​Team III Game Reports
​For The 2020 Season

Team III Game Reports
​For The 2020 Season

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WEEK 1 - ​

vs SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS II

'OFF TO THAT WINNING FEELING, DOWNING THE II's WITH A LATE INNINGS RALLY'
Result ​-
​Bladerunners III 9 - 6 Bladerunners II
Line-up -
​C -M. Hingley, P -J. Hukin, 1B -R. Snell, SS -I. Struggles, 3B -N. Wills, CF - I Gutierrez SS -A. Bowers, LF -B. Matthews, RF -M. Wraith
Game Summary -
​First game of the season for the first ever roster, for 'team III' and the rust showed with the batting for the first couple of innings, before firing into life and they came storming back to seal the win, thanks to 3 RBI double by Alan Bowers.  
With debuts to 2 new Bladerunners (Ivan and Ben), there were plenty of positives, with experienced Martin Hingley leading the way, with 3 runs from his 3 plate appearances.  
Pitcher Jack Hukin, stayed the distance to shut down the II's in the final inning to take the W. 
Pitching summary -
​W​ : Hukin, 8 hits, 4Ks, 5 BB
Batting Highlights -
Hingley 2-3, 3 Runs, 4SB Snell 1-1, 2 runs, 2BB 
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WEEK 1 - ​

vs SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS I

'9 RUNS NOT QUITE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE WIN AGAINST A STRONG TEAM I'
Result ​-
​Bladerunners III 9 - 15 Bladerunners I
Line-up -
​C -M. Hingley, 1B -J. Hukin, CF -R. Snell, SS -I. Struggles, P -N. Wills, RF -I. Gutierrez, 3B -A. Bowers, LF -B. Matthews, 2B -M. Wraith
Game Summary -
​Coming off the back of their first win, confidence was high. However, team I jumped out to an early lead that would be tough to overcome, but that didn't stop the III's from giving it a good shot. in total, 9 different players crossed the plate, showing a great team effort. 
The late rally wasn't quite enough but the consistency across the team looks good, moving forward and with nearly 10 more squad players to debut for 2020, things look good for this team. 
Pitching summary -
​L Wills  7 hits, 10 runs, 4BB 0 K's
Batting Highlights -
Matthews 1-3, 1 run, 1SB Hukin 1-2, 1 run, 1SB
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WEEK 2 -
​@ SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS II

'EARLY  GAME SLUG FEST ENDS WITH THE 'L', DESPITE PUTTING 9 RUNS UP IN A SOLID DISPLAY'
Result ​-
Bladerunners II 15 - 9 Bladerunners III
Line-up -
1B N. Wills, SS I. Struggles, 2B A. Miles, P S. Harrison, RF S. Garner, CF S. Parkin-Smith , LF B. Matthews, C M. Wraith, 3B A. Bowers
Game Summary -
In the early game, played on a good field but with light rain falling, both teams slugged it out, trading blows after player after player crossed the plate. 
The pitchers struggled to find the zone, giving up a combined 16 walks.  
Harrison pitched strong for the III's but couldn't stop the II's pulling away at the end. 
Pitching summary -
L Harrison 5 hits, 11 earned runs, 9BB, 7K
Batting Highlights -
Bowers : 1-1, 2 runs, 1SB
Harrison 1-2, 2 runs, 2RBI's
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WEEK 2 -
​@ SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS I

'HEARTBREAK - 3 RUN LEAD SLIPS AWAY AT THE END FOR A TOUGH LOSS AFTER DOMINATING THE GAME'
Result ​-
Bladerunners II 10 - 11 Bladerunners I
Line-up -
P N. Wills, SS I. Struggles, 2B A. Miles, C S. Harrison, LF S. Garner, 1B S. Parkin-Smith , RF J. Hinchcliff,  CF M. Wraith, 3B A. Bowers
Game Summary -
Coming off a loss, the III's powered into a lead and despite the conditions leading to errors, walks and plenty of runs.  
Wills was on the mound and despite good hitting from the in form I's, the win was on the cards and the III's controlled the lead, until the last inning, when nerves got the better and the I's pushed round a series of runners to steal the win, for a heartbreaking loss. 
Pitching summary -
L Wills 12 hits, 7 earned runs, 6BB, 5K
Batting Highlights -
Struggles : 1-2, 3 runs, 1RBI, 1SB
Wills : 1-2, 3 runs, 2SB​
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WEEK 3 -
vs SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS I

'SLOW START PROVES TOO MUCH TO GET BACK AS 1ST INNING PROVES DECISIVE'
Result ​-
Bladerunners III 4 - 8 Bladerunners I
Line-up -
C M. Hingley, 2B I. Gutierrez, SS B. Matthews, P J. Hukin, 1B R. Snell, LF J. White , CF S. Garner,  SS A. Bowers, RF S. Osman*
Game Summary -
A first inning to forget, was to haunt the III's and prove to be the difference in an otherwise equal game. 
With a line up including yet another debut to Jonny White, they went blow for blow to the end, but the early lead was enough to see the I's through to take a win in game one of week 3. 
Solid hitting by the top of the team I order was enough to match the efforts by Gutierrez and Hingley for the III's. 
Pitching summary -
​L Hukin 11 hits, 6 earned runs, 4BB, 1K
Batting Highlights -
​Gutierrez : 1-2, 1 run
Hingley : 1-2, 1 run, 1SB
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WEEK 3 -
@ SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS II

'13 RUNS ON THE BOARD AS THE III's CRUISE TO VICTORY TO ROUND OFF THE TRIPLE HEADER'
Result ​-
 Bladerunners II 4 - 13 Bladerunners III
Line-up -
C M. Hingley, LF R. Barnes, SS B. Matthews, 3B A. Bowers, 1B R. Snell, CF S. Garner, 2B Nick Wills, P J. Hukin, RF J. White
Game Summary -
The final game of week 3 took a true team effort from team III. With a dominant performance on the mound, Jack Hukin led the way, backed up by solid batting throughout the order. All 9 starting batters scored at least run and initially got off to a 8-0 lead before things settled down and the teams traded runs, but the result was never in question and team III stormed to the win.
Pitching summary -
​W Hukin 3 hits, 0 earned runs, 3BB, 3K
Batting Highlights -
Snell : 2-4, 1 run, 1SB
Garner : 1-2, 2 runs, 2 SB
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WEEK 4 -
​vs SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS II

'DESPITE STRONG PITCHING FROM HARRISON, THE LATE COMEBACK COMES UP SHORT'
Result ​-
​ Bladerunners III 5 - 8 Bladerunners II
Line-up -
​C M. Hingley, SS B. Matthews, 1B R. Snell, P S. Harrison, LF R. Alletson, CF T. Smith, SS I. Struggles, 2B M. Wraith, RF H. Rowlands*
Game Summary -
On most days when the starting pitcher puts up 11 strikeouts, it comes with a win. This Sunday wasn't one of those days and a very frustrating loss went on the board, despite a late comeback with the bats, fell just short. 
Sean Harrison was on fire on the mound and the hits he gave up found the gaps and cruelly punished a great performance, 
On the other side, special mention to J. Allison, who equally pitched great and was also deserving of the win.
Pitching summary -
L Harrison : 7 hits, 6 earned runs, 8BB, 11K's
Batting Highlights -
Harrison : 1-2, 1 run, 2SB
Struggles : 1-3, 2SB, 2RBI's
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WEEK 4 -
vs SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS I

'EARLY PITCHING NERVES, LEAD TO 5 RUN HOLE AFTER 1ST BUT GREAT BATTLE TO END LEFT ALL HEADS HIGH'
Result ​-
​Bladerunners III 7 - 12 Bladerunners I 
Line-up -
​P I. Struggles, 3B B. Matthews, CF T. Smith, SS M. Hingley, C S. Harrison, 1B R. Snell, 2B M. Wraith, LF M. Hussain*, RF S. Osman*
Game Summary -
Despite needing the win to finish the day, team III invested in development, by trusting 2 unproven pitchers, to give them the reps to continue their development. 
After the early nerves settled, the game levelled out to a quality baseball game, with both sides trading blows. 
While the II's took the loss, the squad is quickly strengthening in all areas and have many positives to build from. Add to that 10 players we missing this week and the next could look very different.
Pitching summary -
L Struggles : 4 hits, 11 earned runs, 16BB, 2K's
Batting Highlights -
Chappell : 2-3, 1 run, 1RBI, 1SB
Harrison : 1-2, 2 runs, 2SB
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WEEK 5 -
​@ SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS II

'SMILES IN DEFEAT, AS DEVELOPMENT SHINES AND NEW PLAYERS EXCEL ON THE FIELD'
Result ​-
​Bladerunners II 20 - 3 Bladerunners III
Line-up -
​SS I. Struggles, C M. Hingley, 1B R. Snell, P B. Matthews, 2B I. Gutierrez, CF S. Garner, 3B AK Kelly, LF R. Barnes, RF J. White
Game Summary -
'Belief' was the word of the day - the coaches belief in their young players, belief in the players in each other, belief in the fact experience breeds success. 
Despite badly wanting the wins, the III's gave a pitching debut to Ben Matthews and a line up sporting 7/8 rookies across the squad. They all did themselves proud! The scoreline didn't reflect the effort and once Matthews settled down a pretty even match up took place. Plenty to be positive about and spirits were high, onwards and upwards.
Pitching summary -
L - Matthews 6 Hits, 12 Earned Runs, 8BB, 0K​
Batting Highlights -
Struggles 0-1 3SB, 2Runs
Bowers 1-1 2B
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WEEK 5 -
​@ SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS I

'HEARTBREAKING LOSS, DESPITE STUNNING DEBUT PITCHING APPEARANCE, AFTER A CLASSIC BATTLE ON THE DIAMOND'
Result ​-
Bladerunners I 6 - 5 Bladerunners III
Line-up -
3B I. Struggles, LF S. Garner, SS B. Matthews, 3B A. Bowers, 1B R. Snell, 2B M. Wraith, P AK Kelly, CF T. Chappell, RF A. Walker
Game Summary -
So with the league win out of reach, up steps AK Kelly to take the mound to see what he can do. What he can do is stun team I and put up a great pitching performance, which lifted the team to battle very hard with Rob Snell leading the way with his bat and the game went down to the wire, only for the I's to steal victory and leave the III's thinking what could have been.   
Regardless of results, the day was a huge success for the team III squad, with many, many positives. 
Pitching summary -
L - AK Kelly 6 Hits, 5 earned runs, 7BB, 1K​
Batting Highlights -
Snell 2-3 RBI, 1 Run, SB
​Struggles 1-3 1 Run, 2SB
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WEEK 6 -
vs SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS I

'THAT WINNING FEELING - A GREAT START TO THE DAY, RUNS GALORE'
Result ​-
 Bladerunners III 16 - 7 Bladerunners I
Line-up -
​C M. Hingley, SS B. Matthews, P S. Harrison, 3B AK Kelly, CF S. Garner, LF R. Barnes, RF A Walker, 2B I. Gutierrez, 1B J. Hukin
Game Summary -
Team III took advantage of rookie pitching and a couple of errors to jump into a big lead in 1st Inning with Robbie Alletson making his pitching debut for the club. Team 1 chipped away at the lead in the 2nd, but Team III extended lead against relief pitcher Scott Lingrell (also making his pitching debut) thanks to 2RBI Single from Rob Barnes just to make sure of the win. Team III pitched a scoreless final inning to end any potential chance at a comeback for Team I.⠀
Pitching summary -
W - Harrison 6H, 7ER, 5BB, 3K
Batting Highlights -
Barnes 3-3 3RBI, 2SB
Hukin 2-2 2R, RBI, SB
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WEEK 6 -
​@ SHEFFIELD BLADERUNNERS II

'III'S SWEEP - ANOTHER 16 RUNS SEAL A SOLID DAY TO END THE SEASON'
Result ​-
​Bladerunners II 6 - 16 Bladerunners III
Line-up -
​1B S. Garner, LF R. Barnes, RF S. Walker, C S.Harrison, 3B AK Kelly, CF M. Hingley, 2B M. Wraith, P J. Hukin, SS B. Matthews
Game Summary -
The final game of the day was a slightly experimental affair with nothing on the line for either team. Team II gave rookie pitcher Zak Berisford his first start on the mound. A series of errors and walks helped Team III take a big lead in the first innings. Zak led Team II’s recovery with a nice RBI double with the bat to help Team II get some runs on the board however it was never enough. Jack Hukin’s pitching for Team III was all but shut out standard for the rest of the game and Team II never managed to close that early lead. ⠀
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Pitching summary -
W​ - Hukin 11H 6ER 1BB 5K
Batting Highlights -
Kelly 1-2 3R, 2SB
​Wraith 1-2 3R, RBI, 3SB
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