We lost the first game of the season against Touchet Washington 6-5. Leading 5-0 entering the 7th, the Indians finally got to TigerScot pitching scoring 6 in the last frame, 5 with two outs. It was a tough, but hopefully a learning loss for the young Tscots. Give credit to Touchet for execution, they earned the victory with several well hit baseballs.
Hitting wise, we had 9 strikeouts which is too high (only 1 looking on a bad call, cant blame the hitter on a call like that). I am pleased we went down swinging, but more contact and putting pressure on the defense is needed. Several players had great at bats. Drew Greenwalt unloaded on a hanging curveball for a 2 run home run in the first. Elliot Salter had a two rbi triple and Dallas Reich followed with a triple of his own. Aaron Speed also crushed a double. Jared Bond hit the ball well but right at people and Deric Carson had a great drag bunt. Chris Hamby also got his first hit of the season, fouling off a couple pitches before, hitting one in the hole.
As frustrating as a loss like that can be, as a coach, I am very proud of the way the boys battled and competed. Notably, Nick Lively's performance on the mound after a strong performance by Elliot Salter, helped the Tscots have a chance to win. All the pitchers on the day did exactly what I want as a head coach....throw strikes. Now, we are focused on location of those strikes. If we throw strikes and keep the free passes to a minimum, our defense has to make plays. So far, we have played very good on defense (We have made errors, but those errors have not hurt us) but still need to work on our footwork, especially after we make the play. Several players stepped up and played out of position to help the team.
Pitching B+ Good job of throwing strikes, however, 2 walks came back to haunt us....walking 8 and 9 hitters with two outs in the 7th, which allowed for Touchet's top of the order to hit with men on base. However, if anything this comes down to conditioning and arm fatigue which is on me, the head coach. As a team, we must concentrate on this to make sure we are in position to execute late in a game.
Hitting: B Several GREAT at bats! But 1 in 4 is only .250, lets keep working...early morning hitting and after practice to execute at a high level. 9 Strike outs. See above for more on hitting...
Defense: B 2 errors, but overall, plays were made and people played out of position (Matt McGill catching, did a great job and hasnt worked there this year! He stepped up so Elliot could play first when his arm was a little sore. So both played out of position but both played great) Nick Lively threw a runner out stealing and made several good plays from the pitcher position.
Hitting wise, we had 9 strikeouts which is too high (only 1 looking on a bad call, cant blame the hitter on a call like that). I am pleased we went down swinging, but more contact and putting pressure on the defense is needed. Several players had great at bats. Drew Greenwalt unloaded on a hanging curveball for a 2 run home run in the first. Elliot Salter had a two rbi triple and Dallas Reich followed with a triple of his own. Aaron Speed also crushed a double. Jared Bond hit the ball well but right at people and Deric Carson had a great drag bunt. Chris Hamby also got his first hit of the season, fouling off a couple pitches before, hitting one in the hole.
As frustrating as a loss like that can be, as a coach, I am very proud of the way the boys battled and competed. Notably, Nick Lively's performance on the mound after a strong performance by Elliot Salter, helped the Tscots have a chance to win. All the pitchers on the day did exactly what I want as a head coach....throw strikes. Now, we are focused on location of those strikes. If we throw strikes and keep the free passes to a minimum, our defense has to make plays. So far, we have played very good on defense (We have made errors, but those errors have not hurt us) but still need to work on our footwork, especially after we make the play. Several players stepped up and played out of position to help the team.
Pitching B+ Good job of throwing strikes, however, 2 walks came back to haunt us....walking 8 and 9 hitters with two outs in the 7th, which allowed for Touchet's top of the order to hit with men on base. However, if anything this comes down to conditioning and arm fatigue which is on me, the head coach. As a team, we must concentrate on this to make sure we are in position to execute late in a game.
Hitting: B Several GREAT at bats! But 1 in 4 is only .250, lets keep working...early morning hitting and after practice to execute at a high level. 9 Strike outs. See above for more on hitting...
Defense: B 2 errors, but overall, plays were made and people played out of position (Matt McGill catching, did a great job and hasnt worked there this year! He stepped up so Elliot could play first when his arm was a little sore. So both played out of position but both played great) Nick Lively threw a runner out stealing and made several good plays from the pitcher position.