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BRAVES LOSE TO BRUNSWICK IN BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
For the second year in a row the Braves fell to the Brunswick Orioles in the Blue Ridge League Championship Series. Brunswick won the best-of-5 series 3 games to 1. The Braves offense was shut out in Game 1, while the pitching staff walked 10 Brunswick hitters in a 5-0 loss. In Game 2, the Braves nearly rallied in the 7th inning to pull out a come-from-behind victory, but were again defeated 3-1. However, in Game 3 the Braves did complete a come-back in the 7th inning with a 6-5 victory on a walk-off homerun by Keith Kellinger. The final game of the series, Game 4, proved to be the most exciting, and both teams were caught in a pitching duel. Runs and hits were at a premium the entire game and any play could have proven to be costly. In the end, Brunswick was able to produce one more run than Braves on a sacrifice fly for a 2-1 victory and the league championship.

The Braves’ season is not finished yet. They travel to Salisbury, Maryland on August 3rd for the NABF Regional Tournament. Play begins on August 4th and will feature 3 pool play games over 2 days. The tournament round starts on August 6th. Teams advance to the tournament round based on their record in pool play. Check back for updates during the tournament.

BRAVES ADVANCE TO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, QUALIFY FOR NABF REGIONAL
The Braves defeated the Boonsboro Pirates in Game 3 of the first round, best-of-3 series to advance to the Blue Ridge League Championship Series. The Braves will face the Brunswick Orioles for the championship in a best-of-5 series beginning Tuesday evening. The Braves won Game 1 of the first round series 6-4 at St. James. The Pirates came back to take Game 2 8-6 at Smithsburg. The Braves then won the deciding Game 3 5-2 in 8 innings. Here is the schedule for the Championship Series:

Game 1 Tuesday July 19 Hagerstown Braves at. Brunswick Orioles 7pm
Game 2 Wednesday July 20 Hagerstown Braves at. Brunswick Orioles 7pm
Game 3 Thursday July 21 Brunswick Orioles at. Hagerstown Braves 6:15pm
Game 4 Friday July 22 Brunswick Orioles at. Hagerstown Braves 6:15pm (if necessary)
Game 5 Saturday July 23 Hagerstown Braves at. Brunswick Orioles 1pm (if necessary)

Also with the first round playoff series win, the Braves qualify for the NABF Regional Tournament in Salisbury, Maryland. Pool play for that tournament begins on Thursday August 4th.

BRAVES FACE PIRATES IN FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
Best-of-3 Series:

Game 1 - Hagerstown Braves at. Boonsboro Pirates, Friday July 15 6:15pm at St. James School

Game 2 - Boonsboro Pirates at. Hagerstown Braves, Saturday July 16 noon at Smithsburg High Schools

Game 3 - Hagerstown Braves vs. Boonsboro Pirates, Sunday July 17 1pm at St. James School (if necessary)

The Martinsburg Blue Sox face the Brunswick Orioles in the other Best-of-3 series also beginning on Friday July 15. The winners of both series will play for the Best-of-5 League Championship.

RAIN POSTPONES BRAVES-EXPRESS GAME
A game between the Braves and Express will not take place for the second time in eleven days, this time due to rain. No makeup game will be played.

BRAVES PLAY POOR DEFENSE, LOSE TO PIRATES
The Braves committed five errors and a costly mental error on a misplayed flyball in a 10-1 loss to Boonsboro. The lone run was scored in the top of the first when Kevin Brashears led off with a single to right, then stole second base. With one out, Tim Kellinger singled to left to score Brashears. The Braves offense would not produce another runner into scoring position the rest of the game. The Pirates collected 14 hits and capitalized on each of the defensive miscues. Brashears was the only Brave with two hits. Colby Fisher took the loss for the Braves, pitching much better than the outcome indicates.

BRAVES ROUT FUNKSTOWN LEGION
Every Brave that stepped to the plate had at least one hit as the Braves routed Funkstown Legion 16-4, in a 10-run rule shortened game. Kevin Brashears had a double to go along with two singles, scored three times, and drove in two runs. Dylan Ianaro had three singles, scored twice, and drove in a run. Tim Kellinger homered and singled, scored twice, and drove in four runs. Chuck Gordon went four innings, allowing five hits, no runs, and struck out six to get the win.

WINDON SHUTS DOWN BLUE SOX
Brett Windon made his first start of his Braves career, scattering 3 hits and allowing only 1 unearned run in 6 innings of work to pick up the victory in the Braves 5-1 win over Martinsburg. The Braves offense got going early, scoring in the 1st inning on a sacrifice fly by Matt Murray. Three more runs crossed the plate in the 2nd inning on back-to-back-to-back RBI singles by Connor Arnone, Marcellus Sumlin, and Keith Kellinger. The Braves final run came in the 5th inning on a sacrifice fly by Sumlin. Sumlin finished the day with two singles and two RBI’s. Arnone also had two singles, drove in a run, and scored twice.

BRAVES-EXPRESS GAME CANCELLED
The Brunswick Express failed to schedule umpires resulting in the game being cancelled. No makeup game will be played.

BRAVES SPLIT WITH ORIOLES
Brunswick jumped on Braves starter Matt Ridenour in the 1st inning, scoring seven times, on their way to a 12-5 victory in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Ridenour struggled to get out of that first inning as twelve Brunswick hitters would come to the plate. Brunswick only had three hits in the inning, but drew three walks, a hit by pitch, and capitalized on a misplayed ball in right field. Brunswick would add two more runs in the 2nd inning and 3 more in the 3rd inning. The Braves bullpen would control the Orioles offense the rest of the way, not allowing another run. The Braves finally got on the board in the 4th inning with two runs on back-to-back homeruns by Marcellus Sumlin and Tim Kellinger. The Braves would push across three more runs in the 5th. With one out, Kevin Brashears homered to left. Trevor Cobb followed with a single and Ridenour walked. Following a groundout for the second out, Tyler Beard doubled to drive in two runs. Sumlin then singled to center, but Beard was thrown out at the plate trying to score to end the threat. Brashears, Kellinger, and Sumlin all finished the day with a homerun and a single, and an RBI each. Trevor Cobb added two singles.

Game 2 of the doubleheader turned out to be a pitching duel between Chuck Gordon and Greg Van Sickler. The Braves struck first in the opening frame. Kevin Brashears led off reaching on an error, and then Tim Kellinger singled, moving Brashears to third base. Tyler Beard then reached on a fielder’s choice, scoring Brashears for the early 1-0 lead. Brunswick tied the score in the 3rd inning with three singles. The deciding run would be scored by the Braves in the bottom of the 5th inning with Brashears’ 2-out solo homerun over the scoreboard in left field. Gordon would hold down the Brunswick offense in the final two innings for the complete game, 2-1 victory. Brashears was the only Braves with a multi-hit game, as the offense only collected four hits as a team. Gordon finished the game with six strikeouts.

WARRENFELTZ GETS BRAVES BACK ON WINNING TRACK
Dave Warrenfeltz dominated the Nationals offense, allowing only 3 hits and 3 runs, only 1 earned, for the complete game 7-3 victory. Warrenfeltz only allowed base runners to reach in three of the seven innings. Offensively, Matt Johnson got the Braves going with an RBI groundout in the 2nd inning. In the 3rd inning, Warrenfeltz drove in a run with a bases loaded walk and Devin Schaeffer, making his Braves debut, hit a 3-run double to the fence in centerfield. The Braves finished their scoring in the 7th on an RBI single by Justin Everhart and an RBI double by Trevor Cobb. Schaeffer finished his debut with two doubles and 3 RBI’s. Tyler Beard had a double and two singles and scored twice.

EXPRESS CRUSH BRAVES
Braves pitchers allowed 15 runs on 18 hits in six innings as the Express cruise to 15-4 victory. The Braves starter Joey Minnich was steady over the first 3 innings, allowing only 1 run on 2 hits to that point. However, the pitching staff couldn’t find many answers for the Express offense over the next 3 innings. The Express scored 7 times in the 4th inning, twice in the 5th inning, and 5 more times in the 6th inning, to end the game via the ten-run rule. Tim Kellinger provided a bright spot for the Braves offense, hitting two homeruns. The first was a solo homerun in the 3rd inning to tie the game 1, the second was a 2-run shot in the 5th inning. The Braves fourth run came on an RBI single by Tyler Beard in the 5th inning.

BRAVES BATS SILENCED BY PIRATES
The Braves offense could only manage five hits and scoring only one time in a 3-1 defeat to the Pirates. The Pirates struck first in the 2nd inning with a one-out single, a stolen base, and another single. They would add two more in the 3rd inning, the first on a single following a one-out double and a walk. The second run came on a sacrifice fly to right following another walk in the inning. The first 3 innings proved to be the toughest for Braves starter Colby Fisher. The Pirates scored all 3 runs and 5 of their 6 hits in the first 3 innings. Fisher would settle down in the final 3 frames and kept the Braves in the game. After a quiet first three innings offensively, the Braves would finally threaten in the 4th inning. Marcellus Sumlin led off the inning with a single to left and quickly stole second. Keith Kellinger then drove a long fly ball to center that appeared to clear the fence for a homerun. After a closer look by the base umpire, the ball was ruled a ground-rule double since the ball landed in play and stuck under the fence. Sumlin did score on the play, however the play took a little momentum from the offense. Two quick outs were recorded after the double, then Matt Johnson drove a single to left, in which Kellinger ran through a stop sign at third and was thrown out at the plate to end the inning. The Braves offense would not threaten in the final 3 innings, managing only three more baserunners. Fisher threw extremely well, going the distance, but took the loss.

BRASHEARS BIG DAY LEADS BRAVES
Kevin Brashears got the day started for the Braves with a leadoff homerun in the 1st and put the game out of reach in the 5th with a grand slam, leading the Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Blue Sox. This win was the first for the Braves in a week after losing four straight. After a quick 1-2-3 top of the 1st, Brashears quickly put the Braves on top 1-0. The Blue Sox would post two runs in the 2nd off a walk and two singles off Braves starter T.C. Senseney. T.C. settled down after a rough 2nd inning, not allowing another run. The score remained 2-1 until the home half of the 5th inning. Trevor Cobb led off with a single to left field. Tim Kellinger then laid down a perfect bunt down the first base line which could not be fielded. With runners on first and second, Ryne Willard laid down another perfect bunt, this time down the third base line, which again couldn’t be fielded. This set the stage for Brashears grand slam to straight away center to put the Braves up 5-2 and proved to be the game winner. After two walks, Matt Ridenour drove in a run with a single to left to make the score 6-2. For the game, Brashears finished with the two homeruns and five RBI’s. Ridenour also had two hits and an RBI. Senseney went five innings, giving up 4 hits, 2 runs, and struck out 3. Ridenour threw the final two innings, giving up 2 hits, not allowing a run, and striking out 3.

BRAVES ALMOST COMPLETE COMEBACK, LOSE FOURTH STRAIGHT
Trailing 9-5 going into the home half of the 7th inning, the Braves scored 3 times and had the winning run in scoring position, but were unable to get one more big hit, falling to Fayetteville 9-8. Fayetteville started the scoring with a single run in the 2nd and two more in the 3rd. In the 4th inning, the Braves would get on the board on a 2-run double by Marcellus Sumlin. After another Fayetteville run in the 5th, the Braves would answer back with a run in the 5th on a leadoff homerun by Justin Everhart. Fayetteville would add a three spot in the 6th inning and the Braves came back with two of their own in the inning. Trevor Cobb singled home Keith Kellinger and Justin Everhart would reach on an error to push across the second run of the inning. Fayetteville kept the pressure on with two more runs in the 7th, which proved to be just enough as the Braves 7th inning rally would fall just short. In the 7th, Tyler Beard led off drawing a walk. Matt Murray doubled to left putting runners on 2nd and 3rd. Keith Kellinger followed with a double, scoring Beard and Murray. Kellinger would eventually score on a passed ball and a wild pitch. With one out, Trevor Cobb walked, and following the second out, Everhart singled and advanced to second on the throw to third base. With the winning run in scoring position, Kevin Brashears hit a line drive right at the centerfielder for the final out. Everhart finished the game with 3 hits, including a homerun, and 2 RBI’s. Kellinger finished with 2 hits, 2 RBI’s, and 2 runs scored. Sumlin also drove in 2 runs. 17-year old JT Root made his season debut going 5 innings, giving up only 4 hits, 6 strikeouts, but walked 6 to take the loss.

BIG HIT BEATS BRAVES
A 4-run 3rd inning powered the Express to a 4-2 victory, the Braves third straight loss. Chuck Gordon made his season debut, allowing only 3 hits and striking out 6. Unfortunately, an error to lead off the 3rd inning proved to be very costly as later in the inning, a big 3-run double would put the game out of reach. Gordon was his own worst enemy for the game, walking 6 and hitting a batter. All four Express runs were unearned and all reached base by error, walk, or hit by pitch. Offensively, the Braves again only had 5 hits, one each from the first five hitters in the lineup. The Braves led off the game with back-to-back singles from Tyler Beard and Connor Arnone. Matt Murray produced the first run with a sacrifice fly to right field to put the Braves up 1-0 after one inning. The Braves other run and only other threat in the game came in the 6th inning. With one out, Murray doubled to left center and scored on a single by Keith Kellinger.

SHORTHANDED BRAVES LOSE BIG
Martinsburg put up 5 runs in the first inning which led to 10-0 victory in five innings. It was the second straight game in which a team got their first win of the season against the Braves. With a shorthanded lineup, the Braves once again couldn’t find much offense. The Braves only produced 5 hits and did not put much pressure on the Martinsburg defense. Colby Fisher struggled through a tough 1st inning on the mound, but settled down to battle his way through to the 5th inning knowing there wasn’t much relief. Martinsburg put up 4 runs in the 5th inning for the 10-run mercy rule. Kevin Brashears was the only Brave with 2 hits.

NATS GET FIRST WIN
The Braves could not produce much offense against the Nat’s young staff. All of the Braves runs and hits came in the 2nd and 3rd innings. In the 2nd inning, following a 2-out double by Trevor Cobb, Dave Warrenfeltz singled for the Braves first run. In the 3rd inning, Marcellus Sumlin walked with one out and advanced to second on a ground out. With two outs, Keith Kellinger singled to score Sumlin. Following a walk, Trevor Cobb singled to score Kellinger. The Braves would not get another runner in scoring position the rest of the way. The Nats manufactured a run in the 5th inning to take the lead for good. Cobb was the only Brave with a multi-hit game, with a double and a single and driving in a run. A big moment in the game for the Braves took place at the start, as Henry Gigeous got the start on the mound. Henry is the 17 year old step-brother of Nick Adenhart, who was in town from the Chicago area for the annual 5K run in Nick’s honor. Henry, who has verbally committed the University of Oregon, threw the first two innings, giving up a run and striking out 3.

BRAVES BIG INNING BEATS PIRATES
The Braves used a 6 run 4th inning to put the game out of reach for a 9-3 victory Saturday afternoon. The Pirates took an early lead in the 1st with 3 singles and a sacrifice fly. Hagerstown came right back with 2 runs of their own in the 1st to take a 2-1 lead. Kevin Brashears led off with a single, following a ground out, Andrew Caron singled and Matt Murray walked to load the bases. Keith Kellinger then drew a walk to plate the first Braves run. The second run scored on a wild pitch. The Pirates put up another run in 4th inning on a bases loaded walk to tie the game. In the bottom half of the 4th, the Braves broke the game open. Four straight singles by Marcellus Sumlin, Keith Kellinger, Ryne Willard, and Tim Kellinger got the inning started and brought home the first run of the inning. Tim Kellinger’s single produced the RBI. Following a double play, which scored a run, Kevin Brashears was hit by a pitch, then three straight RBI singles from Tyler Beard, Andrew Caron, and Matt Murray. Sumlin came up again in the inning and hit a hard ground ball off the first baseman’s glove into right field to score the final run of the inning. Sumlin completed the scoring in total for the Braves with a line drive solo homerun to right field in the 6th inning. Caron finished the day with 3 hits, including a double, 2 runs scored, and an RBI. Sumlin hit the solo homerun and a single, scored twice, and drove in a run. Matt Ridenour went the distance on the mound, giving up 2 earned runs, and striking out 8.

WORTHINGTON NO-HITS BLUE SOX
Kent Worthington battled through the extreme heat to go the distance on the mound, throwing his second Braves career no-hitter, and 12-0 victory. The Blue Sox managed only 3 base runners for the game, 2 on errors, and a hit batter. Worthington finished with 14 strikeouts. At the plate, the Braves scored 5 times in the 1st inning as the first four hitters reached based, 3 on walks and 1 hit batter. Keith Kellinger then drove a line drive grand slam over the right center field fence. The Braves got on the board again in the 4th inning on a leadoff double by Matt Johnson and scored on a single by Kevin Brashears. Three more runs came across in the 6th inning. Jay Shafer was hit by a pitch and Kevin Brashears singled. Tyler Beard then hit a long homerun to right center. The Braves finished the scoring in the 7th on a 2-run single by Shafer and an RBI double by Brashears. Brashears finished the night with 3 hits and 2 RBI’s. Shafer had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s.

BRAVES POUND NATIONALS AGAIN
The Braves broke open a 3-3 tie in the 4th inning, scoring 12 times and go on to beat the Nationals 15-6. In that 4th inning, the Braves plated 11 runners before an out was recorded. The offense collected 6 hits, 6 walks, and a hit batter in the inning. The Nationals jumped on top early with a pair of runs in the 1st inning and held the Braves offense to only 1 run through two innings. The Braves took a 3-2 lead in the 3rd inning on a 2-run single by Matt Ridenour. The Nationals quickly tied the game at 3 in the bottom of the 3rd on a leadoff homerun by Luke Toms. Kevin Brashears continued to swing a hot bat with 3 singles, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. Tyler Beard also had 3 hits, including a double, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. Ridenour had 2 singles and 4 RBI’s.

BRAVES FALL TO ORIOLES
The Braves could not manage much offense against Orioles started Dan Gerjets, collecting only 5 hits in a 7-2 loss. A majority of the offense came in the 4th inning when Tyler Beard and Matt Murray hit back-to-back singles, followed by an RBI groundout by Tim Kellinger and an RBI single by Trevor Cobb. Matt Ridenour and Kevin Brashears had the other hits for the Braves. Brunswick took the lead in the 2nd inning on a 2-run homerun by John McDowell. After the Braves drew closer in the 4th, Brunswick put up 2 more runs in the bottom half of the inning and scored 3 times in the 5th inning to finish the scoring.

BRAVES BREAK OUT BATS TO THUMP NATIONALS
The Braves pounded 18 hits Wednesday evening and cruised to 16-4 victory over the Nationals. Matt Murray got things going in the 1st inning with a 3-run homer to left. The Braves put up 3 more runs in the 3rd inning on Murray’s second 3-run homer of the game, this one to left center. In the 5th inning, the Braves produced 5 more runs on 6 hits and capitalized on 2 National’s errors. Jay Shafer had an RBI single and Marcellus Sumlin came through with a 2-run single in the inning. In the 6th inning, Dave Warrenfeltz had a run scoring single, then Shafer hit a 3-run homer to center to end the game via the 10-run rule. In total, Murray went 3 for 4 with 6 RBI’s, Ridenour went 4 for 4, and Shafer had 2 hits and 4 RBI’s. Warrenfeltz and Kevin Brashears each had 2 hits. Colby Fisher went the distance on the mound allowing 4 runs (3 earned), 5 hits, and striking out 7.

BRAVES FINISH IN 5TH PLACE IN RENO POWELL TOURNAMENT
The Braves finished pool play with a perfect 3-0 record, beating the Presstman Cardinals, Fedlock Falcons, and Liberty Bell Lightning, and earned the #3 seed in the tournament round. Because of the total runs allowed tie-breaker rule, the Braves did not earn one of the top two spots which would have put them automatically into the semifinal round on Monday. The Braves were eliminated in the quarterfinal round Sunday afternoon by the Fedlock Falcons, who went on to defeat the Brunswick Orioles in the Championship Game. For the weekend, the Braves went 3-1, allowing 18 runs, for a 5th place finish.

Hagerstown Braves 9, Presstman Cardinals 0
T.C. Senseney made his first career start for the Braves, going the distance, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 4. Kevin Brashears led off the Braves season, hitting the first pitch over the left field fence, one of his 3 hits for the game. Nathan Minnich hit 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI’s. Ryne Willard also hit 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI’s.

Hagerstown Braves 6, Fedlock Falcons 5
Trevor Cobb drew a game winning, bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh to give the Braves their second win of the day. The Braves scored 3 times in the seventh to complete the comeback. Nathan Minnich, Marcellus Sumlin, and Tyler Beard all had 2 hits. Minnich also drove in 2 runs.

Hagerstown Braves 7, Liberty Bell Lightning 6
Using the games tie-breaker rule because of the 2-hour time limit, Keith Kellinger drove a long single to right, scoring the game winning run to give the Braves a perfect 3-0 record in pool play. Down by 2 runs in the 6th inning, Marcellus Sumlin hit a 2-run double to right to tie the game just before the 2-hour time limit ran out, sending the game into the tie-breaker situation (which was a runner on 2nd base with one out to start the inning and each team gets a chance). Tyler Beard and Matt Murray each hit homeruns. Beard also added a double. Kellinger, Kevin Brashears, and Jay Shafer all had 2 hits and an RBI. Matt Ridenour threw a complete game, only allowing 1 earned run and striking out 11.

Fedlock Falcons 7, Hagerstown Braves 5
Drawing the #3 seed in the tournament, the Braves played the #6 Fedlock Falcons in the quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon. With a few costly errors early in the game, the Braves fell behind, however some late offense made the game interesting in the 7th inning. Hagerstown plated 2 runs in the last inning on an RBI single by Tim Kellinger and an RBI groundout by Matt Johnson. With the tying run in scoring position, Jay Shafer hit a long line drive to right, which was caught just shy of the right field fence to end the game. Kevin Brashears had 3 hits and 2 RBI’s. Tim Kellinger hit a solo homerun to go along with the RBI single and Keith Kellinger contributed 2 hits. Kent Worthington went 6 innings on the mound, striking out 9.

2011 RENO POWELL MEMORIAL DAY TOURNAMENT
The 2011 Tournament field is complete. The tournament will begin Saturday May 28th and will be played at Smithsburg High School, North Hagerstown High School, and Williamsport High School. Here are this year's participants and site pools for round robin play.

Smithsburg
1 - Hagerstown Braves
2 - Fedlock Falcons
3 - Liberty Bell Lightning
4 - Presstman Cardinals

North Hagerstown
1 - Brunswick Orioles
2 - Hagerstown Nationals
3 - Cooper Cleaning
4 - Western Charles Natty Bohs

Williamsport
1 - Martinsburg Blue Sox
2 - Frederick Flying Dogs
3 - Chesapeake Dodgers
4 - Linglestown Twilight

POOL PLAY SCHEDULE

Smithsburg Bracket

Saturday May 28
10am - Hagerstown Braves - 9 vs. Presstman Cardinals - 0
12:30pm - Presstman Cardinals - 5 vs. Liberty Bell Lightning - 4
3pm - Liberty Bell Lightning - 7 vs. Fedlock Falcons - 12
5:30pm - Hagerstown Braves - 6 vs. Fedlock Falcons - 5

Sunday May 29
10am - Hagerstown Braves - 7 vs. Liberty Bell Lightning - 6
12:30pm - Fedlock Falcons - 8 vs. Presstman Cardinals - 7

North Hagerstown Bracket

Saturday May 28
10am - Brunswick Orioles - 9 vs. Hagerstown Nationals - 3
12:30pm - Hagerstown Nationals - 1 vs. Cooper Cleaning - 4
3pm - Brunswick Orioles - 10 vs. Western Charles Natty Bohs - 3
5:30pm - Cooper Cleaning - 3 vs. Western Charles Natty Bohs - 2

Sunday May 29
10am - Hagerstown Nationals - 2 vs. Western Charles Natty Bohs - 2
12:30pm - Brunswick Orioles - 4 vs. Cooper Cleaning - 5

Williamsport Bracket

Saturday May 28
10am - Martinsburg Blue Sox - 2 vs. Frederick Flying Dogs - 9
12:30pm - Frederick Flying Dogs - 11 vs. Chesapeake Dodgers - 1
3pm - Martinsburg Blue Sox - 0 vs. Linglestown Twilight - 3
5:30pm - Chesapeake Dodgers - 6 vs. Linglestown Twilight - 7

Sunday May 29
10am - Martinsburg Blue Sox - 1 vs. Chesapeake Dodgers - 9
12:30pm - Frederick Flying Dogs - 2 vs. Linglestown Twilight - 9

TOURNAMENT ROUND
1 Seed - Cooper Cleaning
2 Seed - Linglestown Twilight
3 Seed - Hagerstown Braves
4 Seed - Brunswick Orioles
5 Seed - Frederick Flying Dogs
6 Seed - Fedlock Falcons

Sunday May 29 - Quarterfinals
4pm - Fedlock Falcons - 7 vs. Hagerstown Braves - 5 (at. Smithsburg)
4pm - Frederick Flying Dogs - 1 vs. Brunswick Orioles - 11 (at. North Hagerstown)

Monday May 30 - Semifinals
10:30am - Fedlock Falcons - 9 vs. Linglestown Twilight - 4 (at. Smithsburg)
10:30am - Brunswick Orioles - 4 vs. Cooper Cleaning - 1 (at. North Hagerstown)

Monday May 30 - Championship
1:30pm - Fedlock Falcons - 4 vs. Brunswick Orioles - 2 (at. Smithsburg)

Congratulations to the Fedlock Falcons for winning the 2011 Reno Powell Memorial Day Tournament. Thanks to all the teams that participated and making this year's tournament another success.

THREE BRAVES SELECTED TO THE NSPBA ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
The National Semi-Pro Baseball Association has selected the 2010 All-American Teams. Blue Ridge League MVP Tyler Beard was selected as a 1st team infielder and Kent Worthington was selected as a 1st team pitcher. Matt Ridenour was selected to the 2nd team also as a pitcher. These three players are certainly deserving of this honor for the 2010 season. Congratulations on a successful 2010 campaign. Click here for the complete 2010 All-American Teams NSPBA Website

2010 BLUE RIDGE MVP AND ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
The Blue Ridge League managers have nominated and voted for the 2010 All-League team. The Braves faired well, as six players were voted to the team, including the 2010 Blue Ridge League MVP. Tyler Beard received the MVP vote from all four coaches in the league. With all the talent in this league, this is certainly a huge accomplishment for each Brave that was voted to the All-League Team. Each and every player that wore a jersey this year contributed to our overall team success. 2010 was one of the most successful seasons in recent memory. We played much better than our final record showed. This team has made huge leaps forward over the past two or three seasons. The picture shown to the right is Tyler (middle) receiving the Blue Ridge League MVP plaque, along with Gary Carter (left), Vice President of Blue Ridge League and Mike Kipe (right), Manager of the Braves. Here is the complete list of the 2010 Blue Ridge All-League Team:

2010 Blue Ridge League MVP
Tyler Beard (Hagerstown Braves)

Pitchers
Matt Ridenour (Hagerstown Braves)
Kent Worthington (Hagerstown Braves)
Travis Lee (Brunswick Orioles)
Spencer Cromer (Brunswick Orioles)

Catchers
David Warrenfeltz (Hagerstown Braves)
Andrew Derr (Brunswick Express)

Infielders
Fred Kreiger (Hagerstown Braves)
Jake Darr (Brunswick Orioles)
Nicky Brown (Boonsboro Pirates)
Seth Keyser (Brunswick Express)
Tim Leather (Brunswick Express)

Outfielders
Marcellus Sumlin (Hagerstown Braves)
Ty Main (Brunswick Orioles)
Matt Rankin (Brunswick Orioles)
Nate Himes (Boonsboro Pirates)

Utility Player
Matt Noll (Boonsboro Pirates)

Designated Hitter
Roger Dawson (Brunswick Orioles)

Go to "2010 Statistics" on the left-side menu to see all of the 2010 final statistics.

WORTHINGTON'S CAREER HITS NEW FRONTIER
August 20, 2010|By TIM KOELBLE (HeraldMail Sports)

Kent Worthington graduated from Mount St. Mary's University with a biology degree. Now, as a baseball pitcher, he hopes to dissect some batters. When Worthington finished the 2010 season with the Hagerstown Braves, his season didn't end. The former North Hagerstown pitcher recently signed with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League, an independent league without Major League affiliations. "The Braves have been a temporary thing while going to tryouts," said Worthington. "I did what I could for them and they did a lot for me by allowing me to pitch and keep in shape." He went 4-2 with a 1.49 earned run average, striking out 40 in 47 innings for the Braves this year. Wearing No. 10, the 22-year-old Worthington made his debut on Aug. 12 against Windy City. He has appeared in two games as a relief pitcher, toiling 6 1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts, while allowing four hits and walking five. He has yet to allow a run. "I didn't have any nerves pitching in front of a crowd. I was just pumped and I think I could feel my heart beating," said Worthington, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound right hander. Worthington has made several visits to tryout camps throughout the region. He secured a tryout with Evansville through Clear Spring coach Mark Shives and he was ready to make the 10-hour trip. "I threw a bullpen session and then batting practice and they liked what they saw and said they had a spot on the team for me," said Worthington. He's hoping yet to move into the position of being able to start games before the season ends Sept. 6. "There are no guarantees, but I'd be happy to come back to them in this league," said Worthington. "I just want to get a shot at an affiliated contract. "It's always been a lifelong dream to play pro ball. I'm still working at it."

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