Once again, Larry Bell Park was better suited for a Swim Meet or Bassmasters Tournament than a baseball game. |
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Washed Out...Again.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Hopewell Edges Knights 5-4 in Austell
The Knights get pumped for the start of the GSA Point Chasers Tournament in Austell |
Will Nelson was great on the mound in a 1 run loss to the Hopewell Hawks |
Mason Doyle went a whopping 5 for 8 with 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored on the weekend |
The Knights take a week off from the tournament circuit next week and will take on the Mt. Paran Patriots in NABL-West action next Sunday.
A Meeting of the Marietta Knights Ladies Auxiliary was held on the banks of the beautiful Austell River |
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Knights Advance to Semifinals in Cartersville with Win over Scorpions
The Marietta Knights celebrate their 8-7 quarterfinal victory over the SBA Scorpions |
Austin Hansell had an RBI single and closed out the final 1 2/3 inning on the mound |
SBA finally got their big bats going in the 3rd including a monstrous homerun that hit the roof of the concession stand to cut the Knights lead to 7-4. It started to feel like the Bush Leagues as the Scorpions resorted to heckling and catcalling Will in an attempt to rattle him, but with runners on 2nd and 3rd he stayed cool and coaxed a high pop up to short that Mason hauled in to stop the threat. Cal Hughes walked and later took home on a wild pitch to provide the final run the Knights needed.
After Will got another flyball out caught by Gil Hastings in RF, Austin took the hill and cooly closed out the final 1 2/3 innings with a strike out and some great defensive help from his teammates. In the defensive play of the game, SBA hit a high pop in foul territory. SBA's 3B coach held his ground forcing JD Rinehimer to run around the coach and make a diving catch, scooping the ball just above the frozen grass. Garrett Wells got the 2nd out on a grounder to 2B leading to the final grounder to Mason. It was a great win for the Knights as it showed them what they can do when they're aggresive at the plate and on the basepaths. Best of all, it showed how cool these boys are with a game on the line and they sure did deliver.
Cal Hughes had a double, 2 runs scored and a started a double play on the day |
All in all, it was a great day for the Knights as they advanced in their first tournament of the season and gained some great experience that will come in handy as the season progresses.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Snow Day in Cartersville
Is this Wrigley? With temps in the low 30's Mason prepares to make a play in between the snow flakes. |
JD Rinehimer started game 1 against the Oregon Park Phantoms striking out 5 in 3 innings. The offensive highlight of the game was Will Nelson's big blast to the CF fence in the 2nd. But the Knights' offense couldn't get anything else going and Oregon Park used a 5 run third to put the Knights away 9-0.
Will Nelson played all 5 innings of Game 2 behind the plate and had a big hit in Game 1. |
In game 2, Austin Hansell was great on the mound against the SBA Scorpions in his first start of the season. Austin struck out 4 and only allowed 3 hits in 3 innings. He also fielded the position very well helping himself with 2 assists from the mound. The Knights were very much in the game trailing 3-0 after 3. The Scorpions big inning came in the 5th when they put up 6 runs to complete the 11-1 victory.
The Defensive Play of the Day was a perfectly executed run down in the 2nd when Austin caught a Scorpions' baserunner off of 1B, threw to Presley Field (1B) who threw to JD(SS), who threw back to Austin who threw to Mason Doyle (2B) who applied the tag. It was a beautiful play and the boys went crazy when Mason showed the ump he still had the ball and got the out call.
Presley had 9 putouts on the day |
The Knights will start bracket play Sunday morning at Rudy York Field in Cartersville.
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