Kennesaw Titans blog

Titans move on to High School

2009-03-14T13:39:00.000-07:00

The goal of Titan baseball was to prepare young men not only for the season but also prepare them for the next level! Congratulations to all of the Titans that moved on to the high school level!

DaMarkus Green - McEachern High Indians JV
Robert Daly - Kell High Longhorns JV
Brent Duncan - Pickens High JV
Connor Austin - Kennesaw Mountain High Mustangs JV
Andrew Downs - North Cobb High Warriors JV
Sean "Scoop" Villalobos - South Cobb High Eagles Varsity
Casey Linch - Allatoona High Buccaneers Varsity
Hector Ortega - Allatoona High Buccaneers Varsity
Cole Ragsdale - Harrison High Hoya's JV
Raymond Monasterski - Westminster Academy JV
Tyler Ayres - Cumberland Christian Varsity

No Workout Tonight!

2008-08-07T14:41:00.001-07:00

Due to the wet field conditions at KMHS, there will be NO baseball workout tonight. The next workout will be on Saturday August 9 at 4pm (Kennesaw Mountain High School). Hope to see you there!

2008 comes to an end at Disney!

2008-07-09T17:46:00.000-07:00

The Titan magic ran out while at Disney in the semi-finals of the consolation bracket against the Shore Gulls (8-5). The squad finished the Disney tournament with a 2-4 mark but lost 3 of the 4 games by 3 runs or less.

The Kennesaw Titans advanced to the semi-finals by securing a 12-2 victory over the Cayman Island team behind a strong performance by Robert Daly. After the 8am contest, the team came back for a 1pm game against the Gulls. After the game before them ran over, the contest started at 1:45pm. The Titans fell behind 2-0 and then had an hour + rain delay and the delay threw starting pitcher off his game and the squad fell behind 5-o. However, the team came flying back in the top of the 5th inning with a 5 run explosion - then the rains came again....too stay. After leaving the field, the team waited until 6pm to hear that the game had been cancelled and that they would finish the contest on Wednesday at 9am. The momentum gained on Tuesday was gone on Wednesday and the Gulls pulled away with an 8-5 victory.

It has been an incredible year for the Titan team who finished the spring (42-14-2) and their combined fall & spring record was (50-17-2)!

The team will take a few week break and then many of the squad will return, with some new additions, to begin workouts in preparation for their fall high school teams!

Thanks to the Titan sponsors and parents who made this "magical season" possible!!

Hot Days - Cold Bats

2008-07-06T18:08:00.000-07:00

After taking the first game of the Disney tourney, the Titans(41-13-2) stumbled through their next three games against Key West, Puerto Rico and the Southeast Idaho Cyclones. After a tough 3-0 loss to Key West, the Titans battled some poor umpiring that was truly game changing and ended up losing to the King Arecibo squad from Puerto Rico 15-3. The final day of pool play on Sunday once again found the Titans pitching solid from Brent Duncan & Jordan Williams but the the bats were cold and the squad came up short 6-4.

The loss sent the squad to the consolation bracket which begins on Tuesday. The team will work hard to bring home some tourney hardware from their great trip to Orlando!

Titans Come up Short in Game 2

2008-07-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw team (41-11-1)once again played another tough game in the Disney Festival against a strong Key West Squad but came up a little short in this 7 inning affair. The Titans battled but could not push across runs when they had the chance and came up short 3-0. DaMarkus Green went the way in the contest and all of the runs scored by the Key West team were unearned.

Brent Duncan will take the hill on Friday against Puerto Rico in pool play.

Titans win game one at Disney!

2008-07-04T18:54:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans (41-10-2) opened their "Salute to Baseball Tourney" at Disney with a 2-0 dramatic victory over the Southside Express from Illinois. The game went into the bottom of the 6th inning tied 0-0 and then Sean "Scoop" Villalobos drove a triple to dead center at Champion Stadium at Disney (home of the Braves) and drove home Casey Linch to take a 1-0 lead. Mitch Risley then slapped a single down the 3rd base line driving home Villalobos to give the Titans a 2-0 lead.

Tyler Ayres went the distance in the shutout victory and only allowed 2 hits on the day to the tough Express team. The Titans also played a flawless game defensively to begin their week of baseball in hot Orlando!!

Disney.....Here we come!

2008-07-01T04:08:00.000-07:00

After beginning in August of 2007 with tryouts to pick this years squad and a fall season which saw the Titans go (8-3), the team now prepares to leave for the tournament they have talked about all year...Disney! The 2008 Salute to Baseball Tourney at Disney will begin on Thursday morning (July 3rd) and run through Wednesday July 10.

Here is the schedule for the week:

July 3 (11:30am) vs. Southside Express (Illinois) at Cracker Jack Stadium
July 4 (10:30am) vs. Key West Conchs (Florida) at Field #6 Disney
July 5 (8:00am) vs. King Arecido(Puerto Rico) at Field #7 Disney
July 6 (10:30am) vs. Southeast Idaho at Field #5 Disney
Monday will be a make-up day for rainouts
Championship bracket play will begin on Tuesday

If you would like to follow the games on-line with scores and results, please visit the Disney site and keep up with the tournament! The Titans are in the 14u Stripes division!

Pray for safe travels for all of our families to Orlando if you get a chance! It is has been an unforgettable season and the team is excited to see how they stack up against squads from other parts of the country!

We will do our best to post from Disney when we are able to get on-line, hope you can follow & keep up!!!

40

2008-06-28T18:57:00.000-07:00

On a cold day in early February while the Titans were doing speed & agility and hitting in the indoor cages, the squad set a goal of 40 wins for the 2008 season! On a hot & muggy Saturday in late June, the team accomplished their goal while sweeping a doubleheader from a tough Murphy (NC) Eagles team (9-0 in game one and 7-0) in game two.

Behind the stellar two hit pitching in game one of Tyler Ayres and some powerful hitting by the Titan squad the team built a 9-0 lead and held the Eagles there for the duration of the contest. The team saw some of the best pitching they had seen all season and took advantage of some walks and key Eagle miscues in the field and added in some timely hits to get the 9 runs across the plate.

Game two saw Brent Duncan take the hill and one-hit the Eagles and DaMarkus Green came in to shut the door in the last inning to hold the 7-0 advantage. Green also hit his second homerun of the season off a hard throwing Eagles pitcher.

The Titans now head to Disney's Salute to Disney tourney with a 40-10-2 mark. After a Monday evening workout at Adams Park - the team will head to Disney and open the tourney on Thursday against a team from Illinois in Cracker Jack Stadium (The Braves spring training home).

Titans on a roll!

2008-06-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(38-10-2) traveled to Smyrna to take on the Campbell High School feeder team on their home varsity field. The Spartan team was coming off a strong tourney in Acworth in the Bass & Bats Fathers Day tourney. The hot bats of the Titans from Tuesday were smoking again as they exploded for 15 hits and 20 runs in just 4 innings of play. Andrew Downs led the way with a double & triple and 8 rbi's in the contest.

DaMarkus Green & Tyler Ayres both combined to hold the Spartans to just two runs on the evening. The squad will now prepare for Saturday (1 & 3)DH against a team from Murphy, NC. This will be the last home affair for the year for the Titans!

Titans over Patriots

2008-06-24T21:06:00.000-07:00

The Titans finally were back on their home turf at Adams Park and took on the Shaw Park Patriots. The team jumped to a 8-1 second inning lead and then went on cruise control and finished the evening with a 11-4 victory. Brent Duncan went four strong innings and Casey Linch closed out the contest! The Titan bats were hot and picked up where they left off on Saturday. The victory was the teams 37th on the season.

The team will travel on Wednesday to Campbell High School to battle their feeder team at 7pm. Before the season began, the squad set a goal of victories and they are now 3 away from this huge feat!! Come & join the Titans as they begin to round out an incredible 2008 season!

Titans Split

2008-06-21T15:49:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans split a twin bill with the Sandy Plains Prowlers & Alpharetta Cougars. The Prowlers, the USSSA (AAA) State Champions, handed the Titans a first game defeat 10-0. The Prowlers hit the ball hard and made the necessary plays to ensure a shutout victory. The Titans mustered up a bases loaded rally in the last inning but could not push any runs across. The loss dropped the squad to (35-10-2) on the season

After a quick lunch, lots of rain and some steamy weather, the boys from Kennesaw got back to their winning ways by defeating the Alpharetta Cougars 10-3. Sean Villalobos, Raymond Monasterski, Casey Linch & Brent Duncan combined for the victory. The squad struck early & often to seal the 36th win of the season.

The team will return to the diamond on Tuesday at Adams Park at 8pm.

Round Robin Baseball

2008-06-21T04:42:00.000-07:00

After 4 games last Sunday, another Titan injury and a player of out of town, the Titans decided to get a good week of practice in preparation for Disney and to miss the Hardcore Baseball Tourney in Conyers.

The squad will meet up Saturday at Harrison Park in East Cobb and play a round robin tourney with the Sandy Plains Prowlers and the Alpharetta Cougars! Should be a great day of baseball and a great time to get some work in and throw some different guys from the hill in preparation for the Disney tourney which begins the first week of July!!

USTBA National 14U State Champions

2008-06-15T19:22:00.001-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans began Father's Day at the cages at 7am getting ready for their American division first round match up against the NYO Red Devils. The Titans had a 6-3 lead behind the strong pitching of Brent Duncan until the last inning when the Red Devils tied it up 6-6 and then pulled away in extra innings to take a 10-6 victory in the 8am contest.

The loss dropped the Titans to the National division where the team had to drive across to Harrison Park in East Cobb to face off in a noon match up with the Alpharetta Cougars. The Titans played like a team still reeling from the early AM loss and fell behind to the Cougars 4-0. However DaMarkus Green settled in and the team came roaring back and finished with a walk off single to knock in the winning run and take a 5-4 victory in the last inning.

As soon as the game was completed the Titans faced off against first round foe, the South Forsyth War Eagles, and the team continued their hot streak & hot hitting and Jordan Williams pitched a 7 inning complete game and the team took a 9-4 victory over a very good War Eagle team.

After the win over the War Eagles, the squad traveled back across town to face off in the 5:30pm championship game at Big Shanty Park against the Sandy Plains Wildcats. The game was a back & forth affair for much of the evening before the Titans pulled away with some more clutch hitting and great baserunning to secure a 12-6 championship victory! Scoop Villalobos, Brent Duncan & Tyler Ayres combined in the 7 inning effort to help the Titans get the 14u National State Championship. The squad walked off the field after 8:15pm which was 13 hours from they had first arrived in the morning!

The Titans do not quit and never stop attacking and the squad epitomozes what a true baseball team is all about!! Way to go Titans!! The Kennesaw Titans finished the USTBA State tourney with a 5-1 record! The team now looks forward to the Hardcore baseball tourney in Conyers next weekend!

USTBA Quarter-Finals

2008-06-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans will take on the NYO Red-Devils on Sunday morning June 15 at 8am. The clash will take place on Field 3 at Big Shanty Park. The winner of the contest will go on to play the winner of the East Cobb Eagles & West Cobb Longhorns game. It should be a great day of baseball on Father's day as the Titans play for the American State Championship for USTBA and championship rings!

USTBA Win Two

2008-06-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans (32-8-2) continued their hot hitting with a 10-3 win over the McDonough Blaze in the USTBA State Tourney at Big Shanty Park. The Titans continued their clutch hitting with men on and behind the strong pitching of DaMarkus Green and Sean Villalobos, the Kennesaw team held the Blaze scoreless until the final two frames of the evening.

The Titans now await their seeding in bracket play for their game time on Saturday or Sunday! For more info on the tourney, please visit the USTBA site.

USTBA Game One Win!!

2008-06-12T19:57:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans (31-8-2) took care of business in game one of the USTBA State Tourney by downing a very tough South Forsyth squad 10-4. Tyler Ayres went 3 1/3 innings and Jordan Williams came on to finish the contest! Andrew Downs led the way at the plate with 3 huge run scoring hits to extend the Titans lead. Scoop Villalobos put the nail in the coffin with a huge back breaking double play to quell a South Forsyth rally.

The Titans will return to action on Friday evening at Big Shanty on Field 4 at 8pm against the McDonough Blaze.

Titans over Eagles

2008-06-10T21:03:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(30-8-2) secured at least a first place tie in the Northwest Georgia Baseball western division with a huge come from behind victory over the East Cobb Eagles 9-6. The Eagles jumped to a 6-2 lead in the 2nd inning but that was all of the scoring the Eagles would do on the evening. Brent "Big Country" Duncan came in and shut the door on the Eagles and held them at bay through the 5th inning. The Titans bats came alive a long homerun over the centerfield fence by DaMarkus Green and big doubles by Shawn Villalobos and Jordan Williams to take a 9-6 lead. Tyler Ayres came in for the last inning and struck out the side!

The win gave the Titans 30 for the spring and gave some great momentum going into the USTBA State Championships at Big Shanty this coming weekend. The squad will open up with the South Forsyth War Eagles on Thursday at 8pm and then the McDonough Blaze on Friday at 8pm.

Titans take two

2008-06-08T18:49:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(29-8-2) returned from their one week break to begin their final half of the season. The squad did not waste any time by putting up 5 runs in the first inning and cruising to a 7-1 first game victory over the BM Yankees. Tyler Ayres threw 3 strong innings and kept the Yankees at bay.

The 98 degree heat did not take any life out of the Titan bats as they put up 11 runs in the second half of the twin bill. This was more than enough room for Brent Duncan who held the Yankees to one run once again with some strong pitching and solid defense behind him.

The squad will return to action in the USTBA State Tourney at Big Shanty Park this coming weekend (June 12-15, 2008).

Titans prevail

2008-05-30T04:43:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans (27-8-2) had not been in a game for over a week due to a rainout and a game that was canceled. The squad returned to action against the West Cobb Longhorns in a scrimmage game at Big Shanty Park in Kennesaw. The Titans took advantage of some walks in the top of the first with some timely hits to push the runners across and took a 9-0 first inning lead. The Longhorns bounced back with 4 of their own in the bottom of the first and it stayed that way until the third when the Titans scored another run on an infield fielders choice to take a 10-4 lead. The Longhorns turned the tables on the Titans by scoring 5 of their own in the bottom of the third to bring the score to 10-9. Tyler Ayres took the hill to get his work in and held the Longhorns there for the remainder of the game and the Kennesaw team then scored 8 in the top of the 5th to break open the game and eventually hold on for an 18-9 scrimmage game victory. The team will participate Saturday in an intrasquad game and return to action on Sunday June 9, 2008 at Adams Park.

Rained out

2008-05-20T19:21:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans and East Cobb Eagles battle was rained out tonight. The new time & date will be posted as soon as it is set!

Titans take 2nd place!

2008-05-18T19:13:00.000-07:00

The squad faced the East Cobb Bats in the Championship game and the Bats proved to be too much for the Titans. Playing their 5th game of the weekend, the squad had to dig deep down in their bullpen to 3 arms that had only thrown a combined 5 innings all season. The team ran out of gas and ended up taking second place in the Diamond Club tourney.

The team will take Monday night off and return to action on Tuesday at East Cobb in a league game against the Eagles at 8pm!

Titans Win in Comeback!!!

2008-05-18T18:59:00.000-07:00

The Titans (26-7-2)went into the semi-final contest of the North Cobb Diamond Club tourney against the Georgia Blaze a little banged up with injuries and quickly fell into a 7-1 hole. However, the squad had some fight and battled back to take a 9-8 victory! Jordan Williams came on in relief of DaMarkus Green to quiet the Blaze and keep the Titans within striking distance. After taking the lead, the Kennesaw team turned to their closer "Big Country" Brent Duncan to shut the door and get the save. Timely hits, great baserunning and a never say "die" attitude were the ingredients for the big come from behind win to advance the Titans to the Championship Game!

Titans secure top spot!

2008-05-17T13:52:00.001-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(25-7-2) secured the top seed out of the blue division of the North Cobb Diamond Club tournament by slipping by the Hillgrove Hawks 7-5. The game was a back & forth contest and the Titans were left standing with the 2 run lead when time ran out. The Hawks were also undefeated, before the contest, in the blue division and will play as the #2 seed from the blue side.

The Titans will play the #2 seed from the Orange division on Sunday at 3:15pm at the North Cobb High School field. The winner of that game will advance to the championship game.

Titans Edge Starz

2008-05-16T20:44:00.000-07:00

The Titans took the second game of the tourney by edging the East Cobb Starz 6-5. Behind the strong pitching of Tyler Ayres and timely hitting by Connor Austin & Hector Ortega, the squad scored just enough to win the game. The final out of the last inning was made on an illegal substitution by the Starz. This came at a pivotal point as they had runners on 2nd & 3rd and two outs.

The Titans will face Hillgrove on Saturday at NCHS at 10:15am.

Titans win game one of tourney

2008-05-14T18:47:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans opened the North Cobb High School Diamond Club tourney with resounding 12-0 win over the Acworth Warriors. The squad jumped to a 8-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning batting around with 8 hits that inning. The boys from Kennesaw added four more to secure the five inning run rule victory. Timely hitting was the key to the Titan victory as the team did an excellent job moving runners and getting guys in scoring position home. The highlight hitting wise for the Titans was an inside the park homerun by Robert Daly.

DaMarkus Green once again looked at home on the NCHS mound and threw a five inning one hit shutout. Green carried a perfect game no-hitter to the 5th inning and gave up the first hit with two outs. The squad will now look to their Friday night contest against the East Cobb Starz at North Cobb High School at 8pm.

What a day!

2008-05-10T19:32:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans improved their league record to (5-2) and their season record to 22-7-1 with a 4-3 come from behind victory over the West Cobb Longhorns. The Titans and Longhorns were locked in a pitchers duel with DaMarkus Green for the Titans and Zach Harrison for the Longhorns. The Titans finally got to Harrison late and Connor Austin laid down a perfect suicide squeeze to plate Cole Ragsdale with the go-ahead run. Jordan Williams came on in relief of Green and shut the door on the Longhorns.

The second game ended the 2 hour time limit in a 4-4 tie. The Longhorns got permission from the umpires to play a california tie-breaker for the scrimmage game, which had already exceeded the game time. The Titans were out of gas and finished the night losing 12-7. The two games combined to total over 5+ hours of baseball. A long day indeed!

The squad won the game that counted and now look to the North Cobb High School Tourney on Wednesday as their contest! Way to go Titans! Next up.....the Acworth Warriors!

Titans start new streak!

2008-05-09T21:55:00.000-07:00

It was not pretty but it was enough......the Titans(21-7-1) returned to action after hosting 13 games last weekend at Adams Park (Clash of the Titans) and got back to their winning ways with a 7-5 victory over the Woodstock Wolverines! At the plate Casey Linch knocked a double in the gap and Mitch Risley, Jordan Williams and Hector Ortega came up with timely hits to secure the victory. Connor Austin once again threw three solid innings and Tyler Ayres shut the door on the Wolverines!

The squad gets no rest as they return to play on Saturday with a DH at Big Shanty Park against the always tough West Cobb Longhorns at 4 & 6pm!

Titans come up short

2008-04-29T20:51:00.001-07:00

A chilly night all the way around with the Titans(20-7-1) falling in a league contest to the Shaw Park Sidewinders 6-3. The Titans were not able to come through with men on and fell short to the Shaw Park team who did enough to avenge an early season loss to the Titans.

The Titans will now prepare to host the Clash of the Titans which begins on Thursday evening!

Out of Gas

2008-04-27T12:28:00.001-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(20-6-1) ran out of gas and lost to the LFO Warriors in the semi-final round of the Silver Bracket at the BPA Rumble in Dalton. After handing the LFO team a 5-2 defeat on Saturday, the squad could not hold on to an early lead and ended up losing 5-4. The team has played 10 games in the past 8 days and won 7 of them!

The team will take off Monday and return to action on their home field against the Shaw Park Sidewinders at 8pm on Tuesday the 29th of April.

BPA Saturday Recap

2008-04-26T20:42:00.000-07:00

Dalton, GA

The Titans (19-4-1) had their winning streak come to an end in the first game of the day(10am) at the BPA tourney at Lakeshore Park. The Cartersville Canes jumped out to an early lead and kept the Titans at bay in the opener of the day. The Canes behind some strong pitching and timely hitting walked away with a 6-1 victory.

The squad did not have long to sulk over the loss as they returned to the diamond at Heritage Point Park to battle the LFO Warriors at 2pm. Behind the strong pitching of Robert Daly and Brent Duncan the team kept the Warriors quiet and off the base paths and took home a 5-2 victory. The victory was the team's 20th of the young season!

After a break, the Titans then took on the Roswell Knights in the nightcap. After holding a 5-1 margin behind some timely hitting and the strong pitching of Tyler Ayres & Jordan Williams, the long day took hold and the Knights took advantage of some untimely errors and mental lapses and scored 8 runs to take a 9-5 lead going into the last inning. The Titans came roaring back scoring 2 more runs to close the gap to 9-7 and had the bases loaded when a pop-up ended the game. The loss sent the Titans(20-5-1) to the silver bracket for Sunday play in Dalton.

The team will be the #1 seed in the silver division and will take on the winners of the LFO Warriors and Eastside Trojans game. The battle will take place at 11am (Lakeshore Park/Dalton). The winner of that game will advance to silver championship at 3pm!

Rumble in Dalton

2008-04-25T18:39:00.000-07:00

The Titans are traveling north to Dalton, GA to be a part of the BPA "Rumble in Dalton". The squad has gone through 3 time changes but the schedules seem to have locked in for the weekend.

Saturday morning the Titans will be battling the Cartersville Canes at 10am at Lakeshore Park and then travel to Heritage Point Park in Dalton to square off with the LFO Warriors & Roswell Knights at 2 & 6pm. Taking a page out of the handbook from this past Sunday, the Kennesaw boys of summer will play three games in one day!

After the games on Saturday, they will be seeded into brackets for Sunday!

Let's go Titans!!!

Titans over Indians

2008-04-23T19:08:00.000-07:00

The Titans (19-3-1)coming off their big weekend, looked to continue their winning ways against the McEachern Indians Feeder team. The squad wasted no time jumping on top with Scoop Villalobos driving the 2nd pitch of the game over the left field fence for a lead off homer and the squad never looked back. The team cruised to a 9-0 victory. Connor Austin, DaMarkus Green, Raymond Monasterski & Tyler Ayres combined on a 4 hit shutout.

The team will return to action in the BPA Rumble in Dalton with three games on Saturday starting at 8am. The Titans will see the Central Force, Catoosa Lookouts and the Cartersville Canes on Saturday before bracket play on Sunday.

Titans tourney update!

2008-04-21T17:09:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans spent their Sunday at Creekview High School doing the impossible and taking three games to capture the Mizuno Jr. Grizzlies Tourney Championship.

The Kennesaw Titans found themselves in the first round facing off against another group of Titans from Northview. Tyler Ayres once again did his thing by shutting down the Titans and the Kennesaw team plated 6 runs to send the Northview squad home with a 6-0 defeat. The win advanced the squad to the semi-finals matchup against the Coal Mountain Raiders.

DaMarkus Green took the hill and pitched some strong innings kept the Titans in the game. Jordan Williams came on relief to the finish the game and quieted the Raider bats and finished out the contest. The Titans bats also came alive and the squad scored 9runs to walk away with a 9-5 victory.

The championship game found the squad squaring off against the team that they had defeated the day before, the North Georgia Nitro. After their loss to the Titans, the Nitro run ruled every opponent in advancing to the championship. Jordan Williams took the mound and went three strong innings and then Robert Daly came on to throw four solid frames and keep the hard-hitting Nitro team off the board. The team finished the long day with a 9-3 victory!

The weekend saw some spectacular plays by: Scoop Villalobos at shorstop with some acrobatic plays that drew raves from the Creekview High School coaches, Hector Ortega who made a diving grab in right field, Casey Linch who continued his strong glove work at first base and Connor Austin who threw out 7 runners trying to advance in the tourney. The Titan pitchers once again dominated on the hill with some incredible outings by Tyler Ayres, DaMarkus Green, Robert Daly, Brent Duncan & Jordan Williams. The Titan pitchers this season have watched their hitters plate 176 runs while they have only yielded 58.

The squad saw some huge two out hits by Mitch Risley, Moose Monasterski, Cole Ragsdale, Jordan Williams and some power from Scoop Villalobos, Tyler Ayres & Connor Austin who drove some 300 foot shots into the alley's at Creekview High.

The weekend was the picture of a total team effort and each Titan played a part in the tourney championship!! What a weekend it was to be a Titan!!

The squad will return to the diamond on Wednesday evening April 23rd at 7pm against the McEachern Feeder Indians.

Mizuno Jr. Grizzlies Tourney Champions!!!

2008-04-20T20:37:00.001-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans took 3 games on Sunday to capture the tourney championship!! The Titans road to the prize had to go through the: Northview Titans, Coal Mountain Raiders & the North Georgia Nitro (who had run ruled every team) except for their 2 defeats to the Kennesaw Team!

We are so proud of these young men!! Stay tuned - more details to follow tomorrow!!

#3 Seed for Sunday

2008-04-19T20:16:00.000-07:00

The Titans (15-3-1) returned to the diamond after their "Spring Break" and picked up where they left off before the break. The first game found the "rusty" Titans squeezing out a 4-3 victory over the Cherokee Pride, who the Titans have handled each time they have played over the past 2 seasons. Behind the strong pitching of Robert Daly & Brent Duncan, the Titans scored just enough to manage a victory. Casey Linch at first base made a great swipe tag of a runner to finish the game!

After a four hour break between games, the Kennesaw team faced off against the North Georgia Nitro in a great battle. The Nitro proved to be a formidable squad and after the Titans took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, the Nitro scored 3 in the 2nd off starter DaMarkus Green. Jordan Williams came on in relief in the third inning and pitched through the 5th and shut down the hot Nitro bats. The Titans scored 3 more of their own in the bottom of the 4th on some huge hits by Cole Ragsdale, Connor Austin, Hector Ortega & Jordan Williams. The team took a 5-3 lead going into the top of the 5th. The Nitro were able to push across one more run to close the gap to 5-4 but with 2 outs, hard throwing Tyler Ayres came on to record the final out.

The Titans finished pool play 2-0 and are the #3 seed overall out of the 12 tourney teams. Sunday will find them squaring off for the first time at noon against the Northview Titans at the beautiful field of Creekview High School. The winner will face the Coal Mountain Raiders at 4pm and the winner of that game will go to the championship!

Should be a great day of baseball!!

Mizuno Jr. Grizzlies Tourney

2008-04-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans will return to the diamond on Saturday April 22 & Sunday April 23 in the Cherokee Jr. Grizzlies "Mizuno" Tourney!

Early Saturday AM the squad will make the trek to Dwight Terry Park outside of Canton to square off with the Cherokee Pride at 9am and then take on the North Georgia Nitro at 3pm!

The team hopes to continue their winning ways and advance to the championship rounds on Sunday and see what happens!!

Let's go Titans!

Titan stuff

2008-04-15T13:36:00.000-07:00

The Titans return to the diamond was postponed by their opponent having to cancel. The squad will take to the diamond on Tuesday at 8pm for an intra-squad workout and then a scrimmage on thursday night. All of this work is in preparation for the Mizuno tourney that begins on Saturday am!

Everyone returned from Spring Break with lots of stories from their week off! Robert Daly was talking about the big fish he caught while on break and of course everyone has their "fish" stories!! As you can see from the picture - this one was the real deal!! Way to go Robert - hopefully the team can take down some more big fish this coming weekend!

Here we go!

2008-04-13T16:40:00.001-07:00

After a great week off last week with Spring Break, the Titans (13-3-1)are ready for the second half of their 2008 campaign. The team met up on Sunday at Adams Park for a good field workout in preparation for a clash with the East Cobb Starz on Tuesday at 8pm on their home diamond. Hope you can join us for Chapter 2 of the season!

What a finish!

2008-04-02T20:01:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, April 2, 2008 - North Cobb High School

The Titans finished off the first half of their season with a bang by a thrilling come back win over the Shaw Park Sidewinders! The Titans entered the final frame down 5-3 and behind a 380foot double by Brent Duncan and an infield hit by "Scoop" Villalobos the Titans had runners at 1st and 3rd. After a steal by Villalobos which put runners in scoring position, Mitch Risley promptly hit a sharp single to left to plate the lead runner and Villalobos moved to third. Now down 5-4 the Sidewinders gave a intentional walk to hot-hitting DaMarkus Green who was 3-3 on the night. Titans cleanup hitter Robert Daly now found himself with the bases loaded and he promptly drilled a double to left center to plate the winning runs! Once again Brent Duncan came in to the game in relief and held the Sidewinders to help the Titans get back in the game.

The win helped the Titans finish the first half (13-3-1) and go to Spring Break with two wins out of three nights. The squad will now enjoy a week off before returning to the diamond for practice on April 13 at 4pm.

Titans take the Chiefs

2008-04-01T19:51:00.001-07:00

The Titans (12-3-1)returned to the diamond on Tuesday and handled the visiting Sequoyah Chiefs 9-3. Behind the strong pitching of Robert Daly who went 5 2/3 and then Brent Duncan who shut the door on any hopes that the visiting squad had of mounting any rallies.

The squad will make it three straight days of games with a Wednesday night affair with the Shaw Park Sidewinders. Game time will be at 7:45pm at the gorgeous field of the North Cobb Warriors. This will be the final game before the team takes a week off for Spring Break!

Streak Ends

2008-03-31T20:42:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(11-3-1) streak of wins came to a halt late Monday night on a soggy field at Adams Park. The Titans spotted the Bats 7 runs in the top of the first and then held them there the rest of the game and then battled back with 5 runs of their own. Tyler Ayres came in relief of DaMarkus Green to hold the Bats down and Brent Duncan pitched two solid innings in relief. The Titans had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth with one out down 7-5 and could not push the runs across.

The squad will return to action on Tuesday against the Sequoyah Chiefs at Adams Park and look to bounce back before the break! Hope to see you there!

Game on!

2008-03-31T14:24:00.000-07:00

The Titans vs. East Cobb Bats has been rescheduled for tonight, March 31 at 8pm!! The battle will take place at Adams Park in downtown Kennesaw!

Bats game Postponed

2008-03-30T11:00:00.000-07:00

Due to the wet fields, the field guys at Adams Park have closed the fields at the park which postpones the game with the East Cobb Bats. The Titans squad will get together for a good round of indoor bp today and then enjoy a steak dinner from the coaches. The dinner will take place at NorthStar!!

After starting starting the season with 2 losses, the coaches (me) bet the boys if they could get to 10-2 a steak dinner would be our treat.....now at 11-2 it is time to pay up!! Stay tuned for some great pictures from the evening!

Stay tuned for the rescheduling of the East Cobb Bats league game!

Rainy Saturday

2008-03-29T16:02:00.000-07:00

What do you get when you mix the Titans and a weekend baseball game......rain and lots of it!

After making the drive to Snellville to face the South Gwinnett Thunder - the bottom fell out and washed away any hopes of playing baseball!

The Titans now sit and wait to see if the rain clears out in time to get in their Sunday league game with the East Cobb Bats....stay tuned!

Titans take the Cougars

2008-03-26T19:34:00.000-07:00

The Titans(11-2-1) returned to action on Wednesday after their win over the Redhawks and continued their hot streak by taking a 14-1 victory four inning run-rule victory over the Chattahoochee Cougars. The squad pounded out hits and took advantage of six walks to secure the victory. The hitting barrage was led by DaMarkus Green who doubled three times off the outfield fence and Hector Ortega who set the table leading off the game. Connor Austin, Jordan Williams, Mitch Risley, Cole Ragsdale, Robert Daly, Moose Monasterski, Casey Linch also contributed hits or scored runs for the Titan team!!

Tyler Ayres & Brent Duncan combined on a no-hitter to hold the Cougars at bay for the evening! Kennesaw will travel to Gwinnett on Saturday for a match-up against the South Gwinnett Thunder.

Titans win their 10th in a row!

2008-03-25T19:58:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans(10-2-1) came out swinging against the West Cobb Redhawks scoring six runs in the bottom half of the first to post a lead they would not surrender. Behind strong pitching & solid defense the Redhawks were held scoreless in the contest. The Titans finished with off the night scoring 9 more to end up with a 15-0 three inning run-rule victory.

The Titans will have not long to enjoy the night as they take to their home field again on Wednesday (March 26) against the Chattahoochee Jr. Cougars at 7:30pm. The squad will wear their typical road uniforms for this home affair: (gray pants with blue/red stripe, red socks, red belt, red mesh jersey, blue/red K hat and red sleeves if needed)

Come and join the Titans for another great night of baseball on Wednesday!

Titans vs. Redhawks

2008-03-24T17:42:00.001-07:00

The Titans (9-2-1) return to their home field on Tuesday, March 25 against the West Cobb Redhawks. The Redhawks are coming off a big league win over the East Cobb Bats and will be primed and ready to avenge a fall defeat to the Titans.

The game will crank up at 8pm and the Titans would love to see you at the park!

Here is the Titan Uniform Info:
White pants with red/blue stripes
Blue: Socks, Belts, Sleeves, New Blue Mesh Jersey
Blue/Red K hat

The team will meet at 7pm at the cages for pre-game BP!

Big Win!

2008-03-22T19:09:00.000-07:00

The Titans (9-2-1) traveled Easter weekend to the beautiful field at Hillgrove High School to face the Hillgrove 8th grade feeder team. The boys from Kennesaw jumped out with a 4 run first inning but only pushed across two more before the game was complete. The six runs proved to be enough behind the strong pitching of Tyler Ayres who went five innings while giving up no hits and only one run. Robert Daly came on in the 6th inning and got two outs while giving up two runs but with the Hawk runners on second & third and they tying run at the plate, "Big Country" Brent Duncan came in and shut the door with a big strikeout to the end the game. Duncan picked up his second save of the season.

The squad will be off on Sunday to enjoy Easter weekend at their churches and with their families.

The team will return to action on Tuesday (March 25) at 8pm against the West Cobb Redhawks. The contest will take place at the Titans home field.

Titans over Blaze 5-3

2008-03-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans finally opened play on their home field and walked away with a 5-3 victory over the Georgia Blaze. The game was 1-1 going into the 5th inning when the Titans plated four runs to take a lead they would not relinquish. The Titans were led by the pitching of DaMarkus Green who went 5 strong innings limiting the Blaze to only one hit. Tyler Ayres closed out the game in the 6th! Sean Villalobos came up with a huge hit in the 6th inning to put the Titans ahead! The win moves to the Titans to (8-2-1) on the season and 2-0 in NWBA league play.

The squad will return to action on Saturday at Hillgrove High School against the Hawks at 2pm.

This weeks Titans Schedule

2008-03-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

Sunday - March 16 - Indoor Batting Practice (3-4:30pm) - Adams Park Indoor Cages
Wear Gray Practice Shirts/Shorts (will also throw & run outside)

Tuesday - March 18 - vs. Georgia Blaze (meet at 7pm for BP and game will be at 8pm) at Adams Park on Field 6
White pants with blue/red stripes, blue socks, blue belt, blue/red K hat, new blue mesh jersey
Coaches - wear Mizuno jackets

Thursday - March 20
Indoor Batting Practice (8-9:30pm) at Adams Park Indoor Cages
Wear Mizuno batting jackets

Saturday - March 22
Game vs. Hillgrove Hawks (2pm) at Hillgrove High Baseball Field
We will meet at 1pm for BP - Game will be at 2pm (only a single game)
Gray pants with blue/red stripes, red socks, red belt, blue/red K hat, new red mesh jersey

Tourney Canceled

2008-03-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

After all of the weekend rain, the Mountain View Classic tourney was officially canceled late Saturday afternoon. The West Cobb coaches did all they could to make the games happen, but the late afternoon storm washed away any chances of playing. The Titans(7-2-1) will return to action on Tuesday at Adams Park against the Georgia Blaze at 8pm.

Game times Delayed

2008-03-15T08:32:00.001-07:00

The Titans 3pm match up with the Powder Springs Seminoles has been delayed due to the weather. Stay tuned for more information.

The Streak Continues!

2008-03-14T18:45:00.000-07:00

The Mountain View Classic found the Titans battling the West Cobb Longhorns in their second tourney game. The Titans battled & scrapped and held on for a 7-4 victory. Tyler Ayres pitched 5 outstanding innings and Brent Duncan came in and shut the door to close out the game! The team had some key hits from Jordan Williams, Mitch Risley and Raymond Monasterski among many others!

Saturday will find the squad battling the Powder Springs Seminoles for the top spot out of their pool for the championships for Sunday! The game (depending) on weather will be at 3:30pm on Field 3 at Big Shanty Park!

Mountain View Classic - Game one

2008-03-13T20:08:00.000-07:00

The Titans bats stayed hot as they jumped on the East Side Trojans early and cruised to a 13-2 opening game win! Pitching & defense were once again solid and the Kennesaw team pieced together two big innings to pull away from the Trojans.

The team will return to action on Friday against the West Cobb Longhorns at Big Shanty Park at 6:30pm! We sure hope to see you there!

Mountain View Classic

2008-03-13T10:10:00.000-07:00

The Kennesaw Titans will make a short drive over to Big Shanty Park for the Mountain View Classic this weekend! The Classic is full of great teams and the Titans will have their hands full with each game!

Here is the slate that the Titans will face:

3/13/08 Thursday vs. East Side Trojans 6:30pm Field 3
3/14/08 Friday vs. West Cobb Longhorns 6:30pm Field 3
3/15/08 Saturday vs. Powder Springs Seminoles 3:00pm Field 3

Thursday uniforms:
White pants with blue/red stripe, blue socks, blue belt, blue sleeves, blue/red K hat with new blue mesh jersey

Let's take two

2008-03-09T19:18:00.000-07:00

The Titans returned to action on Sunday vs. The Georgia Lynx at their park in Lithia Springs. It did not take the Titans long to get the bats going and the first game saw the team pound out a 24-0 victory in three innings. Each hitter in the Titan lineup had their share of highlights and clutch hitting during the game. Two Titan pitchers, Green & Monasterski, combined on the shutout of the Lynx.

The second game did nothing to cool the Titan sticks as they walked away with a 14-2 win. Tyler Ayres, Robert Daly & Brent Duncan combined on another solid pitching performance.

On the day the Titans team pounded out 38 hits and played solid defense from the first inning until the last one of the day!

The squad will return to action at the Mountain View Classic at Big Shanty Park this coming weekend! To prepare the team will practice on Tuesday at 8pm at Adams Park!

Sunday - 3/9/08 - Game Change

2008-03-08T17:34:00.000-08:00

The Titan games on Sunday vs. the Lynx will be moved from Adams Park to Woodrow Wilson Park in Lithia Springs. We will meet at 1:15pm for BP and play a 2 & 4pm DH!

Uniforms:
Gray pants with blue/red stripe
New red Mesh jersey
Red Sleeves, Red Socks, Red Belt
Blue/Red K hat
Coaches: Blue Coaching Jackets

The Lynx will have concessions open during the day - please bring a good healthy snack for between games as well! See you at the park!

First league win

2008-03-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

The Titans bats broke out from their first tournament with a 12-3 victory over the cross-town rivals, Acworth Warriors. Playing at beautiful North Cobb High School, the Titans jumped on top with one run in the first inning but blew the game open with 10 runs in the 4th inning. DaMarkus Green went four strong innings and then Tyler Ayres finished out the game. The Warriors mounted a threat in the top of the 4th but a beautiful (Scoop, Rags, to Moose) double play quieted the Warrior noise.

The Titans will return to action at Adams Park on Sunday at 2 & 4pm on Field 6!

Game on Thursday!

2008-03-05T16:00:00.000-08:00

Game Info:
Date: March 6, 2008
Place: North Cobb High School Varsity Field (turn on road that goes to Awtrey Middle School and turn in Awtrey Parking Lot)
Time: Meet at 7pm - Game-time will be 7:45pm
Dugout: We will be 1st base dugout

Uniform Info:
Pants: White with red/blue stripes
Socks: Royal blue
Belt: Royal Blue
Hat: Blue/Red K hat
Jersey: New blue Mesh jersey
Sleeves: Royal blue sleeves
Coaches: Blue Coaching jackets (long or short sleeves)

Rained out

2008-03-04T19:20:00.000-08:00

Here we go again......rain out number 5 for 2008!! Let's get ready for the game on Thursday against the Acworth Warriors at 7:45pm!!

Our guys had a great workout tonight at the cages - Great job Titans!

East Cobb Eagles - first league game

2008-03-03T19:00:00.000-08:00

The Titans return to action on Tuesday March 4th against the East Cobb Eagles at 8pm. The team will gather at 7pm for batting practice and then hit the field at 8pm on Field 2 at East Cobb.

Titans Uniform info:
Pants: Gray Pants with Red/Blue Stripes
Socks: Red
Belt: Red
Sleeves: Red
Hat: Blue/Red K hat
Jersey: Red Mesh Jersey
Jackets: Mizuno Batting Jackets

Midway Blast-Off Update

2008-03-02T16:25:00.000-08:00

The Titans cranked up with the 9am game against the Creekview Grizzlies. Behind more stellar pitching from DaMarkus Green and Brent Duncan, the Titans shut-out the Grizzlies and kept them at bay for the entire game. Also adding to the excitement of the game was a towering home run from Brent Duncan to dead center field!! 11 of the Titan players slammed out hits and the squad also turned 3 key double-plays!

After the victory over Creekview, the Titans had to tangle with the #1 seed from the other Midway Blast pool, the Buford Wolves. Once again the boys in blue had a fight to the finish as the Wolves plated a run in the bottom of the last inning to steal a 3-2 victory from the Titans grasp. Tyler Ayres pitched 4 strong innings and Robert Daly followed in relief. The game was full of excitement from the first pitch to the final play, what a game!

The Titans (2-1-1) will return to action on Tuesday, March 4 at 8pm against the East Cobb Eagles at East Cobb!

Long day

2008-03-01T21:38:00.000-08:00

The Titans started the 2008 season with a hard-fought contest with the Hardball Warriors. The Hardball squad squeaked out a 1-0 win behind a complete game performance from their pitcher. The Kennesaw team sent 3 men to the hill (Green, Daly & Duncan) and each of them pitched fabulous! The Titans could not muster any rallies and behind an unearned run, the Warriors slipped by with a 1-0 victory.

The 2nd game of the day found the Titans once again with strong pitching from Ayres & Williams held a 5-2 lead going into the top of the 6th against the Dunwoody Renegades. The Renegades came roaring back and tied the game at 5-5. The Renegades went on to score 3 more but they were ruled as not to count due to an illegal substitution and a protest to the the tourney coordinator. The game went down in the official books as a 5-5 tie.

The squad will have to bounce back quickly on Sunday with a 9am start against the Creekview Grizzlies! Get some sleep Titans and get ready for a great day on Sunday!

What to wear:

Pants: White with blue/red stripe
Socks: Royal Blue
Belt: Royal Blue
Hat: Blue/Red with K
Jersey: New blue Mesh
Coaches: Mizuno pullovers or long-sleeve Titan jackets

Team will meet for swings at 8:15am - game starts at 9am at Sawnee Mountain Park on Field 3!

The 2008 season is finally here!!

2008-02-29T14:02:00.000-08:00

After a long winter of workouts and lots of indoor hitting and four rainouts, the 2008 Titans will FINALLY take to the diamond at the Midway Blast Off in Cumming on Saturday, March 2! The Kennesaw squad will open at 2pm with the Hardball Warriors and then square off against the Dunwoody Renegades at 6pm. All games will be played at Sawnee Mountain Park on Field 3.

Uniform info for Saturday:
Jersey: Red Under Armour
Pants: Gray Pants with red/blue stripe
Socks: Red
Belt: Red
Hat: Red/blue K hat
Coaches: Red Coaching Shirt or Mizuno Pull-Over

Arrival Time: 1pm

See you at the park!!