Kettering Royals

With a 7-3 start to the 2007 season the Royals secured a first place seed in the All-Star lock. With that, Royals Skipper Mark Franklin and Asst Coach Eric Jameson will head-up the 2007 American League Team. Joining the Boys in Blue will the best from the Springfiled Indians & Dayton Panthers. The following 7 Royals will be representing the Boys in Blue in the 2007 All-Star game:

      * Ben Ailes         OF
      * Chad Campbell IF
      * Brian Duffy    IF/P
      * Jason Griffith (unable to attend) IF/P
      * Matt Haver         OF
      * Kevin Reynolds   OF/P
      * Shawn Rudegeair IF
      * Kyle Ubinger    UT/P

Other than Griffith, all the Royals representatives will be making their first All-Star appearance, 3 are Royals Rookies. Congrats to all selected!! The All-Star game will be this Sunday, 7/8, @ 2:30 pm. Be sure to show up early to get a seat as the bleachers are sure to fill up fast at the new AIA complex for a great game of baseball. Preceeding the All-Star Game will be the MVABL Homerun Derby starting promptly at 1:00 PM. Kevin Reynolds, Shawn Rudegeair, and Ben Ailes will try to take home the HR Crown for the Boys in Blue.

The 2007 MVABL season is 1/4 of the way complete, and the Boys in Blue find themselves with a 4-1 record and 1/2 game up on the Springfield Indians, the only team to hand the Royals a loss this season so far. The bats are hot, 9 of 15 Royals are currently posting averages greater than .400. Leading the team so far is off-season pickup, Kevin Reynolds. Kevin is batting .632, slugging 1.053, recording 5 multi-base hits, 8 stolen bases, and crossing the plate 13 times. Kevin has also provided 12 innings off the mound, picking up his first win as a Royal against the Dayton Panthers. But not to be over-shadowed, Royals Veteran Jason Griffith has recorded victories in his 2 starts this season, notching 29 K in 19 innings, and only handing out 3 free passes. The 2007 pitching staff is shaping up nicely with Griffith and Reynolds already having quality starts, and 2nd year Veteran Brian Duffy will get his first start of the season June 3rd. Out of the bullpen, MVABL Vet Scott Falkowski has worked his left-handed magic throwing 8 2/3 inning picking up his first win as a Royal in Relief against the Dayton Rangers 2 weeks ago, and anchoring the pitching barrage rookie Kyle Ubinger who has recorded saves in each of his last 2 outings.

With the heart of the 2007 season about to start be sure to make it out to the diamond to cheer on the Boys in Blue. Come out and watch as the Royals, and the rest of the MVABL teams, will play some games at the state-of-the-art Athletes in Action baseball sports complex. There are plenty of good seats available in the 850 seat grandstands. Check the schedule page and we hope to see you at the field.

After a tough loss to the Indians in a battle for the top spot in the MVABL, the Royals rebounded Sunday against the Rangers to get back in the win column. Royals Rookie, but MVABL veteran lefty Scott Falkowski was able to derail the Ranger offense long enough for the Boys in Blue to get retake the lead in the late innings with some timely hitting of their own. Another Royals Rookie, Kyle "Ubi" Ubinger sealed the deal picking up his first save of the year.

This Sunday the Royals will faceoff against the crafty Outlaws at 6:00 PM in their first nightcap of the season.

The 2007 MVABL season kicked off in exciting fashion. The Royals were able to rebound from their season ending loss to the Woodpeckers and get right back on track. With several new faces in the lineup, the squad got the job done behind veteran Jason Griffith's 11 inning CG. Be sure to check the schedule page for a full game summary and stats.

Up next for the Boys in Blue are the former old, but under new management, Brookville Panthers, who lost a heart breaker in extra innings. Kevin Reynolds is the Royals Projected starter. Be sure to show up early for a good seat and cheer on the Royals as the season gets rolling.

Royals management inks a deal for the final roster spot. The Skipper went to the war room looking to fill some big shoes lost from the 2006 roster. Losing 96 out of 200 innings off the mound there was some serious work to be done to gear up for the 2007 Season. The first key sigings for the Royals this off season included several free agents from the Dayton Angels and Bellbrook Reapers. Shawn "Rudy" Rudegeair and Scott Falkowski both join the Royals from the Angels, and Kevin Reynolds moves over from the Reapers. The Royals also inked a deal with a pair of MVABL Rookies; from Xavier, Chris Heitker, and Kyle Ubinger from The University of Dayton. These five players will add some key innings off the mound, solid gloves around the field, and tough bats at the plate to the Boys in Blue current roster. The season kicks off April 15th and the Royals management and Veterans can't wait to hit the field with their new teammates in the quest to return to the MVABL finals!