Fundraising in Full Swing for Knights Cooperstown Trip

Little Majors Stadium at Cooperstown Dreams Park in Cooperstown, New York

Thanks to Zaxby's at the Church St Extenion
in Downtown Marietta

The Marietta Knights have been invited to play at the birthplace of baseball, Cooperstown, NY June 1-8. The Knights will play a minimum of seven games against some of the best teams from across the United States at Cooperstown Dreams Park. And of course, the Knights will also get to visit the plaques of Eddie Matthews, Phil Niekro and Hank Aaron at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is a great opportunity for the boys.

Led by Jill Wells and Sandra Williamson the Knights are doing a great job of fundraising for the trip with the help of Knights' friends, family and the Marietta community. We got off to a great start with a spirit night at Zaxby's on the Church Street Extension on November 8. Zaxby's donated 10% of all sales as over 130 Knights' family and friends dined there between 5 and 8pm. The event turned into a great social event. As a highlight to the evening Marietta also recieved a generous sponsorship from Capital Restoration.

The Knights are also selling custom coffees from Aroma Ridge Coffee, a great family owned Marietta business specializing in gourmet mountain grown coffees from around the world. Aroma Ridge created customized bags with the Knights' logo. The ballplayers have found the premium coffees very easy to sell. 

Coffee is for Closers: Fireballers Hunter, Garrett and Austin
moved alot of coffee at Johnny's New York Style Pizza on
Lower Roswell Road in East Cobb.

The Knights are selling:
Cooperstown Coffee
Double Play Decaf
Fast Ball French Vanilla
Bring the Heat Hazlenut
Perfect Pitch Pumkin Spice
10th Inning Torte - Bourbon Pecan Torte
Silent Knight Holiday Blend

The team has also gotten amazing support through donations from family and friends. It's been very gratifying to see how youth baseball and the thrill of the boys getting to play in Cooperstown has energized the community. It is no surprise how excited the boys are for the trip but we did not anticipate how excited those around us would be as well. Many thanks to all Knights' fans and supporters. Be on the lookout for more fundraising opportunities to come.

If you would like to sponsor the Knights or buy some of our premium coffee contact your favorite Knights player (or coach!) or email sandraNwilliamson@hotmail.com

Knights Face North Forsyth and Hopewell in Fall Scrimmages

The Hopewell Hawks hosted the Marietta Knights and North Forsyth Bandits at Bell Memorial Park in Milton on Sunday for a round robin of scrimmages. It was a great opportunity for the boys to trade in their football helmets and lacrosse sticks for baseball gear and face live pitching and hitting for the first time this Fall.

Isaac Zefo earned the season's first tough man award after a very scary moment in the top of the 1st inning of game 1 against the Bandits. Isaac was dealing strikes when the Bandit's number three batter hit a hard line drive right into Isaac's chest. Once he was able to get up, the coaches tried to get Isaac to leave the mound for the day but he refused and insisted on finishing the inning. Isaac ended up with a very solid 57% strikes.

The Knights day offensively was highlighted by alot of hard hit balls and great baserunning. Mason Doyle was 3 for 4 on the day with 2 runs scored and 4 stolen bases. Isaac had 2 RBI's and Cal Hughes added an RBI double. Isaac, Cal and Will Nelson each stole 2 bases. The Knights stole 13 bases in all.



Cal Hughes Turned in a Double Play
Against the Bandits.

Will Nelson Struck Out 3
in 2 Innings of Work against
the Hawks

The Knights showed defensive promise as well. Patrick Reddick filled in today despite not having practiced since last Spring and was promptly forced into service at 1B when Presley injured his thumb. Patrick responded with 4 great stretches and scoops for putouts at first. The Defensive Performance of game 1 was a beautiful double play by Cal. A Bandit runner was going from 1B on the pitch when the batter launched a high flyball to deep short. Cal hauled it in and fired to Patrick at first to double off the base runner. The Defensive Performance of game 2 was Will Nelson's 2 innings of very solid relief work on the mound. Will struck out 3 batters on his way to a 60% strike ratio.

Overall, the Knights looked alot like a team that has had very little practice this fall, which they are. But there were flashes of great baseball on the diamond today and many reasons for Knights' fans to be optimistic about the Spring season.

Austin Hansell and Mason Doyle hold down the left side
of the infield against Hopewell.

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