Dodos Help West All-Stars Win Mid-Summer Classic!

Saturday June 25, 2011

The Dodos and the A Division West All-Star team opened the weekend festivities with a bang Saturday morning at CSUN. Taking the mound for the West was White Sox All-Star, Law Crone. Crone responded by retiring the side in order to start the game, striking out two. The West offense rewarded Crone with a five-run, two-out rally. Dodos' All-Star center fielder, Chris Hems, started the rally when he belted a 2-0 pitch over the left centerfield wall, followed by a single and triple from Sox stars Brad Shafran and Crone. Charles Dethloff hit an RBI single, then Weston Wulff from the Loons and the Nation's own Steve Cole both hit RBI doubles to give the West an early 5-0 lead over the East and Cy Young leading candidate, D.J. Cook from the Durham Bulls.

Law Crone was in command all game, scattering eight hits over seven innings, surrendering just four runs (2 ER) while striking out nine batters. He also went 2 for 3 at the plate.

With a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth and one out, Crone hit a single and stole second to get into scoring position for Dethloff. Dethloff singled to score Crone. Wulff and Matty Lane both added RBI singles to give the West a 9-4 lead.

Having a five run lead, Crone gave way to Loons' pitcher Eric Bribeaux. After retiring the first batter, Bribeaux walked one then surrendered a two-run home run, closing the lead to 9-6. A single and a walk brought up the East's cleanup hitter, D.J. Cook. With two outs, the West looked to Steve Cole to end the threat.

Cole proceeded to walk Cook, loading the bases. Cole and the East's batter were locked into a full count battle when Cole threw ball four. A wild pitch that eventually found the backstop, allowing all three runners on base to score, tying the game at 9-9. Cole struck out the next batter on three straight pitches.

A leadoff walk by White Sox infielder, George Williams was followed by an RBI triple from Dodos' MVP points leader, Dustin Burke. Hems plated Burke with a single and a walk and a hit batter loaded the bases. With one out, Wulff hit a sacrifice fly ball to left field, scoring Shafran from third base to give the West a 13-9 lead going into the ninth inning.

Cole took the mound in the ninth and retired to side to get the win, pitching an inning and a third, walking and striking out two. Crone received the game ball (MVP) and Wulff was the Silver Slugger, which he received nothing for.

Fantasy Performances of the Day:

Williams (Sox) 2-3 (R, BB); Burke (Dodos) 1-3 (3B, R, RBI, BB, K); Hems (Dodos) 2-4 (HR, 2R, 2RBI); Shafran (Sox) 1-2 (2R, RBI, BB, SB, SF); Crone (Sox) 2-3 (3B, 2R, RBI, HB, SB); Dethloff (Dodos) 2-4 (2R, 2RBI); Wulff (Loons) 3-3 (2B, 2R, 3RBI, SF); Cole (Dodos) 1-4 (2B, RBI, K); Lane (Dodos) 1-2 (RBI, SB, HB); May (Sox) 0-3 (K); Funnes (Loons) 1-3; Bribeaux (Loons) 1-3; Mitchell (Dogs) 1-3 (R, K); Klein (Dogs) 0-1.

Crone (ND) 7 IP, 4R, 2ER. 8H, 2BB, HB, 9K; Bribeaux (ND) .2 IP, 4R, 4ER, 2H, 2BB, 2-R HR); Cole (W) 1.1 IP, R, ER, 2BB, 2K, WP.

The Dodos are off this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July. The action will return Sunday, July 10, 2011 when they face the Cubs at Sylmar High at 2PM.

The Dodos 2011 All-Star Game special edition jerseys.

2011 All-Star Selections Announced!

PCBL All-Star Weekend takes place this weekend, June 25-26, 2011 at CSUN Matador Field. In a two-way tie for first when the All-Star teams were set, the Dodos are privileged to send five players this year. The Dodos' participants were selected by the Dodos Baseball team and the results are in!

The top five in votes received will play in the game. Receiving 13 votes were Steve Cole and Chris Hems. Matty Lane received 11 votes, with Charles Dethloff and Dustin Burke rounding out the votes with nine each. Chris Hoffman had five votes, finishing four votes short.

The Dodos will be on the PCBL A Division West team with players from the White Sox, Loons and Dogs. Managing the West team will be the Dodos' manager, Tony Ross, who has been rumored to "not know what he's doing". Let's hope his team's 10-2-1 record and a win in the All-Star game dispel those untruths.

Come cheer the Dodos and the West team to victory this Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Matador Field at 10AM. Visit the PCBL All-Star page for additional details: http://pcbl.org/allStarGamesLA.aspx

Hockey Skates to Third Win!

Dodos Hockey capped off Father's Day with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Last Call on Sunday night. Caleb McEvers scored two goals to lead the team to the win. Joe Madden scored his first goal of the season in the first period, giving the Dodos and early 1-0 lead when he cleaned up a rebound shot by Dylan Mlcoch and deflected by Matt Marsh. Last Call scored with 54 seconds remaining in the period to tie the game at 1-1.

Last Call jumped out in front with a goal in the second period that sneaked by Dodos' goalie, Juan. The Dodos put nine shots on goal, but couldn't get the game-tying goal in the second.

Trailing 2-1 in the final period, McEvers took a pass from Chuck Flinn and scored to tie the game. McEvers would score the go-ahead goal with just 1:11 remaining in regulation when his backhander was saved. He put the rebound into the goal to give the Dodos the lead.

Tempers began to flair in the final seconds, prompting one Last Call player to illegally check Dodos' defenseman Jason Hibarger, knocking him to the ice. George Edwards skated to help Hibarger and let the Last Call players hear his opinion. Then, the rest of the players came over to discuss matters with some pushing and shoving, resulting in penalties. Juan faced 19 SOG, making 17 saves on the way to his third win of the season.

The Dodos (3-6-2) host the Puck Monkeys Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 4PM on the NHL Rink as they look to avenge two early season losses to the Monkeys.

Fantasy Performances of the Day:

McEvers 2G (6); Madden G (1); Marsh A (3); Mlcoch A (1); Flinn A (6); Barosso A (2)

Dodos Wake Up Wood Bats for Father's Day!

Sunday June 19, 2011

Last year on Father's Day, Dodos Baseball was scheduled to play a team which forfeited, leaving the newly acquired wood bats dormant until last Sunday. The Dodos broke four bats on their way to a 23-hit, 24-10 victory.

Taking the hill for the Dodos was Troy Warn Sr. (1-0). Senior would throw a six-inning complete game in his starting debut for the team. He scattered 10 hits, five earned runs, four strikeouts over six innings, while allowing no walks, but hitting three batters en route to the win.

After a base-running blunder in the first inning, the Dodos put a run on the board in the top of the second, only to lose the lead in the bottom half of the inning with errors by Charles Dethloff, Tony Ross and Senior and two doubles.

Trailing 5-1 in the third, the Dodos came alive after Andy Gerber reached base on an error. Three singles, two walks, a hit batter and a bases-clearing double by Dustin Burke gave the Dodos an 8-5 lead.

The Dodos would score eight more runs in the fourth inning to take a commanding 16-6 lead. Shane Shoemaker lead off the inning with a triple and Jeff Hewitt cleared the bases with a triple of his own to cap the inning's highlights.

Another eight run inning in the sixth featured nine hits, including a two-run inside-the-park homerun from Burke, giving the Dodos (10-2-1) and Senior a 24-10 lead. Senior would strike out two batters in the sixth, including the final batter to seal the victory.

Dodos baseball will not see action until July 12, 2011 due to the PCBL All-Star Game and the Fourth of July holiday. The Cubs (0-13) will host the Dodos at Sylmar High.

Fantasy Performances of the Day:

Hewitt 2-3 (5RBI, 3R, 3B, HB, K); Burke 3-3 (6RBI, 2R, 2B, 2-R HR, SF); Cole 3-4 (R); Dethloff 2-4 (2B, R, RBI, K); Hems 0-3 (RBI, SF); Shoemaker 2-3 (3B, 2R, SB, BB); Warn 2-3 (2RBI, R, BB, SB); Jas. Butter 1-4; A. Gerber 0-2 (3R, RBI, BB, 2SB); Jar. Butter 3-3 (3R, RBI); Jarakian 2-2 (3R, RBI, BB); K. Gerber 1-1 (3R, 2RBI, 2B, 2BB); T. Ross 2-3 (2RBI, 2R).

Warn (W) 6IP, 10R, 5ER, 3HB, 4K, 0BB, CG.

Lucas Wins Angler of the Year!

Dodos Angling was in full force last weekend when Luigi Lucas competed in the Angler's Choice Tournament of Champions in Clear Lake, California. Lucas was in the running for the Angler of the Year trophy and his performance in the tournament left his one place shy of a cash prize (13th), but first overall in the Angler of the Year point.

Lucas attributes his success to his won brand of baits which he has researched, tested, developed and produced. Visit www.nojosbaits.com to see the many different sizes and colors, as well as watch videos of the bait in action.

Congratulations Luigi and good luck next year!

Stars Align to Hand Dodos Their Sixth Loss!

Sunday June 12, 2011

 

After last week's shootout victory, the Dodos were riding high looking to string together back-to-back wins. The Stars had other plans.

From the drop of the puck, the Stars established control of the skate early with two first period goals. The Dodos found themselves in an uphill battle, a battle that Chuck Flinn and Caleb McEvers were willing to fight. Flinn connected twice with McEvers in the second period to even all scores at 2-2. The Stars would respond with and immediate attack, regaining the lead 3-2 by the end of the second period.

The third period would start the same as the first, with the Stars scoring and extending the lead to 4-2. With time winding down, tempers would flare. A pile up around the Stars goalie would result in downed Jeff Hewitt taking a punch to the face, only to retaliate with counter blows of his own. Dodos flocked to the scene with Flinn applying repeated jabs while others wrapped up on Star players. 

Once the penalties were issued, the Dodos quickly responded with a power play goal. Blake Barroso connected with Hewitt on a cross pass that would find the top-shelf and cut the lead to 4-3. 

The Stars would eventually hold on to the victory, handing the Dodos their sixth loss of the season. 

Next week the Dodos (2-6-2) will look to bounce back as they take on Last Call. Game time is 8:30 on the NHL Rink.

Errors, Blown Calls Lead to Dodos' Loss!

Sunday June 12, 2011

Shane Shoemaker got the start for the Dodos and got a ton of ground balls, but the defense committed a season-high eight errors and the base umpire (PCBL League President mind you) blew five calls to combine for the Dodos' second loss of the season.

With the game tied 1-1 in the third inning, a throwing error and two hits led to a 4-1 Dogs' lead. Then, with two out, a routine flyball was hit to center field. Matty Lane went back to make the catch and as he was bringing his glove down, the ball fell out and was ruled an error. The play was clearly a catch, but the umpire felt otherwise, leading to two errors by Tony Ross and five more runs, giving the Dodos a 9-1 deficit.

The Dodos offense never really got into a groove. Just when it seemed something was coming together, a blown-call at third base and two at first dispelled any chances of a rally the Dodos attempted.

Shoemaker pitched six innings, scattering 11 hits and 12 runs (5ER) and striking out three. Steve Cole and Dustin Burke continued their torrid hitting with 3-4 and 2-4 days, respectively. Jeff Hewitt was 2-3 with a triple and Lane also went 2-3. The last four batters in the lineup were a combined 0-14.

The loss and wins by the Bulls (10-1-1) and White Sox (10-2) plummeted the Dodos (9-2-1) into third place. The Dodos face the Loons (3-10) in a wood bat Father's Day game on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 2PM at Poly High School. Troy Warn, Sr. will be making his first start as a Dodo.

Fantasy Performances of the Day:

Shoemaker 1-4 (R, 2K); Burke 2-4 (2R); Cole 3-4 (RBI, 2R, K); Dethloff 1-2 (RBI, 2R, 2BB, SB); Lane 2-3 (2B, 2RBI, R, SB, SF); A. Gerber 0-2 (2RBI, SH, SF); Hewitt 2-3 (3B, RBI, 2R, SB); Jar. Butter 0-1; Jas. Butter 2-4 (K); Hoffman 0-4; Warn 0-3; Jarakian 0-2; K. Gerber 0-1

Shoemaker (L) 6IP, 12R, 5ER, 11H, 4BB, 3K; Jar. Butter 3IP, 9R, 6ER, 10H.

Dodos Hockey Shoots it Out!

Sunday June 5, 2011

The Dodos got off to a good start, winning the opening faceoff and putting a shot on goal within the first thirty seconds, and just four minutes into the game, Chuck Flinn skated into The Other Team's zone and had the goalie out of position when he fell to the ice and the puck went loose. Luckily, forward Matt Marsh was there to push the puck into the net for the game's first goal, and Marsh's third of the season.

With a 1-0 lead in the second period, A.J. Tarpley took a pass from Flinn and sent a slapshot by the goalie for his first goal of the season and adding to the lead, 2-0. But, The Other Team responded with two unanswered goals, including a power play goal after Caleb McEvers was called for a tripping penalty.

Neither team could score in the final period, forcing the game to go into shootouts and Brian Silvey scored on the Dodos' first attempt. Silvey's goal was the only one needed, as Juan the goalie turned away all five shots he faced, giving the Dodos (2-6-1) their second victory of the season.

Fantasy Performances of the Day:

Marsh 1G (3); Tarpley 1G (1); Flinn 2A (3); Juan 20 Saves

Cole, Dodos Tame Dogs!

Sunday June 5, 2011

Steve Cole (6-0) pitched five innings, hit a double and had 2 RBI en route to his league leading sixth win of the season. The Dodos scored nine runs in the second inning on six hits, highlighted by Jarrod Butter's bases-clearing triple. Jarrod had a season-high 4 RBI while going 2-3.

The Dodos added eight more runs in the fourth inning, capped off with Shane Shoemaker's first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left-center.

An error by second baseman, Tony Ross, would lead to three unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth, but the Dodos offense would counter with four more runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Shoemaker pitched a scoreless sixth to end the game with a 22-10 mercy-rule.

Fantasy Performances of the Day:

Shoemaker 2-5 (2-R HR, 2R, 2RBI, 2K); Burke 3-3 (2 2B, 3R, BB); Hems 2-4 (2R, 2RBI, SB, K); Lane 2-2 (2B, 3RBI, 2R, SB, SF); Cole 1-3 (2B, 2RBI, 2R, SB, BB); Jas. Butter 0-2 (RBI, R, 2BB); Hewitt 0-3 (R, BB); A. Gerber 2-3 (2B, 2RBI, 3R, BB); Hoffman 1-4 (2B, RBI, 2R, BB); Jar. Butter 2-3 (3B, 4RBI, 2R, BB); Warn 3-4 (3B, 3RBI, R); T. Ross 0-1 (R, HB, BB).

Cole (W) 5IP, 10R, 4ER, 12H, BB, HB, 3K; Shoemaker IP, BB, K.