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Tigers, 2014
DateOpponentPitchH/AScore
23rd AprilCamelsPW4HW.23-11
30th AprilOutlaws II6AL.11-22
7th MayMutineers2HL.5-18
14th MaySpeedersPW7AL.15-16
21st MayMeerkats4HL.9-30
28th MayLightning4HW.23-8
4th JuneBlue GnusPW7AL.11-19
11th JuneRestingN/AN/AN/A
18th JuneBats7HW.23-8
25th JuneCamels3AL.11-17
2nd JulyOutlaws II5HW.8-7
9th JulyMutineersPW7AL.14-18
16th JulySpeeders6HW.24-23
23rd JulyMeerkats7HL.26-33
30th JulyLightning5AL.9-11
6th AugustBlue Gnus7HW.18-10
13th AugustRestingN/AN/AN/A
20th AugustBats9AW.14-13

PW = Parrs Wood

20/08/14 Bats

An understrength Tigers team finished the season with a satisfying win in a close game against a stronger than usual Bats team.

Batting leader and Home Run Hero was Ed who batted 1000 and hit our only Home Run of the evening. Best of the rest were Dave E. and Alex who went 3 for 4, whilst Dave W., who went 2 for 3, saw his Wednesday night OBP crash to 929 for the season.

In the field Sam recovered from a slightly shaky start to pitch another good game, Chloe took some good catches in the outfield, Kirsty did well on first, Alex turned a nice double play and Emma made some nice plays in a rare outing on 2nd.

Thanks to Tanya from Mayhem Freeze for guesting.

Tigers 2 1 4 0 5 0 2 14
Bats 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 13

MVPs

Ed Chloe

06/08/14 Blu Gnus

A strong start, a slow middle, then a rousing finale as we proved too strong for the Gnus. We looked the better team throughout but it wasn't until we scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 6th that we took a decisive lead.

Grant was the batting leader, going 4 for 4. Grant also homered as he, Steph and Dave hit back to back to back round trippers in the bottom of the 5th to put us back on the road to victory after a defensive wobble in the top of the same inning.

Defensively Ed was the stand out player putting in an excellent performance at 3rd base, Emma made some nice plays at 1st, Sam pitched well again, and the whole of team worked well together in the field.

Grant will be returning to the States before our next game, he'll be a big loss and we'd like to wish him all the best and thank him for his contribution to the team this season.

Blu Gnus 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 10
Tigers 5 1 0 1 4 7 X 18

MVPs

Ed Steph

30/07/14 Lightning

In sharp contrast to last week's game this was a low scoring contest which could have gone either way. In the end it was the extra experience on the Lightning side that translated into the extra couple of runs that produced the win.

Dave and Alex both batted 1000 ( 3 for 3), Chloe was best of the women going 2 for 4. Grant was our Home Run hero hitting a four bagger in the top of the 4th.

Grant was also good with the glove and took several excellent catches in the outfield. Alex made some made a series of fine throws to first, Ed looked good at 2nd, Sam pitched another good game, Sarah made an excellent scoop and throw to get the out on a really close play at first, Kirsty took a good catch on a pop up at the plate, and the whole team worked hard as a unit in the field.

Lightning 2 1 0 0 4 4 0 11
Tigers 1 2 0 3 1 0 2 9

MVPs

Sam Emma

23/07/14 Meerkats

A slug fest in the sun, during which we batted well, but just didn't convert enough of our defensive opportunities into outs.

Grant was the Home Run Hero with 2 four-baggers. Grant also batted 1000, going 5 for 5, with Sam (also 5 for 5) and Hayley (4 for 4) also perfect on the night.

Grant was the batting leader but Sam's strong pitching performance was just enough for our opponents to pick him as our Male MVP, Chloe was our female MVP, with some good outfield catches to add to a decent performance at the plate. Elsewhere Sarah had her best game yet at third and Emma was good again on first, with the highlight her grab of a vicious hard grounder as it leapt after crashing into first base to record the force out.

Tigers 4 8 4 5 0 2 3 26
Meerkats 5 8 9 4 5 2 X 33

MVPs

Sam Chloe

16/07/14 Speeders

Seventeen runs to one down after 2 and 1/2 innings we looked dead and buried (to those who could bear to look at all !), but we showed lots of character and determination and fought back to get the win.

Male batting leaders were Sam and Ed who each went 4 for 4, with Sarah C. and Kirsty, each 3 for 4, leading the way for the women. Sam pitched well yet again and he and Emma also produced one of the defensive highlights when they turned a line drive into a lovely double play with a neat catch followed by good coverage by Emma combined with a nice throw to the bag to pick off the over eager base runner before they could scramble back to one.

Whilst there were lots of good individual contributions however the biggest factor, after the initial stumbling start, was the way that everyone worked hard together as a team to repair the damage and get us back into a winning position by dint of hard work, staying patient at the plate, and making each play in turn as needed without worrying over much about the score.

Speeders 1 11 5 3 1 2 0 23
Tigers 1 0 7 4 5 7 X 24

MVPs

Sam Chloe

09/07/14 Mutineers

Another hard fought game that we could have won if we'd stayed a bit steadier under pressure in the last couple of innings.

Batting leader was Dave W. who went 4 for 4, closely followed by Steph and Sam who each went 4 for 5. Chloe claimed her first ever Home Run and Ed and Dave E. also homered.

In the field the stand out was Sam who pitched a good game and also fielded his position well. Stand out plays included good outfield grabs by Dave W. and Chloe and a fine throw by Sarah C. from 3 to 1 to get the out.

Tigers 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 14
Mutineers 3 1 4 0 1 9 X 18

MVPs

Dave Chloe

02/07/14 Outlaws II

A good, hard fought, win over a slightly misfiring Outlaws team. A fine team performance that we can look to build on over the rest of the season.

Batting leader was Ed who went 4 for 4, topping off his performance with a lead off (and walk off) game winning Home Run in the bottom of the 7th. Richard was the other Home Run Hero whilst Emma was best of the women, going 2 for 3 and falling victim to a fine low catch in her other visit to the plate.

In the field the stand out was Alex who showed good range at short and Emma also had a good game at first. Kirsty took a nice catch in the outfield but the play of the game was a relay from the outfield for Sarah to apply the tag at 3rd for the 1st out in the top of the 6th. Up to then we'd conceded 5 runs in the inning without getting one out, the Outlaws were finally on a role. After that play we didn't concede another run in the rest of the game.

Outlaws II 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 7
Tigers 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 8

MVPs

Alex Emma

25/06/14 Camels

A hard hitting Camels line up put us under pressure all through the game and forced us into errors that resulted in a loss that put a sizeable dent in our hopes of staying in Division 2. There was lots of effort but we were guilty at times of trying just a little too hard.

Richard and Alex were the OBP heroes, each going 3 for 4, with Steph and Sarah C. best of the women, each going 2 for 4. Sam and Alex each hit a home run.

In the field Sam pitched well and also gave a virtuoso performance in the field. Richard put in an energetic performance at second and gave non stop verbal encouragement to the rest of the team. Emma showed everyone a good example by working hard and chasing some lost causes at first.

Thanks are due to Matt who came down and helped us out in our hour of need (we needed an outfielder and he provided us with one !).

Tigers 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 11
Camels 2 6 6 0 3 0 X 17

MVPs

Richard Steph

18/06/14 Bats

A workman-like win against the bottom of the table Bats on a warm and sunny evening.

Home Run heroes were Richard and the Grand Slam hitting Ed. Ed also hit for the cycle whilst going 4 for 4 to top the OBP list for the men. Chloe was the batting leader for the women, also going 4 for 4, and she was closely followed by Sarah C. who went 3 for 4.

In the field Sam pitched a fine game and both Chloe and Steph took nice outfield catches.

We looked a bit shaky in the field but were never put under any real pressure by the outclassed Bats.

Bats 3 0 0 1 1 3 8
Tigers 0 9 0 7 3 4 23

MVPs

Ed Chloe

04/06/14 Blu Gnus

A curate's egg of a performance, some very good stuff mixed in with some rather sloppy interludes that cost us the win.

Grant was the batting leader going 3 for 3 with a Home Run , Alex also homered on his return to the team after 2+ seasons away and both looked good in the field.

Elsewhere Emma did an excellent job on first, Sam pitched well and Charlotte got the purple heart award for hobbling all the way round the bases after twisting her ankle between first and second.

Blu Gnus 2 0 2 6 0 6 3 19
Tigers 1 0 2 2 2 3 1 11

MVPs

Grant Emma

28/05/14 Lightning

We made a welcome return to winning ways with a 5 inning win over Lightning that was largely a result of an eleven run 2nd inning.

Four different people, Chris, Dave, Richard and Ed, all homered with Richard hitting 2, the 2nd being a walk off Grand Slam. OBP heroine was Charlotte who went 4 for 4, with 3 people going 3 for 4 and 7 going 2 for 3.

In the field we cut down on the errors and kept things under control with highlights including Ed's busy evening at shortstop and a solid performance on 2nd by Richard.

Thanks are due to Speeder Chris for helping us out at short notice and it was really good to see Becky back at pitch side.

Lightning 0 4 2 1 1 8
Tigers 4 11 2 3 3 23

MVPs

Richard Charlotte

21/05/14 Meerkats

We did it tough in the run up to this game, struggling to get a team out on the pitch. We did it tough in the game as well as we found out why the Meerkats are unbeaten so far this season. They hit well from the top to the bottom of their order and kept us under constant pressure.

Home Run heroes were Michelle with a Grand slam and Ed with a 3 run homer whilst Dave was top of the OBP charts going 2 for 2.

Our one big fielding highlight was a triple play in the top of the first when an infield fly caused chaos amongst the base runners and brought the inning to an abrupt end. Chloe worked hard on 2nd all game and that got her a well deserved MVP nomination from the opposition.

Thanks to Michelle and Ange for helping us out in our hour of need and congratulations to Sarah Cassin who looked really promising on her Wednesday debut.

Meerkats 7 17 4 2 30
Tigers 2 4 0 3 9

MVPs

Ed Chloe

14/05/14 Speeders

A good, nip and tuck game that ended on a close play at the plate, perhaps a few too many errors (on both sides) for the purist, but still by far our best performance of the season to date.

Infield stars were Ed and Chloe who both made some excellent plays, and Emma was solid on one - though her most spectacular play, doing the splits to reel in an errant throw, went unrewarded. Sam and Dave E. both looked good in the outfield with Dave's snaring of a screaming line drive perhaps the highlight whilst Steph showed good range in right field.

With the bat Sam (5 for 5) and Dave W. (4 for 4) batted 1000, with a whole group of others going 3 for 4 including the female leaders, Emma, Kirsty and Chloe.

In the end we made one or two errors too many to deserve the win but we did enough to suggest with a bit more experience we can be a team to be reckoned with at this level.

Tigers 0 5 3 0 3 2 2 15
Speeders 1 6 3 1 3 1 1 16

MVPs

Ed Chloe

07/05/14 Mutineers

It's often one bad innings that decides a game and this one was no exception as the Mutineers scored 11 runs in the 2nd innings on their way to a comfortable win.

Batting stats leaders were Emma and new boy Grant who each went 2 for 2 with Sam and Ed the best of the rest, each going 2 for 3. In the field Ed was the star performer with Grant also looking good in his first game.

There were some bright spots but overall this wasn’t a game that we’ll recall fondly. In awful conditions we made too many mistakes in the field and the batting fell apart after the first innings, leaving us well beaten by the end of the game.

Mutineers 3 11 3 0 1 18
Tigers 4 0 0 0 1 5

Game called for Bad Light after 5

MVPs

Ed Emma

30/04/14 Outlaws II

The events of this game were completely overshadowed by a really nasty injury to Becky who took a ball in the side of the head whilst running to 2nd in the top of the 7th and ended up in hospital with a skull fracture, concussion and a perforated ear drum. Happily she is recovering well and should be out of hospital in a couple more days.

Elsewhere this was the archetypal game of 2 halves. In the first 3 innings the Outlaws ran away with it, in the next 3 we reined them in and started batting and fielding much better ourselves.

Our batting leader was Sam, going 4 for 4, with Ed and Tony each going 3 for 4. Ed hit 1 home run and was robbed of another only by the best catch of the game in right centre.

In the field Sam played really well in centre field and Ed did a good job standing in at short stop.

In the run up to the game just getting a team onto the pitch was a struggle so thanks are due to Neil, Hayley and Anu for stepping into the breach.

Tigers 2 1 0 2 2 4 11
Outlaws 2 10 9 0 0 1 22

Game called in the top of the 7th and rolled back.

MVPs

Ed Becky

23/04/14 Camels

Steph was the star of this game hitting two home runs that lit up what was a solid win over an under-strength Camels team. Other batting stars included Ed, who also homered, and Tony, Chloe and Richard who all went 4 for 4. The whole line up from top to bottom hit the ball hard and ran hard to put continual pressure on the opposition throughout the game.

In the field Tony's pitching performance, featuring 7 strikeouts, was a highlight whilst elsewhere Dave did a solid job at Shortstop and the outfield did a fine job of keeping the ball in front of them and restricting the number of extra base hits we surrendered to a minimum.

Camels 3 0 4 3 1 11
Tigers 6 5 1 11 X 23

Game called for Bad Light after 4 & 1/2

MVPs

Tony Steph
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