Early Season Loss to Coopertown Avenged

Tonight's game against Coopertown was a sweet win to our boys considering the loss we took early in the year against this team. Brandon Waller and Austin Lindsey each hit homeruns (Brandon hit two!) and everyone was cracking the ball. Webb McCaslin hit one so hard and so far that Coach Rusty said if we had been in our park it would have been out of the park. Everyone did an excellent job of fielding for "three up/three down" almost every inning.

I will have to verify the final score, but it was around 16-0.

Way to go, Mets. The season is drawing to a close with only one more regular season game, against East Cheatham on Thursday night. Can it be over this soon? We were just getting started, weren't we?

Photos from tonight's game are located here.

Double Header Drama

Tonight's games were nothing if they wasn't dramatic. There were lots of emotions flaring on and off the field, it seemed. The Mets lost the first game to the Padres with a score of 7-8.

The second game seemed to last forever and the final score between the second Padres-Mets matchup was 21-6. It was during this game that Trevor hit a ball so hard that he got a standing ovation. We are so proud of the progress he has made this year, and this hit was the culmination of a season of hard work on his part! Way to go, Trevor!!

All-stars were announced tonight and congratulations are in order for the four members of our team who made the All-Star team: Austin Lindsey, Blake Waller, Jacob Hunsicker and Bailey Hooberry.

As we all know, all of our players were All-Stars in our books!!

Pitching tonight was Jacob Hunsicker, Austin Lindsey and Blake Waller.

The photos from the early portion of tonight's game are here.

Mets Top Out Padres Game

In yet another match against the ever-improving Padres, the Mets won out by a narrow 6-4 margin. It was an excellent pitching game by Austin Lindsey. I'm surprised his arm is still moving he pitched for so long. The game lasted close to two hours. The weather has certainly gotten warmer as well and I'm certain those boys got hot out on the field.

Congrats again Mets!! Keep it up for a few more games!


Pictures from this game are located here. Prepare to sit and watch a while as there are a lot!!

Mets Defeated by Yankees

In a close game last night the Mets narrowly lost to the Yankees after a grand slam by Yankees' Justin Wood sent the score from 4-2 to 4-6. Somehow, the Mets could not seem to get their bats going even after an early out of the park hit by Brandon Waller.

On a fun note, tonight was Austin Lindsey's birthday and the team celebrated with cupcakes after the game! Happy 13th birthday Austin.

Some great fielding was seen last night by Austin Lindsey, Josh Latham, Tommy Stone and Montrez Frey.

Pitchers for this game were Jarret Ray and Jacob Hunsicker. Great job guys!!

Final score for the game was 8-6 Yankees. Pictures from last night's game can be seen here.

Mets Rack Up Another Win

Tonight's game against Ashland City went really long, two hours and five minutes, but the Mets walked away victorious with a score of 19-6 over the opposition. Everyone got hits and fielded well. In the last inning, there was some switching around and folks got to play infield that often play outfield. It was good to have Webb back playing tonight. Jacob Hunsicker pitched the majority of the game with Brandon Waller closing it out. Trevor Vanicor made an awesome hit tonight as well. Way to go, Trevor!!

Sorry the pix aren't great. Many were deleted due to being too blurry so if you remember me taking a photo and it's not here -- it's gone. I'll get more at our next Saturday game (May 30) as it will be earlier in the afternoon. The ones I kept can be seen here.

Keep doing a great job, Mets!! See you all at practice Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Mets Squeeze Out Another Win over the Padres

What a fun game this game was against the Padres. The Mets led most of the game until the last inning when the score went from 11-1 to 11-8 in just a matter of a few minutes.

However, with the excellent pitching of Austin Lindsay, the team was able to get three outs and end the ballgame with a win! Great job, Mets!!

Unfortunately, Jacob Waffird and Webb McCasland were unable to play in tonight's game. Jacob got bit by a dog injuring his hand pretty badly and Webb had a bike wreck that damaged some teeth. We hope you guys are feeling better already and will be able to play Mets baseball again soon!!

Photos from this game are located here. As you all know, my camera is broken so I'm doing the best I can to make sure we get photos for the rest of the year. Anyone who has any pictures they've taken and would like me to share with everyone else or use in the book can burn me a CD and I'll upload them to our blog.

Mets Beat Yankees in Season's Third Match-up

Boy, were the Mets' bats on fire in tonight's game against the Yankees. Austin Lindsay hit an out of the park homerun during this game!! Way to go, Austin!! Final score over the Yankees was 14-3. Incredible ball playing, Mets!! We are so proud of you guys.

Mets Edge out Ashland City 9-4

After a rainout against the Padres on Saturday, the Mets faced off against Ashland City Monday night in Joelton. Jacob Hunsicker hit an out of the park homerun during this game! Awesome job, Jacob!! The final score was the Mets (9) over Ashland City (4).

Mets Successful in Second Round Against Yankees

In the Mets second match-up against the Yankees, they were once again successful, winning with a score of 9-2. Despite a ball-game starting hit out of the park by opponent Dallas Brooks, the Mets rallied their bats and were able to score 4 in the first inning.

Pitcher Jacob Hunsicker zoomed the ball across the plate so fast, it was hard to see or hit by the Yankees.

Awesome job, Mets. Keep up the good work you are doing in each game!!

There were no pictures from tonight's game due to the late time of the game. Photos will return on Saturday's game against the Padres.

Mets Narrowly Edge By Padres

In the Mets first match-up against the Padres, it was a fight to the end with the Mets narrowly edging out the Padres with a final score of 3-1. Neither team seemed to be able to get their bats going due to great pitching from both teams.

Austin Lindsay showed off his awesome pitching skills for this game. Way to go, again, Mets!!

Photos from this game are located here.

Mets Excel in Lakewood

During our first away game of the season, the Mets dominated over Lakewood with a score of 17-3. It was great to have two of our players joining the team after finishing their time playing middle school ball. Welcome to Austin Lindsey and Jacob Hunsicker. They were wonderful additions to the team both in hitting and fielding.

Austin Lindsey hit the team's first out of the park homerun during tonight's game. Excellent pitching from Brandon Waller.

Pictures from tonight's game are here.

Mets Overtake Yankees in First Face-off of the Season

In the first of many games against the Yankees this season, the Mets overtook them winning with a final score of 6-5. It was a battle to the finish for the victory with the Yankees having last at bats.

Pitchers this game were Jarret Ray and Brandon Waller who both did an excellent job. Webb McCasslan and Montrez Frey both had excellent plays in the outfield and at second base, saving game winning runs.

Photos from this game are located here. What an excellent game for both teams! I'm sure all the kids look forward to meeting up again!

Mets Fall in Last Inning to Coopertown

What an exciting game of back and forth for the Mets on Monday night. Despite drizzle and cooller temperatures, the Mets came out ready to play baseball, but somehow couldn't get their bats going until the next to last inning. Coopertown led 6-2 and then after some incredible batting, the Mets pulled ahead 7-6. With three minutes to go, the referees called for another inning and Coopertown scored three more runs. Since the Mets were the home team, we got last bat, but couldn't pull it off and loast 9-7. It was a great game to watch though and the excitement on both sides was palpable as our kids continued to hit and score in the next to last inning.

We hope to see Trevor back at the next game as he got hurt playing before the game and was unable to play.

Pitching this game was Jarrett Ray and Bailey Hooberry.

Good job, Mets!!

Photos for this game are posted here.

Mets Score First Win Over Lakewood

What a FANTASTIC first game the Mets had on Saturday night against Lakewood. The ran held off, and the boys racked up their first win with a final score of 13-2. It was a slow start, but several great hits and baserunning by the boys brought the score up considerably. The defense was excellent as well, holding the opposition to only two runs. While there were a few errors, to be the first game, this year is shaping up to be a great one.

Pitching this game was Jarret Ray. We hope to have a list posted of all who scored runs soon.

Way to go Mets!

The photos from this game are located here (click the word here).

Exhibition Games

Great job Mets!! Tonight was our first game of the season -- our exhibition game against the Yankees. Our boys went out there and did a great job of playing and won with a final score of 8-4. Parents and fans tried to stay warm in the 40* night air and cheered our boys on! Our next game is Saturday at 5:00.

Uniforms are Here

Last night the team got their uniforms and WOW! they look nice. The color combination and style are kickin'!! Our boys are going to look awesome on the field this year. We also had team and individual photos made.

Remember that our first exhibition game is THIS THURSDAY (the 16th) at 7:30. Coach Rusty would like us to be there no later than 7:00.

Also, if the weather is good on Saturday, we are going to arrive a bit early and get our team photo remade since we were missing one player and one coach. This way, we'll have a full team shot. Coach Rusty will let us know for certain on Thursday night.

GO METS!!

Game Schedule

The game schedule has been posted to the right hand side.

First Scrimmage

What a great scrimmage we had last night against the Yankees. I'm not certain anyone was keeping score since it was just some good game practice, but it seemed that everyone was doing a great job both hitting and fielding. Of course, there is always room for improvement and I'm sure the coaches will be working on that during the upcoming weeks.

Tasha has told me that there will be Exhibition Games on April 16 and a Jamboree on April 19. Mark your calendars and times will be shared as soon as we know.

Information on how to comment on the blog will be handed out at the next practice.

This will be the site where we will post pictures after each week's game, and at the end of the year, we will combine all of these posts/comments/photos into a book.

I took a few "practice" photos at the scrimmage -- just to get back into the "swing of things". Normally, every child will be in the photos, but tonight, I just got a few -- it was so cold!

You can find the photos here. Click "Slideshow" in the upper lefthand corner and it will show them all to you in a slideshow format.

If you have questions, please feel free to email me (Maria).

Practice Has Begun

Despite days and days of cold and rain, the season has officially begun as bats have begun swinging and mits are being loosened up along with pitching arms. This year's team has been chosen and it's team members are:

• Hunter Bowman
• Jacob Hunsicker
• Montrez Frey
• Joshua Latham
• Austin Lindsey
• Webb McCasland
• Jarrett Ray
• Tommy Stone
• Trevor Vanicor
• Jacob Waffird
• Brandon Waller

Coaches are Rusty Waller, Harmon Hunsicker and Josh Bogle

Welcome to the Official Blog for the Joelton Mets!

Welcome to the official site for the Joelton 11-12 year old Mets! Follow along as we post game photos, highlights, updates, schedules and win-loss records throughout the season!