The season was kicked off by a few words from League President, David Pidancet, followed by a heater of a fast ball from Gary Ervin.
Rumor has it that the Barracudas have offered him a two year deal worth 2-3 million dollars.
The attendees were also treated to an impressive rendition of the National Anthem by Ironheads manager, Ryan Lee.
But baseball was what we gathered to play, and play baseball we did. The opening game, a rematch of last years championship game between the Bears and Bombers turned out to be an offense heavy matchup. The top of the Bombers's order combining to score all but two of their 11 runs as they defeated the Bears 11-5 in six innings. Bill Kardine picked up the loss on 140 pitches, giving up 7 earned runs in 5 innings. On the other side of the scorecard, Ryan Kropf secured the win, giving up only one earned run in 4 innings.
The second game proved to be more of a pitcher's dual, with the Beach Cities Barracudas defeating the Ironheads of California 7-1 in 7 innings. Both teams were swinging early, but the Ironheads failed to make consistent contact and struck out 14 times, leaving 8 men on base. Barracuda's pitcher Josh Izumigawa picked up the complete game win on 122 pitches, giving up 1 run on 5 hits and 4 walks. Ironheads pitcher (and former Barracuda), Will Ellis picked up the loss, suffering 5 errors and giving up 1 hit, 4 walks, and 2 hit batters.
The final game, under the lights was once again a battle of the bats. The Stallions and the Breakers put on a hitting clinic, at the expense of their respective pitchers. The Stallions came out on top picking up 15 runs on 16 hits, but the Breakers made a valiant effort in the 4th inning, putting 5 on the board, but coming up short with 8 runs on 8 hits. Mike Furguson picked up the win by giving up 2 runs in 3 innings while his counterpart, starter Daniel Tedford, surrendered 8 runs in 2 innings.
The attendees were also treated to an impressive rendition of the National Anthem by Ironheads manager, Ryan Lee.
The second game proved to be more of a pitcher's dual, with the Beach Cities Barracudas defeating the Ironheads of California 7-1 in 7 innings. Both teams were swinging early, but the Ironheads failed to make consistent contact and struck out 14 times, leaving 8 men on base. Barracuda's pitcher Josh Izumigawa picked up the complete game win on 122 pitches, giving up 1 run on 5 hits and 4 walks. Ironheads pitcher (and former Barracuda), Will Ellis picked up the loss, suffering 5 errors and giving up 1 hit, 4 walks, and 2 hit batters.
The final game, under the lights was once again a battle of the bats. The Stallions and the Breakers put on a hitting clinic, at the expense of their respective pitchers. The Stallions came out on top picking up 15 runs on 16 hits, but the Breakers made a valiant effort in the 4th inning, putting 5 on the board, but coming up short with 8 runs on 8 hits. Mike Furguson picked up the win by giving up 2 runs in 3 innings while his counterpart, starter Daniel Tedford, surrendered 8 runs in 2 innings.
