Angels Win 10-4 over White Sox

The Morgantown Angels defeated the Brown County White Sox 10-4 in last night’s contest.  The Angels are now 1-0 on the season and have to finish a previous rained out game against Edinburgh this Friday and then take on the Edinburgh Giants in a Saturday contest.

Despite striking out 13 times in 5 innings, the Angels were able to manufacture 10 runs.  This was due to a great first inning rally in which 10 batters came to the plate.  The Angels started the game with 5 hits, 2 walks and another batter reaching on an error despite 2 strikeouts.

Finally...Opening Game Tonight

After two games postponed by rain the Morgantown Angels open the season tonight against the Nashville White Sox.  The weatherman is forecasting 61 degrees and partly sunny for the scheduled 6:00 pm first pitch.

We are looking for a strong start to the season as the Angels need some momentum to get going.  Exhibition games showed a tendency for mental lapses at times.  These lapses proved costly and for the Angels to be successful they must be avoided.

Mental Toughness

Reb’s baseball season was scheduled to start last Monday but was postponed due to rain.  The game was been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2013 but was rained out again after only 2 complete innings.  The game will be rescheduled.

This will be the first major test for Reb and the Morgantown Angels.  We expect to be strong this year in our pitching and defense.  Still remains to be seen if we can score runs.  However, we can have our share of defensive difficulties.  We go through periods of mental lapses that result in errors and to make matters worse it is contagious. 

The Towel Drill

For all you boys wanting to be pitchers or fathers looking for help to improve their son’s pitching, there are some very good instructional videos on the internet.

Baseball is built around basic fundamentals that impact every position and situation.  However, these basic fundamentals are broke down into complex mechanics and situational knowledge.  So, baseball is simple but complex.  This can be a difficult gap for many players, fathers and Little League coaches.

One Week Until Opening Day!

This year has been very busy fitting baseball into an already hectic schedule.  However, the progress and fun has been very rewarding.  Not only are we enjoying the game but instilling character traits into young boys that will eventually make them men.

We have entered our last week of practice, getting individual and team pictures, and a couple final exhibition games.  The best practice game came last week as the coaches and fathers beat the Morgantown Angels 5-2.  It was a lot of fun and hopefully helped them improve by playing some tougher competition.

The Art of Bunting

Little League should be all about the fundamentals of baseball.  However, too many times there is a lack of instruction on the fundamentals of the game.  The game must be respected and the time to instill these things is in Little League.

There is a right way to play the game and there is a right way to live the game.  Baseball is a culture and comes with its own code of conduct and play.  When we ignore or disrespect the game dreadful results are sure to follow.  Success will only be found in the game and in life by following and doing the right things.

Throwing a Baseball

Practice is continuing at a hectic pace and Reb is continuing to make dramatic progress with his fielding and arm strength.  His workouts consist of fielding drills in the outfield and second base.  He is still learning all the situational responsibilities of a second baseman but is making great progress.  We are also concentrating on batting drills.

Pitching drills have taken a backseat until he is ready to play competitively this year at second base.  However, we are still conducting pitching workouts on a limited basis.