Cincy Flames: Welcome
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********Our team website has changed*****************
please go to:
www.cincyflames.org and click on the 11u team or use the below link
The new site will have ll of the 2009 information
Feel free to scroll down to see highlights from 2008
*******this website will discontinue on 7/09**********
Welcome to the home page of the 2009 11u Cincy Flames Head Coached by Ken Hatfield. The Cincy Flames are a youth 11U baseball team entering into the Southwest Ohio League for Select baseball for the 2009 season. Ken Hatfield can be reached by cell phone at 513-324-1623 or by email at khat2121@aol.com.
To instill the integrity of the game of baseball into each player while helping them understand the greatness of the game. To allow each player to learn the many life lessons associated with the game of baseball. To guide and enhance the development needed to advance to the college or professional level. To provide the best learning environment, the best competition, and the most fun the game of baseball has to offer to its participants.
The Cincy Flames baseball program is very proud of their numerous accomplishments in their relatively short 12 years of existence:
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National Championships:
1999 - 9 & Under CABA 2001 - 12 & Under NABF 2003 - 10 & Under CABA 2003 - 14 & Under Sandlotter
2005 - 15 & Under NABF
2007- 9 & Under CABA
2007- 13 & Under HAP Dumont
2007- 15 & Under NABF
2008- 10 & Under CABA
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National Runners-Up: 1999 - 10 & Under NABF 2000 - 10 & Under NABF 2001 - 9 & Under CABA 2002 - 12 & Under NABF 2003 - 12 & Under NABF 2004 - 12 & Under Cooperstown 2004 - 15 & Under Sandlotter 2005 - 9 & Under CABA |
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We Are the Champions
Saturday, December 27
Be sure to go to our new website for all of our updated information for 2009 at www.cincyflames.org and choose the 11u Flames to see our updated information
or click on this link:
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10u Early Bird Gets The Worm Champions
11u Advantage Sports Spring Classic Runner-up
10u Cincy Flames Tourney Of Champions Runner-up
10u BC Bombers 4th of July Explosion Champions
2008 Southwest Ohio League Champions (Back to Back)
2008 CABA World Series National Champs (Back to Back)
2009 Tryouts for the would be 11u Cincy Flames is Saturday, August 9th 5:30 to 7:30 pm and Saturday, August 16th 4 to 5:30 pm at SWOBAT Indoor facility. For a private, confidential tryout sooner please call Ken Hatfield at 324-1623 or email to khat2121@aol.com
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For the first time in Flames history, the 10U squad, now 11U, captured back-to-back CABA World Series titles.
The Flames went 9-1 at the tournament, which wrapped in late July in Westfield, Ind.
"I'm so proud of our boys," head coach Ken Hatfield said. "We played so well."
The Flames lost to Puerto Rico 7-5 in the opening game after holding a 4-0 lead. In the next game, they were losing by three heading into the final inning and were on the verge of being eliminated, but a furious comeback ensued, and the Flames rolled to the tournament title, defeating the Cincinnati Stix 8-7 in the finals.
"From there, the team was so energized," said Hatfield, whose squad finished 57-12. "We had great pitching performances, timely hitting and we played fantastic defense."
Twelve players from throughout Southwest Ohio were on the team: Maxx Holland, James Harness, Jeron Besecker, Kaleb Lepper, Zach Johnson, Justin Moyer, Noah Marshall, Tyler Duval, Austin Hatfield, Hayden Bianchini, Austin McKee and Brandon Giltrow.
Austin McKee was named MVP of the CABA World Series, while Kaleb Lepper, James Harness and Tyler Duval were named to the all-tournament team. Brandon Giltrow was named the Best Defensive Player award, Justin Moyer was voted the tourneys most Outstand Pitcher award, and Austin Hatfield won the Golden Arm award.
"Any given day, somebody else steps up," Hatfield said. "With any select team, you've always got great players. What I like about this team is one day it's this individual, the next day it's somebody else. In my eyes, we have some of the best players in the Cincinnati area and nationally.
"The strength of the team has always been our pitching depth," he added. "All 12 of our kids pitch. One through seven with us, there's not much of a drop off. Pitching has been our one key ingredient that's hardly ever let us down."
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With timely hitting, great defense, and excellent pitching, the Flames went 5-0 and won the Butler County Bombers 4th of July Explosion.
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The 10u Cincy Flames traveled to New York to Cooperstown Dream's Park for their once in a life time experience. Well, they definately got the FULL experience. Hours before their first game, the Flu bug hit the Flames with several kids throwing up and in the clinic. It got so bad that Dreams Park officials had to ask the Flames to leave the barricks so they did not get other teams sick. All week long the Flames battled the elements. Fog, rain, hail and trying to figure out who was going to get sick which game. However, the boys battled threw those elements and made it to the last day of playing when they finally got knocked off by the #2 seed out of California 13-9. The Flames finished 6-3 which is a great feat for what they had to endure. The Flu bug didn't stop with the players as each family had siblings and parents sick as can be. A total of 19 people got the flu. So when I say the Flames got the FULL experience....they got the FULL experience. The boys showed how tough they where during some very tough times. 12 years old can not come soon enough so we can enjoy the experience when we are not sick.
Monday, May 19
"Mother Nature" finally let the Flames finish a tourney but the outcome was not exactly what they where hoping for. The Flames came out strong in the tourney with an opening win of 11-1 over the Butler County Bombers- American in their first pool game. Then the Flames had a team record 35 hits in a 34-1 win over the Nobelsville Heat. Then in the final pool game, the Flames beat the NKY Riverhawks 5-2. The Semi-Final game was against the Cincy Stix who the Flames beat 9-2, however the Flames wheels fell off in the finals as they took one on the chin to the Cincy Riverbats in a 14-5 loss. Congats to the Riverbats on a great win and we look forward to the next meeting.
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Tuesday, May 13
The Flames scored in the first inning when Zach Johnson singled in Kaleb Lepper to take an early lead 1-0. The Nky Giants scored one in the 2nd inning to tie the score 1-1. The game remained tied until the bottom of the 5th when the Flames reverted to small ball to win the game. With one out, Maxx Hollland singled, stole second, and went to third on a passed ball. Then Brandon Giltrow suicide squeeze bunted Holland in to take a 2-1 lead. Then Austin McKee singled to move Giltrow, who was safe at 1st on the fielders choice, to third base. Then Austin Hatfield suicide squeeze bunted Giltrow in to take a 3-1 lead. Then Justin Moyer singled home McKee to bring the score to 4-1. Lepper pitched two solid innings to start but got a no decision. Noah Marshall got the win in two scoreless innings of relief while Hayden Bianchinni picked up the save in the 6th.
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The Flames opened pool play of the Ohio Heat Bash For Cash by playing a very tough New Paris Red Front. Both teams have been wanting to play each other for a long time and they both finally got the chance. Flames won 11-3 in four innings behind a superb pitching performance by James Harness. Harness scattered three hits over those four innings striking out four Red Front hitters while helping his cause at the plate with two hits. Zach Johnson added a double and a triple, while Maxx Holland also collected two hits in the winning effort.
Pool game #2 saw two excellent teams compete against each other for the first time and neither team let any of the spectators down at Milford's Expressway Park. Both the Flames and Olentangy Warriors have also been wanting to play each other for awhile hearing so much about each other. In one of the most exciting games that I ever been associated with, the Flames loss 6-5 in eight innings to Olentangy.
The Flames took the early lead 1-0 in the second when Johnson led off with a single, stole 2nd, and scored on a wild pitch. The Flames stretched that lead to 2-0 in the third when McKee led off with a walk, stole 2nd, and eventually scored on a suicide squeeze bunt hit from Justin Moyer. Olentangy came storming back when they had a two out, two strike 2B that plated two runs to knot the game at 2-2. In the top of the fith, Olentangy's lead off hitter walked and eventually scored on a base hit to take the lead 3-2. Then in the bottom of the sixth with two outs Kaleb Lepper singled and stole second base. Then Jeron Besecker slugged a double down the right field line to score Lepper to tie the game in regulation. Then the game went to a Ohio tie breaker where runners started at 1b and 2B with no outs. Olentangy scored two in the top of the 7th on another two out hit. The Flames matched those in the bottom of the seventh with a rope by James Harness that pushed the game to another inning. Unfortunately, the Flames once again walked the lead off batter in the top of the eight to load the bases and then the Warriors scored a run on a groundball to second to take a 6-5 lead. The Flames knocked on the door in the bottom of the eight but the pitcher made a diving stop to knock down Brandon Giltrow's potential game winning hit. Hats off to the Warriors who played a great game.
Flames ended up a four seed and was looking to fight their way back for revenge but mother nature put a stop to that when the rain shortened the tourney. The Cincy Stix where named the champions as the least amount of runs given up and Olentangy was the runner-up. Congrats to both. Now the Flames have to wait until Memorial Day to get a second chance at Olentangy.
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| #5 Harness did the mambo around the bases after he swung the big stick! |
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James Harness set the tone of the game when he blasted an inside fastball over the left field fence to take a early 2-0 lead against the 11u Middletown Redlegs. Flames bats where quiet in the 2nd but they scraped for two more in the 3rd behind Lepper's double and Beseckers sacrifice. Then the Flames busted it wide open in the fourth inning and there was no getting them out from there as they went on to score 18 runs on 18 hits. Flames bats where led by Austin McKee's 3 hits while Hatfield, Holland, and Moyer all added two hits a piece. The Flames where also tough on the mound as Marshall, Lepper and Holland combined for a two hitter.
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| Tastes like chicken.... |
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The boys showed they can win with out Coach Ken as they came out swinging some hot sticks agasint the Sharks. Coach Ken showed up long enough to tell the boys that he wanted to hear they played hard while he was gone. The boys did not let him down. The Flames put up four in the first and there was no looking back from there as they went on to score 11 runs on 11 hits behind a great pitching performance from James Harness and Justin Moyer who combined for eight strikeouts only giving up two hits. Hitting leaders where Tyler Duval who doubled, tripled and homered, Jeron Bescker who had three hits (2B), and Noah Marshall who added 2 hits.
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| AHat "Hurled" The Flames To Victory |
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Nothing was going to keep Austin "AHat" Hatfield from making his first start on the mound in his life. Not even puking three times and being sicker than a dog! (What a great dad to let him pitch anyway regardless of what mom and grandma says!:) With puke stains on his uniform, AHat slowly strolled to the mound and started to "hurl." AHat picked up the win in his first start throwing three scoreless innings only giving up one hit behind some great defense including a 6-4-3 double play to end the 2nd inning. (Holland-Moyer-to Harness). Hatfield helped his own cause collecting 2 hits while teammate Maxx Holland collected two hits of his own. Moyer and Lepper doubled while Marshall added a triple to round out the balanced hitting attack that mustered 11 hits and scored 14 runs. Besecker and Johnson completed the shutout on the mound. Also, back by popuular demand was the JUMBO outfield for the last inning of the game.
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10u Flames entered their 2nd 11u tourney of the year hoping this one would be completed but once again mother nature tried to ruin it. The field crew worked their butts off on the fields at Eggelston Park and although everything was pushed back, the Flames got both games in. In game one the Flames played the 11u NKy Hornets and came out swinging the stick picking up three quick runs in the top of the 1st to take the lead 3-0. The Hornets swarmed back to take the lead in the bottom of the third 4-3. The Flames responded with three runs in the top of 4th and never looked back going on to win 9-4. Justin Moyer picked up the win hurling four great innings while Kaleb Lepper picked up the save pitching two innings of scoreless relief. In the winning effort, Harness had three hits (2b), Johnson had two doubles, Bianchinni doubled, and Giltrow added a triple.
Game two was a slugfest between the 11u Ky Bucks and the 10u Flames. The Flames once again got things started quick putting up four runs in the top of the 1st but the Bucks came storming back to pick up five runs of their own in the bottom of the 1st. Both teams took turns taking the lead while both of them just thumped the baseball. When the time limit was up, the score was knotted 10 to 10 after four innings stopping a very exciting game. Lepper, Johnson, and McKee all three had two hits a piece while Besecker added a triple.
The pool championship was decided by the tie breaker rule which came down to the run differential which the Flames won and advanced onto the Semi Finals on Sunday.
10u Flames once again faced the tough 11u NKy Hornets in the Semi-Finals and Flames bats remained hot collecting 15 hits in the game led by Noah Marshall's 3 hits. Lepper, Besecker, Johnson and Moyer all added two hits a piece. Austin McKee and Hayden Bianchinni pitched incredible in the 8-3 victory.
In the championship game, Flames faced a very good team in the 11u Nky Bluegrass Rage. Hats off to the Rage's pitcher who throw a complete 2 hit shutout.
Flames caoching staff was very pleased with how the boys competed against the older boys and proud to be the 11u Advantage Sports Spring Classic Runner-Up.
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| Maxx and AHat had a pair of good eyes between them.... |
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Ahoy mates, all ye need to know is the clock struck 6:30 and Captain Ken and quartermaster Barncle Doug screamed "all hands ahoy, avast ye me hearties and let the game begin". And Shiver me timbers if Kaleb Lepper didn't pull out his hitting stick from his duffle and get the ball rolling with a solo homerun to lead the game off as the Flames danced the hempen jig and never looked back as they pounded out 17 hits and 15 runs to hornswaggle another victory from some tough landlubber's from the westside called JB Yeager. Ol' chumbucket hisself Maxx Holland kept the Flames from falling back into Davy Jone's locker as he led the charge going 3 for 3 at the plate, diving catch in center, bloody nose rounding 1st, and bruised chin diving back into second to go along with his recent black eye. Little matey Zach Johnson also collected three hits with only a homerun shy of the cycle. As first mates Giltrow, Harness, Besceker and Marshall squabbed the deck with two hits a piece. Flames pitchers Bianchinni, Besecker, Harness and Hatfield threw out the hempen halter protecting the poop deck as they only allowed four hits in the winning effort.
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On Saturday, the Flames decided to go to the "Johnny Cash" black uniforms to excercise the demons out of their dugout. "Cash black" does the trick as the Flames win their first league game against the Fairfield Chiefs 11-3 behind the strong pitching of Justin Moyer and James Harness. Brandon Giltrow and Hayden Bianchinni lead them in hitting as both go 3-3 while Besecker and Holland both added doubles.
On Sunday, Flames decided to give their "Tiger Woods Red" a crack sporting the turn back the clock HIGH RED SOCKS and they looked good as they slugged out 26 hits and 27 runs. (Rumor has it that Flames preferred instructor, Doug Smith (Diamond Star Baseball Academy), threw up when he saw the picture of the high red socks on the internet and was so disgusted that he canceled Mondays lessons!) Sunday was also the first sighting of the year for the JUMBO OUTFIELD! Joe Bianchinni (Flames bullpen catcher/#1 fan), who is always the calmest guy in the park whom Ken looks to for his baseball wisdom and encouragement, was almost speechless when he looked out in the outfield and all he could think of for a response to Ken was "Oh my!"
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| The boys show Coach Doug he was wrong.... |
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After "kissing their sister" and finishing with a tie against the West Chester Sluggers 9-9 on Tuesday, most people thought the Flames would come out with a vengenance on Thursday against the West Side Raiders. However, the Flames left off right where they ended on Tuesday which was not coming to the ball park ready to play. For four innings the Flames where lifeless making mistake after mistake. After four complete, the Flames found themselves down 8-3 to a scrappy Raiders team. It looked certain the Flames where going to drop their first "L" in the books for 2008. However, the Flames decided to wake up and make some noise in the dugout. For the first time in 10 innings the dugout did not sound like a morgue. The boys in pin stripes scrapped for three runs in the top of the 5th to bring the score to 8-6 to set up the exciting 6th innning. Justin Moyer started the 6th of with a rifle to left field for a single and then Ty Duvall let one rip "oppo" deep in the alley to tie the game up with a 2 run homer. The flood gates where open then as the Flames started finally hitting the ball like they are capable of. The Flames exploded for 10 runs in last two innings to defeat the boys from the west side 13-9. Tyler Duvall pitched the last 2 2/3 innings striking out seven to pick up the win in relief. Austin McKee added two doubles in the winning effort.
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| Hey Coach Doug Smith..Check Out Maxx's and Zach's socks!! |
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| Flames Keeping Warm Between Games |
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Despite the cold, Flames bats stayed hot! Mother nature did not cooperate this weekend as the Flames had moved to the semi-final round of the 11u Blue Ash Baseball Classic but where not able to complete it due to the weather. The 10u Flames where looking for the opportunity to win their first tourney ever playing up. The Flames where undefeated and where heading to the semi-finals when mother nature spoiled the fun! The Flames will have to wait 2 more weeks until they play their next 11u tourney.
10u Flames 16- 10u Centerville Sluggers 0
Maxx Holland, Zach Johnson, and Austin Hatfield (2 innings) combined to pitch a no hitter striking out 10 batters in four innings as the Flames bats where potent putting up 16 runs for their pitching efforts.
10u Flames 7 - 11u Sharks 0
All I can say is how can a 11u team be afraid of a 10u team? C'MON!!
10u Flames 6- 11u Centerville Sluggers 3
Justin Moyer and James Harness pitched a tremendous game against a very good 11u team. The defense was a little shaky but did I mention it was below 30 degrees and windy as can be??? Flames bats started off slow but picked up quick as they got the timely hits they need against a good pitching staff of the Sluggers to win 6-3
Flames Win their pool and move on to the Semi-Finals but weather washes out the tourney!
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The Flames put themselves in a hole early by making 4 errors in the 1st inning and getting behind 3-0 wasting a great pitching performance from Hayden Bianchinni. However, the Flames bounced right back putting up a 2 spot on the board in the bottom of the 1st with back to back doubles by James Harness and Noah Marshall. The next four innings where all Flames as they tacked on the hits and put up some runs while Austin McKee was lights out on the hill throwing gas striking out 6 of the 9 batters he faced picking up the win. The Flames committed 3 more errors in the top of the 6th but Austin Hatfield pitched his way out of it to pick up the save. Flames move to 4-0.
The Flames came out stroking early taking a quick early lead 6-0 vs the Monroe Swarm at Swarm field. Flames bats stayed hot as they scored 13 runs but defense was a little shaky once again. Flames pitched seven pitchers 20 pitches a piece to get ready for the up and coming tourney. Final score was 13-9.
Sunday, April 13
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The 10u Cincy Flames wearing their "Johnny Cash Black" uniforms won three straight games on Saturday to win their pool in the "Early Bird Gets The Worm" tourney. Heavy rain washed out Friday's games and sloppy field conditions pushed back the tourney where the Flames had to play three games in one day. In the morning they beat KC Thunder 11-2, then in the afternoon drilled the Northern Ky Irish 28-0, and finished the long day by winning the slug fest with NKAC Riverhawks 16-10 under the lights. With the heavy rain, some of the teams in the other two pools had not completed their three pool games which they had to on Sunday causing any championship game to be canceled. With the Flames only giving up 12 runs allowed, they where offically crowned champs of the Early Bird Gets The Worm.
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After finishing the seaon last year 54-11 and winning the CABA National Championship, Travelball Select has listed the 10u Cincy Flames as the 13th best select team in the nation in their pre-season poll. A very prestigious honor for the Flames that they will have to work hard to maintain their ranking and prove Travelball Select is correct.
Double Click on the heading to see the site or go to www.travelballselect.com
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2007 Advantage Sports Spring Classic 1st Place
2007 Advantage Sports Spring Swing Runner-Ups
2007 BPA Southern Showdown 3rd Place
2007 Memorial Day Bombers Blast 1st Place
2007 Tourney Of Champions 1st Place
2007 Flames Summer Classic Runner-Ups
2007 Cincy World Series Runner-Ups
2007 Southwest Ohio League 1st Place
2007 CABA International World Series National Champs!!!!!
Saturday, August 4
The 9u Flames capped their season off by winning the CABA International World Series in Crystal Lake, Illinois by beating the Plainfield Illinois Diamond Kings 6-5 in the Championship game. It was a fun filled week of baseball with over 80 of the best teams in the Nation including the likes of Japan and Puerto Rico battling to win the honors of a National Championship for their prospective age group. It was a dominating week for the Flames as they posted an undefeated 8-0 record while hogging most of the individual and team awards. Tyler Duvall won the homerun derby championship while Hayden Bianchinni finished 4th. Jeron Besecker was the runner-up in the Road Runner competition while Kaleb Lepper was 4th. Austin Hatfield, James Harness, Cameron Junker and Andrew Acuna came in 1st place in the "round the horn competition." The voting of the All-Tourney Team was also very favorable for the Flames as Brandon Giltrow, Jeron Besecker and Tyler Duvall made the prestigious honor while Justin Moyer was voted "Gold Glove Award" for the week. Justin Moyer was also named Co-Outstanding pitcher for the tourney with zero earned runs and James Harness was named the Outstanding hitter award for his .675 batting average for the tourney. All great honors and a great way to end a wonderfull season.
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