May 15 2011
Scored by Adam Reddacliff
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stingers Masters | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | ||||
Heat Masters | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 |
Game was a draw, for time was not on our side today.
Stingers Masters
| Heat Masters
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Bandits Baseball is located at Trinity Beach Baseball grounds, QLD, Australia.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Stingers v Heat on May 15th 2011.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Masters Game info
13th Australian Masters Games
The 13th Australian Masters Games will be held in Adelaide from 7-16 October 2011.
The Games provide the opportunity for participation and competition for everyone, regardless of background or ability with the aim of encouraging lifelong participation in sport. The only requirement is that you meet the minimum age for the sport, which for Baseball is 30 years old for women and 35 years old for men.
The Games are expected to attract more than 10,000 competitors who will take part in more than 60 sports (including Baseball) that are available. While competition is important, one of the key attractions of this unique event is the social interaction and spirit of camaraderie experienced by participants.
A special feature of this year’s Games will be the City of Adelaide Games Village, which will be located in central Adelaide (Memorial Drive Tennis Complex, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide) and will be the hub of activity throughout the Games. The village will host an entire social program the Opening and Closing ceremonies as well as house the accreditation centre and various other games services like the Games expo, Games administration, volunteer hub and much more.
There is so much on offer this Masters Games so get the team together, get to the website and get in the game!
To register or for more information about the Games go to www.AustralianMastersGames.com or call (08) 8409 1900.
Important Dates
7 August – Registrations close
7 October – first day of competition commences
8 October – Opening Ceremony
15 October – Closing Ceremony
16 October – final day of competition
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Tip of the month - Pitching
RELEASE POINT IS CRITICAL FOR A PITCHER
The "release point" is the exact position of a pitcher's throwing hand when a pitcher releases the ball to throw it the most effectively. Every pitcher has a different release point. You should know where your personal release point is. The release point is an extremely important part of pitching. A professional pitching coach told me back in 2004 that the release point is everything to a pitcher! If the release point is off a hair to the right, you’ll miss your catcher’s target to the right. If it’s off to the left, you’ll miss to the left. If it’s too early, you’ll miss high. If it's too late, you'll miss low.
The "release point" is the exact position of a pitcher's throwing hand when a pitcher releases the ball to throw it the most effectively. Every pitcher has a different release point. You should know where your personal release point is. The release point is an extremely important part of pitching. A professional pitching coach told me back in 2004 that the release point is everything to a pitcher! If the release point is off a hair to the right, you’ll miss your catcher’s target to the right. If it’s off to the left, you’ll miss to the left. If it’s too early, you’ll miss high. If it's too late, you'll miss low.
Don’t get frustrated when you “lose” your release point. And you will lose your release point now and then because every pitcher does. It can be a very frustrating part of pitching. Simply try your best to maintain yours and when you lose it, hang in there and remember two things. One is that it happens to ALL pitchers and the other thing is that you will find it again. It’s identical to a very successful hitter that goes into a hitting slump. Just don’t get discouraged and be ready when it happens and you’ll be fine because you will rediscover it. You may very well be wondering where YOUR natural point of release is. Here is a very good way to find where yours is. Have someone that’s VERY DEPENDABLE watch you closely. Go in the infield and position yourself where a shortstop would field a grounder deep in the hole. Pretend that you have just fielded a grounder hit deep in the hole. Pretend you are throwing a runner out at first base and make the long throw to first base. Do NOT put alot of thinking into this because you want to find out where your NATURAL release point is. The key word here is NATURAL! Make about a half dozen throws from deep in the hole to first base. The person watching you should be able to tell you where your natural point of release is. You may see it yourself but usually someone else can see it better. Be very selective as to who you pick to watch your throws to first base.
Possible Reasons For Your Release Point Being Off:
It is a very common problem for pitchers to have their body too far ahead of their throwing arm and then either the arm has to rush to catch up to the body or the arm will be too far behind. This will cause many problems, one of them definitely being your release point may be off. Pause briefly on the rubber in the middle of the windup before starting forward to discourage this. It can be the pitcher’s mound itself. It can be a mound that’s very unfamiliar or uncomfortable to you.
Maybe the rubber area where you pivot has too large a hole in front of the rubber where you are pivoting. Maybe your landing foot is going into a deep hole. Maybe the slope of the mound is much too steep or not nearly steep enough, thus severely disrupting your timing and balance. You may be winding up and delivering the ball faster than usual. If you’re struggling in a game, you may be rushing and trying too hard. The opposite may also be true. You may be winding up and delivering slower than usual because you may be struggling with the control of your pitches and are “aiming” your pitches instead of “throwing” your pitches.
GET TO KNOW A HITTER QUICKLY
Quite often, a pitcher may be facing a batter that he does not know anything about, other than that he has a reputation of being very good. If you put a little thought into it, you may get to know him even before he gets to the plate. You can get to know him even more after you see him at the plate. Still, even more after you see his swing. If he takes a practice swing, pay close attention to it. If he appears to be hitting an inside pitch with it, he is probably a pull hitter. If he appears to be hitting to the opposite field, chances are he likes to hit to the opposite field. The same holds true with whether he appears to be hitting a high or low pitch. The reason you may have him figured out is because hitters at all levels have a strong tendency to take their practice swing where they actually like the pitch to be located. Sometimes you can also learn something after the batter is up at the plate. There are some things a pitcher should watch.
Batter Has Closed Stance---He probably likes the ball away. Let's find out if he can handle a pitch that's inside.
Batter Has Open Stance---He probably likes the ball inside. Let's test him low and away.
Batter Stands Deep in the Box---I would be thinking primarily breaking balls.
Batter Stands Shallow in the Box---If he wants to give me a couple of extra feet on my fastball, I'll take it. Let's see if he can catch up to it.
Batter Has Hands Held High-Almost always likes the ball down low. There are very few exceptions to this rule. Pitch him up in the zone until he proves you wrong.
Batter Has the Bat Curled Around His Neck-Test him up and in. The barrel has a long way to travel.
Here Are Some Thought Processes AFTER You've Seen The Batter Swing:
Your first pitch is a real good fastball and he pulls it and hits a seed that’s foul about 350 feet from home plate. You now know there is a very good chance he loves the fast ball. You should strongly consider off speed on your next pitch.The risk is that if he’s a good hitter, he might also be thinking that you are coming off speed after what he just did to your fast ball. This is part of the chess match that takes place between a good pitcher and a good hitter. Remember that good hitters are good hitters for a reason and that’s because they are always thinking. Okay, he has clobbered your first pitch fast ball. I’m not saying that you should not go off speed but you do have another option, considering this guy appears to love the fastball. The thought process goes like this. Okay, you love the fastball, well I'll give you another fastball. But this time it's going to be six inches off the plate. Remember, if he loves to hit the fastball, he may chase one out of the strike zone because he doesn't know if you will throw him another one. After two fastballs, he may think that you are going to stay with your heater and on your third pitch it may be a good time for you to then go off speed. If this sounds like a chess match to you it's because it is a chess match that should be going on between a good pitcher and a good hitter.
What If You Start The Batter Off With a Breaking Ball? I experienced this first hand when I was about 15 years old. I was facing a hitter who I knew very little about. I knew he was a tremendous hitter and that's all. I started him off with a slow curve ball and he was totally confused. After only one pitch, I knew this hitter did NOT like curve balls. He was 0-3 against me and he saw fastballs off the plate and slow and medium speed curve balls. I'm not bragging at all and respect everyone on the ball field. The only point I'm making here is that after only one pitch, I knew this hitter very well. I still had to show him the fastball or after three breaking balls in a row he would adjust and that's what good hitters do. If I threw him all curve balls, he would go from looking terrible to looking very good. I just want to be clear on something. Even if you see a hitter has trouble with a certain pitch in a certain location, it does not mean that you can throw that same pitch over and over again. Hitters will make adjustments. Another word of caution. Be careful that a batter doesn't start out one way and then when actually swinging he changes. For example, a batter starts out with the bat curled around his neck but when he actually starts his swing, the bat is not curled. Another example would be a batter starts out with an open stance but then closes it just before getting ready to hit. You have to observe and watch hitters closely. It's just like the batter when taking a pitch will follow the ball all the way into the catcher's mitt. As a pitcher, you must do the same and pay close attention also. Pitching is not simply getting the ball and throwing the pitch!
WATCH THE BATTER'S FEET
Obviously, if you see a batter's feet are very close to the plate you should be thinking inside part of the plate. Conversely, if you see a batter's feet are far from the plate, you should be thinking outside part of the plate. It’s extremely important to watch the batter’s feet to see if he moves them before EVERY pitch! If you are working a hitter away, away and away again, he may compensate and move much closer to the plate. He'll do this because he realizes how you are pitching him. If ever a hitter was setup to be jammed inside, this hitter is. As a pitcher, your rate of success will skyrocket if you make good use of this very easy thing to do.This will take you about a half second to do before every pitch and the benefit is outstanding!
PITCHING INSIDE OFF THE PLATE
There is nothing immoral or illegal about throwing your fast ball four inches or so off the inside corner of the plate and you better occasionally do this if you are serious about being a successful pitcher! Pitching requires a lot of thinking as well as talent. You can simplify pitching into only FOUR THINGS that are necessary requirements to be successful:
1. CONTROL
2. TOUGH LOW AND AWAY STRIKES
3. CHANGE SPEEDS TO DISRUPT TIMING
4. OCCASIONALLY, PITCH INSIDE OFF THE PLATE
Don't those four things cover it all?
If you don't back hitters off the plate, your tough low and away strike will no longer be tough and no longer be away. The tough strike you throw over the outside corner will no longer be tough if you allow hitters to reach over the plate to get to it. In essence, it is NOT really the outside corner any longer because if you continuously allow hitters to reach over the plate, it becomes the middle of the plate for them. By not allowing them to lean over, the outside corner becomes a “true” outside corner again for the pitcher. This in and out type of pitching is EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE! Like I've said before, a batter can not have both sides of the plate. Low and away strikes are great but if you stay exclusively low and away you are giving the batter permission to reach over the plate and hammer you. Batters should NOT be comfortable facing you and you have to remind them of this occasionally! This is NOT to say you should throw at a batter, which is morally wrong and illegal. The batter’s box is six inches away from the plate so you have every right in the world to throw into that six inch area. Every right! I call that six inch area between the plate and the batter's box "neutral territory." A pitcher has every right in the world to throw into that area. Tips from: larrybaseball.com
Saturday, May 7, 2011
This is how you do it Byron
It's an old shot from last year but i hit it twice in a row, only the second is on camera.
KKK doing the filming.
HiTMAN as Happy Gilmore...
HiTMAN as Happy Gilmore...
Watching: Fame,The Beared Bushman, Santa,Shredder all there.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Golf Day out in action...
And with a combined total of 80 for the round. How did we not score more...
Awesome day out again with The Stingers Crew.
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