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2007 Standings and Game Summaries
October 7th Congratulations to the 2007 25+ Champions FPEC Tigers
MVP Jeremy Travis
Runners Up Bentonville Dodgers
The 25+ Championships were our best ever much like the 18+ from the week before. A hard fought battle between two very veteran teams. The Dodgers dominated the regular season play, but the scrappy Tigers having played into the championships by disposing of the Volcanoes in 7 innings just a half-hour prior, were in a zone. The contest was high-scoring, but that did not deflate some great defensive efforts and some timely pitching. We will let the reports come in from each team for details. Final score 10-9...a late comeback effort was averted by a bottom-of-the-seventh clutch pop up delivery by MVP pitcher, Jeremy Travis.
October 1st Congratulations to the 2007 18+ Champions Fayetteville Brewers
Rick Elliot 2007 18+ MVP
Runners Up Cassville MO Pirates
Reports to follow... Championship in the 18+ was held at Reiff Park in Prairie Grove. The Brewers defeated the Pirates in probably the most competitive championship game in recent memory. Two excellent pitchers in the Brewers' Rick Elliot and the Pirates' Eric Smith battled in complete-game efforts. Elliot edged out Smith to earn the victory as well as the league MVP award. More to come when reports are received from each team. Final 18+ Official Standings 1. Fayetteville Brewers 2. Cassville MO Pirates 3. Lowell White Sox 4. Arkansas DiamondBacks 5. Tahlequah OK Thunder 6. Fayetteville Cubs 7. Arkansas Athletics 8. Arkansas Braves 9. Fayetteville Strikers 10. Fort Smith Marshals
**Special note to give props to the Old Guys of the MSBL. Last weekend for the Dodgers in a double header sweep of the Tigers, they were led by a couple "Old Timers". In game one, Eric Exner, 45 years old, hit 3 home runs, scored four runs, and had 9 RBI's. He pitched a complete game, 6 inning victory, in a run rule shortened game. In game two, the Dodgers rode on the back of Gandoff, and his white horse. Charles Fowler (55) stole Exner's Vitamins, and led the Dodgers with a double and a huge homer into the river, well beyond the fence in left center. Fowler is now known to be the oldest player in NWAMSBL history to go long, (like his hair...). The homers added up to the highest age total in years in baseball history for one team on the same day. 190 years!--Eric Exner, Dodgers
September 23rd
September 15-16th 2007 18+ Playoffs Round 1 & 2
September 3rd makeups
The Braves split with the D-backs this past weekend. It was a great day for baseball. The D-backs scored 4 runs thru the first 3 innings and didn't score again the rest of the game. But the Braves had a little trouble getting the bats going. But we finally did in the 5th. We scored 2 in the 5th and 6th to tie the game and held them in the 7th to go extra innings. In the 8th the braves and d-back both got some runners in scoring position but couldn't bring them around. We started the 9th with Seth Lee (1-3, 2b, SB) getting walked and then stealing 2nd to put himself in scoring position. So the Braves had two outs with Josh Myers (2-5) coming to bat and he hits a single back up the middle and Lee was being aggressive on the base path and scored the go ahead run. Bottom of the 9th Braves pitcher Daniel Yates (6 IP, 3 K, 0 R, 6 BB, 2 H) kept going strong and shut down the D-backs. Braves won 5-4. The second game the Braves were tired from playing 9. They never got the bats going. Braves lead off man Kirk Blevins went (3-4, 2b, and a run scored) Ronnie Ragsdale (2-4, 1RBI) got the Braves only RBI in the game. The Braves had a chance to open the scoring up in the 5th, with runners on 1st and 2nd, and Tony Foshe (0-3) hit a rope down the line and it would have scored two. But the umpire called a foul ball. And after Foshe realized the umpire called foul ball he was already at 2nd base. So when he got back to the plate he struck out ending the inning. So in the end Braves lost 8-1--Tony Foshe, Braves
August 24-25th
Thunders ends Season with White Sox split By Lynn Womack Tahlequah Daily Press
Sports Writer
August 17-18th
Braves 12 Athletics 11 Athletics 6 Braves 17 The Braves finally won. We won the first game 17-6. The A's only had 8 players but that wouldn't matter because the Braves were hitting grounders past the infielders. The second game the A's had another player show up. But it still wasn't enough to keep the Braves from getting the second win after going 0-33 since we started our team. The Braves were down 11-9 in the 7th but the A's pitching struggled. Braves 10 batter got on base by error. Next batter struck out. Then our lead off batter hit it back to the pitcher for a sure double play but our speedy lead off man beat out the throw. Next batter hit it threw short and 3rd base. Next batter walked to load the bases with 2 out. The next batter walked to bring the lead down to 1. Next batter was being patient and the ball got pass the catcher and a runner scored to tie the game. The batter then had a swinging bunt, which would be a sure out, but the catcher made a mistake and stepped on home with out a force there, so everyone was safe. After seeing this happen the next batter should be patient but swung at the first pitch. So we called time and had a brief meeting with the batter telling him not to swing unless it was right down middle. And it paid off, the pitcher then threw him 4 straight balls and the Braves won with a walk off walk. Winning 12-11 --Tony Foshe, Braves
White Sox 6 Brewers 8 Brewers 14 White Sox 3 The White Sox, with as large a roster as they claim, failed to suit up a full squad for the second straight year when facing the defending league champions. Able to barely field 9 with a rostered member with a broken leg, the White Sox did not stand a chance in game one. The Brewers routed the Sox in 5. The only White Sox highlight was an Andy Miller home run and John Michael Hairston's triple. Sore-armed Bill Pendergist takes the loss despite being pulled from the game after hitting his fourth batsman. Three of which were the same batter. Game two was a different game... The White Sox's game 2 pitcher finally showed to the ballpark and gave the Sox a chance. Despite missing 6 of 9 starters in the field and at the plate, the game was tight through the 7th. The White Sox led through the 5th when Rick Elliot of the Brewers and Grist both homered over the short center-field fence pushing the score to 7-6 Brewers. The Sox put up a fight in the 7th, but were stymied by a quick line drive to short by Andy Miller and a rare 9-3 put out on Stephen Boudreaux by a strategically placed Rick Elliot in right field to kill the rally. At least the misty rain helped keep the day cool in light of the past few 100+ degree weekends. John Michael Hairston was the White Sox hero on the day going 4 for 6 with 2HR, 1-3B, 1-2B, 3RBI. Andy Miller also had a day at the plate 4 for 5, 1HR, 3RBI. Evan Neiser had a strong day on the hill despite the loss striking out 9 Brewers in 5 innings. --Stephen Boudreaux, White Sox
Thunder and Pirates Split
Double-Header
August 11-12th Arklahoma Shootout Weekend
Other Games:
Thunder Splits With Cubs By Lynn Womack Tahlequah Daily Press
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