Ben Johnson of Newington, Rhode Island, put on such a performance during the 2009 IMG Wood Bat League that he earned the Offensive MVP Award… and a college scholarship.
Johnson recently signed his letter of intent to play baseball next year at the University of Tampa, which had coaches spot Johnson at the IMG WBL Summer [...]
Today presented the first day of the IMG Wood Bat League College Showcase. Players from the IMGWBL have had the opportunity to show off their skills to some of the top programs in the state. The University of Tampa (Tampa, FL), Florida Tech (Melbourne, FL), Broward College (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Flagler College (St. Augustine, FL), [...]
In the first round of the round-robin style play, the Sea Dogs were able to overcome an early three-run deficit and get an early lead in the group standings. All of the scoring came early in this one as the pitchers were able to settle down towards the later innings.
The Lightning stuck first in the [...]
Underneath the hot, hot sun yesterday, the last-place Mustangs could not muster enough offense to overpower the bats of the second-place Hurricanes. Despite a late push by the Mustangs in the late innings, a big third and fourth inning by the Hurricanes propelled them to victory, and pushed them in the right direction to regain [...]
The Lightning were able to quiet the Hammerheads bats yesterday, and cruised to a 5-0 victory.
Jackson Yates took the ball for the Lightning and threw five very solid innings allowing only three hits and striking out two. Yates got some support offensively off the bat of Dylan Hast. Hast hit two doubles, scored a run, [...]
Here are the IMGWBL scores from Saturday, July 11, 2009:
Mustangs 2 6 0
Hammerheads 4 13 0
WP - Andrew Ladisa - 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 SO
Top Performer - Nick DiBenedetto - Hammerheads - 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R
Sea Dogs 9 8 1
Hurricanes 2 8 5
WP - Corey Wiley - 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, [...]
Offensive Leaders
Batting Average
Name Average Team
Ben Johnson .625 Hammerheads
Ryan Brenner .601 Ospreys
Shay Mlakar .536 Conquistadors
Gabriel Lowerre .501 Hurricanes
Jonathan Davis .501 Sea Dogs
RBI
Name RBI Team
Gabriel Lowerre 15 Hurricanes
Brian Fleischli 13 Hurricanes
Cas Dean 12 Hurricanes
Ben Johnson 12 Hammerheads
3 Players tied 10
2Bs
Name 2Bs Team
Ben Johnson 5 Hammerheads
Anthony Dibartolo 5 Buccaneers
Josh Sepulveda 4 Ospreys
Cas [...]
Just released from the IMGWBL Commissioners Office is the Player of the Week and the Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 4th through July 10th. These players stood out among their peers and earned these awards. Congratulations boys and keep up the good work!
Player of the Week
Cas Dean - IMG Hurricanes
.600 AVG. [...]
All of today’s (Thursday, July 09, 2009) action was cancelled due to rain. The games will be resumed tomorrow (Friday). Please keep checking our blog for further updates.
In one of the most exciting games of the season, the Conquistadors were able to hold on for the win after a scary seventh inning. The game was in their hands early, but it nearly slipped away as the Hurricanes kept chipping away, but eventually left 7-6 winners.
The Conquistadors second inning rally started the scoring [...]