SPORTS SECTION E
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
NFL
Week 2, Page 3
Menâs national softball team off to splitting start By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
they encountered with their flights as a result of the passing of Hurricane Irma. The team didnât leave town until Saturday, one day after the tournament officially got underway. Joining Seymour are Richard âthe LionHeartâ Johnson and Haziel McDonald, who will serve as coaches.
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he Bahamas menâs national softball team split their first two games played in the X Menâs Pan American Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In their first two games played yesterday, the Bahamas lost a 2-1 decision to Guatemala as Desmond Russell cracked a solo home run in the fifth inning for the teamâs only run. Alcott Forbes suffered the loss. The team, managed by Perry Seymour, bounced back to shut out Costa Rica 7-0 in their first double header. Arriving after the tournament got started, the organisers had to make an adjustment to the schedule.
⢠The following is the list of players:
TEAM BAHAMAS - Our menâs national softball team is scheduled to play another pair of games today at the X Menâs Pan American Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Bahamas is expected to play another pair of games today against Canada at 8:30am and Belize at 12:30pm. And on Tuesday, the Bahamas will play another
double header against Mexico at 8:30am and Argentina at 12:30 pm. Their final game in the round robin will be played on Wednesday at 8:30am against Panama.
The tournament wraps up on Sunday. It serves as the qualifier for the XVIII Pan American Games or the 18th Pan American Games, scheduled for July 26 to August 11, 2019.
According to Ted Miller, president of the Bahamas Softball Federation, the team had a setback leaving as they were originally scheduled last week Thursday because of a problem
Lady Wildcats claw their way to 10-5 win over Lady Sharks By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net NO matter how they play during the regular season, the Sunshine Auto Lady Wildcats always find a way to make their presence felt during the New Providence Softball Associationâs postseason. So far this year, the Wildcats are sitting in third place in the five-team standings in the ladiesâ division at 9-7. But on Saturday night after pulling off a 10-5 win over the second place (11-6) Platinum Pool Lady Sharks, manager Anthony Bullard said this is the time that his Wildcats start to step it up for the playoff stretch. âRight now, everybodyâs coming back together after the long layoff,â said Bullard after they won the last two of their three games played since the league resumed after the passing of Hurricane Irma. âThis is the time of the year that we play better, so I expect that will get only get better going into the playoffs.â The playoffs wonât start until the end of the month when the menâs national team return from their participation in the X Pan American Men Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. But Bullard said this is an opportunity for the Wildcats to fine tune their game as they regroup as a team. âWe started off with a big team, but all of a sudden, it dwindled down to a much smaller team,â he said. âMost of the players say they are working. Ainât nothing you could do about that. I just need those that we have available to come out on time.â
Beneby expressed his concern as they are starting to fizzle off the pace. âWeâre not playing that well,â said Beneby as they were 2-2 in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. âWe just need to get back to practice. We play much better when we practice, but everybody
KEITH ROLLE âWAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTYâ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
has an excuse now. Weâre getting ready to go in the playoffs. âWe already have second place cemented, but we just need the girls to come to practice. The girls arenât coming to practice and when they do come, they come late. But
HE didnât set any national records or win any international medals, but debonair Keith Rolle was remembered as the world traveller for Special Olympics Bahamas who inspired those who came in contact with him, while he used his charm to wow every âpretty girlâ he met. Rolle, 55, was laid to rest on Saturday following the funeral service at St Anselmâs Roman Catholic Church, conducted by Father Noel Clarke. Among those present were some of his collegiate in Special Olympics Bahamas. Both Basil Christie, immediate past chairman of Special Olympics Bahamas and Sheila Culmer, the president of the Bahamas National Council for Disability. Christie said he first got to meet Rolle during his commute in dropping his children to St Augustineâs College when he passed Rolle dressed in his school uniform on Bernard Road. He said he wasnât sure if Rolle knew him, but every morning he looked forward to getting that big wave and a smile from Rolle. Once he got involved in Special Olympics Bahamas, Christie said their relationship developed to the point that whenever he travelled to a meeting or an event for Special Olympics, he took
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PLAY ACTION: The Lady Wildcats pulled off a 10-5 win over the Platinum Pool Lady Sharks as the New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season on Saturday night. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff While the Wildcats try to get set for the showdown in the playoffs and the race to the championship title, the youthful Lady Sharks got off to a great start. And although they are sitting in second place behind the defending championsâ Johnson Lady Truckers, manager Stephen âBishopâ
TEAM BAHAMAS Alcott Forbes, Angelo Dillett, Austin Hanna, Courtney Smith, Desmond Russell Jr from Grand Bahama, Garfield Bethel, Lamar Watkins, national championship MVP Lyle Sawyer from Abaco, Martin Burrows Jr, Micah Bethel from Eleuthera, Philip Johnson, Sherman Ferguson, Thomas Davis and Wayne Johnson.
Anfernee Seymour suspended for âviolation of team rulesâ By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net ANFERNEE Seymourâs season came to an abrupt end before he had an opportunity to suit up in the Offseason Arizona Fall League. The 22-year-old outfield prospect in the Atlanta Braves organisation was suspended for âviolation of team rules,â according to SB Nationâs Chris Cotillo and was removed from the roster of the Peoria Javelinas. Cotillo further stated the Javelinas declined to comment on the specifics for the reason behind the suspension. âDetails not fully known but belief from one
source is that noise complaints were at the root of the issue.â he said. The Javelinas have MLB affiliations with the San Diego Padres and Mariners along with the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds. The Javelinas, established in 1992, play in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. Seymour received the call up as one of seven members of his Florida Fire Frogs named to the roster. He concluded his season with the Fire Frogs in the Single A-Advanced Florida State League with his best month of the 2017 campaign. The 23rd-ranked prospect hit .355 through 21 games and collected an
ANFERNEE SEYMOUR, a 22-year-old outfield prospect in the Atlanta Braves organisation, has been suspended. OBP of .405 in the final full month of the year. He rose eight spots in the Braves prospect list since the season began. The Arizona Fall League attracts many of the top prospects in the minor
leagues predominantly Double-A and Triple-A players. The league is designed for these prospects to refine their skills and perform in game settings in front of major and minor league
baseball scouts and team executives, who are in attendance at almost every game. Seymour was ranked No.11 in the latest edition of Baseball Americaâs âProspect Hot Sheetâ which recognises the top performing prospects in Minor League Baseball during the given time period. Since the call up to the Fire Frogs, Seymour has appeared in 78 games in the Florida State League. He hit .287 with 17 RBI, an OBP of .346, OPS of .711 scored 42 runs and stole 17 bases. Despite playing in just 78 of the teamâs 118 games, he ranked fourth on the team in hits (84), fourth in triples and second in stolen bases.
Seymour was promoted to Class-A advanced and joined the Fire Frogs in May. Prior to the promotion, Seymour was enjoying his most successful season at the plate in his young minor league career. Through 28 games with the Rome Braves in the South Atlantic League, Seymour hit .287 with six RBI, an OBP of .345 and snagged eight stolen bases in 11 tries. Last season Seymour was traded from the Miami Marlins organisation to the Atlanta Braves in a threeplayer deal which also saw the Braves acquire pitcher Michael Mader in exchange for relief pitcher Hunter Cervenka.