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Charlotte Chiefs Baseball Team
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Happy Holidays
December 6, 2008
The holidays are upon us and the Chiefs management would like to wish all of the Chiefs family members a happy and safe holiday season and we are looking forward to a great 2009 season.
Red Sox take title from Chiefs
The Red Soxs won the 2008 title for the second year in a row from the Chiefs winning 2 out the 3 Championship games.
Chiefs going to the Championship again
The Chiefs are going to the Championship series for the second time in as many years with the same opponent the American league champions Red Soxs. The Chiefs advance to the Championship series by winning 2 out 3 from the Astros for the second time in as many years.
Chiefs going to NLDS on the arm of Evan Denton
July 30, 2008
The Chiefs won the NLDS with a convincing win over the Cubs 7-0 on a brilliant pitching performance from Evan Denton who went the distance on a 1 hitter and striking out 14 Cub batters. E. Denton was dominate all game with only 1 base runner reaching 2nd base when Seth Gordon laced a double down the left field line only to be stranded there. The Chiefs scored 1 run in 1st on a Zack Pittman single and a Steve Pritchard double then scored 3 runs in the 2nd on 2 BB, a single and a bases loaded triple by Zack Pittman. In the 3rd Steve Pritchard hit his 2nd homerun in as many games to bring the score to 5-0. in the 4th Guy Koenig hit his first homerun of the season with a man aboard to run the score to 7-0, it was a well played game as either team made an error.
For the Chiefs Z. Pittman was 2-3 3B, 3 RBI, S. Pritchard 2-3 HR, 2 RBI, G. Koenig 1-2 HR, 2 RBI, Dane Phillips and David Piho had 2 hits apiece. The Chiefs will play the Astros to see goes to the Championship that starts Wednesday Aug. 6th at West Charlotte high school.
Chiefs pound Cubs 14-3 to take game 1
July 27, 2008
The Chiefs took game 1 Sunday on a great pitching performance from Joey Cress going the distance giving up 3 runs on only 4 hits and striking out 7. The Chiefs Got off to a hot start off starting pitcher Glenn Jones with the second and third batter of the game when Brian Zurhellen and Steve Pritchard hit back-to-back homeruns then a Sam Asis double and a Seth Waller RBI single to take a 3-0 lead in the first. The Cubs scored 1 in the bottom on a sacrifice fly by Hyland. The Chiefs opened it up in the top of the 2nd 6 straight hit highlighted by a 2 RBI by Seth Waller and 2 run homerun by David Piho. The Cubs scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd on 2 BB an error and 2 RBI single by Hyland and that was all that Joey Cress would give up. Pem Hobbs shut the Chiefs down till the 6th when they scored 2 runs on a HBP, single, BB, and a sacrifice fly then scored 3 more in the top of the 7th highlighted by a 2 RBI single by Brian Zurhellen.
Brian Zurhellen went 4-4 with his 6th homerun of the season and 5 RBI, Steve Pritchard went 3-4 with his 1st homerun, Sam Asis 2-5 with 2 doubles, Seth Waller 2-3 with 4 RBI, and David Piho hit his 2nd homerun of the season.
Game 2 is set for Wednesday night at West Charlotte.
Chiefs are going to the playoffs !!!
July 24, 2008
The Chiefs are going in the playoffs taking the #3 seed in the NL on the backs of (2007 ROY) Kevin Faulkner and (2007 Cy Young and MVP) Brian Zurhellen with a good mix of rookies Evan Denton, Dane Phillips, Me’Shaw Taylor, and leadoff hitter Zach Pittman it’s been a great year. K. Faulkner set a single season record for homeruns with 10 and is also leading the league in RBI with 30. B. Zurhellen is leading the league in hitting with a .521 average and is leading the league in the all important category of hit-by pitch with 11.
The Chiefs have 6 players with a .400 average or better with Steve Pritchard leading the way with .536 (not enough at bat to qualify for the batting title) then you have B. Zurhellen with his .521, followed by Z. Pittman with .460 then you have D. Phillips with .431 and K. Faulkner with .426 and M. Taylor with .410. The Chiefs also hit the long ball with 5 players hitting 3 or more. K. Faulkner tops the list with 10, B. Zurhellen with 5 and D. Phillips, Sam Asis, and Wyatt Tucker with 3. Over all the Chiefs is third in the league in hitting with a .364 average.
On the mound is the same story with the Chiefs as they lead the league in earned run average with a 1.97 ERA. Leading the way is Rookie Even Denton with a 1.06 ERA and with only 33 innings pitched he had 52 strikeouts. Also Rookie Alex Cost is second in the league in ERA with a 1.08 ERA. E. Denton and B. Zerhellen lead the Chiefs in wins with 4 apiece and Alex Cost has 3. Also compiling a 2-0 record is first year player Joey Cress.
New NABA Home Run King! Kevin Faulkner Hits Two More, Take HR Title
July 17, 2008
Kevin Faulkner has a pretty full trophy case as it is, including a Rookie of the Year, an All-Star Game MVP and tournament MVP, but he added a pretty significant piece of hardware Monday by hitting his 9th and 10th home runs of the season and breaking the single season NABA record.
What's even more impressive is that he's done it in a drastically reduced number of games, with the regular season being paired down to 21 games this year. With only 66 at-bats so far, Kevin has hit a home run every 6.6 at-bats. Almost half of his 23 hits have landed over a fence, and he leads the league with a ridiculous 1.056 slugging percentage. This league has seen some impressive offensive performances in the past, and Kevin's certainly ranks right up there with all of them. Congratulations to Kevin on his accomplishment!
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