In the second to last series of the season the Angels continued their second half struggles with some of their worst baseball of the year against the first place Hoboken Pioneers. On Saturday five errors and a near total absence of offense helped the Pioneers to a 6-0 victory. On Sunday three errors and a lack of clutch hits in key situations again killed the Angels in a 6-1 defeat.
Nicolas Migeot deserved a better fate on Saturday as he and Adrien Stokart managed to work through the Pioneers effectively, however their defense was porous behind them. In the first inning the eventual winning run scored courtesy of three errors, the batter reached on a fielding error, advanced two bases on a poor pick-off throw, and scored on a mishandled throw to third base on the same play. The ugliness continued in the Angels outfield with several more runners getting into scoring position and coming around on dropped fly balls and mistakes on reads. On one of the most beautiful days for baseball all season, Namur played its worst.
Offensively Namur was missing as well, recording only two hits, by Ronny Heymans and Morgan Brown.
Sunday was little better. The Angels showed more offensive life in the first inning than they have in weeks by manufacturing a run. Philip Van Woensel led off with a lined single to center field. Ludovic Geuquet sacrificed him into scoring position with a bunt. A balk moved the runner over to third and Brown’s RBI single to center plated the first run of the game. Erik Hufnagel again spun a dandy on the mound, including striking out the side in the second and fourth innings. Hoboken took the lead in the third courtesy of a couple singles. In the fourth they added to it with another run thanks to multiple Angels errors. The Pioneers made it 5-1 in the seventh after working the first two walks of the day off Hufnagel and then moving around on the bases due to yet another error, a couple steals, and a wild pitch.
Hufnagel struck out 13 in seven innings, yielding just the two walks, and hitting one. Offensively, the Angels were only marginally better than Saturday, managing seven hits. Migeot led the way with three.
| Time | Home | Visitor | Result | |
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| Saturday, August 30 2008 | ||||
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15:30 | Brasschaat Braves | Royal Greys | 06:08 |
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15:30 | Namur Angels | Hoboken Pioneers | 00:06 |
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15:30 | K. Borgerhout Squirrels | K. Mortsel Stars | 07:06 |
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15:30 | R. Antwerp Eagles | Brussels Kangaroos | 11:07 |
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15:30 | Beveren Lions | The Merchtem Cats | 08:09 |
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15:30 | K. Deurne Spartans | Louvain La Neuve Phoenix | 01:00 |
| Sunday, August 31 2008 | ||||
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15:30 | Royal Greys | Brasschaat Braves | 16:06 |
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15:30 | K. Mortsel Stars | K. Borgerhout Squirrels | 09:04 |
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15:30 | Hoboken Pioneers | Namur Angels | 06:01 |
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15:30 | Brussels Kangaroos | R. Antwerp Eagles | 09:11 |
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15:30 | The Merchtem Cats | Beveren Lions | 15:00 |
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15:30 | Louvain La Neuve Phoenix | K. Deurne Spartans | 00:01 |
Standings Elite
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoboken Pioneers | 19 | 1 | 162 | 49 | .950 | 0 | W7 |
| 2 | Royal Greys | 16 | 4 | 136 | 54 | .800 | 3 | L1 |
| 3 | K. Mortsel Stars | 9 | 11 | 104 | 92 | .450 | 10 | L1 |
| 4 | Namur Angels | 7 | 13 | 107 | 102 | .350 | 12 | W1 |
| 5 | K. Borgerhout Squirrels | 5 | 15 | 69 | 173 | .250 | 14 | W1 |
| 6 | Brasschaat Braves | 4 | 16 | 91 | 199 | .200 | 15 | L4 |
Standings Promo
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Merchtem Cats | 12 | 3 | 152 | 58 | .800 | 0 | W1 |
| 2 | Brussels Kangaroos | 10 | 5 | 127 | 76 | .666 | 2 | W1 |
| 3 | R. Antwerp Eagles | 9 | 6 | 99 | 86 | .600 | 3 | L1 |
| 4 | K. Deurne Spartans | 9 | 6 | 74 | 49 | .600 | 3 | L1 |
| 5 | Beveren Lions | 3 | 12 | 67 | 144 | .200 | 9 | W1 |
| 6 | Louvain La Neuve Phoenix | 2 | 13 | 50 | 156 | .133 | 10 | L1 |
