Columbus All-Americans

post game: All Americans 3 Xenia AIA 2

2007-07-24T23:01:00.000-04:00

The All Americans (24-12) defeated Xenia (6-30) by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday night at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Quinn Haselhorst (4-0) - 8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER (2 unearned), 0 BB, 5 K

LP - Shawn Teufel (0-3) - 8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER (2 unearned), 0 BB, 4 K

S - Reid Lamport (3)

DH Erich Diedrich went 1-4 with a run scored and 1 rbi

C Matt Steinke went 1-3 with an rbi

This one was a pretty good pitcher’s duel until the 6^th…michael sims was on first for Columbus when hayden johnston hit a ground ball to Xenia SS leroy urbina, who threw the ball over the second baseman’s head, allowing Sims to score and Johnston to advance to third…erich diedrich hit a line drive that one hopped off the right field wall to score johnston…matt steinke followed with a single to right center to score diedrich and make the score 3-0…Xenia scored 2 runs in the top of the 8^th on 3 columbus errors…in the 9^th, reid lamport got andrew wertz to hit a ground ball to 1b danny hayden, but the ball took a tough bounce and went over Hayden’s head…lamport walked the next batter…but then pinch runner derek baer began running towards third a little early, perhaps to get a good jump on the sacrifice bunt and lamport was able to throw him out easily at third…the batter then grounded into a game-ending double play…what a weird turn of events…

Another good outing for Quinn Haselhorst, whose ERA and WHIP dipped to 1.62 and 0.82, respectively…he has 28 strikeouts in 39 IP

Columbus only has 3 games left, so unless Lima loses all of their games, the Locos will most likely end with the best record in the league for the regular season

DH game 2: All Americans 6 Anderson 0

2007-07-23T20:12:00.000-04:00

In the second game on Sunday, the All Americans (23-11) beat the Anderson Servants (3-30) 6-0 to sweep the double header.

WP - Tyler Smith (3-0) - 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K

LP - Casey Stone (0-6) - 6 H, 5 R (2 earned), 3 BB, 5 K

Dean Anna went 1-1 with 2 walks, 1 run scored and an rbi

Ryan Dew went 2-3 with 3 runs scored

Zach Gentile went 2-2

the all americans scored a run in every inning except the 6th in the 2nd game... columbus thoroughly pounded anderson (as they should've) today...the all americans had 17 hits to the servants' 6 and outscored them 11-0...good performance by tyler smith today, striking out 7 in 5 IP and allowing only 3 hits...columbus is now 2.5 games behind Lima after the Locos split their Sunday double header...columbus plays at Lima on Monday the 23rd...big game

DH game 1: All Americans 5 Anderson 0

2007-07-23T20:07:00.001-04:00

In the first game of the Sunday double header in Anderson, Indiana, the All Americans (22-11) defeated Anderson (3-29) by a score of 5-0.

WP - Adam Samson (4-0) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K

LP - Brandon Teppe (1-4) - 6 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Justin Rogers was 1-2 with 2 runs scored and an rbi

Ryan Dew went 2-4 with 2 rbi

Zach Gentile and Michael Sims both went 2-3

well, adam samson simply shut down anderson, giving up only 2 hits and striking out 5 in 6 IP...anderson's pitching has not been very good this year and the all americans knocked around starter Brandon Teppe for 10 hits and 4 runs (all 4 of those runs came in the 2nd)

post game: All Americans 9 Cows 1

2007-07-21T14:32:00.001-04:00

The All Americans (21-11) beat the Delaware Cows (20-13) by a score of 9-1 on Friday at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Jake Hale (3-2) - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K

LP - Doug Stevens (1-3) - 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Dean Anna was 1-2 with 2 runs scored

Justin Rogers was 2-5 with 4 rbi

Erich Diedrich was 2-4 with 2 rbi

as usual, jake hale gave columbus a chance to win, going 7 innings without giving up a run...the all americans were on base pretty frequently again on friday, as they had 10 hits...columbus knocked out delaware starter doug stevens with 5 hits and 3 runs in 4 innings ...the relief pitchers for delaware didn't fare much better as they both gave up 3 runs, although there were a few unearned runs in there as the cows made 5 errors...good job by columbus to take advantage of errors...the all americans are now 3 games back of Lima in the standings

stat update:
erich diedrich is batting .366 with 4 home runs and 24 rbi and a 1.058 OPS...he leads the team in all those categories
justin rogers is OPSing .840

jake hale has a fantastic 1.39 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 32.1 IP...he also leads the team with 26 strikeouts
adam samson has a 1.93 ERA and a WHIP barely over 1 in 28 IP...he has 23 strikeouts...opponents are batting under .200 against him
quinn haselhorst has a 2.03 ERA and a WHIP slightly under 1 in 31 IP...he also has 23 strikeouts
brad stillings has a 2.53 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP in 21.1 IP...he has 21 strikeouts

reid lamport still has not given up a run in 14 IP (although he did allow an inherited runner to score)...he has 14 strikeouts
josh vollmer has allowed 1 ER in 8.1 IP and has 7 strikeouts

the all americans' team ERA is 2.73, which is the best in the league
they are 4th in runs scored and 2nd in runs allowed

post game: All Americans 9 Cows 1

2007-07-21T14:32:00.000-04:00

post game: All Americans 3 Cincinnati 2

2007-07-21T13:38:00.000-04:00

The All Americans (20-11) defeated the Cincinnati Steam (17-12) by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Matt Shoemaker (1-1) - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

LP - Darren Sizemore (1-2) - 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K

Michael Sims was 2-5 with 1 rbi

Chris Klimko was 3-4

Justin Rogers was 1-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored

brad stillings started this game for columbus; he gave up 2 runs (on a 2 run homer in the 2nd innning) on 6 hits in 6 IP with 5 strikeouts...except for 1 bad pitch to brandon besl which ended up over the left field wall, he pitched pretty well... give a game ball to matt shoemaker, who came in with a runner on 3rd and no outs in the top of the 9th after tyler smith gave up a double off a wall and balked to allow the runner to advance to third...he struck out the first batter looking, got a hard ground ball to cory rupert, who looked the runner back to third...he walked the next batter after falling behind...then struck out the next batter to get out of the inning without giving up a run, excellent work to give the all americans a chance in the bottom of the 9th...zach gentile pinch hit and led off the inning with a double in the left-center gap...jeff davis sacrificed him over...michael sims then knocked a single down the left field line to drive in gentile and win the game...the all americans had 10 hits in the game but left 8 men on base

post game: Mariners 2 All Americans 1

2007-07-17T18:04:00.001-04:00

The Grand Lake Mariners defeated the All Americans by a score of 2-1 on Monday at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Andrew Shisila (1-1) - .2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

LP - Jeremy Williams (1-2) - 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2K

S - Kyle Heyne (8)

the all americans couldn't get much going, as the 1-2-3 hitters were a combined 1-12 with a walk and 6 strikeouts...erich diedrich hit his team-leading 4th home run of the season... another good outing for quinn haselhorst, as he gave up only 1 run on 8 hits in 7 innings with 3 strikeouts...jeffrey decarlo, the starter for the mariners, gave up 1 run on 3 hits in 6 innings...it was a battle of the bullpens and the all-americans blinked first; jeremy williams walked the first batter he faced in the 10^th, reid lamport was then brought in to finish the inning, but he gave up a stolen base and a double to give the mariners the lead in the 10^th…kyle heyne struck out the 1-2-3 hitters in the bottom of the 10^th to get the save…the all americans are 5-5 in 1-run games this season…

update

2007-07-17T11:48:00.000-04:00

I had to move the blog from my own webspace to here, so all previous posts from that blog are contained in one post on here.

post game archive

2007-07-17T11:46:00.000-04:00

post game: All Americans 4 Settlers 0

July 15th, 2007

The All Americans defeated the Licking County Settlers by a score of 4-0 on Saturday at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Kevin Mementowski (3-2) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

LP - Rob Gariano (3-2) - 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Erich Diedrich and Hayden Johnston both went 1-3 with 1 RBI

Jeff Davis went 1-4 and knocked in a run

great outing by mementowski; allowing only 4 base runners in 6 innings with 4 k’s is pretty dominant…the bullpen pitched 3 scoreless innings to put it away…diedrich and dew have been fantastic for the all-americans halfway through the season…diedrich is batting .386 with 3 home runs, 7 doubles, 21 rbi and an OPS of 1.059…dew is batting .337 with 2 triples, 2 HR, 18 rbi and an OPS of .881…adam samson leads the pitchers with a 3-0 record, a 2.05 ERA and a WHIP of exactly 1…quinn haselhorst is also 3-0, his ERA is 2.25 his WHIP is under 1…jake hale is 2-2 with a 2.77 ERA and a WHIP of 1.30…those numbers are a bit inflated after his last start in which he gave up 7 ER in 6 IP…reid lamport has not allowed a run in 13 IP while striking out 13…his WHIP is 0.69

ASG results

July 15th, 2007

Erich Diedrich went 2-3 and knocked in a run

Ryan Dew went 1-3

Dean Anna also went 1-3

Matt Steinke got a hit in his only at bat
Jake Hale pitched 1 inning and gave up no runs while striking out 2

Brad Stillings gave up 1 run on 2 hits in his inning.

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Columbus sends 6 players to the all-star game

July 12th, 2007

The All Americans were represented at the All-Star game by:

1B Erich Diedrich

OF Ryan Dew

IF Dean Anna

C Matt Steinke

P Brad Stillings

P Jake Hale

congratulations to all of you

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DH game 2: All Americans 2 Southern Ohio 1

July 12th, 2007

The All Americans beat the Copperheads 2-1 to sweep the double header in Athens. The All Americans are 17-9 going into the All-Star break having won 6 of their last 7 games, putting them into a tie for second place with Delaware, 1.5 games behind Lima.

WP - Tyler Smith (2-0) - 4.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 2 K

LP - Zach Fairbanks (1-1) - 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

S - Reid Lamport (2)

so apparently they can blow teams out and win the close ones…tyler smith had some control problems as he walked 3 in 4 innings but only gave up 1 hit…vollmer and lamport didn’t let the copperheads get anything started in the 6th or 7th, props to them

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DH game 1: All Americans 8 Southern Ohio 0

July 12th, 2007

The All Americans beat the Copperheads 8-0 on Monday in Athens.

WP - Quinn Haselhorst (3-0) - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

LP - Kyle Kowden (0-1) - .1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER

justin rogers went 3-3 with 1 rbi

hayden johnston went 2-4 with 2 runs scored

matt steinke went 2-4 with 2 runs scored

zach gentile went 2-4 with 2 rbi

great game by haselhorst…3 hits, no walks, 8 k’s…can’t get much more dominant than that…the bottom of the lineup got it done today, as the 6-7-8 hitters went 6-11 with 4 rbi

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DH game 2: Lake Erie 4 Columbus 3

July 12th, 2007

The Monarchs beat the All Americans in the second game of the double header in Toledo by a score of 4-3.

WP - Joe Kohler - 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K

LP - Jared Balbach - 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

S - Dan Stinchcombe

ryan dew was 4-4 with 1 rbi

justin rogers was 2-4 with 1 rbi

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DH game 1: All Americans 6 Lake Erie 4

July 12th, 2007

The All Americans beat the Monarchs 6-4 in the first game of the double header in Toledo on July 8th.

WP - Jeremy Williams - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

LP - Josh Barney - 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 K

S - Matt Shoemaker (5)

jeff davis hit a 3 run bomb in his only at bat

michael sims was 1-4 with 2 batted in

durant started this game for columbus…gave up 7 hits in 4.1 IP and let 3 ER (4 total) in…jeff davis pinch hit, oddly enough, for the DH in the 7th inning and promptly hit a 3 run homer to give columbus the lead so matt shoemaker could come in and close it out…the all americans are now on a 4 game winning streak…

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Game 2: All Americans 4 Anderson 1

July 12th, 2007

In the second game of the double header, Columbus (14-8) beat Anderson (3-20) 4-1 to sweep the double header.

WP - Adam Samson (3-0) - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

LP - Jake Scholfield (0-1) - 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 1 K

S - Josh Vollmer (1)

the all americans only had 4 hits, but scholfield walked 5 batters, which is just about as bad as givnig up 9 hits…samson was dominant like he has been so far this year, striking out 7 batters in 6 innings…while you don’t “expect” to sweep a team, anderson was 3-18 coming into this double header…the all americans shut down the anderson offense and scored just enough runs to sweep them…they needed this after losing 3 of their last 4 coming into the game…

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Game 1 - All Americans 3 Anderson 2

July 12th, 2007

In the first game of the double header on July 7 at Bill Davis Stadium, the All Americans (13-8)defeated the Anderson Servants (3-19) by a score of 3-2.

WP - Kevin Mementowski (2-2) - 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

LP - Matt Speckman (0-1) - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB

S - Matt Shoemaker (4)

Dean Anna was 2-4 with 2 rbi

Jeff Davis was 2-3 with a run scored

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All Americans 10 Xenia AIA 0

July 12th, 2007

The All Americans defeated Xenia by a score of 10-0 on July 6 at Xenia.

WP - Jake Hale (3-1) 6 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

LP - Jesse Luker - .2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

Eric Diedrich went 3-4 with 1 rbi and 2 runs scored

Ryan Dew was 3-5 with 3 rbi

Cory Rupert was 3-6 with 1 rbi

Hayden Johnston was 2-4 with 2 rbi

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Locos 10 All Americans 2

July 7th, 2007

The Lima Locos (14-5) defeated the All Americans (11-8) by a score of 10-2 on Thursday at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Matt Bischoff (3-0) - 5 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

LP - Brad Stillings (1-1) - 7 IP, 12 H, 10 R (7 earned), 2 BB, 6 K

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Copperheads 5 All Americans 2

July 7th, 2007

The Southern Ohio Copperheads (12-8) beat the All Americans (11-7) by a score of 5-2

on July 3 at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Chuck Boring - 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
LP - Matt Shoemaker - 2.0 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 2 K

S - Ryan Wackerman (1)

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post game: Licking County 3 All Americans 2 F/12

July 3rd, 2007

The Settlers (8-12) beat the All Americans (11-6) 3-2 in 12 innings yesterday at Bill Davis Stadium.
WP - Roland Rodriguez (1-2) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER

LP - Justin Rogers (1-1) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER

S - Jeff Sinkiewicz (1) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER

The All Americans bullpen allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 7 innings of relief. However, the Licking County bullpen allowed no runs on 3 hits in 6 innings of relief.

Eric Diedrich went 2-4 with 1 run batted in. Danny Hayden also went 2-4.

The All Americans take on the Southern Ohio Copperheads today at 4 PM at Bill Davis Stadium.

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weekend: All Americans go 3-1

July 3rd, 2007

The All Americans split their double header on Saturday at Stark County and swept Lake Erie on Sunday at home. Ryan Dew was 6-10 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in for the weekend.

Kevin Mementowski (1-2) went 6 innings in the first game on Saturday and gave up 3 ER on 7 hits and a walk. But Duke Williams went 6 innings and gave up no runs on 2 hits for Stark County.

In the second game, Adam Samson (2-0) went 6 innings and gave up no runs on 4 hits and no walks.

On Sunday, Quinn Haselhorst (1-0) went 6 innings and gave up 1 ER on 7 hits.

In the second game, Jared Balbach (1-0) went 4.2 innings and allowed 3 ER on 6 hits and 2 walks. Aaron Hammons pitched 2.1 innings of relief and allowed only a hit and a walk to get the save (1)

The All Americans’ record stands at 11-5 after the weekend.

very good starting pitching all 4 games, only had to use pitchers out of the bullpen in 4 days…excellent work there

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post game: All Americans 6 Xenia AIA 0

July 1st, 2007

The All Americans (8-4) defeated Xenia (5-12) by a score of 6-0 on Friday at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Jake Hale (1-1) 7 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K

LP - Gary Gates (0-2) 2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 1 K

Eric Diedrich went 2-4 with 2 rbi; Chris Klimko was 2-3 with 2 rbi

game ball goes to jake hale, who was utterly dominant in 7 IP as he struck out 8 batters and gave up only 1 hit…never game xenia a chance to start a rally…he’s struck out 17 in 14 IP so far this season and has given up 1 run in that span, while limiting opponents to a .125 BAA…
the all americans had lots of baserunners this game…xenia pitchers walked a total of 9 batters as well as giving up 9 hits…you’d hope that the team would score some runs if they’re given 9 free passes, they did, obviously…diedrich is now hitting .366 on the season; his OPS is still above .900…fantastic numbers there…he isn’t the only one hitting well this season…dean anna and matt davis are both at .333…more importantly, they’re both getting on base at well over 40% of the time…that’s exactly what you’re looking for in your leadoff hitter…get on base so the middle of the lineup can bring you home…

On Saturday the 30th, the All Americans will travel to Stark County for a double header starting at 1 pm. Kevin Mementowski (1-1, 6.52) will take the hill in the first game and Jared Balbach (0-0, 0.00 in 4 IP) will start the second game.

On Sunday the 1st of July, the All Americans will host Lake Erie in a double header starting at 1 pm. Quinn Haselhorst (1-0, 4.09) will start the first game and Jeremy Williams (0-1, 3.27) will start the second game.

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post game: All Americans 3 Steam 2 F/12

June 28th, 2007

The All Americans (9-6) beat the Cincinnati Steam (7-4) by a score of 3-2 tonight at Bill Davis Stadium

WP - Justin Rogers (1-0) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB
LP - Danny Rosenbaum (2-2) 4.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

good pitching performances by both teams tonight…brad stillings of columbus went 5 1/3, giving up 0 ER on 2 hits (a dean anna error led to the cincy runs)…the columbus bullpen didn’t give up much the rest of the way, as jeremy williams, reid lamport, mattt shoemaker, and justin rogers combined for 6 and 1/3 scoreless innings…brett greenwell of cincinnati went 7 innings, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits…danny rosenbaum went 4 and a 1/3, giving up 1 run on 2 hits…

in the bottom of the 12th, chris klimko walked and advanced to 2nd on a sac bunt by michael sims…dean anna, named player of the week by the league last week, delivered the game winning hit with a single to left center…the columbus offense scored 2 runs in the 3rd then didn’t really threaten until the 12th, but the pitching was solid tonight and kept them in the game long enough…

The All Americans travel to Athens tonight to take on the Southern Ohio Copperheads at 7:35. Jake Hale (0-1, 1.29 ERA) takes the mound for Columbus. He will be opposed by Dominique Rodgers (1-0, 2.45).

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post game: Cows 6 All Americans 5

June 28th, 2007

The Delaware Cows (12-3) defeated the All Americans (6-4) by a score of 6-5 tonight at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Corey Chaffins (2-0)
LP - Aaron Hammons (0-1)

S - Matt Smith (1)

tyler smith, who has been solid so far this year had trouble finding the strike zone in the first inning and ended up giving up 4 runs in that inning…the all americans fought back to tie the game at 4-4, but the bullpen gave up 2 more runs (one of which was walked in…)

matt davis knocked in ryan dew with a sharp single to center to make the game 6-5 in the bottom of the 9th, but hayden johnston struck out looking to end the game…man, you just hate to end a game on a called strike three…hayjo’s a good hitter though, i doubt we’ll be seeing very much of that this season…how big was that run that was walked in…

the team may be starting to feel some fatigue…look at the schedule; they’re going to play 16 games in 14 days without a break…everybody’s performance will probably suffer a bit…hopefully they can survive till the 4th of july without playing themselves out of contention…this is as good a team as the organization’s had in years…i have no doubt that things will fall into place and these guys will put together a nice streak…hang in there

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post game: Steam 10 All Americans 7

June 26th, 2007

The Cincinnati Steam (9-4) defeated the Columbus All Americans (6-3) by a score of 10 to 7 in Cincinnati on Monday.

WP - Danny Rosenbaum (2-1) 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB
LP - Jeremy Williams (0-1) 1.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 1 K

S - Chase Stewart (4)

another big inning by the opposition killed the all americans tonight…they gave up 9 runs in the 6th…i can only go by the play-by-play because i wasn’t at the game but it looks like the inning just got out of control; there was an error or two and the coaches are still trying to get a feel for who should pitch in certain situations…hopefully after 2 of these incidents they’ve got it down…

the offense certainly wasn’t the problem tonight, as columbus had 12 hits, including a 2 run homer by Justin Rogers, who was 3-3 on the night with 3 rbi…eric diedrich was 2-3, matt davis was 3-4 with 2 rbi, matt steinke was also 2-3 with 2 rbi…once again, the team didn’t roll over after going down 10-3; they scored 4 runs in the next 2 innings but obviously it’s tough to come back from a 7 run deficit

The All Americans are back home on Tuesday, taking on the Delaware Cows at 7 P.M. at Bill Davis Stadium.

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post game: All Americans 6 Mariners 4

June 24th, 2007

The Columbus All-Americans (6-2) defeated the Grand Lake Mariners (6-8) by a score of 6-4 this afternoon at Bill Davis Stadium.

WP - Quinn Haselhorst (1-0) 8 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
LP - Alex Watson (0-2) 4 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
S - Matt Shoemaker (2)

haselhorst was roughed up a bit in his last outing, giving up 3 runs and lasting only 3 innings…he came back with an excellent performance today…shoemaker picked up another save…while the offense is very good, the pitching on this team is going to keep them in just about every game…through 8 games they have a team ERA of 3.57, while their opponents have a 4.46 ERA

dean anna was 3-3 with 2 walks and is currently hitting .435 with an OPB of .519… can’t ask much more from your leadoff hitter…eric diedrich continues to hit well, going 2-3 today; he’s batting .387 with a .957 OPS…ryan dew was 2-5 with 2 rbi…he’s knocked in 7 runs in 8 games…

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post game: Cows 12 All Americans 11

June 24th, 2007

The Delaware Cows (10-3) defeated the All Americans (5-2) by the score of 12 to 11 this afternoon in Delaware. Check the league website for the box score.

wow…what a game… columbus scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st to take an early lead…based on the quality of the pitching so far this season you could almost assume that it was a pretty secure lead…and for 3 innings it looked like delaware wasn’t going to do anything offensively…but things got out of control in the 4th inning…3 runs were walked in and the cows hit a grand slam…they ended up scoring all 12 of their runs that inning…obviously the pitching can’t be perfect every game but this is something you definitely wouldn’t expect…give the all americans credit for chipping away at the delaware lead over the next 5 innings to turn it from a laugher into a nail-biter…we know that giving up 12 runs in an inning probably won’t happen again this season, so no reason to get too upset…it’s just 1 game and it’s still very early in the season

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post game: Locos 1 All Americans 0

June 20th, 2007

The Lima Locos defeated the All Americans by a score of 1-0 tonight. For a box score, see the league website.

well, the pitching for both sides was pretty impressive tonight, as the only run scored was off of a solo HR by Lima…the all americans forgot to bring their bats with them on the bus, managing only 6 hits in 9 innings…twice they got a runner to third (with the size of that field, a single really doesn’t score a runner from second) and failed to bring him home…

columbus pitchers worked in and out of jams, which was good to see…

on the bus, head coach brian mannino mentioned that some of the players needed to learn the signs…i was wondering what caused some of those baserunning gaffes tonight, perhaps that was the reason

this was a game the all americans probably should have won, but they simply failed to get timely hits…

Coach Mannino mentioned that the team looked “flat” after 2 days off…can’t really disagree with that, considering the lack of offensive production and some of the errors made in the field today

assistant coach ryan fleming was ejected from the game tonight, his first time in his short career as an all americans coach…it appeared from where we were sitting that coach fleming was speaking very calmly with the umpire after a questionable call (or non-call)…he didn’t shout or swear at the umpire, but in any case he was tossed…apparently you have to go sit on the bus if you’re kicked out, seems kind of ridiculous to me…should’ve pulled a Bobby Valentine and put on a disguise though