Indians hand Mounties a gift
We lost by forfeit. 'nough said. Thanks to all those players who made it out. Brayden Tonogai, Chris Ren, Clay Edger, Greg Nolan, Julio Ubeda and Enrique Roblero. Also thanks to Jerome for answering Julio's call to show up at the game.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Surrey Indians VS North Delta Fighting Irish (June 15)
Irish give Indians a fight
The much anticipated contest against the North Delta Fighting Irish could have ended in the biggest humiliation in the history of the tribe. The Irish led early in the ball game 2-0. We are talking about a team that was 0-8 coming into the game; yet somehow, our dormant bats and mediocre defense, allowed the Irish to think they were actually going to get a win out of us. This was supposed to be a game in which everyone's average was going to look a few hundred points better the next day; not so, instead, many of us added a few more K's under the SO column. The final score was 13-5 in favor of the tribe, but, considering many of those runs were unearned - and the result of a comedy of errors by the Irish defense, there is little to be content with in the Indians' clubhouse.
We are also suddenly facing a player count crisis. The injury bug has hit a couple of key members and head coach / player Scott Sibley has accepted a front office job with the Toronto Blue Jays. Some players were MIA on Sunday and were reportedly seen at gentlemen's clubs the night before. The Indians started the game with 8 players on the field, would have been 7 if it weren't for a last minute call to D. Jones who was able to make it out for his second game for of the season. O. Matsubara arrived in the bottom of the first inning to complete the squad of 9.
K. Neidert eager to face the Irish, got off to an uncharacteristic start by allowing a walk. The Irish took advantage of the walk and a miscue by the tribe's defense to score the game's first run. In the top of the second inning, the Irish led off with a single and a stolen base. The Irish took the 2-0 lead when the next hitter singled in the runner from second. Neidert would settle down and shut down the Irish for the next 2 innings.
The tribe got on the board in the bottom of the second. K. Grace started things off with a walk and went to third on a failed pick off attempt. E. Roblero then blooped a double to the right field line and went to 3rd on the errant throw to second base. After O. Matsubara walked, he stole second and went to third on the catcher's errant throw. The same error allowed Roblero to score. D. Jones singled to score Matsubara. C. Edger followed and reached base on a fielder’s choice but no out was recorded as the ball was once again booted around allowing D. Jones to score. C. Edger stole second, B. Tonogai reached base on an error by the first baseman allowing Edger to score. Neidert followed with a double and G. Nolan took a free pass to first. With the bases loaded, C. Ratelle ripped a single to score the Indian’s 6th run of the inning.
Roblero pitched the 6th and 7th innings allowing one run in each frame. While Matsubara completed the last 3 innings and allowed 1 run on 1 hit, 1 walk and 5 Ks.
The tribe would go on to score 2 runs in the 5th and 5 more in the 6th highlighted by a bases clearing double by D. Jones.
Please don’t forget to vote for this game's player of the game; The nominees for player of the game Indians VS Irish are:
Clay Edger 2 for 5 2(1B), 1BB, 1RBI, 2 RS, 1SB
Greg Nolan 2 for 4 2(1B), 1BB, 1RS
Kelly Grace 1 for 3, 2BB, 2BB, 1RBI, 3RS
Dane Jones 3 for 5 2(2B), 4RBI, 2RS
The much anticipated contest against the North Delta Fighting Irish could have ended in the biggest humiliation in the history of the tribe. The Irish led early in the ball game 2-0. We are talking about a team that was 0-8 coming into the game; yet somehow, our dormant bats and mediocre defense, allowed the Irish to think they were actually going to get a win out of us. This was supposed to be a game in which everyone's average was going to look a few hundred points better the next day; not so, instead, many of us added a few more K's under the SO column. The final score was 13-5 in favor of the tribe, but, considering many of those runs were unearned - and the result of a comedy of errors by the Irish defense, there is little to be content with in the Indians' clubhouse.
We are also suddenly facing a player count crisis. The injury bug has hit a couple of key members and head coach / player Scott Sibley has accepted a front office job with the Toronto Blue Jays. Some players were MIA on Sunday and were reportedly seen at gentlemen's clubs the night before. The Indians started the game with 8 players on the field, would have been 7 if it weren't for a last minute call to D. Jones who was able to make it out for his second game for of the season. O. Matsubara arrived in the bottom of the first inning to complete the squad of 9.
K. Neidert eager to face the Irish, got off to an uncharacteristic start by allowing a walk. The Irish took advantage of the walk and a miscue by the tribe's defense to score the game's first run. In the top of the second inning, the Irish led off with a single and a stolen base. The Irish took the 2-0 lead when the next hitter singled in the runner from second. Neidert would settle down and shut down the Irish for the next 2 innings.
The tribe got on the board in the bottom of the second. K. Grace started things off with a walk and went to third on a failed pick off attempt. E. Roblero then blooped a double to the right field line and went to 3rd on the errant throw to second base. After O. Matsubara walked, he stole second and went to third on the catcher's errant throw. The same error allowed Roblero to score. D. Jones singled to score Matsubara. C. Edger followed and reached base on a fielder’s choice but no out was recorded as the ball was once again booted around allowing D. Jones to score. C. Edger stole second, B. Tonogai reached base on an error by the first baseman allowing Edger to score. Neidert followed with a double and G. Nolan took a free pass to first. With the bases loaded, C. Ratelle ripped a single to score the Indian’s 6th run of the inning.
Roblero pitched the 6th and 7th innings allowing one run in each frame. While Matsubara completed the last 3 innings and allowed 1 run on 1 hit, 1 walk and 5 Ks.
The tribe would go on to score 2 runs in the 5th and 5 more in the 6th highlighted by a bases clearing double by D. Jones.
Please don’t forget to vote for this game's player of the game; The nominees for player of the game Indians VS Irish are:
Clay Edger 2 for 5 2(1B), 1BB, 1RBI, 2 RS, 1SB
Greg Nolan 2 for 4 2(1B), 1BB, 1RS
Kelly Grace 1 for 3, 2BB, 2BB, 1RBI, 3RS
Dane Jones 3 for 5 2(2B), 4RBI, 2RS
Friday, June 13, 2008
Surrey Indians VS Newton Royals
Indians go toe to toe against the Royals
What a ball game! The Newton Royals and Surrey Indians locked horns at Central Park in a classic pitcher’s duel. The game featured outstanding pitching from both sides and good defense as evidenced by the score of 1-0. In total, the Royals used 3 hurlers while the Indians used 2.
This game marked the return of key players in Ratelle and Sibley; we also spotted former Indian Rob and wife Sandra Aubertin in the stands, rooting in support of the tribe. They were accompanied by a 6 month old little one… perhaps…um, Robbie’s in training??? This game also marked the first time the Indians enjoyed home field advantage -- in a Montreal Expos--San Juanish -- sort of way. The Indians will finally play on their home turf on Sunday June 15th; a brand new playing field awaits.
The Indians could only knock 4 base hits in this game, one of them a double by T. Jones. It wasn’t really a lack of contact that contributed to our poor production; there were in fact, some very hard hit balls but they were hit almost perfectly at every defender on the field. The Royals’ shortstop never moved an inch on more than a few occasions.
In the bottom of the third inning, T.Jones reached base on an error by the Royals’ third baseman. B. Tonogai followed with a single. K. Neidert then laid down a beautiful sac bunt down the first base line. With one away, K. Grace chopped a high bouncer to third, Jones running on contact from third, was gunned down at the plate. It took a perfect throw to nail Jones at home. The threat ended with the Indians scoring no runs.
The tribe threatened again in the bottom of the sixth inning when Tonogai reached base on a free pass. Neidert followed with a single to centre. As the centre fielder bobbled the ball, Tonogai took off for third and made it safely. Neidert would get caught stealing second base one out later. After Sibley earned yet another walk, this threat ended with the same result as the previous one; no runs for the tribe.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jones led off with a double to left centre and Tonogai reached base by getting hit for the 3rd time in two games. We’ll have to get this kid a body armor soon. This again was developing into a very good threat until the next hitter K’d and the one after flied to centre. After Sibley walked to load the bases, the inning ended with a fly ball to right field. The tribe was 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position in this ball game.
O. Matsubara was outstanding in relief of K. Neidert who pitched the first five innings of the ball game. Matsubara tossed 4 innings of no-hit ball, allowed no walks, and struck out 7 batters while facing the minimum number of Royals. The only things in the way of perfection for this outing were a couple of miscues by the Indian defense but those base runners were quickly erased as the tribe turned two impressive double plays. At one point, Matsubara K’d 6 Royals consecutively.
Neidert held his own on the mound as he continues to give the Indians a chance to win ballgames every time he climbs the hill. Unfortunately for Neidert, he would end up taking the loss on this one, as the Royals managed to scratch out a run in the top of the third inning. Neidert allowed 6 hits, 2 walks, and K’d 3 while facing 20 Royals batters.
It was a very good ballgame all around and hopefully the tribe can cowboy up and come thru with clutch base hits in our next assignment. That will take place on Sunday June 15th at 5:30 in the newly revitalized Whalley Stadium.
Please don’t forget to vote for the player of the game, this game and the previous two games are open for voting.
The nominees for player of the game Indians VS Royals are:
Brayden Tonogai 1 for 1, 1BB, 1HBP
Kris Neidert 1 for 3, 1B, 1SAC * 5 IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 3K
Orien Matsubara 1 for 4, 1SB * 4 IP, 0H, 0BB, 7K
Tyler Jones 1 for 3, 2B
What a ball game! The Newton Royals and Surrey Indians locked horns at Central Park in a classic pitcher’s duel. The game featured outstanding pitching from both sides and good defense as evidenced by the score of 1-0. In total, the Royals used 3 hurlers while the Indians used 2.
This game marked the return of key players in Ratelle and Sibley; we also spotted former Indian Rob and wife Sandra Aubertin in the stands, rooting in support of the tribe. They were accompanied by a 6 month old little one… perhaps…um, Robbie’s in training??? This game also marked the first time the Indians enjoyed home field advantage -- in a Montreal Expos--San Juanish -- sort of way. The Indians will finally play on their home turf on Sunday June 15th; a brand new playing field awaits.
The Indians could only knock 4 base hits in this game, one of them a double by T. Jones. It wasn’t really a lack of contact that contributed to our poor production; there were in fact, some very hard hit balls but they were hit almost perfectly at every defender on the field. The Royals’ shortstop never moved an inch on more than a few occasions.
In the bottom of the third inning, T.Jones reached base on an error by the Royals’ third baseman. B. Tonogai followed with a single. K. Neidert then laid down a beautiful sac bunt down the first base line. With one away, K. Grace chopped a high bouncer to third, Jones running on contact from third, was gunned down at the plate. It took a perfect throw to nail Jones at home. The threat ended with the Indians scoring no runs.
The tribe threatened again in the bottom of the sixth inning when Tonogai reached base on a free pass. Neidert followed with a single to centre. As the centre fielder bobbled the ball, Tonogai took off for third and made it safely. Neidert would get caught stealing second base one out later. After Sibley earned yet another walk, this threat ended with the same result as the previous one; no runs for the tribe.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jones led off with a double to left centre and Tonogai reached base by getting hit for the 3rd time in two games. We’ll have to get this kid a body armor soon. This again was developing into a very good threat until the next hitter K’d and the one after flied to centre. After Sibley walked to load the bases, the inning ended with a fly ball to right field. The tribe was 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position in this ball game.
O. Matsubara was outstanding in relief of K. Neidert who pitched the first five innings of the ball game. Matsubara tossed 4 innings of no-hit ball, allowed no walks, and struck out 7 batters while facing the minimum number of Royals. The only things in the way of perfection for this outing were a couple of miscues by the Indian defense but those base runners were quickly erased as the tribe turned two impressive double plays. At one point, Matsubara K’d 6 Royals consecutively.
Neidert held his own on the mound as he continues to give the Indians a chance to win ballgames every time he climbs the hill. Unfortunately for Neidert, he would end up taking the loss on this one, as the Royals managed to scratch out a run in the top of the third inning. Neidert allowed 6 hits, 2 walks, and K’d 3 while facing 20 Royals batters.
It was a very good ballgame all around and hopefully the tribe can cowboy up and come thru with clutch base hits in our next assignment. That will take place on Sunday June 15th at 5:30 in the newly revitalized Whalley Stadium.
Please don’t forget to vote for the player of the game, this game and the previous two games are open for voting.
The nominees for player of the game Indians VS Royals are:
Brayden Tonogai 1 for 1, 1BB, 1HBP
Kris Neidert 1 for 3, 1B, 1SAC * 5 IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 3K
Orien Matsubara 1 for 4, 1SB * 4 IP, 0H, 0BB, 7K
Tyler Jones 1 for 3, 2B
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Surrey Indians 8 @ Langley Padres 5
Indians Alive in the Nick of Time
The Indians traveled to Langley City Ballpark to engage in battle with the Langley Padres, formerly known as the groovy Langley Playaz. If ya’ll remember former Indian B.J. Woelders, he is now a mentor and player for the Langley Padres.
Once again, the Indians did not have a complete squad and it seems to be starting to hinder the development of this club. For the second straight game the Indians were lethargic out of the gate. It’s like not having the entire baseball family at the park brings the energy level down a bushel.
And for the second consecutive game, the Indians could not mount a productive attack against some very hitable pitching during the first five frames of the game. The top of the third looked promising. E. Roblero walked to start the inning and C. Ren and B. Tonogai each followed with singles. At this point there were no outs; but would you believe it if I told you that somehow, we managed not to score a single run? C. Edger went down looking and J. Karls bounced into the inning ending 6-2-3 double play.
K. Neidert got the ball for this contest and once again proved why he’s the leading arm of the pitching staff. Although there was no much offensive help to back up his pitching, Neidert kept the ballgame within reach by maneuvering out of difficult situations and minimizing the damage caused by the Padres to just 4 runs in 5 innings of work. Neidert allowed 5 hits, walked 2 batters and K’d 3.
Every lucky bounce and every questionable call by the umpires seemed to be going the Padres’ way the entire ballgame. Then finally with one out, Edger singled and promptly, in road runner fashion, stole 2nd and 3rd on consecutive pitches. The Indians went on to once again load the bases on a Kalrs free pass and a K. Grace infield single. Neidert pushed across the first Indian run by grounding out to 1st. That was all the Indians would score as the offensive chaos continued.
O. Matsubara relieved Neidert in the 6th and contained the Padres to just 3 hits over 4 innings of work. Matsubara allowed just one run while walking 3 and striking out 1. This was probably Matsubara’s best pitching performance of the season and could be a sign of more great things to come.
With the score 5-1 in favor of the Padres, the Indians pressured in the top of the 7th. A. McBoyle and Matsubara started it off with consecutive walks. After seeing the pitcher struggle, Roblero swung at the first pitch he saw and nearly ripped off the pitcher’s spikes as the ball traveled right up the middle, but wait, the Padres’ 2nd baseman inexplicably well positioned right over the 2nd base bag quickly double off any hopes of an Indians big rally. This was the 3rd double play turned by the Padres in the ball game.
In the top of the eight, Tonogai reached base after taking one in the back. With one out, Karls sent a line drive into left centre field scoring Tonogai. After Grace reached base on a free pass, Neidert ripped a run scoring single to right to make the score 5-3 heading into the Indians’ last at bat.
For consecutives at bats, MCBoyle and Matsubara once again reached base on walks to start the ninth and deciding frame. And once again, Roblero, after witnessing two more walks, swung at the first pitch he saw and sent a grounder between short and 3rd; the shortstop forced Matsubara at 2nd to record the first out of the inning. However, the energy at the Indians’ bench was finally visible. As Ren grounded to the short stop, the throw to second base sailed into foul territory on the right side of the field. McBoyle plated the Indians’ 4th run and the few fans that made it out to Langley were going crazy. On the play, Roblero moved to 3rd to keep runners are 1st and 3rd and one out. Then Tonogai stepped up to the plate and quickly got nailed for the second time in a row. With the bases loaded, Edger hit an infield single to score Roblero and tie the game at 5. Karls put the Indians ahead by grounding to short and plating Tonogai. The Indians could not believe it, they had fought their way back from oblivion and now led by one run. Veteran Grace wanted to make sure that the elation continued, he made sure of that by ripping a run scoring single to right. With runners on the corners and two outs, Grace took off for second but the Padres’ hurler stepped off the mound and had Grace served on a platter; however, time and time again this season, we’ve seen Karls beat throws home when he’s starting from 3rd. It happened again, as the Padres chased Grace back and forth on the base path, Karls took off for home and beat the throw by merely inches. Another great scoring play by the speedy Karls. Grace would eventually be tagged out anyways but the Indians’ work was nearly complete.
Matsubara took care of the Padres in the ninth to complete the comeback and award the Indians their most exciting win of the year.
Way to go tribe, way to battle ‘till the end.
Next up for the tribe, a date with the Newton Royals at Central Park in Burnaby. Game time 1:30pm, be there or be squared.
Here are this week’s player of the game nominations:
Breydan Tonogai 1 for 2, 1B, 2RS
Clay Edger 2 for 5, 1B(2), 1RS, 1RBI , 2 SB
Josh Karls 1 for 4, 2B, 2RS, 2RBI, 1BB, 1SB (home)
Kelly Grace 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RBI
Kris Neidert 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RBI , 1SB * 5IP, 4R 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 3K
Orien Matsubara 1 for 2, 2BB * 4IP, 1R, 3H, 3BB, 1K
The Indians traveled to Langley City Ballpark to engage in battle with the Langley Padres, formerly known as the groovy Langley Playaz. If ya’ll remember former Indian B.J. Woelders, he is now a mentor and player for the Langley Padres.
Once again, the Indians did not have a complete squad and it seems to be starting to hinder the development of this club. For the second straight game the Indians were lethargic out of the gate. It’s like not having the entire baseball family at the park brings the energy level down a bushel.
And for the second consecutive game, the Indians could not mount a productive attack against some very hitable pitching during the first five frames of the game. The top of the third looked promising. E. Roblero walked to start the inning and C. Ren and B. Tonogai each followed with singles. At this point there were no outs; but would you believe it if I told you that somehow, we managed not to score a single run? C. Edger went down looking and J. Karls bounced into the inning ending 6-2-3 double play.
K. Neidert got the ball for this contest and once again proved why he’s the leading arm of the pitching staff. Although there was no much offensive help to back up his pitching, Neidert kept the ballgame within reach by maneuvering out of difficult situations and minimizing the damage caused by the Padres to just 4 runs in 5 innings of work. Neidert allowed 5 hits, walked 2 batters and K’d 3.
Every lucky bounce and every questionable call by the umpires seemed to be going the Padres’ way the entire ballgame. Then finally with one out, Edger singled and promptly, in road runner fashion, stole 2nd and 3rd on consecutive pitches. The Indians went on to once again load the bases on a Kalrs free pass and a K. Grace infield single. Neidert pushed across the first Indian run by grounding out to 1st. That was all the Indians would score as the offensive chaos continued.
O. Matsubara relieved Neidert in the 6th and contained the Padres to just 3 hits over 4 innings of work. Matsubara allowed just one run while walking 3 and striking out 1. This was probably Matsubara’s best pitching performance of the season and could be a sign of more great things to come.
With the score 5-1 in favor of the Padres, the Indians pressured in the top of the 7th. A. McBoyle and Matsubara started it off with consecutive walks. After seeing the pitcher struggle, Roblero swung at the first pitch he saw and nearly ripped off the pitcher’s spikes as the ball traveled right up the middle, but wait, the Padres’ 2nd baseman inexplicably well positioned right over the 2nd base bag quickly double off any hopes of an Indians big rally. This was the 3rd double play turned by the Padres in the ball game.
In the top of the eight, Tonogai reached base after taking one in the back. With one out, Karls sent a line drive into left centre field scoring Tonogai. After Grace reached base on a free pass, Neidert ripped a run scoring single to right to make the score 5-3 heading into the Indians’ last at bat.
For consecutives at bats, MCBoyle and Matsubara once again reached base on walks to start the ninth and deciding frame. And once again, Roblero, after witnessing two more walks, swung at the first pitch he saw and sent a grounder between short and 3rd; the shortstop forced Matsubara at 2nd to record the first out of the inning. However, the energy at the Indians’ bench was finally visible. As Ren grounded to the short stop, the throw to second base sailed into foul territory on the right side of the field. McBoyle plated the Indians’ 4th run and the few fans that made it out to Langley were going crazy. On the play, Roblero moved to 3rd to keep runners are 1st and 3rd and one out. Then Tonogai stepped up to the plate and quickly got nailed for the second time in a row. With the bases loaded, Edger hit an infield single to score Roblero and tie the game at 5. Karls put the Indians ahead by grounding to short and plating Tonogai. The Indians could not believe it, they had fought their way back from oblivion and now led by one run. Veteran Grace wanted to make sure that the elation continued, he made sure of that by ripping a run scoring single to right. With runners on the corners and two outs, Grace took off for second but the Padres’ hurler stepped off the mound and had Grace served on a platter; however, time and time again this season, we’ve seen Karls beat throws home when he’s starting from 3rd. It happened again, as the Padres chased Grace back and forth on the base path, Karls took off for home and beat the throw by merely inches. Another great scoring play by the speedy Karls. Grace would eventually be tagged out anyways but the Indians’ work was nearly complete.
Matsubara took care of the Padres in the ninth to complete the comeback and award the Indians their most exciting win of the year.
Way to go tribe, way to battle ‘till the end.
Next up for the tribe, a date with the Newton Royals at Central Park in Burnaby. Game time 1:30pm, be there or be squared.
Here are this week’s player of the game nominations:
Breydan Tonogai 1 for 2, 1B, 2RS
Clay Edger 2 for 5, 1B(2), 1RS, 1RBI , 2 SB
Josh Karls 1 for 4, 2B, 2RS, 2RBI, 1BB, 1SB (home)
Kelly Grace 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RBI
Kris Neidert 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RBI , 1SB * 5IP, 4R 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 3K
Orien Matsubara 1 for 2, 2BB * 4IP, 1R, 3H, 3BB, 1K
Surrey Indians 3 @ Delta Tigers 8
Indians dazed by Tigers (May 25)
As the Indians got back to work after a nice long weekend, it seemed as though their bats were still on an extended break. The tribe could only muster 3 measly runs off a depleted Tiger squad who seemed to lack the unhitable pitching they always carry.
Facing pitches that possibly would not top 50 Mph, the tribe seemed outmatched and mesmerized at the speed at which the ball was traveling. The team lacked energy and the mood was blah to say the least. By the end of the fifth inning, the tribe still had no runs on the board and only tallied 4 singles under the hits column. By now, the score was 4-0 in favor of the felines.
E. Roblero started on the mound for the Tribe and pitched well enough to keep the team in the game. It wasn’t until the bottom of the 3rd inning when Roblero walked the second batter of the inning to promptly give consecutive singles to allow the first Tiger to score. On the run scoring single, Roblero tried to gun down the runner going to second base but the ball traveled into centre field to allow another run to score and setup what would end up being the third run of the inning for the Tigers.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Tigers applied more pressure by leading off the inning with a single and a double. The Indians nearly escaped unscathed as Roblero got the next two hitters to ground out. However, after hitting a batter, a free pass was issued to walk-in a run before retiring the last batter on an infield fly to short. Roblero ended his day with 5IP, 9 hits allowed, 4 runs allowed (2 ER), a hit batter and 2 costly base on balls.
The Indians finally showed signs that they could actually hit the ball when K. Neidert led off with a single and stole second. G. Nolan moved him over to third with a ground out to short and would later score on a ground out RBI by T. Jones. The tribe again went to sleep and didn’t score until the top of the ninth. With one out, Roblero ripped a single to left and moved to third after a walk was issued to K. Grace and a wild pitch thrown by the Tiger hurler. A. McBoyle then ripped a single to centre to score Roblero and move Grace to third. Grace plated the last Indian run when C. Edger grounded out to short.
O. Matsubara took over the hill for the Indians in the bottom of the sixth and promptly saw himself in a heap of trouble after walking a batter and a few Indian physical and mental miscues. The Tigers would score two unearned runs in the process to add to their lead. Two more runs scored in the bottom of the eighth to mark the score at 8-3. Matsubara ended his day with 3IP, 5 hits allowed and 4 runs scored (1ER), and 1 base on balls.
Not a whole lot of highlights for the Indians in what can easily be described as the Indian’s worst performance of the season.
Following are your player of the game nominations:
Andrew McBoyle 2 for 2, 1B(2), 1RBI
Enrique Roblero 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RS, 5IP, 4R 2ER, 9H, 1HPB, 2BB,
Kelly Grace 1 for 3, 1B, 1RS, 1BB
Kris Neidert 3 for 4, 1B(3), 1RS
As the Indians got back to work after a nice long weekend, it seemed as though their bats were still on an extended break. The tribe could only muster 3 measly runs off a depleted Tiger squad who seemed to lack the unhitable pitching they always carry.
Facing pitches that possibly would not top 50 Mph, the tribe seemed outmatched and mesmerized at the speed at which the ball was traveling. The team lacked energy and the mood was blah to say the least. By the end of the fifth inning, the tribe still had no runs on the board and only tallied 4 singles under the hits column. By now, the score was 4-0 in favor of the felines.
E. Roblero started on the mound for the Tribe and pitched well enough to keep the team in the game. It wasn’t until the bottom of the 3rd inning when Roblero walked the second batter of the inning to promptly give consecutive singles to allow the first Tiger to score. On the run scoring single, Roblero tried to gun down the runner going to second base but the ball traveled into centre field to allow another run to score and setup what would end up being the third run of the inning for the Tigers.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Tigers applied more pressure by leading off the inning with a single and a double. The Indians nearly escaped unscathed as Roblero got the next two hitters to ground out. However, after hitting a batter, a free pass was issued to walk-in a run before retiring the last batter on an infield fly to short. Roblero ended his day with 5IP, 9 hits allowed, 4 runs allowed (2 ER), a hit batter and 2 costly base on balls.
The Indians finally showed signs that they could actually hit the ball when K. Neidert led off with a single and stole second. G. Nolan moved him over to third with a ground out to short and would later score on a ground out RBI by T. Jones. The tribe again went to sleep and didn’t score until the top of the ninth. With one out, Roblero ripped a single to left and moved to third after a walk was issued to K. Grace and a wild pitch thrown by the Tiger hurler. A. McBoyle then ripped a single to centre to score Roblero and move Grace to third. Grace plated the last Indian run when C. Edger grounded out to short.
O. Matsubara took over the hill for the Indians in the bottom of the sixth and promptly saw himself in a heap of trouble after walking a batter and a few Indian physical and mental miscues. The Tigers would score two unearned runs in the process to add to their lead. Two more runs scored in the bottom of the eighth to mark the score at 8-3. Matsubara ended his day with 3IP, 5 hits allowed and 4 runs scored (1ER), and 1 base on balls.
Not a whole lot of highlights for the Indians in what can easily be described as the Indian’s worst performance of the season.
Following are your player of the game nominations:
Andrew McBoyle 2 for 2, 1B(2), 1RBI
Enrique Roblero 2 for 4, 1B(2), 1RS, 5IP, 4R 2ER, 9H, 1HPB, 2BB,
Kelly Grace 1 for 3, 1B, 1RS, 1BB
Kris Neidert 3 for 4, 1B(3), 1RS
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Surrey Indians 7 @ Newton Rockies 4
Indians Roll over the Rockies
We had nearly a full squad on hand for a mother’s day match up against the winless Rockies. After losing many of their talented players in the off-season, the Rockies haven’t been nearly as competitive as last year. That is, until May 11th. The Indians had the task of facing some quality pitching and a fairly good offense. After being out-hit 14-8 and having struck out more than double our opposition, we still, somehow, managed to pull out the victory.
The Indians didn’t waste any time getting on the board. With one out in the top of the first, J. Karls singled and later went to third on a failed pick off attempt at first base. C. Ratelle then struck out on a wild pitch that sailed all the way to back stop, on the catcher’s throw to first base, Karls took off for home and beat the return throw by inches.
The tribe added to their lead in the top of the third. T. Jones reached on an infield single and moved to second on the errant throw by the second baseman. C. Ren pushed Jones across with a screaming line drive double down the left field line. With two outs, Ren tried to steal third base but was patiently out-waited by the Rockies hurler; Myette, stepped off the mound and had Ren’s head served on a silver platter, luckily for Ren and the tribe, Myette’s throw was nowhere near the bag and Ren ended up scoring the Indian’s third run.
O. Matsubara made his first start on the hill and went five strong innings allowing four unearned runs, with three Ks and two walks. The Rockies got on the board in the bottom of the third as J. Peever singled and scored when B. Kennedy’s single to right managed to get past the Indian’s right fielder. The Rockies continued to apply pressure by loading the bases on consecutive free passes but Matsubara ended the threat by striking out W. Shortall.
The momentum kept going the Indians’ way in the top of the fourth. C. Ratelle and K. Neidert reached on consecutive singles and S. Sibley received a free pass to load the bases. G. Nolan then collected the Indians’ third single of the frame to score Ratelle. R. Edger followed with yet another single before K. Grace pushed two across with; you guessed it, the Indians’ fifth single in the inning. The Indians would not record another base hit in the remainder of the game.
The bottom of the fourth didn’t start too well for the Indians. Reminiscent of the days at Tamanawis Park, a grounder to short took a devilish hop over the head of A. McBoyle. Myette followed with a double and both runners would later score on J. Popov’s single. Popov moved up to second on the throw to home plate. With two outs, J. Peever grounded to second but reached base on the error. As Peever wheeled his way to second, another errant throw sailed into left field where Karls picked up the baseball and threw a rocket to home plate. Peever was DOA... for real.
K. Neidert jumped on the hill in the top of the sixth and once again gave a dominant pitching performance. Although he would allow seven hits, they were all singles and came at inopportune times for the Rockies. He would allow no runs while walking one and striking out one in four innings of relief.
The Indians thank all the Moms who came out on Sunday to watch a pretty good ball game. The Indians will enjoy their off week and get ready for a date with the always powerful Delta Tigers on May 25th.
Last week's player of the game voting saw a share of the lead between C. Ren and K. Neidert. Way to go boys. Here are this week's player of the game nominations in alphabetical order:
Chris Ren 1 for 2, 1B, 1RS, 1RBI
Kelly Grace 1 for 4, 1B, 2RBI
Kris Neidert 1 for 4, 1B, 1RS * 4IP, 0R, 7H, 1BB, 1K
Orien Matsubara 0 for 1 * 5IP, 4R 0ER, 7H, 3BB, 3K
We had nearly a full squad on hand for a mother’s day match up against the winless Rockies. After losing many of their talented players in the off-season, the Rockies haven’t been nearly as competitive as last year. That is, until May 11th. The Indians had the task of facing some quality pitching and a fairly good offense. After being out-hit 14-8 and having struck out more than double our opposition, we still, somehow, managed to pull out the victory.
The Indians didn’t waste any time getting on the board. With one out in the top of the first, J. Karls singled and later went to third on a failed pick off attempt at first base. C. Ratelle then struck out on a wild pitch that sailed all the way to back stop, on the catcher’s throw to first base, Karls took off for home and beat the return throw by inches.
The tribe added to their lead in the top of the third. T. Jones reached on an infield single and moved to second on the errant throw by the second baseman. C. Ren pushed Jones across with a screaming line drive double down the left field line. With two outs, Ren tried to steal third base but was patiently out-waited by the Rockies hurler; Myette, stepped off the mound and had Ren’s head served on a silver platter, luckily for Ren and the tribe, Myette’s throw was nowhere near the bag and Ren ended up scoring the Indian’s third run.
O. Matsubara made his first start on the hill and went five strong innings allowing four unearned runs, with three Ks and two walks. The Rockies got on the board in the bottom of the third as J. Peever singled and scored when B. Kennedy’s single to right managed to get past the Indian’s right fielder. The Rockies continued to apply pressure by loading the bases on consecutive free passes but Matsubara ended the threat by striking out W. Shortall.
The momentum kept going the Indians’ way in the top of the fourth. C. Ratelle and K. Neidert reached on consecutive singles and S. Sibley received a free pass to load the bases. G. Nolan then collected the Indians’ third single of the frame to score Ratelle. R. Edger followed with yet another single before K. Grace pushed two across with; you guessed it, the Indians’ fifth single in the inning. The Indians would not record another base hit in the remainder of the game.
The bottom of the fourth didn’t start too well for the Indians. Reminiscent of the days at Tamanawis Park, a grounder to short took a devilish hop over the head of A. McBoyle. Myette followed with a double and both runners would later score on J. Popov’s single. Popov moved up to second on the throw to home plate. With two outs, J. Peever grounded to second but reached base on the error. As Peever wheeled his way to second, another errant throw sailed into left field where Karls picked up the baseball and threw a rocket to home plate. Peever was DOA... for real.
K. Neidert jumped on the hill in the top of the sixth and once again gave a dominant pitching performance. Although he would allow seven hits, they were all singles and came at inopportune times for the Rockies. He would allow no runs while walking one and striking out one in four innings of relief.
The Indians thank all the Moms who came out on Sunday to watch a pretty good ball game. The Indians will enjoy their off week and get ready for a date with the always powerful Delta Tigers on May 25th.
Last week's player of the game voting saw a share of the lead between C. Ren and K. Neidert. Way to go boys. Here are this week's player of the game nominations in alphabetical order:
Chris Ren 1 for 2, 1B, 1RS, 1RBI
Kelly Grace 1 for 4, 1B, 2RBI
Kris Neidert 1 for 4, 1B, 1RS * 4IP, 0R, 7H, 1BB, 1K
Orien Matsubara 0 for 1 * 5IP, 4R 0ER, 7H, 3BB, 3K
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Surrey Indians 3 @ MapleRidge Jerks 13
Indians Jerked Around in Big Loss
Rumor has it there was a Rob Aubertin and Rod Wingrove sighting at Central park... The Indians thank these two gentlemen for coming out.. sorry you had to see that.
So do you want the good news first or the bad news? Doesn’t really matter, I’m writing the piece now, and I ain’t waiting for your response. Besides, you've already read the good news... see above.
Central park in Burnaby was the setting for the Indians’ worst defeat of the season. The tribe dropped the contest by a score of 13-3 behind poor relief pitching and poor hitting, The game remained very tight for the first five innings as K. Neidert had a strong outing on the mound allowing only two runs (one earned) on four scattered hits. But it was not E. Roblero’s day as he gave up eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits, including a bomb to left field.
The Jerks opened up the bottom of the second with a double to left centre. They took a 1-0 lead when the next batter blooped a single in the same direction. J. Karls made sure it was only a single by gunning down the Jerky baserunner as he tried to stretch his blooper into a double.
The Indians bats would have no answer against a dominant Jerks right hander who had a big sweeping slider sliding out of harm’s way. It wasn’t until the top of the third, when with one out and obviously no body on base, B. Tonogai broke up the no-no with a single up the middle. The only hit the Indians recorded in the first six innings.
The Jerks scored their second run in the bottom of the third. P. Francis singled to left and stole second. He would score on an errant throw by the third baseman trying to record the third out at first. In this same inning, C. Ren made two outrageous diving stops at third base. Both outs were recorded by Ren diving to his right, getting up, and gunning down the runner at first on bang-bang plays. Both truly amazing plays…
Neidert gave way to Roblero in the bottom of the sixth with the score 2-0 in favor of the Jerks. Roblero quickly found himself in trouble by walking the first batter he faced. Five straight singles followed. Each just out of the reach of Indian leather. The Jerky boys would go on to score the six run max and added two more on a two run shot to left field in the bottom of the seventh.
The top of the seventh looked promising for the tribe for just a few seconds…. C. Ratelle led off the inning with a gapper to right centre. He was gunned down on his way to second base. With two outs, Roblero drew a walk and went to third on R. Edger’s single to left. T. Jones followed with a run scoring double. With Indians on second and third, J. Ubeda grounded out to end the inning.
In the top of the eighth, Tonogai took one for the team right in the middleback. Karls then drilled a 1-1 offering over the wall in left field bringing the score to 10-3. The blast by Karls keeps the Indians’ streak of homers in every game by an Indian alive.
In the bottom half of the inning, the Jerks responded with three runs of their own. T. Jones finished the game on the hill for the Indians allowing three runs (all unearned) two hits and a strike out.
The Indians recorded a total of six hits in this contest... and that just ain't gonna getter done. The tribe will look to bounce back and take their frustrations out on the Newton Rockies next Sunday at Unwin park. Game time is 4pm… be there or else…
Here are your player of the game nominations in alphabetical order:
Chris Ren 1 for 2 (1B, 2 amazing defensive gems)
Josh Karls 1 for 4, 2RBI (1HR, 1RS)
Kris Neidert 0 for 3 * 5IP, 2R 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K
Tyler Jones 1 for 4, 1RBI (2B)
Rumor has it there was a Rob Aubertin and Rod Wingrove sighting at Central park... The Indians thank these two gentlemen for coming out.. sorry you had to see that.
So do you want the good news first or the bad news? Doesn’t really matter, I’m writing the piece now, and I ain’t waiting for your response. Besides, you've already read the good news... see above.
Central park in Burnaby was the setting for the Indians’ worst defeat of the season. The tribe dropped the contest by a score of 13-3 behind poor relief pitching and poor hitting, The game remained very tight for the first five innings as K. Neidert had a strong outing on the mound allowing only two runs (one earned) on four scattered hits. But it was not E. Roblero’s day as he gave up eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits, including a bomb to left field.
The Jerks opened up the bottom of the second with a double to left centre. They took a 1-0 lead when the next batter blooped a single in the same direction. J. Karls made sure it was only a single by gunning down the Jerky baserunner as he tried to stretch his blooper into a double.
The Indians bats would have no answer against a dominant Jerks right hander who had a big sweeping slider sliding out of harm’s way. It wasn’t until the top of the third, when with one out and obviously no body on base, B. Tonogai broke up the no-no with a single up the middle. The only hit the Indians recorded in the first six innings.
The Jerks scored their second run in the bottom of the third. P. Francis singled to left and stole second. He would score on an errant throw by the third baseman trying to record the third out at first. In this same inning, C. Ren made two outrageous diving stops at third base. Both outs were recorded by Ren diving to his right, getting up, and gunning down the runner at first on bang-bang plays. Both truly amazing plays…
Neidert gave way to Roblero in the bottom of the sixth with the score 2-0 in favor of the Jerks. Roblero quickly found himself in trouble by walking the first batter he faced. Five straight singles followed. Each just out of the reach of Indian leather. The Jerky boys would go on to score the six run max and added two more on a two run shot to left field in the bottom of the seventh.
The top of the seventh looked promising for the tribe for just a few seconds…. C. Ratelle led off the inning with a gapper to right centre. He was gunned down on his way to second base. With two outs, Roblero drew a walk and went to third on R. Edger’s single to left. T. Jones followed with a run scoring double. With Indians on second and third, J. Ubeda grounded out to end the inning.
In the top of the eighth, Tonogai took one for the team right in the middleback. Karls then drilled a 1-1 offering over the wall in left field bringing the score to 10-3. The blast by Karls keeps the Indians’ streak of homers in every game by an Indian alive.
In the bottom half of the inning, the Jerks responded with three runs of their own. T. Jones finished the game on the hill for the Indians allowing three runs (all unearned) two hits and a strike out.
The Indians recorded a total of six hits in this contest... and that just ain't gonna getter done. The tribe will look to bounce back and take their frustrations out on the Newton Rockies next Sunday at Unwin park. Game time is 4pm… be there or else…
Here are your player of the game nominations in alphabetical order:
Chris Ren 1 for 2 (1B, 2 amazing defensive gems)
Josh Karls 1 for 4, 2RBI (1HR, 1RS)
Kris Neidert 0 for 3 * 5IP, 2R 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K
Tyler Jones 1 for 4, 1RBI (2B)
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