ROHRER'S LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUB: LOSING AFTER WINNING........ ROHRERS DROPS ONE TO BEDWAYS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH

Friday, April 27, 2012

LOSING AFTER WINNING........ ROHRERS DROPS ONE TO BEDWAYS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH

Losing After Winning

Well, cranks, this reporter was a little shocked this evening as the Rohrers ball club came out and lost a hotly contested ball game in the bottom of the 6 th inning. I will not fault any one player for this defeat because the whole club played a little off their normal hard ball playing. Their normal field discipline and swinging the stick seemed to be missing.

Manger Grace in his pregame talk to the club said, “Let`s get out early and jump on them boys.” The boys started the first inning reminiscent of prior games.. On the mound for Bedways was Jake Hendricks. M.J Oswald up first had a pop fly to the pitcher for the first out. Drew Grace hits a hard gapper between third and short for a double. Drew steals third base with 1 out. Next up, Big Jake Biever who drives a low liner down third base line for a single and drives in Drew. Score: 1-0. Batting clean up Nate Dixon bunts, advancing Jake to second, but Nate is called out at first. Dylan Biever gets called out at first to end the play.

The Battery for Roheres at this point is Drew Grace on the mound and M.J. Oswald behind the plate. First batter for Bedways lines out to the short stop for the first out. Second batter smacks a high fly ball to right field and advances to third on a dropped ball.

Another error and the Bedways score for a score 1-1.
2nd inning Chase Weiser up first walks to first. Seth Grube up next. Chase steals second on a close call on a high pitch Seth is called out. Blake Lipko gets fanned 2 outs.
Easton Weiser is called out at first for three outs.

Bottom of the second. Drew fans the first batter. Drew fans the second batter with 2 outs. Third batter hits a grounder past the third baseman into left field. One man on, a walk and Bedways has two men on. Drew fans the batter for the third out.
Top of the third up at bat M.J. Oswald, who is walked on balls. Drew Grace strikes out. Jake Biever takes 4 balls and walks. Nate Dixon takes 4 balls and walks. Bases loaded. Dylan Biever up next, Dylan. called out on strikes. Chase Weiser pops up for the out.

Manager Grace calls in Big Jake to the mound and pulls Drew, who pitched a fair 3 innings. Their big slugger hits a homerun. Well ,cranks, this is the first time this season our boys were behind in a game. Jake fans the next batter. Thirds batter grounds out to first and he fans the last batter.

All in all, our boys were holding their own. Things looked exciting in the bottom of the fifth until the heavy stick of their pitcher hit another homer with a man on putting the score 4-2. But, Cranks, our boys came back in the top of the sixth when slugger Drew Grace hit an inside the park homerun and drove in two runs to make the score 4-4. The crowd was on its feet. Jake strikes out.

Bottom of the 6 th inning.Are we going to go to extra innings? Things looked good for our nine when Bedways came to bat at the bottom of the 6th. Nate Dixon snags a grounder and throws the runner out at first for one out. Henricks hits a double advancing a man to third base. The next batter cracks one to right field and Bedways scores beating our boys 5-4
After the game I asked one of the ball players what he thought of the game he stated, “ We played terrible. We missed too many signs from the coach on third. We made too many errors.”

So it was cranks that our boys played a little weak today, but overall ,they are a great team. These kids are winners and to loose a game is just baseball. Sometimes you are on. Other times you’re not.
It is interesting to note that the team who beat our boys this evening was cheering and jumping around like they won a championship game. Take this, cranks, as what it means. They beat a great team and were so shocked that it was like playing in a championship game…

See you on Saturday at Memorial Park . I smell victory in the air for Rohrers.

OUR BOYS IN ACTION

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Rohrer's Will Play Under The Lights This Season

BY AMY MARCHIANO (STAFF WRITER amarchiano@republicanherald.com

ORWIGSBURG - Drew Grace and Aaron Bolinsky threw a baseball back and forth across the Memorial Field grass.
The two Orwigsburg Little League players will soon be able to play catch under the lights at the Grove Street field.
The Orwigsburg Little League recently installed a new lighting system at its major league field, a $40,000 project that was funded through community and business donations.
The Orwigsburg Little League begins its season Saturday, April 7, with the first twi-night doubleheader taking place Friday, April 13. The first game will start at 5:30 p.m., with the second game at 7:30.
"I love 'em," Grace said.
Added Bolinsky: "They're pretty cool. I can't wait to play under them."
The lighting project features four light standards, one near first base, one near third base, one in right field and one in left field. The lights were purchased from Musco Sports, an Iowa-based company.
The lights were fired up for the first time March 22 and could be seen throughout the borough.
"They've talked for years about putting lights at this field," said Brian Calderone, fundraising coordinator for the Orwigsburg Little League, while standing at the field Friday. "You can't call a game for darkness now."
The Orwigsburg Little League was established in 1954 and plays its games at Memorial Field. A nearby field, Benner Field, is used by the minor league teams. That field does not have lights.
The lighting project began after a board member for the Orwigsburg Little League
talked with neighbors who live near the field on Grove Street and got their approval.
Contributions from businesses and individuals in Orwigsburg and southern Schuylkill County made the effort possible, Calderone said. Letters were sent out asking for $2,000 for the lights, with half paid up front and the rest later.
"There's no way we could have done this without the community support," said Josh Biever, president of the Orwigsburg Little League.
In addition to the public donations, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 743, based in Reading, and Bartush Signs, Orwigsburg, contributed in making the field a bright spot in the borough.
Eight people from the IBEW, who did electrical work and connected and donated wires necessary for the project, and six employees from Bartush worked at the field. Equipment was also donated by Bartush, an Orwigsburg-based company located adjacent to the complex. The poles came unassembled.
Each of the lights on the four poles have bulbs that are 1,500 watts. The two infield poles each have three lights; the right field pole has six lights, and the left field has five lights.
Calderone said the league thought cost might be a factor for running the lights, but the system is on a timer and will cost roughly $5 for a two-hour game. The lights are guaranteed for 25 years, said Douglas Fishburn, a member of the IBEW chapter.
The IBEW members donated their time because they like to give back to the communities they represent, said Jesse Shay, another IBEW worker.
The installation of the lights eliminates safety concerns due to insufficient lighting during games, and enables the Orwigsburg Little League to extend practice and game times and host District 24 Little League sectional tournaments, Calderone said.
Memorial Field presently is used for Orwigsburg's six major league teams which feature players ages 10-12. Children ages 7-9 play on Benner Field, Calderone said.
"This is only going to enhance their Little League experience," Biever said.