Falcons take first place with win over Gainesville
Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings, Photos on April 22, 2009
The CW Davis Falcons middle school baseball team has finished regular season play in 1st place. Last night’s 8-4 win over the Gainesville Red Elephants sealed the Falcons 1st place spot. This was the final regular season game and the Falcons ended up with a record of 11-3.
Last nights highlights were plentiful. Mack Combs continues to stay hot at the plate and had a double and single on the night. Stephen Skeggs had an awesome night at the plate as well going 3 for 5 on the night with 2 RBI’s, 3 runs scored, and a stolen base. Cameron Warner scorched a ball to Right Center field for a double. Andrew Miles also hit a double last night. Brandon Benevento, Dylan Streets, Duece Davidson, and Micah McWhorter all hit or put the ball in play to advance a runner or bring in a run during last nights game too.
Defensively, Brandon Benevento dominated on the mound once again. Benevento went 6 innings and threw 8 strike outs. Andrew Miles entered in relief in the bottom of the 7th inning and struck out the side.
Congratulations to the CW Davis Falcons, the first ever Hall County Middle School Baseball League Champions.
We’re getting a $20,000 discount on our new house
Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Family happenings on April 16, 2009
Yep. You read that right. As most of you know, we’ve been house hunting actively since about the 3rd week of February of this year. And it’s been quite an adventure. The house we currently have under contract is the 4th one we’ve attempted to buy.
To make a potentially long story short, the Appraiser ended up appraising the house for $20,000 less than the agreed upon sales price. At first, we were a bit disappointed but we quickly came to the realization that such an appraisal was a good thing for us. It meant that worst case, we weren’t going to overpay for a house, and best case, we might get this house for a lot less than we initially agreed to pay. Obviously, the latter has happened.
Now, I’ve had folks tell me we’re lucky, that it’s good karma, and that we must be living right. All I can say is, that Ginger and I believe that God is obviously looking out for us. We really had nothing to do with it. Call it what you will, but we call it a blessing from the Lord.
We close on April 27th and needless to say, we’re super pumped about it. And BTW, if you’re not busy on May 1, 2, or 3, go ahead and block those days out to help us move…
Falcons split their last 2, record now 7-3
Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings on April 16, 2009
The CW Davis Falcons faced the South Hall Knights on Tuesday evening, April 14, 2009. It was a long night at the ballpark and in the end the Falcons just didn’t have enough juice to push past the Knights. The final score was 9-7. It was obvious that the team had not been together for a game or practice in 2 weeks.
There were some positive notes for Tuesday’s game against the Knights. Mack Combs hit a triple deep to Right Center Field. Stephen Skeggs went 2 for 2 on the night improving his batting average to .500 for the season.
Last night, the Falcons played the Chestatee War Eagles. It was quite a blow out with a final score of 14-0. There were plenty of highlights that could be mentioned, but the most outstanding of all was the pitching performance of Brandon Benevento. The kid was on it all night. Benevento pitched the entire game which was called after 5 innings. He threw 46 pitches on the night and nearly threw a perfect game. Unfortunately, Benevento did give up 1 hit in the bottom of the 5th inning. Even so, a 1 hitter with no walks with just 46 pitches is insanely off the hook. That’s an average of 9.2 pitches per inning folks. I doesn’t get much better than that.
Offensively, it seems like everyone in the line-up reached base at least once and most reached either on a hit or by putting the ball in play. Stephen Skeggs entered the game in the bottom of the 4th inning and reached base on a Fielders Choice during his at bat in the top of 5th. He also came around to score.
We play again on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Alberta Banks Park and then again on Sunday April 19, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel Park.
Gwinnett Braves Open House was a blast!!
Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings, Photos, Social gatherings on April 8, 2009
We went out to check out the new Gwinnett Braves stadium this afternoon. They hosted an Open House from 3 to 8 p.m. I must say, I’ve heard a lot of folks claim that there isn’t a bad seat in a minor league ballpark. Now I’ve actually seen this for myself. No matter where you sit in this ballpark, you can get a good look at the action.
Tom Glavine and Charlie Morton both were out this afternoon doing a little rehab work. It was fun to get to watch a legend like Tommy Glavine get out there and work on the basics.
I can’t wait till April 17th. (The home opener). Here are some pictures from the afternoon.
Davis Falcons improve record to 6-2
Posted by Jarrod Skeggs in Baseball, Family happenings on April 1, 2009
The CW Davis Falcons won big again last night against Gainesville Red Elephants. This was a rematch that every player on the team was looking forward to, considering how the last game finished. The Falcons cleaned house with a final score of 13-4.
Andrew Miles pitched 4 solid innings and allowed only 2 runs. Brandon Benevento entered the game in relief in the 5th inning and then closed the game out in the 6th. Benevento also allowed 2 runs.
Micah McWhorter was super hot in Right Field last night. He made two incredible catches that would certainly have made the ESPN web gems segment. Catcher, Mack Combs made quite a few great stops behind the plate and threw out a runner trying to steal 3rd base. Offensively, Combs also burned the Red Elephants Center Fielder in the bottom of the 5th inning with a lead off double over the player’s head. Andrew Miles also pulled a double down the left field line. As well, Stephen Skeggs burned the left fielder with what should have been a double but unfortunately, it looked like Brad Brown slipped while he was running from first base so Stephen was held to a Single. Nevertheless, Skeggs went 1 for 2 on the night with 2 walks and a run scored. Skeggs ups his average to .458 for the season.
We play next on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Laurel Park north of Gainesville. (Assuming the weather cooperates).
Go Ahead, Subscribe!
Mac Deals
Check out Basecamp
iTunes Freebies of the Week
