The Wandering Disciple

Baseball fields across the country are where dreams of becoming a big league ball player begin.  It is here where the youth fall in love with the game and play their hearts out hoping to one day have a chance to play on the big fields of professional baseball.  (Photo: March 7, 2015)

Englewood, Florida: Hamsher Homes overcame an early deficit to defeat USA Steel Fence on Saturday at Englewood Sports Complex.  USA Steel broke the scoreless tie with a three run second inning and single run inning in the third.  But then Hamsher turned on the offense and mounted a comeback to win 8-5. Click on the photo above to view my Hamsher/USA Steel photo gallery .

Englewood, Florida: Hamsher Homes came on strong to defeat Kimberlin Roofing to win their third straight minor league game on Saturday night at Englewood Sports Complex. Kimberlin scored first but the lead did not last long. Hamsher took the lead the second and never looked back enroute to a 15-6 win. Click on the photo to view my Hamsher/Kimberlin photo gallery .

Englewood, Florida: Hamsher Homes rallied from an early seven run defecit to beat Porter Contracting 13-7 on Wednesday night under the lights at Englewood Sports Complex. Porter pushes across seven runs in the first three innings but a five run fourth and an eight run fifth game Hamsher the win. Click on the photo above to view my Hamsher/Porter photo gallery .

Englewood, Florida: Hamsher Homes gave the division leading Italiano Insurance a run for their money on Saturday night. Hamsher took an early lead but by midway through the contest both clubs were locked into an 8-8 tie. The tie lasted until the top of the fifth when Italiano pushed across two runs. Hamsher never recovered as they fell 10-8. Click on the photo above to view my Hamsher/Italiano photo gallery .

Englewood, Florida: Hamsher Homes continue to struggle scoring runs as they fell to the Kimberlin Roofing on Wednesday night. Hamsher scored first again tonight but a steady collection of runs by Kimberlin combined with a huge sixth inning was all it would take to put the game out of reach. When the game was called due to time limit, Hamsher lost 11-3. Click on the photo above to view the Hamsher/Kimberlin game gallery.

Englewood, Florida: The Hamsher Homes minor league team continue their 2015 season as the faced Porter Contracting on Saturday night at Englewood Sports Complex. Hamsher came out and scored four runs in the opening frame to set the pace. They held a 7-2 lead into the third inning when Porter took control of the contest by scoring five runs and picking up an additional run via the five-run rule. Both clubs exchanged runs and Hamsher eventually tied the game in thanks to a three run fifth inning. But Porter score in the bottom of the fifth to hand Hamsher a 11-10 walk-off loss. Click on the photo above to view the Hamsher/Porter game gallery .

Englewood, Florida: After a brief break from play for spring break, baseball resumed in the minors division of Englewood Area Youth Baseball as Hamsher Homes hosted USA Steel Fence on Saturday night. After a tough loss last week, Hamsher came out swinging and jumped out to an early lead.  They batted around the order and posted four runs to the scoreboard before the dust settled. Hamsher followed with a pair of runs the next inning to take a commanding 6-0 lead. USA Steel Fence took advantage of a pitching change to rally for four runs in the top of the fourth inning. Hamsher distanced themselves again by scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it 8-4. USA added another run in the fifth while Hamsher added two more before time expired.  When the two hour time limit was reached, Hamsher was left in the winners column following a 10-5 win. Click on the photo above to view the Hamsher/USA Steel photo gallery .

Englewood, Florida: The 2015 season of Englewood Area Youth Baseball opened up under the lights of Englewood Sports Complex. Hamsher Homes opened their minor league season against Italiano Insurance on Field 3.  Italiano jumped out to an early lead by scoring two runs in the second inning. Hamsher cut the lead in half by scoring in the top of the third. But a big four run inning in the bottom of the fourth put the game out of reach for Hamsher. A two run rally in the final frame brought them closer, but Italiano held on to win 6-3. Click on the photo above for a few photos from Hamsher/Itlaliano season opener .

Englewood, Florida: As the 2014 spring season winds down, Porter Contracting faced Hamsher Homes in their final matchup of the season. Porter found themselves in a hole early on as Hamsher took a large lead. But Porter rallied late, pulling to within a few runs but time ran out and Porter lost to Hamsher. Click on the photo above to view my Porter/Hamsher photo gallery.

Englewood, Florida:  The 2014 season of Spring Baseball is nearing a close as we enter the final rotation of games for the season.  In a battle of the basement, Porter Contracting faced off against Kimberling Roofing in their final meeting of the season.  Porter jumped out to a big lead but could not hold off a late game surge by Kimberling Roofing.   Click on the photo to view the gallery of photos from Wednesday night's game .

Englewood, Florida: The minors division of Englewood Area Youth Baseball played again on Saturday night at Porter Contracting hosted USA Steel Fencing in a close and exciting game. Both teams exchanged runs early in the close game, but it was USA Steel that struck late for the win. Click on the photo to view the game photo gallery .

The minors division of Englewood Area Youth Baseball faced off for another exciting night of baseball with Porter Contracting playing Kimberling Roofing. Click on the photo above to view a gallery of photos from the game.

The spring season of Englewood Area Youth Baseball continued under the light of Englewood Sports Complex with a minor division game between Porter Contracting and USA Steel Fencing. USA Steel dominated the game, holding Porter scoreless all evening. Click on the photo above to view photos from the game.

Englewood, Florida: The minors division played under the lights on Wednesday night as Porter Contracting hosted Hamsher Homes. Hamsher jumped out to an early lead but Porter battled back to tie the game in the late innings. Neither team could push across a go-ahead run on the final frame and the game ended tied. Click on the photo to see more photos from Wednesday's game .

Click on the photo above to view the photo gallery from Saturday's rookie division game between the Lemon Bay Rotary and Englewood Healthcare.

Click on the photo above to view a gallery of photos from Wednesday night's rookie league action between the Lemon Bay Rotary and Englewood Glass & Mirror.

Click on the photo above to view photos from Saturday's Englewood Area Youth Baseball Rookie Division game between the Lemon Bay Rotary and Hamsher Realty.

Click on the photo for photos from the Rookie Division game between the Lemon Bay Rotary and Izzo & Associates.

Click on the photo above from rookie division action at Englewood Area Youth Baseball as the Lemon Bay Rotary faced Englewood Healthcare.