The Brick Barracudas drew first blood in the 2030 Cecil Cup with a 5-4 victory over the Maui Mashers.
Maui got the first run on the board with a solo home run by Antonio Venet, but Brick responded with three in the bottom of the frame with back to back homers by Martin Cox (2 runs) and Salvador Velasquez. Brick added two more in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Velasquez and another one by Fred Kennedy.
Brick would not score again, but they would manage to hold on despite two more runs in the fifth and another solo home run by Venet in the sixth. Maui had a shot to score with runners on first and third with no one out in the seventh, but could not score against Jake Glenn.
Game 2: Thursday night.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
The World Turned Upside Down...
The Maui Mashers have dethroned the Monarchs with a 12 inning, 2-1 victory. They go on to face Brick, who advanced to the Cecil Cup finals with an 8-4 victory over Philadelphia.
Game 1: Wednesday night.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Mack Claims Moral Victory, Brick Takes Lead
Game Date: Oct 1 2030
Seattle got to claim a moral victory today with a 13-6 victory over Maui today. In the nightcap, Brick shut out Philadelphia and limited them to five hits to take a 3-2 lead in their series.
Game 6: Monday night
Seattle got to claim a moral victory today with a 13-6 victory over Maui today. In the nightcap, Brick shut out Philadelphia and limited them to five hits to take a 3-2 lead in their series.
Game 6: Monday night
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Seattle Staves Off Elimination, Brick Ties Series
Game Date: Sep 29 2030
Seattle managed to stay alive to play another game, thanks to Roy Watts throwing eight shutout, four-hit, no-walk innings.
Watts retired the first ten batters he faced and, throughout the game, only one Maui batter, Juan Arroyo managed to reach third when he hit a one-out triple in the fifth. However, Watts struck out the next two batters to get out of the inning. The hitting star of the game was Norman Kuhn, who went 2-3 with a home run and 2 RBI.
In the nightcap, Brick defeated Philadelphia 6-2 to tie their series at two games apiece. Brick starter Gustavo Melendez went seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and striking out eight for the victory. 1B Martin Cox hit his third home run of the series.
Game 5: Saturday night.
Seattle managed to stay alive to play another game, thanks to Roy Watts throwing eight shutout, four-hit, no-walk innings.
Watts retired the first ten batters he faced and, throughout the game, only one Maui batter, Juan Arroyo managed to reach third when he hit a one-out triple in the fifth. However, Watts struck out the next two batters to get out of the inning. The hitting star of the game was Norman Kuhn, who went 2-3 with a home run and 2 RBI.
In the nightcap, Brick defeated Philadelphia 6-2 to tie their series at two games apiece. Brick starter Gustavo Melendez went seven innings, giving up two runs on six hits and striking out eight for the victory. 1B Martin Cox hit his third home run of the series.
Game 5: Saturday night.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Maui Takes Commanding 3-0 Lead, Philadelphia Outlasts Brick in Another Overtime Game
The Maui Mashers took a commanding 3-0 lead over the Seattle Monarchs and are in a position to be the first team to take the long-reigning Monarchs out of the playoffs since 2023.
Seattle starter Ernest Metcalf became the latest pitcher to be unable to stop the Maui bats, giving up eight runs and ten hits in 4 2/3 innings. Maui's leadoff second-sacker Thomas Lyons hit his third home run of the series, and both Tae-Sang Pak and Juan Arroyo had two doubles off of Metcalf apiece.
In the nightcap, Philadelphia outlasted Brick in thirteen innings to take a 2-1 lead in their series. Philadelphia had a 7-2 lead after five and a half innings, but Alajandro Baez and Joe Younger could not hold the lead and the game went into extra frames.
Philadelphia managed to put two across the plate in the top of the 13th on a home run by C Steve Broadbent. Brick managed to push one run across in the bottom of the inning and had runners on second and third when RF Thomas Kalakay grounded weakly to first to end the game.
Game 4: Wednesday Night.
Seattle starter Ernest Metcalf became the latest pitcher to be unable to stop the Maui bats, giving up eight runs and ten hits in 4 2/3 innings. Maui's leadoff second-sacker Thomas Lyons hit his third home run of the series, and both Tae-Sang Pak and Juan Arroyo had two doubles off of Metcalf apiece.
In the nightcap, Philadelphia outlasted Brick in thirteen innings to take a 2-1 lead in their series. Philadelphia had a 7-2 lead after five and a half innings, but Alajandro Baez and Joe Younger could not hold the lead and the game went into extra frames.
Philadelphia managed to put two across the plate in the top of the 13th on a home run by C Steve Broadbent. Brick managed to push one run across in the bottom of the inning and had runners on second and third when RF Thomas Kalakay grounded weakly to first to end the game.
Game 4: Wednesday Night.
Monday, September 4, 2017
Playoffs: Maui Takes 2-0 Lead, Brick-Philadelphia Tied
Game Date: Sep 27 2030
The Maui Mashers took a 2-0 lead against the Seattle Monarchs with a 9-6 victory. The hitting star for the Mashers has been second baseman Thomas Lyons who went 3-5 and smacked his second home run in as many games. Seattle pitcher Chris Williams simply didn't have it today, giving up thirteen hits and seven earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. The bright spot for Seattle was third baseman Sung-heun Hwa, who hit his third home run of the playoffs.
In the nightcap, it took 11 innings for the Philadelphia Hornets to beat the Brick Barracudas 7-6. Philadelphia had a 5-4 lead going into the top of the ninth when closer Anthony White failed to hold the lead by giving up a game-tying home run to Anthony Powers to lead off the inning.
Brick took a lead in the top of the 11th on an RBI single by Salvadore Velasquez, but could not hold off the Hornets. Brick brought in Frank Carey to face Javier Ortiz. Ortiz smacked the first pitch of the inning for a single. After a sacrifice bunt, Manuel Hidalgo launched a 1-0 pitch over the right field wall for a two run home run to win the game.
Answer to last week's trivia question:
Which Hall of Fame pitcher* did not earn his first major league win until nearly five years after his major league debut.
(* Only players elected as pitchers should be considered... so Jimmie Foxx, who earned his first [and only] pitching victory 20 years after his major league debut does not count.)
Fred came up with Warren Spahn, which is a good guess, but not the correct one. Spahn made his big league debut for the Boston Braves on April 19, 1942. He failed to win a game that year, enlisted in the Army after the season and spent the next three years in the war. He earned his first win on July 14, 1946, a stretch of four years and nearly three months. I will admit that that can be construed as "nearly five years" and give Fred partial credit. But it is not the answer I was looking for.
The correct answer is Bob Lemon. Lemon made his debut for the Cleveland Indians on September 9, 1941. He played five games that year and five more in 1942 before joining the US Navy and missing the next three seasons. He finally won his first game on June 9, 1946, four years and ten months after his debut.
Spahn pitched in four games in 1942 (including two starts) and did not win a game. Lemon, however, had a pretty good excuse for failing to win any of the ten games he appeared in in 1941-1942... he was stationed at third base. Lemon did not become a pitcher until he returned from the war.
Next sim: Tuesday night
The Maui Mashers took a 2-0 lead against the Seattle Monarchs with a 9-6 victory. The hitting star for the Mashers has been second baseman Thomas Lyons who went 3-5 and smacked his second home run in as many games. Seattle pitcher Chris Williams simply didn't have it today, giving up thirteen hits and seven earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. The bright spot for Seattle was third baseman Sung-heun Hwa, who hit his third home run of the playoffs.
In the nightcap, it took 11 innings for the Philadelphia Hornets to beat the Brick Barracudas 7-6. Philadelphia had a 5-4 lead going into the top of the ninth when closer Anthony White failed to hold the lead by giving up a game-tying home run to Anthony Powers to lead off the inning.
Brick took a lead in the top of the 11th on an RBI single by Salvadore Velasquez, but could not hold off the Hornets. Brick brought in Frank Carey to face Javier Ortiz. Ortiz smacked the first pitch of the inning for a single. After a sacrifice bunt, Manuel Hidalgo launched a 1-0 pitch over the right field wall for a two run home run to win the game.
Answer to last week's trivia question:
Which Hall of Fame pitcher* did not earn his first major league win until nearly five years after his major league debut.
(* Only players elected as pitchers should be considered... so Jimmie Foxx, who earned his first [and only] pitching victory 20 years after his major league debut does not count.)
Fred came up with Warren Spahn, which is a good guess, but not the correct one. Spahn made his big league debut for the Boston Braves on April 19, 1942. He failed to win a game that year, enlisted in the Army after the season and spent the next three years in the war. He earned his first win on July 14, 1946, a stretch of four years and nearly three months. I will admit that that can be construed as "nearly five years" and give Fred partial credit. But it is not the answer I was looking for.
The correct answer is Bob Lemon. Lemon made his debut for the Cleveland Indians on September 9, 1941. He played five games that year and five more in 1942 before joining the US Navy and missing the next three seasons. He finally won his first game on June 9, 1946, four years and ten months after his debut.
Spahn pitched in four games in 1942 (including two starts) and did not win a game. Lemon, however, had a pretty good excuse for failing to win any of the ten games he appeared in in 1941-1942... he was stationed at third base. Lemon did not become a pitcher until he returned from the war.
Next sim: Tuesday night
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Game 1 to Maui and Brick
The Maui Mashers started off the 2030 postseason with a bang, as they jumped all over Seattle starter Toyoshige Takahashi for seven runs in three innings.
Takahashi's troubles started right away when leadoff hitter Thomas Lyons launched a 1-2 pitch over the right field wall in the first inning. Takahashi would end up giving up two more home runs before being lifted to start the fourth inning.
In the nightcap, Brick waited until the fifth inning to put a run on the board, but by the time the game ended, they put up ten more, to defeat Seattle 11-2.
Game 2 will be Monday night.
Takahashi's troubles started right away when leadoff hitter Thomas Lyons launched a 1-2 pitch over the right field wall in the first inning. Takahashi would end up giving up two more home runs before being lifted to start the fourth inning.
In the nightcap, Brick waited until the fifth inning to put a run on the board, but by the time the game ended, they put up ten more, to defeat Seattle 11-2.
Game 2 will be Monday night.
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