Kennesaw Mountain Woodsmen

Neah Bay Whalers (NWC) 2006 Staub Conference Champions
Neah Bay Whalers (NWC) 2006 Carter Division Champions
Neah Bay Whalers (NWC) 2005 Carter Division Champions
Neah Bay Whalers (NWC) 2004 Carter Division Champions
Neah Bay Whalers (NWC) 2003 Carter Division Champions
Kennesaw Mountain Woodsmen (KWC) 2000 Carter Division Champions
Kennesaw Mountain Woodsmen (KWC) 2001 Clemente Wildcard
Canadian River Ball yard Rats (CBC) 1998 Carter Division champs

Stadium: Seattle Stadium
Conference: Rusty Staub
Division: Gary Carter

Kennesaw Mountain Woodsmen Roster 2007

Kennesaw Mt  Team History Statistics

Neah Bay Whalers CBA Historical pages

Owner: James Michael Blakeley
Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, USA

Email1: blakelym@comcast.net
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Entered the league in: 2006-11-25
 

Neah Bay was quite a different tune.  Neah started by controversial GM Dave Covert.  Dave was quite an astute GM who built a good franchise right from the initial draft.  A succesful team, the Canadian River (Oklahoma) Ball Yard Rats were a contender right away.  84 wins in season 1, then into the 1998 playoffs where they lost in one of the great all time series to Dawson's Hamilton in 7 games.  G1 Pedro won 2 to 1 over Clemens.  G2  saw Hamilton Harbors Randy Johnson shut em out 4-0, g3 a 10-3 CBC (NWC) win behind the bullpen.  g4 Pedro got shelled this time and Clemens allowed just 2 10 to 2. Woody Williams stopped Neah again 2 to 1 in a classic duel in G5.  Chan Ho Park was brilliant leading CBC to a tied series 5 to 1.  But Hamilton defeated Neah (CBC) in game 7 nail biter when Hamilton broke a tie in the 9th, and Neah with runner on 3rd couldn't bring him home in the 9th for a playoff loss.  Hamilton went on to lose to eventual champion Longue Pointe the next round.  

After Canadian River, Neah was known as Kennesaw Mountain Woodsmen .  This team was one of the all time strong CBA teams as the stats show.  Mark Wood was the manager and did a good job with this team and had good ties with other GM's.  Kennesaw won 106 games in 2000, then won another 96 in 2001. When Mark moved on in 2002 after Claude left the commisioner, the team was acquired by John Skillings.   Skillings guided Neah to 101 wins in his first year.  The rest is history as Neah remains a perrenial contender and is always at the top of the Carter division.

After John Skillings abandoned his team during the playoffs of 2006, James Blakely took over the team guiding them all the way to CBA's World Series.  In 2007 this team will be once again known as the Kennesaw Mountain Woodsmen in honor of one of CBA's more successful franchises.

1997-1998                                             1999                                             2000                                   

                  2001                                  2002-2006                                        2007

BOXSCORE: 2008 Belfast Brawlers At 2008 Kennesaw Mtn Woodsmen       8/29/2008
 
  Brawlers           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Woodsmen           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Carroll LF        6  0  0  0 .238     M.Teahen CF        10  2  4  2 .288 
  C.Paronto P         0  0  0  0 .500     Y.Escobar SS        9  0  3  0 .282 
  L.Dinardo P         0  0  0  0 .286     E.Encarnacion 3B   11  1  4  2 .334 
M-A.Sonnanstine PH,P  3  0  0  0 .167     J.Francoeur RF      5  1  2  1 .292 
  A.Miles 2B          8  0  1  0 .293     M.Chico P           1  0  0  0 .167 
  M.Kotsay CF        11  0  5  2 .237     C.Billingsley P     0  0  0  0 .222 
  A.Rios RF          10  1  2  0 .278   F-R.Braun PH          1  0  1  0 .315 
  M.Napoli C         11  1  2  2 .225     E.Gonzalez P        0  0  0  0 .000 
  A.Huff 1B          11  0  1  0 .266   H-A.Cabrera PH        1  0  0  0 .241 
  A.Amezaga 3B        9  2  2  0 .309     S.Olsen P           0  0  0  0 .087 
  J.Lugo SS          11  0  1  1 .190   L-M.Olivo PH          1  0  0  0 .218 
  J.Jennings P        2  0  0  0 .000     J.Danks P           0  0  0  0 .121 
A-C.Figgins PH        1  1  1  1 .328   N-M.Owings PH,P       2  0  0  0 .043 
  T.Pena P            0  0  0  0 .667     R.Garko 1B         12  0  3  0 .286 
  V.Chulk P           0  0  0  0 .500     J.Bay LF            6  0  0  0 .227 
C-B.Schneider PH      0  1  0  0 .233   I-M.Cameron PR        0  0  0  0 .229 
  M.Corpas P          0  0  0  0 .000   J-T.Pena Jr LF        4  0  0  0 .196 
E-F.Sanchez PH        1  0  0  0 .259     I.Kinsler 2B       11  0  2  0 .263 
  C.Sampson P         0  0  0  0 .310     K.Suzuki C         12  0  3  0 .203 
  C.Baek P            0  0  0  0 .222     C.Silva P           2  1  1  0 .128 
G-R.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .257   B-D.Mientkiewicz PH   1  0  0  0 .200 
  M.Bacsik P          0  0  0  0 .167     B.Hennessey P       0  0  0  0 .000 
K-K.Mench PH,LF       4  0  0  0 .216   D-T.Buck PH,RF        8  0  0  0 .272 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      89  6 15  6                 Totals      97  5 23  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Jennings In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Silva In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Chulk In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hennessey In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Corpas In 11th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Billingsley In 12th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Baek In 14th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 14th Inning
I-Pinch Ran For Bay In 15th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cameron In 16th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Bacsik In 16th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Olsen In 16th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Dinardo In 19th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Danks In 19th Inning
 
Brawlers........ 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  6 15  2
Woodsmen........ 2 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  5 23  1
 
Brawlers (68-73)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Jennings                6       8   4   4   0   2   2   9.00  A1 C8
T.Pena                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.48  C9 C9
V.Chulk                   1 2/3   0   0   0   2   2   0   4.00  D1 D8
M.Corpas BS(5th)          2       2   1   1   0   3   1   2.82  D9 E7
C.Sampson                 2       2   0   0   1   1   0   6.20  E8 F7
C.Baek                    1       0   0   0   0   2   0   4.01  F8 G1
M.Bacsik                  2       2   0   0   1   1   0   4.71  G2 H1
C.Paronto                 2       0   0   0   0   1   0   7.52  H2 H8
L.Dinardo                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   5.10  H9 I2
A.Sonnanstin WIN(9-8)     8       9   0   0   1  11   0   3.72  I3
Totals                   26      23   5   5   5  24   3
 
Woodsmen (49-92)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Silva                   7       8   4   3   2   2   1   5.40  A1 D3
B.Hennessey               2       2   1   1   1   3   0   5.77  D4 E4
C.Billingsle              3       0   0   0   0   5   0   4.12  E5 F4
E.Gonzalez                2       0   0   0   1   2   0   6.05  F5 G2
S.Olsen                   2       1   0   0   2   0   0   4.53  G3 H1
J.Danks                   3       0   0   0   2   2   0   4.28  H2 I2
M.Owings                  3       2   0   0   0   2   0   4.71  I3 J4
M.Chico LOSS(5-7)         4       2   1   1   3   0   0   6.25  J5
Totals                   26      15   6   5  11  16   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 9,442 DATE- Wednesday, August 29th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Doug Eddings, Ed Montague, Basil Fomine, Tony Randazzo
T- 9:06
LEFT ON BASE- Brawlers:18  Woodsmen:25
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brawlers: 2  Woodsmen: 3
ERRORS- A.Amezaga, J.Lugo, R.Garko
DOUBLES- M.Kotsay-2(9th), R.Garko(22nd), K.Suzuki(9th), C.Silva
HOME RUNS- M.Napoli(12th), M.Teahen(12th), E.Encarnacion(14th),
           J.Francoeur(18th)
STOLEN BASES- Y.Escobar(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Chico
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Teahen
WALKS- J.Carroll, A.Sonnanstine, A.Miles-4, M.Kotsay, A.Rios, A.Amezaga-2,
       B.Schneider, Y.Escobar-2, T.Pena Jr, I.Kinsler, T.Buck
HIT BY PITCH- J.Carroll, K.Mench, M.Teahen, Y.Escobar, E.Encarnacion, J.Bay
STRIKE OUTS- A.Sonnanstine, A.Miles, A.Rios-2, M.Napoli-2, A.Huff-4, A.Amezaga,
             J.Lugo-2, J.Jennings, R.Davis, K.Mench, M.Teahen-2,
             E.Encarnacion-3, J.Francoeur, M.Chico, M.Olivo, M.Owings,
             R.Garko-4, J.Bay-2, T.Pena Jr, I.Kinsler-2, K.Suzuki-2, C.Silva,
             D.Mientkiewicz, T.Buck-2
GIDP- M.Napoli, A.Huff, K.Suzuki, T.Buck
WILD PITCHES- A.Sonnanstine, J.Jennings-2, M.Chico
PASSED BALLS- K.Suzuki
 
Mark Kotsay had 5 hits and 2 RBI and Andy Sonnanstine dominated striking out
11 Kennesaw Mtn batters as the Belfast Brawlers defeated the dreadful
Kennesaw Mtn Woodsmen in 26 innings by a score of 6 to 5 at Miller
Park.
 
Both teams were tied at 5 runs apiece after nine innings.  Belfast was
victorious in the 26th inning.  Alfredo Amezaga drew a walk.  Matt Chico then
let a pitch get away from him.  Julio Lugo then singled scoring the run.
Although they lost, Kennesaw Mtn did out-hit Belfast 23 to 15. 
 
The victory went to Sonnanstine(9-8) who went 8 innings, allowing no runs.
Chico(5-7) was given the loss in relief.  The Belfast ballclub's record now
stands at 68-73.  With the loss, the Kennesaw Mtn ballclub's record is 49-92,
worst in the division.
 
 

BOXSCORE: 2006 Neah Bay Whalers At 2006 Longue Pointe Loggers      10/21/2006
          2006 Staub Championship Series  GAME 5:

NEAH BAY DEFEATS LONGUE-POINTE TO CLINCH 2006 STAUB PENNANT BEHIND
PEDRO'S 6-INNING NEAR NO-HITTER AND VALENTIN'S 2 MASSIVE HOMERUNS!
WILL FACE BOB FIDLER'S CLEMENTE CHAMP INDIANA REDBIRDS IN 10TH CBA WORLD SERIES!


  Whalers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Loggers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Giles RF          2  0  0  0 .306     I.Suzuki RF         4  0  0  0 .224 
  R.Furcal SS         5  1  2  0 .250     C.Counsell SS       4  0  1  0 .234 
  J.Kent 2B,1B        5  0  0  0 .290     S.Hillenbrand 3B    4  0  1  0 .239 
  J.Valentin C        2  2  2  2 .400     R.Sexson 1B         4  0  0  0 .088 
A-M.Cameron PR,LF     0  0  0  0 .421     J.Varitek C         2  0  0  0 .118 
E-J.Reed PH,LF        2  0  0  0 .000   J-C.Monroe PH         1  0  0  0 .120 
  N.Johnson 1B        2  0  0  1 .161     O.Palmeiro LF       2  0  0  0 .200 
F-T.Graffanino PH,2B  1  0  0  0 .167   I-H.Matsui LF         0  0  0  0 .000 
  A.Rowand CF         4  0  0  0 .194     L.Gonzalez 2B       3  0  0  0 .256 
  C.Sullivan LF       2  0  0  0 .143     T.Hunter CF         2  0  0  0 .067 
B-M.Piazza C          2  1  2  0 .286   D-N.Logan PH,CF       1  0  0  0 .000 
  M.Lowell 3B         3  1  2  2 .367     G.Maddux P          2  0  1  0 .200 
  P.Martinez P        2  0  0  0 .000     K.Calero P          0  0  0  0 ---- 
C-J.Piedra PH         0  0  0  0 .400     B.Fuentes P         0  0  0  0 ---- 
  F.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 ----     R.Dempster P        0  0  0  0 .000 
H-A.Hill PH           1  1  1  1 .333   G-T.Martinez PH       1  0  0  0 .077 
  B.Lidge P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Halama P          0  0  0  0 .000 
                                          K.Escobar P         0  0  0  0 .000 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      33  6  9  6                 Totals      30  0  3  0

A-Pinch Ran For Valentin In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Sullivan In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Cameron In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Dempster In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Palmeiro In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Varitek In 9th Inning

Whalers......... 0 1 0  1 0 1  0 0 3  -  6  9  0
Loggers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0

Whalers (8-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Martinez WIN(4-0)       6       3   0   0   1   5   0  72   0.56  A1 C4
F.Hernandez HOLD(2nd)     2       0   0   0   1   1   0  19   0.00  C5 D2
B.Lidge                   1       0   0   0   0   2   0  11   4.50  D3
Totals                    9       3   0   0   2   8   0

Loggers (5-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux LOSS(1-2)        6 1/3   5   3   3   4   4   2 101   4.70  A1 D1
K.Calero                  1       0   0   0   0   2   0  14   0.00  D2 D4
B.Fuentes                 0       0   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.86  D5 D5
R.Dempster                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.89  D6 D6
J.Halama                  0       2   2   2   0   0   1   8  11.25  D7 D8
K.Escobar                 1       2   1   1   1   3   1  25   2.45  D9
Totals                    9       9   6   6   6   9   4

ATTENDANCE- 56,328 DATE- Saturday, October 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, Hunter Wendlestadt, Dale Scott, Tim Timmons
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Whalers: 8  Loggers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Whalers: 0  Loggers: 1
DOUBLES- R.Furcal(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Valentin-2(2nd), M.Lowell(1st), A.Hill(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Giles(1st), R.Furcal(2nd), M.Cameron(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Lowell
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Johnson
WALKS- B.Giles-3, J.Valentin, T.Graffanino, J.Piedra, J.Varitek, O.Palmeiro
STRIKE OUTS- B.Giles, R.Furcal-3, J.Kent-2, J.Reed, N.Johnson, T.Graffanino,
             I.Suzuki, R.Sexson-3, C.Monroe, L.Gonzalez, G.Maddux, T.Martinez
GIDP- A.Rowand

It was a festive quasi-double holiday for Whatler fans but a shocking end of
the season for the fans of Longue-Pointe. 

Last night at precisely 10pm, after Richie Sexon and Jason Varitek struck out
to end the bottom of the ninth, it was Flag Day and Valentin's Day all rolled
into one at Molson Yards as John Skillings and his Neah Bay Whalers soundly
defeated Dennis Concepcion's Longue-Pointe Loggers with a 6-0 shutout to win
Game 5 and clinch the 2006 Staub Conference crown.
 
It was a win punctuated by four Whaler home runs and a typically stingy outing
by winning pitcher Pedro Martinez.

The victory was Neah Bay's fourth straght after losing the Round 2 opener in
Neah Bay to Andy Pettite by the score of 3 to 1.

They now will face the Indiana RedBirds in a CBA World Series matchup that will
mark the very first appearance for both teams.

Martinez took a no-hitter into the 6th inning while Javier Valentin blasted 2
homers in consecutive at bats off starter and loser Greg Maddux. A pair of 9th
inning dingers by Mike Lowell and Aaron Hill off John Halama and Kelvim Escobar
yielded 3 insurance runs to secure the Whalers' first ever Staub pennant with
a collective bang.

Indeed, for these listless Loggers, the Playoffs ended with a collective whimper 
as the deposed Champions batted a sub-atomic .170 in their 12-game playoff journey.
Despite winning Round 1 in seven games against Skokie, it became apparent as LP
faced Neah Bay that the Logger bats were being whittled down to toothpicks.
 
In the subdued Loggers locker room where just shy of a year ago they raucously
celebrated their first Championship as the Loggers and second in overall fran-
chise history, Concepcion shook hands with his somber players and later gave a
quiet and brief post-game interview in the Press Room.

"This was a tough, tough defeat," he said to the gathered press, "but in no way
does this diminish what John and his team has accomplished this season and this
Playoff Series.  He had great pitching which neutralized our bats, and in the
end, our pitching staff could only do so much before it gave out from lack of
hitting support."

"While my guys played their hearts out, no one could seem to get on track except
for Gonzo (Luis A. Gonzalex, who batted a team best .254).  The collective power
outage of the Loggers is something I can't explain."

Martinez(4-0) gave a stellar effort for Neah Bay.  He went 6 innings allowing 3
hits and 1 walk.  Pedro lost his chance for a no-hitter when Greg Maddux, of all 
people, singled with one out in the 6th inning.  Neah Bay ended up with 9 hits
for the game.

In the Whalers' locker room, it was whooping and yelling led by Pedro doing a
victory salsa for the TV cameras broadcasting back to Neah Bay. 

A very champagne-soggy John Skillings puffed his victory cigar when he accepted
the Staub trophy and got a measure of revenge on Pedro by pouring an icy bottle
of bubbly down Pedro's back. 

"Our team never wavered, even after losing at home in Game 1," said a smiling John. 
"It's a great feeling and I want to thank all my players and coaching staff and
congratulate them and our wonderful fans for the best season."
 
"We've come so close in the past, especially last year against these
same Loggers, but I tell you, being on top for this first time, the "view" is
just great!  Now, just one more task remains.  We'll party now, but once we
land in Indiana, we'll be all business."
 

1997 Canadian River Ball Yard Rats - Dave Covert CBC

Canadian River Ball Yard Rats - Dave Covert CBC 1998