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June 21, 2010 | 
Author | Day | Time | Opponent | Location |
| Friday | 8:15pm | Streetsboro | Tri-C West |
| Saturday | 2:30pm | Jefferson | Tri-C West |
| Saturday | TBA | TBA | Tri-C West |
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| Saturday | 11:15am | BrownLee Lookouts | Stow High School (Varsity Field) |
Results and highlights from The GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament.
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The Westside Hornets defeated GriffinSports 8-4 in Game One of the GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament. Highlights from Game One were:
- From the West-Side Hornets, Billy Valletto (Who will be playing college baseball next year at Cuyahoga Community College), pitched seven strong innings with 10 strikeouts. Cincinnati Reds prospect Mike Hollick went 4-4 with two triples, a double, a single, a stolen base and four RBIs. Mike also saved a run with a diving catch on a sinking line drive in center-field.
- From GriffinSports, Ardell Cloud had two hits and scored a run. Rodney Bassett pitched seven strong innings only giving up three earned runs with four strikeouts.
The Blue Wave defeated The Westside Hornets 15-9 in Game Two of the GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament. Highlights from Game Two were:
- From the West-Side Hornets, Cincinnati Reds prospect Mike Hollick went 2-3 with a triple. Mike is now hitting .857 in the tournament. Jake Hannum pitched five strong innings for the no-decision.
- From The Blue Wave, Joe Bernabei hit two triples and a double. Matt Litty was 3-4. Jake Hyer was the winning pitcher in relief pitching three innings without giving up an earned run.
The Blue Wave defeated Cleveland RBI 11-3 in Game Three of the GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament. Highlights from Game Three were:
- From the Blue Wave, Doug Dorsey pitched five strong innings giving up no earned runs and four strikeouts.
- From Cleveland RBI, Jordan Durham pitched three shut-out innings.
Cleveland RBI defeated GriffinSports 15-3 in Game Four of the GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament. Highlights from Game Four were:
- From Cleveland RBI, David Goodgame had five RBI’s including a bases loaded triple, a single and scored two runs. Jeremiah Thomsen pitched four inning without giving up an earned run.
- From GriffinSports, Nolan Grenig had an RBI single and scored a run.
The Westside Hornets defeated Cleveland RBI 4-1 in Game Five of the GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament. Highlights from Game Five were:
- From the Westside Hornets, Kyle Kvasnicka pitched six innings (90 pitches) giving up one run with five strikeouts. Zack Hausmann had two hits including a double and he scored a run. Mike Hollick had two hits including a stand-up triple.
- From Cleveland RBI, Nick Riolo from Michgan State pitched six innings, six strikeouts, giving up three earned runs. Michael Burke from Buffalo University had two hits. Andy Garcia from Cuyahoga Community College had two hits.
The Blue Wave defeated GriffinSports 8-5 in Game Six of the GriffinSports 18U Baseball Tournament. Highlights from Game Six were:
- From the Blue Wave , Doug Dorsey had two walks and scored two runs. Cody Timosko had two hits and scored two runs.
- From GriffinSports, Nolan Greng had two hits, including a double and scored a run. Ardell Cloud had two hits, two walks had an RBI and scored a run. Rodney Bassett pitched six solid inning with four strikeouts.
The Championship! Game Seven.
Congratulations to the WestSide Hornets and the Blue Wave for a great Championship game. The Hornets did a great job, jumping out to an 8-2, 6th inning lead and were on the brink of run-ruling the Blue Wave. But, the Blue Wave showed the “Heart of a Champion” and scored nine unanswered runs in the 6th and 7th innings to take an 11-8, 7th inning lead. Even though , the Hornets trailed 11-8 in the bottom of the seventh, they refused to quit, they scored a run and had the tying run on base before the Blue Wave got the final out. Great Job to both teams!!! Highlights from The Championship Game were:
- From the Westside Hornets, shortstop Jack Hannum was 4-4, scored three runs and one RBI. Zack Hausmann had one hit, two RBIs and scored two runs. Frank Zelley, 6 2/3 inning (94 pitches), five earned runs, four strikeouts
- From The Blue Wave, Tournament MVP Doug Dorsey hit a three run homerun.
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16U BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Schedule
We will have two pools of three. The top two teams in each pool will advance to the championship round. The top seed in Pool A will play the second seed in Pool B. The top seed in Pool B will play the second seed in Pool A with the winners playing in the championship. The third place teams in each pool will play each other in the fifth place game.
In the event of a tie we will use the following tie-breakers
- Head-to-Head
- Runs Allowed
- Coin Flip
Pool A Pool B
- GriffinSports (Blue) 4. Central Ohio CUDA
- Ohio Massassaugas 5. Middleburg Hts. Hurricanes
- GriffinSports (Gray) 6. Cleveland RBI 15U
Revised Schedule
Saturday 9am 2v3
Saturday 11:15 am 1v3
Saturday 1:30 pm 4v5
Saturday 3:45 pm 4v6
Saturday 6 pm 5v6
Sunday 9am 1v2
Sunday 11:15am 3rd seeds from each pool
Sunday 1:30pm Pool A Winner v Pool B #2seed
Sunday 3:45pm Pool B Winner v Pool A #2seed
Sunday 6:15pm Championship Game
Rules
All players must be 16 years or younger. The cutoff date is May 1st 2010. Each coach if challenged must show proof of his players age.
We will play by American League rules with the following exceptions;
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15 run rule after three innings.
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12 run rule after four innings.
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10 run rule after five innings
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No malicious contact
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Force-play slide rule is in effect
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Each team may bat ten players by using an additional hitter (AH).
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Home team will be determined by coin flip
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Courtesy runner for pitcher and catcher at any time. Cannot be someone currently in the game…same runner cannot be used twice in the same inning.
Each manager may vote for two players after his game for the All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP. Plaques will be presented to our All-Tournament Team and Tournament MVP before the Championship Game.
Players are expected to hustle on and off the field. Except in a tie, no new inning may start two hours after the first pitch.
All on field discrepencies will be handled by the Umpire-In-Chief. If their is still a doubt, then the Tournament Director will make the final call. There will be no protests.
There will be a full concession stand and restroom facilities.
Please remember we will be playing at a Christian School. No profanity or unsportmanlike behavior will be tolerated.
| Number | Name | Position(s) | School | Team Status |
| 1 | Jonathan Molnar | OF | Lutheran West | Swing Player |
| 2 | Rodney Bassett | P/IF | Lutheran West | 17/18 |
| 3 | Kevin Keane | IF/OF/P | North Royalton | 15/16 |
| 4 | Brandon McCartney | C/IF | Lutheran West | 17/18 |
| 5 | Wilson Santos | OF | North Olmsted | 15/16 |
| 7 | Jake Cantrell | OF/P | Valley Forge | 15/16 |
| 8 | Alejandro Gonzalez | IF/OF/P | Valley Forge | 15/16 |
| 9 | David Pierce | P/IF | Lutheran West | 15/16 |
| 10 | Joshua Rivers | OF | Lutheran West | 14/15 |
| 11 | Andrew Samoson | C/IF | Lutheran West | Swing Player |
| 12 | Zach Peters | P/IF | Valley Forge | Swing Player |
| 13 | Javier Camargo | IF | Cleveland Central Catholic | 15/16 |
| 14 | Alex Wojtala | P/IF/OF | North Royalton | 15/16 |
| 15 | Andrew Pollock | OF | Cleveland Hts. | Swing Player |
| 17 | Nolan Grenig | OF | Lutheran West | 17/18 |
| 20 | Jake Dersi | P/IF | Lutheran West | Swing Player |
| 21 | Clarence Griffin Jr. | IF/P | Lutheran West | Swing Player |
| 22 | Jonathan Griffin | IF/OF | Lutheran West | 14/15 |
| 25 | Ardell Cloud | C/P/IF | Cleveland Hts. | Swing Player |
| 42 | Alex Brooks | OF/P | University School | 15/16 |
| 44 | Zack Klein | C/IF | Trinity | 15/16 |
| 46 | Dave Kowalski | P/OF | Independence | Swing Player |
| 76 | Will Wagner | IF/P | Lutheran West | Swing Player |
“I can do all things through Christ, who strenghtens me”
Phillippians 4:13
6/22 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Alex Wojtala had two hits and scored a run. Alex lowered his team low ERA ( 2.95), by pitching another complete game (3). Alex also leads the team in strikeouts (10).
- Wilson Santos who is now second on the team in hitting with a .357 batting average had two hits and a run scored.
- Kevin Keane who is tied for the team lead in doubles (3) had a double, scored a run, had a walk and an RBI.
- Ardell Cloud who leads the team with a .455 batting average, leads the team in hits (15), tied for the team lead in RBIs (8) had a two hits and an RBI.
- Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. who leads the team in runs scored (8), scored a run, had a walk and an RBI.
- CJ Griffin and Javier Camargo turned the fourth GriffinSports doubleplay of the season with a nice unassisted 6-3 double play.
6/20 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Nolan Grenig had two hits, including a double and scored a run.
- Ardell Cloud had two hits, two walks had an RBI and scored a run.
- Rodney Bassett pitched six solid inning with four strikeouts.
- Rodney Bassett, CJ Griffin and Andrew Samoson, turned a nice 1-6-3 doubleplay.
6/19 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Nolan Grenig had an RBI single and scored a run.
- Jonathan Molnar had a hit and scored a run.
- Zach Peters pitched two innings with-out giving up an earned run
6/18 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Ardell Cloud had two hits and scored a run.
- Rodney Bassett pitched seven strong innings only giving up three earned runs with four strikeouts.
- CJ Griffin had an RBI single
- Andrew Samoson had a double and an RBI
- Zach Peters had a 350 foot double deep to left field and a walk.
6/15 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Will Wagner threw one shut-out inning.
- Andrew Samoson who is second on the team in hitting with a .353 batting average and third on the team with (5) RBIs had a hit and two RBIs.
- Javier Camargo had a sacrifice fly for an RBI.
- Ardell Cloud who leads the team with a .443 batting average, leads the team in hits (13), second on the team in runs scored (6) and second on the team in RBIs (7), had a hit, scored a run and had an RBI.
6/13 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Alex Wojtala had three hits including a double and two RBIs.
- CJ Griffin had two hits, including a double, a walk, a run scored and an RBI.
- Jacob Cantrell had two hits, scored a run and a walk.
- Jonathan Molnar had two hits and an RBI.
- Zach Peters had three hits, including a double, scored a run, had a walk and an RBI.
- David Kowalski pitched eight innings only giving up three earned runs and two strikeouts.
6/12 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Alex Wojtala pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs and striking out five.
- CJ Griffin had two hits, including a double, a stolen base, a run scored and two RBIs.
- Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. pitched three innings only giving up one run and one strikeout. Alejandro also had two hits, scored a run on a wild pitch, an RBI and nearly made a diving catch in centerfield.
- Jonathan Molnar had a hit, scored two runs, had two walks and a stolen base.
- Ardell Cloud had three hits and a run scored.
- Andrew Samoson had two hits, including a double and nailed a runner trying to steal second base.
- Kevin Keane had two hits including a double, a run scored and threw a runner out at home trying to score from second base.
6/9 ” ON THE DIAMOND”
- Jake Cantrell had two hits and a run scored.
- CJ Griffin had a hit, two stolen bases and two RBIs.
6/8 ” ON THE DIAMOND”
- Jake Cantrell had two hits, scored two runs and had two RBIs including a perfectly executed squeeze play.
- Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. scored three runs, had two walks, two stolen bases and a hit.
- Kevin Keane had one hit, scored two runs, two walks and one stolen base. Kevin also turned an impressive 6-4-3 doubleplay with a bare-hand pivot at second base.
- CJ Griffin, Kevin Keane and Alex Wojtala turned a nice 6-4-3 doubleplay.
- Zach Peters, who tweaked his hamstring in the first inning, pitched a complete game (105 pitches) not giving up an earned run and striking out three.
6/6 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Rodney Bassett had two hits, two stolen bases and scored three runs, including the game winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning. Rodney also pitched a Complete Game (94 pitches) giving up one earned run and four strikeouts.
- Ardell Cloud had three hits, three walks, (including an intentional walk in the bottom of the 7th inning) and scored a run.
- Brandon McCartney had one hit, scored a run and had two RBI’s including the game winning RBI on a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the 7th inning. Brandon also called a GREAT game behind the plate, nailing a runner trying to steal second base while catching both games (194 pitches) of the doubleheader.
- Nolan Grenig, had two hits including a double, scored a run, two stolen bases and a walk.
- David Kowalski, pitched a complete game (100 pitches) giving up two earned runs in the last five innings, striking out five.
6/5 “ON THE DIAMOND”
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Ardell Cloud had four hits, including a double, scored two runs and had three RBI’s.
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Andrew Samoson had two hits including a double and three RBI’s.
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Zach Peters had two hits including a double and two RBI’s.
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Alex Wojtala only needed 64 pitches to pitch a complete game.
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Wil Wagner gave up one earned run in three innings for the first GriffinSports win of the season
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David Pierce pitched four solid innings without giving up an earned run
5/25 “ON THE DIAMOND”
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Ardell Cloud had two hits, scored a run and had an RBI single.
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CJ Griffin had an RBI double.
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David Kowalski had two doubles, scored two runs and one RBI.
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Kevin Keane scored two runs.
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Zack Peters, Jake Cantrell and Jonathan Molnar completed a nice 6-4-3 doubleplay
Congratulations to:
- Freshman Zach Peters for making his Varsity team at Valley Forge High School!
- Freshman Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. for be named starting second baseman for the Valley Forge JV Team!
- Freshman CJ Griffin who will rotate between his Varsity and JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Freshman Will Santos for making his Freshman team at North Olmsted High School!
- Freshman Jacob Cantrell for making his JV team at Valley Forge High School!
- Sophomore Ardell Cloud Jr. for making his Varsity team for the second year in a row at Cleveland Hts. High School. During his Freshman year he was named Rookie of the Year!
- Freshman Alex Wojtala for making his Freshman team at North Royalton High School!
- Sophmore David Kowolski for making his JV Team at Independence High School and for pitching three inning on Tuesday (3/30) and not giving up a run!
- Sophomore Jake Dersi who will rotate between his Varsity and JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Sophomore Andrew Samoson who will rotate between his Varsity and JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Sophomore Jonathan Molnar for making his JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Junior Brandon McCartney for making his Varsity team at Lutheran West High School!
4/7 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- While in Florida, David Kowolski pitched five shut-out innings for his Independence High School JV team!
- CJ Griffin for pitching three innings, stealing three bases, getting a hit and a walk for his JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Zach Peters for excellent fielding and for driving a ball to the fence for his JV team at Valley Forge High School!
- Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. (JR) was 1-3 with a walk, run scored and a double deep down the left field line. He played 2b and batted lead off. Trailing 4-3 with 2 outs and runners on the corners the batter from the other team hit a line drive and JR made a leaping catch saving a run and possibly another. He also had no errors at 2b for his JV team at Valley Forge High School!
- Sophomore catcher Andrew Samoson who went 4-4 in a recent game and caught a five-inning no-hitter for his JV team at Lutheran West High School!
4/10 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- CJ Griffin made a game saving catch at shortstop on a line drive in the bottom of the seventh inning and turned it into a game ending double play against a very good Hamilton Badin JV team for his JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. (JR) was 1-1 with 3 walks, 5 SB, 3 runs, sac bunt. He was solid at 2b and batted lead off causing havoc on the bases all game long. He hit a line drive over the 2b that tipped off his glove. No errors at 2b with 5 assists for his JV Team at Valley Forge High School!
- David Pierce for pitching a five inning no-hitter for his JV team at Lutheran West High School!
- Brandon McCartney for solid hitting and working his way into the starting line-up for his Varsity Team at Lutheran West High School!
4/21 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Zach Peters had a really nice hit Saturday (4/17) that he and his mom thought it was going to go over the fence. The 2nd base ump told Zach that if it wasn’t so windy, it would have been “outta here”, for his JV Team at Valley Forge High School!
- David Kowolski pitched a complete game seven inning win against Columbia this past Saturday (4/17) for his JV team at Independence High School! His team won the game 9-3.
5/4 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Ardell Cloud who recently drove in 11 runs in one game and who threw out three runners trying to steal for his varsity team at Cleveland Heights High School!
- Freshman Alex Wojtala for pitching five innings and only giving up two hits, striking out four batters and giving up one unearned run for his Freshman team at North Royalton High School!
- Sophomore Andrew Samoson for having a great JV season and being added to the State Tournament Roster at Lutheran West High School!
5/14 “ON THE DIAMOND”
- Jake Dersi, Will Wagner, CJ Griffin, Nolan Grenig, Andrew Samoson and Brandon McCartney for making the post-season roster at Lutheran West High School!
- Jake Dersi, for showing his speed and scoring a run in a recent sectional game for Lutheran West High School!
- Brandon McCartney for “Ripping a single” in the hole between the shortstop and the third baseman in a recent sectional game for Lutheran West High School!
- CJ Griffin for nearly turning a 5-4-3 doubleplay in a recent sectional game for Lutheran West High School!
- Nolan Grenig for “Heads Up” baserunnig in a recent sectional game for Lutheran West High School!
- Zack Peters for going 3-3 in a recent JV game for Valley Forge High School!
Mental Resilience
Hitting is very much a mental game. Mental resilience is another essential quality in becoming a “good hitter”. Sometimes you can get out of your rhythm easily and need a way to regain your focus and calm while in the batter’s box. Players, I would strongly recommend you develop a routine that helps you focus on the ball and block everything else out. Try any of these strategies,
- Stepping out of the batter’s box
- Deep breathing
- Repeating a positive word or phrase
- Visualizing the perfect hit
- Creating tunnel vision on the pitcher
Regardless of what you choose, you should have a routine that helps you get “Your Head”, back into the game.
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