THIS IS A BLOG SET UP FOR THE 2013 SEASON OF THE ORWIGSBURG ROHRER'S BASEBALL CLUB. UTILIZING THE PHRASEOLOGY AND WRITING OF THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY WHEN BASE BALL WAS PLAYED FOR FUN.

Friday, April 26, 2013

ROHERS IN REPLAY WITH MILLERS DUMPS THEM 7-4 IN SIX.

“No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball.”
Connie Mack.
Memorial field, Orwigsburg, April 24, 2013
Well, Cranks, the Rohrer`s club played a six inning game tonight and came out ahead of a hard hitting Miller`s club 7-4. It was a close game for the Rohrer’s ball club this evening. It wasn’t till the fourth inning when our boys broke it wide open for a nice win over a hard-hitting Miller`s club.
 Our fast right-hander, Brent Kaunas, took the mound and sacked the first three batters for Miller’s in the top of the first. When Rohrer`s came to bat, Blake Lipko singled. Dylan Biever walked on four balls and Brent Kaunas popped one high up off the top of the bat to center field for an out. Nate Dixon chopped a sacrificed fly to right field and Dylan rounded the bags for a score. Dylan Grace went down swinging for the last out. Brent stayed on the mound and held Miller`s out until a runner stole home and scored. 1-0 Millers. Dylan Biever our southpaw, took over from Brent on the mound. Manager Grace was going to use his entire pitching corps this evening, as this writer heard in a pre- game talk to the club. Grace wanted to keep the pitch counts way down tonight.
 In the ensuing time, our boys did great at the bat and on the field. Dylan Biever hit another home run giving him three for the season and tying with Brent Kaunas for home runs. This writer talked with the slugger after the game and asked him,   “ Do you think you will catch your brother Jake’s homerun hitting number from last year?” He smiled and said, “Oh yeah!”.
When Blake Lipko’s turn came to climb up on the mound, he threw some good heat and shocked the down- in- the- cheek Miller`s club with some fine pitching. Big Nate Dixon powered a hard hit liner off the wall in deep center for a two bagger and later stole home for a run knocking the covering pitcher off his feet.
In the end, our kids played good ball tonight. Kyle Bainbridge was excellent in the outfield and at bat. Andrew Phillips is coming on as a fast and alert ball player. T.J. Schappell did swell at bat and in the field. Matt Ross seems to be the best bunter on the club. And what can you say about Troy Oswald, a steady, no fear ball player at the bat and in the outfield?
Well ,Cranks, this Friday is a late game  re-match  as the team faces the Boyer`s club. Boyer`s handed us a hard fought loss a few games ago. I feel the boys are ready and are going to give Boyer`s a workout. Be there to cheer them on
 















































 
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ROHRERS HURTS A STRUGGLING MCDONALDS CLUB 10-0

 
 

“The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steam rollers. It’s been  erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and  erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again.”
 James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams.

It was another rough night for the struggling McDonald’s ball club at the hands of a fast pitching and hard-hitting Rohrer’s ball club. Our ball club damaged any offense that McDonald’s tried to muster. Tonight, our offense was led by the big bat of Dylan Biever who, first time at bat, drove the ball up and over the center field wall for a home run and his second homer of the season. Dylan also had a triple in the third inning and a double in the fourth and another two bagger in the fifth inning.  Behind the big bat of Dylan Biever, Rohrer`s roared onto a big win.

 Brent Kaunas was on the slab for the Rohrer’s club most of the night and he was in his most stylish form. He was as cool as a radiator in an apartment house, throwing strikes and those hard to hit pitches that just bounce along the ground to our infielders for the out. Blake Lipko made some excellent fields in the infield. Nate Dixon played his usual good fielding in the infield at third or first. He also had a hard-hit single in the third and walked once. The third inning turned out good for Rohrer’s as TJ Shappell had an RBI double, Kyle Bainbridge a single and Troy Oswald a single.  Matt Ross foiled McDonald’s pitcher and catcher on a tremendous bunt. Dylan Grace had a really nice RBI single . Our outfield was also in fine form with Kyle Bainbridge, Troy Oswald, Andrew Phillips and Matt Ross. All in all, it was a good win for the boys.

Our next matchup will be with the Miller`s club who has some heavy hitters and excellent hurlers. Our boys bubbled with good nature and laughs as they went through their final meeting with Manager Grace. He told the boys,” We got our bats going and we got to stay on track for more victories. “

Let`s follow that sage advice,boys.

 

 
BRENT ON THE MOUND
 





 
 
 
NATE DIXON ON FIRST


 
DYLAN BIEVER DRIVES ONE OVER THE FENCE







OUR BOYS AT BAT




















 
IN THE OUTFIELD


BLAKE AT SECOND


DYLAN ON THE MOUND




TWO HOME RUN HITTER DYLAN BIEVER