This year’s Riverbend fall B team, which mostly consists of JV sophomores and freshman, will once again be coached by Marc Stewart, and Mike Eckhart. The team itself has seven players returning from last year’s Junior Varsity spring team and one who recently transferred from Massaponax. There are eight upcoming freshman currently on the team.
Although last B team fall season did not go so well, there are high expectations for the team. There is new talent coming up from the freshman class, added to the seven JV players returning to the B team. Also, two more coaches, Mr. Rankins and Mr. Rioux will bring their knowledge to help bring the team to victory. Coach Stewart said, “Although I never like cutting players from a team, it has made it easier to coach with the smaller team.” Because the teams only play ten innings a weekend getting every player an amount of playing time is often difficult.
The first game scheduled to be played on Saturday, August 11, was postponed until later notice due to inclement weather. The B team’s first game will be Saturday, September 3, at King George. Their first home game will be against Northumberland on Saturday, September 10 at 2:00.
Last season was rough for the B team. They only had one tie and the rest were losses. But two things have changes since last year. There were no returning sophomores on the B team last year and this year they held tryouts for the team. These changes should lead to the improvement of the team’s record and their success.
As a player I have high hopes for the team. I think personally there is more of a sense of camaraderie among the sophomores and freshman as well. Hopefully it will transfer onto the field. Overall I think this year should be more successful than the past.
UPDATE: A-Team: Game 1: RB: 6 CHS: 1 B-Team: Game 1: RB: 14 KG: 0
Game 2: RB: 5 CHS: 4 Game 2: RB: 11 KG: 1
Riverbend’s Fall Baseball Teams battled Chancellor and King George to begin the 2011 Rappahannock Fall Baseball Season. Both teams had very successful outings last Saturday. The A-team crushed Chancellor in the first game and battled back in the final inning of the second game. The B-team played well all around giving up five at most hits the entire day. Their pitching couldn’t look much better, while their batting wasn’t all there. They were very aggressive on the base path. This was a very good season opener for the Riverbend Fall Baseball teams.
Brad Stewart, Staff Writer
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