March 17, 2017

Roncalli vs. Archbishop Bergan

Varsity Season opens with a WIN

7-4

Winning pitcher:  Silvain

Pride vs. Fremont
June 4, 2016

Logan McGill and Creighton Silvain each have doubles in the Pride
victory over Fremont, 11-3.

Bellevue Tournament
Pride vs. Millard Sox
May 29, 2016

Max Anderson is the winning pitcher in a 2-1 game over the Sox in the last game of the tournament.

Bellevue Tournament
Swain vs. Prep
May 28, 2016

Pride fall to Prep 3-7 in our 4th game of the Bellevue tournament.

Bellevue Tournament
Swain vs. Albion
May 28, 2016

Pride win over Albion 7-3 at Bellevue East.

Districts
Roncalli vs. Elkhorn South
May 7, 2016

Pride lose to Elkhorn South 7-9 in the first game of districts and the spring season comes to an end.

Pride vs. Platte Valley
April 25, 2016

It was senior night in the Lion's den for the last regular season home game.

Noah Oswald starts out pitching with Creighton Silvain relieving in a great
outing on the mound but it's Nick Iossi who closes the final inning as the
Pride overcome the Patriots to win the game, 4-3!

Pride vs. Bellevue West
April 23, 2016

Nick Valla was today's starting pitcher with Zach Wiese coming in to finish.
Bellevue West overcomes the Pride in 5 innings, 1-13.

Pride vs. Bellevue East
April 22, 2016

Dan Bowers started the game and Noah Oswald and Alex Rodgers
each got their turns on the mound but the Pride couldn't overcome
Bellevue East's strong start and lose the game, 1-6, to the Chieftains.

Pride vs. Ralston
April 19, 2016

Nick Iossi started on the mound and Dan Bowers came in to relieve, Noah Oswald hit
one over the fence and Alitz and Kloewer had good hits but nothing could stop the Rams
as Ralston wins the game with 4 runs to Roncalli's 2.

Pride vs. Elkhorn South
April 16, 2016

Noah Oswald, Nick Valla and Nick Iossi hold off the Storm and hits by Oswald,
Noah Rheinheimer, Alex Rodgers, Caleb Dempsey, Ty Kloewer and Nick Iossi
make it an exciting game as Roncalli comes out on top, 10-6.

Pride vs. Mt. Michael
April 15, 2016

Pride host the Knights at Roncalli. Dan Bowers started on the mound and
Roncalli has hit after hit as the Pride post a win over Mount Michael, 11-1.

Pride vs. South Sioux City
April 12, 2016

A win! Nick Iossi pitches a complete game to win a big one over South Sioux City, 10-1. 

Pride vs. Northwest
April 9, 2016

New pitching talent on the mound as Creighton Silvain, Max Anderson, and Logan
McGill all get their turns as the Pride fall to Northwest.

Pride vs. Skutt
April 8, 2916

Nothing can save the Pride as the Skyhawks bring their "A" game to Roncalli.
Despite best efforts by Dan Bowers and Zach Wiese on the mound, the final
score was Skutt 19, Roncalli 2

Pride vs. Fort Calhoun
April 7, 2016

Noah Oswald and Nick Valla pitch against the Pioneers but the Pride lose, 6-7.

Pride vs. Wahoo
April 5, 2016

Pride play against Wahoo/Raymond Central/Lincoln Lutheran and, with Nick Iossi on the mound,
the Pride pick up the win with a final score of 6-3.

Pride vs. Gross
April 2, 2016

Dan Bowers and Nick Valla pitch for the Pride but despite a good effort, 
Gross wins over the Pride. Final score: Gross-6 Roncalli-3

Pride vs. Bennington
April 1,2016

Pride start Nick Iossi against the Badgers and Zach Wiese gets the first home run
of the season as Roncalli beats Bennington, 8-0.

Pride vs. DC West
March 29, 2016

Pride take on DC West at home with Noah Oswald pitching. Pride wins 10-0 over DC West.

Pride vs. Blair
March 28, 2016

Dan Bowers starts on the mound for the Pride and Nick Iossi comes in to relieve
but despite a good effort, Blair wins this one with 6 runs to Roncalli's 1. 

Pride vs. Gretna Dragons
March 21, 2016

Big Dan Bowers pitched 5 innings and Nick Valla came in to close as the
Pride top the Dragons, 5-3 in Gretna.

Pride vs. Fremont Bergan
March 18, 2016

Nick Iossi started off the season on the mound and Dan Bowers and Nick Valla came in to finish but
despite their best efforts, Fremont Bergan won the game 7-1 over the Pride.

Proud to be the 2015 Class B State Runners-Up 

A great season ends with the Pride making it to the last game of the State Class B Tournament,
coming in second. Congratulations to the players, coaches and parents for an incredible journey.
ROLL PRIDE!

Game 6 - Pride vs. Hickman

Dan Bowers started on the mound, with Tyler Crawford and Connor Miller coming in to relieve but despite the
effort, Hickman wins the State championship in the final game of the tournament, shutting out the Pride and
scoring 11 runs in the game.

Game 5 - Pride vs. Hickman

Dan Bowers pitched the heck out of game 5 and all bats were on deck as the Pride win over Hickman, 5-1.

Game 4 - Pride vs. Ogallala

Nick Iossi pitches a complete game as the Pride win against Ogallala, 3-1. On
to the championship game Thursday, August 6th at 7:00pm!

Game 3 - Pride vs. Norris Hickman

Hickman runs over the Pride in a 10-run win in Game 3. Pride loses 0-10 and advances to
game 12 against Ogallala Wednesday the 5th at 5:00pm.

Game 2 - Pride vs. Beatrice

Dan Bowers pitches a complete 4-hitter and Tyrakoski, Crawford, Berg and Oswald have hits in a 6-inning, 11– win in game 2.

Game 1 - Pride vs. McCook

Nick Iossi starts on the mound and Tyler Crawford comes in to relieve in the first game of the state tournament. Caleb Dempsey, Noah Oswald and Connor Miller each had two hits as the Pride win over McCook, 5-3. 

 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!!

Game 5
Swain Construction Pride vs. Waverly
Tuesday, July 27 - 8:00 p.m.

Dan Bowers threw a complete game and shutout against Waverly as the Pride win the district
championship game, 3-0. On to state in Cozad!

Game 4
Swain Construction Pride vs. Concordia
Monday, July 26 - 8:00 p.m.

Connor Miller pitched a complete game but the boys fall to
Concordia in game 4, 2-3. 

Game 3
Swain Construction Pride vs. Waverly
Sunday, July 25 - 8:00 p.m.

Ryan Niederle started on the mound for the Pride and Tyler Crawford hit one over the fence in the
first inning, setting the tone for the night. Crawford follows up his HR with a triple and hits by Berg
and Tyrakoski help pad the score. Crawford comes in for 3 innings of relief as the Pride win over
Waverly 11-4. 

Game 2

Swain Construction Pride vs. Plattsmouth
Saturday, July 25 - 5:30 p.m.

Nick Iossi pitched a complete game, allowing only 3 hits as the Pride win over
Plattsmouth, 7-1. Tyler Crawford, Connor Berg, Jake Tyrakoski and Nick Valla
had doubles in game 2.

Game 1
Swain Construction Pride vs. Schwisow Construction (Lincoln Lutheran)
Friday, July 24 - 2:30 p.m.

Dan Bowers pitches and Tyler Crawford hits a HR as the Pride win their
first district game, 4-1.

We celebrated our seniors and their parents before the Bellevue West game on Tuesday night
and the Alitz family presented the Tyler Alitz Memorial Scholarship to junior Nick Iossi.

Katie Alitz gave a beautiful speech and announced the winner while Joe and Tommy
Alitz presented the Tyler Alitz Memorial Scholarship on the field to junior Nick Iossi. 

Roll Pride!

Connor Miller pitched 5 innings against Bellevue West and Dan Bowers came in for the remaining
2 innings on Senior night at Roncalli. 

Nick Iossi started on the mound for the Pride against Blair but despite the Pride's six 
hits, Blair wins in a shutout. 

Pride pitchers Adam Gillespie, Connor Miller, Nolan Chaloupka and Nick Valla helped
lead the Pride to a 13-8 win over Bryan. 

Noah Oswald threw a shutout against Bellevue East Thursday night, allowing 2 hits. Tyler Crawford hit
one over the left field fence (again) and Nick Iossi, Caleb Dempsey and Jake Tyrakoski each had hits.
Connor Berg continued his streak with 2 hits against Bellevue East and the Pride come out ahead, 6-0.

Dan Bowers and Nick Iossi were on the mound against Papillion-LaVista Tuesday night. Despite
hits by Connor Berg, Nolan McGill, and Jake Tyrakoski, who hit twice, the game couldn't
be saved and the final score was 4-1, Papillion-LaVista.

Connor Miller and Noah Oswald pitch against Ralston in an 8-inning battle. 
Berg, Chaloupka, Niederle, Crawford, Oswald, and Tyrokoski had hits in the 5-4 win.

Swain Construction Pride - Tournament Champions!!!

Once again, the Pride display a knack for rallying around each other and coming from behind to 
defeat their opponents and come out ahead. Congratulations to the players and coaches for an
amazing tournament championship!

Game 3 - Swain Construction Pride vs. Mt. Michael
Sunday, June 14

The Pride fighting spirit came out today!  Ryan Niederle started on the mound against Mt. Michael and
Tyler Crawford came in to relieve with Nick Iossi finishing up in an exciting come-from-behind win in extra
innings to win the game and take the tournament championship!

Game 2 - Swain Construction Pride vs. Bennington
Saturday, June 13

Dan Bowers pitches as the Pride score 4 runs on 5 hits to overcome Bennington in the second game
of the tournament, 4-2.

Game 1 - Swain Construction Pride vs. Benson
Friday, June 12

Adam Gillespie, Nolan Chaloupka and Nick Valla pitched in the first game of the Bennington tournament
against Benson. Pride win 11-3 in five innings!

Game 3 - Pride vs. Lincoln Lutheran
Sunday, June 7

The second game in today's double header was a humdinger as the scorekeeper kept us guessing
and the boys found their batting groove late in the game. Despite being down by 6, a rally at bat
helped us score 6 runs to tie it up and 5 more in the next inning to seal the win against Lincoln
Lutheran. Nolan Chaloupka, Jake Tyrakoski, Tyler Crawford, Nick Iossi, Nolan McGill, Noah
Oswald, Nick Valla, Caleb Dempsey and Ryan Niederle helped pad the score as the
Pride take Lincoln in 7(ish) innings, 11-6. 

Game 2 - Pride vs. Nehawka
Sunday, June 7

After a rain delay day, the Swain Construction Pride got back on the field Sunday for a double header.
Connor Miller and Ryan Niederle pitch against Nehawka and the Pride can't find their groove as they
lose to Nehawka, 3-6.

Game 1 - Pride vs. Millard Sox

Friday, June 5

Dan Bowers pitched 5 and Nick Iossi came in to relieve as the Swain Construction Pride beat
Millard Sox 8-5 in game 1 of the tournament.

Tournament Champions!

Swain Construction Pride take the Bellevue East tournament with 4 wins over Bellevue East, North,
Bellevue West and Benson!

Game 4: Pride vs. Benson
Sunday, May 31 - 11:00am

Connor Miller started on the mound and Noah Oswald came in to relieve in the final game of the
Bellevue East tournament. Pride win over Benson in 5 innings with the final score 13-1. Congratulations!!

Game 3: Pride vs. Bellevue West
Saturday, May 30 - 7:30pm

Dan Bowers pitched a complete game and Tyler Crawford hit one over the left field fence to lead the Pride to a win. 

Game 2: Pride vs. North
Saturday, May 30 - 5:00pm

Ryan Niederle was on the mound as the Pride win over North, 8-6.

Game 1: Pride vs. Bellevue East
Friday, May 29 - 1:00pm

Tyler Crawford pitched six and Nick Iossi came in to relieve as the Pride came out ahead in extra innings, 5-2.

Crawford, Niederle and Valla singled in the 7th to tie the game and Iossi held off the Chieftans in the
bottom of the 7th giving the Pride the time they needed to score 3 more and win the game!

The Legion season kicked off with a Pride vs. Sox double header at Roncalli. Despite a close first game and
the entire Pride pitching roster in rotation Saturday, the Sox came out ahead with wins over the Pride.

Game 1

Game 2

The Mustangs came to Roncalli to challenge the Pride and went home with a loss. Tyler Crawford started on the mound with Dan Bowers coming in to relieve. Roncalli had 10 hits to Concordia's 2 and Noah Oswald hit an inside-the-park home run, with the final score Pride over Concordia, 11-3.

Noah Oswald was the starting pitcher for the pride with Adam Gillespie coming in to relieve after four.

Nolan McGill hits a 2-run homer but those were the only runs on the board as the Antlers score 7 and Roncalli falls to Elkhorn in a quick battle.

After a tough loss last week, the Pride welcomed the Rams to Roncalli Tuesday evening. 

Ryan Niederle pitched a complete game and Tyler Crawford hit one over the fence to lead the pride to a 12-4 win!

Pride face Rams in the RCC tournament opener at Orval Smith field in Ralston.

Crawford started on the mound and Bowers closed the game in a tough, 3-2 loss against Ralston.

Berg came in for the first run and Bohm had a solo homer to bring the Pride to 2 but the Rams
scored in the bottom of the 7th to win.

Game 2 State

Omaha Roncalli vs Crete

Unfortunately, Roncalli found themselves in the losers bracket and facing Crete once again. The team seemed to be in the same kind of pickle Morrison found himself in between 2nd and 3rd early in the game. Fortunately, Varsity Pride dug deep and pulled out a win.

Bottom of 7....that's all I can remember.

Pride is behind by one. McGill....walks. Niederle lays down a sweet bunt to move McGill around and Crete bobbles the ball allowing Niederle and McGill to occupy 1st and 2nd base. Morrison lays down another bunt and Crete bobbles again. Bases loaded with NO outs.  Brendan Findall hit a grounder and Crete found itself fumbling the ball for the 3rd time allowing Mcgill to score the winning run.

Job well done by all and congrats on the win! Kudos to the team for never giving up!!!! GET LOUD PRIDE!!!!!

2B: Jonah Holzapfel, Tyler Crawford, Matt Morrison SAC:

Connor Berg, Ryan Niederle, Matt Morrison SF: Jacob

Tyrakoski SB: Connor Berg, Matt Morrison CS: Matt Morrison

Roncalli vs. Crete  5/13/14

Game 1

Crimson Pride vs Thurston County

Zach Soliday gets 9 strikeouts in 6 innings and takes the win!

Zach did a great job on the mound today, trying to keep track as best I could he got nearly 2 K's per inning! The only score Thurston got was off of a lucky homerun.

Ryan Niederle made some awesome plays on thrid today.  In the first inning Ryan scooped up a line drive and fired to 2B Crawford who went for the double play on first but it wasn't meant to be. Ryan also snagged up a line drive in the 6th inning for an out to 1B Sam Oehm. In the fifth inning there was a sweet 1 2 11's play in the fifth inning. Thats Sam 12 to Crawford 11. Thurston tried to squeak in a bunt but Sam scooped it up throwing to his cover Crawford  to get the out on 1B. Well Done!

Nolan McGill did some decent work at the plate. Firing the  ball to 1st for an out in the beginning of the game. McGill kept the ball in front through out the game! Again, well done!

Pride struggled defensively through out the game. There were 5 K's and 2 BBs and 2HBPs. In the 5th inning McGill walks on. Connor Berg gits a hit and Alec Bohm gets a hit getting our 2 scores for the game. In the sixth Tyrakowsi gets a nice line drive followed by Crawfords double. Pride was unable to cash in on those runs but the team was not hurt by that as Thurston was unable to answer in the top of 7.

Pride 2

Thurston 1

Come out to support the Varsity Pride in their pursuit of District Champions this Monday at 5 pm vs Crete.

Roll Pride!!!!

4/10  Roncalli  @  Fort Calhoun

Skutt Story Line Still in Production by Mr. Niederle. Of course that story is one worthy of posting.

Talk about a game of firsts.

Jonah played 2nd base for the first time in his career and followed that up with time at SS. Matt moved over to CF and Connor Berg is the only player on the field that held his spot in LF.

Just about everyone pitched today. Opening with Alec who went to first....another first. Zak Bassett then took the mound and struggled a bit with what looked like some knee discomfort from getting a line drive to his knee the day before. Zac Soliday then took the mound and earned his first win of the season keeping Mt. Michael at bay. Very well done Zak!

Connor Miller had some time on 1b and on the mound taking us to extra innings. Ryan got to make his pitching debut and closed the game out in the 8th. Ryan also played SS today.

Jake started as catcher then took right field for the first time this year. Nolan had some time at 2nd but most of his game was as catcher. Jake caught the last inning. Really, it's amazing anyone was able to keep our book today with all the changes and exchanges on the field but it was a good nail biter and Pride came out on top.

Hats off to this Pride Baseball team who continue to show their A Game and their dynamic ability to adapt to the situation!

Roll Pride!!!

Pride11 Mt Michael 10

Looks like Coach Feldhaus knew pregame that we were going to have a nail biter!

Matt Morrison RF the CF                                                     Connor Miller one of many pitchers today!

So YOhan, how does it feel to have dirt under feet vs grass?                        Zac Soliday geting the Win today!

Connor Berg only fielder who held his spot!                   Zak Bassett 2nd pitcher of the day!

Brendan Findall, Junior sliding to second vs Ne City

Zach Soliday, Junior, on 1B and sliding home below

It was a good night for baseball when Varsity Pride (5-2) took on former team mates of the newly developed Concordia Baseball team (3-2).

Alec Bohm pitched six innings and gets the win. Sam Oehm was the relief pitcher in the 7th inning and gets the save.

Bohm got a double, Tyler Crawford got a triple and an RBI and Jake Tyrakowski got his first homer of the year. Jake is on the hunt for 2 more homers to surpass his dad's high school record! GO Jake!

There was a sweet double play off a pop up bunt by Concordia. The ball dropped but was scooped up by Bohm and thrown to Nolan McGill who was covering 1B for the first out. The runners on 1st and 2nd were held up to make sure the bunt wasn't caught. Oehm called for the ball on 3B and McGill fired the ball to Oehm who tagged the runner from 2B on 3B.

LF Connor Berg, CF Jonah Holzapfel and RF Matt Morrison all made stellar catches in the outfield tonight diminishing any hopes of Concordia getting on base.

Nice to see old friends and even nicer to add another W to the Varsity Pride record!

Final Roncalli 2 Concordia 1

ROLL PRIDE!!

Roncalli split a double header with Lincoln Southwest.

 



 Pride Varsity Took on Gretna  Friday, March 28th.

March 21, 2014

Crimson Varsity Pride vs Fremont Bergan

Well Pride here is a brief synopsis of what I remember from lasts night game that was played in subhuman temperatures. With that being said....it was cold, that I remember!

This being the first game of the season let's mark the firsts of the first game of the season!

The First.....

     game of the season

     pitcher-Sam Oehm

     hit-#18 Matt Morrison?.....Correct?

     run scored.....?

     bunt.......?

     WIN

Score 7 to 1

Alec Bohm gets the win

Both pitchers did an awesome job on the seasons debut. Only 1 run given up the entire game.

Noted is the lack of info here since it was too cold to take notes, let alone remember much more than how flipping cold it was!

So anyone that wants to share their first here please e mail it to crawford24@hotmail.com and I will update this post!

ROLL PRIDE

Hold on to your hats....we're going on a crazy Pride Ride!!!!!

Four home runs in one game.....count them......

#1 Jake gets the first home run in the 2nd inning followed by back to back homers in the 3rd inning by.....

#2  Alec

#3  Alitz and closing with......

#4  Jake

Here's the story.....

Adam takes the mound and the first inning on both sides is uneventful....score zip -zip.

In the bottom of 2 Alec gets a single and Jake cleans the plate with his first homer of the game. Micah hits a single chopper and Crawford gets on hbp-we got ice! Jonah hits one through the glove of Blair's 2nd basemen getting an RBi bringing the score to 3.  Crawford steals home after Blair attempted to catch Jonah in the act of stealing from 1st.  Score 4-zip.

Top of 3 Jonah grabs the 3rd out with a near dive in center field.****as per the Omaha World Herald " Dane Appel was robbed on a diving catch by center fielder Jonah Holzapfel.'

Bottom of 3  - Alec and Alitz get their back to back homers.  Jared gets a double on an overthrow to first and Crawford gets a double that bounced over center field fence.  Score 7-zip.

Top of 4 3 up 3 down for Blair

Bottom of 4 Pride scoreless.

Top of 5 First out is a fly ball.  Crawford makes a double play tagging the 1st base runner and throwing to Kuntz to get the 3rd out of the inning.

Bottom of 5 Jake  gets his second home run. Tyler and Jonah both get a single. Kuntz hits a double. Socre 9 zip. Alec gets a fly out break when Blair misses the ball, scoring Kuntz for the 10th run of the game.....thus 10 run rule and game over!!!!

Overall Adam pitches a 4 hit shut out. No walks, no man on base past 2nd for Blair.  Alec went 3 for 4 and homer. Alitz went 1 for 3and homer, Jake 2 for 3 2 homers and Crawford 2 for 2 with a double and 1 RBI.

Thanks for a great ride Pride...let's keep it rolling!!!!!!!

High fives to the game winning run!

T.J. Feldhaus came to the rescue of the Senior Pride at the last minute by agreeing to coach the team in St. Louis Parks, MN.  Without T.J. it was looking like the Senior Pride Gopher classic tournament was going to have to be forfeited.

We truly appreciate you stepping up to the plate and taking care of the Senior Pride Team!  You did a great job!

Sam Oehm                                                         

Tyler Crawford

Senior Pride went 3 of 4 this past weekend in St. Louis Park Minnesota. 

Game 1

Sam Oehm got his first Legion win as pitcher in game one After struggling through the first two innings, giving up 5 runs and issuing 5 BBs Sam found his groove and he only gave up one more run the rest of the game.

Game 2

The Pride won a 14-13 Extra inning game. Offensively, the Pride had 8 positions that got on-base at least three times and five players with at least three hits. However, 17 runners left on-base kept Northfield in it. The wind was blowing out, the umpire had a tight zone and there was a short porch...It was a pitchers nightmare. Both team's took advantage in a very entertaining game. Connor,  and Roberts each got a double, Jonah got a double and a triple and Sam scored a homerun in his first at bat of the game!!!

Northfields pitcher has signed at a Division 1 college up north so our Senior Pride did a nice job proving that we hold our own. Way to get some awesome hits Pride!

Game 3, cancelled due to rain.....it follows us everywhere we go!

Game 4......well let's not talk about that.....

Game 5

Tyler Crawford scored his first home run in the last game of the tournament and Alec Bohm added  yet another homer to his stats! Zak Basset went 2 for 3nearly putting one out dead center!

Overall the weekend provided great baseball, food and entertainment. 

On to Area tournaments....

First Game Friday July 19th 5 pm at Bennington..........ROLL PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!

Today the Varsity Pride team and their families got to watch a moving tribute to the Armed forces and some of our fallen soldiers.  Veterans of Omaha presented the Color Guard to start the ceremony.  The names of 50 fallen soldiers of WWII from Omaha were read off during the ceremony and after each name a bell rang out.  After the names were called out Taps was played. 

The opening pitch was thrown by a retired Sergeant Bobby Herechski who is a South Omaha High grad.  He has recieved 2 Purple Hearts and numerous other medals during his military career. 

It was one of the most moving ceremonies I have ever witnessed at a baseball tournament and I can only speak for myself......it was goosebumps and tear welling for me!  Thank you to our current, former and deceased military members.  But for you we would not have been able to do what we so love to do.....let's play baseball!!!!

Now for the baseball recap.....

Mitch took the mound and pitched 7 innings keeping the Omaha FOP scoreless. Mitch struck 3 out and walked only one. In the bottom of 7 Omaha South had the bases loaded but Mitch was able to get the last batter to ground out! Pride made some key plays and the bats were on fire again tonight with 7 hits total. Micah and Adam each got 2 hits and one of Adams' was a triple. Jonah, Sam and Tyler secured 1 hit apiece. Deffensively J rod did some back picking to Sam in one play on first. Micah tossed the ball to Tyler allowing a 4-6-3 with Sam playing first base. Outfielders Connor, Jonah and Zak all made their normal routine catches and with that Pride comes out on top 4-0.  The win makes Pride 3 and 1 taking first place in the tournament!   Job well done by all!

Pride started out this weekends wood bat tournament at Brown Park a wee bit slow, almost able to take the lead/win in the bottom of seven against Omaha Benson. Sam had a great day on the mound but unable to get the back up he needs to get the win. Sam also had a great hit getting in one run in the bottom of seven.  Kuntz was given the go ahead to try and beat out the throw at home but it wasn't meant to be.  Pride loses 4-3.

Saturdays game Pride shows up with some burning wood and great offense. Adam gets the win after pitching the entire game. Pride wins by shutting out THC-Bellevue East 8-0.  This is the 3rd time in the 2013 Spring/Summer that Pride has taken the win over Bellevue East.  

Next game: Sunday 330 at Brown Park vs Omaha South with another game at 615 at Westgate vs Millard Sox

Finally....Back in Action After 8 Days

Sam Oehm brought his game vs Plattview.  Oehm allowed 1 earned run, had 1 lone walk and six awesome strikeouts. Pride had a mere 3 hits by 3 players-Mitch, Adam and Jonah.  Jonah gets credit for 2 RBI's with his single.  Pride unable to answer in the 7th and lose the game by 1. 

Hopefully the weather cooperates the rest of the season and this 2013 Varsity Legion baseball team can put all of their rainy days behind them.  Let's pull together as a team and keep our eye on the state tourney and enjoy the moment with this awesome baseball family!

William Shakespeare wrote:

            “A loser doesn’t know what he’ll do if he loses, but talks about what he’ll do if he wins, and a winner doesn’t talk about what he’ll do if he wins, but knows what he’ll do if he loses.”

We are the Pride which in itself is indicative of what we are and what we become.  One season over, Legion Ball begins next week.

In the tradition of Dave’s Top 10 for game highlights against Norris”-

#10     1^st Inning- Pride exemplifying both offense and defense of what we have been doing all year long

#9       Welcome back Mitchell Kuntz

#8       Both our pitchers had a higher called strike count than the opposing pitcher

#7       As I have repeated many times- Speed is wonderful- Berg advancing two bases on an overthrow to first and flying to third in the first inning

#6       Our lone Senior-Fleming’s catch at the 3^rd Base fence line with a high pop up in the 3^rd Inning

#5       Tyrakowski running and leaping catch in right center with a high tailing fly ball in the 2^nd Inning

#4       Sorenson’s heads up play with a diving catch with a foul tip ten feet from the plate and a laser throw to second for the double play in the third Inning

#3       Sorenson block at the plate and taking a head on charge while holding the ball and above all, kept his cool and was not injured in the 5^th Inning

#2       Our Fans- thank you for coming to the game and nearly equaling the number of Norris fans where we were practically at their home field

#1       Number 1, and not only at the Norris game but for all games- The Parents- thank you for your commitments… thank you for your time …. thank you for the example you show to the boys when you congratulate them when they win, console and encourage when there is a loss and above all, thank you for your belief in God and the gifts the Lord has given each one of us to enjoy and cherish the time we spend with our kids- because as we all know and realize, the boys will one day be gone to start their family and repeat the cycle…..

                                                            Baseball

 “ It is played everywhere….  In parks and playgrounds and prison yards….. In back alleys and farmers' fields. … By small children and old men…..  Raw amateurs and millionaire professionals…..  It is a leisurely game that demands blinding speed. … The only game in which the defense has the ball….  It follows the seasons, beginning each year with the fond expectancy of springtime, and ending with the hard facts of autumn. …. It is a haunted game, in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before.  Most of all, it is about time and timelessness. …. Speed and grace….  Failure and loss. …. Imperishable hope..  And coming home.”.... From the Ken Burns Documentary of baseball

See everyone next week….Lets Play Ball…………..

What does fantastic weather, a wonderful sunset, and hot bats equal?

A Great Night for Baseball

After having a slow day at the plate Saturday, the Pride took out their frustration with a 10 hit barrage Monday night. We were up to bat first- Berg and Fleming were given their walking papers, Bohm laid down a clean bunt- so with the bases loaded, Mr. Tyrakowski single to right- two RBI’s…  First ten minutes Pride on board with 2…Crawford puts down a bunt, couple of questionable 3^rd strike calls- Pride now at two outs..Another Pride BB, Sorenson hits a grounder right past 4 into right, runner scores..By the end of the inning- Pride 5

With Bohm on the mound..3 batters were introduced to the fans and with their plate appearance returned to the dugout- 3 up 3 down..

2^nd Inning…Gretna changed pitchers, Pride batters needing some time to adjust, 4 batters came to the plate, no runs on the board…  Bohm takes 5 warmup pitches and ends the inning with five pitches- 6-3, F-8 and a 5-3- Isn’t defense wonderful for a pitcher- By the way Oehm showed his elasticity with a stretch that left us old guys turning in our chairs…

3^rd Inning…Schaefer BB, Berg E-5 (speed is a wonderful thing), Fleming BB, Balk by the pitcher, and Bohm’s triple puts Pride at 8 on the Board….With Gretna feeling the frustration of the 0, hit a single, Fleming takes a lazer grounder to the neck, BB, sac fly, fielders choice, and a triple- Gretna squeezes in 5 for the inning…End of three Pride 8 Gretna 5

4^th Inning…Crawford single to left, Sorenson likes that second baseman area-singles,Schaefer with a bunt and suicide squeeze- Pride at 9…Gretna comes back with two singles and with a wild pitch that passed Jared to a backstop that is used for track practice, runner comes home- End of 4—Pride 9  Gretna 6

5^th Inning…Our lone Senior hits a single and Tyrakowski tomahawk hits- left us with 2LOB, no runs..Gretna feeling the fans frenzied gets one hit, a BB, however, Pride takes pride in their defense- 1-3,1-3,and F-8 and we are out of the inning…

6^th Inning..Schaefer hits a single, Swanke great sac bunt, Oehm with a BB- Prides ends the inning with 2LOB, no runs….With Bohm hearing the Pride fans (who outnumbered the Dragon fans) gets out of the inning with one hit, F-9,5-3,and another one of those Fleming-Oehm throw and catch for a superb 5-3 with a speedy runner…End of 6..Pride 10  Gretna 6

7^th Inning…Bohm, Tyra, and Crawford unable to get on..With Bohm on the mound, bottom of 7, up by 4 runs, Pride just needed to rely on defense….I made the mistake of asking Scott Sorenson what time we play tomorrow night BEFORE our game was over- I WILL never NEVER do that again- We all know the baseball superstitions and I broke one….1st batter F-7, 2^nd Batter hit a demon of a ball down third base line, man on…3^rd Batter hit a bouncer over Crawford’s head, two on base (Why did I ask that question???) 4^th Batter F-8 (its okay its okay- us old guys pulses are down) its two outs and nothing happens with two outs bottom 7 with a 4 run lead ( nothing- yeah right!!)….5^th Batter hits a huge fly to left- going going going up- coming, coming, coming down- player under the ball, glove in the air, eyes locked on to  the ball, runners racing around the bases with two outs, ball is just out of reach of the player- E-7, two runs in- Pride 10 Gretna 8..Our pulses are racing, the Gretna fans are cheering, 6^th Batter single to right, runner on base comes home- Pride 10 Gretna 9 (Mr. Sorenson, I promise I will never ask you again what time we play before the game is over)…..7^th Batter- Bohm pitches, batter hits a ball to the clouds, Swanke is looking looking- where is it- moving left, moving right (Mr. Larry Swanke squeezing my arm- I have no more pulse)Ball is in the air so long all is quiet, Gretna runner to first, Micah positioning under the ball…….Plop- two hands on the glove- GAME OVER…Pride advances…….

“Coming together is a Beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success.” Henry Ford….Need we say more…Next up- Norris…………

Let’s recap the last two weeks…

Senior Night at Roncalli….. Let’s see the advantages of a senior discount- free coffee, free donut on Saturday, receive daily 20 pieces of insurance advertisements, average of 10 to 20 people calling you every day trying to be your friend, only have to nod to a conversation whether you understand it or not, and finally, dinner is always at 16:30…oh wait, wrong Senior…We need to congratulate Pride lone senior- Adam Fleming.  

Adam is Roncalli class of 2013, and will be attending Midland College in the Fall.  On behalf of the fans, parents, and future baseball players for the Pride- thank you Adam.  Thank you for your years of hard work and dedication to both academia and to the athletic program.  Thank you for being an inspiration both on and off the field.

Last game of the season…The Pride fans as well as the Orangeman fans gave Adam a cheerful welcome as he,  and his parents took to the field.  That wave in return from the Orangeman was short lived, as Mr. Fleming took to the mound- The first inning, Adam took care of business and faced five batters with three of them waving- however, not with their hands, with their bats as they went down swinging.  As in past games, great pitching, solid defense , and strong offense equals winning.  Adam went the distance and in the top of the fifth- faced three batters and defense ended the inning with a double play.  Bottom of the fifth, Tyrakowski  personified our offense,  with a homer- Pride on its way hosting Districts.

Adam, remember this quote from George Washington Carver- “ How  far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life, you will have been all of these.”

Districts…..Welcome Fort Calhoun Pioneers..If you remember we struggled and came from behind the last visit with those Pioneers.  So what would be the best answer to stop the Pioneers- have Mr. Fleming take to the mound.  With the exception of a Pioneer homerun, Adam commanded the plate, left quite a few of Ft. Calhouns players saying- “Thank goodness, Adam will not be here next year.”  To add insult to injury, Adam hit a grand slam.  Is this Senior marking his territory?  Pride comes away with a 10-2 win.  Again, what was that formula- great pitching, solid defense, and strong offense.

Game two against Blair- Mr. Fleming giving his arm arrest, but not his bat.  First at bat- double.  With Bohm on the mound, the first four innings, Alec kept the Blair hitters in check.  Pride defense in typical style helped out to close out the fourth with a double play.  Bottom of the fourth, Pride offense came alive to get on top 5-3.  Top of the fifth, Pride defense with some UNCHARACTERISTIC ERRORS, allowed Blair to sneak back on top of the score board.  The Pride gets back on top and now we are at the top of the 7^th.  With a win under his belt, why not call up Mr. Fleming to close out the Blair rally attempt.  With Adam on the mound, first pitch- strike.  Three batters later- put a save with the win from the first game in Districts to Adam Fleming.

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”  Winston Churchill

State…Haymarket Stadium, Lincoln , NE…Our lone Senior is again asked to lead the Pride.  First Inning, Adam takes care of business.  We move to the top of 2^nd Inning, and UNCHARACTERISTIC ERROR subtitle is written in the books- Pride commit an error and with one blooper, Gross gets on the board first with two runs.  The Pride stage a rally only to be short lived with some good defense from Gross-Pride remains with a 0 on the board, bottom of the two.  Top of three, Adam pitching strikes, however, a loose dropped third strike, a wild pitch, and a single, the Cougars add two runs- Pride 0 Cougars 4.  As in past games, Pride offense would be putting numbers on the board.  Not to take away from the Cougar pitcher, he kept our hitters tight and out of sync.  Again, that subtitle, UNCHARACTERISTIC ERROR occurred with the Pride Top of 4, allowing Cougars to put run number 5 on the Board.  Adam keeps the Cougars from scoring any more runs.  We are now at the Bottom of the 7^th.  With that lone Senior, Adam at the plate, a single, Feldhaus comes in to pinch run, Tyrakowski hits a gapper- we now have two on base.  Crawford hits a deep double, speedy Feldhaus comes home.  Pride with 1…Sorenson hit into a 4-3, runner home….Pride 2….Inning ends on a 6-3 play…Pride 2…Cougars 5….All is not lost, we play tonight.

 “Both optimist and pessimists contribute to our society.  The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.”  By author Gil Stern

Let’s have everyone at the Tailgate with welding tools and rivets. 

One final appreciative word to Mr. Fleming- “ A successful man is he who receives a great deal from his fellow men, usually incomparable more than corresponds to his service to them.  The value of a man, however, should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.”  Albert Einstein.

And you have given a lot and we are thankful—so Pride take to the field, play hard, have fun, and above all- enjoy the moment…..

Listen up Pride!

It had to happen, a loss was looming upon us!  Now hear this......it's over, let it go! Our lone Senior was overheard after a rough inning this year against Bellevue East saying "come on guys, keep the tempo up!"  And that's what the Varisty team has done all year long.  Now let's just get the tempo back!  This team has flourished because of positivity and determination.  Keep watching each others back and when one falls, bring them up!

Each and every player has been in the not so good bracket at one time their baseball career.  And there is no doubt that each and every player has come from the bottom and came out on top.  It can be done again with every player pulling together to make it happen!

Don't forget that men make millions of dollars and still make errors.  The difference for Pride is that once the error is made, it's gone and over with. Doesn't matter who did what bad.  What matters is that this Varsity team has done right just about all year long. 

Rest up Sunday because there is a long road ahead. 

Get the bats warmed up because the VICTORY is waiting for each and every player to MAKE IT HAPPEN! 

Adam Fleming Pitched a 3 hitter, o....and did I mention.....got a GRAND SLAM!

One of 2 phenomenal catches by YoHan, aka Jonah!!!!  Way to move!

Final out of game!

ROLLLLLLLLLL PRIDE!!!!!!

Proverbs 27:17…”Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”

What a great statement for the game against the Huskies for Mr. Roberts and Mr. Sorenson!

Add to the teamwork of Roberts and Sorenson, solid defense and incredible show of offensive power, at the end of the day you have Pride 14- Huskies 0.

“Let’s get ready to rumble”, with Districts around the corner, what a way to kick-start the weekend- Mr. Roberts throwing 49 pitches with 41 strikes in 5 innings and facing 15 batters.  Yes, do the math, that’s 3 up 3 down 5 times.  Couple that performance with great catching, solid defense and batting firepower- Districts be aware………….

To quote Coach K : “Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head on.”

1^st Inning…Huskies are you ready to confront Mr. Roberts- F8, F8, and K..10 pitches and great center field defense……Pride offense puts two on the board the first inning with 1B for Berg, 2B from Crawford and excellent base running from Martin and Schaefer

2^nd Inning..Roberts not wanting to get behind on the count- And with defense behind him- write down a 6-3,6-3, and a Backward K that still has the batter standing with a wicked curve.(I think he is still there- better go check)..Offensively, Pride keeps the confrontation going with 2BB,1HP,and a triple by Bohn to come away with 3 runs on 1 hit….Gentlemen, what every Coach preaches NO LOB, get those men home.

Coach K (yes a basketball coach- however, team play is his game and motivation) “Confidence shared is better than confidence only in yourself.”

3^rd Inning..The team confidence continues as Mr. Roberts has a 4-3, K(backward), and a dropped 3^rd strike that Mr. Sorenson efficiently displayed his accuracy for Out #3…Huskies bring in a new pitcher to try and extinguish the confidence of our batters- Sorry no such luck, Feldhaus gets on 1^st with a dropped 3^rd strike (man, you have to love that speed- cannot say that enough),Oehm with a 1B, Sorenson 2B, Berg 1B so at the end of the 3^rd- Pride 8 Huskies 0—Roberts 9 batters down on 28 pitches.

Coach K- “With accomplishments comes confidence and with confidence comes belief.  It has to be in that order.”

4^th Inning…With Mr. Roberts and Mr.Sorenson confident, the belief sets in…7 pitches later.. score on the books, 6-3,6-3, and PO3…Offense is believing, Swanke BB, Martin 1B,Feldhaus BB, Sorenson 1B, Fleming a 2B and he got to 2^nd like there was a 2for1 sale at the Oakley Sunglass Hut- Wow- great run on a shot out to center).At the end of the 4^th- Pride 13 Huskies 0

Coach K- “I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment.”

5^th Inning- as we all realize what is happening, Roberts has a perfect game going, the Pride Offense has taken care of the 10 run rule, so Huskies will do everything possible to stop the shutout…Mr.Roberts and Mr.Sorenson, as leaders on the field- 1^st batter K (backward), 2^nd batter K (backward), 3rd batter on the second pitch hits a blooper tailing in the wind and what is one way to solidify teamwork and sound defense- F7—game over- 15 batters to the plate, 15 batters sent home- well maybe 14, remember the one that froze on a wicked curve, he is still at the plate……………..

Pride, wonderful job well done- Mr.Roberts 5 superb innings on the mound backed up with solid defense and complimented with 14 runs, and no E’s anywhere on the score sheet…..Lets enjoy the moment and get ready for the next game………

A Perfect Game

A Perfect Day

“This is a simple game: You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball. You got it” 

That is a famous line from the movie Bull Durnham.   “You throw the ball”  Again congrats to Mr. Fleming for a complete game. ….“You hit the ball” Pride offense produced 7 runs on 8 hits…..”You catch the ball” how about two innings with 3 up 3 down, 2 innings with 4 opposing batters coming to the plate, and 3 innings with 5 Chieftans allowed to get to the plate….

The Pride continuing with great pitching, strong defense and solid hitting come away with another victory against the Bellevue East Chieftans  7-4

1^st Inning…Berg has a single to left center, steals second, Fleming with a 4-3, Bohm single, advances Berg, Tyrakoski with a great sac bunt, brings in Berg…First Inning, Pride gets one on the board…..Fleming throws 5 balls, 5 strikes and defense takes care of the rest, 3 up 3 down.

2^nd Inning…Martin, Oehm, and Schaefer a little too friendly with the Chieftans pitcher, Pride 3 up 3 down…Fleming, not wanting to be out done- 3 up 3 down with Pride defense showing its armor with 6-3 and 1-3 plays

3^rd Inning…Berg has a blooper to right and before the right fielder looks up, Berg on second (isn’t speed wonderful), Fleming walks, pinch running Basset comes in..Bohm hits a fielders choice, now Basset and Bohn on base, with two outs, Mr. Tyrakoski creating tension with the pitcher, two passed balls later, Basset home, Bohm now at third and Jake at first….Crawford belts one to center, Berg home- Pride on the board with 3…Bottom of 3..Fleming walks the first batter (I despise those free rides)..2^nd batter plays the foul ball game with Adam, blast one deep to center to bring in that “freebie” Chieftans on the Board with 1….next batter bloops to right, with two batters on, two outs..Adam “winking” to Sorenson..Sorenson “winking” to Adam and Crawford, Adam turns around and lazers one to Crawford for third out with tag on runner standing still at second looking bewildered and of course, getting “praises” from his coach…….

4^th Inning…Schaefer gets on base with an introduction of the physics of ball imprinting the body, Sorenson clean hit to right, Scheafer on 2^nd, pinch runner Roberts on first, Berg hits one to right for a double (isn’t speed wonderful), Schaefer home, Fleming with a 1-3, Bohm comes up with a hit to left, Roberts and Bohm come home- Top of 4..Pride 6 on the Board……Bottom of 4, Chieftans squeeze a run in

5^th Inning…Top- Again Pride has an afternoon nap as we had 3 up 3 down……….Bottom -With Fleming still throwing strong and with no one in the bullpen, Chieftans  again sqqqqueeeze in a run- Pride 6- Bellevue 4

6^th Inning..Again- 0-0-0  Gentlemen, not nice to only introduce 3 hitters to the plate…Back on defense with Adam maintaining good control and keeping pitch count down- Pride committed two rare errors- E-6 and E-1, so who do you call- Fleming of course, swinging, looking, and swinging- out, out, out..no harm with two E’s

7^th Inning…Fleming hits a deep one to right for a F-9, Bohm with BB, Tyrakoski (remember Jake in 3^rd Inning- nervous pitcher)..So nervous pitcher +intimidating batter + speed on the base = 2 passed balls and two on base…Crawford with great bunt to 1, Bohm coming home..  Pride 7 Chieftans 4…Bottom of 7.. How about F-9, F-9, BB, and 5-4…Bingo…..Pride pitching, Pride hitting, and Pride catching- it really is that simple……………

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Great job pitching Adam!!!!

Pride Fans Freeze While

Varsity Pride Smokin' HOT!

Pride players continue to sizzle even on a cold winters day!  Strikeouts are low and errors are few and far between.  Today Pride gave Bellevue West a schooling in baseball!

Baseball Lesson 101:  NEVER ever stop running or give up! 

Ben showed the way by continuing on to home while watching a no brainer pop fly catch by Bellevues short stop. It brings to mind the phrase from Angels in The Outfiled: "It Could Happen".  It could and it did while we watched the ball slide through the short stops hands and Ben glides over home!

Nice job by pitcher Alec Bohm pitching the first 6 innings and Adam coming in for the close!

Pride Class B, puts away the Bellevue West 5th Ranked Class A. 

Final Score: 6-3

ROLL PRIDE: Never stop running or give up!

3

Grand Slam

Jake Tyrakoski

April 15, 2013

A mother knows. 

A mother knows deep in her heart when her son is going to do something big.  Just ask Stacey Tyrakoski....she knew that Jake was going to cash in on bases loaded.  She knew more then Jake, so much so, that she had her i phone recording his entire at bat!  Congrats Jake, job well done!

Varsity Pride should be proud.  The team continues to do great things and make key plays at key times.  Jake got us really fired up in the 3rd with his grand slam.  The bases were loaded up with a single by Brad, a walk by Jonah and sacrifcie bunt by Adam---which proved to be safe! Bam----bases loaded!  Score at end of three is 6 to 2.

Adam started a 2 out rally in the top of the 6th with a double.  Alec doubled, then a single by Jake, double by Tyler and 2 more singles by Jared and Sam. Pride went through the line up in the 6th   

Notes from Scorekeeper:

Jake Tyrakoski hit a grand slam in the third opening up the game. Adam Fleming went 4-4 with three runs scored and Jared Sorenson went 1-2 and 3 RBIs.  Each of Jared's RBIs came on a single AB.  So. Jared found three ways to get RBIs and only one was by a hit (SAC and BB were the others),  Ryan Roberts got his first win of the season pitching into the fourth..  

Final Score 12-7

Great win by all, keep up the great work Varsity Pride! 

Pride Gets Another Win

Varsity Pride dunks another win!  Alec gets 5 strike outs in 2 innings.  Keeps Arlington scoreless through the 3rd inning.  Sam pitches 4th & 5th innings; Arlington squeaks in their lone run.  Sam gets a double, Jonah scores 3, Tyler goes 2 for 2 with 3 RBI's and Adam-well Grandpa gets one of everything-goes 2 for 2, 3 RBI's, scores 3 AND had a double in the game.  Keep it up PRIDE!!!!!!

A picture says a thousand words....todays photos are the best yet to come.  Check out Pride Baseball FaceBook account for more photos!

Pride Takes 4th Win  

Short Story:  Adam Fleming pitched a complete game for the win! Adam, Jonah and Jared had doubles and Connor had 2 triples!  Nice wheels CB! While Jared Sorenson and Mitchell Kuntz collected three hits apiece. Pride secured the win with some dynamite defensive plays! Final Score 7-4.  ROLL PRIDE! 

Next game: Arlington @ 4:30 on Monday. 

Pride Beats Skutt Second Year in a Row!!!

To take a quote from Dan Drysdale:” I hate all hitters.  I start a game mad and I stay that way until it’s over.”

SKyhawks, let us introduce Mr. Mitchell Kuntz.  First pitch of the game- strike.  First three batters out 3 up, 3 down. …2^nd Inning- 4 batters came to the plate, 3 went back to the dugout….3^rd Inning-one hit slips by in left, defense helps the pitcher with a double play…4^th Inning- 1-3,4-3,6-3..need we say more- go defense…5^th Inning-Kuntz has the defense mad with second double play of the game…

Offensively, Pride woke up in the second inning- Kuntz gets on BB, Martin is pinch runner, gets to third with Crawford’s sacrifice bunt, Oehm- BB with Connor Berg at the plate and 6 foul balls later gets on base with an E-4, Martin comes home- Pride 1 Skyhawks 0…..3^rd Inning, Pride now going 2nd time in the order, Fleming hits a double, Bohm gets on with an E-4, Fleming now at 3^rd, Tyrakoski hits a single to left- Fleming comes home- Pride adds a run….4^th Inning- Pride now going 3^rd time in the line-up, Oehm gets on with an E-5, Berg with a sacrifice bunt, Oehm advances, Holzaphel gets on with an E-5,  Fleming with a sacrifice bunt, we welcome Oehm home with Pride now 3 Skyhawks 0……5^th inning- now our 4^th time in the order. Kuntz gets on with an E-6, Martin pinch runs, Crawford sac fly to right has the speedy Martin to 2^nd, Sorenson gets a single, Martin at 3^rd, Oehm gets on with BB, Berg hits at the pitcher for out 2, Holzaphel on with BB, Martin’s allowed to walk home with that smile- Pride 4 Skutt 0….6^th Inning- Pride offense comes to a slowdown- no runs..

Top of 6..Kuntz after pitching a strong 5 innings, Skyhawks began a 2 out rally in the 6^th.. Kuntz finishes the 6^th, with a 6-3 play…….Now going into the 7^th- score tied 4-4. The Pride put up two insurance runs. With the Skyhawks fans cheering, music blaring, hamburgers on the grill, we are at the bottom of 7^th at Skutts home field…Roberts’ comes in looking for his 2^nd save against a ranked team- As Drysdale said- “I’m mad..”- Roberts’ K’s first batter, 2^nd batter punches a drive to left, man on base…Skyhawks fans looking for the 7^th inning rally, screaming and cheering on their ball players.. Roberts’ K’s the next batter… With man on base, a 3-2 counts, Roberts’ pitches…..4-3 play, out of the inning…Pride 6 Skyhawk 4…

A quote from Nolan Ryan: “One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.” 

What a great team performance!  Some individual accolades, however, when it truly gets down to the final out- it is a team sport…Go Pride

PICTURES OF PRIDE GETTING LOOSE BEFORE THE GAME!

“ Crying, crying, are you crying?

There’s no crying in baseball!” …

What a great line from Tom Hanks…Bohm took the mound and kept Ft Calhoun in check with 3 up 3 down for the first two innings with a backward K to one of Pioneers top hitters…While Pride was giving the Pioneer outfield practice for inning one, with two outs in Inning two, Sorenson and Oehm decided to hit line drives with back to back singles..Pride could not capitalize thus 2 LOB….Pioneer hit back to back singles in the Third and with a sacrifice fly, one run scored and Ft Calhoun on scoreboard with 1….Bohm has another strong 4^th Inning pitching to the heart of the Pioner’s order, gives up one hit, backward K and Prides defense takes care of the rest….4th Inning Kuntz hits a deep double to center, Crawford BB and again, Pride could not capitalize- 2LOB…5^th Inning, Bohm eats his Wheaties- goes 3 up 3 down with 3K’s…Bottom of 5, Fleming decides to see how high a baseball can bounce in the Pride parking lot with a homer over center field fence….Top of 6, Pioneers score 3 with an error, 2BB and two singles ..After 5 1/3 of strong Innings, Oehm comes in for Bohm..Backward K and Pride defense takes care of the out 3.... With the score 4-1 Pioneers- Bottom of 6, Pride starts with a BB, Sorenson hits deep to left, Pioneer commit E-7,  Tyrakoski and Sorenson double steal, 2 more BB, and a sacrifice fly by Holzapfel ..Pride close the gap to 4-3……..Top of 7, Oehm gets 2K and 1BB, Sorenson and Fleming team up for an excellent 2-6 3^rd out…Bottom of 7, Pride had to prove Mr. Hanks was right—Tyrakoski hits hard deep to SS, outruns the throw, with Kuntz on base with BB,  Crawford with sacrifice bunt to advance runners, Sorenson hits deep solid to 2^nd baseman, with Tyrakoski going to home, 2^nd baseman bobbles the ball, throws errantly to 1^st, Kuntz rounding third, comes home. …Pride 5 Pioneers 4…”Who says theres’s no crying in baseball?”

Reported to you by: Jim Roberts

Congrats to Grandpa Fleming on his

Home RUN!!!!!!!!!

Meet Dom ***Bat Boy Today 

***Home Run Hitter for Roncalli 2015

April 2, 2013 Roncalli Pride vs Wahoo

Senior Adam Fleming takes the mound keeping Wahoo scoreless in the first inning.  Lead off hitter "Yohan" (aka Jonah Holzapfel) starts Pride up with a double but unfortunately Pride goes scoreless as well.  Wahoo scores 2 in the second and 1 in the third inning.  Pride gets on the board in the bottom of 3 with the first 2 batters Connor Berg and Jonah being walked. Adam does his job with a bunt, advancing the runners to 2nd and 3rd.  Jake Tyrakoski hits over 2nd base scoring Connor.  The next 2 batters Alec Bohm and Tyler Crawford each win a full count with a walk, each walking in a score.  Mitchell Kuntz gets a walk tying up the score at 3.  Brad Schafer gets a RBI giving Pride the lead at 4-3.  Top of 4: Adam returns to the mound holding Wahoo at 3.  Micah Schwanke makes a double play grabbing a ball hit to him and stepping on 2nd base getting the 3rd out.  In the bottom of 4 Alec gets an RBI. Top of 5 brings Ryan Roberts to the mound who holds Wahoo at 3.  Pride takes the win 5-3. Catcher Jared Sorenson did a nice job keeping the ball in front.  Great win by all! 

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Crimson Pride Varsity vs Elkhorn

By: Jim Roberts

Gentlemen, start your engines….yes, wrong sport, however, it does describe our first Inning against Elkhorn….Tyrakoski gets on base with BB and is able to get around and come home for our first run…Top of first, ends with Pride with 1 on the board..…With Kuntz on the mound, first two batters hit hard to Fleming at short, two excellent 6-3 plays, for the first two outs, next batter hits a homer to tie the game…Kuntz able to get out of the inning with ten pitches…We can’t seem to get the offensive machine rolling , Kuntz keeps us in the game with some quality pitching and backed up with good plays from our infield and several diving catches from the outfield- Elkhorn squeaked in runs in the 3^rd and 4^th…with our hitting still in winter mode, we are unable to get on base....Roberts comes in for the 6^th with two strong plays from Fleming and Swanke and 15 pitches later we are at the top of  7^th inning…Feldhaus gets on with BB with one out, gets to second…unable to hit out of the infield ..Elkhorn ends on top….Elkhorn 3 Pride 1…Overall good strong pitching some excellent defense, just need to defrost the bats……..Enjoy the Easter Weekend……….

2013 Varsity Season Opener

After 3 canceled games, Varsity finally got to step out on the field against Nebraska City. Pride got off to a good start with the score 1-1 after the first inning. Nebraska City took the lead with a home run in the 3rd but Pride answered back in the 5th inning taking the lead 4 to 2. After a call in the bottom of the 6th that Coach Kupfer challenged the home plate ump on, it was determined that the home plate ump didn't see the play. Roncalli took out the runner at home after Jonah Holzapfel caught a fly ball to center, hit his cut off man who threw the runner out at home where Jared Sorenson ran the NC player down. Nebraska City still managed to tie up the game. Pride was scoreless in the 7th inning, opening the door for NC who won the game by one.

****Correction Noted by Dan Bohm:  relay play was a line drive that was hit to left field, who then threw to Alec Bohm at 3^rd base who then threw to Sorenson at home who tagged the runner out after he ran passed the plate, so it went 7-5-2 for the out.