The Holt Jr Rams Black team finished as a finalist in the Mason Tournament over this past weekend (June 23rd and 24th) compiling a record of 2 and 1. The Jr. Rams black crew beat the Holt Jr. Rams White and Orange teams respectively and suffered a loss to Mason. The Jr. Rams Black group heads back to work Monday night at home against Fowlerville and ends the season Tuesday at Grand Ledge.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Holt Junior Rams Black U10 - 2 Eaton Rapids Monroe - 3, Final
The Holt Jr Rams Black U10 team suffered a heartbreaking defeat to the Eaton Rapids Monroe Greyhounds 3 to 2. The Jr Rams had the bases loaded on multiple occasions looking to break the game open but couldn't push the tying run across. Leading the Jr Rams was Penski and Sadler who each bombed triples over the Greyhound outfielders. The defense was a little shaky, but tough pitching kept the Jr Rams in it.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Waverly 11 Holt Jr. Rams White 4
The Holt Jr. Rams White hosted #1 Waverly on Friday. It was a very interesting game to say the least. The Jr. Rams had a chance to beat Waverly but unfortunately had a few fundamental errors. It was a close game until the 5th inning with the Holt Jr. Rams giving up 7 walks and 2 hits resulting in 6 runs. Jared started the game off pitching and had 2 great innings striking out 4 players. Brandon came in and pitched 2 and 1/3 innings having 7 strike outs. Cameron and Jackson both came in to pitch under pressure having 1 strike out each. All of the pitchers unfortunately gave up 15 walks for the game with 7 total hits.
Holt Jr. Rams had 7 hits total. The Jr. Rams made contact and put the ball in play 6 other times. The leading hitters of the game were Brandon and Kody each with 2 and Jacob, Andrew, and Jared all had 1. Brandon and Jacob each put down bunts of which Jacob turned his into a triple! Just about every player hit the ball! Austin caught the entire game. Jakob was not feeling well and Brandon still injured (knee) both played with heart.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Holt Jr Rams U12 Gold defeats St. Johns 8-5
The boys came out swinging Tuesday night as Brayden ,Mitchell ,Max and Brendan all had singles to get on base. Followed by Cameron who had two singles and Dalton had a huge double to bring in Cole to put us up from a 5-5 tie! It was a close game throughout but the Rams really wanted this win and it showed in their toughness in the field. Great pitching by Dalton and Mitchell who had a combined total of 10 strikeouts!!! Cole had a great diving catch and throw to 1st to get the final out to end the game. Great Job Rams!
Holt Jr. Rams Black U10 defeats Eaton Rapids 14 - 8
The Holt Jr. Rams Black U10 baseball club used an array of hits and walks to defeat the Eaton Rapids Greyhounds 14 to 8 on Tuesday June 12th. While the Jr. Rams have struggled slightly this season with the bats, there was no evidence Tuesday night. Every Jr. Ram collected at least a hit or a walk and solid pitching from Penski, Harns and Grimaldi held the Greyhounds in check. The Jr. Rams continue action Thursday, June 14th at home against Mason.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Holt Jr. Rams White 19 Williamston Hornets 6
The Holt Jr. Rams White had a wonderful game while visiting the Williamston Hornets. Cameron was our first pitcher who had 4 strike outs and a great outing on his first time starting as a pitcher. Cole came in to finish the second inning making his first debut as a pitcher under pressure with the bases loaded getting the batter out. Jared had his first excellent pitching experience with 1 scoreless inning and having 2 strike outs. Jakob finished the last 2 batters preserving Holts victory. Jakob, Kody and Jackson each had their opportunity to catch and had few stolen bases allowed. Jacob, Jared, Andrew, and Cole all started the infield for the first time and played very well stopping the ball and making outs.
The Holt Jr. Rams had 12 hits with the leading hitter Jakob having 4 hits followed by Brandon, Andrew and Cole having 2 hits apiece. Jared, Jackson and Austin all had hits. In the highlights, Cole had his first hit of the season and it was a shot to the outfield resulting in a Triple (3B). Andrew had a 3 run HR hit to Left Center and had a slide that was tough to re-enact to beat the throw at home. Jakob had a crushing hit to right center resulting in a 2 run HR on his first time at bat of the game kick starting the team. Brandon had 2 crushing hits to the outfield of which his injury prevented him from getting extended base hits. Jared laid down a perfect bunt and beat out the throw to first base on his first at bat. Cameron, Jacob and Jared were each walked 3 times while Jackson and Austin were walked twice.
This was a fun game and I hope I did not miss any highlights. The final score: Williamston Hornets 6 and Holt Jr. Rams white 19. There next game is against Waverly on Friday. Waverly is undefeated and leading the division.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Holt Jr. Rams White- 5 Stockbridge Mustangs #1- 5
Well if you were not at the game, you missed a great, tense and exciting game. The game went the full 6 innings which hardly ever happens at this U10 age group. It was a defensive battle through fielding and pitching with great plays and special hits. The Holt Jr. Rams took an early lead in the first inning 3-1. Stockbridge scored 1 run in the second holding the Jr. Rams scoreless while down 3-2. The third inning both teams were scoreless. The fourth inning Stockbridge scored 1. In the bottom of the fourth, the Holt Jr. Rams had 2 runners in scoring position but were not able to capitalize resulting in a tie game 3-3. In the fifth inning, both teams were scoreless. The sixth and final inning was an absolute barn burner. Carson, the impressive one armed player, hit a crushing 2 run homerun giving Stockbridge the lead 5-3. In the bottom of the sixth, the Holt Jr. Rams first 2 batters struck out giving Stockbridge a huge momentum and advantage deflating the Holt Jr. Rams morale. Andrew our hot hitter came up to the plate. Andrew hit a solid shot to the outfield resulting in a triple. With a runner at third and the tying run at the plate, the Jr. Rams batter Luke was unfortunately hit by the pitcher putting the Jr. Rams tying run on first base. Luke, the tying run, was given the steal sign and the catcher threw a perfect throw to second. Luke sprinting hard slid under the tag dodging a crucial out by getting a close call putting the tying run in scoring position. Up came Kody who crushed a single to right field scoring both runs tying the game. With Kody on first, coach gave a risky signal to steal second hoping Stockbridge would make a fielding error at second to send him to third and possibly home. With the risky call, the catcher threw a bullet to second base getting Kody out at second. It had to be a perfect throw and execution by the catcher and second base which Stockbridge succeeded. The game ended in a tie 6-6. This was one of the most exciting games to see.
All three Holt pitchers only allowed 4 hits in the game. Brandon pitched 3 exciting and brilliant innings having 7 strike outs. Jakob pitched 2 1/3 smart and strategic innings having 3 strikeouts. Jackson came in the sixth having 2 strikeouts saving the Jr. Rams from a potential nightmare loss. All of the pitchers were outstanding!
In Fielding, Jacob did a great job in the outfield backing up the infield which he is consistently playing his position correctly. Luke, Jakob and Kody all caught complex fly outs. Jakob threw a runner out at first. Kody almost turned a double play, however the call on the field caused confusion. The correct decision was made. Austin and Cole both did a great job catching only allowing 5 stolen bases on a fast running team. Both made great stops behind the plate. Cameron did a great job at 3rd base communicating to the team and in the outfield stopping a base hit from becoming a homerun.
Hitting was fun to watch with a combined 7 hits. Brandon and Andrew each hit a triple off of crushing hits that went past the outfielders. Jackson and Jakob both hit a line shot fly outs that the fielders had their Lucky gloves in the right places to get them out. Kody, Luke, Jared, and Andrew all contributed with singles. Leading hitter was Andrew with 3, followed by Kody with 2, while Luke and Jared each had 1. Cameron and Jackson were each walked. Jared had his first hit with his brand new bat and it was a hard shot to right field.
Congratulations Holt Jr. Rams on tying the game with one of the best teams we will face in our league. Our next game is against Williamston at Williamston. I apologize over the length of this article but there was a lot to cover in this game.
Special note, I hope you had a chance to see the player from Stockbridge, Carson, the impressive 1 armed player. The positions he played -pitcher (threw the ball over 50mph), catcher (for 3 innings), and played the infield. He hit a HR, single, and double just short of completing the hitting cycle. He was absolutely fun to watch! (Of course our kids were absolutely fun to watch!)
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Holt Jr. Rams White 7 Williamston Green 6
The Holt Jr. Rams White squeaked by Williamston Green 7-6 in Williamston. In the first inning, the Jr. Rams White took a solid lead 4-0. Kody pitched to only 3 batters shutting them out. The second inning, Holt added another 3 runs while Williamston added 3 of their own. The third inning is where Williamston started their comeback scoring an additional 3 runs. In the fourth and final inning, with the score 7-6, Williamston started off the inning with the game-tying run being walked to first base. After 2 stolen bases by the game tying runner, the tying run was on Third. Our pitcher Brandon struck out the next two batters and walked the fourth batter. With runners on first and third, Brandon was able to strike out the final batter preserving a close victory.
Brandon, Kody, Luke, and Cameron all contributed to the Holt pitching staff having 9 strike outs. The leading Pitcher was Kody having 4 strikeouts followed by Brandon with 3, Luke and Cameron each had 1. In the field, Luke caught a pop up, while Jakob threw a runner out at first from second base. Our catcher, Austin gunned down a runner at second base hitting Jakob with a great throw. Jakob tagged the runner out. Cole threw a rocket to second base almost nailing a runner stealing. Our catchers, Austin and Cole, only allowed 3 stolen bases.
As far as hitting, we had several batters hit by pitch- Luke, Austin, and Jacob. Multiple batters were walked with our leader Jared being walked both times up. We had 5 hits with our leading hitter being Brandon having 2, followed by Luke, Andrew and Jackson each having 1. Jared, Jackson, Brandon, and Jacob all had stolen bases. Andrew and Brandon both have 4 consecutive games having hits! Keep it rolling! Jared has been walked 10 out of the last 13 at bats. Way to get on base Jared!
Another nice win! Congratulations Team. We will be facing our nemesis Stockbridge on Friday at home.
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Holt Jr Rams U12 Gold win Portland Tournament
It was a great victory this weekend as The Holt Jr Rams U12 Gold team won the 1st Annual Sandlot Slugger Showdown in Portland. They all had the bats swinging combined with great pitching by Dalton, Preston, Cole, Michael, Mitchell and Brayden, helped seal the deal! They won 5 out of 6 hard fought games and beat Belding in the championship game 9-2! Way to go Rams!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Holt Jr Rams U10 Orange wins again at Stockbridge
On Thursday night, our little Rams really showed their mettle by playing a full game in some very wet and cold weather at Stockbridge. It was a chilly and rainy night with most of us parents huddled under umbrellas to watch our team tough out the weather and play ball. The Stockbridge Mustangs #3 team was just as tough, hanging in there and at one time, pulling into the lead. In the last inning though, the Jr Rams U10 Orange team dug in their heels, picked up their heads and came back for an 8 to 6 win. Our current standings are 3-1. We are so proud of all of the players for their perserverence that night! We are looking forward to (hopefully) better weather at home on Monday when we face the Jr Rams U10 Blue team.
Holt Jr Rams U10 Orange Win 2nd game
The Holt Jr. Rams Orange U10 won their second game on May 15. They stayed sharp despite the warm weather and handily defeated Stockbridge Mustangs #3 with a final score of 11-0 at home. Christian and Jacob brought their own heat to the game from the pitcher's mound, each doing an oustanding job in shutting out the Mustangs. Chase started the game off with a fantastic double. Christian and Chance both recorded hits with two RBI's and the rest of the team did their part to help secure the team's second victory. The Jr. Rams Orange team will be looking to stay undefeated next Thursday as they head into Lansing to play at St. Gerard.
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