The Tomahawks continued the winning way, topping neighboring rival Manchester HS, 7-3, at Riverfront Park on an ideal baseball day. The Tomahawks are now 2-0 in CCC North play, 7-0 overall.
Visiting Manchester rocked the Tomahawks back on their heels, quickly scoring 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning. Three singles combined with 2 throwing errors opened the gates for the Indians.
The Tomahawks mounted a threat in the bottom of the 1st inning when, with 1 out, Spencer Haymond & David Johnston singled; Mike Habzda drew a walk to load the bases. Manchester's defense ended the threat with a neatly turned double play to close out the inning.
The Tomahawks worked to tie the score in the bottom of the 3rd inning. With one out, Josh Barrett & Haymond drew walks. Johnston followed with a line drive double over the left fielder's head scoring both runners. Gbury went ahead for the 1st time in their half of the 4th. Kyle Richards led off with a single; Jason Sutkowski drew a walk. After Richards was forced at 3rd on a sacrifice bunt attempt, Sutkowski & Alex Hanelt executed a double steal, putting runners on 2nd & 3rd. Sutkowski scored on the ensuing wild pitch.
The Tomahawks stretched the lead to 4, plating 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning. Johnston's one out single, followed by an error and a Kevin O'Connell walk loaded the bases. Richards' fly ball to left scored Johnston & Sutkowski's 2 out, looping single to right knocked in Habzda & O'Connell.
Gbury scored their final run in the bottom of the 6th when Anthony Longo dropped a bunt down the 3rd base line for a lead off single. Barrett followed with a single & Haymond was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Johnston's sacrifice fly to left scored Longo.
Manchester scored a run in top of the 7th inning to complete the scoring.
Ben Sellew was the starting pitcher for the Tomahawks. After escaping the 1st inning, Sellew settled down to hurl a complete game for his 2nd win of the season. He limited the Indians to 1 earned run on 7 hits. Sellew struck out 8 while walking no one in a command performance.
Johnston led the offensive attack with 3 hits including a double and 3 rbi's. Richards had 2 base knocks. Barrett, Haymond, Sutkowski & Longo also added hits.
The Tomahawks return to action visiting New Britain at BeeHive Stadium on Friday in another CCC North contest.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tomahawks Ranked #7 in Hartford Courant Area Top 10
The Tomahawks cracked this week's Hartford Courant Area Top 10 ratings, entering the poll for the 1st time this season at #7. Two other CCC North foes are also ranked in this week's Area Top 10, New Britain in the top spot, followed by Simsbury in the #4 spot. In action yesterday, New Britain whacked Simsbury by an 11-2 score.
New Britain is also currently ranked 2nd in the Courant State Top 10 with Simsbury in the #9 spot.
The Tomahawks travel to New Britain on Friday for a clash with the area's top ranked Hurricanes. at BeeHive Stadium.
New Britain is also currently ranked 2nd in the Courant State Top 10 with Simsbury in the #9 spot.
The Tomahawks travel to New Britain on Friday for a clash with the area's top ranked Hurricanes. at BeeHive Stadium.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tomahawks Open Division Play With Win
The Tomahawks made the short trip to McKenna Field to take on East Hartford to open CCC North play. After opening up a 6-1 lead after 4 innings, the Tomahawks held on to grab an 8-6 win.
After East Hartford parlayed a walk, single & fielder's choice in the bottom of the 2nd into the 1st run of the game, the Tomahawks responded with 6 runs of their own in the top of the 3rd. Anthony Longo lead off with a walk & Josh Barrett followed with a single to left field. After a force out, David Johnston reached base on an error, Longo scoring to tie the score at 1's. Mike Habzda was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kevin O'Connell followed with a line drive single into left-center field, driving in Spencer Haymond & Johnston. Aggressive base running let Habzda & O'Connell advance to 2nd & 3rd base. Kyle Richards blasted a triple to deep right-center field, driving in Habzda & O'Connell. Richards completed the scoring when the East Hartford hurler uncorked a wild pitch.
Gbury posted a single run in the top of the 5th to open a 7-1 lead. Johnston legged out a grounder to lead off the inning. Habzda lined a double over the 1st baseman's head down the righfield line setting up 2nd & 3rd with nobody out. Johnston scored on O'Connell's ground out.
East Hartford plated 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th & 1 run in the bottom of the 6th to cut the score to 7-4 Tomahawks after 6 innings.
The Tomahawks tacked on an important insurance run in the top of the 7th inning. Johnston led off the inning with a walk & moved to 2nd on a ground out. After stealing 3rd base, Johnston scored on Richards looping single into right-center field.
East Hartford rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to cut the score to 8-6 Tomahawks before falling short.
Emmett Ravis made his 1st start of the year, hurling 5 solid innings to earn the win. Ravis surrendered 3 runs on 4 hits, striking out 2 & walking 2. Jimmy Hill pitched the 6th inning & into the 7th before being relieved by left-hander Joe Spero. Spero retired 3 of the 4 batters he faced to earn a save.
Barrett & Richards each had 2 hits, one of Richards being a triple. Habzda had the other extra base hit with a double. O'Connell drove home 3 runs; Johnston scored 3 runs.
Longo & Spencer Haymond each turned in a web gem defensively.
The Tomahawks now stand 6-0 overall, 1-0 in CCC North play. The Tomahawks next host division rival Manchester in another CCC North game at Riverfront Park on Wednesday at 3:45pm.
After East Hartford parlayed a walk, single & fielder's choice in the bottom of the 2nd into the 1st run of the game, the Tomahawks responded with 6 runs of their own in the top of the 3rd. Anthony Longo lead off with a walk & Josh Barrett followed with a single to left field. After a force out, David Johnston reached base on an error, Longo scoring to tie the score at 1's. Mike Habzda was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kevin O'Connell followed with a line drive single into left-center field, driving in Spencer Haymond & Johnston. Aggressive base running let Habzda & O'Connell advance to 2nd & 3rd base. Kyle Richards blasted a triple to deep right-center field, driving in Habzda & O'Connell. Richards completed the scoring when the East Hartford hurler uncorked a wild pitch.
Gbury posted a single run in the top of the 5th to open a 7-1 lead. Johnston legged out a grounder to lead off the inning. Habzda lined a double over the 1st baseman's head down the righfield line setting up 2nd & 3rd with nobody out. Johnston scored on O'Connell's ground out.
East Hartford plated 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th & 1 run in the bottom of the 6th to cut the score to 7-4 Tomahawks after 6 innings.
The Tomahawks tacked on an important insurance run in the top of the 7th inning. Johnston led off the inning with a walk & moved to 2nd on a ground out. After stealing 3rd base, Johnston scored on Richards looping single into right-center field.
East Hartford rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to cut the score to 8-6 Tomahawks before falling short.
Emmett Ravis made his 1st start of the year, hurling 5 solid innings to earn the win. Ravis surrendered 3 runs on 4 hits, striking out 2 & walking 2. Jimmy Hill pitched the 6th inning & into the 7th before being relieved by left-hander Joe Spero. Spero retired 3 of the 4 batters he faced to earn a save.
Barrett & Richards each had 2 hits, one of Richards being a triple. Habzda had the other extra base hit with a double. O'Connell drove home 3 runs; Johnston scored 3 runs.
Longo & Spencer Haymond each turned in a web gem defensively.
The Tomahawks now stand 6-0 overall, 1-0 in CCC North play. The Tomahawks next host division rival Manchester in another CCC North game at Riverfront Park on Wednesday at 3:45pm.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Tomahawks Run Over Newington
The Tomahawks ran off to their 5th win of the season Friday, defeating Newington 12-0 at Riverfront Park in a CCC inter-division game. Ben Sellew pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings to notch his 1st win of the season. Sellew limited the Newington offense to a single and a double, while striking out 4 and walking only 1. Emmett Ravis & Jimmy Hill finished out the game without allowing a hit to complete the standout pitching effort.
The Tomahawks broke open a scoreless game in the bottom of the 3rd inning sending 11 hitters to the plate. Anthony Longo & Josh Barrett led off the inning with walks. Spencer Haymond lined a solid double into right-center field driving in Longo with the game's 1st run. David Johnston grounded to 3rd base, plating Barrett with the 2nd run of the inning, Haymond moving to 3rd. Mike Habzda walked putting runners at 1st & 3rd with one out. Kevin O'Connell singled to right driving in Haymond. Kyle Richards singled to load the bases. Jason Sutkowski drew a walk to score Habzda. Alex Hanelt walked to drive in O'Connell. Longo grounded to 2nd base to drive in Richards; when the throw to complete the double play eluded the 1st baseman, Sutkowski scored the 7th run of the inning.
The Tomahawks completed their scoring with 5 more runs in the bottom of the 5th inning. Richards led off with a walk, Sutkowski & Hanelt were hit with successive pitches to load the bases. Longo & Barrett walked to drive in Richards & Sutkowski. Haymond grounded to the pitcher scoring Hanelt. Johnston legged out a single to drive in Longo. Habzda's grounder drove in Barrett with the final run.
Haymond, Johnston, O'Connell & Richards had the Tomahawk hits. Longo & Barrett contributed solid defensive plays to support the pitching.
The Tomahawks open division play traveling to McKenna to take on East Hartford on Monday.
The Tomahawks broke open a scoreless game in the bottom of the 3rd inning sending 11 hitters to the plate. Anthony Longo & Josh Barrett led off the inning with walks. Spencer Haymond lined a solid double into right-center field driving in Longo with the game's 1st run. David Johnston grounded to 3rd base, plating Barrett with the 2nd run of the inning, Haymond moving to 3rd. Mike Habzda walked putting runners at 1st & 3rd with one out. Kevin O'Connell singled to right driving in Haymond. Kyle Richards singled to load the bases. Jason Sutkowski drew a walk to score Habzda. Alex Hanelt walked to drive in O'Connell. Longo grounded to 2nd base to drive in Richards; when the throw to complete the double play eluded the 1st baseman, Sutkowski scored the 7th run of the inning.
The Tomahawks completed their scoring with 5 more runs in the bottom of the 5th inning. Richards led off with a walk, Sutkowski & Hanelt were hit with successive pitches to load the bases. Longo & Barrett walked to drive in Richards & Sutkowski. Haymond grounded to the pitcher scoring Hanelt. Johnston legged out a single to drive in Longo. Habzda's grounder drove in Barrett with the final run.
Haymond, Johnston, O'Connell & Richards had the Tomahawk hits. Longo & Barrett contributed solid defensive plays to support the pitching.
The Tomahawks open division play traveling to McKenna to take on East Hartford on Monday.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tomahawks Top Hall, 4-2
The Tomahawks traveled to West Hartford Hall High School to take on the Warriors in a game rescheduled from this past Monday. After another exciting contest, they returned home with their 4th win to start the young season by a 4-2 score.
After Hall jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning, the Tomahawks responded immediately with 2 runs in the top of the 3rd to grab the lead they never relinquished. Jason Sutkowski led off the inning with an infield single. After 2 were out, Josh Barrett whacked a double to right-center moving Sutkowski over to 3rd base. Spencer Haymond followed with a single into left field, driving in Sutkowski, advancing Barrett to 3rd. David Johnston legged out an infield hit, driving in Barrett with the go ahead run. Mike Habzda singled to load the bases before the side was retired.
Gbury scored again in the top of the 4th. Alex Hanelt singled with 2 outs. Anthony Longo followed with a long double over the centerfielder's head, scoring Hanelt all the way from 1st base.
The Tomahawks added an important run in the 7th. Johnston looped a single into right field to lead off the inning. Habzda followed with a double into right, moving Johnston to 3rd. Kevin O'Connell looped a double down the right line, scoring Johnston; Habzda was only able to move to 3rd, having to hold up to see if the ball was caught.
David Johnston was the starting pitcher for the Tomahawks, pitching 6 2/3 strong innings before coming out of the game. He surrendered 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 6, walking 3 to notch his 1st win on the season. Joe Spero relieved Johnston with 2 out and bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th, surrendering a ground ball hit with Hall scoring their 2nd run of the game before getting a ground out to end the game and grab his 1st save.
The Tomahawks rapped 13 hits in their best offensive display of the young season. Johnston with 3 hits, Barrett, Haymond, & Habzda with 2 hits each & O'Connell, Sutkowski, Hanelt & Longo with hits brought out the bats. Barrett, Johnston, Habzda, O'Connell & Longo all had doubles.
The Tomahawks, now 4-0, play on Friday, hosting Newington at Riverfront Park at 3:45pm in a non-division game prior to league play starting next week.
After Hall jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning, the Tomahawks responded immediately with 2 runs in the top of the 3rd to grab the lead they never relinquished. Jason Sutkowski led off the inning with an infield single. After 2 were out, Josh Barrett whacked a double to right-center moving Sutkowski over to 3rd base. Spencer Haymond followed with a single into left field, driving in Sutkowski, advancing Barrett to 3rd. David Johnston legged out an infield hit, driving in Barrett with the go ahead run. Mike Habzda singled to load the bases before the side was retired.
Gbury scored again in the top of the 4th. Alex Hanelt singled with 2 outs. Anthony Longo followed with a long double over the centerfielder's head, scoring Hanelt all the way from 1st base.
The Tomahawks added an important run in the 7th. Johnston looped a single into right field to lead off the inning. Habzda followed with a double into right, moving Johnston to 3rd. Kevin O'Connell looped a double down the right line, scoring Johnston; Habzda was only able to move to 3rd, having to hold up to see if the ball was caught.
David Johnston was the starting pitcher for the Tomahawks, pitching 6 2/3 strong innings before coming out of the game. He surrendered 2 runs on 4 hits, striking out 6, walking 3 to notch his 1st win on the season. Joe Spero relieved Johnston with 2 out and bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th, surrendering a ground ball hit with Hall scoring their 2nd run of the game before getting a ground out to end the game and grab his 1st save.
The Tomahawks rapped 13 hits in their best offensive display of the young season. Johnston with 3 hits, Barrett, Haymond, & Habzda with 2 hits each & O'Connell, Sutkowski, Hanelt & Longo with hits brought out the bats. Barrett, Johnston, Habzda, O'Connell & Longo all had doubles.
The Tomahawks, now 4-0, play on Friday, hosting Newington at Riverfront Park at 3:45pm in a non-division game prior to league play starting next week.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
You Can't Fool The Baseball Gods.....
Jim Croce once sang “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape; you don’t spit in the wind; you don’t pull the mask of the ole Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Jim”…….
We’ve all been told that “You can’t fool Mother Nature”….
Well, all baseball guys know that you don’t tempt the Baseball Gods…..
Bobble that ground ball??? Get ready, they’re going to keep coming until you catch one. The Baseball Gods will see to that…..
Put a player in a position they don’t normally play??? The ball’s coming his way from the 1st hitter. Hope he catches it ‘cause it’ll keep coming until he catches one. The Baseball Gods will see to that…..
Don’t run hard on ground balls??? Don’t plan on being called safe on close plays. The Baseball Gods will see to that….
An infielder chucks one in the dirt to 1st base??? Be prepared for the next one & don’t be scared. The Baseball Gods are good at challenging mental toughness….
Show displeasure towards the umpire on that called 2nd strike??? Better be ready to swing at the next one. The Baseball Gods support the men/women in blue….
Hit that little dribbler down the 3rd base line??? Run hard & it’ll stay fair. The Baseball Gods will be smiling….
Play the game the right way, respect your teammates, opponents & the officials, act the right way…. That’s all part of respecting the game….
And the Baseball Gods will shine down on you!!!!
We’ve all been told that “You can’t fool Mother Nature”….
Well, all baseball guys know that you don’t tempt the Baseball Gods…..
Bobble that ground ball??? Get ready, they’re going to keep coming until you catch one. The Baseball Gods will see to that…..
Put a player in a position they don’t normally play??? The ball’s coming his way from the 1st hitter. Hope he catches it ‘cause it’ll keep coming until he catches one. The Baseball Gods will see to that…..
Don’t run hard on ground balls??? Don’t plan on being called safe on close plays. The Baseball Gods will see to that….
An infielder chucks one in the dirt to 1st base??? Be prepared for the next one & don’t be scared. The Baseball Gods are good at challenging mental toughness….
Show displeasure towards the umpire on that called 2nd strike??? Better be ready to swing at the next one. The Baseball Gods support the men/women in blue….
Hit that little dribbler down the 3rd base line??? Run hard & it’ll stay fair. The Baseball Gods will be smiling….
Play the game the right way, respect your teammates, opponents & the officials, act the right way…. That’s all part of respecting the game….
And the Baseball Gods will shine down on you!!!!
