Connecticut Hackers Baseball: Welcome
Monday, August 1
The Hackers have clinched the 2011 Connecticut NABA regular season title, after sweeping the Milford Monsters this weekend, 10-2 and 8-7. They finish with a 19-1 overall record heading into the playoffs where they will be the #1 seed.
In game 1, Jeff Farrell went the distance on the hill, striking out 8 batters along the way. Leading the offensive charge was Mike Townsend (3-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored), and Nick Pereira who belted his first homerun of the season (3 RBIs).
Game 2 got off to a harrowing start as Mike Doran let up 6 runs in the first inning. The Hackers jumped on the board right away, posting 2 runs in their half of the first. Doran settled down to pitch through the 4th without any further damage. The offense rallied for 4 runs in the 5th, to put the Hackers ahead 7-6. A Milford homerun was offered up by Dan Kaminski in the 6th to tie the game at 7 a piece. Ryan Mazurkivich put the game out of reach with the go-ahead RBI in the top of the 7th, scoring Farrell. Mat Jaronko entered into the save situation and locked down the win for the Hackers.
As the #1 seed heading in the playoffs, the Hackers will face the Guilford Grasshoppers next week at Naugatuck High School. The 9-inning game will be played at 10am, Sunday, August 7.
Monday, August 1
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
RF |
RA |
PCT |
GB |
SO |
| Connecticut Hackers |
20 |
19 |
1 |
145 |
34 |
.950 |
- |
10 |
| Milford Monsters |
20 |
15 |
5 |
132 |
77 |
.750 |
4 |
2 |
| Meriden Blaze |
22 |
16 |
6 |
139 |
69 |
.727 |
4 |
6 |
| Orange Concentration |
19 |
13 |
6 |
89 |
62 |
.684 |
5.5 |
1 |
| Bridgeport All-Stars |
20 |
13 |
7 |
121 |
50 |
.650 |
6 |
5 |
| Cleveland Steamers |
19 |
10 |
9 |
99 |
70 |
.526 |
8.5 |
3 |
| New Haven Pirates |
20 |
10 |
10 |
79 |
98 |
.500 |
9 |
3 |
| Guilford Grasshoppers |
23 |
11 |
12 |
112 |
106 |
.478 |
9.5 |
2 |
| Middletown Mad Cats |
21 |
9 |
12 |
108 |
135 |
.429 |
10.5 |
2 |
| Wolcott Warriors |
19 |
6 |
13 |
39 |
105 |
.316 |
12.5 |
2 |
| Meriden Heat |
21 |
6 |
15 |
67 |
153 |
.286 |
13.5 |
3 |
|
Shelton Reds |
19 |
2 |
17 |
64 |
150 |
.105 |
16.5 |
0 |
| Milford Nighthawks |
21 |
2 |
19 |
58 |
143 |
.095 |
17.5 |
0 |
Monday, August 1
| Batting: | ||
| Average | .500 | Wes Dutton |
| On Base % | .628 | Wes Dutton |
| Slugging % | .800 | Ricky Cool |
| OPS | 1.347 | Wes Dutton |
| Runs Scored | 20 | Dan Kaminski |
| Singles | 15 | Dan Kaminski |
| Doubles | 7 | Mike Townsend |
| Triples | 2 | Dan Kaminski |
| Homeruns | 4 | Ricky Cool |
| RBIs | 18 | Ricky Cool |
| Base on Balls | 14 | Ricky Cool |
| Sacrifices | 3 | Steve Webb |
| Hit by Pitches | 3 | Mike Bochino |
| Reached on Errors | 9 | Dan Kaminski |
| Fielder's Choices | 8 | Mike Fox |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | RJ Shaw |
| Pitching: | ||
| Earned Run Average | 0.98 | Mike Fox |
| Wins | 8 | Mike Fox |
| Strikeouts | 64 | Mike Fox |
| Complete Games | 8 | Mike Fox |
| Innings Pitched | 57 | Mike Fox |
