The stats are for the regular season only. Click on Teams/Rosters to see the stats. I want to apologize for the long wait between the season ending and stats being posted.

For those that don't know, Blair and Rock went on vacation to North Carolina late last week after defeating the Orioles. They made the 7 hour trip back to Cumberland for Game 1 of the Championship Series before heading back to North Carolina after Monday's game. That shows tremendous loyalty to the team and I want to thank them for that. It has been a pleasure having Blair's entire family around the last 3 years. They will be missed.

I want to thank the 12 year olds for their time with the team

Blair and Jason- a wonderful 3 years in which we made 2 trips to the Finals. I couldn't ask for 2 better kids with the best attitudes you could possible ever ask for. Blair was one of the best players in the league in his 2 final seasons and will go down as one of the best players I ever coached. Jason is one of my favorite players I have ever coached. He came in when he was 10 and didn't play very much but worked harder than anyone on the team and turned himself into an All-Star at age 12. I look at Jason as possibly the most important player on this years team. He stepped up and went behind the plate to catch and did a tremendous job. On probably 6 of the other teams in the league Jason would have pitched about 20 innings or so this season but because of the Little League 12 year old pitching rule and being stuck behind Garry and Blair he didn't pitch for us but sucked it up and never complained.

Garry- without a doubt the best pitching season I have ever had in my 10 years coaching. Garry's numbers were video game like. I will never have another pitcher dominate the way he did this season. The biggest reason for his turnaround was his turnaround in attitude. It is amazing how a change in attitude can help a kid so much. I hope the younger kids can learn that from Garry. It has been a pleasure coaching Garry this season and seeing his maturation as a player and a person.

Raquan- the most improved player from day 1 until now. Raquan always gives 100% and does everything the coaching staff ask of him. If every kid on our team gave the effort Raquan gives we would never lose a game.

The Cardinals lost game 1 to the Pirates 9-5. The team was hurt by sloppy defense the entire game but battled back to tie the score at 5 after trailing 5-1. Leading hitters for the Cardinals were Blair Brittain with a triple and a single, Brandon Densock with a double and 2 RBI's, Ty Mance and Jason Rakaczewski with a double each. Garry Legeer also had an RBI single. Tyler Smallwood hit a gap shot to right center but the Pirate rightfielder made a diving catch to rob Tyler of at least a triple. The Red Birds will have to play with 2 minor league kids in Game 2. Game 2 is slated for 7:30 Tuesday with arrival time at 6:20.

I want to thank ALL the parents this season for a wonderful year. This was one of the best sets of parents I have ever had and it is greatly appreciated. I also want to give special thanks to all the parents of the 12 year olds that we lose after the season. I have never had one problem with any of the parents of the 12 year olds the entire time they were with the Cardinals. So thank you to Teresa Taylor for 4 wonderful years with Kammari, Jarel and Jori. Thanks to Sharon and the rest of Rak's family for being so supportive over the last 3 years. Thanks to all of Blair's family for being so great over their 3 years on the team. Thanks to Garry's family and I look forward to having you guys back next year with Bryce. Thanks to Boo and Raheem for always being at the games and supporting Raquan and the rest of the team. I couldn't ask for a better group of parents. Also thanks to Diane and Tracy for all the help with everything this season. I look forward to having you guys back the next 2 seasons.

arrival time for Game 1 of the Championship Series vs the Pirates is 6:50

The Cardinals advanced to the Championship Series with a 15-2 victory over the Orioles to sweep the series 2 games to 0. The winning pitcher for the Cardinals was Bryce Legeer after pitching 1 perfect inning to start the game. The Red Birds then erupted for 7 runs in the bottom of the 1st and cruised the rest of the way. Blair Brittain and Garry Legeer pitched the last 5 innings to seal the win. Leading hitters for the Cardinals were Jori Powell with 3 doubles and a single, Jason Rakaczewski with a double and 2 singles, Blair Brittain with a triple and a single and Tyler Smallwood with a triple. Also adding singles were Garry Legeer, Ty Mance, Bryce Legeer and Raquan Weedon. Brandon Densock was hit in the back with a pitch in the 6th inning and came around to score the final run of the game for the Red Birds. The Championship Series is slated to begin on Monday with the time to be announced. Check back for details on Monday's game. This will be the Cardinals 3rd trip to the Finals in 4 years, defeating the Dodgers in 2005 and losing to the Phillies in 2006.

The Red Birds took a 1-0 series lead over the Orioles with a 9-1 victory Monday night. Blair Brittain and Garry Legeer combined for 12 strikeouts while allowing only 2 hits. The Cardinal bats came alive with 12 hits lead by Blair Brittain and Tyler Smallwood with a double and 2 singles each. Jori Powell added 2 singles while Ty Mance had a bases clearing triple with the bases loaded. Also adding singles were Jason Rakaczewski, Garry Legeer and Raquan Weedon. Raquan and Ty also both caught flyballs in the outfield while Bryce Legeer made a great play at third base in the 1st inning. The Cardinals and Orioles go at it again on Wednesday with Game 2 at 5:30, arrival time is 4:20. Both teams will receive their 1st place regular season trophies before Game 2.

The Cardinals will play the Orioles in a best two out of three series beginning Monday, July 7th at 7:30. The team should arrive at the field by 7pm. Game 2 is scheduled for 5:30 Wednesday, arrival time is 4:20. If necessary, Game 3 will be played on Thursday evening.

The Championship Series begins on Monday, July 14th.

The Red Birds finished the season with a 10-4 record, tied for 1st place with the Orioles, Pirates and Reds. The playoff pairings will be announced Wednesday night and posted here shortly afterwards. The Playoffs begin next Monday (July 7th) for Game 1 and Wednesday for Game 2, Game 3 would be played Thursday or Friday.

I want to thank everyone for their support over the last week with the death of my mother. All of the flowers and phone calls I received were wonderful. I will never forget all of you showing up at the funeral home. I thank all of the parents that were at the funeral home, Teresa (Jori's mom), Sharon (Rak's mom), Diane (Tyler's mom) and Tracy (Ty's mom). I also want to thank A.T., Rock and Garry for taking over and doing a great job in my absence. Also thanks to Marty Watts of the Phillies and Brad Reed of the Tigers for their support of our team last Friday vs the Reds. Marty has also allowed us to use his equipment in the 3 games I have missed.

The Cardinals extended their season high winning streak to 6 games with a 6-3 win over the Phillies. The win was the 1st one over the Phillies for the Cardinals since the championship season of 2005. Garry Legeer went the distance giving up 4 hits while striking out 12. Jason Rakaczewski led the team in hitting with 2 singles and 1 RBI. Garry Legeer also added a RBI single while Blair Britain had the other Cardinal hit, a single in the 4th inning. Raquan Weedon had a RBI after being hit with a pitch in the 2nd inning. Ty Mance made a great play in centerfield in the 6th inning chasing down a flyball in the gap in left-center. Ty also scored 2 runs after being walked and being hit by a pitch. Bryce Legeer helped the team a ton replacing Tyrell Parker at 3B and also scoring a run. The Cardinals had to bring up a minor leaguer to fill out the roster, 9 year old John Ackerman from the Yankees did a great job in right field for the Red Birds while also walking twice and scoring the team's 1st run. The 2nd place Cardinals return to action on Friday evening vs a Reds team looking for payback for their 4-1 loss earlier in the season.

The Cardinals defeated the defending champion, Pirates, in a classic game in 8 innings, 3-2. Jori Powell scored the game winning run in the top of the 8th on a passed ball after hitting a double to lead off the inning. Jori also added a bunt single earlier in the game. Blair Brittain pitched the 1st 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 11. Garry Legeer came in in relief in the 7th inning and got the win after pitching 2 innings allowing no runs and no hits while striking out 5. Garry also led the team in hitting with 2 doubles and knocked in a run on a groundout in the 3rd. Tyrell Parker had the only other Cardinal hit with a single in the 5th inning. Tyrell also laid down a beautiful bunt in the 3rd inning that caused the Pirate pitcher to throw the ball away allowing Tyrell to get to 3rd base and then score on the groundout by Garry and Ty Mance to score after leading off the inning with a walk. Tyrell and Ty both made great plays in the field as well. Tyrell made a great play on a bunt by the Pirates, throwing the runner out at 1st. Ty caught a deep fly ball for a big out in the 4th inning. The team showed great heart in rebounding from a tough bottom of the 6th inning to win the game in the 8th inning. The Cardinal winning streak now stands at 5 games and look for revenge on Monday night for the earlier heartbreaking loss to the Phillies.

Blair Brittain hit 2 home runs accounting for 3 of the 5 Cardinal runs. Garry Legeer pitched 4 innings allowing only one hit while striking out 9. Tyrell Parker pitched the final 2 innings also allowing only one hit while striking out 4. Tyrell also added a base hit in the 4th inning. Jori Powell scored 2 runs after reaching base on a walk and a fielder's choice. Jori also turned a double play after catching a line drive and picking the runner off at 2nd base with a throw to Tyler Smallwood. Jason Rakaczewski added the only other Red Bird hit with a single in the 4th inning after being hit by a pitch in the 3rd inning. The Cardinals won their 4th game in a row before playing the defending champs on Wednesday.

Blair Brittain, Garry Legeer, Jason Rakaczewski and Tyrell Parker will be playing in the Dapper Dan Major Division All-Star Game on Sunday evening at 6pm.

The Red Birds came out swinging the bats, scoring 3 in the top of the 1st highlighted by a Blair Brittain rocket that hit the scoreboard, on their way to a 12-7 win over the Tigers. The Red Birds scored 5 in the 3rd inning led by Jason Rakaczewski's bases clearing double with the bases loaded. In the 5th inning Tyrell Parker had a 2 RBI triple that highlighted a 3 run inning. Leading hitters for the Cardinals were Blair Brittain with a Home Run and a single, Tyrell Parker had a triple and a single while scoring 3 runs, Jason Rakaczewski stroked a double and single. Also adding hits were Jori Powell and Brandon Densock with singles. Bryce Legeer added an RBI groundout. Blair Brittain pitched 3 2/3 innings and Garry Legeer finished the last 2 1/3 innings. "Rak" caught while Blair pitched and then Blair went behind the plate to catch Garry. Both kids are praised for catching in today's near 100 degree weather. The Red Birds look to extend their winning steak to 4 next Tuesday against the Dodgers.

The Cardinals had their season high in runs and hits in a 14-6 victory over the Athletics to bring their record to 4-3. Leading hitters for the Cardinals were Blair Brittain with a Home Run and 3 singles, Jori Powell with a double and 2 singles, Garry Legeer and Tyler Smallwood both had a double and a single. Malique Stewart added a double, Jason Rakaczewski and Bryce Legeer both with a single. Brandon Densock also put the ball in play in every official time at bat. Ty Mance walked twice and scored a run. Garry Legeer pitched 3 innings and struck out 8 and only allowed one hit. Tyler Smallwood made his debut on the mound and pitched two innings, struggling at times but worked through it and showed great heart. With the game in hand Blair Brittain was brought in to close the game out in the 6th. Bryce Legeer helped the team with his move to 3rd base while Brandon Densock and Blair Brittain combined for 3 innings behind the plate, giving "Rak" a break from the heat. The Cardinals return to action on Monday against a hungry Tigers team looking for revenge for their opening day 2-1 loss. The game will be broadcast on WCBC 1270 AM.

The team party has been planned for Saturday, June 28th at 12 noon at Hidden Springs campground Pavilion #2.

The game scheduled for next Friday, June 13th, has been moved to Sunday June 29th at 7pm. The team must be at the field at 5:50. Tyler was scheduled to have drinks on the 13th. He will now be responsible for drinks on the 29th.

please turn everything into Tyler's mom on Monday

The Cardinals won a big game over the Reds to even their record at 3-3. Garry Legeer and Blair Brittain held the Reds to 3 hits, all 3 infield hits and struck out 9. The Red Birds only had 2 hits, a single by Tyrell Parker and a line drive single to center field by Blair Brittain, both in the 1st inning. Fielding stars for the Cardinals were Jason Rakaczewski who threw out 2 players at 3rd base with great tags by Tyrell Parker. Tyrell also caught two flyballs and doubled off a runner at 1st base in the 1st inning. Malique Stewart scored 2 runs for the Cardinals, one after a walk and one after pinch-running for Garry Legeer. On Thursday the Cardinals will face the Athletics without Tyrell Parker so some players will need to step up to fill Tyrell's shoes. Bryce Legeer will probably be asked to come into the infield and possibly play third base. Pictures are also scheduled on Thursday at 5pm at The Park.

The Cardinals lost a heartbreaker to the Phillies 6-5. The Phillies scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th with 2 outs and 2 strikes on a 2 RBI triple to win the game. Garry Legeer and Blair Brittain pitched another great game combining to strike out 15 while only allowing 3 hits. The Cardinals scored 5 runs on 3 hits, 2 by Blair Brittain and the other by Garry Legeer. Tyrell Parker scored 2 runs after being hit by a pitch and reaching on a fielder's choice. Tyrell also played another tremendous game at 3rd base. Malique Stewart scored a run after being walked in the 4th inning. The Cardinal defense had a good game only having one error but it was a huge error in which the runner came around to tie the game in the bottom of the 6th. The Red Birds play again next Monday vs the Reds.

The Cardinals drop to 2-2 with a 5-1 loss to the defending champs. Garry Legeer, Blair Brittain and Tyrell Parker combined to strike out 15 batters but the Red Birds once again could not get the bats going. Tyrell Parker had the lone hit, a double in the 4th inning, and was the only Cardinal baserunner all night. The defense for the Cardinals struggled in another loss with 6 errors on the evening accounting for 4 unearned Pirate runs. After the great pitching outing by the Pirate pitchers the Cardinals team batting average has fallen below the Mendoza line to .180 while the Cardinal team ERA remains under 1.00. The Cardinals look to rebound Thursday on the road vs the Phillies, game time is 7:30.

Garry Legeer was the star of the game throwing a no-hitter and striking out 13 while only walking 4. Garry also added a single as the Red Birds improved to 2-1 with a 9-0 victory over the Dodgers. Tyrell Parker and Jori Powell both scored 3 runs each as both reached base safely on 2 errors while Jori added a triple in the 5th inning. In what was a great team effort the team had 7 hits with no one having more than 1 hit. Blair Brittain had an RBI triple while Jason Rakaczewski added a single to extend his hitting streak to 3 games. Bryce Legeer helped contribute to his brother's no-hitter scroing a run after reaching base safely on a single in the 3rd inning. Brandon Densock had a single while also lining out to the 3rd baseman in his two at bats. Tyler Smallwood and Jori Powell both made great plays in the field to preserve Garry's no-hitter. Tyler fielded a bouncing ball up the middle near 2nd base and threw the runner out while Jori fell to the ground and threw the runner out from his knees. The Cardinals next game is Tuesday vs the defending champion Pirates.

The Cardinals lost their 1st game of the season on Monday, a 2-1 loss to the Orioles. Tyrell Parker was the leading player for the Cardinals with 2 triples and a great play at 3rd base. Blair Brittain pitched another gem of a game, throwing 5 innings, giving up 2 hits while striking out 12. Jason Rakaczewski once again did a great job behind the plate and also added a basehit. The only other hit the Red Birds had was a single by Tyler Smallwood who came around to score the lone run after the 2nd triple by Tyrell Parker. Tyler also threw out a runner at home after a great relay throw by Ty Mance and tag by "Rak". The Cardinals look to bounce back against the Dodgers on Friday.

In what was a great baseball game the Cardinals beat the Tigers 2-1. Blair Brittain pitched all 6 innings for the Red Birds scattering 7 hits and striking out 10 in a real pitchers duel. Jori Powell led the Cardinal hitters with 2 singles while Garry Legeer added a double before being intentionally walked his 2nd time at bat. Jason Rakaczewski knocked in a run in the 4th inning with a base hit to centerfield to tie the game before Blair scored on a delayed steal for what proved to be the game winning run. In the field for the Cardinals, Tyrell Parker made 2 huge plays in the 5th and 6th innings. Tyrell threw out a player at 1st base in the 5th and made a great tag play in the 6th for the 2nd out when the Tigers tried a delayed steal. Jori Powell had 3 assists in the game while "Rak" did a tremendous job behind the plate. The Cardinals return to action in 9 days with a game against the 1-0 Orioles.