Ballhawk League : Week 21

Our winner this week is Chris P, who snagged 35 balls, and beat the Happy Youngster by a single ball.

Some notes:

• Happy
  Youngster set the Miller Park record by snagging 18 balls in one game last week.

• Nick
  Pelescak snagged Jimmy Rollins’ leadoff home run last week in PNC Park

• Zack
  Hample snagged his 400th ball of the season, capping off his four game tour of Coors Field in Denver Colorado.

• Another close finish this week has me wondering… What if there was a tie for the top spot?  What would be the tiebreaker?

Here’s how week 21 played out:

Week 21 Leaders:

Total Balls Snagged:
1)  Chris P 35
2)  Happy Youngster 34
3)  Greg Barasch 24

Games:
1)  John Witt 6
2)  Chris P 5

Average Balls per Game:
1)  Happy Youngster 8.50
2)  Greg Barasch 8.00
3)  Chris P 7.00

Hit Balls Snagged:
1)  Nick Pelescak 16
2)  Chris P 15
3)  Erik Jabs/Happy Youngster 13

Thrown Balls Snagged:
1)  Chris P 20
2)  Zack Hample 17
3)  Happy Youngster 14

Device Balls Snagged:
1)  Happy Youngster 7
2)  Greg Barsch 6
3)  Zack Hample 2

Competition Factor:
1)  Happy Youngster
2)  Chris P
3)  Joe Faraguna

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

2009 Season Leaders:

Total Balls Snagged:
1)  Zack Hample 400
2)  Erik Jabs 337
3)  Happy Youngster 326

Games Attended:
1)  Erik Jabs 69
1)  Nick Pelescak 60
2)  Chris P 54

Average Balls per Game:
1)  Zack Hample 8.51
2)  Donny Haltom 7.28
3)  Greg Barasch 7.19

Hit Balls Snagged:
1)  Erik Jabs 178
2)  Nick Pelescak 139
3)  Happy Youngster 122

Thrown Balls Snagged:
1)  Alex 213
2)  Zack Hample 208
3)  Happy Youngster 150

Device Balls Snagged:
1)  Zack Hample 72
2)  Erik Jabs 60
3)  Happy Youngster 54

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

Now, a look at how many balls per game per category each ballhawk averages
Leaders:
Hit Balls per Game:  Erik Jabs 2.58
Thrown Balls per Game:   Joe Faraguna 5.53
Device Balls per Game: Donny Haltom 2.06

Week 21 Photos
Ballhawks were given the option to submit a photo for this and future
ballhawk league updates.  The photos could be of them making a catch,
posing with a ball, a picture of a ball snagged, or something strange
or interesting that they saw at a game.

Submitted by Matt Jackson: 
Matt displays his first career game ball, a foul ball hit by Miguel Cabrera on August 26th in Anaheim.

Submitted by Chris P:
Chris P’s dog checks out his 200th ball of 2009

Submitted by John Witt:
John Witt poses with his 2,900th career regular season major league baseball – snagged at a game last Thursday.
Submitted by Zack Hample:
Zack Hample inside the manual scoreboard at Coors Field on August 26, 2009.

2009 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)
Week 16:  Alex 21 (Runner Up: District Boy 19)
Week 17:  Joe Faraguna 18 (Runner Up: Happy Youngster 11)
Week 18:  Erik Jabs 22 (Runner Up:  Zack Hample 14)
Week 19:  Alex 38 (Runner Up: Joe Faraguna 31)