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progen · 04-04-2013, 03:40 PM

So after our opening day loss, the first full week of April was up and down. I have to keep reminding myself that we are one of, if not the youngest team in the league. Crowds were good for the next three home games, and in game three, we finally got our first win!
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Week 1 Highlights/Lowlights
4/3/1989 - First win in Aces history! Denny White, the 5ft 10inch lefty, originally from Coralville, Iowa, and a fan favorite already, pitches eight strong innings of two hit, two run ball. And Broderick MacDonald comes in to close, and is lights out.

4/8 - Nice way to end the week, and the bats finally got hot. Scoring ten runs in a 10-4 win ovr Berwick. And once again, Denny White comes through with a strong seven inning, one run outing. Appears we may have a diamond in the rough here. Loren O'Connor, another guy we really like, came on in relief and got roughed up a bit, but hey, the season is young!

4/7 - As mentioned earlier, Juan Aguilar was just unlucky in his 2-0 loss to Berwick. Definitely given reasons for hope for the young man!
So after the first week, we sit at 3-5, with Allentown leading at 5-3, and one of the favorites in my mind, Hanover, sitting at 4-4.

Week 2 Highlights/Lowlights
4/9 - Well, we started up on April 9th by beating Hanover 4-0. At 29, and the oldest player on our team, Tim Butler pitched a brillian game! Seven innings of shutout, three hit ball, and Loren O'Connor came back nicely, two shut the Raiders down the last two innings.

4/10 to 4/15 - Well, our first tough stretch of the very young season, and we found out fairly quickly why Hanover is one of the teams to beat in this league. In five games from Hanover and Carbondale, we were outscored 40 to 15 and outhit 55 to 38.

4/12 - FIRST NO HITTER IN LEAGUE HISTORY!!!
Hanover wins 12-0, and we were no hit.[/B] Their pitcher Jeremy Adams was "amazing" to say the least, and to make matters worse, we were playing at home! Adams hits Mike Lacy in the bottom of the first, who then proceeded to get thrown out stealing, and was dominant the rest of the way! He only struck out two, which in itself is amazing, but it was a thing of beauty the way he "dazzled" our young hitters. He walked Stanley Harris in the ninth, but besides him and Lacy in the first, no batters reached base. At 31, Adams has been around, and I feel will eventually go into coaching. I wish it wasn't our team that will go into the record books, but what a performance!
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Week 3 Highlights/Lowlights
We started week three with our sixth straight loss, 7-2 to Carbondale. At this point I was getting concerned, and while I talk to our Manager, Ed Bane everday numerous times, I just needed to know what was happening in the clubhouse. And it was at that point that made me realize why I felt Ed was the right man for this job!
First he said the Louisville Colonels of the American Association still own the longest losing streak in professional baseball at 26 games, so this is nothing. Then he added that the hitters have been watching videos and that he also spoke to several of the more "leaders" in the clubhouse to get the other players to loosen up. In his time in baseball, he said that he's found that younger players will "press" more sooner than veteran players, and that this is a phase they're going through as they get accustom to professional baseball, and playing at this level. And as he walked out, he said he used another little "tactic"Bull Durham's "Into the Shower" scene - YouTube

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The talk and the "throwing of the bats" must have worked some, as we picked up three wins, including back to back wins against Mahanoy City. Our team is just so inconsistent at this time.

4/17 - One definite highlight was our first overall pick, Eisuke Heida got his first win! He pitched six innings of shutout ball. Michael "Icebox" Ward, Loren O'Connor, and Jorge Machado came in and cleaned things up over the last three innings.

Week 4 Highlights/Lowlights
Aguilar gets first win, Denny White goes 5-1.
Week 4 and the end of April were highlighted by our first, three game winning streak. We ran into a very good Greensburg Green Sox team, and took three out of four.

4/29 - Hard luck pitcher Juan Aguilar get his first win, and rather then worrying about getting help from the offense, he pitches a shutout. We did score six, in a 6-0 win over Greensburg.

4/30 - Denny White just keeps pitching fantastic baseball. He upped his record to 5-1 with an outstanding performance against Greensburg, and 8-2 win to close out April. He did give up ten hits, and was in trouble a few innings, but battled out of each one, and helped us to end April on a high note. Greensburg was 16-8 going into our series, and lookin to gain and early lead on Johnstown, but our team rose to the occasion, and there was much joy on the bus ride to Allentown for another four game road series.

04-04-2013, 03:40 PM	#18
progen All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,531 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	So after our opening day loss, the first full week of April was up and down. I have to keep reminding myself that we are one of, if not the youngest team in the league. Crowds were good for the next three home games, and in game three, we finally got our first win! Attachment 280937 Week 1 Highlights/Lowlights 4/3/1989 - First win in Aces history! Denny White, the 5ft 10inch lefty, originally from Coralville, Iowa, and a fan favorite already, pitches eight strong innings of two hit, two run ball. And Broderick MacDonald comes in to close, and is lights out. 4/8 - Nice way to end the week, and the bats finally got hot. Scoring ten runs in a 10-4 win ovr Berwick. And once again, Denny White comes through with a strong seven inning, one run outing. Appears we may have a diamond in the rough here. Loren O'Connor, another guy we really like, came on in relief and got roughed up a bit, but hey, the season is young! 4/7 - As mentioned earlier, Juan Aguilar was just unlucky in his 2-0 loss to Berwick. Definitely given reasons for hope for the young man! So after the first week, we sit at 3-5, with Allentown leading at 5-3, and one of the favorites in my mind, Hanover, sitting at 4-4. Week 2 Highlights/Lowlights 4/9 - Well, we started up on April 9th by beating Hanover 4-0. At 29, and the oldest player on our team, Tim Butler pitched a brillian game! Seven innings of shutout, three hit ball, and Loren O'Connor came back nicely, two shut the Raiders down the last two innings. 4/10 to 4/15 - Well, our first tough stretch of the very young season, and we found out fairly quickly why Hanover is one of the teams to beat in this league. In five games from Hanover and Carbondale, we were outscored 40 to 15 and outhit 55 to 38. 4/12 - FIRST NO HITTER IN LEAGUE HISTORY!!! Hanover wins 12-0, and we were no hit.[/B] Their pitcher Jeremy Adams was "amazing" to say the least, and to make matters worse, we were playing at home! Adams hits Mike Lacy in the bottom of the first, who then proceeded to get thrown out stealing, and was dominant the rest of the way! He only struck out two, which in itself is amazing, but it was a thing of beauty the way he "dazzled" our young hitters. He walked Stanley Harris in the ninth, but besides him and Lacy in the first, no batters reached base. At 31, Adams has been around, and I feel will eventually go into coaching. I wish it wasn't our team that will go into the record books, but what a performance! Week 3 Highlights/Lowlights We started week three with our sixth straight loss, 7-2 to Carbondale. At this point I was getting concerned, and while I talk to our Manager, Ed Bane everday numerous times, I just needed to know what was happening in the clubhouse. And it was at that point that made me realize why I felt Ed was the right man for this job! First he said the Louisville Colonels of the American Association still own the longest losing streak in professional baseball at 26 games, so this is nothing. Then he added that the hitters have been watching videos and that he also spoke to several of the more "leaders" in the clubhouse to get the other players to loosen up. In his time in baseball, he said that he's found that younger players will "press" more sooner than veteran players, and that this is a phase they're going through as they get accustom to professional baseball, and playing at this level. And as he walked out, he said he used another little "tactic"Bull Durham's "Into the Shower" scene - YouTube Independent Baseball - You gotta love it!! The talk and the "throwing of the bats" must have worked some, as we picked up three wins, including back to back wins against Mahanoy City. Our team is just so inconsistent at this time. 4/17 - One definite highlight was our first overall pick, Eisuke Heida got his first win! He pitched six innings of shutout ball. Michael "Icebox" Ward, Loren O'Connor, and Jorge Machado came in and cleaned things up over the last three innings. Week 4 Highlights/Lowlights Aguilar gets first win, Denny White goes 5-1. Week 4 and the end of April were highlighted by our first, three game winning streak. We ran into a very good Greensburg Green Sox team, and took three out of four. 4/29 - Hard luck pitcher Juan Aguilar get his first win, and rather then worrying about getting help from the offense, he pitches a shutout. We did score six, in a 6-0 win over Greensburg. 4/30 - Denny White just keeps pitching fantastic baseball. He upped his record to 5-1 with an outstanding performance against Greensburg, and 8-2 win to close out April. He did give up ten hits, and was in trouble a few innings, but battled out of each one, and helped us to end April on a high note. Greensburg was 16-8 going into our series, and lookin to gain and early lead on Johnstown, but our team rose to the occasion, and there was much joy on the bus ride to Allentown for another four game road series.