B3/Street Kids Too Powerful for Battle for the Bucks
Indianapolis, IN 3/27/10
Only in NSA levels "D" and below can this statement hold true: too many
home runs doom the B3/Street Kids team.
B3 players played well at times, flashed some great leather at times and
showed great chemistry at times, but they also showed little bat control
when it came to the long ball, where NSA Class "D" rules only allow one
home run per team per game. After that the progressive rule kicks in,
where over-the-limit home runs give the other team runs.
"We can't beat any teams if we can't show bat control," said an irate B3
coach, Michael Fisher late Saturday night.
B3 lost their opening game against Chumleys, 11-7, then defeated
HUAP 21-17 before losing to Wards, 17-7. Fisher is now scratching
his head trying to figure out just where his team belongs.
"I'm not ready to say we are ready for C, because we are 1-7 against
D teams," the volatile manager said. "But hitting home runs is something
that good teams do when they need to do it, not hit them out when you
are not supposed to hit it. We have the ability and drive to play C but I
am not sure we are ready for not only the better C teams in the region,
but for the B teams we would play during the B/C tournaments."
Veteran infielder Jason Schmidt, who led the team in hitting this weekend, said it was a lot to do with the offense in Indy. "We just never
really got our offense going," he said.
After B3 beat HUAP, Bobby Archambault said despite the win, they didnt play that well: "We know we are better than this and we are not
playing up to our standards or potential."
The loss to Wards was hard for center fielder Mike Bailey.
"This was tough to take," the speedy outfielder said. "What made it so hard
is that team only earned a handful of runs, but we gave them a ton because
we couldn't control out bats and hit home runs that gave them runs."
Veteran pitcher David Schoen agreed.
"We can't keep beating ourselves," he said. "We have to learn to break
down and need to learn quickly. It doesn't matter what level you play at,
you still need to learn to hit the ball down."
Up next for the B3/Street Kids team is a World Series qualifier in Kokomo
in two weeks. "We need to have a better showing, thats for sure," said
manager Fisher.
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Only in NSA levels "D" and below can this statement hold true: too many
home runs doom the B3/Street Kids team.
B3 players played well at times, flashed some great leather at times and
showed great chemistry at times, but they also showed little bat control
when it came to the long ball, where NSA Class "D" rules only allow one
home run per team per game. After that the progressive rule kicks in,
where over-the-limit home runs give the other team runs.
"We can't beat any teams if we can't show bat control," said an irate B3
coach, Michael Fisher late Saturday night.
B3 lost their opening game against Chumleys, 11-7, then defeated
HUAP 21-17 before losing to Wards, 17-7. Fisher is now scratching
his head trying to figure out just where his team belongs.
"I'm not ready to say we are ready for C, because we are 1-7 against
D teams," the volatile manager said. "But hitting home runs is something
that good teams do when they need to do it, not hit them out when you
are not supposed to hit it. We have the ability and drive to play C but I
am not sure we are ready for not only the better C teams in the region,
but for the B teams we would play during the B/C tournaments."
Veteran infielder Jason Schmidt, who led the team in hitting this weekend, said it was a lot to do with the offense in Indy. "We just never
really got our offense going," he said.
After B3 beat HUAP, Bobby Archambault said despite the win, they didnt play that well: "We know we are better than this and we are not
playing up to our standards or potential."
The loss to Wards was hard for center fielder Mike Bailey.
"This was tough to take," the speedy outfielder said. "What made it so hard
is that team only earned a handful of runs, but we gave them a ton because
we couldn't control out bats and hit home runs that gave them runs."
Veteran pitcher David Schoen agreed.
"We can't keep beating ourselves," he said. "We have to learn to break
down and need to learn quickly. It doesn't matter what level you play at,
you still need to learn to hit the ball down."
Up next for the B3/Street Kids team is a World Series qualifier in Kokomo
in two weeks. "We need to have a better showing, thats for sure," said
manager Fisher.
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