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Golden Spikes Cowboys Reach Championship at C'town - By the Numbers
After their amazing run at Cooperstown, the Golden Spikes Cowboys Coach Bret Hemphill took a moment to reflect on his team's 10-1 week, ending with an appearance in the Championship game:
I know we've been publishing a ton of stuff from Cooperstown, but feel that I need to share one more article. When you have like a 9 hour trip home there is some time for reflection on what took place. To say that I'm proud of these kids does not do them justice. I want to also acknowledge what a tremendous job Coach Cory Barker did out there bringing the energy. Finally, I want to share this story that I wrote down on the plane. It's long, but it's a short read.
The game of baseball is all about numbers so I thought I’d try and write a little story using numbers to describe our trip.
-17,000 people watched us play the Championship Game via LiveStream
-12,394 pictures taken by Martin Reyes
-2,000 people watched us play live at Little Majors Stadium
-1,248 kids in this tourney
-.421 Team Batting Average
-312 ft the distance of Spencer’s HR against First Colony Knights
-135 runs scored
-125 RBI’s
-104 teams
-92 pins Austin and Zayne collected throughout the week
-89 degrees with 92% humidity on Monday
-88 videos Spencer watched on YouTube and vlogged about it
-64 innings played
-63 times we had to yell at Max to get off his phone
-57 times Dhiren checked to see how his stocks were performing on Wall Street
-53 Homeruns
-41 times Ethan had to tell us our team number for laundry
-37.90 our Around the Horn time
-32 rolls of toilet paper to clean up the mess after the Around the Horn
-27 cases of bottled water consumed by the Spikes
-24 seed eliminated by us
-24 innings Kyle Malkiewicz caught after catching a total of 0 before
-24 kids got to play in the ship
-21 seed eliminated by us
-15 Adam Reyes’ new number for the week
-14 Christian Waters’ new number for the week
-13 Dhiren turned 13 on the 13th with a grand slam
-13 seed eliminated by us
-13 Ethan Guensler’s new number for the week
-13 words Kurt spoke the whole week
-13 games played on Little Majors Stadium a year
-12 boys playing for each other
-12 families who cheered louder than any other team out there
-11 total games played for the week
-11 brothers and sisters who came out to cheer on the boys
-11 K’s in a game for Country Marton
-11 innings thrown by Max who had 9 innings since Jan.
-10 wins on the trip
-10-B The Sparky Anderson Barrack
-10 Homeruns by Wall Street to lead the team
-9 Max Wyles’ new number for the week
-9 bottles of tequila Scott drank for the week
-8 Dhiren Dale’s new number for the week
-7 Austin Tressler’s new number for the week
-6 Spencer Marr’s new number for the week
-6 Grandparents who either flew or drove across the country to come watch us play
-6 wins in pool play
-6 days playing at Disneyland for Travel Baseball
-5 7/8 the size of Cory’s hat
-5 games Wall Street pitched in with 2 wins and 2 saves
-5 Connor Elliott’s new number for the week
-4 playoff wins
-4 Kurt Marton’s new number for the week
-4 meals Kurt ate during his whole stay there
-4 Grand Slams
-3 Kyle Malkiewicz’s new number which use to be his old number for the week
-3 Homeruns in a single game by Kyle Malkiewicz two times! (Tied C’town Record)
-3 buckets of water poured on players
-2 Bam Bam’s new number for the week
-2 pitches before CB put one over the fence for our first HR for the week
-2 shutouts (Kurt & Spencer)
-2 coaches who got to be 12 years old again
-1:50am the time ARey set his alarm to wish Dhiren a Happy Bday but never woke up
-1 Zayne Barker’s new number for the week
-1 visit to the Hall of Fame
-1 HR hit by Spencer at the King of Swat
-1 TEAM that created a lifetime of memories....priceless
Coach Bret Hemphill
I know we've been publishing a ton of stuff from Cooperstown, but feel that I need to share one more article. When you have like a 9 hour trip home there is some time for reflection on what took place. To say that I'm proud of these kids does not do them justice. I want to also acknowledge what a tremendous job Coach Cory Barker did out there bringing the energy. Finally, I want to share this story that I wrote down on the plane. It's long, but it's a short read.
The game of baseball is all about numbers so I thought I’d try and write a little story using numbers to describe our trip.
-17,000 people watched us play the Championship Game via LiveStream
-12,394 pictures taken by Martin Reyes
-2,000 people watched us play live at Little Majors Stadium
-1,248 kids in this tourney
-.421 Team Batting Average
-312 ft the distance of Spencer’s HR against First Colony Knights
-135 runs scored
-125 RBI’s
-104 teams
-92 pins Austin and Zayne collected throughout the week
-89 degrees with 92% humidity on Monday
-88 videos Spencer watched on YouTube and vlogged about it
-64 innings played
-63 times we had to yell at Max to get off his phone
-57 times Dhiren checked to see how his stocks were performing on Wall Street
-53 Homeruns
-41 times Ethan had to tell us our team number for laundry
-37.90 our Around the Horn time
-32 rolls of toilet paper to clean up the mess after the Around the Horn
-27 cases of bottled water consumed by the Spikes
-24 seed eliminated by us
-24 innings Kyle Malkiewicz caught after catching a total of 0 before
-24 kids got to play in the ship
-21 seed eliminated by us
-15 Adam Reyes’ new number for the week
-14 Christian Waters’ new number for the week
-13 Dhiren turned 13 on the 13th with a grand slam
-13 seed eliminated by us
-13 Ethan Guensler’s new number for the week
-13 words Kurt spoke the whole week
-13 games played on Little Majors Stadium a year
-12 boys playing for each other
-12 families who cheered louder than any other team out there
-11 total games played for the week
-11 brothers and sisters who came out to cheer on the boys
-11 K’s in a game for Country Marton
-11 innings thrown by Max who had 9 innings since Jan.
-10 wins on the trip
-10-B The Sparky Anderson Barrack
-10 Homeruns by Wall Street to lead the team
-9 Max Wyles’ new number for the week
-9 bottles of tequila Scott drank for the week
-8 Dhiren Dale’s new number for the week
-7 Austin Tressler’s new number for the week
-6 Spencer Marr’s new number for the week
-6 Grandparents who either flew or drove across the country to come watch us play
-6 wins in pool play
-6 days playing at Disneyland for Travel Baseball
-5 7/8 the size of Cory’s hat
-5 games Wall Street pitched in with 2 wins and 2 saves
-5 Connor Elliott’s new number for the week
-4 playoff wins
-4 Kurt Marton’s new number for the week
-4 meals Kurt ate during his whole stay there
-4 Grand Slams
-3 Kyle Malkiewicz’s new number which use to be his old number for the week
-3 Homeruns in a single game by Kyle Malkiewicz two times! (Tied C’town Record)
-3 buckets of water poured on players
-2 Bam Bam’s new number for the week
-2 pitches before CB put one over the fence for our first HR for the week
-2 shutouts (Kurt & Spencer)
-2 coaches who got to be 12 years old again
-1:50am the time ARey set his alarm to wish Dhiren a Happy Bday but never woke up
-1 Zayne Barker’s new number for the week
-1 visit to the Hall of Fame
-1 HR hit by Spencer at the King of Swat
-1 TEAM that created a lifetime of memories....priceless
Coach Bret Hemphill