 with a double and 1 run scored
Lance: 3-3 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Griffin D: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Alex: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Nathaniel: 2-3
Brock: 0-2
Brayden: 1-2
Bailey: 0-2
Griffin W: 0-2
Will: 0-2

Saturday's line score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H
RIVERDOGS	1	0	0	1	0	3	5	15
Lookouts	2	0	3	0	0	1	6	9

Tough Loss Against the Bees

The Riverdogs lost 8-3. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #1
Gavin had an unassisted play at second for out #2

2nd inning:
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for the last out

3rd inning:
Lance (centerfield) to Ben (shortstop) for out #1
Griffin (second) to Ben (shortstop) at second for out #2
Hayden (third) to Gavin (first) for the last out

4th inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at second for an out
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the last out

5th inning:
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for outs 2 and 3

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Hayden: 3-3
Ben: 2-3
Lance: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Griffin D: 2-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Alex: 1-2
Nathaniel: 2-2 with 1 run scored
Brock: 1-2
Brayden: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Bailey: 0-2
Griffin W: 0-2
Will: 0-2

Riverdogs face the Lookouts in the last regular season game on Saturday at noon!

RIVERDOGS 8 Thunder 11

The Riverdogs played another close game...this time against the Thunder. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Griffin (second) to Gavin (first) for the first 2 outs

2nd inning:
Alex had an unassisted play at third for out #1
Griffin had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out

3rd inning:
Gavin had unassisted plays at first for outs 1 and 2
Ben (shortstop) to Griffin (second) for the last out

4th inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at first for out #1
Brayden had an unassisted play at third for out #2

5th inning:
Gavin caught a fly ball at first for the first out
Ben (shortstop) to Griffin (second) for out #2
Alex caught a line drive at third for out #3

Great job trying new positions in a game situation Alex, Hayden and Brock!

Enjoyed watching Griffin W, Alex, Bailey and Brayden work hard behind the plate! Nice job Bailey, Hayden, Brock, Brayden, Griffin W and Will in the outfield!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Hayden: 2-3 with a triple, double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Ben: 3-3 with 3 doubles, 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Griffin: 0-3
Alex: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Brock: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Brayden: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Bailey: 2-3 with a double, 2 RBI and 1 run scored
GW: 0-3
Will: 1-3 with 1 run scored

Next up for the DAWGS...Game on Wednesday night against the Bees!!!!!!

RIVERDOGS 10 Bulls 7

In a 5:30pm game against the Bulls tonight, the Riverdogs walked away with a win!! The second win of the season!

We had a great showing on the defense...great job getting the ball quickly into the infield from the outfield and also way to back each other up! Nice work in the outfield Lance, Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Griffin W and Will! Our catchers were definitely working hard behind the plate - Alex, Brayden and Griffin W!

DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Nathaniel (centerfield) to Ben (shortstop) at second for out #1
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #2
Gavin had an unassisted play at second for the last out

2nd inning:
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for outs 1, 2 and 3 in a nice 1-2-3 inning!

3rd inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for an out
Griffin (second) to Gavin (first) for the last out

4th inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #1
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #2
Ben caught a line drive at shortstop for out #3

5th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for an out
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out

6th inning:
A great double play...Ben caught a line drive and then threw the ball to Lance (first)!
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for the final out!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 2-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Hayden: 3-3 with 1 run scored
Ben: 2-3 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Lance: 2-3 with 2 runs scored
Griffin: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Alex: 2-3 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Nathaniel: 3-3 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Brock: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Brayden: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Griffin W: 0-3
Will: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored

Great job Riverdogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Practice tomorrow night and then we face the Thunder at 4pm on Saturday!

Saturday's game was a close one against the Bats!

We took the loss against the Bats on Saturday with a final score of 10-7. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Gavin (second) to Ben (shortstop) at second for an out

2nd inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for an out

3rd inning:
Brock (pitcher) to Lance (first) for an out

4th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for an out

5th inning:
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop and then threw the ball to Hayden (third) to complete a double play

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 3-3 with a double and 3 runs scored
Lance: 2-3 with a double, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Ben: 2-3 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Hayden: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Alex: 0-3
Nathaniel: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Brock: 2-3
Brayden: 2-3
Bailey: 1-3
Griffin: 0-3
Will: 1-3

Scrappers 16 Riverdogs 7

It was a late night for both teams with a 7:30pm start on a Friday night. The Riverdogs fought hard and we're working on getting through that 4th inning...it seems to get us each time.

Tonight we played with only 9 kids. Our outfielders had a  lot of ground to cover since we played 3 and not 5. Gavin played first base for the first time ever. Brock and Nathaniel swapped out second base and pitcher. Griffin fought hard behind the plate for most of the innings with Will taking two of them. Brayden, Alex, Griffin and Will all chipped in with good defense in the outfield getting that ball in and covering a lot of space!The Riverdogs played hard after a tough loss to the Lookouts at the last game and down 3 players.

Here's how we did defensively...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (first) for out #1
Hayden had an unassisted play at third for an out

2nd inning:
Brock (second) to Ben (shortstop) at second for out #1
Nathaniel (pitcher) to Ben (shortstop) at second for an out

3rd inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning for this young team!!!
Brock (pitcher) to Gavin (first) for out #1
Hayden (third) to Gavin (first) for out #2
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (first) for out #3

4th inning:
Ben caught 2 fly balls at shortstop for two outs

5th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for out #1
Brock (pitcher) to Hayden (third) for an out

6th inning:
Ben caught a fly ball for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (first) for out #2
Nathaniel (second) to Ben (shortstop) at second for the last out

Offensively...with a former Riverdog pitcher who came back to help us out...Coach Hayes...

Gavin: 2-4 with 1 run scored
Alex: 1-4 with 1 run scored
Ben: 2-4 with a double and 2 runs scored
Hayden: 3-3 with 1 run scored
Nathaniel: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Brock: 3-3 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Brayden: 2-3 with 2 RBI
Griffin: 0-3 with 1 RBI
Will: 0-3 with a hard hit to second

Pictures tomorrow at 12:15pm and then a game against the Bats at 2pm!!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!

It's game time...

That's right! The start of the second half of the season! Looking forward to playing the Scrappers tonight at 7:30pm! This game should have been on Tuesday night, but Mother Nature wasn't cooperating with our schedule!

We'll have a guest pitcher for the Dawgs!!! He is eager to get on the mound tonight to help out the Riverdogs...a huge thank you to Coach Dave Hayes!!!! Coach Dave has pitched for the Riverdogs  the last few seasons.

Here we go DAWGS!!!!!

Hayden Liggins!!!!

Hayden Liggins went above and beyond selling the West Raleigh tickets!!! He and his family sold the most tickets at West Raleigh this season and he pushed the Riverdogs right up there and earned a FREE pizza party! We'll get that date soon! Thank you for supporting West Raleigh!

Raffle Winners

Written by: West Raleigh
Thursday, September 27, 2012 Grand prize raffle winner of $1000 - Cindy Kane
Individual winners
1st place $500 - Hayden Liggens
2nd place tie $250 - Will Newton
2nd place tie $250 - Sean McSoley
Team Pizza Party winners
Minor league - Riverdogs
Rookie league - Padres
Major league - Giants

Game #5: RIVERDOGS 5 Bees 12

The Riverdogs had another late afternoon game today on Nowell Field when they faced the Bees. They scored 5 runs in the first inning and had a hard time getting the bats back after that to score more runs. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) had an unassisted play at second for out #1
Nathaniel (pitcher) to Lance (first) for outs 2 and 3

2nd inning:
Hayden took part in a double play at third...he caught a fly ball, then threw the ball over to Lance at first!
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for the last out

3rd inning:
Griffin caught an infield fly ball at second for out #1
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Lance had an unassisted play at first to end the inning

4th inning:
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for outs 1 and 2

5th inning:
Gavin tagged the runner for out #1
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #2
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #3

Alex made a great stop with the ball (I'm sure the laces of the ball are still implanted in his arm) in centerfield!

Great job in the outfield learning to back up the infield and throwing the ball quickly into the infield Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, Griffin W and Will!

Nice job behind the plate Bailey, Brayden, Will and Griffin W! That's hard work with all that gear on!

Here's how we looked OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 1-3
Hayden: 2-3 with a double and 1 run scored
Ben: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Lance: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Griffin: 1-3 with 1 run scored
Alex: 3-3 with a double, 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Nathaniel: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Brock: 3-3
Brayden: 1-3
Bailey: 2-3
Griffin W: 0-2 but will get them next time
Will: 0-2 with hard infield hits

Practice for the DAWGS on Sunday at 1:30pm and a game against the Lookouts on Tuesday!!

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

A big THANK YOU to some Riverdog Alumni...Lawson #7, Ian #4 and Luke #44! Thanks to the Wheelers and Hayes' for missing the State game and supporting the Dawgs!!!

Recent Riverdog graduates!

former Dawg team parent and former Assistant Coach

Game #4: RIVERDOGS 14 Thunder 6

The DAWGS earned their first win tonight!

The Riverdogs earned their first win tonight against the Thunder, 14-6...a very special day...Will's 6th Birthday!!!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Lance (first) for outs 1 and 2
Ben somehow managed to get on top of the ball that was going down the middle and touched 2nd base with a split second to spare to end the inning!

2nd inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for 2 of the outs

3rd inning:
Griffin (second) to Lance (first) for an out
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) to end the inning

4th inning:
Hayden caught a foul fly ball near the visitor's dugout for the first out
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #2
Gavin caught a high fly ball at pitcher to end the inning

5th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) for an out
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the last out

6th inning:
Ben (shortstop) caught a line drive for an out
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop to end the game!!!

Bailey and Griffin W are really improving beyond the plate! Great job!!

Also, lots of improvement in the outfield with throwing the ball quickly into their infield teammates! A few times that saved us from doubles and held them to singles. Great job Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, Griffin W and Will!

OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 3-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Hayden: 3-4 with a double and 2 runs scored
Ben: 3-4 with 2 runs scored
Lance: 2-3 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Griffin D: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Alex: 2-3 with a double, 4 RBI and 1 run scored
Nathaniel: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Brock: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Brayden: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Bailey: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Griffin W: 2-3 with 2 RBI
Will: 0-3 made contact with the ball and will get them next time!

After the post game talk with Coach Paul and earning bone stickers for their offensive hits and defensive plays...they headed on up to the picnic tables to take part in Will's 6th birthday party with some cupcakes! Happy Birthday!

A huge thanks to Coach Cailean and Dan Stahlman for taking care of the field after the game!

Next up for the DAWGS...practice at West Raleigh Friday night 6-8pm to prepare for our Saturday 4pm game!!!!!!!

Game Time Tonight!!

The Riverdogs vs...

the Thunder!!!!

That's right! The Thunder will be visiting the DAWGS at Nowell Field! First pitch is at 5:30pm! See you all at the field by 4:30pm!

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

Game #3: RIVERDOGS 14 Bulls 18

We'll see what the "official" score comes up as for this game if it's 18-14 or 18-15! At any rate, we lost and our team is seeing some improvement at each game! With 8 new kids on the team...we are representing well! Keep up the great work DAWGS!!!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Gavin had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Griffin (pitcher) to Lance (first) and then Lance tagged the runner for the last out

2nd inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!
Lance caught a fly ball at first for the first out
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #2
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #3

3rd inning:
Gavin (second) to Lance (first) for out #1
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Hayden (third) to Lance (first) for out #3

4th inning:
Lance (first) to Griffin (second) to Ben (shortstop) to Griffin (second) for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Hayden (third) at third for out #2
Lance caught a fly ball at first for the last out

5th inning:
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) for an out

GREAT WORK IN THE OUTFIELD! You are all really learning to back up the infield. The last 2 games we've had to play with just 4 outfielders instead of 5 due to missing players. So, great work out there Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden and Will!

Nice job behind the plate Brock, Nathaniel, Will and Brayden! It takes a lot to have that equipment on and trying to catch all the balls behind the plate! Nicely done!

Here's how we looked OFFENSIVELY...

Gavin: 3-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Hayden: 2-4 with a double and 2 runs scored
Ben: 3-4 with a double, 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Lance: 3-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Griffin: 2-4 with a double, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Alex: 2-4 with 1 run scored
Nathaniel: 2-4 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Brock: 2-4 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Brayden: 3-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Will: 2-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored

Next up for the DAWGS...GAME ON THURSDAY AT 5:30PM! Please be at the field by 4:30pm!

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

Game #2: RIVERDOGS 9 Bats 10

It was a close game! The Bats played great defense as we had a few hits right to them, but it was also great that we had some nice defensive plays and every player hit the ball and got on base! That's a big improvement from our first game over the weekend!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Hayden caught a foul fly ball between the visitor dugout and third base for out #1
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the last out

2nd inning:
Hayden (third) to Lance (first) for an out

3rd inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Hayden (third) to Lance (first) for out #2
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the last out

4th inning:
Griffin D (pitcher) to Lance (first) for outs 1 and 2

5th inning:
Griffin D (second) to Lance (first) for the first out
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for the second out
Ben caught a fly ball at shortstop to end the inning

6th inning:
Hayden (third) to Lance (first) for out #1
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for an out

Excellent job behind the plate Nathaniel, Bailey, Brayden and Griffin W!

Great work in the outfield and throwing the ball quickly into the infield Nathaniel, Brayden, Bailey, Griffin W and Will!

Now OFFENSIVELY...

Ben: 3-4 with a triple, 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored
Gavin: 3-4 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Hayden: 3-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Lance: 2-4 with 1 RBI
Griffin D: 2-4 with his first ever in-the-park homerun to rightfield corner, 3 RBI and 1 run scored!!!!!
Nathaniel: 2-3
Brayden: 2-3
Bailey: 1-3
Griffin W: 2-3
Will: 1-3

Wednesday's line score	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H
Bats	1	0	2	0	2	5	10	17
RIVERDOGS	2	0	2	2	0	3	9	21

Next up for the DAWGS...practice Thursday night 7-8:30pm at West Raleigh and then a game at 4pm on Saturday against the Bulls!!!!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Game #1: RIVERDOGS 5 Scrappers 10

Eight Riverdogs experienced their first ever West Raleigh Minor League game today! The Riverdogs had quite the cheering section scattered all over Nowell field with friends and family. We played hard against the Scrappers in the heat! Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Gavin (pitcher) to Hayden (third) at third for out #1
Double play by Ben...caught a line drive, then tagged second base because the runner didn't tag up. Great job #27!

2nd inning:
Hayden caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Gavin (pitcher) to Hayden (third) for an out

3rd inning:
Lance had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Ben (shortstop) to Gavin (second) at second for out #2
Lance caught a fly ball at first for the last out

4th inning:
Gavin had an unassisted play at second for an out

5th inning:
Ben leaped towards third and left centerfield and caught the fly ball for the first out
Hayden (third) to Ben (shortstop) at third for out #2
Gavin (pitcher) to Lance (first) for out #3

Great job outfielders...Griffin D, Alex, Nathaniel, Brock, Brayden, Bailey, Griffin W and Will!
Awesome job behind the plate Brock, Bailey, Brayden, Nathaniel and Griffin W!

OFFENSIVELY...

Ben: 3-3 with 2 runs scored
Hayden: 3-3 with a double and 2 runs scored
Gavin: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Lance: 2-3 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Griffin D: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Alex: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Nathaniel: 1-2
Brock: 0-2 will get get 'em next time!
Brayden: 0-2 will get get 'em next time!
Bailey: 0-2 will get get 'em next time!
Griffin W: 0-2 will get get 'em next time!
Will: 0-2 will get get 'em next time!

A HUGE Thank you to Rich Venditti...former Bats Assistant Coach...for helping out the Riverdogs and taking on the pitching for our team!

Also, THANK YOU to Coach Dave for leading the team today and to Dan Stahlman, Randy Liggins and Rob Stout for helping out with the coaching!

Next up for the DAWGS...practice at West Raleigh on Sunday at 3-5pm!

'Twas the Night Before the Dawgs' First Game...

The time is here...the time that everyone has been waiting for...the Riverdogs kick off the Fall season with a 1:15pm game against the Scrappers! But first...

We need to take part in the Opening Ceremonies...another tradition at WR. It is a time when ALL teams from ALL age groups are on one field...a few introductions...a huge thanks to our sponsors...a relay race...

The Riverdogs should be in full uniform by 10:45am...find Coach Dave there and the DAWGS!

Immediately following the ceremony, the Riverdogs will head to Nowell Field to go through their bp and pre-game drills. We are the visiting team.

Here we go...

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

Practice Change

We will be practicing Tuesday night this week and NOT on Wednesday night. I sent an email out about this change. Don't forget to turn in your raffle tickets at practice on Tuesday night to Coach Cailean.

Big Week...OPENING CEREMONIES THIS SATURDAY AND THEN OUR FIRST GAME!!!

First Scrimmage of the Season...

The Dawgs faced the Scrappers Saturday afternoon for their first scrimmage! All 12 were present for the big event and Coach Paul was able to let them play a few positions to try things out. This gave the newcomers an opportunity to be part of a West Raleigh game situation and it was so exciting to watch!

The coaches know what they need to focus on at the next couple practices and I'm sure the players are eagerly awaiting their first game of the season...against the Scrappers on Saturday, September 8th at 1:15pm! That's also Opening Ceremonies!

Next up for the Riverdogs...practice 6-8pm at Nowell Field on Monday, August 27th!

GO DAWGS!!!!

The Dawgs just finished and had 2 special guests as base runners...a former Riverdog #4 Ian and a former Scrapper #3 Luke...thanks for helping out!

The Riverdogs were hot and tired after a full two hour practice. They were waiting for Coach Paul to say a few words before leaving West Raleigh. The team will be back in action on Monday at 6pm on Nowell Field! 

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!

Today is the day...

Coach Paul, Coach Cailean and Coach Dave are excited to kick off the Fall 2012 season tonight (6:00PM) at the teams' first practice on Nowell Field at West Raleigh! We're looking forward to meeting the new members of the Riverdog Family and seeing the returners!

There will be a parents meeting at 5:45pm tonight at West Raleigh. We'll need to complete the uniform order tonight!

Looking forward to the start of a new season!

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

End of Season Party for the Spring 2012 Riverdogs

Nana and Papa Dillard (aka Brenda and Wayne) were gracious enough to open up their pool and pool house, so Coach Lance and Mrs. Stephanie could have an end of season party for the Riverdogs! The rain didn't scare the kids from the pool! Thank you!

After some playtime in the pool, the pizza arrived and it was time to eat some pizza, salad and fruit. Delicious! Take a look at our famous dessert!!!!! Made by the Bowdish girls! A delicious cake and cake balls. Thank you so much!!! Our dessert table was topped off with an ice cream sundae bar with every topping you could think of...

Next, we all sat back and enjoyed an amazing keepsake DVD made by Coach Lance's niece, Zoie. What an incredible gift!!!! Thank you for taking the time to put that all together! Thank you to Mrs. Stephanie for capturing the moments of the Dawgs!!!!

Awards were given to each player...

#1 Jack Bowdish...moving up to the next league!

#3 John Penry...moving up to the next league!

#4 Ian Turner...moving up to the next league!

#6 Lance Phillips...back with us in the fall!

#7 Lawson Wheeler...moving up to the next league!

#8 Griffin Dittner...back with us in the fall!

#11 Jack Snipes...back with us in the fall!

#16 Gavin Turner...back with us in the fall!

#24 Josh Bussey...moving up to the next league!

#26 Alex St. John...moving up to the next league!

#27 Ben Stahlman...back with us in the fall!

#44 Luke Hayes...moving up to the next league!

Each player received a personalized wooden bat with his name, # and what it says above. 

Each family received a memorable DVD slideshow of the season!

I can't say enough good things about our coaching staff! Each went above and beyond! We will always have Ephesus Baptist Church in our hearts and we are so thankful to have such caring individuals teaching our kids! Thank you!

Good luck to Coach Lance and Coach Dave as they move on up with their sons, Luke and Lawson. I'm sure we'll see Coach Cailean and Coach Paul with the DAWGS in the fall! :-)

Thanks for a wonderful season!!!! See you all at the ballpark in the fall!

Closing Ceremonies

Right after Riverdogs won the championship game, the Bees were awarded their runner up trophies and the Riverdogs received their league champion trophies (first place at the end of the regular season) and their tournament champion trophies!! I've been told that no other team has taken both championships in the Minor League before!!! GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then, each team was represented for the closing ceremonies. West Raleigh is big on sportsmanship (as they should be) and each team voted for a teammate to receive the sportsmanship award. This season's recipient for the Riverdogs is 7 year old (will be 8 tomorrow!!!!), #27...BENJAMIN STAHLMAN!!!

Next up for the Riverdogs...END OF SEASON PARTY ON JUNE 11th at 5-8pm!!!!! POOL PARTY AT COACH WAYNE'S AND BRENDA'S HOUSE!!!!!!

CHAMPIONS!!!!!

Coach Lance had all 8 eight year olds lead the team as co-captains for their LAST game on Nowell Field. After a week from not being on the field, the Dawgs came ready to play in the championship game against the Bees!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:

Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #1

Jack caught a beautiful fly ball at leftfield for out #2

Ben made a great catch at centerfield for out #3

2nd inning:

Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #1

Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #2

Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #3

3rd inning:

Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #1

Ben caught another fly ball at centerfield for out #2

Alex (third) to Ian (first) for out #3

A nice 1-2-3 inning!

4th inning:

Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for the three outs

5th inning:

Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1

Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the second out

Alex (third) to Lawson (second) for the last out

6th inning:

Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for outs 1 and 2

Luke (shortstop) to Alex (third) for the last out of the game!!!

Great work behind the plate Griffin, Jabril, Jack S and Lance!!!

Nice job outfielders...Alex, John, Josh, Ben, Jabril, Gavin, Jack B, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 1-3 with 1 run scored

Lawson: 1-2

Ian: 2-2

Luke: 1-2 with 1 RBI

John: 1-2

Josh: 1-2 with a homerun that went over the scoreboard, 1 RBI and 1 run scored

Ben: 1-2 with 1 run scored

Jabril: 2-2 with a double and 2 runs scored

Gavin: 1-2

Jack B: 1-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored

Lance: 2-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored

Griffin: 1-2 with 1 RBI

Jack S: 1-2 with 1 RBI

The Dawgs win the championship game, 7-4 and went undefeated during the tournament!!!

THANK YOU COACHES, PARENTS AND PLAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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





CHAMPIONSHIP TIME!!!

After a holiday weekend, the Riverdogs will face the Bees Tuesday night at 5:30pm in the Championship game! Here we go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Championship Game and Closing Ceremonies have been changed

The Championship game and closing ceremonies are now scheduled for Tuesday, May 29th!!!

RIVERDOGS 11 Mudcats 1

What another great day to be at the ballpark! The Riverdogs faced the Mudcats in tonight's game at 5:30pm. Here are the DEFENSIVE stats...

1st inning:
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Jabril caught a fly ball at right centerfield for out #2
Josh caught an infield fly ball on the pitcher's mound for the last out
A great 1-2-3 inning!
Nice job behind the plate Griffin!!

2nd inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the first out
John (third) to Lawson (second) at second for the second out
Ian caught a fly ball at first base for the last out
Way to go Jabril behind the plate!

3rd inning:
Lawson caught a nice fly ball at second base for an out
Ben made a great catch in centerfield for the last out
Great work Griffin as the catcher!

4th inning:
Jack Snipes was behind the plate this inning and did excellent!
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Luke (shortstop) to John (third) at third for the last out

5th inning:
A nice 1-2-3 inning with Lance behind the plate!
John (third) to Ian (first) for out #1
John caught a fly ball at third for out #2
Lawson caught an infield fly ball at second for the last out

6th inning:
Josh caught a fly ball at pitcher for the first out
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #2
John caught a fly ball at third for the last out to end the game!
Nice work Griffin as the catcher for the Dawgs!

Our outfielders did a great job getting that ball into the infield! Way to work hard Alex, John, Josh, Ben, Jabril, Gavin, Jack B, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!!!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 2-3 with 2 runs scored
Lawson: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Ian: 3-3 with 2 homeruns (rightfield and centerfield), a double, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored
Luke: 2-3 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
John: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Josh: 2-3 with a homerun to left centerfield, double, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Ben: 0-2, but will get them next time
Jabril: 2-2 with 1 RBI
Gavin: 2-2
Jack B: 1-2
Lance: 1-2
Griffin: 1-2
Jack S: 1-2

Way to hit the ball Riverdogs!

The Dawgs will be in the Championship game this Thursday at 5:30pm followed by Closing Ceremonies!!!

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

RIVERDOGS 6 Bats 2

It was a great day to be at West Raleigh for some tournament games! Perfect weather!! We had a 1pm game against the Bats, so the players were in the batting cage by 11:30am.

Coach has always told the players that defense wins ball games! Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Jack B caught a fly ball out in leftfield for the first out
Lawson had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Ben caught a fly ball out in centerfield for the last out

2nd inning:
Josh through the ball from left centerfield to Lawson (second) for the first out
Ian caught a fly ball at first for an out

3rd inning:
Josh caught an infield fly ball at the pitcher's mound for out #1
Ian had an unassisted play at first for the second out
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #3

4th inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
John (left centerfield) to Lawson (second) for out #2
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for the last out

5th inning:
Alex caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #1
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) to John at third base for the last out

6th inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for an out
Lawson caught a fly ball at second to end the inning

Way to back up your teammates and get the ball in quickly to the infield Jack B, Alex, John, Josh, Ben, Jabril, Gavin, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!

Great job at the catcher's position Jack B, Griffin, Lance and Jabril!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 1-3
Lawson: 1-2
Ian: 1-2 with a run scored
Luke: 1-2 with a double and a run scored
John: 1-2 with 2 RBI
Josh: 1-2
Benjamin: 1-2 with a run scored
Jabril: 1-2 with a homerun, 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Gavin: 2-2 with a run scored
Jack B: 0-2
Lance: 2-2 with a double and 1 run scored
Griffin: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Jack S: 1-2 with 1 RBI

The Riverdogs will face the Mudcats on Monday night at 5:30pm!!!

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

RIVERDOGS 3 Scrappers 2

We played the Scrappers tonight at 5:30pm and won in the 6th inning...3-2. With the win, we continue tournament play tomorrow at 1pm against the Bats!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Josh caught an infield fly ball at pitcher for the last out

2nd inning:
John (pitcher) to Ian (first) for outs 1 and 2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #3

3rd inning:
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for the second out
John caught a foul fly ball at third for out #3

4th inning:
Lawson was running towards second base and caught the fly ball for an out
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for the last out

5th inning:
John (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the last out

6th inning:
A double play was made...Lawson (second) to Luke (shortstop) at second for out #1 and then Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2. Well done!

Great job outfielders for backing up the infield...Josh, Ben, Jabril, Gavin, Jack B, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!

Way to work behind the plate Griffin, Jabril, Lance and Jack S!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 1-2 with a double
Lawson: 1-2 with a double
Ian: 0-2
Luke: 2-2 with a double and a run scored
John: 1-2
Josh: 0-2
Benjamin: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Jabril: 1-2
Gavin: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Jack B: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Lance: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Griffin: 1-2
Jack S: 1-2 with the game winning RBI!!!

We face the Bats tomorrow at 1pm. The players are to be at the field by 11:30am!

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

Tournament Time!!!

Since our game was canceled on Monday due to the weather...we play the Scrappers tonight at 5:30pm!!!!

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

Game #14: RIVERDOGS 7 Scrappers 1

Saturday, May 12th marked the last day of the Spring 2012 regular season. Time flies! We ended the regular season with a win over the Scrappers, 7-1. Coach Lance took over the microphone and introduced his eight 8 year olds who would be playing in their last regular season game on Nowell Field. As a mom of one of those 8 year olds, I'm still in shock that they'll be moving up to the "big" field next year!

Our wonderful 8 year olds!!

We missed Coach Dave helping out the team!!! Coach Lance did a great job pitching,  Coach Paul covered third base coaching responsibilities, Coach Cailean stayed at first and Coach Dan was in the dugout! A huge thank you! Coach Paul went in as the relief pitcher in the last inning. Nice work Coach Paul!

Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Started off going 1-2-3!
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #2
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #3

2nd inning:
Ian caught a fly ball at first for out #1
John (pitcher) to Alex (third) for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #3

3rd inning:
Josh (pitcher) to Lawson (second) for the first 2 outs

4th inning:
A nice double play...Lawson caught a line drive at second...threw the ball to Ian at first to tag the base runner out!
John (pitcher) to Ian (first) for the last out

5th inning:
Alex (third) to Ian (first) for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Benjamin caught a fly ball in centerfield for the last out!
Another 1-2-3 inning!

6th inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #1
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #2
John caught a fly ball at third to end the game.
Another 1-2-3 inning!

Excellent job behind the plate Griffin, Jabril, Jack S and Jack B!!!

Great work outfielders!!!!! Alex, John, Jsoh, Benjamin, Jabril, Gavin, Jack B, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!!!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 3-3 with a double and 2 runs scored
Lawson: 2-3 with a double and 2 runs scored
Ian: 3-3 with a grand slam homerun over the rightfield fence, double, 6 RBI and 1 run scored
Luke: 3-3
John: 2-3
Josh: 2-2
Benjamin: 0-2
Jabril: 2-2
Gavin: 2-2
Jack B: 2-2 with 1 run scored
Lance: 1-2
Griffin: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Jack S: 1-2 with 1 run scored

Coach Paul with Coach Lance

It was Coach Paul's birthday, so leave it to the Riverdogs to see to him!!!!!! Happy Birthday!

Next up for the Riverdogs...TOURNAMENT TIME!!!!

Top seeded Dawgs will face 8th seed Scrappers Monday night at 5:30pm! Let's hope the rain stays away!!!

GO RIVERDOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIVERDOGS 14 Bats 4

On Tuesday night we played the Bats on Nowell Field and the Dawgs played an impressive defense! Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Josh (pitcher) to Lawson (second) for out #1
Lawson caught two fly balls back to back for the next 2 outs

2nd inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #1
Then, a great double play...Luke caught a fly ball at shortstop, then threw the ball to Ian (first) to end the inning!

3rd inning:
Luke caught a line drive at shortstop for out #1
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #2
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for the last out

4th inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for outs 1 and 2
Ian caught a fly ball at first for out #3

5th inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #1
John (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #2
Luke (shortstop) to Alex (third) to end the inning

6th inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the first out
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for the second out
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) to end the game
A nice 1-2-3 inning!

Way to work behind the plate Griffin, Jabril, Jack S and Lance!!!!!!!

Excellent job backing each other up in the outfield and backing up the infield teammates Alex, John, Josh, Benjamin, Jabril, Gavin, Jack B, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!!!!!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 4-4 with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored
Lawson: 3-3 with 3 runs scored
Ian: 2-3
Luke: 3-3 with 5 RBI and 1 run scored
John: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Josh: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Benjamin: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Jabril: 2-3 with his first ever HOMERUN at West Raleigh, 4 RBI and 1 run scored
Gavin: 1-3
Jack B: 2-3
Lance: 2-3
Griffin: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Jack S: 1-3 with 1 RBI

Great job RIVERDOGS!!!!

The last game of the regular season is this Saturday at 1pm against the Scrappers! All players must be at Nowell Field to warm up one hour early.

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

Breaking News...

With the Dawgs' win yesterday...they earned the title...

Spring 2012 West Raleigh Minor League Regular Season Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two more games left in the regular season and then it's tournament time!!

RIVERDOGS 7 Mudcats 0

It was a GREAT day to be at West Raleigh! Coach Lance and some Backyard Bistro staff was generous enough to have a pancake breakfast and then sold lunches, too. Then, the Dawgs took to the field for a 1pm game against the Mudcats. Many of us had no idea there was going to be some thunder and rain, but wouldn't you know...we had a 20 min delay in the 3rd inning due to weather.

Here's how we played DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Lawson (second) to Luke (shortstop) at second for out #2
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson at second for the last out

2nd inning:
Luke (shortstop) had an unassisted play at second base for an out
Ian caught a pop fly at first for the last out

3rd inning:
Jabril caught a GREAT catch in leftfield for out #1
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #3

4th inning:
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #1
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #2
Lawson caught another fly ball to end the inning

5th inning:
Ian caught a line drive for the first out at first
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for the last out

6th inning:
Lawson (second) to Luke (shortstop) at second for the first out
Then, a double play to end the inning...Luke caught a fly ball at shortstop and then threw the ball to Ian (first) to get the runner at first out

Great job behind the plate Lance, Jabril, Griffin and Jack S!

Awesome job in the outfield Alex, John, Josh, Benjamin, Jabril, Gavin, Lance, Griffin and Jack S!!

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 1-3 with a run scored
Lawson: 1-3 with a run scored
Ian: 2-2 with a homerun over right centerfield, double, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Luke: 2-2 with two doubles, 1 RBI and one run scored
John: 1-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Josh: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Benjamin: 0-2
Jabril: 0-2 with 1 RBI
Gavin: 2-2 with 1 RBI
Lance: 1-2
Griffin: 0-2
Jack S: 1-2

Next up for the Riverdogs is this Tuesday against the Bats at 5:30pm!!!

Go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIVERDOGS 7 Lookouts 2

It was a mid-week game this week...the Riverdogs "hosted" the Lookouts on Nowell Field tonight at 5:30pm. Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

Hats off to Griffin, Jabril, Lance and Jack S for their great work behind the plate with all the catcher's gear on in the heat!!

Also, good job working the outfield Alex, Jabril, Josh, Gavin, Lance, Griffin, John, Benjamin, Jack B and Jack S!

1st inning:
A 1-2-3 inning...
Lawson caught a fly ball at second for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Josh caught a fly ball on the pitcher's mound for the last out

2nd inning:
Ian caught a fly ball at first base for out #1
Luke caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #2
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #3

3rd inning:
Luke caught a fly ball to end the inning

4th inning:
John (third) to Ian (first) for an out

5th inning:
Ian caught a foul fly ball at first for out #1
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for an out

6th inning:
Alex had an unassisted play at third for out #1
John caught a fly ball on the pitcher's mound to end the game

Now for the OFFENSE...

Alex: 1-3
Lawson: 1-2 with a run scored
Ian: 1-2 with a homerun over the rightfield fence (Happy 9th Birthday today!!), 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Luke: 1-2 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
John: 2-2 with 2 runs scored
Josh: 2-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Benjamin: 2-2 with 1 RBI
Jabril: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Gavin: 1-2
Jack B: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Lance: 1-2
Griffin: 0-2
Jack S: 1-2 with 1 RBI

Next up for the Riverdogs is a game at 1pm on Saturday against the Mudcats!!

Go DAWGS!!!!

The Riverdogs will face the Lookouts on Wednesday, May 2nd at 5:30pm!

Game #10: RIVERDOGS 22 Thunder 7

It was a great day to be at the ballpark for an 11am game against the Thunder! Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...

1st inning:
Luke (shortstop) to John (third) for out #1
Jabril caught a fly ball at right centerfield for the last out

2nd inning:
Ben (centerfield...who backed up his teammate) threw the ball from the fence to Lawson (second) for out #1
John (pitcher) to Ian (first) for the last out

3rd inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #3

4th inning:
Ian caught a fly ball at first base for an out
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the last out

5th inning:
John (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #2
Alex (third) to Ian (first) for out #3

6th inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Luke (shortstop) to Ben (second) for the last out


OFFENSIVELY...

Alex: 1-4 with a double
Lawson: 3-4 with a double, 1 RBI and 3 runs scored
Ian: 4-4 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 4 runs scored
Luke: 4-4 with 3 doubles, 3 RBI and 4 runs scored
John: 4-4 with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored
Josh: 3-4 with a triple, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Benjamin: 4-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Jabril: 3-4 with 4 RBI
Gavin: 3-4 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Jack B: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Lance: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Griffin: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Jack S: 0-3, but will get them next time!
Great job to all the Riverdogs!!

Game #9: RIVERDOGS 14 Bees 2

The RIVERDOGS faced the Bees on Nowell Field tonight at 5:30pm. Coach Dave did a great job pitching, as usual,...Coach Lance did a great job guiding the players...Coach Cailean did a great job with the first base coaching...and a big thanks to Dan Stahlman for being a great dugout coach!

Here's the DEFENSE...

1st inning:
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #1.
Then, a double play...Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) to John (third)!

2nd inning:
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for out #1.
Alex (third) to Lawson (second) for out #2.
Benjamin caught a fly ball at centerfield for the last out.

3rd inning:
John caught a fly ball at third for out #1.
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2.
Luke (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #3.

4th inning:

John caught a fly ball at pitcher for the first out.
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2.
Luke caught a fly ball at shortstop for the last out.

5th inning:
John (pitcher) to Alex (third) for an out.
Lawson caught a hard line drive at second for the last out.

6th inning:
Josh caught a fly ball at pitcher for out #1.
Ben (second) to Luke (shortstop) at second for out #2.
Jabril (right centerfield) to Luke (shortstop) at second for the last out of the game.

Great job in the outfield Alex, Josh, Jabril, Jack B, Jack S, Gavin, John, Ben, Griffin, Lance and Lawson! Nice work behind the plate Jack B, Jabril, Griffin, Jack S and Lance!

Now for the OFFENSE:

Alex: 2-3
Lawson: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Ian: 3-3 with a hoerun, 3 RBI and 3 runs scored
Luke: 3-3 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
John: 3-3 with a double, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Josh: 2-3 with a home run, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored
Ben: 1-3
Jabril: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Gavin: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Jack B: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Lance: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Griffin: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Jack S: 1-2

Great job DAWGS!!!!!!!!!! Next up is an 11am game on Saturday vs the Thunder! Please be ready for warm ups by 10am!!!

Game #8: RIVERDOGS 14 Bulls 3

We had the first game of the day on Nowell Field at 9am, so the Riverdogs showed up around 8am for warm ups. That's early for some!! The DAWGS played great defensively...the outfielders did well getting the ball into the infield and backing each other up.

1st inning:
Lawson (second) to Luke (shortstop) at second base for out #1.
Josh caught an infield fly ball at pitcher for out #2.
Luke (shortstop) to Lawson (second) at second for out #3.

2nd inning:
A nice 1-2-3 inning.
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1.
Ben caught a fly ball out in centerfield for the second out.
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for the third out.

3rd inning:
John (third) to Lawson (second) for outs 1 and 2.
Jack B caught a fly ball out in left centerfield for the last out.

4th inning:
John (third) to Ian (first) for out #1.
Jabril (right centerfield) to Lawson (second) base for out #2.
Ben caught his second fly ball in the game in centerfield for the last out.

5th inning:
Lawson (second) to Luke (shortstop) at second for out #1.
Luke caught an infield fly ball at shortstop for out #2.

6th inning:
Josh (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1.
A double play to end the game...the ball was hit to John at third base...he tagged the base for out #2 and then threw the ball to Lawson at second base for the last out.

Now for the OFFENSE...

Josh: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Lawson: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Ian: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Luke: 2-3 with a nice homerun hit to left centerfield, 4 RBI and 2 runs scored
John: 2-3 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Benjamin: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Jabril: 3-3 with a double, 3 RBI and 1 run scored
Gavin: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Jack B: 2-3 with a double and 1 RBI
Lance: 2-3 with 1 RBI
Griffin: 2-3 with 1 run scored
Jack S: 1-3 with a double and 1 run scored

Way to go DAWGS!!!!!

No practice tomorrow afternoon due to the rain forecast!

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

Next Up for the DAWGS...

The DAWGS play the Bulls at 9am tomorrow morning! Please be at the field by 8am for warm ups!