Game 3: Cardinals Shut Down Yankees: Cardinals 3 Yankees 0 – Spring 2012
Dateline: Crabtree Field 2 It was a pleasant morning as the Cardinals took the field. They finished their team picture and looked sharp during infield. Maxwell came to the mound for his first start of the year. He struck out the first two batters. The next two singled...
Game 2: Cards off to Slow Start: Nationals 6 Cardinals 1 – Spring 2012
Dateline: Hook Road 2 It was a perfect spring evening as the Cards made up their rained out game from the night before. Top of the first and Michael leads off with a single. Matthew singles and Michael quickly stole third. Unfortunately, the Cards missed the big RBI...
Game 1: Cubs Come Back in Season Opener: Cubs 6 Cards 2 – Spring 2012
It was a beautiful spring day at the newly renovated Browns Chapel 3 in the Cards season opener. Jamie went to the mound and threw heat. He struck out the first two batters and the last batter grounded back to the mound and Jamie tosses to Michael at first for out...
Cardinals Roll Past Nationals 9-4 – Fall 2011
Dateline: FC2 On a chilly fall evening, the Cardinals hosted the Nationals. Curtis started on the mound and swiftly struck out the side. Coach Grossman juggled the lineup and Nima responded as the leadoff hitter with a hard single to center. Jack followed with a shot...
Yankees Surprise Cardinals Yankees 7 Cardinals 1 – Fall 2011
Dateline: Browns Chapel On a pleasant fall morning, the Cardinals took the field after a week of rain. The Yanks jumped on Cardinals starter Curtis for three quick runs. A couple of errors and a throw home with two outs didn't help matters for the Cards fans. Bottom...
Cardinals Roll Past Nationals Cardinals 10 Nationals 0 – Fall 2011
Dateline: Browns Chapel On a beautiful fall afternoon, the Cardinals continued their road trip and played the Nationals for the first time of the year. Willie batted first and was hit by a pitch. Curtis, celebrating his birthday, drilled an infield single. Michael was...
Cardinals Come Back Cardinals 6 Rockies 2 – Fall 2011
Dateline: FC 2 Rain the previous weekend made it so the team had a long layoff but the Cards looked good during warmups. That was fortuitous as they had their team pictures. Top of the first, first pitch, fastball over the middle, Willie drives it to dead center field...
Cardinals Survive Lightning to Creep Past Cubs Cardinals 2 Cubs 1 – Fall 2011
Dateline: FC 2 It looked like rain all day and there was a light rain at the start of the first inning but the Cards looked sharp as they continued their home stand. It was the first match of the year against the Cubs. Curtis went to the mound and threw heat. He...
Cardinals Comeback Falls Short Blue Jays 5 Cardinals 4 – Fall 2011
Dateline: FC 1 The rains of Friday had cleared as the Cards warmed up for their game against the Blue Jays. This reporter thought this game might be a thriller since it involved Coach O'Connor. His teams have always played Coach Grossman's teams very well in single-A...
Cardinals Shutdown Yanks in Season Opener Cards 7 Yankees 0 – Fall 2011
Dateline: Browns Chapel On a foggy but pleasant day, the Cardinals started their fall AA campaign. Coach Grossman said, "I hate to make any pre-game predictions, but I like our pitching staff and we have some fine young kids just coming up from single-A. Couple that...