Friendship Team Advances with 17-6 Win; Sizzlers Face Mendon 4 Tonight

Mike Bakas' Friendship League team advanced to the Friendship League semi-finals with a 17-6 win Tuesday night over Foxboro National. Next, Norfolk will host Westwood on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM.

Dennis Stone's 11-12 year-old Sizzler team begins their playoff season on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 with a game versus Mendon 4. The game will be played at 6:00 PM at EMC Park's McIntyre Field in Hopkinton.

Let's get out and support our teams!

Hockomock Junior-9's Enjoying Success

Norfolk's Hockomock Junior-9 team has been playing great baseball all season, as evidenced by their 9-2 record, currently good enough for first place. A win over Sharon (1-9) on July 24, 2008 secures them the first or second seed and home field advantage for their first two playoff games. Should that be the case, their first home playoff game would be on Monday, July 28th and their second home playoff game would be on Tuesday, July 29th.  These games would be held at the Majors field at the Freeman Centennial School.

The team also made it to the championship game of the recent KP Classic baseball tournament held in Plainville.  Congratulations to Rich Gray and his staff!

Article Discusses Decline of Sandlot Baseball

A recent article on the Comcast sports web site provided some insight on whether sandlot baseball games have gone the way of wooden bats with today's young baseball players. The article discusses the lack of the unstructured baseball games of yesteryear and it's impact on players learning the game for themselves, without a parent or coach around.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/sports-mlb/20080719/20080719040101230000101/

Williamsport Team Bows Out of Tournament in 4-1 Loss

Norfolk's 2008 Williamsport team was eliminated from the District 11 tournament recently with a 4-1 loss to Wellesley South. The loss left the team with a 3-3 overall tournament record. Congratulations to the Manager, John Caragliano, Coach Keith McLoughlin, and of course the players for making such a great showing this tournament season!

To follow all the Little League tournament action, check out this web site dedicated to all the Little League tournaments throughout the United States.

Summer Baseball Team Rosters Released

Norfolk Baseball recently released the rosters for it's summer baseball teams. These teams include:

• Hockomock 9 Year-Olds
• Hockomock 10 Year-Olds
• Hockomock 11 Year-Olds
• Hockomock 12 Year-Olds
• Sizzler 9/10 Year-Olds
• Sizzler 11/12 Year-Olds
• Friendship League
• Norfolk/Sharon Barnstormer 9/10
• Norfolk/Sharon Barnstormer 11/12
• In-Town Farm

• Hockomock 13 Year-Olds
• Hockomock 14 Year-Olds
• North Attleboro 14 Year-Olds

Athletics Outlast Cardinals for Majors Championship, Sea Dogs defeat Trenton for AAA Title

The Majors division championship series concluded Friday evening with the Athletics defeating the Cardinals 12-6 to win the best-of-three series.  Jimmy Baxter hit a three-run home run to break a 3-3 tie and the Athletics went on to build a lead they would not relinquish. For a full-size picture of the picture above, click here. 

In the AAA-League championship game, the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Trenton Thunder 10-5 iThe AAA Championship game will be played on Saturday, June 21st at 9:00 AM at the Freeman Major League field.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Norfolk Dodgers Power Way to KP Cup Majors Title, Wrentham D-Backs Win Minors Cup

The Norfolk Dodgers used a power display, sound defense, and great pitching in the King Philip Cup final in Plainville (Majors), defeating the Plainville Giants, 9-4. Home runs by the Dodgers demoralized the  previously undefeated Plainville Giants as the Dodgers jumped to a big lead and held on for the win.

Check out the slideshow of the Dodgers winning the Cup!

At the KP Cup in Norfolk (Minors), Wrentham's Diamondbacks outlasted Norfolk's Portland Seadogs to capture the title, 6-4.