ASE Pee Wee Baseball: Welcome

This is a site for players, parents and fans of the ASE Pee Wee Baseball Team of Goldtrap/Gardner Boys & Girls Club in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Our mission is to teach the kids solid baseball fundamentals that will enable them to improve their skills and enjoyment of the game. Although we will attempt to be competitive in all our games, our number one goal is for the kids to have fun, whether we win or lose. Our second goal is to develop an understanding of the importance of being a TEAM. We want them to know that we win as a team and we lose as a team. Hope you enjoy the site!

Our player of the week for this week is Dillon Pike. Dillon was 3 for 6 at the plate this week with 2 RBI's and did a great job playing catcher for us. He is our most improved player from last season. For example, last year he batted .105 and had 9 strikeouts, while this season his batting average is .700 with only 3 strikeouts. What an improvement! Dillon also has been great behind the plate all season long. He has thrown a couple of runners out at 1st base and always gives us 110%. He is a great kid who always keeps me on my toes with all the questions he asks. He is always very respectable and has a great attitude. We are very proud of you Dillon!

Man I can't tell you how happy I am this game turned out the way it did. We really needed a good test before entering the city tournament next week. It's always good to have a close game to see how the kids will react. We did some really good things in the heat of the moment last night and a few, no so good things. But in the end I could not be prouder of the kids for battling thru and pulling out a hard fought win. I was also glad to see the Cricket kids play so well. They have some really good kids on their team that I have coached in other sports and they have been struggling a bit lately. So it was good to see them play really well. Coach Doug & Scott always do a good job with their kids and it is always a good game when these two teams get together. Let's see how this one all went down.

Andrew Reeder got things going for us in the top of the 1st with a base hit up the middle. Kaiden Kuykendall would double to put runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Jetson Wagner would single to score both runs for a 2-0 ASE lead. Ty Jones then singled and we used a Cricket throwing error to score Jetson to make it 3-0. Dillon Pike went down on strikes but Eric Ramirez picked him up with a single up the middle, scoring Ty for a 4-0 lead. Landon Martinez would groundout to the pitcher and Nathan Fuhrman would strikeout to end our half of the inning. Cricket came right back at us hitting the ball and you could tell early this was going to be a dogfight. Their first two batters grounded out to Ty Jones as he threw to Jetson at 1st base and just like that there were two outs. Nick Hewett then doubled to left field and Cricket was back in business. Their next batter singled to score Nick and it was 4-1. Another single and a throwing error by our defense would make it a 4-2 game. Cricket's last batter of the inning went down on strikes and we clung to a 2-run lead.

The top of the 2nd inning is were we usually really hurt teams. Because both teams have the bottom of the order up then and our bottom has been hitting as good as the top all season. After Aiden Taylor went down on strikes to begin the inning, Trevor Inklebarger picked him up with an infield single. Eli Thomason also went down on strikes and suddenly there were two outs. Andrew got the rally going again with a double up the middle. With runners on 2nd and 3rd we were looking to extend our lead to 6-2 but Kaiden had a rare strikeout to end our half of the inning. Cricket had a chance to pull even or take the lead but they could not get their bats going either as all three of their batters went down on strikes. It was an ugly inning for both teams.

The top of the 3rd we had the top of order due up and was looking to put this game away. Jetson led off the inning with a home run blast over the centerfield fence to make it a 5-2 ASE lead. Ty would then single but Dillon went down on strikes. Eric would knock Ty in and the rally was on. Landon would reach on a single up the middle and Nathan would do the same, scoring Landon for a 7-2 ASE lead. Aiden would then groundout to the pitcher to end our half of the inning and with the time limit almost up, we held a 7-2 lead. Cricket had the top of their order due to bat and they were looking to pull the upset. After a strikeout, their next batter would double to left field and they were in business. Back-to-back singles and a throwing error by our defense scored two runs and this was suddenly getting close at 7-4. Their next batter would hit into a force-out as Eric and Kaiden hooked up on a very nice play. Another single would pull them within 2 runs at 7-5 but that would be as close as they would get. Their next batter went down on strikes and the game was called due to time limit. It was a close call and both teams played well. I was glad to see us have a close game and the kids responded like the champions they are. Great job again ASE and see you all on Monday night at 6:30.

Well, not sure if you could tell or not but I got the kids attention before the game tonight. The result would be a dominating performance against the 2nd place team in our league in HBI. The kids really warmed up well before the game and it showed on the field. We put on a hitting clinic as we pounded out 18 hits, while scoring 12 runs. We jumped on HBI with 5 runs in the top of the 1st inning and got them down early. They never really had a chance after that.

Andrew Reeder started things off with a single in the top of the 1st and Kaiden Kuykendall doubled to score Andrew for a 1-0 ASE lead. Jetson Wagner then made his first out of the season as he went down on strikes. Ty Jones quickly picked him up with a triple to deep centerfield, scoring Kaiden. Dillon Pike then kept the rally going with an RBI single to make it a 3-0 lead. Eric Ramirez and Landon Martinez both then came thru with RBI singles and just like that we had a 5-0 lead. HBI came right back at us hitting the ball as their lead-off batter singled to left field. Landon did a great job getting the ball in to hold him to a single. Their next batter would reach on an infield single and HBI looked to be in business. But something happened to them that you don't see very often. Their #3, 4 & 5 hitters all went down on strikes and we led 5-0 after one inning of play.

While the temperature was hot at Goldtrap tonight, so was our bats. We continued to pound the ball all over the field in the top of the 2nd inning. Nathan Fuhrman led off with a hard hit ball to left field. Aiden Taylor reached on an infield single and Trevor Inklebarger would do the same. Eli Thomason went down on strikes, but Andrew picked him up with a 2-run scoring single to make it a 7-0 ASE lead. Kaiden then drove in his second run of the night with an RBI single. Jetson would then get back on track with an infield single to load the bases. The didn't stay loaded long as Ty drove a ball over the centerfield fence for a grand slam. Since we already had scored 3 runs in the inning, only 2 of the runs counted but what a blast it was! Poor HBI must have felt like they had been hit by a train as they came to bat in the bottom of the inning. HBI's first batter of the inning would reach on an infield single but then Andrew made a great play to get us out of a jam. The HBI player popped up and Andrew caught it and doubled the runner off 1st base for two quick outs. The next batter would go down on strikes and this game was all but over.

Dillon led off the top of the 3rd with a strikeout but Eric and Landon picked him up with back-to-back singles. Nathan then drove a ball to deep left field to score both runners for a 12-0 ASE lead. Aiden would then hit into a forceout but Trevor got the rally going again with a single up the middle. Eli would go down on strikes and our half of the inning would end with us adding to our lead at 12-0. We moved our line-up around a bit and I let the kids play where they wanted to. HBI managed to score a couple of runs to make the game a little closer but 12-2 would be as close as they would get. The win clinches the Goldtrap League Championship and moves us to 10-0 on the season. We also will be the #1 seed in the up-coming city tournament that starts next Thursday. Great job tonight ASE. See you all tomorrow night!

Well, I could see this coming before the game big time. The kids heads were somewhere else tonight and it showed at times on the field. I had trouble during warm-ups just trying to get them to quit clowning around and pay attention. We took the field and at times had trouble just making routine plays. Despite not playing anywhere close to our best, we still won the game fairly easily. National Family really played much better than they did on Saturday when we beat them 15-0. I was glad to see their kids bounce back and play a good game. We just didn't have it tonight and you can bet that 6:00 on Wednesday, I will have their attention.

National Family came right out at us hitting the ball in the top of the 1st inning. Their lead-off batter reached on an infield single and then we had a couple of plays were we kicked the ball around a bit and found ourself down 1-0. Dillon Pike made a great play from his catcher's position, throwing a runner out at 1st base. Jetson made a nice adjustment on the play as he crossed over the bag and stretched into foul territory to catch the ball. Great play by both kids! We would come to bat in the bottom half of the inning, trailing for the first time all season long. National Family's lead didn't last long though. Andrew Reeder reached on a base hit to right field and Kaiden Kuykendall hit a line drive to the fence and hustled around for a 2-run home run. Jetson Wagner then doubled to deep right field and we were back in business. Ty Jones would knock Jetson in with an RBI triple to make it an 3-1 ASE lead. Dillon Pike stayed red hot at the plate with a single to score Ty and the rally continued. Eric Ramirez would go down on strikes but Landon Martinez would pick him up with an infield single. After Trevor Inklebarger went down on strikes, Nathan Fuhrman would hit a ball to deep left field, scoring Dillon for our 5th run of the inning. After one full inning of play we led 5-1.

National Family got bit by the strikeout bug in the top of the 2nd, as all three of their batters went down on strikes. We came to bat in the bottom of the inning and was looking to put this game away. Eli Thomason led off the inning with a strikeout, but Aiden Taylor picked him up with an infield single. Andrew would then groundout to the pitcher for the second out of the inning. On the play, Aiden would use a throwing error to score and make it a 6-1 ballgame. Kaiden then got the rally started again with a triple and Jetson would score him with a shot to deep centerfield. Coach Chase got a little greedy and got Jetson thrown at at 2nd base on the play. After two full innings of play we led 7-2.

The 3rd inning would see us make another couple of errors in the field, which allowed National Family to score and make it 7-2. Ty and Kaiden hooked up on a nice force-out play to stop them from scoring anymore runs. A couple of strikeouts would end the top of the 3rd and we would come to bat with just seven minutes remaining in the game. We were not able to score in the bottom half of the inning and the time limit expired with us notching the 7-2 win. It was not pretty but it was a win. I can promise you that we will be ready to play on Wednesday night versus a very good HBI team. They are 7-2 on the season and all alone in 2nd place in the league standings. See you all there!

ASE - 9              Cricket - 3

Well, we're finally getting to play some ball now. Looks like the rain is over and we start a stretch of 5 games in 6 days. We started it off right with a 9-3 win over Cricket this morning. Cricket would score one run in the top of the 1st and it might have been more if not for a good play by Kaiden Kuykendall at 2nd base. We came to bat in the bottom of the 1st and wasted no time as we rattled the scoreboard for 4 runs. Andrew Reeder, Kaiden Kuykendall, Jetson Wagner, Dillon Pike and Eric Ramirez all had hits to give us a 3-0 lead. Landon Martinez also came thru with an RBI single to make it a 4-0 ASE lead after one inning of play.

The top of the 2nd would see a good play by Andrew Reeder, who scooped up a ground ball and threw to Jetson at 1st for a quick out. Cricket's next two batters went down on strikes and we came to bat in the bottom of the 2nd with the thoughts of putting the game away on our minds. That's exactly what we did! Eli Thomason led off with a single to start the rally. After an Aiden Taylor groundout, Andrew Reeder would triple to score Eli. Kaiden would then double to left field, scoring Andrew for a 6-1 ASE lead. Ty and Jetson kept the rally going with RBI doubles and the rout was on. Dillon Pike would put the finishing touches on this inning with an RBI single and we held a 9-1 lead after two innings of play. We moved our defense around and let some of the 1st graders play on the infield. Cricket managed a couple of runs but this one was all over. The final would be a 9-3 ASE win.  

ASE - 15             National Family - 0

While our bats were not quite as lively against Cricket, they sure were in our second game of the day. We came out and jumped on poor National Family and they didn't know what hit them. To say we pounded the ball would be an understatement. We hit the ball very hard up and down the line-up. Andrew started things off with a triple to start the game and Kaiden would turn around and do the same. Jetson and Ty would both double with hard line drives to the outfield fence. Dillon kept his hot hitting going with a hard shot to deep left field to make it a 4-0 lead. After a Nathan Fuhrman strikeout, Eric got things going again with a double to right field. Landon would then single up the middle, scoring Dillon for a 5-0 ASE lead. The bottom of the inning would see National Family start off by hitting the ball to the wrong guy in Kaiden Kuykendall. He quickly snatched up the ball and threw to Jetson for a quick out. After a strikeout and base hit, their clean-up hitter would hit a hard shot down the left field line. Nathan did a great job of getting the ball in and saving a run from scoring. Their next batter would pop out to Kaiden and the inning was over.

The top of the 2nd our bats continued to stay red hot. Trevor got things going with a single. Eli would foul several balls off before going down on strikes, but Aiden was there to pick him up with a single of his own. Andrew would reach on an infield single and the bases were loaded for Kaiden. He came through with an RBI single to make it 6-0. The bases were still loaded but not for long. Jetson drove a ball off the outfield fence, scoring three runs and extending our lead to 9-0. Ty would then knock his buddy in with an RBI single up the middle and just like that it was 10-0 and we had only played about 20 minutes.

National Family could not get anything going in the bottom of the inning, as all three batters went down on strikes. The top of the 3rd we were going one base at a time, despite hitting several balls to the fence. Dillon, Eric and Landon all reached base. Eli and Aiden had RBI singles and the top of the order did the rest. Andrew, Kaiden and Jetson also drove in runs to make it a 15-0 ASE lead. We moved our defense around in the bottom of the 3rd but National Family continued to not hit the ball and the game ended with us notching the 15-0 win.

The win moves us to 8-0 on the season and two full games ahead of 2nd place HBI, who defeated Phillip Taylor 7-1 today to move to 6-2 on the season. We have a huge game with them on Wednesday night at 6:30. Great job today ASE and see you all on Monday night at 7:30.   

Our player of the week this week is Jetson Wagner. In our two games versus Monty's and Forsgren he was 5 for 5 at the plate with 5 RBI's and 4 runs scored. On defense he had 7 put-outs at 1st base and has shown why he is the best 1st baseman in the league. Jetson is a pleasure to be around and coach and has a great attitude. Jetson is the only player on the team that has a perfect batting average of 1.000. He has yet to make an out this season thru 6 games.

Great job Jetson, we are very proud of you!

National League (Goldtrap & Jeffrey's teams) 

ASE                            11-0           (League Champions)

H.B.I.                          8-4

                      National Family           6-5

                      Cricket                        5-6 

                      Phillip Taylor              4-6-1

                      Monty's TV                3-7-1

                      Forsgren                    0-9-2

American League (Evans & Stephens teams)                                  

                                    Conference              Overall

Midwest Sports                 4-3                      7-4

                      Shelter-Wagoner               4-1-2                   6-3-2

                      Midland UMC                      4-3                       7-4

                      Corley's                             3-4                       4-7

                      Cooper Coin                       3-2-2                    5-4-2

                      McDonalds                          1-6                       1-10

Thursday, May 2

ASE - 2                          H.B.I. - 1

Forsgren - 0                  Phillip Taylor - 0

Cricket - 5                     National Family - 4

Monday, May 6

Cricket - 7                  Monty's TV - 5

H.B.I. - 4                    Forsgren - 2

National Family - 6     Phillip Taylor - 5

Thursday, May 9

Cricket - 7                Phillip Taylor - 1 

ASE - 11                   Monty's TV - 0 

H.B.I. - 4                  National Family - 0

Monday, May 13

Phillip Taylor - 2       Monty's TV - 0

ASE - 10                   Forsgren - 1

H.B.I. - 5                  Cricket - 1 

Monday, May 20

H.B.I. - 4                   Monty's TV - 0

National Family - 3    Forsgren - 2

Thursday, May 23

Cricket - 6                Forsgren - 0

ASE - 15                   Phillip Taylor - 0

National Family - 6    Monty's TV - 1    

Monday, June 3

Phillip Taylor - 5       Cricket - 2

ASE - 15                   Monty's TV - 2

H.B.I. - 7                  National Family - 1  

Thursday, June 6

ASE - 9                    Forsgren - 0

Phillip Taylor - 7       Monty's TV - 6

Cricket - 5                H.B.I. - 4 

Saturday, June 8

ASE - 9                    Cricket - 3

HBI - 7                    Phillip Taylor - 1

ASE - 15                  National Family - 0

Monty's TV - 7         Forsgren - 7   

Monday, June 10

Monty's TV - 6         Forsgren - 0

HBI - 3                    Phillip Taylor - 2

ASE - 7                   National Family - 2

Wednesday, June 12

National Family - 2        Cricket - 1 

ASE - 12                        H.B.I. - 2 

Phillip Taylor - 6            Forsgren - 2  

Thursday, June 13

Monty's TV - 4             H.B.I. - 3

National Family - 4       Forsgren - 1

ASE - 7                        Cricket - 5 

Saturday, June 15

Monty's TV - 7              Cricket - 4

National Family - 6        Phillip Taylor - 5

H.B.I. - 9                       Forsgren - 5

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