FISHERMEN PUMMEL BRAVES FOR 12TH STRAIGHT WIN
For those inclined against the game of baseball because of the slow pace of the game, do we have a team for you!
Astoria extended its winning streak to 12 games Wednesday and once again made extremely quick work of its opponent, spending just 78 minutes on the field in a 5-inning, 13-0 win over the Banks Braves at Aiken Field. For those hardy fans who brave the early spring elements to watch the Fishermen work, their ability to keep games short is yet another reason to love this group.
Primary credit goes to the Fishermen pitching staff, in particular, righthanded senior ace Matt Brause, who need just 50 pitches to polish off a 1-hit shutout. Jordan Quinones 2-out, bloop base hit out of the reach of second baseman Hans Lund in the first inning was the only thing separating Brause from a perfect game and his third mercy-rule no-no of the season.
While Brause was mowing through the Braves batting order with a minimum of effort, the Fishermen offense used both small ball and the big fly to accumulate a double digit lead within three innings.
Astoria put four runs on the board in the first inning with only a gift infield hit to show for it. Back-to-back one-out walks, followed by an infield error loaded the bases for Jordan Poyer, who drew the third walk of the inning from Banks' all-Cowapa League pitcher Todd Baggerley to force home Tom Jawarski with the first run of the game. A ground out by Adam Koehnke provided the senior left fielder with his team-leading 20th run batted in of the season.
With runners on second and third, Astoria once again caught a pitcher napping to steal a run, as Nick Bredleau took off from third while Baggerley was looking down in his stretch. Bredleau was well past the halfway point before the ball was delivered to the plate and scored the third run of the inning when the ball sailed past catcher Bryce Shulund. Joey Dursse's routine pop-up on the infield was anything but, as a strong wind blew the ball back toward home plate and out of the reach of a charging third baseman Tyler Grant as Poyer crossed the plate with the fourth run of the inning.
The stiff wind from the southwest played havoc throughout the contest. After the Fishermen pounded out three more runs in the second inning on a Brent Culver RBI double down the left field line and RBI singles from Tom Jawarski and Brendan Landwehr, the Fishermen took advantage of two windblown balls to put the game out of reach with six more runs in the third.
With two outs and Joey Dursse on second base, Hans Lund hit a routine fly ball to center field. Jared Herb charged the ball, slowed up, then speeded up again only to have the ball pop out of his glove for an error. That opened the floodgates to a rally that put the game out of reach. Lund would score on a wild pitch after Brent Culver's single moved him to third. After Jawarski walked for the second time, Matt Brause drove a ball directly at Banks right fielder Clayton Edwards. By the time the wind got through with it, Edwards was diving to his left and coming up empty as Culver scored on the RBI double.
Earlier in the fourth, Mason Brause crushed a ball to center field that on a normal day would have travelled nearly 400 feet. Into the wind, it turned into a routine catch for Herb in the deepest part of the park. However, Brendan Landwehr wasn't about to let a little breeze stand in the way of his first home run of the season as the senior catcher unloaded on a Baggerley 2-1 pitch for a 3-run homer to straightaway left, capping the scoring and ending the senior righthander's night.
Jordan Quinones recorded four straight outs to end the game, while Brause retired the last 13 batters he faced, fanning seven and walking none for his 20th consecutive victory.
The Fishermen and Braves face off again Thursday at Banks. The game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN with pregame coverage beginning at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, the 2nd-ranked Fishermen host the top-ranked Washington 2A Mark Morris Monarchs for a non-league game at Aiken Field. Pregame airtime on ESPN is at 12:55 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
BANKS 0-0-0-0-0 0-1-3
ASTORIA 4-3-6-0-X 13-8-0
W-Brause (5ip, h, 0r, 7k, 0bb)
L-Baggerley (2.2ip, 8h, 13r, 4er, k, 5bb, bk, 3wp)
E-Quinones 2, Herb. LOB-Banks 1, Astoria 1. 2B-Culver, Matt Brause. HR-Landwehr. SB-Jawarski, Bredleau.
Astoria extended its winning streak to 12 games Wednesday and once again made extremely quick work of its opponent, spending just 78 minutes on the field in a 5-inning, 13-0 win over the Banks Braves at Aiken Field. For those hardy fans who brave the early spring elements to watch the Fishermen work, their ability to keep games short is yet another reason to love this group.
Primary credit goes to the Fishermen pitching staff, in particular, righthanded senior ace Matt Brause, who need just 50 pitches to polish off a 1-hit shutout. Jordan Quinones 2-out, bloop base hit out of the reach of second baseman Hans Lund in the first inning was the only thing separating Brause from a perfect game and his third mercy-rule no-no of the season.
While Brause was mowing through the Braves batting order with a minimum of effort, the Fishermen offense used both small ball and the big fly to accumulate a double digit lead within three innings.
Astoria put four runs on the board in the first inning with only a gift infield hit to show for it. Back-to-back one-out walks, followed by an infield error loaded the bases for Jordan Poyer, who drew the third walk of the inning from Banks' all-Cowapa League pitcher Todd Baggerley to force home Tom Jawarski with the first run of the game. A ground out by Adam Koehnke provided the senior left fielder with his team-leading 20th run batted in of the season.
With runners on second and third, Astoria once again caught a pitcher napping to steal a run, as Nick Bredleau took off from third while Baggerley was looking down in his stretch. Bredleau was well past the halfway point before the ball was delivered to the plate and scored the third run of the inning when the ball sailed past catcher Bryce Shulund. Joey Dursse's routine pop-up on the infield was anything but, as a strong wind blew the ball back toward home plate and out of the reach of a charging third baseman Tyler Grant as Poyer crossed the plate with the fourth run of the inning.
The stiff wind from the southwest played havoc throughout the contest. After the Fishermen pounded out three more runs in the second inning on a Brent Culver RBI double down the left field line and RBI singles from Tom Jawarski and Brendan Landwehr, the Fishermen took advantage of two windblown balls to put the game out of reach with six more runs in the third.
With two outs and Joey Dursse on second base, Hans Lund hit a routine fly ball to center field. Jared Herb charged the ball, slowed up, then speeded up again only to have the ball pop out of his glove for an error. That opened the floodgates to a rally that put the game out of reach. Lund would score on a wild pitch after Brent Culver's single moved him to third. After Jawarski walked for the second time, Matt Brause drove a ball directly at Banks right fielder Clayton Edwards. By the time the wind got through with it, Edwards was diving to his left and coming up empty as Culver scored on the RBI double.
Earlier in the fourth, Mason Brause crushed a ball to center field that on a normal day would have travelled nearly 400 feet. Into the wind, it turned into a routine catch for Herb in the deepest part of the park. However, Brendan Landwehr wasn't about to let a little breeze stand in the way of his first home run of the season as the senior catcher unloaded on a Baggerley 2-1 pitch for a 3-run homer to straightaway left, capping the scoring and ending the senior righthander's night.
Jordan Quinones recorded four straight outs to end the game, while Brause retired the last 13 batters he faced, fanning seven and walking none for his 20th consecutive victory.
The Fishermen and Braves face off again Thursday at Banks. The game will be broadcast live on SportsRadio 1230 ESPN with pregame coverage beginning at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, the 2nd-ranked Fishermen host the top-ranked Washington 2A Mark Morris Monarchs for a non-league game at Aiken Field. Pregame airtime on ESPN is at 12:55 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
BANKS 0-0-0-0-0 0-1-3
ASTORIA 4-3-6-0-X 13-8-0
W-Brause (5ip, h, 0r, 7k, 0bb)
L-Baggerley (2.2ip, 8h, 13r, 4er, k, 5bb, bk, 3wp)
E-Quinones 2, Herb. LOB-Banks 1, Astoria 1. 2B-Culver, Matt Brause. HR-Landwehr. SB-Jawarski, Bredleau.
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