The Nashville Outlaws took advantage of one really wild inning of Derek Grabner. The four-run third inning still wasn't enough though as it was Jarred Fancher's solo shot to left in the fifth that ending up as the difference in the 5-4 victory.
Outlaws starter Daniel Palo (2-2) went seven solid innings, but was still plagued by wildness as he walked five hitters and plunked another. Still, he kept his focus even after the team made two costly errors early on which resulted in three unearned runs. Matthew Fitton and closer Jon Ivie struck out two each and capped off another good pitching performance for the bullpen in the final two frames.
With a long roadtrip coming up, it will be important for the bats to come alive. There were signs tonight like Fancher's homerun and some hard shots off the bats of Brouillette and Amann that make you think that good things may be on the way.
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Fancher Goes Yard, Outlaws Take Lead.
Jarred Fancher just unloaded on a fastball inside from new Richmond righthander Callahan Bowling. Cool name, doesn't look anything like Chris Farley or Brian Dennehy who ran the fictional Callahan Automotive in the movie Tommy Boy.No doubt about that moonshot over the green monster of Hawkins Field. It was Fancher's second of the summer and gave him his 10th RBI. Outlaws up now 5-4 through five innings.
Walking Practice for the Outlaws.
It can be truly scary for a team to watch their pitcher suddenly and quite completely lose their feel for the plate. It happened to Richmond southpaw starter Derek Grabner in the third inning. Grabner allowed a double, then hit Kevin Smith, before allowing a two-run double down the rightfield line by Ryan McCauley to plate the Outlaws first two runs. Then Grabner walked four in succession, two with the bases loaded. In all, 10 Outlaws came to the plate in the bottom of the third.
Plate discipline is key for this Outlaws team, as they are in the top five in the Prospect League in OBP with a .366 mark coming into action tonight. The 153 walks drawn through the fourth inning is one behind Richmond who has 154.
Oh yeah, and we are now tied at 4-4 going into the bottom of the fourth.
Plate discipline is key for this Outlaws team, as they are in the top five in the Prospect League in OBP with a .366 mark coming into action tonight. The 153 walks drawn through the fourth inning is one behind Richmond who has 154.
Oh yeah, and we are now tied at 4-4 going into the bottom of the fourth.
No Outlaws Broadcast Tonight.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to broadcast tonight's game as several of you have noticed. We will try to keep you updated throughout via the Nashville Outlaws Blog.
Outlaws - River Rats Game Delayed Slightly
As we speak, the two-man umpiring crew has just arrived at Hawkins Field. The game originally scheduled for 6:05 central is going to be a little late. However, we will start this one right about 6:25 pm. The following equation just doesn't work: Late Umpires + Scattered Rain Storms = Delayed Outlaws Baseball.
Daniel Palo goes for the Outlaws and we will see how his command is coming along. The 23 K's is awesome, but now he's just got to work on the 23 walks. But that is what summer baseball is all about, working on your secondary pitches.
Daniel Palo goes for the Outlaws and we will see how his command is coming along. The 23 K's is awesome, but now he's just got to work on the 23 walks. But that is what summer baseball is all about, working on your secondary pitches.
Video: Interview with Ryan McCauley
By TY
Before Friday night's game against the Richmond RiverRats, NashvilleOutlaws.com caught up with the sweet-swinging lefty Ryan McCauley (Niagara). McCauley finished the first half of the season on a tear at the plate, hitting .737 (14-for-19) during a six-game road trip at the end of June. Check out the video below to see how McCauley's summer experience playing with the Outlaws has been.
Before Friday night's game against the Richmond RiverRats, NashvilleOutlaws.com caught up with the sweet-swinging lefty Ryan McCauley (Niagara). McCauley finished the first half of the season on a tear at the plate, hitting .737 (14-for-19) during a six-game road trip at the end of June. Check out the video below to see how McCauley's summer experience playing with the Outlaws has been.
Friday, 9 July 2010
Outlaws fall to Richmond, 6-3
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Outlaws fell 6-3 to Richmond at Hawkins Field on Friday night. The Outlaws will look to get back on the winning track tomorrow (Saturday) night when they host the RiverRats at 6 p.m.
Click here to see the box score of Friday's game.
Click here to see the box score of Friday's game.
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Outlaws fall to Dubois County Thursday, 4-3
By TY
Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville’s pitching staff combined for 15 strikeouts but it wasn’t enough to hold off a late rally by Dubois County as the Bombers broke a 3-3 tie game in the top ninth to edge the Outlaws, 4-3 at Hawkins Field on Thursday.
Thursday’s game between Dubois County and Nashville marked the first game of the second season of the 2010 Prospect League. The Outlaws (0-1) went 14-14 during the first half of the regular season and finished just 1.5 games behind first-place Central Division winner Danville, who finished 15-12.
The Outlaws jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when they scored two runs on two hits while taking advantage of two walks. Billy Rumpke III (Columbia) led-off the first with a walk and then advanced to second on sharp single to left-field by Sam Dove (Georgia Tech). Kevin Smith (LSU-Shreveport) would then drive in Rumpke from second on a single to center, giving Nashville a 1-0 lead. Following a Greg Bachman (Austin Peay) walk, Ryan McCauley would then ground into 4-6-3 double-play, allowing Dove to score from third to make it 2-0.
Dubois County cut into Nashville’s lead in the top of the fourth when they recorded three consecutive two-out singles, including an RBI-single by Gavin Green before Nashville starter PJ Francescon (Trevecca Nazarene) got DC Legg to fly-out with the bases loaded to limit the threat.
The Outlaws would tack on another run in the bottom of the fourth when Doug Joyce (Florida International) launched his second home run of the season into the bleachers in left-center.
Nashville continued to lead 3-1 until Dubois tied the game in the seventh on a two-out, two-RBI single by Steve Tkowski off of Steven Murray (TCU).
With the game tied at three, the Outlaws struggled to come up with the key hit as they failed to record a hit after the fourth inning.
Dubois County notched its first lead of the game in the top of the ninth when Evan Patterson scored on a single through the left side by Tkowski off Nashville reliever Kevin Crumb (Buffalo).
The Outlaws had one final chance to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth but Dubois’ Ben Bullard struck out two of the three batters he faced to earn his third save of the summer.
Nashville’s pitching staff was sharp once again as Francescon, Murray and Crumb combined for 15 strikeouts. Francescon allowed one run on five hits in five innings with six strikeouts and three walks.
Murray struck out five while allowing two runs on two hits.
Crumb finished with four strikeouts and one walk in two-innings of relief.
The Outlaws will host the Richmond River Rats on Friday and Saturday night at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn. Friday night’s game will start at 7 p.m. while Saturday’s will be at 6 p.m.
Box Score
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville’s pitching staff combined for 15 strikeouts but it wasn’t enough to hold off a late rally by Dubois County as the Bombers broke a 3-3 tie game in the top ninth to edge the Outlaws, 4-3 at Hawkins Field on Thursday.
Thursday’s game between Dubois County and Nashville marked the first game of the second season of the 2010 Prospect League. The Outlaws (0-1) went 14-14 during the first half of the regular season and finished just 1.5 games behind first-place Central Division winner Danville, who finished 15-12.
The Outlaws jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when they scored two runs on two hits while taking advantage of two walks. Billy Rumpke III (Columbia) led-off the first with a walk and then advanced to second on sharp single to left-field by Sam Dove (Georgia Tech). Kevin Smith (LSU-Shreveport) would then drive in Rumpke from second on a single to center, giving Nashville a 1-0 lead. Following a Greg Bachman (Austin Peay) walk, Ryan McCauley would then ground into 4-6-3 double-play, allowing Dove to score from third to make it 2-0.
Dubois County cut into Nashville’s lead in the top of the fourth when they recorded three consecutive two-out singles, including an RBI-single by Gavin Green before Nashville starter PJ Francescon (Trevecca Nazarene) got DC Legg to fly-out with the bases loaded to limit the threat.
The Outlaws would tack on another run in the bottom of the fourth when Doug Joyce (Florida International) launched his second home run of the season into the bleachers in left-center.
Nashville continued to lead 3-1 until Dubois tied the game in the seventh on a two-out, two-RBI single by Steve Tkowski off of Steven Murray (TCU).
With the game tied at three, the Outlaws struggled to come up with the key hit as they failed to record a hit after the fourth inning.
Dubois County notched its first lead of the game in the top of the ninth when Evan Patterson scored on a single through the left side by Tkowski off Nashville reliever Kevin Crumb (Buffalo).
The Outlaws had one final chance to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth but Dubois’ Ben Bullard struck out two of the three batters he faced to earn his third save of the summer.
Nashville’s pitching staff was sharp once again as Francescon, Murray and Crumb combined for 15 strikeouts. Francescon allowed one run on five hits in five innings with six strikeouts and three walks.
Murray struck out five while allowing two runs on two hits.
Crumb finished with four strikeouts and one walk in two-innings of relief.
The Outlaws will host the Richmond River Rats on Friday and Saturday night at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tenn. Friday night’s game will start at 7 p.m. while Saturday’s will be at 6 p.m.
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