The Warriors defeated the Southside Express B team by a score of 7-5 in seven innings at Centennial #4 on Friday night. The Warriors had an uncharacteristic number of fielding errors (5) in this one. Yet, the pitching staff was able to overcome these errors by throwing strikes and mixing up speeds.
Jason Waner tossed three innings as the Warriors starting pitcher--allowing three unearned (and no earned) runs. Jason has not allowed an earned run in his six innings of work so far this season. Ryan Novak threw two effective innings in relief--allowing one (unearned) run. Ryan's ERA is an impressive 1.24 in 5 2/3rd innings of work this year. And, Anthony Lauciello closed the game--allowing one run over two innings. Anthony currently leads the pitching staff in WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched) at 1.33. He recorded his first save of the season.
Anthony Lauciello led the offense with two hits, including a double to deep leftfield. He scored twice and now leads the Warriors with an impressive 8 runs scored in three games. C.J. Brucki reached base three times and is now ranked 3rd on the team's leaderboard for both on-base % and batting average. Robbie Maxfield also reached base during all three plate appearances and has moved onto the leaderboard for on-base %.
It's been a real team effort so far this season. After only three games, all 14 Warriors' players have at least one RBI and one run scored!
One other statistic that I like to keep an eye on is the number of walks the team allows versus the number of walks that it draws. A significant piece of the winning recipe for this team is to be selective at the plate (i.e., Ted Williams) while continuing to throw strikes (i.e., Ferguson Jenkins). Through the first three games, the Warriors have received over twice as many walks as it has allowed (34 to 15) for a 2.27 ratio. A ratio over 2 is outstanding! Most likely, those additional 19 baserunners have contributed greatly to the winning scores distributed over just three games.
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WARRIORS: 7 runs, 7 hits, 5 errors, 9 left on base
Southside Express B: 5 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 8 left on base
Time of Game: 2 hours, 25 minutes
2011 Chicagoland Tournament Champions & 2011 Lombard Tournament Champions!
