Indians falter against the Rox
The Indians were looking to finish the year strong; riding a 3 game winning streak -- they were hoping to make it four against the Rox. The Rox’s pitching has improved dramatically since last year, and they’re hitting is not that far behind.
E. Roblero took the mound for the Indians and quickly experienced control problems. After walking the lead off man, Roblero sent a pitch to the backstop advancing the runner to second. He would later score on a sac fly. Roblero tossed 4 innings giving up 7 runs on 5 hits, 5 walks and a hit batter. Of the 7 runs allowed by Roblero, 6 were unearned as the Indians committed a whopping 5 errors in just 4 innings of play. The worst came in the top of the third when 2 singles and a walk were intertwined with 3 errors. The Rox took advantage in this frame by scoring four unearned runs.
The tribe struggled offensively the whole game. The tribe only recorded 7 hits contrasted by 9 K’s. The top of the order which is usually exceptional at getting on base went a combined 1 for 18 with 6 K’s.
The tribe got on the board in the bottom of the second. With one out, Roblero managed an infield single past the pitcher. After G. Nolan reached base on an error, J. Karls singled up the middle to push the first Indian run across.
The Indians had their moments but could not cowboy-up in the clutch. In the bottom of the 3rd, there were runners on 1st and 2nd – no outs, but the tribe did not advance the runners. In the bottom of the 6th again the tribe had runners on 1st and 2nd no outs, but could only tally one more run on the score board. In fact, the tribe was very lucky to even score one more run as somehow, J. Ubeda batted out of order but the competition did not catch the error in time.
On a positive note, T. Jones seems to be back in the groove working 5 innings and allowing only 1 run on 3 hits, 6 walks; striking out 2 and plunking 2. Jone’s velocity seems to be getting better each outing, which makes him a good candidate for pitching in the playoffs.
Player of the game nominations:
Enrique Roblero 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RS, 1K
Josh Karls 2 for 3, 1B, 2B, 1RBI
Tyler Jones 1 for 4 * 5IP, 1ER , 2K, 3H, 6BB, 2HB
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Surrey Indians 12 VS Coquitlam Cardinals 0 (Jul 20)
Indians blank the Cards
The Coquitlam Cardinals rolled into Whalley on Sunday afternoon and they probably wished they never had.
The tribe quickly went to work in the bottom of the first inning when C. Edger and B. Tonogai received free passes. A. McBoyle followed with a run scoring single to place runners on the corners. K. Neidert then walked to load the bases for E. Roblero. With the count 1 and 0 the Cardinals hurler unleashed a wild pitch to score Tonogai and moved the runners up a base. After Roblero was retired, J. Olar smacked a run scoring single. The fourth Indian run crossed the plate when G. Nolan grounded out and Neidert rushed home from third.
Roblero got the ball rolling on the hill experiencing some control problems. Although he tossed 3 shut out innings and allowed no hits, Roblero walked 3 and plunked 2; one of them in the centre of his helmet. When Roblero got the ball back, there was red paint on the baseball. Fortunately, the hitter was ok.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning by scoring 3 more runs. It all happened with 2 outs; Tonogai once again showing the opposition what patience is all about, walked on five pitches. McBoyle also reached 1st on a walk. Neidert then bounced a grounder to shortstop, which should have ended the inning however, the Cards could not convert the out. Two runs scored on the play and Neidert moved to second. Roblero followed with a single to centre. J. Olar then bounced to second but once again the Cardinal defense was shaky allowing Neidert to sore. C. Ren crossed the plate with the Indians’ 8th run in the bottom of the 3rd on McBoyle’s sac fly to right.
T. Jones jumped on the hill to relieve Roblero in the top of the 4th inning. He’d record 8 strikeouts in 4 innings of work, allowing no runs and only 2 base hits. Jones allowed 3 runners to reach on walks and 1 was hit by a pitch.
The tribe kept adding to the lead by scoring 1 in the bottom of the 4th, 2 in the bottom of the 6th and 1 more in the bottom of the 8th.
Neidert tossed the last 2 innings preserving the shutout by allowing no hits and a walk.
The tribe will now get ready for the final game of the regular season at Unwin park against the much improved Newton Rockies.
Player of the game nominations:
Andrew McBoyle 1 for 2, 1B, 1BB, 2RS, 2RBI
Jason Olar 2 for 3, 1B, 2B, 2BB, 2RS, 1RBI
Tyler Jones 0 for 2, 1RBI * 4IP, 0R , 8K, 2H, 3BB
The Coquitlam Cardinals rolled into Whalley on Sunday afternoon and they probably wished they never had.
The tribe quickly went to work in the bottom of the first inning when C. Edger and B. Tonogai received free passes. A. McBoyle followed with a run scoring single to place runners on the corners. K. Neidert then walked to load the bases for E. Roblero. With the count 1 and 0 the Cardinals hurler unleashed a wild pitch to score Tonogai and moved the runners up a base. After Roblero was retired, J. Olar smacked a run scoring single. The fourth Indian run crossed the plate when G. Nolan grounded out and Neidert rushed home from third.
Roblero got the ball rolling on the hill experiencing some control problems. Although he tossed 3 shut out innings and allowed no hits, Roblero walked 3 and plunked 2; one of them in the centre of his helmet. When Roblero got the ball back, there was red paint on the baseball. Fortunately, the hitter was ok.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning by scoring 3 more runs. It all happened with 2 outs; Tonogai once again showing the opposition what patience is all about, walked on five pitches. McBoyle also reached 1st on a walk. Neidert then bounced a grounder to shortstop, which should have ended the inning however, the Cards could not convert the out. Two runs scored on the play and Neidert moved to second. Roblero followed with a single to centre. J. Olar then bounced to second but once again the Cardinal defense was shaky allowing Neidert to sore. C. Ren crossed the plate with the Indians’ 8th run in the bottom of the 3rd on McBoyle’s sac fly to right.
T. Jones jumped on the hill to relieve Roblero in the top of the 4th inning. He’d record 8 strikeouts in 4 innings of work, allowing no runs and only 2 base hits. Jones allowed 3 runners to reach on walks and 1 was hit by a pitch.
The tribe kept adding to the lead by scoring 1 in the bottom of the 4th, 2 in the bottom of the 6th and 1 more in the bottom of the 8th.
Neidert tossed the last 2 innings preserving the shutout by allowing no hits and a walk.
The tribe will now get ready for the final game of the regular season at Unwin park against the much improved Newton Rockies.
Player of the game nominations:
Andrew McBoyle 1 for 2, 1B, 1BB, 2RS, 2RBI
Jason Olar 2 for 3, 1B, 2B, 2BB, 2RS, 1RBI
Tyler Jones 0 for 2, 1RBI * 4IP, 0R , 8K, 2H, 3BB
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Surrey Indians 9 VS Burnaby Brewers 3 (Jul 13)
Indians down the Brew Crew
The Indians were back at work and once again there was a last minute scramble to field a team of 9. Thanks to new call-up Jordan Olar and a gutsy outage from Chris Ren to complete a 10 man roster.
C. Ren got it started against the Brew crew tossing 2 shut out innings while recording 5 out of the 6 outs via the strike out. Ren walked 3 and hit a batter. Ren was removed from the game in the 3rd inning with a runner on 2nd. E. Roblero would go on to pitch the next 4 innings. After surrendering a base hit in the 3rd, Roblero would go on to retire the next 9 hitters in order. Roblero allowed 1 unearned run while surrendering only one base hit and striking out 2.
The Indians got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. B. Tonogai walked and with one out, K. Neidert smacked a triple to the right field alley. S. Sibley followed with a run scoring single.
Two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning gave the tribe a 4-1 edge. Tonogai once again got it all started by walking for his second consecutive at bat and consequently stealing second. Neidert singled with 2 outs to push Tonogai across the plate and went to second on the throw home. Sibley once again came through to score Neidert.
In the top of the 7th, the Brewers responded with 2 runs of their own. O. Matsubara tossed the 7th and 8th innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits, 2 base on balls and 2 strike outs. A single sandwiched between two walks was the undoing for Matsubara. The next hitter would rip a two run single to the right field gap but was gunned down at second trying to stretch it into a double.
In the bottom of the 8th, the tribe sent 10 men to the plate. Thank goodness we were batting 10 or there would have been no space to keep score. The inning started with Mr. Tonogai collecting a single and K. Grace and K.Neidert dis exactly the same. Then two free passes were issued to Sibley and Roblero. J. Olar capped the 5 run inning with a run scoring single.
Neidert tossed the last half of the 9th surrendering a double with one out but the Brew crew could do mo more damage. On another note, Neidert went 4 for 4 in this game – combined with his previous 4 at bats, Neidert is now 8-8 in his last 8 at bats. Just another day at the office for Neidert.
Player of the game nominations:
Brayden Tonogai 2 for 2, 1B(2), 3RS, 2BB
Enrique Roblero 2 for 3, 1B(2), 1BB, 1RBI * 4IP, 1R 0ER, 1H, 2K, 0BB,
Kris Neidert 4 for 4, 1B(3), 3B, 3 RS, 3RBI , 1SB * 1IP, 0R , 1H
Scott Sibley 2 for 3, 1B(2), 2RBI
The Indians were back at work and once again there was a last minute scramble to field a team of 9. Thanks to new call-up Jordan Olar and a gutsy outage from Chris Ren to complete a 10 man roster.
C. Ren got it started against the Brew crew tossing 2 shut out innings while recording 5 out of the 6 outs via the strike out. Ren walked 3 and hit a batter. Ren was removed from the game in the 3rd inning with a runner on 2nd. E. Roblero would go on to pitch the next 4 innings. After surrendering a base hit in the 3rd, Roblero would go on to retire the next 9 hitters in order. Roblero allowed 1 unearned run while surrendering only one base hit and striking out 2.
The Indians got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. B. Tonogai walked and with one out, K. Neidert smacked a triple to the right field alley. S. Sibley followed with a run scoring single.
Two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning gave the tribe a 4-1 edge. Tonogai once again got it all started by walking for his second consecutive at bat and consequently stealing second. Neidert singled with 2 outs to push Tonogai across the plate and went to second on the throw home. Sibley once again came through to score Neidert.
In the top of the 7th, the Brewers responded with 2 runs of their own. O. Matsubara tossed the 7th and 8th innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits, 2 base on balls and 2 strike outs. A single sandwiched between two walks was the undoing for Matsubara. The next hitter would rip a two run single to the right field gap but was gunned down at second trying to stretch it into a double.
In the bottom of the 8th, the tribe sent 10 men to the plate. Thank goodness we were batting 10 or there would have been no space to keep score. The inning started with Mr. Tonogai collecting a single and K. Grace and K.Neidert dis exactly the same. Then two free passes were issued to Sibley and Roblero. J. Olar capped the 5 run inning with a run scoring single.
Neidert tossed the last half of the 9th surrendering a double with one out but the Brew crew could do mo more damage. On another note, Neidert went 4 for 4 in this game – combined with his previous 4 at bats, Neidert is now 8-8 in his last 8 at bats. Just another day at the office for Neidert.
Player of the game nominations:
Brayden Tonogai 2 for 2, 1B(2), 3RS, 2BB
Enrique Roblero 2 for 3, 1B(2), 1BB, 1RBI * 4IP, 1R 0ER, 1H, 2K, 0BB,
Kris Neidert 4 for 4, 1B(3), 3B, 3 RS, 3RBI , 1SB * 1IP, 0R , 1H
Scott Sibley 2 for 3, 1B(2), 2RBI
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Surrey Indians 7 VS Aldergrove Giants 6 (Jul 6)
Indians come up with Giant win against Aldergrove
The Indians were back in business after an extended break from baseball. A forfeited game and Canada day festivities made up the past two weeks. Prior to Sunday’s game, the Aldergrove Giants owned the best record in the Mathers division; the Indians’ game plan was to inch a bit closer to the division leaders and try to secure a good spot heading into the playoffs.
We’re glad to report that we had a surplus of players this time around and the bats are showing signs of improvement. O. Matsubara started the affair against the Giants and lasted 5 innings while allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 Ks.
The Indians got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when J. Karls crossed the plate on K. Neidert’s RBI single. The lead didn’t last long as the Giants responded with 2 in the top of the second. The Indian’s defense was a bit sloppy early in the game and would end up committing 5 errors in the ball game. Two costly errors in the top of the second allowed the Giants to take the lead.
The Giants again applied pressure in the top of the third inning when their lead off man singled and then placed runners on first and third with one out. Matsubara managed to get the second out on a flyball to the outfield but could not get out of the inning unharmed as the next hitter singled in a pair.
After 4 innings of play, the Indians had only collected two basehits and were down 4-1. That is until the bottom of the fifth when K. Grace and A. McBoyle connected with consecutive singles. E. Roblero then sent a comebacker up the middle to score Grace; McBoyle and Roblero moved up a base after the catcher couldn’t handle the relay throw. Up stepped B. Tonogai and he pushed McBoyle across the plate with a bouncer to short. Roblero moved to third on the put out. With C. Edger at the plate, the Giants catcher tried to catch Roblero sleeping at third base, and it almost worked, but his throw sailed high and into left field. Roblero darted towards home with the tying run. In the bottom of the sixth, the tribe would take a one run lead after the “natural” – K. Neidert – a.k.a hitting machine, sent a drive into left centre for a one out double. Then, on T. Jone’s grounder to short, Neidert took off for third and the Giants shortstop erroneously tried to nail him at third. Neidert was called safe and the Giants recorded no outs on the play. S. Sibley then sent a high fly ball into centre field allowing Neidert to score.
Once again, the lead was short lived when in the top of the seventh the Giants tied the score against Neidert and the tribe. Neidert ended up tossing 4 innings of 3 hit ball while allowing 2 runs, walking 2 and striking out 2. Neidert once again stepped up and gave the Indians a chance to win the ball game and eventually ended up with the victory.
This game was a see-saw affair through out its entirety and so in the bottom of the eighth Neidert led off with his fouth hit of the game. With runners on first and second and one out, Grace sent a solid single to the right side allowing Neidert to score the go ahead run. On the next play, McBoyle pushed Sibley across home to give the Indians a 2 run lead.
The 2 run lead came very handy in the top of the ninth when the Giants would not go down quietly. The Giant’s lead off man started the frame with a single but would only reach second base after the second out was recorded. However, down to their last hitter, in dramatic fashion, the ball was crushed to the left centre field gap for a double. With the score now 7-6, Neidert got the final hitter to fly out to centre.
Game bits:
In the bottom of the first inning, the line up card read “Chris R” due up in the number 3 spot. When “Chris R’s” turn to bat came up, Ratelle was nowhere to be found. Luckily, we had another “Chris R” in Chris Ren and he ended up taking the at bat. When asked of his whereabouts a few minutes later, Chris Ratelle responded “I was watching the game right behind home plate” in the stands. That was close…
We’re glad to report that B. Tonogai managed to complete the ball game without getting hit by a pitch, thus ending his streak of consecutive games with a bruise.
This week’s player of the game should be pretty obvious but I will also note two other nominations to recognize their contributions:
Enrique Roblero 2 for 3, 1B(2), 1RS, 1RBI
Kelly Grace 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RS, 1RBI
Kris Neidert 4 for 4, 1B(3), 2B, 1 RS, 1RBI , 3SB * 4IP, 2R 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K
The Indians were back in business after an extended break from baseball. A forfeited game and Canada day festivities made up the past two weeks. Prior to Sunday’s game, the Aldergrove Giants owned the best record in the Mathers division; the Indians’ game plan was to inch a bit closer to the division leaders and try to secure a good spot heading into the playoffs.
We’re glad to report that we had a surplus of players this time around and the bats are showing signs of improvement. O. Matsubara started the affair against the Giants and lasted 5 innings while allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 Ks.
The Indians got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when J. Karls crossed the plate on K. Neidert’s RBI single. The lead didn’t last long as the Giants responded with 2 in the top of the second. The Indian’s defense was a bit sloppy early in the game and would end up committing 5 errors in the ball game. Two costly errors in the top of the second allowed the Giants to take the lead.
The Giants again applied pressure in the top of the third inning when their lead off man singled and then placed runners on first and third with one out. Matsubara managed to get the second out on a flyball to the outfield but could not get out of the inning unharmed as the next hitter singled in a pair.
After 4 innings of play, the Indians had only collected two basehits and were down 4-1. That is until the bottom of the fifth when K. Grace and A. McBoyle connected with consecutive singles. E. Roblero then sent a comebacker up the middle to score Grace; McBoyle and Roblero moved up a base after the catcher couldn’t handle the relay throw. Up stepped B. Tonogai and he pushed McBoyle across the plate with a bouncer to short. Roblero moved to third on the put out. With C. Edger at the plate, the Giants catcher tried to catch Roblero sleeping at third base, and it almost worked, but his throw sailed high and into left field. Roblero darted towards home with the tying run. In the bottom of the sixth, the tribe would take a one run lead after the “natural” – K. Neidert – a.k.a hitting machine, sent a drive into left centre for a one out double. Then, on T. Jone’s grounder to short, Neidert took off for third and the Giants shortstop erroneously tried to nail him at third. Neidert was called safe and the Giants recorded no outs on the play. S. Sibley then sent a high fly ball into centre field allowing Neidert to score.
Once again, the lead was short lived when in the top of the seventh the Giants tied the score against Neidert and the tribe. Neidert ended up tossing 4 innings of 3 hit ball while allowing 2 runs, walking 2 and striking out 2. Neidert once again stepped up and gave the Indians a chance to win the ball game and eventually ended up with the victory.
This game was a see-saw affair through out its entirety and so in the bottom of the eighth Neidert led off with his fouth hit of the game. With runners on first and second and one out, Grace sent a solid single to the right side allowing Neidert to score the go ahead run. On the next play, McBoyle pushed Sibley across home to give the Indians a 2 run lead.
The 2 run lead came very handy in the top of the ninth when the Giants would not go down quietly. The Giant’s lead off man started the frame with a single but would only reach second base after the second out was recorded. However, down to their last hitter, in dramatic fashion, the ball was crushed to the left centre field gap for a double. With the score now 7-6, Neidert got the final hitter to fly out to centre.
Game bits:
In the bottom of the first inning, the line up card read “Chris R” due up in the number 3 spot. When “Chris R’s” turn to bat came up, Ratelle was nowhere to be found. Luckily, we had another “Chris R” in Chris Ren and he ended up taking the at bat. When asked of his whereabouts a few minutes later, Chris Ratelle responded “I was watching the game right behind home plate” in the stands. That was close…
We’re glad to report that B. Tonogai managed to complete the ball game without getting hit by a pitch, thus ending his streak of consecutive games with a bruise.
This week’s player of the game should be pretty obvious but I will also note two other nominations to recognize their contributions:
Enrique Roblero 2 for 3, 1B(2), 1RS, 1RBI
Kelly Grace 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RS, 1RBI
Kris Neidert 4 for 4, 1B(3), 2B, 1 RS, 1RBI , 3SB * 4IP, 2R 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 2K
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