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Slammers win 3rd straight MVABL Championship

By Rick Anderson 10/15/2019, 10:30am EDT

On Saturday September 14th the South Dayton Slammers met up against the Wild Boars in the MVALB championship series at Wright State University.

The home team Slammers jumped out to a 3-0 led after starter Jeff Beall held the Boars scoreless in the top of the first inning.  Daniel Barhorst led off with a triple and scored on an error as Todd Barhorst reached first base and Deane Grandfield reached second base.  Rick Anderson walked to load the bases and after a strikeout, Andrew Simones doubled knocking in two runs.  After a scoreless second inning, the Slammers went up 6-0 by scoring three times.  Todd walked and Anderson reached on an error for runners on first and second base.  Garrett Wissman came up and lined a triple to right center scoring two runs and he came home on a Mark Barhorst SAC fly.  The Boars scored twice in the top of the fourth inning but the Slammers got a run back as Tanner Lilly led off with a double.  His courtesy runner Jordan Flynn moved to third base on a SAC bunt by Grandfield and came home on Todd’s ground out.  The Boars made it 7-4 in the top of the fifth inning and added a run in the top of the seventh inning to draw closer at 7-5.  In the top of the eighth inning with one out, the Boars got a single, then after a strikeout, a ground rule double putting runners at second and third base.  The Boars leadoff batter then hit a grounder to Mark at shortstop who made good play to narrowly throw him out to end the inning.  The Slammers got a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Grandfield ground out scoring Daniel.  The Boars got a 2 out single but that was it in the top of the ninth inning as Beall went the distance earning the 8-5 win.

In game two as visitors, the Slammers sent out veteran Mark Hadaya for the start.  The Slammers didn’t score in the top of the first inning but the Boars scored once for the 1-0 lead.  The Slammers tied the game in top of the second inning on a RBI ground out by Wissman but the Boars got a solo home run to take back the lead at 2-1 through two innings.  The Boars added on in the bottom of the third inning for the 3-1 lead but the Slammers bats would come alive in the top of the fourth inning as they scored 4 runs for the 5-3 lead.  Both teams scored one run in the fifth inning so the Slammers led 6-4 entering the top of the sixth inning.  The Slammers sent 11 hitters to the plate and scored 6 runs to take a 12-4 lead with the big hit being a bases clearing triple from Wissman.  The Boars got a run back in the bottom of the sixth inning but the Slammers came back and scored twice in the top of the seventh inning as Wissman had an RBI double.  The Boars scored once in the bottom of the seventh inning but the Slammers got that run back in the top of the eighth inning for the 15-6 lead and that is how game two ended as the Slammers won their 3rd consecutive championship. 

The Slammers would like to thank all their supporters throughout the season and appreciate everyone who comes out to the games.  Thanks for a great 2019 season.

Slammers get a DH sweep to move to 4-0

By Rick Anderson 05/15/2019, 2:00pm EDT

Sunday May 5th the South Dayton Slammers and Dayton Cardinals met up at Bellbrook HS for a DH.

The home team Cardinals threatened in the bottom of the first inning by placing runners at second and third base with no outs.  But Slammers starter Jeffrey Patrick Beall struck out the next three batters to end the inning.  The game remained scoreless until the top of the fifth inning.  Todd Barhorst led off the inning with a walk and was moved to second base on a SAC bunt by Rick Anderson. Todd took off for third base with Mark Barhorst up and was able to score on an errant throw to third base for the 1-0 lead.  Mark walked and came home on Garrett Wissman’s home run to center field.  The Slammers scored four runs the next inning on a two run double by Anderson, a run scoring double by Wissman and an RBI single by Jake Roberts.  That was all the scoring on the day as Beall went the distance, allowing 4 hits and striking out 13 for this third win of the season.

Game two the Slammers sent out Steve Bertles in his first ever Slammers’ start.  After a 3 up 3 down top of the first inning, he was given a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. Daniel singled and stole second base and moved to third base on a wild pitch.  Brenden Jewsikow walked and stole second base and Daniel came home on the throw down.  Jewsikow scored later on a passed ball for the second run.  Anderson singled with one out and after he got out, Mark Barhorst courtesy ran for Anderson and moved to second base on a balk and to third base on a wild pitch.  After Wissman walked to put runners on the corners, he attempted to steal second base and got in a rundown long enough to allow Mark to score to make it 3-0.  In the bottom of the third inning, Daniel led off the inning with a long home run, his first of the season.  Todd single with one out and after two errors, Roberts was hit with the pitch with the bases loaded to make the score 5-0.  Next inning, Todd launched a two run home run for a 7-0 lead and Wissman smacked a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 8-0 lead.  The Slammers scored their ninth run next inning as Anderson singled in Daniel.  Bertles went the distance only facing 4 batters above the minimum.

W/L Record

Year Wins Losses
2018 22 3
2017 19 5
2016 15 7
2015 22 5
2014 16 11
2013 22 5
2012 14 15
2011 22 6
2010 15 11
2009 9 14

All-Stars

Year Players
2017 Dan Barhorst, Todd Barhorst, Mark Barhorst, Rick Anderson, Deane Grandfield, Troy Koze, Tanner Lee
2016 Dan Barhorst, Todd Barhorst, Rick Anderson, Dan Comes, Clay Ragland, David Schwehm
2015 Rick Anderson, Aaron Fannin, Mark Lucas, Todd Barhorst
2014 Deane Grandfield, Justin Wentworth, Aaron Fannin
2013 Matt Owens, Micah Wilson, Joey Everhart, Mark Hadaya, Hank Beasore, Rick Anderson
2012 Sean Casey, Micah Wilson, Rick Anderson
2011 Matt Owens, Deane Grandfield, Rick Anderson
2010 Chris Copeland, Justin Dunlap, Rick Anderson, Sean Casey
2009 Andrew Verrett, Justin Dunlap, Matt Owens

League Honors

Year Player Award
2017 Jon Venters Postseason Co-MVP
2017 Jeff Beall Postseason Co-MVP
2017 Rick Anderson All-MVABL 1st Team (C)
2017 Todd Barhorst All-MVABL 1st Team (1B)
2017 Dan Barhorst All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2016 Todd Barhorst MVABL MVP, All-MVABL 1st Team (3B)
2016 Dan Comes MVABL Cy Young
2016 Aaron Fannin All-MVABL 2nd Team (OF)
2016 Dan Barhorst MVABL Most Improved Player, All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2015 Rick Anderson All-MVABL 2nd Team (C)
2015 Todd Barhorst All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2014 Aaron Fannin Most Improved Player, All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2014 Justin Wentworth All-MVABL 2nd Team (P), Strikeout Leader
2013 Hank Beasore College POY, All-MVABL 1st Team (2B)
2013 Matt Owens All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2013 Joey Everhart All-MVABL 1st Team (3B)
2013 Rick Anderson Coach of the Year, All-MVABL 2nd Team (C)
2011 Chris Copeland All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2011 Rick Anderson Coach of the Year, All-MVABL 1stTeam (C)
2010 Chris Copeland All-MVABL 2nd Team (OF)
2010 Justin Dunlap All-MVABL 1st Team (OF)
2010 Sean Casey Cy Young
2009 Andrew Verrett All-MVABL 2nd Team (OF)
2009 Matt Owens All-MVABL 2nd Team (OF)
2009 Rick Anderson Coach of the Year