Saturday Scrimmage

Hey guys,

If you haven't had a chance to respond to the scrimmage poll on the site, do it now. Some of you may not be checking the blog & just waiting till you get the email update. It doesn't send an email if the announcement section is updated, so make sure to check in a bit more often.

Rock & Roll Rico

Season totals thru game 5

Batting Video

Hey Gang,

I've posted the batting clips, and will do the same w/ defense when I get a chance. In the past, I just put the swings in there, but this time i put in all the pitches cuz it's interesting to see where the pitches are falling... For some of these it seems like the best contact is behind the plate.

Game 5 Offense clip 3

Game 5 Offense clip 2

Game 5 Offense clip 1

Here are the season totals. I had to change 2 sacrifices given in game 3 to fielder's choices with an RBI per the MLB official scoring guidelines.

Here are the game 4 stats, finally. 23 runs not 22.

Uncle Rico's Scouting Report

Hey Gang,

A few of us braved the frost and watched Mercy Hill shut out Evangel 11-0. There were quite a few fielding errors which could have kept the game much closer. They will be the best hitting team we've faced, but if we play smart and crisp, we SHOULD be able to out hit them.

Here's the notes on their batting for the game.

Scouting report on Mercy Hill

Batting Order

1. Deep Right Center, Right Field, Right Center
2. Single RBI up center, Single to short, up center
3. (Kevin O) – walk, Single right center, Double left center
4. fly out, over left center’s head, to SS
5. (Tommy O) – single up center, single up center, ground to short
6. (#22) – Single pop out. Single to left
7. (#3) – Ground out to short, ground out to short,, to short.
8. (#7) – walk, foul left, single up middle
9. (#13) – Foul out, fly to pitcher, to short
10. (#23) – Single, Double to left, to 3rd base
11. (#00) – pop out, ground out.


Ok... I have to go get a life.

Uncle Rico

game 4 Clips 4

Game 4 Clips 3

Game 4 Clips 2

Game 4 Clips 1

Game 3 Clips 3

Game 3 Clips 2

Game 3 Clips1

Season Stats - Week 3

Missing gloves?

Jon found two gloves on the bleachers behind our diamond. Is anyone missing their glove?

Game 3 stats

If you think there is an error in the stats please let me know and I will investigate it. There were

some revisions(sacrifices) awarded and I tried to correct the stats to the best of my recollection.

I will wait a couple days to post the updated season stats in case of corrections. DR

Scouting Report

Ok men,

Tonite's a big game! Calvary is 2-0, and they believe they are a stronger team than we saw last year. Key notes: The pitcher can usually throw a strike when he needs to, and he's not afraid to throw absolute garbage. Alex Blahnik could be a power hitter for them.

Watching the clips from game 2 we can see what happens w/ good swings versus the bad ones. The key is waiting for the ball (don't swing when it's out in front of you), and making sure you've got a level swing. Most of the fouls / strikes were because of trying to crush the ball which tends to mean you swing too early.

It should be a great night for ball!

That's all I got!
Uncle Rico

Well now we know

Thanx JC for teaching us that

There is no check swing in softball!

Game 2 Clips 2

Game 2 Clips

Ooooh Roberto!

just a "high light"! :)