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 updated 4-25-10  Welcome to the Official Home Pageof the Miami Valley Thunder Baseball Team 
The Thunder gathered at Howell field Tuesday night for the last game of the season against the Warren County Shockers with whom they had split the previous two games. The Thunder had 6th place secured and the Shockers were looking at anywhere in between and including 2nd through 5th place. They would have to settle for 5th as the Thunder won the close contest 9 to 8 behind some great pitching by John Connell and Greg Moss (winning pitcher, 2-1) as they allowed only 3 earned runs in 7 innings combined.
Outstanding Performers: Lance Berner 2 for 4, 2B, 2 RBIs Evan Koogler 2 for 3, 3B, 2B, 2 RBIs
Clint Sparks 2 for 2, Run,
Outstanding Team Performance: Thunder Over the Cardinals 16-10
After a tough loss the first time we faced the Cardinals, the Thunder took no chances, and got out to an early lead in the first as Lee Jury singled and scored on a triple to the right center field wall by Andrew Verrett. After Berner popped up to the shortstop, Drew York slugged his 8th Homerun of the season (we still haven’t found the ball), a 2 run shot to left-center that scored Verrett. The next 5 batters hit reached base safely and the thunder scored 4 more runs the first inning. Matt Walters started the game with a 7 run lead to work with but he didn’t need it. Matt pitched three no hit innings and struckout 8 of 10 batters faced. Meanwhile, the Thunder continued to add runs with 2 in the 2nd inning as
In the 4th, the Thunder added a run as Koogler and
Outstanding Performers:
Drew York 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 Runs Andrew Verrett 2 for 5, 3B, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs
Evan Koogler 3 for 3, 2B, RBI, 3 Runs
Drew Bost 3 for 5, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs
Matt Walters 3 IP, 8 K’s, no hits
The Thunder Take Two Tough Loses at Rotary against the Rangers Game 1: Fireworks at Rotary Park
The bombs were flying Tuesday night as the Rangers and Thunder combined for 7 homeruns at Congrats to:
Drew York 4 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 2 SB Lance Berner 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBIs, BB
Game 2: Continuation Game from Twice as Many Hits, but Still no W…???
Back on the 27th of June the second game of a Rangers-Thunder doubleheader ended in a stalemate with 12 runs a piece as time ran out at Outstanding Offense:
Evan Koogler 4 for 5, 3B, 2 SB, 5 RBIs Lee Jury 3 for 5, 2B, 3 Runs, RBI
Matt Walters 3 for 4, 1 Run
12 Aug 2010 The Thunder Wins Another Slugfest with the Indians, 15 – 10 at Howell
The Thunder and the Indians banged heads again making up the second game of the previously rained out doubleheader from back in June. Ramsey started the game for the Thunder (hey it worked last time) and went another 4 hard innings as the Indians hit the ball well. This time the Thunder jumped out to take the lead early scoring 2 runs in the first with none from the opposition. However, the tables turned in the 2nd inning as the Indians got unanswered runs on a 3 run homer over the left field fence. But the Thunder came back in the third on a walk, couple hits, and David Moss’s hustle around the bases manufactured a run as the last two Thunder bats K’d that inning. Tied 5 to 5 after 4 innings Ramsey continued the fifth inning, but after giving up a second HR to Spradlin on a hanging Knuckleball, Greg Moss came in and finished out the game. Although the Indians scored 5 in the 5th, the Thunder never gave up and regained the lead on a 7 run rally in the Bottom of the 5th as the whole lineup contributed. The Thunder tacked on 3 more insurance runs in the 6th as York crushed the ball for a monster 3-run HR (brand new baseball + York + bat = egg ball). Greg continued to pitch well, pitching two scoreless innings in the 6th and 7th picking up the win for the Thunder! Notable Offenders:
Drew York 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs David Moss 2 for 4, 2B, 3 runs, RBI
Lee “Grass Hopper” Jury 2 for 4, 2 runs
Lance Berner 2 for 3, 3 runs, RBI
Evan Koogler 2 for 4, 1 run, 2 RBIs
3 Aug 2010 The Thunder Out Slugs the Indians 16 – 13 in 7 Innings of Ball at Howell Field
The Thunder and the Indians finally got together to make up the first game of a rained out doubleheader from back in June. Ramsey started the game for the Thunder and went a 4 hard innings as the Indians hit the ball well. The situation looked kind of dark in the fifth as the Thunder was down 9 to 5 (not to mention the lights weren’t on yet ‘cause the field custodian probably got mugged on his way to turn them on), but the Thunder managed to get 3 runs on a series of passed balls and walks. With the score 9 to 8 Indians and the lights on, James Hammock came in to pitch the 5th, but couldn’t find the strike zone and gave up 3 runs on no hits. Down by only 2 runs (12-10), Coach Ramsey called upon the secret weapon, Drew York, to shut the Indians down in the sixth. With no outs and 2 runners on, Drew came in throwing peas and dropping deuces off the table to bail the Thunder out of the jam. Then, the Thunder rallied big in the 7th inning to come from behind and take the lead for the first time in the game 16 to 12. Drew continued to scalp the Indians in the 7th, and despite giving up a run on a walk and double, He struck out the side for the Thunder win! Notable Offense:
Lee “Grass Hopper” Jury 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2B, 2 SB, 2 RBIs Chris Heaton 2 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BB
Clint Sparks 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2B, SB
20 July 2010 - Action Sports 2
The Thunder Loses to the Cardinals 9 to 2 - Rain Cuts Game After 5
Greg Moss started for the Thunder, and took the loss as only Clint Sparks and Lee Jury produce a runs each making the final 9 to 2 Cards in a five inning game shorten by the rain.
The next game is a double header at Northmont versus the Astros on Sunday, 25 July.
18 July 2010
The Thunder Splits a Double Header with the Dragons 
Drew Bost started the first game on the hill for the Thunder, but had some unfortunate luck, and some control problems. Coach Ramseys perhaps pulled him out too late or too soon as Bost loaded the bases in the third to have Connell, the left-handed lobber, come in to pitch. The change in velocity and good ball movement was not enough to keep the runs off the board as the Dragons singled a run in and then hit a grand slam two batters later to plate 5 runs for an 8 to 1 lead after 3 innings. The Thunder made a come back in the 6th and 7th innings, but fell short losing it 8 to 6. Evan Koogler came in to pitch the last two innings allowing no runs and only 1 hit while striking out 2 batters.
Notable Offense:
Lance Berner 3 for 4, ROE, 2 doubles, 1 run, 1 RBI
Andrew Verrett 2 for 3, 2B, 1 run.
Greg Moss 2 for 3, 2 runs
The Thunder wins the second game of the double header 8 to 2 as Walters and Ramsey combine to allow only 2 runs over 7 innings. The Thunder offense was fired up from the start, with 2 runs in the first, and third innings and 4 in the 4th.
Notable Offense:
Drew York 2 for 3, BB, HR, 2B, 2 runs, 2 RBIs
David Moss 3 for 4, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 1 RBI
27 June 2010
TO BE CONTINUED.......... The Thunder and the Rangers Remain Tied-Up at 12 a Piece After 7
The Thunder try to come from behind again to get the win against the Rangers, but leave business unfinished after a 7 inning stalemate. Again, the Rangers got out to an early lead with lots of hits and a dinger, but the Thunder stayed with them keeping it close and eventually tying it up in the 6th inning with a 5 run rally. James Hammock started on the hill and pitched 5 good innings against the offensive power house. With the score 11-7 in favor of the Rangers, John Ramsey pitched the fifth inning, the knuckle ball was workinmg well, and he held the Rangers offense to just 1 run over the last 3 innings to allow the Thunder to catchup and tie the game.
Notable Thunder Offense:
Koogler 3 for 4, 4 RBIs, 2 SB
Jury 3 for 4, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs
Hobbs 4 for 4, 2 runs
Walters 3 for 3, 1 run
The game will be finished on August 17th after the game schedule at 6:30PM at Rotary Park.
27 June 2010
The Thunder Comes from Behind to Shock the Rangers 12 - 7 and Take First Place in the Miami Division!!!!!
The Thunder started out slow offensively, but eventually got the fire burning in the 6th inning with 5 runs and then opened it up in the seventh with with 7 runs to get the win 12-7 and take first place from the Rangers in the Miami Division. Matt Walters started and pitched 4 and 2/3rd innings striking out 6 Rangers and allowing only 5 runs against a formidable offense. David Moss pitched in relief for 2 and a third innings and picked up the win giving up only one hit, a 2 run homerun in the 7th. The Thunder offensive contribution was spread amongst several players, but most notably:
Ramsey 2 for 2, 3 RBIs, 2 Runs
D. Moss 2 for 4, 2 RBIs, 1 Run
Hobbs 1 for 2, 1 RBI, 2 Runs
20 June 2010
The Thunder Bows to the Royals in 4-1 Pitchers Duel
The Thunder defense faulters in the 8th inning to allow the Royals to sneak away with the win by plating 3 runs in a 4-1 divisional loss for the Thunder. Matt Walters started on the hill and pitched 7 great innings striking out 14 Royals with a lively fastball and cunning breaking ball. But the Royals veteran pitcher, Bryan Braswell pitch a hell of a game and held the Thunder to just 1 run scored by Evan Koogler and batted in on Chad Hobbs' single in the 2nd inning.
John Ramsey came in out of the bullpen to start to 8th inning and got a quick flyout to center. Then gave up a basehit to left that was followed by 3 errors that allowed the Royals to score 3 unanswered runs and win the game 4-1.
18 Jun 10
3 More Roy Hobbs Games have been scheduled for July and August The Thunder will play a non-league game on Thursday, July 8th against the Dayton Roy Hobbs Wolves 6:30 PM and Thursday, July 29th at 6:30 PM against the Cardinals both games at Miamisburg High School. Another non-league game has also been scheduled for August 11th against the Legends 6:30 PM at Miamisburg HS as well. These will be 7 inning, wood bat games.
13 Jun 10
The Thunder's Doubleheader with the Indians Gets Rained Out Too much rain came down the night before and left the field at Northwestern too wet to play on. The games will likely be rescheduled as two weeknight games in July or August.
6 June 2010
The Game with the Astros is rained out due to poor field conditions The early morning thunderstorms flooded the field at Northmont and at 9:00AM there were large bodies of water at first and third. Despite the dry and sunny weather during the day, and the use of a Shop Vac by the Astros coach, the water had done the damage and left firstbase a mud hole. The Thunder will now play a DH against the Astros on July 25th to make this game up.
4 June 2010
The Thunder joins Roy Hobbs League for some non-league baseball action Sunday, 6 June 2010, the Thunder will have it's first ever wood bat game against one of the top teams from the Dayton Roy Hobbs Baseball League, the Dayton Braves. The game is set to start at 11AM on the Franklin High School field weather permitting. John Connell is scheduled to make his pitching debut and mow down some wood bats. Following this game, the Thunder will head up north to Northmont HS to play the Dayton Astros at 4PM.
25 May 10
The Thunder Rolls...over and dies!  Shutout by the Sox 12 to 0.
The Thunder forgot their bats at home Tuesday night and could only manage two hits as the Sox pitching struck out 14 in 7 innings. Meanwhile walks, some errors and 10 hits fueled the Sox to a 12 to 0 win over the previously undefeated Thunder. James Hammock started and pitched well, but the Sox took advantage of a bit of a fielding fiasco in the third and plated 7 runs (only 2 earned). Hammock pulled himself out in the fourth after the first two batters singled. David Moss came in with a vengence and pitched 3 solid innings striking out 6 and only allowing 2 runs. The Thunder's winning streak stops at 6, but they'll be back on the 6th of June to take on the Stros at Northmont starting at 4:00PM.
Losing Pitcher: James Hammock (1-1)
Matt Walters 1 for 2 (single)
Andrew Verrett 1 for 3 (single)
23 May 10
Still Undefeated After a Nail Biter over the Dragons 7 to 6 in 9
The Thunder comeback in the 9th inning scoring 2 to tie it, and a walk off RBI single for the win after trailing most of the game. Matt Walters started on the hill with 3 no hit innings, but then in the 4th, an error at first prompted a series of hits and 3 run inning for the Dragons. Matt pitched really well through 6 innings allowing 6 unearned runs, but struck out 11 batters. With the score 6 to 2, John Ramsey came in to pitch the seventh. John pitched 3 scoreless innings despite loading the bases in the 8th with no outs on two walks and an error, and giving up two hits in the 9th. With the score 6 to 4 in the bottom of the 9th, the Thunder started the inning with 2 walks and a hit batter. Once Koogler got hit by the pitch (HBP 5x in 6 games), we knew our game was back on! Drew York scored on a pass ball, and the runners shifted as Greg Moss stood in the batters box. Greg hit one back to the pitcher and David Moss tried in vain to tie it up, but the Dragons got the fielder's choice at home for the 1st out. Now with Koogs on third and Greg on first, Drew Bost singled in the tying run. John Connell came up with 2 runners on and popped up to third base for the second out, so it was up to Thunder coach, John Ramsey to drive in the game winner. First pitch fast ball was smacked foul down the 3rd base line, John took the next pitch in the dirt for a ball. With the count 1-1, Ramsey hits a rope single to right center to drive in the winning run...The Thunder Wins 7 to 6! And remains undefeated 6 and 0 overall (4 - 0 in division).
WP: John Ramsey (3-0)
David Moss 2 for 3, RBI, 2 BB
Drew Bost 2 for 4, RBI, HBP
Drew York 1 for 3, 2 runs, HBP, BB
Evan Koogler HBP (need I say more?)
John Ramsey, 1 for 1 (walkofff single), BB
16 May 10
Thunder wins number 5 over the Redlegs 19 to 10
The potent offense of the Thunder proves to be too much for the Redlegs as the Thunder wins another to bring their record to 5 - 0. The Thunder scored early and often posting runs every inning of the game. David Moss hit a 2 run homer (His 3rd on the year) in the bottom of the 4th to score runs 8 and 9 for the Thunder. Meanwhile the Thunder's starting pitcher, John Ramsey held the Redlegs to one hit and two runs through 4 innings. With the Thunder leading 9 to 2 after 4, Greg Moss came in to pitch and pitched well enough to secure a win for the team through the remaining 3 innings of the game as time expired in the 7th.
Notable batters were:
David Moss, 3 for 3 with a HR, 3 runs and 5 RBIs, Drew York 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs, Greg Moss 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs, Lee Jury 3 for 6 with 3 runs, and Drew Bost 2 for 5 with a HR, and an RBI.
Congrats to all the Thunder players on another great game!!!!!
9 May 10
The Thunder shocks the Shockers 11-7
Amidst a cold night in Xenia at AIA, the Thunder prevailed against the Shockers in a long cold game 11 runs to 7. James Hammock started on the mound for the Thunder and pitched well through 3 no hit innings before giving up a hit the fourth inning with only 3 runs scoring in the first 4 innings by the Shockers. The fifth inning proved to be too much as James hit his second batter and issued his 7th walk. With the score 5 to 3, David Moss came into the game and got the last 2 outs of the 5th inning. Moss went on to pitch well through the remaining 4 innings striking out a total of 8 and giving up only four more runs while the Thunder offense produced 6 more runs to bring the final score to 11 to 7. No one batter in particular contributed solely to the Thunder offense as a team effort ensued. Only five hits were recorded for the night, but many took advantage of the Shocker's defensive woes and reached on walks and errors. Those who got hits were Lee Jury(scored 4 times), James Hammock, Andrew Verrett, David Moss(1 RBI), and John Ramsey (2 RBIs). 2 May 2010
Our Game with the Rangers has been Cancelled Today!!!! The steady rain this morning has caused game today to be cancelled. It will likely be rescheduled as a double header on Sunday, June 27th.
25 April 2010
The Thunder Rolls to 3 - 0 After a 9 to 5 Win Over the Astros
The Thunder remains undefeated after a 9 to 5 win over the Dayton Astros in a7 inning game shortened by an intermission due to inclement weather and the 2 hour 45 minute time limit. Matt Walters pitched 6 strong innings against the formitable offense allowing only 4 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), and striking out 5. David Moss pitched the 7th inning to close out the game. David Moss also led the Thunder's offense going 2 for 3 with a 3 run homerun, a single and a reluctant walk. Lee Jury came off the DL to go 3 for 5 and score 3 runs, and John Connell went 1 for 1 to continue his hitting streak despite only having 1 at bat this game.
The Thunder Wins Again!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Miami Valley Thunder win over the Kettering Royals in 7 innings under the run rule 17 to 5. The Thunder’s offense quickly took advantage of a series of Royal’s errors early in the game putting 14 runs on the board in the first three innings while batting through the order in the first and third innings. Meanwhile, the Thunder’s starting pitcher, John Ramsey, kept the Royal’s offense at bay with a no hitter through 4 innings to make it 11 April, 2010
The Thunder wins the 2010 opener against the Indians!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a lengthy nine inning game that was riddled with injuries, errors and walks on both sides, the Miami Valley Thunder outlast the Springfield Indians to win 14-12. Winning Pitcher for the Thunder, Rookie, Matt Walters pitched a solid 5 2/3 innings in middle relief while Drew York and David Moss set off the fireworks; each with 3 run homeruns to lead the Thunder offense. David Moss picked up the first save of the season in the ninth inning by striking out 2 and finishing the game with a flyout to leftfield. Conrats to all Thunder players for another opening day win.
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