by Namur Angels, www.namur-angels.be
On Saturday, the Angels headed down to Brussels to face off against the Kangaroos in a game that would feature everything from a rain delay to an early ending via the ten run rule.
After a scoreless first the offenses took over in the second inning. In the top of the inning the Angels would push three across. Things started innocently enough with a leadoff walk by Thomas Vandenabeele. The walk was followed up by a throwing error and a passed ball that scored Vandenabeele to put the Angels on the board. Nicolas Migeot would follow up with a deep triple to right plating Geuquet Ludovic. With two runs already in, leadoff hitter, Jason Holowaty knocked in Migeot on a single to right to give the Angels an early 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second the Kangaroos would more than match the Angels offensive output. The first three batters would reach on two singles and a walk. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Kangaroos cleanup hitter, Harold Castillo singled in Theodore De Bellefroid. The Kangaroos pushed three more across without the benefit of a hit. After scoring one on a fielder’s choice Angels starter Harold Gerard walked in two more. At the end of two innings the score was 4-3 Brussels.
Still down by a run in the fifth, the Angels would answer. Shortstop Todd Emr led things off with a wall ball double to centerfield. Jerome Sana followed with a single to give the Angels first and third with nobody out. Brian Hurld would pull the Angels even with a single to right field that scored Emr from third. Later in the inning Sana would scamper home on a fielder’s choice by Geuquet Ludovic to put the Angels back ahead 5-4.
The Kangaroos would answer again in the bottom of the frame. Rosario Williams led off with a single but Harold Gerard settled down getting the next two hitters out. The next two batters would walk, loading the bases for the leadoff hitter, Bellefroid, who singled to knock in two. Jeffery Landbory followed by doubling in two more runs to give the Kangaroos an 8-5 lead.
The Angels didn’t have an answer as they would only push one more run across before games end. The Kangaroos offense onslaught continued with one run in the sixth, two in the seventh, and five more in the eighth, highlighted by two home runs to left. With the score 16-6 the game was ended due to the ten run rule. The Angels would look to rebound from the embarrassing loss on their home turf the following day.
Less than twenty four hours later the Kangaroos and the Angels would meet up again, this time in Namur. The Angels looked to get back on the winning track while the Kangaroos were looking for the weekend sweep.
Lefty Brian Hurld took the mound for his first start as an Angel and kept the Kangaroo bats at bay. Hurld went six innings while giving up only two hits and striking out four.
In the first inning the Angels took a lead they would never relinquish as leadoff hitter, Jason Holowaty, who led off with a walk was singled in by Todd Emr.
Things stayed quiet until the bottom of the third inning when the Angels would strike again. Todd Emr singled and advanced to second on an error. Emr then stole third and scored on a softly hit grounder by Hurld that was mishandled at third base. The Angels were now leading 2-0
Hurld continued to cruise into the sixth where his offense gave him more support to the tune of four more runs. Hurld led off with a single and pinch runner, Thomas Vandenabeele was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Nicolas Migeot. The next three hitters would reach via a single and two walks. Later in the inning Phillip Van Woensel singled in a run. Todd Emr and Jerome Sana would follow up with bases loaded walks to extend the lead to 6-0 in favor of the Angels.
Nicolas Migeot would come on in relief in the seventh inning and would scatter three runs over the final three frames to record the save and salvage the finale of the weekend home and home.
| Time | Home | Visitor | Result | |
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| Saturday, July 11 2009 | ||||
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15:30 | Port of Antwerp Greys | Brasschaat Braves | 02:05 |
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15:30 | Hoboken Pioneers | The Merchtem Cats | 12:01 |
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15:30 | K. Mortsel Stars | K. Borgerhout Squirrels | 07:05 |
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15:30 | Brussels Kangaroos | Namur Angels | 16:06 |
| Sunday, July 12 2009 | ||||
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15:30 | The Merchtem Cats | Hoboken Pioneers | 00:13 |
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15:30 | Brasschaat Braves | Port of Antwerp Greys | 06:09 |
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15:30 | Namur Angels | Brussels Kangaroos | 06:03 |
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15:30 | K. Borgerhout Squirrels | K. Mortsel Stars | 02:04 |
Standings
| # | Team | W | L | R+ | R- | .pct | GB | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoboken Pioneers | 19 | 8 | 215 | 88 | .703 | 0 | L2 |
| 2 | Port of Antwerp Greys | 19 | 8 | 216 | 112 | .703 | 0 | W4 |
| 3 | Namur Angels | 19 | 8 | 157 | 88 | .703 | 0 | W4 |
| 4 | Brasschaat Braves | 18 | 10 | 229 | 166 | .642 | 1.5 | W3 |
| 5 | Brussels Kangaroos | 10 | 18 | 151 | 277 | .357 | 9.5 | W2 |
| 6 | K. Mortsel Stars | 10 | 18 | 165 | 205 | .357 | 9.5 | L2 |
| 7 | The Merchtem Cats | 8 | 19 | 120 | 247 | .296 | 11 | L5 |
| 8 | K. Borgerhout Squirrels | 7 | 21 | 156 | 226 | .250 | 12.5 | L8 |
Photo: © Frédéric de Laminne, www.event-pics.be
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