War Eagles Win 2 in Florida

The War Eagles won 2 games in Florida. We won the first game 12-6 against Milton, FL. Travis pitched and hit a home run to lead the way. The second game was a 10-0 win against Pensacola Washington, FL. The game was called after 5 innings because we were 10 runs ahead. Zac pitched a one hitter and Spanky had a home run.
We woke up Thursday and Friday under tornado warnings and the tournament was cancelled.

War Eagles Win in 8 Innings

The War Eagles won their first extra inning game Saturday night in Hattiesburg, MS. Brandon B hit a RBI double in the 8th inning, scoring Cody Wynne (running for Matt, who walked) from first to end the game. Final 6-5. More later...

War Eagles Split with Northside

War Eagles 8 Northside 2
The War Eagles made it 7 in a row with a win against Northside in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Spanky scored (well, Collin running for Spanky!) in the 1st and 3rd but Northside tied it up in the bottom of the 3rd. The game's highlight came in the 4th - Grant's first ever home run that cleared the bleachers at Hunt's Park. Casey had walked before G's HR so we went up 4-2. We scored 4 more runs - Matt twice, Brandon and Stewie. Travis pitched and got the win - his 3rd of the year. Dax Dupire scored their 2 runs but took the loss.
War Eagles 0 Northside 2
We hit the ball hard in game 2 but it always seemed to be right at them. We call it 'at'em ball'. We ended up with more hits than Northside but couldn't get them strung together at the right time. We will learn from it and be better next time we are in that situation!
Go War Eagles!

War Eagles take 2 from Springdale

Game 1 of conference DH - a 5-4 WIN!
The War Eagles won their first 7A conference game, beating the Springdale Bulldogs 5-4. Travis was the starting pitcher and got the win. Reed followed him in the 5th and picked up a save. We didn't play our best baseball but an ugly win is a WIN. We had 3 costly errors that we haven't been having. It got dicy in the top of the 7th. We were up 5-2. Springdale started with a walk, got a single and then we had an error, allowing them to score a run. Reed got a strikeout, they hit a RBI sac fly to make the score at 5-4 and they had a runner at third. Reed got a called strike three to end the game. Whew!!! Our first conference win! WOW!
Game 2 - 6-0 WIN!
We scored 2 runs in the 1st, 5th and 6th to beat Springdale again. Zac pitched a great game and struck out 13 Bulldogs. Payton pitched the final 2 outs. Travis' bat was hot with a single and a double plus he walked twice and scored twice. Zac also scored twice. Brandon was playing third and had a couple of really good plays. I think both Zac and Brandon are starting to get into the baseball groove after basketball. They are both valuable additions to our team.
Way to start conference play, War Eagles!

War Eagles 6 Greenwood 4

The War Eagles got a quality win tonight against a Greenwood team that hadn't allowed a run against them this season. Travis was pitching and he and Matt turned the first War Eagle double play to end the 1st. We scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st after Travis reached on an error and Stewie and Spanky both singled. Payton hit into a double play but Trav scored. Reed lined a double to left center to score Stewie. Trav got out of a couple of jams in the 2nd and 3rd. Matt made 2 nice snags at 2nd to end both innings.
We scored 2 more runs in the 5th inning. Casey got a hit down the 3rd base line then Trav singled. With runners at the corners Trav stole 2nd. The Greenwood catcher made a bad throw and Casey scored and Trav moved to 3rd. Their pitcher balked to allow Trav to go home. A cheap run but we will take them any way we can get them.
Greenwood tied it up in the 6th inning. Trav was getting tired and they started hitting the ball well and we had one error to help them out. Payton came in and pitched the rest of the way.
We scored 2 runs on no hits in the bottom of the 6th to win the game. Brandon took a pitch off his helmet for an game winning RBI hit-by-pitch. He went down for a few seconds and his helmet went the opposite way about 10 feet. Not pretty but it looked good on the scoreboard!

Best Sports Tournament-War Eagles 9 Northside 4

The War Eagles moved their record to 3-1 tonight with a win against conference foe Northside in the McDonald's/Best Sports Tournament. Zac Stewart started on the mound and gave up a lead-off home run to Dax Dupire. (He was the NS quarterback last season.) Northside scored a single run again in the top of the 3rd to take a 2-0 lead. We scored a run in the bottom of the third. Spanky started with a single then Payton reached on an error by their 1st baseman. Cody was running for Spanky and he made it to third on the error. Reed had a sac fly to right to score Cody making the score 2-1.
NS scored another run in the top of the 4th but we tied it in the bottom of the inning. Trav walked, Zac reached on an error, scoring Trav and Spanky singled Zac home. We took the lead in the bottom of the 5th. Matt was hit by a pitch that bounced about 5 feet in front of the plate. Grant bunted Matt to second and was really safe at first, although they called him out. We watched the film after the game and he was definately safe. NS committed another error on Huntor's batted ball to third, scoring Matt.
We really took off in the 6th inning - batting around. Travis had a single, Zac reached on yet another NS error and then Spanky hit the first ever War Eagle homerun. Payton eagerly followed Spanky with a homerun of his own. It was exciting! They couldn't wait to call Huntor's Grandma after the game to order their pies. I think both ordered apple. Grandma will bring them with a big smile on her face!
We scored another run in the 6th when Reed, Matt and Grant all got singles. Reed started pitching in the 5th and held NS to one run in the 7th.
I have to brag a little bit - Spanky went 4 for 4 and had 4 RBIs. They should have gotten him out his second time to the plate. He popped it up high on the right side and the 1st and 2nd basemen couldn't decide who was going to take it.

War Eagles 3 Van Buren 1

On a cold night (45 degrees) in Van Buren the War Eagles recorded their 2nd win to move to 2-1 on the season. Travis started the game with a walk, luckily made it to second on a bad throw by their first baseman, stole 3rd and scored on Payton's single up the middle. Travis was also pitching. He ended the night with 9 strikeouts and only 1 walk and a hit batter. He gave up 2 hits in 5 innings - one of them was a solo home run. Good job, Trav. Payton's bat was hot tonight - he had 2 of our 4 hits, both RBI singles. We scored our other runs in the 6th. Spanky started off with a double. Cody ran for him and scored on Payton's second single. It was a close play at the plate but Cody got there and their catcher dropped the ball. Crief ran for Payton and scored on Reed's groundout to third. Payton came in to pitch in the 6th inning and got the first War Eagle save!
KHEL Radio covered the game. They had trouble with the cell service and they weren't pleased with the results. It should be better next time!
We play Wednesday at 4 at Northwest Park against Northside in the Best Sports/McD tournament.

War Eagle Baseball on the radio

KHEL 97.3FM will be broadcasting War Eagle Baseball games. You can also tune in on the web at http://www.khel973.com/.

Van Buren Game Rescheduled

The Van Buren game cancelled for cold weather will be played at 6pm Monday. Varisty only. It is at VB. We will play Northside and Greenwood in the Best Sports tournament. NS-Wednesday and GW-Friday. Both at NW Park at 4:00. Go War Eagles.!