HWSA Showcase Team 2006
B.E.S.T. World Championships
July 21-29, 2006
Ft. Myers, FL
Results
Day 1
Friday 7/21/06
Game 1 @ 12:00 PM VS Dulin Dodgers (First Place last year)
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Game Comment: Errors made the difference, but the team settled down as the game went on.
Game 2 @ 3:00 PM VS LA All Stars (high contender for this year)
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Comments: Solid play against very good pitching. HWSA had the bases loaded several times but could not bring in more runs.
The tournament is going very well. The weather held off today to get the games in as scheduled—major rain yesterday and most afternoons this past week.
We play at 9:00 AM Saturday and noon Sunday. Monday is off, and the doubleelimination tournament starts Tuesday for us. 20 teams are participating this year. Very good competition for our guys.
Day 2
Saturday 7/22/06
Game 3
This game scratched due to rain all day.
Day 3
Sunday 7/23/06
Game 4 @ 12:00 PM vs. New Jersey
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Game Comment: The guys are playing defense pretty well, but any mistakes are still costing us at this level of play. Bats did better, but we hit to the defense all afternoon and did not hit with runners in scoring position. We have had more runners on base than most of the teams we have played but can’t get them home yet.
Hershel Hepler (Ft Worth Riders) gave us a scare today when he ran into the fence full speed, head first. He is OK but has a sore neck. We have tomorrow off—practice at 10 am, so we'll see how he feels tomorrow.
Day 4
Monday 7/24/06
No games for us on Monday. Double-elimination tournament begins tomorrow.
Day 5
Tuesday 7/25/06
Game 1 Double-Elimination @ 12:00 PM vs. Indianapolis
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Game Comment:Indianapolis had the best bats we have seen so far—at least they hit almost everything we threw at them—maybe just one of those days. They were the 4th seed going into double elimination. Our guys are 13th seed (out of 20) going into the Double-Elimination tournament having played the #1, #2, and #7 seeded teams to get there.
We play at 9:00 AM on Wednesday and then again Wednesday afternoon assuming a win in the first game.
Day 6
Wednesday 7/26/06
Game 2 Double-Elimination @ 9:00 AM vs. Dallas Pros (15 seed)
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Game 3 Double-Elimination @ 3:00 PM vs. Indianapolis Athletics 17s (11 seed)
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Comments: Games with strong pitching, strong fielding, and strong bats lead to big wins. The guys are playing well together. It was great to see them play to their potential.
We play at 9:00 AM in the morning and then again tomorrow afternoon assuming a win in the first game on Thursday.
Day 7
Thursday 7/27/06
Game 4 Double-Elimination @ 9:00 AM vs. Dulin’s Dodgers 17s (3rd seed)
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Game 5 Double-Elimination @ 3:00 PM vs. Dulin’s Dodgers 18s (2nd seed)
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Comments: We had a great week of baseball. The competition was very good from all the teams we played. It was great to see our guys compete well against some very tough teams.
We’re done for this tournament.We tied for 7th Place out of 20 teams.
2006 HWSA Showcase Team Roster
Benjamin, Derrick / Fr / Augusta CrusadersBird, Hilton / Sr / Raleigh Warriors
Davis, J.D. / Jr / Atlanta Barons
Dickens, Josh / Jr / Ft Worth Riders
Gerling, Joe / Sr / Oklahoma City Broncos
Hepler, Hershel / Jr / Ft Worth Riders
Humphries, Brannon / Jr / Atlanta Barons
Long, Brad / Sr / Atlanta South Knights
Miller, Caleb / Fr / San Antonio Patriots
Munn, Chris / Jr / Atlanta Barons
Peavy, Sam / Soph / Atlanta South Knights
Potts, Michael / Jr / Nashville Monarchs
Rice, Jay / Sr / Atlanta South Knights
Rollins, James / Sr / Huntsville Falcons
Rollins, Nathaniel / Soph / Huntsville Falcons
Tipps, Jared / Sr / West Houston Thunder
Tunnell, James / Soph / Oklahoma City Broncos
Kevin Renz, Head Coach / Atlanta Barons