Clarinda A's Dugout News, August 2012
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Dugout News Duane A. Sturm Branch Manager 114 W. Main Street Clarinda, IA 51632 Telephone: 712-542-6334 Toll-Free: 888-554-9601 www.raymondjames.com/duanesturm.com LIFE WELL PLANNED Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC 120719-43975 We’re Cheering for a Home-Run Season! Good Luck to the Clarinda A’s We know you have the talent and the heart, so now we’re wishing you the luck for a season that hits it out of the park. Go, team! LIED CENTER 1140 East Main ● 542-3841 www.clarindaliedcenter.com 120719-45123 120719-43976 123 E. Main • Clarinda • 712-542-2103 • FDIC Proud to support the Clarinda A ’ s 3B Thursday, August 30, 2012 Clarinda Herald-Journal Clarinda: 301 E. Washington l 712.542.5405 Gr eatW ester nBank.com A’s finish 2012 season 28-27 2012 CLARINDA A's: (front row - l to r) Shane Turner, Cody Wright, Austin Ascherl, Jarvis Smith, Brock Boyher, Kevin Luna, Matt Sinclair. 2nd row - Brandon Thomasson, Jeff Gacker, Ryan Bilovesky, DeMarco Poindexter, Coach Rod Eberly, Mgr. Ryan Eberly, Coach Craig Hindman, Dominck Francia, Carlos Polomo, Alex Hensen, Jason Morales. back row - Chase Hodson, Jason Morales, J.C. Barce- lo, Chris Thompson, Sam Tolleson, Zack Reding, Justin Page, Kevin Knight, Jake Hovis, Roldan Ochoa, Cody Ponder. (Photo by J&C Photography) In a season that saw a very balanced MINK League the A’s were only one game behind St. Joe in the North division, standing 15-10, heading into the final 20 games of league play. They finished 19-23 in the MINK and managed to stay above .500 overall with a 28-27 season record. “For me, the 2012 season was very disappointing,” said A’s manager Ryan Eberly. “We had several good players returning and felt they would compliment the re- cruits we had coming in, he continued. “In league play we were unable to win a series due to what I felt was a lack of consistency. We were 3-3 with St. Joe, Nevada, Chillicothe, Sedalia and Ozarks and went 2-4 against Omaha and Joplin. Pitching was good enough to win the league, but as a team, we were not able to stay focused at the plate with runners in scoring position and in the field we were, at times unable to make the routine play, giving the opponent that extra out. It doesn’t really matter what level of baseball you’re playing, that extra out is going to beat you and in league play we lost eight one run games due to that kind of play.” Failing to win the NBC USA Central Regional tour- nament, going out 0-2, and not winning their division of the league, for only the seventh time since 1973 the A’s were not represented at the NBC World Series. Their ap- pearance in Wichita for so many years had been a high- light for not only the team, but the house parents and fans as well. “It’s back to the drawing board,” said Eberly, “we had a group of fine young men that just had a tough summer and we are going to have to take a hard look at ways to get back to the traditional hustle, play hard mentality that has served us well for all these years.” Francia, Thomasson lead hitting; Gacke, Page lead pitching Dominick Francia, a sophomore outfielder from University – Lafayette, led four offensive categories for the A’s this season. His .332 batting average was the highest, as was runs scored, 64, hits, 61, and his 47 stolen bases puts him in the top five of all time A’s in this category. Ozzie Smith leads with 83 in 1976; James Mouton, 76 in 1989; Gary Thweat, 63 in 1975 and Carl Lipsey, 48 in 2004. Brandon Thomasson, sophomore infielder from Marion Miltary Institue led in RBI with 32, followed by Jarvis Smith 30, Zack Reding 24, and Matt Sinclair and DeMarco Poinexter each with 23. Following Francia in average was Thomasson at .292, Ryan Bilovesky .291, Poindexter .276 and Sinclair .172. In runs scored, it was Poindexter 44, Sam Tolleson 35, and Reding 33. In hits Smith 49, Tolleson 43, Bilovesky 42, and Reding 40. Poindexter’s 29 and Reding’s 27 followed him in stolen bases. Jeff Gacke, a junior from Morningside College, posted a 5-3 record, with a 2.49 ERA, striking out 56 in his team leading 54 in- nings and gave up on 11 walks. Veteran pitcher Justin Page, a junior from Biola Universi- ty, threw only 19 innings in relief, but stuck out 28, had 10 saves, as well as one win and only one loss as he finished with an ERA of .000. Kevin Ryan threw 40 in- nings, having a 2.70 ERA and 26 SO; Chase Hodson, 34 innings, 2.12 ERA and 39 SO. FRANCIA THOMASSON GACKE PAGE Don’t miss what’s happening in your community... Subscribe today! Subscriptions make great gifts for students headed to college! Call (712) 542-2181 to get started for 52 weeks in Page and adjoining counties $36 Season over, but work continues 2012 A’s baseball season is over, with all the “boys of summer” returning to their homes and schools, but the work of the A’s board will continue. Soon after the season ended, one of the late July storms that came through did extensive dam- age to the right field fence at Municipal Stadium/Eberly Field and while rebuilding it will proba- bly be left until spring, all the signs will be taken off the downed sections and stored until the new are up. With the players back in school, A’s manager Ryan Eberly will start recruiting for the 2013 season, with several requests coming in already. He and other A’s representatives will be attending the American Baseball Coaches Association convention in Chicago January 3-6, 2013. Upcoming events for the A’s in- clude a MINK League meeting in Oc- tober where the teams will meet to discuss the past season, entertain any requests from new teams who might want to join the league and do the 2013 scheduling. Some special dates for the A’s 59th season have already been scheduled with All Sports Day to be held March 16, Baseball Day, June 29 and fireworks will be July 3. A’s board president Gary Ulmer would like to encourage any who are interested in helping to join either the board or auxiliary, “There is always a need for volunteers and it would be good to have some new people join us to bring in fresh ideas.” Both Ulmer and Eberly expressed their appreciation for all those who helped during this past season, especially the people who opened their homes to the players. Members of the A’s board and auxiliary meet with houseparents for a cookout at the end of the season. For the past few years the Hall of Fame Ban- quet has been held in early January after chang- ing from the Thanksgiving weekend which had been the original date when it was started. In 2013 the date has been changed to Satur- day, November 17. This decision was made for several reasons. The past couple of years sever- al of the former A's who are now major leaguers were committed to special promotional week- ends for their respective clubs, major leagues executive meetings being at that time caused most of the scouts who have attended for many years to have to send their regrets and the annu- al American Baseball Coaches Association meetings being held in early January made it difficult for A's representatives to attend. At the present time Ozzie Smith and Von Hayes have committed to being here for the event. Complete details of the schedule and who will be attending, as well as the new in- ductees for the Hall will be announced at a later date. Be sure to mark your calendar for November 17 to enjoy another evening with the silent auc- tion, guest speakers, induction of new members and a great time of fellowship. Change for 38th annual Hall of Fame Banquet
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Dugout News
Duane A. SturmBranch Manager114 W. Main StreetClarinda, IA 51632
Telephone: 712-542-6334Toll-Free: 888-554-9601
www.raymondjames.com/duanesturm.com
LIFE WELL PLANNEDSecurities offered through Raymond James Financial Services Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC
1207
19-4
3975
We’re Cheering for aHome-Run Season!
Good Luck to theClarinda A’s
We know you have the talent andthe heart, so now we’re wishing
you the luck for a season that hitsit out of the park. Go, team!
LIED CENTER1140 East Main � 542-3841www.clarindaliedcenter.com120719-45123
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3976
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A’s finish 2012 season 28-27
2012 CLARINDA A's: (front row - l to r) Shane Turner, Cody Wright, Austin Ascherl, Jarvis Smith, Brock Boyher, Kevin Luna, Matt Sinclair. 2nd row - Brandon Thomasson, Jeff Gacker, Ryan Bilovesky,DeMarco Poindexter, Coach Rod Eberly, Mgr. Ryan Eberly, Coach Craig Hindman, Dominck Francia, Carlos Polomo, Alex Hensen, Jason Morales. back row - Chase Hodson, Jason Morales, J.C. Barce-lo, Chris Thompson, Sam Tolleson, Zack Reding, Justin Page, Kevin Knight, Jake Hovis, Roldan Ochoa, Cody Ponder. (Photo by J&C Photography)
In a season that saw a very balanced MINK Leaguethe A’s were only one game behind St. Joe in the Northdivision, standing 15-10, heading into the final 20 gamesof league play. They finished 19-23 in the MINK andmanaged to stay above .500 overall with a 28-27 seasonrecord.
“For me, the 2012 season was very disappointing,”said A’s manager Ryan Eberly. “We had several goodplayers returning and felt they would compliment the re-cruits we had coming in, he continued. “In league playwe were unable to win a series due to what I felt was a
lack of consistency. We were 3-3 with St. Joe, Nevada,Chillicothe, Sedalia and Ozarks and went 2-4 againstOmaha and Joplin. Pitching was good enough to win theleague, but as a team, we were not able to stay focused atthe plate with runners in scoring position and in the fieldwe were, at times unable to make the routine play, givingthe opponent that extra out. It doesn’t really matter whatlevel of baseball you’re playing, that extra out is going tobeat you and in league play we lost eight one run gamesdue to that kind of play.”
Failing to win the NBC USA Central Regional tour-
nament, going out 0-2, and not winning their division ofthe league, for only the seventh time since 1973 the A’swere not represented at the NBC World Series. Their ap-pearance in Wichita for so many years had been a high-light for not only the team, but the house parents and fansas well.
“It’s back to the drawing board,” said Eberly, “we hada group of fine young men that just had a tough summerand we are going to have to take a hard look at ways toget back to the traditional hustle, play hard mentality thathas served us well for all these years.”
Francia, Thomassonlead hitting; Gacke,Page lead pitching
Dominick Francia, asophomore outfielder fromUniversity – Lafayette, ledfour offensive categoriesfor the A’s this season. His.332 batting average wasthe highest, as was runsscored, 64, hits, 61, and his47 stolen bases puts him inthe top five of all time A’sin this category. OzzieSmith leads with 83 in1976; James Mouton, 76 in
1989; Gary Thweat, 63 in 1975 and Carl Lipsey, 48 in 2004.Brandon Thomasson, sophomore infielder from Marion Miltary
Institue led in RBI with 32, followed by Jarvis Smith 30, ZackReding 24, and Matt Sinclair and DeMarco Poinexter each with 23.
Following Francia in average was Thomasson at .292, RyanBilovesky .291, Poindexter .276 and Sinclair .172. In runs scored,it was Poindexter 44, Sam Tolleson 35, and Reding 33. In hitsSmith 49, Tolleson 43, Bilovesky 42, and Reding 40. Poindexter’s29 and Reding’s 27 followed him in stolen bases.
Jeff Gacke, a junior from Morningside College, posted a 5-3record, with a 2.49 ERA, striking out 56 in his team leading 54 in-nings and gave up on 11 walks. Veteran pitcher Justin Page, ajunior from Biola Universi-ty, threw only 19 innings inrelief, but stuck out 28, had10 saves, as well as onewin and only one loss as hefinished with an ERA of.000.
Kevin Ryan threw 40 in-nings, having a 2.70 ERAand 26 SO; Chase Hodson,34 innings, 2.12 ERA and39 SO.
FRANCIA THOMASSON
GACKE PAGE
Don’t miss what’s happening in your community... Subscribe today!
Subscriptions make great gifts forstudents headed to college!
Call (712) 542-2181 to get started
for 52 weeksin Page and
adjoining counties$36
Season over, but work continues2012 A’s baseball season is over, with all the “boys of summer” returning to their homes and
schools, but the work of the A’s board will continue. Soon after the season ended, one of the late July storms that came through did extensive dam-
age to the right field fence at Municipal Stadium/Eberly Field and while rebuilding it will proba-bly be left until spring, all the signs will be taken off the downed sections and stored until the neware up.
With the players back in school,A’s manager Ryan Eberly will startrecruiting for the 2013 season, withseveral requests coming in already.He and other A’s representatives willbe attending the American BaseballCoaches Association convention inChicago January 3-6, 2013.
Upcoming events for the A’s in-clude a MINK League meeting in Oc-tober where the teams will meet todiscuss the past season, entertain anyrequests from new teams who mightwant to join the league and do the2013 scheduling.
Some special dates for the A’s 59thseason have already been scheduledwith All Sports Day to be held March 16, Baseball Day, June 29 and fireworks will be July 3.
A’s board president Gary Ulmer would like to encourage any who are interested in helping tojoin either the board or auxiliary, “There is always a need for volunteers and it would be good tohave some new people join us to bring in fresh ideas.”
Both Ulmer and Eberly expressed their appreciation for all those who helped during this pastseason, especially the people who opened their homes to the players.
Members of the A’s board and auxiliary meet with houseparentsfor a cookout at the end of the season.
For the past few years the Hall of Fame Ban-quet has been held in early January after chang-ing from the Thanksgiving weekend which hadbeen the original date when it was started.
In 2013 the date has been changed to Satur-day, November 17. This decision was made forseveral reasons. The past couple of years sever-al of the former A's who are now major leaguerswere committed to special promotional week-ends for their respective clubs, major leaguesexecutive meetings being at that time causedmost of the scouts who have attended for manyyears to have to send their regrets and the annu-
al American Baseball Coaches Associationmeetings being held in early January made itdifficult for A's representatives to attend.
At the present time Ozzie Smith and VonHayes have committed to being here for theevent. Complete details of the schedule andwho will be attending, as well as the new in-ductees for the Hall will be announced at a laterdate.
Be sure to mark your calendar for November17 to enjoy another evening with the silent auc-tion, guest speakers, induction of new membersand a great time of fellowship.
Change for 38th annual Hall of Fame Banquet
