Fairfield Chiefs (10u) 33, Cincy Flames 14

The Flames first loss of the season came in their 22nd game. The Chiefs piled on the runs in 3 seperate innings, and the Flames just couldn't muster enough offense. Brandon Mullins went 2-3 with 2 RBI, and Bret Bosel went 2-2 with 3 RBI, a R, and a sacrifice to lead the offense.

Lana 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI
Malott 1-1, 3 R, 2 BB, RBI
Bosel 2-2, R, 3 RBI
Mullins 2-2, 2 RBI
Wenning 0-1, 2 BB, 2 R

Cincy Flames 9, Avondale Angels (10u) 8

West Chester, OH - In dramatic fashion the Cincy Flames won in their opening game in the SWOL 10U league with a 9-8 victory. The Angels jumped on starter John Malott early in the first inning, but Tristan Lana, the winning pitcher, came in to pitch 4 1/3 scoreless innings to hold down the Angels while the offense chipped away. The top of the sixth inning saw clutch at bats by Mark Peterson, Joey Wenning, Trey Amann, Justin Moyer, and Kane Bateman, and the icing on the cake was a solid two-run go-ahead single by Tristan Lana. The bottom of the 6th was equally as exciting with awesome defensive diving plays by Bret Bosel, and Joey Wenning, and finally fearless pitching by Wenning for the save.

Lana 2-2, 2 R, 2 RBI
Malott 2-3, R
Amann 0-1, 2 BB, R
Moyer 0-1, 2 BB, R RBI

W - Lana 4 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 K
S - Wenning IP, 0 H, 0 ER

Cincy Flames 22, Fairfield Braves 1

Fairfield, OH - The Flames once again came out hitting, and the pitching and defense was stifling as they cruised to their 20th win, which was dedicated in honor of the teams number one fan Grandma Bateman.

Grandson Bateman pitched two scoreless innings, striking out 3 and giving up only 2 hits and no runs to pick up the win. Joey Wenning pitched a perfect inning with 2 ks for the hold, and Ryne Fritz hammered the door shut in the fourth with a strikeout for the save.

Offensively the Flames hit early and often. Bret Bosel led the offense going 3-4 with a 3B, 5 BI, and a R. John Malott went 2-3 with 2 RBI and 3 R, Ryne Poli went 2-3 with 3 RBI, and 3 R and Brandon Mullins chimed in with a 2-4 night with 2 R and 2 RBI. Joey Wenning kept up his hot streak going 2 for 2 with a 2B, an RBI and a 2 R.

Bateman 0-1, RBI, 3 R, 3BB
Lana, 1-2, BB, 3 R
Malott 2-3, 3 R, 2 RBI
Poli 2-3, 3 RBI, 3 R
Bosel 3-4, 5 RBI, 3B, R
Mullins 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R
Wenning 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI
Fritz 1-2, BB, 2 R


W - Bateman 2 IP, 3 K, 2 H, 0 R
H - Wenning 1 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 R
S - Fritz IP, 1 K, 0 H, 0 ER

Cincy Flames 16, Madeira Yankees 0

Madiera, OH - There were about 65 people in attendance at last night's titanic struggle between the Cincy Flames and the Madeira Yankees. Mark Peterson went 4 shutout innings striking out 10 for the win, and offensively went 2 for 2 with 2 HR, 3 R, and 6 RBI. Ryne Poli chipped in with a 2 for 3 night with 2B, 3 RBI, and 2 R, and Joey Wenning added a 2B, a R, and a BB.

Bateman 2-3, 2 R, RBI
Poli 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Bosel 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R
Peterson 2-2, 2 HR, 3 R, 6 RBI
Wenning 1-2, R, 2B

W - Mark Peterson 4 IP, 0 H, 10K, 0 ER

2006 Bandit Yard Invitational Champions!!

Greenfield, IN - The Cincy Flames once again swept through a tournament with a perfect record. After finishing up pool play with a 21-7 win over the Carmel Pups, the Flames entered the single elimination playoff games as the #1 seed. The Flames knocked off the Indiana Prospects 11-1 in the semi-final game, and then beat the Tippecanoe Wolfpack in the Championship game 14-10.

Cincy Flames 21, Carmel Pups 7

The Flames brought out the lumber (metal) for the final pool play game against the Pups, every Flame hitter scored a run or recorded an RBI. Ryne Poli went 3 for 3 with a 2b, 4 R, and an RBI, Bret Bosel went 3 for 4 with a 2B, 2 R, and 5 RBI, John Malott went 1 for 3 with a bases clearing double, and Brandon Mullins also went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI. Ryne Fritz started the game and went 2 innings without giving up an earned run, and Joey Wenning came in in relief a pitched two scoreless innings with a strikeout for the win. Kane Bateman pitched the 5th and recorded a strikeout, allowed 1 R, on 1 H for the save.

Bateman 2-4, 3 R, RBI
Lana 1-3, 2 R, RBI
Malott 1-3, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI
Poli 3-3, 4 R, 2B, RBI
Bosel 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 5 RBI
Mullins 1-3, 2 RBI
Fritz 0-1, 2 R, 2 BB,

W - Wenning 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
S - Bateman 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Cincy Flames 11, Indiana Prospects 1

Bret Bosel threw 3 dominating innings for the win. Bret did not allow a hit or an earned run and struck out 7. Joey Wenning pitched a scoreless fourth inning for the save. Brandon Mullins ripped a two run single in the 3rd inning and later scored, and Justin Moyer scored twice, once on an RBI single by Tristan Lana in the 4th. The play of the game, (and maybe the weekend) was the nifty double play turned by Mark Peterson, Justin Moyers, and Bret Bosel. After Justin fielded a grounder at second and threw the hitter out at first base, Mark fired a seed to Bret who laid down a perfect tag on the runner attempting to take third.

Lana 1-3, 2 RBI
Poli 1-2, R, RBI
Mullins 1-1, 2 R, 2 RBI
Fritz 0-2, RBI
Moyer 0-0, 2 R, 2 BB


W - Bosel 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 Ks
S - Wenning 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER

Cincy Flames 14, Tippecanoe Wolfpack 10


John Malott hit a 2-run double, Ryne Poli hit a 2-run single, Justin Moyers, Trey Amann, Mark Peterson and Brandon Mullins each scored twice to lead the offense. John Malott started off the game with 13 straight strikes before throwing his first ball. The Wolfpack brought their bats and scored 3 earned runs off of John on 6 hits, but he battled all night, recording 4 strikeouts and no walks for the win. Tristan Lana pitched 1/3rd of an inning in relief, and Justin "Ice-in-his-Veins" Moyers pitched the last inning giving up 2 runs on 2 hits for the save.

Bateman 2-2, 2 R
Lana 1-3, R
Malott 2-2, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Poli, 2-3, 2 RBI
Bosel 1-3, R, RBI
Mullins 2-3, R
Peterson 0-0, 2 R
Amann 1-1, 2 R
Moyer 1-2, 2 R

W - Malott 4 2/3, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
S - Moyer 1, 2 ER, 2 H

Greenfield, IN - The Flames opened up pool play in the Bandit Yard Invitational in Greenfield, Indiana with more of their winning ways. Both pitching and hitting were solid in the opening games with the Flames outscoring their first two opponents17-7. The Flames so far have collected 15 hits and the pitchers have struck out 7.

Cincy Flames 11, Indiana Prospects 4

The opening game of the Bandit Yard Tournament looked similar to a lot of the games the Flames have had this year with crooked number in the first inning. With doubles from Brett Bosel and Mark Peterson and singles from Kane Bateman, Joey Wenning, and Ryne Fritz in the first frame the Flames put up 5 runs and never looked back. Tristan Lana executed 3 perfect suicide squeezes two of which eventually went for singles.

On the hill Lana tossed 4 solid innings for the win, and Justin Moyer mowed them down in the fifth for the save.

Kane Bateman 2-2, R
Tristan Lana 2-2, R, 3 RBI
Brett Bosel 1-3, 2B, R
Mark Peterson 2-2, 3 R, 2B, RBI
Joey Wenning 1-2, R, BB
Ryne Fritz 1-3, 2 RBI

W - Tristan Lana 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
S - Justin Moyer 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, K, BB


Cincinnati Flames 6, Mt. Vernon Pythons 3

Trey Amann scored the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth inning on a 2-run single by Kane Bateman, and Justin Moyer once again came in in relief at the end of the game to hold the Pythons down for the save. Brandon Mullins went 1 for 3, John "Stitches" Malott went 2 for 2 with 2 R, and Ryne Poli went 2 for 3 with a 2B, and an RBI. Mark Peterson held the Pythons with only 1 unearned run for 4 2/3 innings while striking out 4 for the win.

Kane Bateman 1-3, 3 RBI
John Malott 2-2, 2 R
Ryne Poli 2-3, 2B
Trey Amann 0-0, 2 BB, 2 R

W - Mark Peterson 4 1/3 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 ER
S - Justin Moyer 1 2/3, H, 0 BB, K, 0 ER

Cincy Flames 30, Tealtown Patriots 2

Tealtown (West), OH - The Flames pounded out 27 hits and 30 runs in their second 9u SWOL tilt of the year. Tristan Lana started for the Flames and gave up only two hits and no earned runs while striking out 3 for the win. Kane Bateman toed the rubber for the first time this year and pitched a gem striking out 5 patriots, allowing only one hit and walking 3 for the save.

Bateman 5-5, 2 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI
Lana 2-4, 3 R, BB
Malott 2-3, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI
Poli 2-3, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
Bosel 3-3, 2B, 3 R, RBI
Mullins 0-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Peterson 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Wenning 2-3, 3 R, BB
Fritz 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI
Amann 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI
Moyer 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI

W - Lana 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K
S - Bateman 2 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 5 K

Cincinnati Flames 11, Xtreme Sharks 6

West Chester, Oh - The Cincinnati Flames kicked off the SWOL season with a win over the Xtreme Sharks. Once again the Flames shook off early game gitters and won the game on solid bullpen contributions and timely late inning hitting. Justin Moyer pitched two scoreless, hitless innings while striking out two for the win. Brett Bosel earned his 4th save of the year by shutting down the Sharks with 2 ks in the 6th inning. Tristan Lana made the defensive play of the game, snaring a sure single up the middle and throwing out the runner by a step at firstbase. Kane Bateman went 2 for 3 with 3 R, but the hitting star of the game was Brandon Mullins, who executed a perfect suicide squeeze in the 5th inning, to top off a 1 for 2 evening with 2 RBI. Mark Peterson drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 4th with a single.


Bateman 2-3 3 R
Mullins 1-2 2 RBI


W - Justin Moyer 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB
S - Bosel 1 IP, 2 K, 0 H, 0 ER

Fairfield Chiefs Spring Break Bash Champions!!

Fairfield, OH - The Flames beat J.B. Yeager this morning 16-0, the Cincinnati Stix 6-3 and then beat the Cincinnati Riverbats 8-4 in the Championship game.

Cincinnati Flames 16, J.B. Yeager 0

The Flames pitching and hitting were both dominating in the 3rd game of the FC Spring Break Bash. Starting pitcher Joey Wenning went 3 commanding innings striking out 8, while throwing 31 of his 41 pitches for strikes. Justin Moyer finished off the game in the 4th with 3 strike outs of his own. The bats stayed alive with Kane Bateman going 3 for 3 including a 2 run single, Mark Peterson went 1 for 1 with a two run single, and Justin Moyer went 1 for 2 with a 2 run single.

Bateman 3-3, 3R, 2 RBI
Poli 1-1, RBI, R
Mullins 2 BB, 2 R
Peterson 1-1, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Amann 1-1, BB, R
Moyer 1-2, R, 2 RBI

W- Joey Wenning 3 IP, 8 Ks, 0 H, 0 ER
S - Justin Moyer 1 IP, 3 Ks, 0 H, 0 ER

Cincinnati Flames 6, Cincinnati Stix 3

The Flames entered the game knowing a win would put them in the championship game. The pressure was on and the boys met the challenge. Starting pitcher Brandon Mullins set the tone early by striking out 3 in the first inining. The third inning proved to be the big inning for the Flames, Trey Amann started them off by roping a double down the left field line, singles by Kane Bateman and John Malott were followed by RBIs by Tristan Lana and Brett Bosel. Brandon and then the bullpen took it from there. The Stix didn't muster another run after the 4th inning, thanks to two strong plays at the plate by catcher Ryne Poli and the Flames earned the right to the Championship game versus the Cincinnati Riverbats.

Bateman 2-2, 2 R
Lana 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R
Bosel 2-2, R, RBI
Amann 1-2, 2B

W - Brandon Mullins 4 IP, 8 Ks, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 H
S - Brett Bosel 1.1 IP 1K, 0 ER, 0 H

Cincinnati Flames 8, Cincinnati Riverbats 4

The Flames kept their fans on the edge of their fold-up chairs the whole game. Despite having nerve wracked fans the Flames players played like true Champions, keeping it close early and erupting for 5 runs in the last two innings. Justin Moyers' 2-run, 2-out single in the bottom of the fourth put the Flames ahead to stay. In the fourth Ryne Fritz added a big RBI-single and Kane Bateman remained hot with the bat lacing his 3rd single of the day.
The Bullpen once again came up big with Joey Wenning and John Malott bridging the gap to get to closer Tristan Lana and his two inning save.

Bateman 3-3, 2 R
Mullins 2-3 R
Peterson 1-1, 2B, RBI, R
Fritz 1-3, RBI, R
Moyer 1-1, 2 RBI

W - Bosel 3 IP, 4 K, 2 ER, 3 BB
S - Lana 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H

Fairfield, OH - The Flames started out 2-0 in Pool A of the Fairfield Chiefs Spring Break Bash. Game 1 saw the Flames jump out in front of the Fairfield Braves early and they never looked back. Game 2 also saw an early offensive explosion against the Columbus Sharks. The Sharks made it close at the end, but the Flames were able to hold on for the victory.

Cincinnati Flames 27, Fairfield Braves 1

Tristan Lana pitched a near flawless game, allowing only one unearned run. Tristan struck out 8 in his 4 innings of work. The Flames lumber (yeah I know the bats are metal, but lumber sounds cool) once again came alive, along with the 27 runs, the pounded 10 hits.

Bateman 3 BB, 3 R, RBI
Poli 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
Mullins 1-3, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2B
Peterson 2-2, 3 RBI, R
Wenning 2-2, R, RBI
Fritz 2-3, 2 RBI, R
Aman 2 BB, 2 R m
Moyer 2 BB, 2 R

W - Lana 4 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 10 K

Cincinnati Flames 12, Columbus Sharks 11

The Flames put a 6 spot on the Sharks in the bottom of the first inning, and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The Sharks chipped away through the 5 innings, but the bats once again gave the Flames enough cushion to hold on. John Malott struck out 5 in his 3 innings of work allowing just 2 hits and no earned runs. Mark Peterson came in, in middle relief, and Ryne Fritz hammered the door shut in the top half of the sixth.

Lana 2-3, 3 R
Malott 3-3, 2 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI
Bosel 1-2, 2 RBI, R

W - Malott 3 IP, 5 K, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER
S - Fritz 0 H, BB, 0 ER