Re-posting —> 2012 Border Battle IV picture recap
Link to 2012 Border Battle IV game
Link to the Future Stars vs Team USA Game
Link to 2011 Border Battle III game
Link to 2010 Border Battle II game
Denny Helmig and Clay Matvick did a nice job bringing new viewers to softball up to speed. If anyone knows Denny, you need to try and get him to mention SoftballCenter.com on the air next year! 🙂
Lots of chatter about the ball that was used. Maybe it was this one that Wegman is holding? If so it looks like a Demarini 52 core?
I wonder if ASA will let me up their where the ESPN camera man is to broadcast the finals of the ASA 'A' Nationals?
Canadas Jeff Falardeau got the scoring started with a homer in the top of the first
USA CF Rick Baker made a great catch on Chauvette's liner
Canada's Todd Cadenhead hits his first of 3 long homer's
Claude Chiasson caps the Canada first with a homer
USA's Brett Helmer pounded a long homer in the bottom of the inning for their only 2 runs
Canada's pitcher Chris Parr added a homer in the top of the 2nd
USA shortstop Don Dedonatis Jr played the ricochet off Purcell and pitched it to 2nd behind the back for the out
Canada runner Boldt was out, he should have slid
Canada's Francois Henry cashes in some RBI with his 2nd of 4 hits
Jr's quick hands at SS starts a DP
Connell makes the turn at two
The runner Cadenhead was actually safe at first base. The play ended the top of the 2nd inning.
Canada got a DP of their own to end USA's 2nd inning
USA manager Steve Shortland spent over 20 years in military service. We thank him for it.
Team Canada adds some runs in the 3rd inning
Team Canadas Tim Bentley hammers one off the wall for some more runs. It was all Canada in the early going.
USA first baseman Ryan Thiede makes a nice catch for the out
The strike zone disapeared at times. This was called a ball when it could have been strike two.
Luc "The Bull" Chauvette for Canada. He played Conference in 2011 with Combat/Pharmapar
Todd Cadenhead adds to the Canada lead again with a 400 footer
You don't see this very often. Andy Purcell reluctantly gives up the ball to relief pitcher Geno Buck
USA third basmen Dennis Rulli makes yet another nice play
Strike one was a little more liberal
Team Canada opens up a 14 run lead in the top of the 4th
Team USA's Brian Rainwater sparks a 20 run bottom of the 4th with a line drive two run homer
BJ Fulk pinch hit in the 4th for Team USA and hit RBI doubles down both lines for 5 RBI
Greg Connell added a big homer
Brian Wegman stole a base
Andy Purcell hit a 400+ foot shot
Johnny McCraw hustles into 2nd after a hit off the Cadenhead glove
Fulk lines his second double of the inning down the left field line
Brian Wegman caps the 20 run 4th with a home run
Team USA somehow used Kevin Bazat of the Future Stars team as a pinch runner and defensive substitution?
Team USA had all the momentum in the 2nd half ot the game after the spectacular 20 run 4th inning. In that inning, Team USA scored 15 runs after the 2nd out!
Team USA takes a 3-1 lead in the Border Battle series over Team Canada who gave them all they could handle in 2012!
Congratulations to all of the teams at the Border Battle, it was a great event and there were two great games on ESPN.
Stats include exhibitions from Wednesday to Saturday
USA | P | AVG | OBC | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SF | SH | SB | CS | DP | E |
Bazat, K | PR | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rulli, D | IF | 0.778 | 0.789 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baker, R | OF | 0.765 | 0.765 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rainwater, B | OF | 0.737 | 0.762 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baker, B | IF | 0.750 | 0.727 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wegman, B | OF | 0.714 | 0.727 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Purcell, A | P | 0.737 | 0.714 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Beggs, D | IF | 0.600 | 0.636 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McCraw, J | OF | 0.625 | 0.684 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Connell, G | IF | 0.682 | 0.682 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Fulk, B | IF | 0.600 | 0.667 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dedonatis, D | IF | 0.500 | 0.571 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Buck, G | P | 0.545 | 0.583 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Helmer, B | IF | 0.500 | 0.545 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thiede, R | IF | 0.333 | 0.286 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
0.670 | 0.684 | 4 | 212 | 133 | 142 | 23 | 2 | 38 | 122 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||
Futures | P | AVG | OBC | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SF | SH | SB | CS | DP | E |
Dress, A | SS | 0.900 | 0.900 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Powers, L | 3B | 0.857 | 0.867 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Isenhower, J | OF | 0.833 | 0.833 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zirkle, B | OF | 0.800 | 0.800 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reyna, L | SS | 0.667 | 0.692 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Filby, K | C | 0.615 | 0.615 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Melton, T | SS | 0.600 | 0.600 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Robertson, N | OF | 0.500 | 0.600 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mack, B | OF | 0.615 | 0.571 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clark, T | P | 0.545 | 0.545 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bazat, K | SS | 0.467 | 0.467 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larsen, C | IF | 0.455 | 0.462 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Yeilding, F | 3B | 0.417 | 0.417 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 0.637 | 0.638 | 3 | 146 | 85 | 93 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
Canada | P | AVG | OBC | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SF | SH | SB | CS | DP | E |
Blais, A | 0.750 | 0.750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Henry, F | 0.688 | 0.722 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Bentley, T | P | 0.714 | 0.706 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boldt, D | 0.632 | 0.667 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Gallichen, J | 0.667 | 0.667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kelly, J | 0.625 | 0.625 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Falardeau, J | 0.588 | 0.611 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wood, R | 0.538 | 0.571 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Parr, C | 0.545 | 0.545 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chauvette, L | 0.533 | 0.529 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Zanolli, J | EF | 0.526 | 0.524 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chiasson, C | 0.474 | 0.500 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Cadenhead, T | 0.421 | 0.476 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Forrest, O | 0.375 | 0.444 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Gare, J | 0.462 | 0.429 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rankin, B | 0.200 | 0.200 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0.547 | 0.566 | 62 | 203 | 105 | 111 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 98 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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