League: Landesliga
BSV NRW Baseball Landesliga I
Hochdahl NeandertalerDüsseldorf Senators II vs Hochdahl Neandertaler
Minden Millers vs Paderborner Untouchables III
Bochum Barflies vs Wuppertal Stingrays II
Der Sonnengott war uns dieses Wochenende wieder gnädig und hat die Temperaturen etwas runter gedreht, ins Schwitzen kamen die Gäste aus Wuppertal aber dennoch.
Angenehmes Wetter, leckeres Essen und viele Zuschauer verhießen also nur Gutes, beim Spiel vergangenen Sonntag (21.08.2022) Bochum Barflies vs Wuppertal Stingrays II . Über 18 Spieler waren auf Seiten der Wuppertaler angereist, das machte zumindest beim Warm Up ziemlich Eindruck. Beim PlayBall pünktlich um 15 Uhr zeigten die Bochumer aber, dass man sich nicht von der Quantität der Spieler beeinflussen lässt.
In der Defensive wurde routiniert verteidigt, die Wuppertaler Batter hatten sichtbar Schwierigkeiten mit den Pitches und das was ins Feld kam wurde aus der Luft gefischt oder ganz abgebrüht und mit freundlichen Grüßen zur ersten Base zurückgesendet, bevor der Läufer auch nur in der Nähe war. Nachdem man die Begrüßung hinter sich gelassen hatte, konnte man zum Tagesgeschäft zurückkehren – Runs nach Hause bringen!
Kerzen waren dieses Mal am Schlag nicht so häufig anzutreffen, viele Hits gingen in einem flachen Winkel kurz hinter dem Infield, vor den Füßen der Outfielder nieder. Auf den Bases konnte man durch viele Steals und einem aggressiven Running viel Druck auf die Defensive der Wuppertaler generieren und so ein Run nach dem anderen einfahren. Auch in diesem Spiel wurde erneut ein Inside-The-Park-Homerun vom 3rd Basecoach verhindert, der auf Nummer Sicher ging und den Hitting-Run auf der dritten Base festhielt.
Der Stimmung bei den Bochumern tat dies aber kein Abbruch, die spielten das Match hochmotiviert runter und schickten die Wuppertaler mit 3:15 wieder nach Hause. Eine wichtige Revanche nach der bitteren Niederlage im Hinspiel, um genug Selbstvertrauen für die nächsten Spiele zu sammeln
Bochum Barflies Defeat the Wuppertal Stingrays Despite Allowing 3-Run Inning
The Bochum Barflies weathered a push by the Wuppertal Stingrays in the fifth inning where the Barflies coughed up three runs, but the Barflies still won 15-3 on Sunday. The Stingrays scored its runs on a double by Tacke.
In the second inning, the Barflies got their offense started when Schulz singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
The Barflies tallied six runs in the third inning. The Barflies offense in the inning was led by Dudel, Sandmann, and Theis, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Theis was the winning pitcher for the Barflies. Theis lasted four innings, allowing one hit and three runs while striking out two and walking one. Nengelken threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.
S Funke took the loss for the Stingrays. The bulldog allowed two hits and two runs over two innings, striking out two and walking one.
The Barflies racked up 17 hits on the day. Dudel, Schulz, Theis, Brückmann, and Sandmann each racked up multiple hits for the Barflies. Schulz and Dudel each collected three hits to lead the Barflies. The Barflies tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases. Theis led the way with four.
Tacke led the Stingrays with one hit in two at bats.
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Wuppertal Stingrays IIRatingen Goose-Necks II vs Hagen Chipmunks
Hagen ChipmunksHagen Chipmunks vs Düsseldorf Senators II
Paderborner Untouchables III vs Minden Millers
Wuppertal Stingrays II vs Ratingen Goose-Necks II
Hochdahl Neandertaler vs Minden Millers
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.