2014 Stats Have Arrived !!!

Year 2014 anno domini was fruitful for the OBI crew. Two league championships were brought home! The first and last (Seasons 1 and 6) ended with tournament victories with the latter capping an impressive year of OBI Softball.

The 6 seasons of play were filled with 97 games on the green grass and concrete-like dirt that are the Victory Lane Sports Park ball fields. OBI finished 20 games above .500 at 58-38-1 actually calcs out to .603. The attached statistics give a good sense of the offensive efforts however do not truly tell the tale of OBI.

First things first,,, Larry is one of the best pitchers I have ever played alongside. His accuracy and strategy is understated, even when he is having a bad day, his pitching suffers not. Play for a team with a pitcher who hits the plate on occasion and you will get a true sense of the teammate we have in this 57 year old Lil' Lefty...

Secondly, the Defense is not to be toyed with. Our outfield has blossomed into a shut down crew. Our leather, speed, youth, and tenacity allowed us to play a 5-man infield at times during Season 6. This was more fun than it should have been. Spillane is back to being Spillane. Nuta has completed his second year with us and fields a good LF. Newcomers Paul and Jakob have melded into the unit as if they played their entire lives among these fields. And first-full-year addition Jayse,,, cannot say enough about his ability to track down a ball in the alley... And I mean any alley as Jayse (like Jakob and Spillane) is a defender you can build an outfield around.

In the infield is my partner in crime, Clint. He complains every time I turn around about his defense and all I can do is laugh. There is only one other person I would consider replacing him with and he is currently busy playing SS.

I agree with Steven's philosophy on hitting. If I get three pitches that ain't worth swinging at, take the walk... My mantra is "I pay to play defense,,, anything you get from me offensively is simply a bonus".

2015 looks promising with John and Matt patrolling the right side of the infield and Steven as our spare part. In addition, J.R. has earned our respect with two consecutive excellent outings on the mound. D1 play is underway for us and I think we are showing we belong...

Enough with the pumping up already,,, here are some 2014 stat highlights:

• Matt played 95 of 97 games. Larry, JR and Spillane all played 92+
• Matt lead both AB and Hits categories (186-317) while Clint and Spillane both also finished in the top 3 in these categories.
• DC easily wins 2014 Batting Title at .673
• Steve's 33 walks topped Michael's 31,,, this boosted him past DC to take the OBP Title at .672
• Spillane and Michael finished Top 3 in Runs, RBIs, Doubles and Triples
• DC had 31 HRs in 51 Games
• J.R. and Michael topped Sac Fly category with 10 each
• OPS was all DC (darn HRs anyways) with 2.030
• 10 players met the minimum Plate Appearance qualifications (awesomefull !!!)

2013-2014 Combined Stats coming soon !!!