Ballhawk League : Week 15

It was a tough week for most ballhawks, with their teams off for at least 3 days due to the All Star break.  Nick Pelescak, a ballhawk whose home park is PNC Park, captured his first ballhawk league victory in week 15.  His win was fueled by a seven ball performance on Thursday at Progressive Field in Cleveland, and totals of four, three, and three balls over the weekend at Pittsburgh.

Some notes:

• Happy Youngster and Erik Jabs continue to flip flop in the standings in the race for second place behind Zack Hample.  This week, Happy trails Erik by a single ball in the standings.

• In the batted balls category, Nick Pelescak has moved into second place with a total of 98. 

• Zack Hample continues to be the stand out in the league, with a 72 ball lead over the next closest competitor.  

• Three ballhawks are currently on pace to join the elusive 300 club (300 balls snagged in one season).  Greg, Alex, Nick, and Chris also have a decent shot at snagged 300 this year.

• Has anyone other than Zack ever snagged over 500 in one season?  I believe Zack did it once – last year.  He’s on pace to do again for a second year in a row.

• Shawn has had some unfortunate incidents occur and hasn’t been able to get to the computer, he assured me that he is still ballhawking and will update his stats for week 16.

How the week played out:


Week 15 Leaders:

Total Balls Snagged:
1)  Nick Pelescak 17
2)  District Boy 10
3)  Erik Jabs/Alex 9

Games:
1)  Nick Pelescak/Leigh Barratt 4
2)  Four tied 2

Average Balls per Game:
1)  Zack Hample 8.00
2)  District Boy 5.00
3)  Erik Jabs/Alex 4.50

Hit Balls Snagged:
1)  Nick Pelescak 15
2)  Erik Jabs 5
3)  Zack Hample/District Boy 3

Thrown Balls Snagged:
1)  Alex 9
2)  District Boy 7
3)  Zack Hample 5

Device Balls Snagged:
1)  Erik Jabs 3

Competition Factor:
1)  Zack Hample
2)  Alex
3)  District Boy

Here’s a look at the overall 2009 season standings:

2009 Season Leaders:

Total Balls Snagged:
1)  Zack Hample 307
2)  Erik Jabs 235
3)  Happy Youngster 234

Games Attended:
1)  Erik Jabs 48
2)  Nick Pelescak 47
3)  Happy Youngster 38

Average Balls per Game:
1)  Zack Hample 8.77
2)  Donny Haltom / Greg Barasch 7.33
3)  District Boy 6.73

Hit Balls Snagged:
1)  Erik Jabs 124
2)  Nick Pelescak 98
3)  Happy Youngster 89

Thrown Balls Snagged:
1)  Zack Hample 162
2)  Alex  128
3)  Happy Youngster 119

Device Balls Snagged:
1)  Zack Hample 67
2)  Donny Haltom 36
3)  Erik Jabs 35

Competition Factor:
1)  Zack Hample
2)  Greg Barasch
3)  Alex

The Ballhawk League Archive:
TOP BALLHAWK:
Week 1:  Happy Youngster 38  (Runner Up:  Zack Hample 31)
Week 2:  Zack Hample 27  (Runner Up:  Erik Jabs 21)
Week 3:  Zack Hample 30  (Runner Up:  Erik Jabs 21)
Week 4:  Zack Hample 40  (Runner Up:  Happy Youngster 39)
Week 5:  Zack Hample 31  (Runner Up:  Erik Jabs 22)
Week 6:  Erik Jabs 31 (Runner Up:  The Happy Youngster 26)
Week 7:  District Boy 40 (Runner Up: Greg Barasch 20)
Week 8:  Erik Jabs 18 (Runner Up:  Donny Haltom 17)
Week 9:  Donny Haltom 16 (Runner Up:  Erik Jabs 13)
Week 10: Zack Hample 27 (Runner Up: Shawn 26)
Week 11: Zack Hample 59 (Runner Up: Donny Haltom 23)
Week 12: Greg Barasch 36 (Runner Up: Nick Pelescak 22)
Week 13:  Chris P 24 (Runner Up:  Alex 17)
Week 14:  Greg Barasch 22 (Runner Up: Chris P 19)
Week 15:  Nick Pelescak 17 (Runner Up: District Boy 10)