Both Bristol baseball teams won their games over the weekend. In Leicester, the Badgers kept up their 100% winning start to the season by sweeping the Blue Sox in the latest double header. The Badgers beat the Blue Sox 16-2 in the first game, dominating the Midlands club all over the field. Shortstop Ben Smith grabbed the headlines with his bat, getting five hits in five at…
BADGERS OVERWHELM TITANS
Bristol Badgers maintained their 100% start to the season by overwhelming Stourbridge Titans at Somerdale Pavilion. The Badgers swept the Titans 28-2 and 10-1 in the team’s first home double header of the 2018 BBF AA Central campaign. Third baseman Pär Eliasson and outfielders Vil Katinas and Rhian Theaker were the stars of the first game as the Badgers offense took control from the first inning. Eliasson drove in four…
THREE WEEKEND WINS OUT OF THREE FOR BATS AND BADGERS
Bristol Baseball Club’s teams swept their opponents over the weekend. The Badgers, who were making their debut in the BBF AA central league, beat Cambridge Monarchs 5-3 and 22-8, while the Bats won a slugfest against the Newton Brewers 33-26. In Cambridge, the Badgers won a tight first game with pitcher Deivydas Trinkunas producing a match winning performance from the mound. Over seven innings, he struck out six Monarchs giving…
TAUNTON MUSKETS TOO STRONG FOR BRISTOL BATS
The Taunton Muskets proved too strong for the Bristol Bats, running out out 23-9 winners in the opening game of the South West Baseball League (SWBL) season. Both teams scored regularly early on but 10 Taunton runs in the seventh inning put the result beyond doubt. “It was disappointing to lose but there was some extremely positive aspects on the day and there is still a lot of baseball to…