Cincinnati CoBALTS Baseball Club

After a freakish rainout on opening night in Dayton, the Balts got going with a Wednesday night victory over the boys of ATO, 14-0. Paul Krause and Wags looked in mid-season form while newcomer lefty Kevin Heasley finished out. Bats were led by Nick "i didn't retire" Schmidt who went 4-5 with 4 RBI. And newcomer Brian Stoecklein hit his 1st Homer.

Game 2, Thursday night League action versus Cheviot was another Shannon Morgan Show who went 4 for the win followed by newcomer Rick Rossell who was equally impressive going final three innings for an 8-1 win. Offense was helped by Cheviot miscues but Todd Taylor and newcomer Fred Breitling had big 2Bs driving in 2 RBIs each.

Game 3 versus the Hawks was not a game to remember as the Balts played poor defense, ran themselves out of innings (thanks to Hawks nice little catcher), and let a 7th inning lead evaporate into an 8-7 loss. Brian Stoecklein continued to impress going 7-9 on the evening.

Game 4 was second of the night on Friday versus Cubs. Mikey Taylor goes the distance in a gutty 1st outing and Balts win 8-6 behind more Stoecklein and couple of hits from Shannon Morgan.

Sorry, no humorous pictures or cute inside jokes - we got work to do boys!

Imagine a job where you have to be correct 0% of the time. Well that's also the batting average these weather-clowns had for this Friday. What was to be a fine Opening Night turned into "pop-up" constant showers and a washed out field....but we're not bitter!

Instead, we'll enjoy the Natches over the holiday weekend and prepare for the CRC Opening Night on Wednesday at beautiful Hille Park (6:30pm).

Cobalts have always been a little stingy when it comes to adding new players to its roster. After all, twelve current members have 10+ years of being part of the Cobalt Family.

That said, each year we look to build a stronger squad with the addition of new talented players. 2008 may prove to be the best recruiting year EVER!!!

This year we welcome aboard:

* A well-groomed power hitter

* A true Roman soldier

* A big slashing Jason

* A hard throwing Rick

* A new Howitzer arm

* A TriAngle man

* An All-Star Wild Thang

* A famous lefty Admiral 

The Dayton Braves have invited the Cobalts to open the '08 Season at Nitswitch Stadium on the campus of Wright State University in a 9 inning affair under the lights on Friday May 23 (7pm start).

The Braves are a perrenial power in the Dayton Roy Hobbs league and will be a great first challenge for the Cobalts. And, the Braves enjoy post-game beverages almost as much as the 'Balts so this gig may go well into the night.

So kick off the Memorial Day weekend by rooting for the Cobalts up at Wright State...directions on the "Yards & Parks" section of this web site.