League: Landesliga
BSV NRW Baseball Landesliga I
Hagen Chipmunks vs Bochum Barflies
Barflies WIN Despite Hagen’s Strong Offense
It was a great day for a baseball gamein the German NRW Landesliga. The Hagen Chipmunks were hosting the Bochum Barflies in the back round of the 2022 season. The Barflies won the first match 6 to 21.
The Barflies put one up in the Top of the 1st, but Hagen answered back with three of their own thanks to a few errors by Bochum as they got used to the hard rocky infield. Bochum caught a break in the second when Hagen’s runner was called out on the bare-handed throw from P Balk to Sinev. Junga closed out the 1-2-3 inning with his catch on a fly ball to the right-center gap.
After the Barflies tied it up in the third, Hagen answered with two more in the third. The strong relay though from Noa-Bolano to Dudel and on to P Balk ended the Chipmunk rally when they tried to stretch a double into a triple.
Bochum capitalized on a few errors, doubles by Froning and Brückmann. The four run inning could have been five or more if not for an unfortunate call at home. On the fly ball confusion on the basepaths ensued. The relay home was on time, but dropped by the catcher. In order to avoid a collision with the Catcher, P Balk made a spectacular jump over him to score. Unfortunately the umpire thought the ball was in the glove when the swipe tag was made on the landing.
Bochum continued to manufacture runs, with two more in the 5th and another in the 7th. This hit up the middle by Noa-Bolano in the 5th sealed the win for the Barflies. But the game’s excitement didnt end there. Hagen made things exciting with bases loaded and their clean-up man at the plate. With the count 2-2, Hagen put on the hit and run with the runner at third breaking home. Not knowing what the call was, Hagen was able to get into the rundown and make it home on an overthrow. But it was S Balk that had cashed in on a strikeout to end the inning making the rundown irrelevant.
Bases were loaded again in the bottom of the eight when a hit off the plate took dribbled to S Balk. Without any stress he tossed to Schulz for the force at home.
Down by three in the bottom of the 9th, Hagen tried to bunt for a base hit. This is where training paid off, and always alert, Schulz made it look easy by scoping it up and throwing to Sinev at first. By the way, let’s not forget Sinev’s solid performance at first, cleaning up after some messy throws to get the outs.
Back in the 9th, Hagen got a baserunner. Anticipating the steal attempt, Schulz made a solid throw to Brückmann who made a great tag for the second out. S Balk closed the game with a strike out.
Theis won the match in 5 solid 5 innings of pitching. He gave up 5 runs, 3- earned. He struck out 5 and walked 4. S Balk came in for four innings, walked three, struck out 5 and both runs were un-earned to give him the save.
Wuppertal Stingrays II vs Ratingen Goose-Necks II
Bochum Barflies vs Hochdahl Neandertaler
Schnell noch kurz den Ballpark aufgeräumt, das Trainingmaterial weggestellt und den Dreck der letzten Tage unter den Teppich gekeehrt. Die Barflies zeigen sich wieder von ihrer besten Seite. So wie es sich gehört für einen guten Gastgeber. Zu Besuchen waren die Spieler aus Hochdahl, denn am 24.07 hieß es um 15 Uhr Playball im Spiel Bochum Barflies gg Hochdahl Neandertaler. Gutes Wetter haben die Gäste auch noch mitgebracht, dafür gabs kühles Bier und leckeres vom Grill.
Geschenke wurden aber keine gemacht, denn eins war klar, die Barflies wollen siegreich vom Platz gehen. Ein kurzes runloses beschnuppern in den ersten Innings , gefolgt von einer starken offensive in den darauffolgenden Innings, zeigten dies auch mehr als deutlich. Single after single gepaart mit starken doubles räumten den Bochumern ein gutes Runpolster ein. Und auch defensiv ließ man dieses mal nichts anbrennen. Starkes Pitching mit insgesamt 9 Strikeouts und gute Rückendeckung der Bochumer Defensive mit routinierten Wurfen auf die erste Bases ließen kaum Hits zu. So fand man sich mit 1:10 runs im 6ten Inning wieder. Noch kurz die nächsten Schritte besprochen, um dann auch den letzten Run einzufahren und schon ging es ins 7te Inning. Ein starkes Hit and Run Spiel versetzte den Leadrunner in scoring position. Durch einen spektakulären Powerbunt konnte man so anschließend von der 2ten Base nach Home laufen.
Endstand 1:11 im 7ten Inning. Ein erfolgreicher Tag also für die Bochumer. Jetzt heißt es für die erste Mannschaft erst mal Sommerpause, genug Zeit sich zu erholen und neue Energie zu tanken, um dann voller Vorfreude frisch ins nächste Match gegen die Hagener Chipmunks (7.08.) zu starten.
Bochum Barflies Beat Hochdahl Neandertaler By Ten Runs
The Bochum Barflies had everything working on Sunday, winning big over the Hochdahl Neandertaler 11-1
Bochum opened up scoring in the second inning. Schulz drove in one on a single.
Bochum put up four runs in the third inning. Dudel, Sinev, and Junga all drove in runs in the frame.
Nengelken was the winning pitcher for Bochum . Nengelken surrendered one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out nine.
Fassbender took the loss for Hochdahl . The bulldog surrendered eight runs on ten hits over five innings, striking out seven.
Bochum totaled 13 hits in the game. Nengelken, Dudel, Junga, and Schulz each managed multiple hits for Bochum . Schulz, Junga, Dudel, and Nengelken each managed two hits to lead Bochum Barflies.
Hallmann led Hochdahl with two hits in three at bats.
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Paderborner Untouchables III vs Ratingen Goose-Necks II
Wuppertal Stingrays II vs Paderborner Untouchables III
Düsseldorf Senators II vs Bochum Barflies
Heiß, heißer, Tim Negelken!!! Nicht nur das Wetter war an diesem Spieltag in Topfform, sondern auch der junge Pitcher Tim Negelken. Doch dieses mal anders als üblich, nicht auf dem Mound, sondern eher im Rightfield und an der Platte.
Am Sonntag den 17.07.2022 ging es nach Düsseldorf gegen die Düsseldorfer Senatoren in die Schlacht. Von Anfang an machte die schwüle Luft beiden Teams zu schaffen. Dennoch wollte man es sich nehmen lassen und gleich von Beginn an auf Angriff schalten. So zeichnete sich schon früh ein runreiches Spiel ab. Gepaart mit guter defensiver Leistung – ein spektakulärer Flyingcatch im Centerfield der Bochumer – machten die ersten Innings zu einem Kopf an Kopf rennen. Nur beim Pitchen hatten die Jungs aus Bochum irgendwie den Wurm drin. Was zu vielen Walks und verschenkten Runs führte. Im Laufe des Spiels fanden sich die Barflies so auch eher im Rückstand wieder. Erst durch eine grundsolide Performance von Stephan Tonk, einem alteingesessenen Pitcher der Bochumer konnten diese wieder auf Kurs gebracht werden. Gedopet mit dem nötigen Rückwind vom Mount fuhren die Bochumer die Runproduktion wieder hoch und auch Tim Negelken setze zum Sprint an. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. In der Defensive glänzte er mit einer Rakete aus dem Rightfield in Richtung Home, wo der Catcher erfolgreich zum Tag ansetzen und so ein wichtiger Run für die Senatoren verhindert konnte. Kurz gefolgt von einem Geschoss auf die erste Base, was wiederum einen (normalerweise) sicheren Hit verhinderte. Und auch an der Platte war Tim nicht zimperlich. Zwei Inside-The-Park-Homeruns hintereinander krönten die unterm Strich grandiose Leistung des 21-jährigen.
Alles in allem, trotz zwischenzeitlich sehr zähen Innings ein doch sehr ansehnliches Spiel und am Ende ein 27:20 Sieg für die Bochumer Barflies.
Düsseldorf Senators Stay Competitive, Bested By Bochum Barflies
Even though the Düsseldorf Senators and Bochum Barflies both had their opportunities, it was Bochum that eventually prevailed 27-20 on Sunday. The game was tied at 20 with Bochum batting in the top of the eighth when Schulz drew a walk, scoring one run.
Vilzie collected four hits in defeat. Vilzie singled in the first, singled in the third, singled in the fourth, and singled in the seventh.
Bochum got on the board in the first inning. Noa-Bolano’s sac fly scored one run for the Barflies.
Düsseldorf knotted the game up at 20 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Effenberger drove in two when he singled.
After Bochum scored three runs in the top of the sixth, Düsseldorf answered with three of their own. Bochum scored when an error scored one run for Bochum, Nengelken grounded out, scoring one run, and Schulz singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Düsseldorf then answered when Marcinkowski drew a walk, scoring one run, Bronisch drew a walk, scoring one run, and Zander drew a walk, scoring one run.
Düsseldorf notched seven runs in the fifth inning. Düsseldorf big bats were led by Vilzie, Kolter, Czelinski, Kirschner, and Thorenz, who each had RBIs in the inning.
Bochum scored seven runs in the seventh inning. The big inning for the Barflies came thanks to a walk by Balk, a groundout by Tonk, and an error on a ball put in play by Froning.
Tonk earned the win for Barflies. The pitcher surrendered two runs on three hits over three and a third innings, striking out three. Froning and Nengelken entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Effenberger took the loss for the Senators. The bulldog surrendered six runs on two hits over one and two-thirds innings.
Theis started the game for the Barflies. The righty surrendered five runs on four hits over three innings, striking out one and walking zero Thorenz started the game for Düsseldorf . Thorenz lasted four innings, allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out four and walking zero
Düsseldorf saw the ball well today, racking up 11 hits in the game. Vilzie, Bronisch, and Effenberger each racked up multiple hits for NRW Düsseldorf Senators. Vilzie went 4-for-6 at the plate to lead Düsseldorf in hits. Düsseldorf tore up the base paths, as three players stole at least two bases. Vilzie led the way with three.
Bochum racked up 18 hits in the game. Nengelken, Schulz, Froning, Balk, and Brückmann each collected multiple hits for Bochum Barflies. Bochum stole 25 bases during the game as seven players stole more than one. Balk led the way with five.
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