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41th Annual
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Sept. 22 -
Sept. 26, 2022 43rd
Annual
Zip Wins Playoff for the Belt
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Friday June 16, 2023 Hogs Finish Season 10-9
2022 Hogs Team Picture The 2022 Hogs finished their 42nd season above .500 for the first time since 2018, winning an 11-10 playoff game thriller over Stride before being eliminated by Hackers. The Hogs finished in 4th place out of 10 teams with a 10-9 record. Manager Chris Rugh broke five season records, all already held by him, including batting average (hitting a ridiculous .770), on-base average, slugging pct., OPS and home runs. Rugh also won his third triple crown, seventh straight MVH award, and achieved a Super Hog season with a perfect 38 bar appearances in 19 games. Eric Estrada ran away with the Rookie of the Year award hitting .500 and more importantly, a Super Hog season with a perfect 38 bar appearances in 19 games. 48th
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Spirit of '76
The first image that came
to this observer's mind was the famous painting depicting the
Fife and Drum soldiers marching home after battle during the
Revolutionary War. Injuries have been mounting up and taking its
toll on this rag-tag team of Hogs. Coach Crew was forced to go
to the Hogs' Farm system and call up Ellis 'The Ringer' for this
play-off game. Lethargy
and lackluster spirit seemed to be the order of the day even
under the influence of team leader Straw who was unable to rally
his teammates as we succumbed to the Hackers in the first round
of the playoffs.
We could have used the indispensable 'intangibles' that
Cough brings to the team, but he was on paternity leave.
Injuries and vacations also wreaked havoc on the lineup. Joe
'Don't Throw' Bucci covered for a vacationing Nixon at
second base. Nixon who ? Bob
'The Bear' Speer filled in at 1st base for Booch who also
was out of town with family. Bob who expected to sit out the
nights' activities along side the Hog's OG's (Pung and
Areno) was forced into action. He discarded his ankle
bracelet tracker ( BTW ...he claims an ankle brace/boot) to
round out the roster.
Billy is now our designated 'designated runner'. The only
time he wasn't substituting running was when he was running
for himself. That time actually did not turn out for the
best as he was gunned down at the plate after running
through the non-existent third base coach's stop sign. Come
on Billy !
Brandon picked up another outfield assist as his throw to Crew and then to Straw at the plate left the Hacker runner face down in the dirt after getting the thumb. That was one of two exciting put-outs at the plate as another foolish Hacker got caught in a perfectly-executed rundown and was tagged out with a sweep tag as Straw was able to hold on to his glove and the ball and his shoulder after the collision.
Will was MIA nursing a leg injury sustained from the
previous game. (Before signing next year's contract, make
sure you have a 'no slide' clause included.)
Rhino's nine consecutive hits hitting streak came to an
end. He maintained on a dubious call from the
scorekeeper. Crew continued his hit parade. Noel struck out
a play-off game record with 5 K's. Eric
continued his solid rookie campaign rising up the batting
average leaderboard while playing good defense.
Areno#14
Hog Correspondent
MVH
HHOF
Hog Wild Treasurer
Hogs Finish Regular Season 9-7 The Hogs finished the regular season with a five-game losing streak, dropping two to Go Green. But it wasn't for lack of offense with the Hogs scoring 37 runs in the double-header. Several Hogs had big stat lines including Yenchick going 9 for 9 with two homers, Straw going 7 for 8 with a double and a triple, Rugh going 7 for 9 with 4 doubles and 4 homers, and Brandon going 6 for 8 including hitting for the cycle in game 2. Playoffs start on Thursday July 21. Hogs Clinch Winning Season The Hogs seven-game winning streak came to end after losing the second game of a doubleheader with Collins Paint. However, the Hogs clinched a winning season with their ninth win, improving their record to 9-3 with four games to go. Just Another Sweep for the Hogs
Ho Hum - Just Another Sweep
for the Hogs
The Hogs cruised with two more
mercy rule victories, this time over longtime rival The Fightins.
Joe “The Liability” Bucci led
the way for the Hogs in Game 2. In a true full Hogs experience, Joe
showed up to the game looking a little spaced out with red eyes -
“must be allergies... or the joint I just smoked”.
Playing the deepest right
field any Hog has ever played, "The Liability" misplayed several fly
balls including a can of corn that bounced squarely out of his
glove.
HOWEVER, at the plate in Game
2 Joe lived up to the famous Bucci Last Name and came through with a
bases clearing 3 run double to jump start the Hogs to victory. He
had a career night finishing the game 3-3 with 3 doubles and 5
RBIs. The Hogs sit at 8-2 with 6 games left in the regular season, needing only 1 more win to solidify an over .500 season.
Hogs Jump Into First Place
In a match-up of top teams, the Hogs swept their way
into first place with two mercy rule 10-run wins over Team Stripe. The Hogs bats were so hot, Team Stripe complained to the umpire to “check that bat!” Thinking that since the Hogs suck, those bats must be illegal.
The play of the day came in game two with the Hogs down by four - Rookie Erik ‘Ponch’ Estrada smacked a grand slam home run to tie the game. He rounded the bases faster than the California Highway Patrol. The Hogs rode the wave of momentum and piled on from there.
The rookie from Texas is off to a hot Hogs start -
one of the few still in the running for the new, illustrious, Super
Hog Award. The Hogs will look to ride the hot bats and cold beers into next week with big games and the Hogs Open upcoming. New Hogs Softball Encyclopedia View, Print or Download PDF
Hog Rock Grand Resurrection
Brunch Buffet Getaway 43rd
Annual Friday, June 17, 2022 -
1 PM 42nd
Annual Areno Wins Back-to-Back Belts!
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Watch the Legend At Work
48th Annual
45th Annual
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Hogs Finish 2021 Season 9-11 The Hogs 2021 season ended with a 14-4 playoff loss to Routine Hops to finish with a 9-11 record. Manager Chris Rugh captured his sixth straight MVH, Ryan Yenchick was named Rookie of the Year in a close race with Jon Kauffmann, and Bob Speer captured his second batting title.
41st Season
23rd Annual
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
6 PM 21st Annual Brand New Pictures
40th Annual
(Second Try)
Sept.
24-28, 2021
Friday Sept. 24 -
Arrivals
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42nd
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Friday, June 18, 2021
41st
Annual
Areno posted the lowest
score of any Hog attending the 2020 Hogs Open at the prestigious
Pickering Valley Golf Club today. The much-anticipated yearly
event was held Friday, June 19, 2020. It had the lowest
attendance turnout of any Hog Open in our 41-year history. The
deposit will not be returned. But that did not deter the
courageous warrior, aka Areno, from staring down Covid-19 and
risking his health to claim The Belt for posterity.
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Grand Resurrection Rescheduled
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Breaking News!
Attention all Myrtle Beach Hogs! You have all likely been following the new strains of the COVID-19 Virus that have appeared in the UK and South Africa. Just got word this morning about a new strain allegedly coming out of Canada. They are calling this new strain MOEVID-19. If you contract MOEVID you are likely to overindulge in Beer, Wine, Liquor, Food, Cigarettes, Golf and anything else you can glom off of others for free. There is no known cure for this virus. Apparently masks offer no protection from MOEVID. It is just best to avoid all contact with those who have contracted MOEVID-19 until such time as they find a cure. Not sure how this could impact this year's trip yet.
But there is some promising news. Vrobel has antibodies and is
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