2009 News Archive
Arrows & Archers celebrate best ever season
Saturday night 19th November saw the annual trophy night for both Arrows and Archers, after what has been the best season on record for the Club it was only right and fitting that the season be celebrated in a special way, each player from both teams was presented with a used game ball dated and with the players name, also the specialised awards were specially shipped in from the U.S. the recipients of these awards can be seen in the table below. Also a special achievment award was made to Adrian Bonsor (pictured below), who has announced his retirement from the game
Arrows Awards |
Archers Awards |
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MVP Edwin Alcantera |
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MVP Jeff Summers |
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Gold Glove Franklin Sequera |
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Gold Glove Ben Sayer |
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Batting Edwin Alcantera |
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Batting Jeff Summers |
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Pitching |
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Pitching Jeff Summers |
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Most Improved Rudi Fonseca |
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Most Improved Jed Oliver |
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Rookie Luke Foley |
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Rookie Rich Sprent |
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Archers Fall 1 Short
The Essex Archers fell at the last hurdle at the NBC "A" division finals, all was going well for the Essex clubs 2nd team in their 1st ever post season appearance when they plated the winning run in the bottom of the 7th inning of their semi final against Humber pilots with a walk off single by Aaron Sneesby plating Ben Sayer and sparking mass jubilation of their 6-5 win, the like that has never before been seen in the Archers short history. This set up a final against Leicester Blue Sox, who overcame possible pre-tournement favorites Bracknell 2 in their semi final. The final was a well balanced game with the lead tooing and froing, until the Archers had 1 sticky inning and were never able to fully close the gap on their Midlands Division rivals, the Archers hitting was phenomenal, with all 9 players gaining at least 1 hit (if my memory is correct) but they were not able to keep up with the Sox, with the game ending with a catch from the Sox 2nd baseman, who had a bone thudding collision with his Right Fielder but managing to hold on to the ball. Final score Archers 8 Leicester Blue Sox 12. All of the Archers would like to congratulate Leicester on the great achievement.
Archers Keep On Rolling
The Archers continued their spectacular winning season on Sunday when they took on and beat “A” League, Pool 3 winners Richmond Dragons 14-6 in the A League play-off semi final,(Report here).They now move on to the National Finals Weekend, this weekend at Croydon’s Roundshaw playing fields as part of the 2009 National Baseball Championships.
Arrows complete perfect regular season
The Arrows completed the regular season games with 2 more wins, this time against Herts Eagles, winning the 1st game 11-1 and the 2nd 15-4, both on the slaughter rule (Report here). With these 2 wins and the Bournemouth Sharks not able to field a team for the final weekend, the Arrows final standing was 25 wins and 0 loses, they now start making travel arrangements for the weekend of 5th/6th Sept where they will compete in the AAA National Baseball finals in Harrogate. The next baseball action see the Archers take on Richmond Dragons in a 1 game play-off for a place at the National Baseball Finals A series, the game is at Townmead this sunday with 1st pitch at 2pm
Archers finish regular season on a high
With the Arrows having an off weekend it was all eyes on the Archers as they closed out their regular season with another win, to complete their best ever season, beating Southampton's 2nd team 17-5 (Report here). they now turn their sights to their 1st ever post season play with a play-off game (expected to be against Richmond) on 23rd Aug. The Arrows head towards the end of their regular season with a home double header against Herts Eagles.
Arrows "lose" but only to weather, not before taking a proper win over Bristol, Archers hold off resurgent Rays
The Arrows made the long trip to Bristol to face the Badgers, but only managed to complete 1 of the 2 games with the weather winning out for the 2nd, but they did manage another impressive 15-4 win to take the season standing to 21& 0 (Report to follow). The Archers faced The Rays for their 3rd encounter of the season and held off a much improved Rays team with a score of 12-4 (Report here). The Arrows do not have a game this weekend due to a scheduled Rain Date, the Archers are at home again with the rescheduled game against Southampton.
Arrows make it perfect 20, Archers keep the roll going
Jeebus steadies Archers to see off gutsy Marauders
The Archers continued their winning ways with a mercy rule win over London III, but at times they didn't have it all their own way until this years pitching revalation, Jed (Jeebus) Oliver took the mound in the 6th inning and settled all around him down and help to finish out the game (Report here). The Arrows return to League action on 19th July @ Sidewinders, This weekend the Archers play a make up game away to The Old Timers, 1st pitch 14:00
Arrows put on special show for the Abbey and Jerry helps out umpiring the bases again, Archers end up with blank weekend
Arrows fight back hard to win two v Southampton today at the Mead, with special guest, Jerry Springer taking time out of his busy schedule to ump the bases in the second game!! Scores 16-8 & 12-8 and Arrows now go 18 unbeaten. Photos and official game reports to follow. Arrows next games are at the London Tournament in Croydon on the 11th & 12th of July (Report here). The Archers game away to Southampton II was postponed to Aug 2nd due to Southampton having a problem raising a team. The Arrows return to League action on 19th July @ Sidewinders, the Archers are at home to Londons 3rd Team, 1st pitch 14:00
Arrows stay 100% with a star attraction, Archers extend division lead
The Arrows carried on where they had left off after their short break with 2 emphatic wins over the London Metros, winning game 1 13-1 and the 2nd 20-10, but both sides could be forgiven for perhaps being a little star struck in game 2, the incomparable chat show host and star of the West End Musical “Chicago” Jerry Springer was a guest base umpire (Report Here). The Archers hosted division rivals Braintree Rays and put in a very professional performance running out convincing 27-2 winners (Report Here). This weekend sees the Arrows host Southampton and will be held as part of Waltham Abbey's Town Show 1st game starts 12:00, we will also have the new Mayor of Waltham Abbey throwing out the first pitch. The Archers will be travelling in the opposite direction and face Southampton II starting at 14:00
Archers pull last minute ace on mavericks
With the Arrows having no game, all eyes fell on the Archers home game with Guildford Mavericks. The weather had decided to also play ball this weekend and made for a good backdrop to what turned out to be a close end to a game that the Archers thought they had wrapped up in 7 innings, with the final score ending 18 - 13 to the Archers after the full 9 innings and that result sees the Archers return to the top of their respective division (Report Here). This weekend sees the Arrows return to action with a double-header at London Metros 1st game starts 12:00 and the Archers are at home facing division rivals Braintree starting at 14:00
Weather only winner
The only winner this last weekend was the weather with both teams having their games postponed due to heavey overnight rain, this will leave both teams needing to reorganise these games for later in the season
Arrows keep rolling, Archers have blank week
The Arrows continued their amazing start to the season improving their record to 14 & 0 against Richmond knights, both games only went 5 innings winning the 1st game 10-0 and the 2nd 16-0. (Report Here) The Archers who did not have a game used their time off wisely by visiting the batting cages at wembley . This coming Sunday sees the Arrows again at home this time to Bournemouth Sharks , starting of 12:00, the Archers make their 2nd visit of the season to our friends the Old Timers starting at 14:00
Arrows extend wins to 12, Archers have off day in home opener
The Arrows improved their already impressive start to the season with another double-header win over near rivals Herts Eagles, winning the 1st game 5-1 and the 2nd 16-5. (Report Here) The Archers in their home opener came up short against unbeaten Bracknell II , losing 33-10 (Report to follow). This coming Sunday sees the Arrows at home to Richmond Knights , starting of 12:00, the Archers have an off week
Arrows win streak reaches double figures, while Archers get back to winning ways
The Arrows win streak reached double figures this weekend with 2 wins over local rivals the Sidewinders, winning the 1st game 11-1 and the 2nd 8-2. (Report Here) The Archers got themselves back to winning ways with a very professional display against a very raw, rookie Herts Raptors, winning 32-4 (Report Here). This coming Sunday sees the Arrows make the short trip to Herts Eagles, with an early start of 11:00, the Archers have their 1st Home game of the season when they face the unbeaten Bracknell II with 1st pitch at 14:00
Arrows stay 100% but Archers drop a close game (15-05-09)
The Arrows remained unbeaten in the 2009 season beating Oxford 10-0 and 9-8 (after extra innings) to continue one of the best starts to a season in many years (report here) unfortunately the Archers could not quite continue their remarkable start to the season, but took it very close in their game at Richmond, succumbing to a 12-11 loss in the bottom of the ninth inning after an epic ding dong battle (report here). THis coming Sunday sees the Arrows again at home this time to their near neighbors the sidewinders from Enfield, starting at 12:00, the Archers make the short trip to Hemel Hempstead where the face the Herts Raptors with a late start of 16:00
Great Start To Season Continues With Both Teams Remaining Unbeaten
Both teams continued their amazing start to the 2009 season. The Arrows made the long trip down to the south coast where they took on the Burgess Hill Redhats at the Brighton Pavilion Fields, there they found some unexpected support and were cheered almost constantly on to 2 game wins, both with the final score of 7-3 (Report Here ). The Archers traveled the short distance to take on their great friends at the Old Timers and in a game that saw pitcher Jeff Summers hit 2 massive home runs and pitch a complete 9 inning game and the Archers posted a 13-10 win (Report Here)
2009 Season continues and the Club remains with a 100% record (27/04/09)
Week 2 for the Arrows saw them entertain London Metros @ Waltham Abbey and they continued the impressive start to the campaign winning the 1st game 10-0 and continued on, winning the 2nd game 6-5 (Report Here ). Across Essex in Braintree the Archers got their 2009 season up and running with a mix of old guard and some new faces taking to the diamond, with untested youngster Jed Oliver making his debut on the mound the whole team put together a very impressive game finishing the game 16-11 winners (Report Here). This coming weekend the Arrows make the long trip south to face Burgess Hill in a double header with the 1st game starting at 12pm, with the Archers also away, but just the short trip to Enfield to face their old foes, the Old Timers in a single game starting at 14:30
Arrows Season Gets Off To Best Possible Start (20-04-09)
This week saw the Arrows get back into action with their 2009 season opener away at Richmond winning both games (Report Here). This coming Sunday sees the Arrows entertain London Metros in their home opener and also sees the Archers begin their 2009 campaign with the short trip to the Braintree Rays
New era starts with new training venue (23-02-09)
The club have started the new era under new manager Luis Castro with 2009 spring training getting under way at our new indoor venue at Waltham Abbey Sports Center, not only have we been able to get the arms slowly warmed up and ready for the coming season, but have also spent the 2nd half of training inside the weights room, also with a number of old faces returning for this year the player ranks are hitting new levels and with the combination of all the training to come before the season and the club entering a joint single team in the Herts Spring League, all is looking up within the club, If you are interested in joining up with the club this season, don't forget to contact one of the team managers on the contacts page
End of an era as a new one starts (01-01-09)
At the clubs trophy night we said good bye to out going 1st team manager Phil Chesterton after 25 years service to the club, he is not totally lost to the sport however as he is looking to turn out for the "Old Timers" this coming season, with Phil's departure now sees a new era in the history of the Arrows 1st Team with Luis Castro taking the reins ready for the new season, to contact Luis or any other Club official please go to our contacts page.
Trophy Night (01-01-09)
With the 2008 season out of the way, November saw the Arrows hold their annual trophy night
1st Team awards |
2nd Team awards |
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Pitching: Carlos Mancheno |
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Pitching: Kevin Bonner |
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Batting: Richard Chesterton |
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Batting: Luke Foley |
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Defense: Steve Simmons |
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Defense: Aaron Sneesby |
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MVP: Carlos Mancheno |
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MVP: Luke Foley |
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MIP: Billy Marchant |
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MIP: Jed Oliver |
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Other photos from the night can be found on my facebook page
New Identity within the organisation (01-01-09)
At the end of the 2008 season the Arrows 2nd team took the unprecedented step of requesting to use their own identity. At the Club’s A.G.M. the steps were put in place and for the 2009 season the 1st team will continue to be called the Essex Arrows with the 2nd team now being called the Essex Archers.
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