Great accomplishment by Robert. He is obviously having a great summer!
Prepster,
Great accomplishment by Robert. He is obviously having a great summer!
Great accomplishment by Robert. He is obviously having a great summer!
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Congats from up North Prepster 
An image in my mind is beginning to form of this young man. It seems as though he sets a goal for himself and then he busts his tail to ensure that his goal is achieved. A winning combination indeed!
An image in my mind is beginning to form of this young man. It seems as though he sets a goal for himself and then he busts his tail to ensure that his goal is achieved. A winning combination indeed!
Prepster,
Congrats to Robert and your family, that is QUITE an accomplishment!!!
Julie
Congrats to Robert and your family, that is QUITE an accomplishment!!!
Julie
Congratulations Prepster and Robert. He is indeed having a great summer!
No surprise to me thats for sure. That kid can flat out pitch. And he is a true competitor. Congratulations from all of us prepster. Keep it up.
Hey, folks! Thanks so very much! Am a little delayed in getting back to you because I flew up to the Cape this morning to take in my first game of the season on a first-hand basis. Here are a few of my impressions in no particular order(Many of which, by the way, would apply to venues in other summer, wood bat leagues.):
I encourage every player who gets the chance to spend at least one summer in a wood bat league...and I encourage every baseball fan to go to summer league games whenever possible. From this fan's perspective, it's the way baseball was meant to be played.
- A beautiful, breezy, Saturday afternoon...just the type to draw a large crowd to a beautiful setting (Cotuit).
- Crowd is a wonderful mix of locals and families of vacationers. Polite, appreciative, generally knowledgeable...none of the meanspiritedness that accompanies some major college and professional venues. (Umpires get off too easily?!
) - Talented players at every position on the field...a joy to watch both teams take crisp infield. Pitchers get no "cruise time" late in the order.
- While many players represent major programs, there are also plenty of terrific players from mid-majors and smaller programs. To wit, Chatham's catcher from Manhattan College makes a "major league" pickoff at second midway through the game. He could play anywhere.
- A wood bat-induced pitchers' duel for most of the game. Score tied 1-1 until Chatham broke it open to 3-1 in the top of the 8th.
- Both teams shake hands and leave the game smiling, comfortable in the knowledge that there are 6 games a week.
- Dinner, afterwards, with my son. It doesn't get any better than this.
I encourage every player who gets the chance to spend at least one summer in a wood bat league...and I encourage every baseball fan to go to summer league games whenever possible. From this fan's perspective, it's the way baseball was meant to be played.
Congrats to Robert!! That's quite an accomplishment!
Congratulations to Robert and Clayton........nice to hear you were able to make it up there to catch a game. Dreams do come true. The cape in the summer................
Congrats. I watched him pitch on TV in the regionals. He flat hangs up zeros.
Didya get some lobstah Prepstah?
Didya get some lobstah Prepstah?
More Kudos for Robert!!
Here the link to an article and some excerpts from the Cape Code Chronicle.
Chatham’s Superb Pitching Staff
The basis for the A’s superlative pitching has been the exceptional play of starters Jared Hughes, Andrew Miller, and Robert Woodard, set-up man Brooks Brown and closer Derrick Lutz, each of whom has put up all-star quality stats and simultaneously increased their status as a major league prospect.
“Robert is a true pitcher in that he uses all of his pitches effectively, has a deceptive motion, relies on his location and relies his defense behind him to make plays,” Schiffner said. “It’s a dream to watch the way he carves up hitters, but the best thing about Robert might be his enthusiasm and the way he pumps his teammates up during a game.”
Here the link to an article and some excerpts from the Cape Code Chronicle.
Chatham’s Superb Pitching Staff
The basis for the A’s superlative pitching has been the exceptional play of starters Jared Hughes, Andrew Miller, and Robert Woodard, set-up man Brooks Brown and closer Derrick Lutz, each of whom has put up all-star quality stats and simultaneously increased their status as a major league prospect.
“Robert is a true pitcher in that he uses all of his pitches effectively, has a deceptive motion, relies on his location and relies his defense behind him to make plays,” Schiffner said. “It’s a dream to watch the way he carves up hitters, but the best thing about Robert might be his enthusiasm and the way he pumps his teammates up during a game.”
I was fortunate enough to have been born and raise on the Cape. When this topic was first posted I was enjoying my annual vacation there and managed to catch half a dozen CCL games. 1stGeneration and a couple of great Uncles played in the CCL back when it town teams.
When I was a kid our summer recreation progams were run by CCL players, some of who went on to be big leagers. Please let you son know how important an example he is to kids who attend the games.
When I was a kid our summer recreation progams were run by CCL players, some of who went on to be big leagers. Please let you son know how important an example he is to kids who attend the games.
ORLEANS - Chatham's Robert Woodard (North Carolina) continued his undefeated season, improving to 5-0 in a win against the Cardinals.
Woodard pitched 7¤ innings, allowing eight hits, two earned runs and two walks on three strikeouts.
With a 2-2 tie in the fourth and the bases loaded, Baron Frost (USC) walked to score the winning run Adrian Ortiz (Pepperdine). Evan Longoria (Long Beach St.) followed with a ground out to third that scored Aaron Reza (Oklahoma). Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Brett Pill (CS Fullerton) went 2-for-4 with a home run for Orleans (21-11).
Chatham (19-12) made four double plays and is now just two games behind Orleans in the win column.
Go RW!
I also want to add, Robert was ACC leader in lowest ERA!
We got a winner here!
Chill, thanks for sending!
Woodard pitched 7¤ innings, allowing eight hits, two earned runs and two walks on three strikeouts.
With a 2-2 tie in the fourth and the bases loaded, Baron Frost (USC) walked to score the winning run Adrian Ortiz (Pepperdine). Evan Longoria (Long Beach St.) followed with a ground out to third that scored Aaron Reza (Oklahoma). Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Brett Pill (CS Fullerton) went 2-for-4 with a home run for Orleans (21-11).
Chatham (19-12) made four double plays and is now just two games behind Orleans in the win column.
Go RW!
I also want to add, Robert was ACC leader in lowest ERA!
We got a winner here!
Chill, thanks for sending!
woooooooooo hoooooooooo Robert way to go!!
i saw that game it was amazing but the best was still to come with orleans and chatham...orleans had to win 2 games in 1 day because the 1st game was edlayed b cuz of fog. i love the cape league and huge orleans fan