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Herman Pitches and Hits Pride to Victory
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It was the last day before district seedings were set for Class B Baseball. Lincoln Pius came to town after beating #1 Elkhorn on Friday night 9-0. Junior Mike Herman was on the mound for the pride and did an outstanding job against Pius X. The game was scoreless through the first two innings. At the top of the 3rd, the Pius pitcher hit a solo shot to go up on the pride 1-0. In the bottom of the 3rd the pride answered back and scored a run of there own to tie the game up at 1. The game remained tied until the bottom of the 5th when the pride managed to get a couple of baserunners and Junior Mike Herman drove in Senior Mike Mazur from 2nd to go up 2-1. The ended up all the pride would need as Herman pitched the last two innings to seal the win. Herman finished with 5 k's, 0 walks and allowed 9 hits on 95 pitches.
Team Highlights:
Mazur: 2 hits, scores winning run
Herman: 1 hit
Badura: 1 hit |
Freshman Brennan Nowak on First |
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Senior Luke Coenen Catching |
Senior Nate Rump on 3rd |
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Junior Mike Herman on the mound |
Fans of the Day |
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2009 Districts
The 2009 District brackets have been set. The Pride has obtained the #2 seed in District B-2 hosted in Nebraska City.
#1 Nebraska City
#2 RCHS/B-T RAIDER PRIDE
#3 South Sioux City
#4 Waverly
#5 Yutan
All games will be played at Clemmy Holmes Field in Nebraska City, starting on May 8th. The Pride is not in action until Saturday, May 9th at 3:00pm against S.S.C. Nebraska City, the 1 seed, will face the winner of #4 Waverly vs. #5 Yutan on Saturday, 5/9 at noon.
There are 4 District winners, representing 4 automatic bids into the state tournament. The next 4 highest wild card point teams will qualify as the 4 "wild card" teams. The Pride currently stands in the 7th position in wild card points.
May 8
6:00pm- #4 Waverly vs. #5 Yutan
May 9
12:00pm- #1 Nebraska City vs. Winner of Waverly/Yutan
3:00pm- #2 Roncalli/B-T vs. #3 South Sioux City
May 11
6:00pm- Winners of May 9 Game
Here is a look at the 4 Class B district brackets:
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On a cold damp April morning, the Pride lost a pitching duel with Beatrice. The Pride jumped on top of Beatrice in the first inning of the River City Conference Semi-final game and held that lead until the 5th inning. In the top half of the inning it looked like the Pride was going to add to it's lead as Mike Herman hit a shot in the game to right center, it look like he would have a stand up triple when the coach waved him home and he was thrown out at the plate. In the bottom half of the inning, Beatrice managed to score a run and tied up the game. The top half of the 6th, saw Alex Terry get on base only to be thrown out trying to steal second. That ended the Prides offensive chances as Beatrice managed to put up another run in the bottom of the 6th. In the top of the seven, the Pride managed to get a base runner on first, only to fail to advance him and lose the game 2-1. Senior Dylan Badura pitched more than adequate strking out 4, allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run. Junior Mike Herman relieved Badura for an 1 2/3 to finish the game.
Team Highlights:
Herman: 3 hits, 3b, RBI
Terry: 1 hit, I SB
Higgins: 1 hit, I run
Badura: 1 Hit |
Team before the game |
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Senior Dylan Badura on the Mound |
Senior Mike Mazur on 2nd |
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Pride Beats Gross
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Pride played Gross on Saturday May 2 with Junior Alex Terry on the mound. Gross scored 3 runs right away off Terry in the top half of the inning only to have lead-off hitter Senior Collin Higgins send a solo short past the right field fence to cut the lead to two after one. Terry then found his groove and kept the Gross batters scoreless for the next 5 innings. The Pride kept battling at the plate and added a run in the third, two in the 4th and one in the 5th to take a 5-3 lead after 6. In the 7th inning, Gross got their lead off man on board with a single and that signaled a pitching change. Coach Kupfer brought in Senior Dylan Badura to relieve Terry. The First pitch was a line drive straight at the pitcher and he quickly turned around and threw it to 1st for a double play. Badura then struck out the next batter to earn his first save of the year as the Pride wins 5-3. For the game, Alex terry went 6 innings, striking out 2, allowing only 3 earned runs, and 11 hits. One other highlight from the game was a diving catch by Senior Brendan Solis to end a Gross threat in the 4th.
Team highlights:
Mathews: 2 hits
Herman: double, RBI
Giannone: 1 hit, RBI
Coenen: 1 hit
Mazur: 1 hit and robbed of two other hard hit balls
Alitz: 2 RBI's |
Junior Alex Terry in conference with Coach Kupfer and Catcher Luke Coenen |
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Senior Drew Mathews heading into home |
Senior Collin Higgins gettin congrats after his First homerun of the year
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Solis's diving catch |
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Pride loses in extra innings
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It was Senior Day at Roncalli High School as the Pride took the field in what was the last spring game for the Seniors. Junior Mike Herman was on the mound and Beatrice jumped out to a early 2-0 lead off a well hit ball to center that was just beyond Senior Collin Higgins reach. Beatrice held their lead and added one in the 3rd. The Pride answered in the bottom of the inning with a run of their own to finish the 3rd, down 3-1. Beatrice added a run in the top of the 4th, which brought about a pitching change and Senior Dylan Badura came in releif. Neither team scored in the 5th and in the bottom of the 6th inning the Pride cut the lead to 1, scoring 2 runs. Beatrice couldn't manage a run in the top of the 7th and the Pride came through with a run to tie the game after 7. In the 8th inning, Beatrice managed to get 2 runs across and it was up to the Pride to answer. Freshman Tyler Alitz hit his first homerun of the year to cut the lead to 1, but that is all the Pride could manage as they lost the game 6-5. The Pride was hurt by 4 errors and a lack of hitting.
Team Highlights:
Herman: 2 hits
Alitz: 2 hits, HR
Higgins, 1 hit |
Junior Mike Herman Pitching |
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Freshman Tyler Alitz geting congrats after his First Homerun of the year |
Senior Luke Coenen Catching |
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Senior Dylan Badura Pitching
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Fan of the Day: Senior Kegan Kasey |
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Congratulations Seniors and Good Luck at State |
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Pride loses first round game at Districts
| The Pride lost a hard fought battle with South Sioux City in the B-2 districts at Nebraska City. In the frist inning, South Sioux City got on the board first with a unearned run to put them ahead 1-0. The Pride failed to answer at the bottom of the 1st, so the score after one remained 1-0. The Pride battled back and answered in the 2nd to even the score at 1-1. Neither team scored in the 3rd and in the top of the fourth South Sioux City got on the board again with a 2 run homerun. In the fourth inning, Senior Dylan Badura got hit in the head with a ball that bounced off the mound. That caused a delay in the game as the coach came and make sure everything was ok. Badura finished the inning, but was then relieved by Junior Alex Terry who held South Sioux City scoreless the remainder of the game. The Pride had chances as the had runners in scoring position in the 6th inning and Senior Luke Coenen's long shot to left, drifted foul. In the bottom of the 7th the Pride battle back scoring one but ending up leaving the bases loaded and losing 3-2. On the day the Pride left runners in scoring position in 6 of the 7 innings. The Pride now must wait for the outcome of the District Championships to see if their season will continue at State. |
Senior Dylan Badura running to 1st |
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Coach Kupfer arguing a call with Freshman Brennan Nowak looking on |
Conference on the mound Between Senior Luke Coenen and Junior Alex Terry |
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Team highlights:
Coenen: 2b
Herman: 1b
Terry: 1b
Alitz: 1b
Mathews: 1b
Giannone: 1b
Mazur: 1b |
Watching from the Dugout |
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Pride is Headed to State
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2009 Class B State Tournament |
Class B State Tournament (begins Saturday, May 16 at Den Hartog Field, Lincoln)
10:00am Game 1: #1 Elkhorn (20-9) 43.5862 vs. #8 Gretna (12-9) 40.8571
1:00pm Game 2: #4 Nebraska City (18-7) 42.4000 vs. #5 Lincoln Pius X (14-11) 42.0400
4:00pm Game 3: #3 Beatrice (16-6) 42.4545 vs. #6 Omaha Gross Catholic (13-13) 41.3846
7:00pm Game 4: #2 Omaha Skutt Catholic (15-10) 42.6000 vs. #7 Omaha Roncalli Catholic (11-9) 41.2000
Class B Wild Card Teams: Beatrice, Omaha Gross Catholic, Omaha Roncalli Catholic and Gretna
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Pride wins first game at State
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The Pride wins their first round game at State behind a strong pitching performance from Junior Alex Terry. Terry allowed only 6 hits and struck out 7 in 7 innings on 103 pitches. The game started with both teams getting a runner on base and failing to advance them The game stayed scoreless untill the 4th inning win Skutt manage to get a run across the plate. Skutt threatened again in the 5th inning and they had bases loaded with 2 outs. The Skutt batter sent a shot to left field and it looked like it was going to score some runs but Senior Matt Giannone made an outstanding catch for the 3rd out. In the top of the 6th, Senior Collin Higgins hit a shot to right center for a double and advanced to 3rd on a throwing error. With the next batter up, the Skutt Pitcher throw a wild pitch allowing Higgins to score and tie the game. Skutt failed to score in their half of the inning, so the game was tied after 6. In the 7th, Senior Giannone hit a lead off double to put himself in scoring position. Senior Luke Coenen then stepped up to the plate and hit a shot down the left field line to score Giannone and end up on 2nd himself. The Pride added to the lead and finished their half of the inning 3-1. In the bottom of the 7th, Terry struke out the first two batters and then got the fourth batter of the inning to ground out, sealing the victory for the Pride. The Pride now plays Gross at 1pm on Monday, May 18th at Haymarket Park In Lincoln. Hope to see you there.
Team Highlights:
Higgins: 2b
Giannone: 2b Game saving Catch
Coenen: 2b game winning RBI
Mathews: 1b
Terry: 1b
Jake Higgins: run scored |
Giannone after "The Catch" |
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Senior Collin Higgins scoring tieing run |
Before the start of the game |
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Junior Alex Terry pitching |
Watching from the dugout |
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| It was a great day for baseball at Haymarket Park in Lincoln on Monday. The 2nd round game between the Pride and Gross turned out to be a Pitcher's dual. Senior Dylan Badura throw a nice game, allowing only 6 hits, 1 base on balls, 1 hit by pitch and 3 strikeouts on 73 pitches. But on Offense, the Pride couldn't manage a hit all game and lost to Gross 2-1. Gross scored a run in the first and a run in the 3rd to complete the scoring. The Pride did manage to get a few base runners could not advance them, as they hit into two double plays in the final two innings. The Pride must now regroup and head back to Lincoln for a game with Pius at 4 pm on Tuesday. |
Senior Dylan Badura pitching |
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Senior Matt Giannone in Left |
Senior Mike Mazur at 3rd |
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Junior Mike Herman at shortstop |
watching from above the dug out, our fan of the day, Monte Mathews |
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Scenes from the Pius Game
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Freshman Tyler Alitz awaiting the call |
Senior Nate Rump Pitching |
Sophmore T J Feldhaus pitching |
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Freshman Brennan Nowak Pitching |
Senior Mike Mazur Tagging the Pius runner out |
Senior Mike Mazur Protesting the Safe Call |
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Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game
| Congragulations to Seniors Dylan Badura and Mike Mazur for being selected and playing in the Collin-Orcutt All-Star Game on Monday May 25th. |
Seniors Badura and Mazur giving the High Ten at Introductions |
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Senior Dylan Badura Pitching |
Senior Mike Mazur Throwing to First |
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Congratulations to the following team members:
Alex Terry:
Class B All Nebraska Outfield,
Rvier City Conference first team
Mike Herman:
Class B All Nebraska honorable mention,
River City Conference first team
Dylan Badura:
Class B All Nebraska honorable mention
River City Conference honorable mention |
Junior Alex Terry |
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Junior Mike Herman |
Senior Dylan Badura |
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Raider Pride wins opening game of Westside Tournament
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WG Pride opened the legion season with a decisive victory over Class B's runner up Union Bank (Pius). The WG Pride was led by Senior Dylan Badura who Pitched 6 complete innings giving up 6 hits, stiking out 2 and forcing 14 ground ball outs, allowing only one earned run. The WG Pride had 5 hitters with multiple hit games. The WG Pride scored 3 runs in the 1st and 3rd and 1 in the 4th to open a 7-0 lead and cruised to a 10-2 victory in 6 innings, due to the 8 run rule in legion ball.
Team highlights:
Drew Mathews: 3 singles, 1 RBI, 1 run
Matt Giannone: 2 singles, 4 RBIs
Collin Higgins: 2 doubles, 1 run
Mike Herman: 2 singles, 2 RBIs, 2 runs
Dylan Badura: 2 singles, 1 RBI
Nate Rump: 1 single, 2 RBIs
Alex Terry: 1 single, 3 runs, 1 stolen base
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 Senior Matt Giannone catching |
 Head coach for the Westside tournament Matt Shepherd gets his first victory
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 Senior Collin Higgins hitting a double |
 Senior Dylan Badura pitching |
 Fan of the Game: Birthday Boy Frank Giannone |
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| The WG Pride fell to Home Federal in the 3rd game of the Westside Tournament. The bats fell silent as only Mike Mazur managed to hit a double. Junior Mike Herman was on the mound allowed only 8 hits while striking out 3 and walking none. But the defense of the WG Pride also had 5 errors in the game to lose to Home Federal 4-0. |
Junior Mike Herman on the Mound against GI HF |
Junior Jake Higgins at 2nd |
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Freshman Brennan Nowak at 1st |
Senior Brendon Solis at the Plate |
First Base Coach Mike Nowak |
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The WG Pride rebounded in the 4th game of the Westside tournament to come from behind and beat Anderson Ford 8-7. Senior Mike Mazur was on the mound going 6 2/3 innings allowing 7 runs on 8 hits and striking out 3 on 99 pitches. Senior Nate Rump came in for the last out and got the save. The WG Pride fell behind 5-0 after the 4th. In the top of the 5th the WG pride scored 7 runs on 5 hits with 6 of the runs coming on two outs. The WG Pride added a insurance run in the top of the 7th and needed it. As Anderson Ford fought back but left runners stranded on the corners. The game had several nice defensive plays including a 5-4-3 double play in the fifth and Badura's sliding catch in the 7th. The WG Pride played solid defense as Alitz, Coenen and Herman each had 4 assists and each of the outfielders had at least one put out. Team highlights:
Giannone 2 hits, 1-2b and 2 RBIs
Alitz: 2 hits, I RBI
Badura 1 hits, 2 RBI
Feldhaus 1 hit, 2 RBI
Mazur, 1hit, 2b
Solis: 1 Hit, 1 RBI |
Senior Mike Mazur on the mound against Anderson Ford |
Senior Luke Coenen at 3rd |
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Sophmore TJ Feldhaus at the Plate |
Freshman Tyler Alitz avoiding a pitch |
Fans of the game: Gary and Kathy Mazur watching their son Mike pitching |
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Pride loses a close one to KB Builders
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The WG Pride lost a close one to KB Builders (Class A Champ Westside) Saturday night. Junior Alex Terry pitched a great game going the distance, allowing 9 hits and striking out 3. The WG Pride gave up 4 runs in the first inning and held them scoreless until the 6th inning. WG Pride chipped away at the lead and tied it in the 6th inning only to have KB Builders score a run in the bottom half of the 6th to take the lead. The WG Pride outhit KB builders but didn't come up with enough timely hits to upset the State Champs.
Team highlights:
Herman, 3 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI
Terry: 2 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI
Alitz: 2 hits
Coenen: 1 double
Higgins: 1 single, 1 RBI
Giannone: 1 single, 1 RBI
Rump: 1 single
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Junior Mike Herman at Short |
Junior Alex Terry on the mound |
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Senior Drew Mathews at First |
Senior Nate Rump at the Plate |
Fan of the Game: Birthday girl Julie Coenen. So how does it feel to be 21 |
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Weaher Guard defeats Holmes Murphy
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WeatherGuard Defeats First Bank
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WeatherGuard loses in Extra Innings to Primetime Patriots
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WeatherGuard loses to Gross
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WeatherGuard loses to Union Bank
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WeatherGuard Pride loses to Northwest
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WeatherGuard loses to Associated Fire
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WeatherGuard Pride Beats Rapid City in Extra Innings
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WeatherGuard Pride defeats Torrington
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WeatherGuard loses to Gillette in 8 Innings
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WeatherGuard beats Omaha South
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WeatherGuard Pride Wins Opening Game of CWS Tournament
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WeatherGuard loses to Kickapoo
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WeatherGuard loses to Midwest Bruins
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WeatherGuard Defeats Sioux Falls
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WeatherGuard loses to Bellevue West
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WeatherGuard Pride loses to Burke
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WeatherGuard Loses to Bellevue East
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WeatherGuard Loses to Millard North
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WeatherGuard loses to Pinacle Bank
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WeatherGuard Pride Defeats Millard Sox
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Last Home Game of the Season
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Monday, July 13th Marks the Last home game for 7 WeatherGuard Pride Seniors
Let's have a big crowd to thank them for their 4 years of service to the program |
Mike Mazur |
Matt Giannone |
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Colin Higgins |
Drew Matthews |
Luke Coenen |
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Dylan Badura |
Nate Rump |
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WeatherGuard loses to Elkhorn
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WeatherGuard loses to PI MidWest
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WeatherGuard loses to Bennington
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EMERSON HAS DROPPED OUT, HERE IS THE REVISED BRACKET
#1- Blair
#2- Bennington
#3- Gordon
#4- Weatherguard Systems
#5- Arlington
All games played at Bennington Legion Field
July 22:
Game 1 - Weatherguard Systems Pride 17 Arlington 2
Game 2 - Bennington 12 Gordon 2
July 23:
Game 3 - Gordon 11 Arlington 1(Arlington eliminated)
Game 4 - Weatherguard Systems Pride 8 vs. Blair 3
July 24:
Game 5 at 5:00 - Blair 10 vs. Gordon 0 (Gordon eliminated)
Game 6 at 8:00 - Bennington 8 vs. Weatherguard Systems Pride 14
July 25:
Game 7 at 7:00 - Blair 8 Bennington 5 (Bennington eliminated)
July 26:
Game 8 at 5:00 - Weatherguard Systems Pride 14 vs Blair 3
CHAMPION: WEATHERGUARD SYSTEMS PRIDE
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WeatherGuard Pride Beats Gretna on Senior Night
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WeatherGuard Pride loses first game of Cheyenne Tournament
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WeatherGuard beats Casper at Cheyenne
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WeatherGuard Beats Monarch at Cheyenne
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WeatherGuard loses to Cheyenne in Championship Game
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WeatherGuard defeats Blair in 2nd Round at Districts
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WeatherGuard Wins First Game at Districts
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WeatherGuard defeats Bennington Advances to Championship Game
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WeatherGuard Wins Area 3 Tournament Defeating Blair 14-3
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The Pride opened up the First Round of the River City Conference Tournament with a 10 run victory of Ralston Friday night. Junior Alex Terry through a complete game, 4 hitter on 51 pitches and no earned runs allowed. The Pride jumped to a big lead in the 1st inning when the scored 7 runs highlighted by the Pride's first homerun of the season, with a 3 run shot by Senior Dylan Badura. Ralston followed up with 3 runs in the top half of the second but that was all Ralston could manage to score. The Pride taked on 5 more runs in the 3rd and 2 in the 4th to end the scoring. The game ended after 5 innings due to the Mercy rule, with the Pride winning 14-3. The Prdie had 14 hits with each of the starters have at least one.
Team Highlights:
Badura: HR, 3 RBIs
Terry: 2 hits, 2-2b, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored
Herman: 2 hits, 2b, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored
Mazur: 3 hits, 3 runs scored
Mathews: 1 hit, 2 RBIs
Giannone: 1 Hit, 1 run
Solis: 1 Hit, 1 RBI
Coenen: 1 hit, 1 run, 1 RBI
Higgins: 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 Run |
Junior Alex Terry on the Mound |
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Senior Drew Mathews at First |
Senior Colin Higgins leading off at First |
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Senior Dylan Badura and his Homerun Ball |
Fan of the Day |
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Pride Splits Double Header with SSC
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It was a great day for a ballgame with the temperature around 70 in South Sioux City. Junior Alex Terry took the mound and gave a nice pitching performance. The first inning was soreless, and the 2nd inning started off strong as the Pride put up back to back hits to score 1 run and it looked like they were on the verge of scoring more as they loaded the bases with one out. But the rally didn't last as the Pride failed to score any further runs. It seemed like that was the trend for the game as the Pride didn't take advantage of that scoring opportunity and South Sioux City made them pay. They cam back with 2 in the 3rd and 4th and 1 in the 6th. The Pride only managed one more run in the 5th inning to close the score out 5-2 in favor of South Sioux City. South Sioux City got the timely hitting that we failed to get and that was the story of the ball game
Team highlights
Nowak 2 hits 1-2b
Badura 2 hits 1-2b, RBI, Run
Gianone 2 hit
Coenen 1 hit, RBI
Terry 1 hit |
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Once again the coaches took some time to talk with the Players between games and once again it seem to have a good effect on the Pride. Once again, I don't know what was said but the Pride came out ready to play. The Pride opened up with 3 runs in the first inning and continued to add to the lead. South Sioux City closed the gap in the bottom of the 2nd with 2 runs to close the gap to 1. But after that it was all the Pride. The Pride took advantage of 6 South Sioux City errors and had 11 hits in the game and one error. The scored 3 runs in the 3rd and 5th inning and 4 in the 6th to win the game going away 13-3. Senior Dylan Badura got the win and Junior Mike Herman got the save. The Pride's next game will be on Monday April 20th when the Pride Travels to Bellevue East.
Team Highlights
Herman 3 hits, 3 RBI's
C Higgins 2 hits 3 RBI's
Giannone 2 hits 1 2b
Nowak 2 hits
Solis 1 hit, 1 2b, 1 RBI
Mathews 1 hit |
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Pride holds on for a 5-4 win over Ralston
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It was finally a nice warm sunny day for a ballgame, when the Pride hosted Ralston. Senior Dylan Badura was on the mound and pitched a great game going 5 2/3 innings striking out 4 and allowing only 1 earned run on 108 pitches. The game was scoreless after one and then the Pride scored 5 runs in the bottom of the second. In the top half of the 3rd Ralston scored their first run followed up by one in the 5th and 2 in the 6th. In the 6th inning Ralston had loaded the bases with two outs and were threatening, when Junior Mike Herman came in a got an out to end the threat. In the top of the Seventh, a Ralston runner forgot to report in which was called to the umpires attention by Coach Kupfer and he got credited with the first out. After that Mike herman got the final two outs and the save the win for Badura. The Pride won the game surviving 5 errors on the day and only one inning where they scored any runs.
Pride highlights:
Nowak: 1 hit
Giannone: 1 hit, 2b, 2 rbis
Mazur: 1 hit 2 rbis
Badura: 1 hit |
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Pride loses a close one to Bellevue East 3-2
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It was a cold and windy night Monday April 24th when the Pride traveled to Bellevue East. Junior Alex Terry was on the mound pitch a great game, striking out 5 and allowing only 7 hits. The pride committed some costly mistakes on baserunning that cost them the one run game. The game was scoreless for the first 3 innings but then Bellevue East scored two runs in the Bottom of the forth. The Pride fought back and tied the game up at 2 in the top half of the fifth, only to have Bellevue East score one in the bottom half to take the lead for good. The pride had their chances in the 6th, only to have a costly baserunning error get Bellevue East out of the inning. The Pride loaded the bases again in the 7th and failed to capitalize. At the end of 7, the Pride lost a close one 3-2.
Team Highlights:
Pride Turned two terrific double plays
Terry: 2 hits and a RBI
Herman: 2 hits
Higgins: 1 hit, 1 run
Coenen: 1 hit
Mazur: 1 hit, 1 run |
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Mazur throws a No-Hitter to beat Fremont
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It was a third consecutive day of nice weather, when the Pride took the field to play Fremont. On the mound, Senior Mike Mazur was pitching and he put on a fine pitching performance striking out 4, to earn the Pride's first no-hitter of the year. The Pride held Fremont scoreless in the top half of the inning and scored one in the bottom half on the inning. Fremont scored their only run of the game in the 2nd inning when a fielding error allowed the runner to get on base and the runner eventually scored the unearned run. After that the Pride scored 2 runs in the 2nd, 6 in the 3rd, 1 in the 4th. The finished the scoring by added the 10th run in the 5th inning to beat fremont by the mercy rule. The Pride hitting was lead by Brendan Solis who had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Next up for the Pride, the host Ralston in the first round of the River City Conference Tournament.
Pride Highlights:
Solis 3 hits, 1 3b, 3 RBIs, 2 runs
Herman: 1 hit, 2b
Higgins: 3 runs
Giannone: 2 hits, 1 RBI |
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Pride beats DC West 15-4
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Two days in a row, we had great weather as the Pride traveled to DC West. The Pride pitching duties were split between Freshman Brandon Nowak and Senior Nate Rump both pitching good innings to get the Pride the win. The Pride jumped out early as the scored 4 runs in the first only to have DC West score 2 in the bottom half of the inning. The pride then scored 6 in the top of the second. DC west added 2 runs to finish their scoring in the bottom of the 3rd. The Pride was held scoreless for the 3rd through the 5th inning but rallied late. The scored 3 in the 6th and 2 in the seventh to win the game going away 15-4. The pride had 13 hits and 2 errors. Senior Nate Rump got the win.
Pride highlights:
Hits:
Terry: 3 hits, 1 double, 4 runs
Mathews: 2 hits, 3 runs 2 rbis
Giannone 2 hits, 1 double, 2 runs
Badura: 1 hit, double
Herman: 3 hits
Rump: 1 hit |
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The Pride beat Benson Wednesday night to go 4-4 on the season. The game was tied after one, before the pride took off on a hitting spree. They scored 4 runs in the 2nd, 6 in the third and added one in the 4th as insurance. Benson scored one in the bottom half of the inning but that is all they could score as the game ended after 5 due to the 10 run mercy rule, 11-1. On the mound for the Pride was Junior Alex Terry who allowed 1-hit and struck out 2 in three innings. Senior Nate Rump pitched the last two innings allowing 1-hit and struck out 2 as well. The Pride had 12 hits for the game. Senior Matt Giannone and Junior Mike Herman both had 3-hits a piece. The Pride will be back in action on April 14, when they travel to Sioux City for a Double Header.
Team Highlights:
Herman: 3-hits, 1-2b, 3 RBI's
Giannone: 3-hits, 2 RBI's
Higgins: 2-hits 3 runs scored
Terry: 2-hits, 1-2b, 2 runs scored
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Pride lost to Skutt Friday April 3rd. Junior Alex Terry was on the mound and had a great pitching performance that was wasted. Once again, the Pride lacked timely hitting and costly errors that lead to the loss. Skutt won 2-0, but both runs were unearned. The Pride only had 5 hits, 11 strikeouts and 4 errors. Alex Terry had 8 strikeouts, one walk and allowed only 6 hits.
Team Highlights:
Mathews 1 Hit
Novak 1 Hit
Herman 1 Hit
Badura 1 hit
Mazur 1 Hit
Satuday's game with Millard North was suspended after 2 1/2 innings with Millard North winning 4-1.
Here are a few pictures from the last couple games and as you can tell, it's been cold so here's hoping for warmer weather after the snow we are suppose to get on Sunday.
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PRIDE BLOWS BY NEBRASKA CITY
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It was a very cold and windy day when the Pride took on Nebraska City on Tuesday. With the temps in the 30's and wind gusts of 30 or more the players took the field. The Pride came out a little cold in the first inning of play as they had two errors that lead to two runs. It must have just took the first inning to get their blood flowing as they took advantage of numerous walks in the third inning to coast to a 14-2 win. Mike Herman pitched 4 strong innings for the pride to earn the victory. He allowed no earned runs, no walks and three strike outs. Other highlights included Freshman Tyler Alitz started for Mike at shortstop, he played flawless after the first with 5 assists. He went 2-2 with a double and a walk, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI's. Also seeing his first varsity action of the year was Freshman Brennen Nowak, (younger brother of UNK player Mike Nowak) finished the game at short.
Team highlights:
Tyler Alitz 2 Hit (4RBI's, 2 runs and a double)
Mike Herman 2hits (RBI and a double)
Mike Mazur 2 hits (2 runs, RBI, HBP)
Matt Gianonne Hit (2RBI)
Alex Terry Hit (run, RBI)
Drew Mathews 3 walks (3 runs, RBI)
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| It was a beautiful day at the ballpark for the Pride's opening day games. There was a good crowd for both teams on hand and it appeared early that every thing were going good for the Pride. Junior Alex Terry threw 3 solid innings of pitching and the team was up 4-0. In the fourth inning, Columbus fought back and tied up the game at 4. On the Pride's side of the inning it look like the pride was going to add to their run total as they had bases loaded with one out. But they failed to score. After that it was all Columbus as Sophmore Feldhous and Senior Mike Mazor finished the game. In the game the pride committed 6 costly errors and left 14 men on base to lose to Columbus 11-4. Feldhous took the loss for the Pride. |
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| During the break between games, the coaches had an extra long conversation with the players which included some running that must have gotten the players attention. I don't know what was said, but the players came out strong, The pride played errorless ball and had great team hitting and they kept the pressure on the Columbus Pitchers with 12 runs on 10 hits. Senior Dylan Badura was on the mound and kept the Columbus batters guessing all day. He showed great control, mixing in a variety of pitches. Badura finished the day with 5 K's and 5 hits (3 of which were to future Husker Farmer). The Pride ended up winning 12-1 in 5 innings. Badura gets the win throwing all 5 innings. The Pride had a great day of Baseball minus 3 innings of play but it was a great way to start off the year. |
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Player Highlights for the two games:
Badura 4 hits, 1 RBIs, Double
Herman 2 hits, 2 RBI's
Giannone, 2 hits 3 RBIs 2-Doubles
Rump 2 hits, Double
Terry 2 hits, 5 RBIs, 2-Doubles
Higgins 2 hits, RBI
Mathews 2 hits I RBI Solis 1 hit, RBI, Double
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