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Padres vs Braves

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

This game should have been an easy win for the Padres. For the first 2 1/2 innings, the team in blue and white came out to play good baseball and looked poised to win the battle. Then at the bottom of the 3rd with a score of 15-4, the team relaxed and started to make a lot of mental errors on defense. The team didn’t talk the plays on the field and all of a sudden the bats went cold.

Christian was solid on the plate with 3 hits. He also made a couple defensive plays at 2nd base. He had one ball go through him at the end of the game, but overall he had a pretty good game.

The team got complacent in the later innings and let the Braves back in the game. Coach Kevin was not happy after the team lost and didn’t give out a game ball. We are trying to get a make up game scheduled with the Braves this Thursday. No time or place at the moment, but will update the post when I get the info.

Final Score: Padres 18 – Braves 19

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Padres vs White Sox

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

The Padres played their 4th and best game of the season so far. The kids were fired up play good defense and good offense. And the coaches didn’t have to yell “Throw to the Pitcher” once this game.

This weeks Tuesday practice focused on catching and throwing the ball. 3 players throwing in a line to each other with the middle player catching and throwing as quick as they can to each end player. We also had them split up in to groups of 4 and threw the ball clockwise and counter-clockwise in a square. The last 15 minutes of practice we talked about defensive strategy to focus on making the smart play. I think it worked!

Christian has been on fire at the plate. He had a single in the 1st, another single in the 3rd and RBI single in the 5th. He’s been doing some strange batting stances in the last 2 games, but it’s working for him as he is hitting the ball on the 1st pitch almost every time. He almost had a great defensive play to throw the runner out to Brock at 2nd while playing pitcher. They were just a split second slow.

Zach P had an in the field home run for 2 RBI’s in the 1st. But our game MVP was Benji…He was responsible for 3 outs in the game. He tagged the runner at 3rd to end the bottom of the 3rd and he threw the runner out twice playing the pitcher position in the 4th.

We only played 5 innings because time ran out…I think the White Sox were thankful that the game ended. We held them to 1 run for the whole game. Our next game is this Saturday at 7 pm against the Braves. See you there.

Final Score: Padres 13 – White Sox 1

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Padres vs Giants

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

After reeling from the loss on Friday evening to the Cubs, the Padres were fired up to win one against the Giants. The team played 5 innings of solid baseball today. The offense continued the momentum from the Friday with 9 runs at the middle of the 3rd. The defense kept the Giants to 1 run until the 4th.

Christian is out of his hitting slump and hit the ball hard every time he was at bat. He had an RBI in the first, 2 RBI’s in the third and 2 RBI’s in the 5th. Brock had a monster hit in 3rd and the core of our line up was solid. Coach Kevin and myself agree that we need to work with a couple of the kids at the batting cage next weekend.

The score was 14 to 4 at the middle of the 6th and Padres struggled to close out the game. The Giants capitalized on defensive errors with 7 runs and once again the kids didn’t throw the ball to the pitcher. We could have easily lost the game with the unlimited run rule. We will be working at throwing the ball to the pitcher at the next practice.

Our next game is against the White Sox at 5:00 pm on Thursday at Lynndale field 2. See you there.

Final Score: Padres 14 – Giants 11

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Cubs vs Padres

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Our second game of the season and what could be the preview to the championship game at the end of the season. The Padres have the ability to beat any team any day, they just need to have the mental toughness to do it. The team was playing scared and maybe us coaches made too much of a big deal of who we were playing on the big field.

Everything they learned from the Edmonds CC coaches went right out the window. Easy plays bobbled and a lot of kids not knowing what to do with the ball in their possession. I think the coaches yelled to throw to the “Pitcher” at almost every play. The Cubs were aggressive on the bases and the over throws coupled with tentative fielding killed us.

I think Christian is getting back to form at the plate. He moved the runner in the 2nd, had 2 RBI’s in the 5th and a single in the 6th. Jordan got the game ball for his great defense.

We played a tough team in the Cubs and we had a fantastic 5th and 6th inning at the plate. That was FUN baseball and I hope the kids feel good about how they played in those later innings. The Padres had 1 inning where the defense looked good, but we have a long way to go.

Christian and I may go to the batting cages tomorrow evening to work some more on hitting. Our next game is against the Giants on Sunday at 5:00 pm. See you there.

Final Score: Cubs 22 – Padres 11

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Practice with the Edmonds CC Tritons Coaches

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Today the Padres had a chance to practice with two of the coaches of the Edmonds Community College Baseball team, the Tritons. What a great opportunity for the kids to have some time with guys who teach and coach baseball for a living. Head Coach Brad Ditter played for the Washington Nationals organization and as an associate scout for the Detroit Tigers. Scott Watson coached the Mariner HS and Mountlake Terrace HS baseball teams before becoming the pitching coach at Edmonds. Both coaches run baseball camps for the youth in our area.

We mostly worked on fielding drills and I think us coaches learned a thing or two watching these guys teach the kids. Its nice to see Christian confident in fielding this year and I think he was enjoying the coaches tell him, “Exactly! That’s the way to do it!”

I think the funniest moment was at the beginning when coach Brad asked if they would rather be playing video games instead of practicing in the rain…to which all of them said that they would like to play baseball. I think coach Brad was impressed with the Padres answer and then a couple moments later one of the players confessed and said he would rather be playing video games. 😉

I would have taken more pictures, but it rained through the whole practice. The kids also got their jackets today…I think they turned out great! Click on the pictures to enlarge them.

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Finally…Our 1st Game! Padres vs Red Sox

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

After being snowed out last Friday and yesterdays game rained out…the Pacific Little League Super 9’s Padres finally got the first game of the season in. At first the beginning of the game looked like it was going to be a really long season for the Padres. The bats were cold and the defense was really lacking. The Padres left our lead off hitter Brock, stranded on 2nd base and at the bottom of the 1st, the Red Sox scored 5 runs easily.

Christian wasn’t himself today and has had a sore throat for the last couple of days. His normally clutch hitting wasn’t there and he struggled at all his at bats. He hit the ball in the top of the 3rd inning but was thrown out running to first. His game highlight was throwing the runner out at first while playing the pitcher position.

Zach P had a monster triple hit to outfield in the 2nd inning and cleared the bases to get the Padres tied at 5-5. The Padres had a double play in the 5th inning and lead 12-7 at the middle of the 6th. Our new players Reece, Sam and Teo are great additions to the club. Sam is a go-getter on the field, Teo has power and Reece is solid at the plate.

The teams biggest weakness is fielding, the Padres need to learn to get the ball to the pitcher to stop the play. We almost blew the game in the bottom of the 6th because the outfielders kept the ball. Guess what we’re working on at practice this week.

I attended a coaching seminar at Edmonds Community College earlier this year. The coaching staff had offered to come out to one of our practices and work with the kids. So I took them up on this offer and we will be practicing with the Ed CC Tritons on Monday afternoon. The kids will be wearing their uniforms and I hope to get a couple great pictures of the kids with the college players.

Our next game will be against the Cubs on Friday the 11th. See you there.

Final Score: Padres 12 – Red Sox 11

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