We are taking a well earned break until the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Thats Nov 29th in case your wondering.

 

Anyone wanting to hit or pitch in The Academy please get with me and let me know. We can make arrangements.

 

 

You guys have done a great job so far and we have a much clearer view of where we are heading next season. Lets hit the weights, continue working on our hitting and pitching and other fundamentals. The task will be tough next season and we have to make sure that we are ready to handle it. Get those bumps and bruises healed and we will see all of you soon.

 

 

Coach Rich and Coach Erin Newland  

Great job on the weekend ladies. Allowing only 7 runs on the weekend and scoring 45 will more often then not bring good results. That was the case this weekend as we went undefeated.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE  9

Excaliber       2

 

WP: S. Bullock

3 Hits / 0 BB's / 7 K's

 

This run rule game was close for the first 3 innings as it was tied 1-1. In the 4th inning We scored 5 runs to blow it open and then followed up with 3 more runs in the 6th. This was done with only 8 players as we had 4 girls out for that first game.

 

Offensively Tabby Enicks had 3 hits, C. Martin had 3 hits and Burke had 2 hits. Wolter, Bullock and Carpenter all had hits as well.

 

 

Great job by everyone this past weekend in the Midwest College Shjowcase Event. We got to play some excellent teams and while the weather was challenging on Saturday it was good to see the sun shine all day on Sunday. Like we mentioned before the weekend started these six games were not so much about wins and losses as it was about working hard, executing situations and most of all exposure. I think that each of represented yourselves and the team well.  

 

We ended up finishing 2nd in our Pool to the ILL Sluggers out of 6 teams. Thats the team that we tied 2-2 on Sunday. They ended up allowing 4 less runs then we did. Of course we played two excellent teams from outside of our Pool in the Lasers 94 and Lasers Aqua. I think that they were both better then any of the teams in our Pool for sure. So job well done.  

 

The pitching was storng all weekend as both Sami and Emily adjusted well to the 43 foot pitching distance. Offensively we did well especially Sunday however we do have to correct some of the base running issues that popped up. The effort was strong but the execution needs to be better.

 

Defensively we did Ok for the weekend. Our outfield play has improved and infield was solid for the most part but there is always room for improvement and the effort was solid.

 

This weekend we wrap up the Fall at our own tournament which was postponed from last weekend and then its off for a few weeks. These will be full 7 inning games with 1 hour 40 minute time limts so we should get some great work in. The tournament will combine 18U and 16U teams and we will have three pool games on Saturday and then bracket play on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aug  2nd / 8th         ASA Nationals , College Station Texas (if we qualify)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let me say that we are very proud of the players on the 2009 14U Ohio Wave team for their excellent showing at the ASA "A" Eastern Nationals in Sterling Virginia. I have to say that this was one of the most exciting yet injury filled seasons that we have every had. Through it all the players never made excuses and they played with everything they had. It was a great team to be around and many leaders revealed themselves as the season wnet on.

 

Here are the results of our efforts at Nationals this year and we want to thank each and every player and their families for the sacrifices and commitments that each of them made to this successful 2009 season.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE     5

DEL. MAGIC    6

 

LP: Froment

6 Hits / 12 K's / 6 BB's

 

This was a 12 inning ITB marathon that was a great way to start the tournament. The Delaware Magic team was a solid team and a worthy opponent. Our bats were not warmed up yet as we unloaded them after the trip to Virginia but the pitching and defense was excellent. Delaware tied the game in the 7th inning to send it to ITB and each team executed very well in the 8th, 9th , 10th, and 11th innings until the 12th inning when we made a mistake in the top half of the inning. After advancing our runner from 2nd base on a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt by Carpenter we brought in a pinch hitter to try to score the runner from 3rd and once again take the lead. She hit a sinking line drive just over the 2nd baseman and I thought it was going to drop so I had the runner release. The center fielder made a great showstring catch and doubled off the runner for the 3rd out. Delaware failed to sacrifice the runner to 3rd and with 1 out they did get a bunt single and we then loaded the bases to set up a force at any base. Ultimtaly the batter hit a slow roller to SS and it was fielded cleanly but we had no chance to make an out and the winning run scored. It was a tough loss but we did get an extra 5 innings in so it was like being able to play another game.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE      9

L.I. Thuinder    5

 

WP: Nealiegh

7 Hits / 2 K's  1 BB

 

This game we were able to break out the bats and produce some offense. With Phillips nursing a sore ankle Gaddis came in and did a great job at 2nd base and had a single and a walk and scored twice. Carpenter was on fire with 3 hits a run scored and 2 RBI, Erwin had 2 hits and 3 RBI and also scored a couple runs. Hanes, Froment, Harshbarger and Colton all hads a hit as well. Solid defense was played behind Nealiegh as we had an error free game.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE    8

R.I. Lightning  1

 

WP: Froment

2 hits / 4 K's / 1 BB

 

For the second game in a row we were alive and well offensively. Scoring 3 in the 1st and 3 in the 2nd effectively took the Ligthning team out of the game. French and Nealiegh lead the way with 2 hits each, and Phillips, Harshbarger, Erwin Carpenter, Wolter, and gaddis each had 1 hit as well. Nealiegh did the big damage with 4 RBI. We played excellent defense once again allowing only 1 error in the first inning. 

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE    5

M.C. BLAZE     1

 

WP: FROMENT

6 Hits / 14 K's / 0 BB

 

This was a great game and the atmosphere was awesome. The game was played under the lights and the stars were out. We jumped on them right out of the gate as Hanes cleared the right fielder with a triple off the fence. She scored when harshbarger singled and the the game was on. Hanes again got things going in the 3rd inning as she lead off with a single and Nealiegh scored her with another bomb to the fence. That would be all the runs that Froment would need as she dominated the Blaze hitters. The Wave defense was awesome as we played error free ball and extended the errorless inning streak to 13. Great win and we moved on in the winners bracket.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE      2

Valley Xtreme   1

 

WP: Froment

6 hits / 7 K's / 2 BB's

 

Well this one was a great game as the runs were at a premium. Valley Extreme took a 1 run lead in the 4th inning and held it until we came to bat in the bottom of the 6th inning. Phillips got things started with a single and Hanes bunted her over the 2nd Base. After a Harshbarger ground out and a walk by Erwin Nealiegh came to the plate and delivered a 2 out triple to right center field to score both runs. Froment shut them down in the top of the 7th one, two three. and we advanced one more game in the Winners bracket. Once again for the 2nd straight game the defense played an error free game to extend the consecutive inning mark to 20. Thats flat getting it done ! 

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE     2

W. V. Fireballs 3

 

LP: Froment

Hits: 4 / 6 K's / 3 BB's

 

This is a game that we let get away from us. In the end we played a good game, but not good enough. We out hit them but we also stranded 9 runners on base and just could not deliver the big hit when needed. Wolter had 3 hits in the game and a walk but as a team we struck out a tournament high of 8 times in the game. On a positive note we played yet another error free game (3 in a row) defensively and extended our errorless inning streak to an amazing 26 innings. Outstanding !

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE               6

Carolina Cardinals  2

 

WP: Nealiegh

5 Hits / 2 K's / 0 BB's

 

Froment saved it with 1 hit, and 4 K's over the final 3 innings.

 

This was another awesome game under the lights and Nealiegh started on the mound and pitched 4 very good innings. Froment came in to close the door and move the team on to Sunday morning. This was a great team effort all the way around. Offensively just about everyone had a hit but Gaddis and Wolter seemed to be in the middle of all of the scoreing. Defensively we played yet another error free game (4 in a row). Needless to say we definately were playing our best defense at the right time of the season. That improved the errorless innings streak to 33. WOW !

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE   6

PEGASUS      0

 

WP: Froment

Hits: 2 / 7 K's / 2 BB's

 

The rain came on Sunday morning right as our game started and when it ended the TD decided to revise the format to 1 hour time limits and that really changed the fee of the tournament. We prevailed after a long rain delay. We hit the ball very well led by Phillips and Harshbarger who had 2 each. Wolter added 1 and Colton and Brooks each had a walk. The defense stayed red hot as we played yet another game without an error. That makes 5 consecutive games and 37 innings.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE    1

L.I. BANDITS   4

 

LP: Froment

5 Hits / 4 K's / 0 BB

 

This ended up being our last game of the tournament. The Long Island team was a good team but we did not have our best offensive effort. We only had 5 hits thru 6 innings off of their pitcher who was not the best that we had seen all weekend by far. We hit some balls well but their outfield was solid and they made some nice outs. Our defense completed an amazing run by going 6 straight games without and error to wrap up the tournament (43 consecutive innings) and our effort there was outstanding. Overall we committed only 4 for the entire tournament.  

 

LP: Froment (9 K's) Only 3 hits - no earned runs

 

Offensively we simply did not do enough to score some runs and advance to the Championship game. We only K'd 3 times but we seemed to hit everything right at a fielder and they made all of the outs. Kudos to Gaddis as she found a way to keep the final inning alive with a great at bat in the 7th inning. Phillips followed with a single to knock her in but we then stranded the tieing run and failed to advance to that final game.

 

 

Overall a frustratng weekend as we played most of the tournament shorthanded. Sunday with 5 games to play we had on 9 players. No excues just stunk to not be a full strength.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 POOL GAME # 1

 

OHIO WAVE         2

INDY DIA. CHIX   1

 

WP: Froment

5 Hits / 7 K's / 1 BB

 

Offensively Carpenter, and Phillips hads hits and in the 5th Inning Gaddis had an RBI on a FC and Froment knocked in the eventual winning run on a Sac Fly to LF.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE    2

Lasers Red    6

 

LP: Froment

Hits: 3 hits / 3 K's / 1 BB

 

Offensively we out hit the Lasers 6 to 3 but missed a big opportunity in the 3rd to tie the game when we left 2 runners on 2nd & 3rd with only 1 out. Defensively we played poorly in the 2nd inning as 5 of the runs allowed were unearned on a few errors. Three errors in the outfield sealed our fate and we ended up with the number 2 seed.

 

 

Rain all day saturday ended up shortening the tournament to a single elimination format.

 

 

OHIO WAVE     5

Buckeye Heat  2

 

WP: Froment

Hits: 2 / 5 K's / 3 BB's

 

Offensively Carpenter had 2 hits, Phillips, Froment, Hanes (2b), Nealiegh all had hits. Hanes ended up knocking in the eventual winning run in the 2nd inning.

 

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE     2

Lou. Sluggers 3

 

LP: Froment

Hits: 3 / K's: 10 / BB's: 3

 

In what had to be one of the best games of the season we dropped a heart breaker in ITB to a very strong Louisville Slugger team. Froment pitched a great game and for the first all 3 runs allowed were unearned. After giving up 1 run in the 1st inning on an error the pitching and defense took over until the 5th inning when we tied the game on a base hit by Harshbarger, then a FC by French, and an RBI base hit by Froment. after a scoreless 6th by both teams the Sluggers had the first shot in ITB. With the bases loaded and 1 out Froment struck out the next batter to give us a great chance to get out of the inning. The 3rd out was almost made on a diving attempt by French in foul territory but the ball just went off the end of her glove after a great effort. The next pitch produced a routine ground ball but we were not able to make the out at 1st and 2 runs scored. In the bottom of the ITB inning we executed well and had a huge chance to win in wlak off fashion. With 1 out Harshbarger knocked in Carpenter to make the score 3-2 and after a French single, Gaddis grounded out to 2nd base to advance the runners to 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. A strike out ended the game and our 2009 Stingrays run that produced a 5th place finich for the third straight year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming off our Championship in the 2008 GAPSS 14U Division we returned this year with the task of repeating. Easier said then done as our offensive woes continued, and injuries continued.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE     1

CINCY DOOM  2

 

LP: Froment

Hits: 2 / K's: 10 / BB's: 2

 

This was a 0-0 game until the bottom of the 5th when Wolter led off with a single that was misplayed into a triple.

Nealeigh got the RBI with a ground out to 2nd. Other then that only French (1 hit & 1 BB) and Hanes (1 hit) reached base.

Frustrating loss as we wasted an excellent pitching effort.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE            9

MC Madness Red 2

 

WP: Nealeigh

4 hits / 4 K's / 1 BB

 

The offense woke up a little as we knocked out 10 hits and had a few BB's as well. Hanes led the way with 3 hits and 4 RBI and Harshbarger and Wolter also had 2 hits each.

 

 

The 2009 RIP-IT Challenge did not turn out the way that we wanted or expected but we played some good games and found a few things out about our team. mainly nobody can be taken for granted !

 

 

OHIO WAVE   3

MV XPRESS  2

 

WP: Hanes

5 Hits / 5 K's / 2 BB's

 

The offense was led by E. Nealeigh who had a walk off triple to win the game. Hanes & Wolter had 2 hits each and Froment had a double.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE  12

OHIO KAOS    0

 

WP: Froment

1 hit / 10 K's / 1 BB

 

The offense was led by K. Gaddis with 2 hits, and every other player reached base via a hit or by being HBP. Overall a very solid offensive performance.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE    8

C. OHIO ICE    0

 

WP: Nealeigh

Hits: 3 / K's: 1 / BB's 0

 

Offensively the team was led by Harshbarger with 3 hits, Erwin with 2 hits, and Colton and Nealeigh each added 1 hit. Carpenter walked twice.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE 9

CINCY STORM 0

 

WP: Froment

1 Hit / 14 K's / 0 BB's

 

Offensively we plated 6 runs in the 1st inning and never looked back. Solid game all the way around.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE     11

OHIO FLYERS   0

 

WP: Froment

No Hits / 11 K's / 0 BB's

 

Froment throws a no hitter and offensively everyone gets into the act. We play our third error free game of the weekend but it appears that we were saving them all up for one game.

 

 

 

OHIO WAVE  4

C. OHIO ICE 6

 

LP: Hanes

 

After making only 2 errors in the first 5 games of the tournament we must have decided to use them all here and we did as we committed 3 of in the 2nd and 3rd innings leading to all of the runs that the Central Ohio Ice team would need. Offensively it was a little frustrating to have 10 hits and 2 BB's and only come away with 4 runs. By far our most frustrating game of the season especially considering that we run ruled and 1 hit the very same team just one day earlier.

 

Congrats to the Central Ohio Ice as they went on to defeat the Ohio Classics in the Championship game as well.

Great job on a well played tournament in Toledo (6-12-09 thru 6-14-09). This year we finished with a 5-2 record in the 14U "A" division and that combined with the fewest runs allowed secured the championship for us.

 

To my knowledge this was the first time that any Ohio Wave team has won their division at the Toledo Tune-up.

 

 

GAME RESULTS:

 

 

 

Ohio Wave  14

Renagades  0

 

WP: Hanes. 1 hit / 1 BB / 4 K's

 

Harshbarger led the way with 3 hits.

 

 

 

Ohio Wave  1

Lasers        6

 

LP: Froment: 4 hits / 3 BB's / 7 K's

 

This was our flatest game of the year by far. Gotta get better at early starts.

 

 

 

Ohio Wave  6

Irish Gold    1

 

WP: Hanes: 6 hits / 1 BB / 2 K's

 

Very well played game against a solid team. Offensively we were led by Harshbager, Hanes, Gaddis, and Carpenter. Defensively we were solid commiting only one error.

 

 

 

Ohio Wave 19

Wizards        1

 

WP: Nealeigh: 5 hits / 0 BB's / 4 K's

 

Offense was led by Hanes wioht 5 hits and Colton & nealeigh with 3 hits each. Everyone else chipped in as well.

 

 

 

Ohio Wave 10

Wizards       0

 

WP: Froment:  No Hitter / 2 BB's / 12 K's

 

The offense was contributed by everyone in the line up. Solid game all the way around.

 

 

 

Ohio Wave 7

SGS Magic 2

 

WP: Nealeigh: 2 hits / 4 BB's / 3 K's

 

The offense was led by ealeigh with 3 hits, and Gaddis added a couple. Overall a very well played game on both offense and defense.

 

 

 

Ohio Wave 0

Vengeance 2

 

LP: Froment: 2 hits / 1 BB / 16 K's

 

Offensively we were a little flat as we only had 3 hits in the game (two of those by Harshbarger). and only threatened twice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Thanks,

 

Coach Rich / Coach Erin

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2009 14U team got off to a great start with a perfect record at the first annual RIP-IT Fall Fastpitch Classic. The Championship helps the team meet one of it's first goals of the season. That was to qualify for the 2009 ASA Eastern "A" Nationals that will be held in Sterling Virginia.

 

The team had a few rough spots and we have a few things to work on this winter but overall the players gave a great effort in the 6 games that they played. With a perfect record of 6-0 here is the game results:

 

 

Ohio Wave: 16

Dominators:   3

 

WP: E. Nealeigh ( 3 hitter)

 

 

 

Ohio Wave: 15

Central OH Ice: 0

 

WP: E. Froment (No hitter)

 

 

 

Ohio Wave: 10

Wizard Gold: 0

 

WP: A Hanes (1 Hitter)

 

 

Ohio Wave: 10

OFC Heat:    2

 

WP: E. Nealeigh (4 Hitter)

 

 

Ohio Wave: 14

OH Danger:   2

 

WP: E. Froment (2 Hitter)

 

Game # 6 vs. Cincy Static

 

Ohio Wave: 10

Cincy Static:  1

 

WP: A. Hanes (2 Hitter)

 

 

 

 

  

 

We want to thank the Valley Storm 18U team for inviting us over for a double header scrimmage on Nov 2nd. The weather was perfect and both teams played very well. Here is a brief summary of the two games:

 

 

Ohio Wave 1

Valley Storm 2

 

E. Froment pitched the first game and threw very well, allowing only 2 hits over 4 innings while striking out 7. The 5 BB's allowed were not an indication of how well she pitched. Overall the defense played very well with only 1 error in the game. The offense was led J. Erwin who tripled and K. Phillips who had a solid single. E. Nealeigh reached base on a hard hit ball that the 2nd baseman misplayed and also had an excellent sac bunt in the 5th inning.  

 

 

 

Ohio Wave 4

Valley Storm 2

 

E. Nealeigh pitched a very effective game as she picked up the win in the 2nd game. Going 5 innings and allowing only 3 hits and striking out 2 she was supported by some very good defensive play. The 2 runs she allowed were unearned and she walked only one batter in the game.

Offensively the Wave totaled 7 hits with K. Harshbarger leading the way with 2, and J. Erwin (3B), C. Carpenter (3B), J. Colton (single) E. Froment (single), and K. Phillips (3B & 2 runs scored) all chipped in. The Wave had runners on in every inning and scored in 4 of them.

 

 

Overall it was a great day of work against a very good Valley Storm 18U team and we appreciate Rob giving us a call and inviting us over.  

 

Valley Storm Fall Frenzy      

 

 

 

 

Runner-Up: 7-2 Record 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitol City Showdown (ASA)