The Resurrection Life Warriors continued their fine play with a 19-6 win over St. Andrew Red last night. The Warriors used a balanced offensive attack and their best defensive performance of the season to secure the victory.
Logan Brincefield had a solid all-around game en route to earning his first Player of the Game honors. He went 4-5 at the plate with three runs scored, two rbi and a triple. Defensively, he played a great second base handling one assist and five putouts with no errors.
Unfortunately, the team didn't get started well with only seven players at the field ten minutes before gametime. However, a player and a substitute arrived shortly and old friend and former teammate Jason Merritt was attending the game also, so he stepped in to fill the 10th spot as the game started.
Logan started the game with a line-drive out but Adam Hey singled and scored on Austin's triple off the center-field wall. Substitute Jeremy Abfalter walked and Jason roped an rbi single to score Austin to make it 2-0. Aaron Beintema started his excellent game with an rbi single to push Jeremy home. After Jeff Johnson hit into a force out, Lee Valle stayed hot with an rbi single to cap the inning's scoring at four.
St. Andrew Red swung a good bat in the first inning. Red has been swinging solid bats lately, scoring 16 and 22 in its past two games. Red started this game with four runs in the bottom of the first to tie the game. The team opened the game with four straight singles and then used Rez Life's only error to score the final two runs.
Rez came right back and scored three runs in the top of the second to retake the lead, 7-4. After the first out, Bryan Christensen strolled up to the field just in time to draw a walk. Logan stroked his first single to put two on for Adam who hit into a forceout for the second out. With runners on first and second, Austin launched one to the right-center field gap and began the race to chase down Adam. Austin was nearly successful, touching home plate just a step behind Adam for the three-run homer. Rez loaded the bases with a single from Jeremy and back-to-back walks from Jason and Aaron but Jeff hit a laser beam right at the left-center fielder for the third out.
Red didn't score in the bottom half of the second, after an unconventional doubleplay ended the frame. With one out and runners on first and second, Adam made a nice running catch in right-center for out number two and then fired a throw to first to try and double-up the runner. The throw was a little offline but Jeff ran it down and flipped to Austin covering first for the third out.
The Warriors bats didn't do much in the third, with just a single from John Beintema. Red also went down scoreless in the third stranding just one single also.
Rez Life came out swinging in the fourth putting a five spot on the scoreboard to take a commanding 12-4 lead. Logan singled and after an out came home on Austin's double to center. Jeremy had an infield single to put Austin at third base. Jason hit a pop-up to shallow center that the shortstop muffed, but Austin had tagged to score so Jason got credit for the sacrifice fly. Aaron followed with another sac fly, this one to left, to score Jeremy and make it 10-4. Jeff doubled to plate Jason and Lee singled to score Jeff.
Red got one back in the bottom of the fourth using three singles and a walk. A sharp grounder up the middle was snagged by Logan with the bases loaded to end the threat.
Rez didn't score in the fifth, leaving Logan's single on base. Red went down in order in the fifth also, after three fine defensive plays from the Warriors.
The Rez Life bats came back to life in sixth and final inning, scoring seven runs to end the game via mercy rule. Jeremy, Jason and Aaron all singled to start the inning and push the first run across. Jeff followed with his second consecutive double to plate two more runs. After an out, Tim Jandro singled to plate Jeff and Bryan rolled an infield single to put two on for Logan. Logan hit his third straight shot to left field, this one bouncing all the way to the fence for a two-run triple. Adam hit an rbi grounder for the 19th run and second out. Austin lined a single to complete his second cycle of the season and Jeremy singled also. A groundout ended the inning.
St. Andrew Red managed one run in the bottom of the sixth to make the final score 19-6. The victory pushes Rez Life's record to 4-1. Next week will be the Warriors' first doubleheader of the season with games at 7:50 and 8:50 on field #3.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Week 5 Lineup Versus St. Andrew Red, 7:50, Field 5
Psalm 27:1
'The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?' (NIV)
'The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? (NASB)
'Light, space, zest— that's God! So, with him on my side I'm fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.' (The Message)
'The Lord is my light and my salvation—so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?' (NLT)
1. Logan, 2B
2. Adam, LF
3. Austin, P
4. Ryan, LC
5. Tim, SS
6. Aaron, RC
7. Lee, 3B
8. John, RF
9. Jeff, 1B
10. Bryan, C
'The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?' (NIV)
'The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? (NASB)
'Light, space, zest— that's God! So, with him on my side I'm fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.' (The Message)
'The Lord is my light and my salvation—so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble?' (NLT)
1. Logan, 2B
2. Adam, LF
3. Austin, P
4. Ryan, LC
5. Tim, SS
6. Aaron, RC
7. Lee, 3B
8. John, RF
9. Jeff, 1B
10. Bryan, C
Monday, May 24, 2010
Warriors Back On Winning Track
The Resurrection Life Warriors got back on the right track with a convincing 21-5 victory over Pax Christi last week. The team rebounded nicely from its first loss and pounded out 21 hits and drew five walks in the game. Jeff Tenney led the offensive charge with two homeruns, a two-run shot in the first and a grand slam in the second to earn Player of the Game honors.
The Warriors got off to a fast start with three runs in the first inning. With one out, Adam Hey lined a single to left. Eric Johnson reached on an error to put two on and Logan Brincefield hit into a forceout to plate Adam for the first run. Jeff then launched his first homerun of the game to make it 3-0 Rez. Lee Valle and Aaron Beintema both singled but a flyout ended the inning.
Pax didn't score in its half, stranding a lead-off error. Rez came right back and added six more runs to its lead to take a 9-0 lead after one and a half.
Austin Colby doubled to start the second and moved to third on Bryan Christensen's single. Tim Jandro followed with an rbi force-out. Adam then singled to put two runners on and after the second out, Logan walked to load the bases for Jeff. Jeff deposited a ball over the left-center field fence for the grand slam and an 8-0 Warriors lead. Next, Lee reached on an error and moved to second on Aaron's single. John Beintema came through with an rbi single to plate Lee and cap the inning's scoring.
Pax scored two runs on three hits and an error in the second inning to make it 9-2 Rez after two full innings. The Rez Life bats kept adding to the lead with three more runs in the top of the third. With one out, Tim tripled and scored on Adam's base knock. After the second out, Logan reached on an error to keep the inning alive. Jeff was intentionally walked to load the bases for Lee who came through with a line drive on the left-field line to plate two runs.
Pax made it a closer game with three runs of its own in the bottom of the third inning but never seriously threatened. Pax knocked out four hits including a two-run triple in the inning.
In the fourth inning, Rez pushed nine runs across to end the game via 15-run mercy rule. John singled to start the frame and sprinted home on Austin's fourth triple of the season. After the first out, Tim lifted a sac fly to score Austin, but reached base as the right-fielder dropped the ball. Adam roped his fourth hit of the game to plate Tim to make it 15-5 Rez. After the second out, Logan doubled to put runners at second and third. Jeff walked intentionally again to load the bases and Lee came through again with another two-rbi single. Aaron knocked out his third hit to score Jeff and John ripped his third hit to score Lee. Austin walked to re-load the bases and for Bryan who walked to score another run. Tim singled to bring home John and end the scoring, 21-5.
Pax had one man reach in the fourth, but didn't score to end the game after four innings.
Next week, Rez plays St. Andrew Red at 7:50 on field 5. Rez held its third place spot in the standings with its 3-1 record. EPAG knocked off Wooddale Mercy Rules 16-5 to take sole control of first place, pushing Mercy Rules into second.
The Warriors got off to a fast start with three runs in the first inning. With one out, Adam Hey lined a single to left. Eric Johnson reached on an error to put two on and Logan Brincefield hit into a forceout to plate Adam for the first run. Jeff then launched his first homerun of the game to make it 3-0 Rez. Lee Valle and Aaron Beintema both singled but a flyout ended the inning.
Pax didn't score in its half, stranding a lead-off error. Rez came right back and added six more runs to its lead to take a 9-0 lead after one and a half.
Austin Colby doubled to start the second and moved to third on Bryan Christensen's single. Tim Jandro followed with an rbi force-out. Adam then singled to put two runners on and after the second out, Logan walked to load the bases for Jeff. Jeff deposited a ball over the left-center field fence for the grand slam and an 8-0 Warriors lead. Next, Lee reached on an error and moved to second on Aaron's single. John Beintema came through with an rbi single to plate Lee and cap the inning's scoring.
Pax scored two runs on three hits and an error in the second inning to make it 9-2 Rez after two full innings. The Rez Life bats kept adding to the lead with three more runs in the top of the third. With one out, Tim tripled and scored on Adam's base knock. After the second out, Logan reached on an error to keep the inning alive. Jeff was intentionally walked to load the bases for Lee who came through with a line drive on the left-field line to plate two runs.
Pax made it a closer game with three runs of its own in the bottom of the third inning but never seriously threatened. Pax knocked out four hits including a two-run triple in the inning.
In the fourth inning, Rez pushed nine runs across to end the game via 15-run mercy rule. John singled to start the frame and sprinted home on Austin's fourth triple of the season. After the first out, Tim lifted a sac fly to score Austin, but reached base as the right-fielder dropped the ball. Adam roped his fourth hit of the game to plate Tim to make it 15-5 Rez. After the second out, Logan doubled to put runners at second and third. Jeff walked intentionally again to load the bases and Lee came through again with another two-rbi single. Aaron knocked out his third hit to score Jeff and John ripped his third hit to score Lee. Austin walked to re-load the bases and for Bryan who walked to score another run. Tim singled to bring home John and end the scoring, 21-5.
Pax had one man reach in the fourth, but didn't score to end the game after four innings.
Next week, Rez plays St. Andrew Red at 7:50 on field 5. Rez held its third place spot in the standings with its 3-1 record. EPAG knocked off Wooddale Mercy Rules 16-5 to take sole control of first place, pushing Mercy Rules into second.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Week 4 Lineup vs Pax Christi, Field 3, 5:50 - UPDATE
"Spending time with the Lord is not the most important thing in your relationship with Jesus. It is your relationship with Jesus."
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you will recover your life. I will show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill fitting on you. Keep company with me and you will learn to live freely and lightly. Matthew 11:28-30 (Message).
1. Tim, SS
2. Adam, LF
3. Eric, RC
4. Logan, 2B
5. Jeff, 1B
6. Lee, 3B
7. Aaron, LC
8. John, RF
9. Austin, P
10. Bryan, C
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you will recover your life. I will show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill fitting on you. Keep company with me and you will learn to live freely and lightly. Matthew 11:28-30 (Message).
1. Tim, SS
2. Adam, LF
3. Eric, RC
4. Logan, 2B
5. Jeff, 1B
6. Lee, 3B
7. Aaron, LC
8. John, RF
9. Austin, P
10. Bryan, C
Friday, May 14, 2010
Mercy Rules Shows No Mercy, Drubs Warriors 31-20
The quest for an undefeated season has ended quickly for the Resurrection Life Warriors after last night's 31-20 shellacking at the hands of Wooddale Mercy Rules. A couple of glaring things shined through on an otherwise rainy, soggy night: The Resurrection Life Warriors need to play much better defense to be considered a legitimate contender and Wooddale Mercy Rules is here to stay.
Rules asserted itself as the team to beat in sweeping a double-header over Rez Life and Wooddale Classic. Rules took advantage of every one of the Warriors' 10 errors. That is not a misprint. The Warriors committed 10 errors which led to 23 unearned runs for Rules. Rules, assuredly, would have scored more than eight runs had the Warriors played perfect defense, but the lack of quality defense was a disaster from the first inning on.
Expecting to play its first game of the year with excess players, the Warriors actually played 3 1/2 innings with just nine players instead of the 11 planned for. Minus one outfielder, the team stumbled a bit out of the gates. Wooddale sandwiched a single between two outs to start the game. With two outs, one on and no runs in, the flood gates opened in the top of the first. Wooddale then strung together seven hits to go along with three walks and four errors to plate 12 runs with two outs in the inning.
Rez was more than a little shell-shocked coming to bat in the bottom half of the frame. However, the lineup re-grouped and nearly had a huge inning, scoring four runs and leaving two on with the top of the order coming up. Austin Colby tripled off the right-field wall to start the inning and jogged home on Tim Jandro's line-drive single up the middle. After the first of Eric Johnson's three walks, Jeff Tenney flew out deep to right-center for the first out, pushing Tim to third. Adam Hey continued his torrid start to the season with an rbi-single to make 12-2. Logan Brincefield plated Eric with a single and Jeff Johnson followed with another rbi-single to cut the deficit to eight runs, 12-4 with one out and two on. However, that was all the team could muster as both Lee Valle and John Beintema flew out to end the inning.
The Rez defense continued its Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde act with some Dr. Jekyll activity in the top of the second. After singles from Rules put runners at first and second with zero outs, the defense flashed some serious leather. Tim made a nice running catch in center for the first out and after another single loaded the bases, Austin and John ended the inning with a nifty 1-2-3 double-play, pitcher to home to first.
Revved up by the defensive display, the bats came out roaring with nine runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead 13-12 after two innings. Austin singled and moved to second on Tim's second single of the game. Eric walked again to load the bases for Tenney who cleared the bases with an absolute taser to the wall in center, plating all three runs to make it 12-7 with a guy on second. Adam kept the party going with his first homerun of the year, a two-run shot through the wind to left-center. Trailing by just three, Logan started the train with a walk and after an out moved to second on Lee's single. With two on, John placed a single on the grass to score Logan and put two on for Austin. Austin gave the Warriors its only lead of the game with a line-drive homerun to right-field to make it 13-12 Rez. Still just one out, Tim singled and after the second out he moved to second on Tenney's single. A fly-out ended the inning for the Warriors and Rules came to the plate trailing.
That did not last long as Mr. Hyde came out to play again in the top of the third inning. Four more errors in the second led to eight unearned runs and eleven runs total for Wooddale. Rules did knock out seven hits and took two walks to re-take the lead for good, 23-13.
Trailing by 10, Rez needed another solid inning. But, it wasn't to be as a roped line-out started the inning and after two singles a hard-hit double-play grounder ended the inning, 23-13 Wooddale.
Welcome back Dr. Jekyll in the top of the fourth. The Warriors' defense stranded a lead-off single with three straight pop-outs to keep Rules from putting the game away in the fourth. Rez had another chance to get back into it in the bottom of the fourth but the team wasted another good opportunity for runs.
Late-comer Bryan Christensen knocked out his first career Rez Life hit to start the inning (Congratulations Bryan!!). However, after Austin roped one off the wall in left, Bryan was thrown out at third base for the first out. A single from Tim plated Austin, but Tim was caught in a run-down and thrown out on the bases for the second out - neither of which came on defense put-outs. Eric coaxed his third walk of the game but a fielder's choice grounder ended the fourth frame with Rez still well behind, 23-14.
Two more errors and two hits allowed Wooddale to plate three runs in the top of the fifth, putting Resurrection Life in a must-score situation to keep the game alive.
Down 26-14, Rez needed three runs to keep playing. Adam singled and Logan walked to start the inning. After an out, Lee walked to load the bases for John who dropped another big hit into the outfield grass, scoring two runs and putting runners on the corners with one out. After another ground-out, Austin came up needing a hit to keep the game going another inning. He delivered a mammoth homerun off of a Durango in the parking lot to plate three runs and make it 26-19.
Wooddale wasn't amused and calmly scored five more runs in the sixth inning to provide a 12-run cushion going into the bottom of the final frame. Rez was unable to get anything going, leaving the bases loaded and plating just one run.
The final score was 31-20 and the loss marks Rez Life's second league loss in its last four games after running off 23 straight wins. Next week Rez plays Pax Christi at 5:50 on field #3. Austin Colby captures his first Player of the Game award with his 5-5 day, hitting for the cycle while scoring five runs and driving home six, on two three-run homeruns.
Rules asserted itself as the team to beat in sweeping a double-header over Rez Life and Wooddale Classic. Rules took advantage of every one of the Warriors' 10 errors. That is not a misprint. The Warriors committed 10 errors which led to 23 unearned runs for Rules. Rules, assuredly, would have scored more than eight runs had the Warriors played perfect defense, but the lack of quality defense was a disaster from the first inning on.
Expecting to play its first game of the year with excess players, the Warriors actually played 3 1/2 innings with just nine players instead of the 11 planned for. Minus one outfielder, the team stumbled a bit out of the gates. Wooddale sandwiched a single between two outs to start the game. With two outs, one on and no runs in, the flood gates opened in the top of the first. Wooddale then strung together seven hits to go along with three walks and four errors to plate 12 runs with two outs in the inning.
Rez was more than a little shell-shocked coming to bat in the bottom half of the frame. However, the lineup re-grouped and nearly had a huge inning, scoring four runs and leaving two on with the top of the order coming up. Austin Colby tripled off the right-field wall to start the inning and jogged home on Tim Jandro's line-drive single up the middle. After the first of Eric Johnson's three walks, Jeff Tenney flew out deep to right-center for the first out, pushing Tim to third. Adam Hey continued his torrid start to the season with an rbi-single to make 12-2. Logan Brincefield plated Eric with a single and Jeff Johnson followed with another rbi-single to cut the deficit to eight runs, 12-4 with one out and two on. However, that was all the team could muster as both Lee Valle and John Beintema flew out to end the inning.
The Rez defense continued its Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde act with some Dr. Jekyll activity in the top of the second. After singles from Rules put runners at first and second with zero outs, the defense flashed some serious leather. Tim made a nice running catch in center for the first out and after another single loaded the bases, Austin and John ended the inning with a nifty 1-2-3 double-play, pitcher to home to first.
Revved up by the defensive display, the bats came out roaring with nine runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead 13-12 after two innings. Austin singled and moved to second on Tim's second single of the game. Eric walked again to load the bases for Tenney who cleared the bases with an absolute taser to the wall in center, plating all three runs to make it 12-7 with a guy on second. Adam kept the party going with his first homerun of the year, a two-run shot through the wind to left-center. Trailing by just three, Logan started the train with a walk and after an out moved to second on Lee's single. With two on, John placed a single on the grass to score Logan and put two on for Austin. Austin gave the Warriors its only lead of the game with a line-drive homerun to right-field to make it 13-12 Rez. Still just one out, Tim singled and after the second out he moved to second on Tenney's single. A fly-out ended the inning for the Warriors and Rules came to the plate trailing.
That did not last long as Mr. Hyde came out to play again in the top of the third inning. Four more errors in the second led to eight unearned runs and eleven runs total for Wooddale. Rules did knock out seven hits and took two walks to re-take the lead for good, 23-13.
Trailing by 10, Rez needed another solid inning. But, it wasn't to be as a roped line-out started the inning and after two singles a hard-hit double-play grounder ended the inning, 23-13 Wooddale.
Welcome back Dr. Jekyll in the top of the fourth. The Warriors' defense stranded a lead-off single with three straight pop-outs to keep Rules from putting the game away in the fourth. Rez had another chance to get back into it in the bottom of the fourth but the team wasted another good opportunity for runs.
Late-comer Bryan Christensen knocked out his first career Rez Life hit to start the inning (Congratulations Bryan!!). However, after Austin roped one off the wall in left, Bryan was thrown out at third base for the first out. A single from Tim plated Austin, but Tim was caught in a run-down and thrown out on the bases for the second out - neither of which came on defense put-outs. Eric coaxed his third walk of the game but a fielder's choice grounder ended the fourth frame with Rez still well behind, 23-14.
Two more errors and two hits allowed Wooddale to plate three runs in the top of the fifth, putting Resurrection Life in a must-score situation to keep the game alive.
Down 26-14, Rez needed three runs to keep playing. Adam singled and Logan walked to start the inning. After an out, Lee walked to load the bases for John who dropped another big hit into the outfield grass, scoring two runs and putting runners on the corners with one out. After another ground-out, Austin came up needing a hit to keep the game going another inning. He delivered a mammoth homerun off of a Durango in the parking lot to plate three runs and make it 26-19.
Wooddale wasn't amused and calmly scored five more runs in the sixth inning to provide a 12-run cushion going into the bottom of the final frame. Rez was unable to get anything going, leaving the bases loaded and plating just one run.
The final score was 31-20 and the loss marks Rez Life's second league loss in its last four games after running off 23 straight wins. Next week Rez plays Pax Christi at 5:50 on field #3. Austin Colby captures his first Player of the Game award with his 5-5 day, hitting for the cycle while scoring five runs and driving home six, on two three-run homeruns.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Lineup for Wooddale Mercy Rules; May 13, 5:50, Field 2
With nearly a full squad the Warriors won't have to worry about running around at the last minute for a 9th man tomorrow. That peace of mind alone should help Manager Colby and VP of Decision Making Eric Johnson during the game.
1. Austin, pitcher
2. Tim, shortstop
3. Ryan, left-center
4. Eric, right field
5. Adam, right-center
6. Logan, left field
7. Jeff, first base
8. Lee, third base
9. John, second base
10. Bryan, catcher
There is a chance that Jeff Tenney will also make it and if so, here is what the lineup will look like:
1. Austin, pitcher
2. Tim, second base
3. Ryan, left-center
4. Eric, right field
5. Jeff T, shortstop
6. Adam, right-center
7. Logan, left field
8. Jeff J, first base
9. Lee, third base
10. John, catcher
11. Bryan, designated hitter
Sounds like runs!
1. Austin, pitcher
2. Tim, shortstop
3. Ryan, left-center
4. Eric, right field
5. Adam, right-center
6. Logan, left field
7. Jeff, first base
8. Lee, third base
9. John, second base
10. Bryan, catcher
There is a chance that Jeff Tenney will also make it and if so, here is what the lineup will look like:
1. Austin, pitcher
2. Tim, second base
3. Ryan, left-center
4. Eric, right field
5. Jeff T, shortstop
6. Adam, right-center
7. Logan, left field
8. Jeff J, first base
9. Lee, third base
10. John, catcher
11. Bryan, designated hitter
Sounds like runs!
Top Two Scoring Teams Face-Off to Open Great Night
The Eden Prairie Round Lake Church league is two weeks old in 2010 and has already seen its share of exciting games. Week one saw two one-run contests, a six-run game and two teams score 22 or better. Week two wasn't as competitive, with four of the five league games being decided by 15+ runs, but it had more fireworks with the winners averaging 25 runs per game.
Week three's match ups could prove to be even more captivating as the top two scoring teams, Wooddale Mercy Rules and Resurrection Life Warriors, square off in the opener (5:50) on field #2 as the start of a great night of games on paper.
Wooddale, 2009's Team of the Year as voted on by managers, is coming off of a nine game turnaround from 2008 to 2009 and has opened 2010 with two convincing wins, 23-5 over St. Andrew Red and 26-8 over Immanuel. Rez Life rolled through its 2009 opponents and averaged 17.8 runs per game in doing so, while playing into the 6th inning or later just a couple of times. This season, Rez has re-tooled and come out 2-0 with a hard-fought 16-15 victory over Wooddale Classic and then held on for a 26-22 win over St. Andrew Blue last week in a game in which it lead by 15 runs after two different innings.
It will be a good test for both teams and a league barometer of sorts to see who stands tallest at this point. I think the Warriors will maintain its league authority in controlling fashion, putting runs on the board every inning before winning 23-13 after five.
Following the Warriors vs. Rules game, Classic takes on its brothers from Wooddale at 6:50 on field #2. I would guess that Classic will have the edge as the big brother, but Rules will have nothing to lose in that game. Classic is another team averaging 20 runs a game and has a great league history with five league titles in the 2000's before moving up to a more challenging league. I think the Classic men will handle the Rules boys as the mystique hasn't worn off yet, Classic 22 Rules 16.
To close off a great three-hour stretch, Redeemer Bible faces off with Classic. Redeemer should be loaded with much of its solid squad so Classic better be ready to go or newcomer Redeemer will turn some heads. How this game starts will be huge. Classic has the ability to knock you down in the first inning and just apply pressure each inning after that. Redeemer has more explosion, but can force things if it falls behind too much too soon. I'm going out on a limb and picking an upset here with Redeemer bringing home the victory 19-16.
The weather forecast has taken a turn towards the positive with little to no rain tomorrow evening. While the 52 degree temperature may seem cool, watching these three games should warm you up in a hurry. Don't miss this week's action.
Week three's match ups could prove to be even more captivating as the top two scoring teams, Wooddale Mercy Rules and Resurrection Life Warriors, square off in the opener (5:50) on field #2 as the start of a great night of games on paper.
Wooddale, 2009's Team of the Year as voted on by managers, is coming off of a nine game turnaround from 2008 to 2009 and has opened 2010 with two convincing wins, 23-5 over St. Andrew Red and 26-8 over Immanuel. Rez Life rolled through its 2009 opponents and averaged 17.8 runs per game in doing so, while playing into the 6th inning or later just a couple of times. This season, Rez has re-tooled and come out 2-0 with a hard-fought 16-15 victory over Wooddale Classic and then held on for a 26-22 win over St. Andrew Blue last week in a game in which it lead by 15 runs after two different innings.
It will be a good test for both teams and a league barometer of sorts to see who stands tallest at this point. I think the Warriors will maintain its league authority in controlling fashion, putting runs on the board every inning before winning 23-13 after five.
Following the Warriors vs. Rules game, Classic takes on its brothers from Wooddale at 6:50 on field #2. I would guess that Classic will have the edge as the big brother, but Rules will have nothing to lose in that game. Classic is another team averaging 20 runs a game and has a great league history with five league titles in the 2000's before moving up to a more challenging league. I think the Classic men will handle the Rules boys as the mystique hasn't worn off yet, Classic 22 Rules 16.
To close off a great three-hour stretch, Redeemer Bible faces off with Classic. Redeemer should be loaded with much of its solid squad so Classic better be ready to go or newcomer Redeemer will turn some heads. How this game starts will be huge. Classic has the ability to knock you down in the first inning and just apply pressure each inning after that. Redeemer has more explosion, but can force things if it falls behind too much too soon. I'm going out on a limb and picking an upset here with Redeemer bringing home the victory 19-16.
The weather forecast has taken a turn towards the positive with little to no rain tomorrow evening. While the 52 degree temperature may seem cool, watching these three games should warm you up in a hurry. Don't miss this week's action.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Final Two Roster Spots!!!
As noted briefly in a game write-up last week, the Resurrection Life Warriors have officially closed the books on roster compilation for 2010.
Logan Brincefield has signed up as #11. Logan didn't negotiate long and after his one-game tryout he agreed to a two-year deal for an undisclosed amount. There was some talk from the Players' Union that this deal would be under investigation because of some medical language but it cleared the process and was okayed.
Tim Jandro, who captured Player of the Game honors last week, also agreed to a one-year deal to be Warrior #12. Smartly, Tim held out until after his one-game effort and then pushed the envelope for a long-term big-dollar deal. However, Austin Colby and Team Owner Ron Loven weren't born yesterday and basically gave Tim a chance to earn a long-term career with the Warriors with a lucrative, incentive-based one-year contract. Tim folded like a lawn chair and accepted the deal.
That puts the full roster in line for the 2010 regular season. The team is solid top to bottom.
Logan Brincefield has signed up as #11. Logan didn't negotiate long and after his one-game tryout he agreed to a two-year deal for an undisclosed amount. There was some talk from the Players' Union that this deal would be under investigation because of some medical language but it cleared the process and was okayed.
Tim Jandro, who captured Player of the Game honors last week, also agreed to a one-year deal to be Warrior #12. Smartly, Tim held out until after his one-game effort and then pushed the envelope for a long-term big-dollar deal. However, Austin Colby and Team Owner Ron Loven weren't born yesterday and basically gave Tim a chance to earn a long-term career with the Warriors with a lucrative, incentive-based one-year contract. Tim folded like a lawn chair and accepted the deal.
That puts the full roster in line for the 2010 regular season. The team is solid top to bottom.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Rez Wins Soaking Slugfest: 26-22
The Resurrection Life Warriors have opened the season with a couple of exciting victories after defeating a much improved St. Andrew Blue team 26-22 in the rain Thursday night.
Both teams swung the bats very well combining for 56 hits and 48 runs. A nine-man defense limited the Warriors in the field and five errors didn't help either. The Blue defense was solid though not spectacular.
Down a man, the Warriors won the toss but chose to hit first to delay playing short-handed defense as long as possible. The strategy paid off as the team rallied with two outs to push 10 runs on the board. Leadoff hitter Austin Colby started the game in embarrassing fashion hitting a lazy pop-out to third base...in foul territory. Adam Hey picked him up with a crisp single but Eric Johnson followed with a weak fly-out to left for the second out. With two outs, one on and none in the Warrior bats finally picked it up. Logan Brincefield roped a single to push Adam to second and Jeff Johnson followed with an impressive three-run homer to dead center, his first of the season. With the bases clear, Aaron Beintema started up again with a single and moved to second on Bryan Christensen's walk. Tim Jandro - making his Rez Life debut - followed with a deep bomb to center to clear the bases and give the Warriors a 6-0 lead.
Substitute Marty Wold lined a single to left and scampered home on Austin's triple to right-center. Adam laced his second single of the inning plating Austin to make it 8-0. Eric, like Austin, avoided two outs in one inning with a single and moved to second on the throw to third base. Logan capped a nice first inning with his second knock, bringing home Austin and Eric and staking Rez to a 10-0 lead after one at bat.
St. Andrew Blue responded in its half of the first with five runs. Blue displayed a very impressive offense, 100% improved from 2009. Blue swatted five hits and used two errors to plate the five runs.
Leading 10-5, Rez kept its foot on the gas and plated four more in the top of the second. Another two out rally made things happen for the Warriors in the second. With two outs and no one on base, Tim tripled to the gap in right-center. Marty followed with his second hit of the game to score Tim. Austin followed with an rbi double and scored on Adam's rbi triple. Eric doubled to end the rally with Rez up 14-5.
Blue's bats faltered in the bottom half of the second. The team rolled in into three outs sandwiched around one single.
Rez put one more run on the board in the top of the third inning to increase the lead to ten runs. Jeff launched his second homer of the game to start the inning. Aaron and Tim both singled but a pop-out and line-drive double-play ended the inning.
The Warrior defense again held steady in the third inning keeping Blue off the scoreboard. Blue hit two more grounders for outs and a fly-ball to center field.
In the top of the fourth inning Rez kept up the pressure with five more runs. Austin singled and Adam doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. Eric roped one to bring home Austin. Logan followed with a single to plate Adam and make it 17-5. Jeff flew out for the first out and Aaron lofted a deep drive to the fence in right-center for a triple that plated Eric and Logan. Bryan hit a sharp grounder that scored Aaron increase the Warrior lead to 15 runs, 20-5 after three and half innings.
Blue got back on the board in the bottom of the fourth with two runs, starting the inning with a triple and a homerun to cut the lead to 13, 20-7. However, the team stranded two other runners on and Rez came to the plate with another chance to push the lead into mercy-rule territory.
In the top of the fifth, Rez scored two more runs to again go up by 15 runs, 22-7. Austin lined his second triple of the game to open the inning and scored on Adam's rbi groundout. Eric singled and moved to second on Logan's fourth single. Jeff drew a walk to load the bases for Aaron who into a force-out to plate Eric. Another sharp grounder ended the inning.
Blue now needed to score six runs to keep the game going. The bats answered that call and scored seven runs to make it 22-14. Blue had six hits and reached on one error to plate the seven runs. A two run-homer capped the scoring with just one out. Back-to-back strikeouts ended the inning.
After a short conference, the umpire allowed the game to keep going so the Warriors were able to bat one more time. The team took advantage scoring four more insurance runs for a game total of 26. Tim doubled to lead off the final inning, completing the cycle for him. after one out, Austin scored lined one to left for a double, but Tim had to hold up to make sure the ball dropped so he stopped at third. Adam quickly cleared the bases with a two-run single. Eric completed his impressive day swatting a two-run no-doubter to center to end the scoring. Two more singles were stranded but Rez felt comfortable with the twelve-run lead.
Blue, however, quickly erased that comfort in the bottom half of the inning. Blue didn't hit the ball as hard in the sixth inning, but the field was sufficiently sloppy and the defense couldn't catch a break. The first four batters reached base with three runs scoring before the first out of the inning. Three more singles and three more runs scored before a fine play in left by Adam secured the second out. After a single and a double plated two more runs to make it 26-22, Austin struck out the final batter to finally end the marathon slugfest.
Tim Jandro captured Player of the Game honors in his Warrior debut. Tim had a perfect 5-5 night with a cycle: one double, one triple and a three-run homer to go with a pair of singles.
As a team the Warriors had a great early-season showing. The bats swatted 33 hits including five doubles, five triples, and four homeruns.
The team faces another solid opponent next week in Wooddale Mercy Rules at 5:50 on field #2.
Both teams swung the bats very well combining for 56 hits and 48 runs. A nine-man defense limited the Warriors in the field and five errors didn't help either. The Blue defense was solid though not spectacular.
Down a man, the Warriors won the toss but chose to hit first to delay playing short-handed defense as long as possible. The strategy paid off as the team rallied with two outs to push 10 runs on the board. Leadoff hitter Austin Colby started the game in embarrassing fashion hitting a lazy pop-out to third base...in foul territory. Adam Hey picked him up with a crisp single but Eric Johnson followed with a weak fly-out to left for the second out. With two outs, one on and none in the Warrior bats finally picked it up. Logan Brincefield roped a single to push Adam to second and Jeff Johnson followed with an impressive three-run homer to dead center, his first of the season. With the bases clear, Aaron Beintema started up again with a single and moved to second on Bryan Christensen's walk. Tim Jandro - making his Rez Life debut - followed with a deep bomb to center to clear the bases and give the Warriors a 6-0 lead.
Substitute Marty Wold lined a single to left and scampered home on Austin's triple to right-center. Adam laced his second single of the inning plating Austin to make it 8-0. Eric, like Austin, avoided two outs in one inning with a single and moved to second on the throw to third base. Logan capped a nice first inning with his second knock, bringing home Austin and Eric and staking Rez to a 10-0 lead after one at bat.
St. Andrew Blue responded in its half of the first with five runs. Blue displayed a very impressive offense, 100% improved from 2009. Blue swatted five hits and used two errors to plate the five runs.
Leading 10-5, Rez kept its foot on the gas and plated four more in the top of the second. Another two out rally made things happen for the Warriors in the second. With two outs and no one on base, Tim tripled to the gap in right-center. Marty followed with his second hit of the game to score Tim. Austin followed with an rbi double and scored on Adam's rbi triple. Eric doubled to end the rally with Rez up 14-5.
Blue's bats faltered in the bottom half of the second. The team rolled in into three outs sandwiched around one single.
Rez put one more run on the board in the top of the third inning to increase the lead to ten runs. Jeff launched his second homer of the game to start the inning. Aaron and Tim both singled but a pop-out and line-drive double-play ended the inning.
The Warrior defense again held steady in the third inning keeping Blue off the scoreboard. Blue hit two more grounders for outs and a fly-ball to center field.
In the top of the fourth inning Rez kept up the pressure with five more runs. Austin singled and Adam doubled to put runners on second and third with no outs. Eric roped one to bring home Austin. Logan followed with a single to plate Adam and make it 17-5. Jeff flew out for the first out and Aaron lofted a deep drive to the fence in right-center for a triple that plated Eric and Logan. Bryan hit a sharp grounder that scored Aaron increase the Warrior lead to 15 runs, 20-5 after three and half innings.
Blue got back on the board in the bottom of the fourth with two runs, starting the inning with a triple and a homerun to cut the lead to 13, 20-7. However, the team stranded two other runners on and Rez came to the plate with another chance to push the lead into mercy-rule territory.
In the top of the fifth, Rez scored two more runs to again go up by 15 runs, 22-7. Austin lined his second triple of the game to open the inning and scored on Adam's rbi groundout. Eric singled and moved to second on Logan's fourth single. Jeff drew a walk to load the bases for Aaron who into a force-out to plate Eric. Another sharp grounder ended the inning.
Blue now needed to score six runs to keep the game going. The bats answered that call and scored seven runs to make it 22-14. Blue had six hits and reached on one error to plate the seven runs. A two run-homer capped the scoring with just one out. Back-to-back strikeouts ended the inning.
After a short conference, the umpire allowed the game to keep going so the Warriors were able to bat one more time. The team took advantage scoring four more insurance runs for a game total of 26. Tim doubled to lead off the final inning, completing the cycle for him. after one out, Austin scored lined one to left for a double, but Tim had to hold up to make sure the ball dropped so he stopped at third. Adam quickly cleared the bases with a two-run single. Eric completed his impressive day swatting a two-run no-doubter to center to end the scoring. Two more singles were stranded but Rez felt comfortable with the twelve-run lead.
Blue, however, quickly erased that comfort in the bottom half of the inning. Blue didn't hit the ball as hard in the sixth inning, but the field was sufficiently sloppy and the defense couldn't catch a break. The first four batters reached base with three runs scoring before the first out of the inning. Three more singles and three more runs scored before a fine play in left by Adam secured the second out. After a single and a double plated two more runs to make it 26-22, Austin struck out the final batter to finally end the marathon slugfest.
Tim Jandro captured Player of the Game honors in his Warrior debut. Tim had a perfect 5-5 night with a cycle: one double, one triple and a three-run homer to go with a pair of singles.
As a team the Warriors had a great early-season showing. The bats swatted 33 hits including five doubles, five triples, and four homeruns.
The team faces another solid opponent next week in Wooddale Mercy Rules at 5:50 on field #2.
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