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Ballhawk League : Week 19
Our winner this week had a monster week, snagging over 38 balls. It is Alex, who was fueled by road trips to Minnesota and Milwaukee. This is Alex’s second win of the season, having also captured the top spot in week 16. The highlight of Alex’s trip, besides hauling home 38 balls, was his first career foul ball. He snagged the ball at the Metrodome on August 13th. 
Some notes:
- Happy
Youngster
hangs on to second place by a one ball margin. Erik figures to make a strong push in week 20, with the Pirates being home for 7 days during that week. However, of course, rain is in the forecast.
- Alex’s road trip is not finished. He expects to join Erik, Nick Pelescak, and Andrew McDonald at PNC Park this weekend.
- Nick Pelescak drops from 2nd place in batted balls snagged to 4th place. Nick plans on coming back with a vengence after missing 15 days with military training.
- Zack
Hample
is quietly sneaking up the batted balls leader board. Hample may have altered his style of ballhawking recently, focusing more on batted balls and catching home runs. He snagged 17 batted balls in 2 games in week 19. Astounding.
- Hample has a legitimate shot at the triple crown, but is under assault on two fronts in which he once held huge leads (thrown and device balls). Alex has pulled to within 6 balls in the thrown category, and Erik is just 15 balls behind in the device category.
- Leigh Barratt joins a growing list of ballhawks who have received injuries this year, recently suffering two cracked ribs.
- There was some major competition in week 19. The Happy Youngster snagged 20 balls (a total that would win him the ballhawk crown most weeks), and finished fifth.
- Joe Faraguna jumped several spots in the season standings, snagging 31 balls this week. However, the top 10 spots remained unchanged from last week.
Here’s hjow week 19 played out:
Week 19 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 Andrew McDonald:
Andrew McDonald leaps at the last moment to catch a home run off the bat of an Oakland A’s player at Camden Yards on Monday. “The best catch I’ve ever made,” McDonald would later remark in a mock interview. (photo credit: Jona)
Submitted by Zack Hample:
Zack Hample getting robbed by Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman during batting practice at Camden Yards on August 11, 2009.
Submitted by Erik Jabs:
Erik waits for a left handed batter to come up to bat at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Erik may look a bit ******, perhaps upset at his mediocre three snags that day.
Submitted by Greg Barasch:
“I attached a pic of the third ball I snagged this week. The Mets are
known for their use of random-*** commemorative balls in batting
practice, from All-Star Game balls to last year’s Yankee Stadium balls to video game promotional balls, and now these: 2008 World Series balls! This one was a Fernando Tatis BP home run I caught in left field on Friday.”
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)
8-12-09 Progressive Field
I decided to make the trip back to Cleveland for the second consecutive day. The previous day, I had snagged twelve baseballs. However, today, I would struggle a bit.
I was the first one in line, and therefore was the first fan into the seats. I immediately started looking for Easter Eggs. Usually, the seats are littered with baseballs. Not today. Not a single Easter Egg anywhere. Either an usher or employee had picked them all up, or the Indians did not take their customary early cuts in batting practice.
I would have to try and earn some the old fashioned way.
I had my first chance at a ball that landed a few seats away from me. I was moving toward the ball, but wasn’t fast enough to get to the spot before it landed. The ball hit off of a chair and popped straight up in the air. I started to reach up to grab the ball barehanded when some teenager a row up from me appeared seemingly out of thin air, and jumped to grab the ball just as it was about to land into my outstretched hand. I was pretty mad with myself.
Later, another home run was hit, and I scurried over to the spot. The ball landed in an empty row behind me, so I bent down to scoop the ball up with my glove. Never pick up a ball with your glove. The ball was firmly in my glove, and I had begun to lift it up, when a man grabbed onto my glove and ripped the ball out of it. I glared at him and said, “Wow, are you serious?”
Apparently not, because he immediately tossed me the ball. I don’t know if he had done it was a joke or what. Then I had to deliberate whether or not to count the ball in my collection.
Any ball tossed to me or given to me by a fan does not count. I eventually decided that since I had clear possession of the ball first, it would count. I further concluded had the man snatched the ball from me and not given it back, I still would’ve counted it. It was not a great way to get ball #1, and I needed to get more.
I continued to try and get batted balls in the right field/center field seats.
Balls just weren’t coming at me today. To make matters worse, the Indians portion of batting practice was just about over, and the seats were getting cluttered with fans.
There weren’t many fans, just enough to block up every one of the first 10-15 rows, thereby limiting my range.
STATISTICS:
Game: 4 balls (1 hit, 3 device)
Season: 279 balls (142 hit, 85 thrown, 52 device)
Games: 58 games (5 of which didn’t have BP)
Average: 4.81 balls per game
Career: 445 balls
Streak: 73 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 18,794
8-11-09 Progressive Field
Today was a weird and unconventional snagging day. I would catch zero balls off the bat, and only snag one ball thrown by a player. Yet, somehow I managed to break double digits.
I was the second one in line when I got to the gate. About fifteen minutes before the gates were to open, the old woman in front of me spared two of her friends, a father and his daughter, a little girl of about six years old. Little did I know that the daughter would go on to snag 12 balls of her own today, and assist me with three of my snags.
When the gates opened, I ran in to the bleachers and immediately found ball #1 about six rows back. I continued towards the visitor bullpen, and found ball #2 sitting in an aisle seat. I continued on towards the visitor bullpen and found ball #3 lying in the front row.
I wasn’t done searching. I walked over to the Indians bullpen and saw a ball laying in the front row. There were people standing in front of it, but hadn’t noticed it laying underneath the chair behind them. I walked in the second row, bent down, and picked up ball #4. It was extremely water-logged. I tried to write ’433′ on it, but it was just too wet. I’ll have to wait until it dries out to re-label the ball.
When I picked up ball #4, I immediately noticed ball #5, which was about fifteen feet out, on top of the Indians bullpen.
I went to work. I tossed my glove out and pulled it in, knocking the ball a good ten feet or so closer. I took out my ‘Cleveland Stick,’ the collapsible six foot yard stick, and hooked the ball towards me. I reached over and grabbed the ball, for my fifth of the day. The father and daughter who were in line in front of me watched me make the snag.
After finding those first five balls, I tried to play for home run balls. 
STATISTICS:
Game: 12 balls (4 hit, 1 thrown, 7 device)
Season: 275 balls (141 hit, 85 thrown, 49 device)
Games: 57 games (5 of which didn’t have BP)
Average: 4.82 balls per game
Career: 441 balls
Streak: 72 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 21,870
8-10-09 Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Since the Pirates are out of town for a week, and I’d like to snag my 500th career ball sometime in 2009, I decided that I needed to make a road trip or two this week. My first stop would be Camden Yards in Baltimore.
I attended this game with two friends, one of whom is in the ballhawk league (Andrew).
We arrived at 3:30 and got our tickets. There are two gates that open at 5:00. The Eutaw Street gate near the Babe Ruth statue…
And the one on the opposite end, nearest to the right field foul pole. 
Which didn’t happen.
We stayed l
ong enough to watch all of the batters from each team hit, and then left the game early. We had a four hour + drive, and made it back home a bit after midnight.
Here are today’s baseballs:
And the sweet spots:
STATISTICS:
Game: 3 balls (3 hit)
Season: 263 balls (137 hit, 84 thrown, 42 device)
Games: 56 games (5 of which didn’t have BP)
Average: 4.70 balls per game
Career: 429 balls
Streak: 71 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 14,688
Ballhawk League : Week 18
Week 18 wasn’t a very active week for ballhawks, as we cumulatively snagged 91 balls.
Our winner this week is Erik Jabs. Erik had several things that attributed to his snagging 22 balls in six games during week 18. The Pirates had seven home games in week 18. Erik attended six of the seven, sitting out the Sunday matinee contest. Also, Erik’s chief competitors at PNC Park for batted balls, Nick and Bryan Pelescak, were absent this week. Finally, a balky back had nagged at Erik all week, causing him to be more agressive in asking for balls and going for glove trick balls.
Below, Erik is shown with his 250th ball of 2009. The ball was snagged from the top of the All You Can Eat Seats building using a collapsible ruler. Erik also sports the back brace that he used to help him get through five of the six games attended.
Some notes:
- Happy
Youngster
hangs on to second place for another week. Happy and Erik both have a lot of ground to make up if they want to catch Zack Hample. They also both have a slim chance at 400 balls.
- Nick Pelescak was absent from all seven Pirates’ home games, attending military training.
- Zack
Hample snagged 14 balls at Citi Field this week (in one game, nonetheless), and caught up with Livan Hernandez, having him sign his 4,000th career ball. Hample also has raised $8,500 with his snags this season.
- Besides the battle for second place, there is a showdown looming for 4th place in the division. Alex currently is hanging onto fourth place with 176 balls snagged, while Greg Barasch (175), and Chris P (171) lag just a tiny bit behind.
- In total, participants in the ballhawk league have snagged just a shade under 2500 balls this year. Could we snag 4000? Maybe.
How the week played out:
2009 Season Leaders:
Total Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 346
2) Happy Youngster 262
3) Erik Jabs 260
Games Attended:
1) Erik Jabs 55
1) Nick Pelescak 50
2) Chris P 46
Average Balls per Game:
1) Zack Hample 8.65
2) Donny Haltom 7.38
3) Greg Barasch 7.00
Hit Balls Snagged:
1) Erik Jabs 134
2) Nick Pelescak 99
3) Happy Youngster 98
Thrown Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 181
2) Alex 150
3) Happy Youngster 126
Device Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 69
2) Erik Jabs 42
3) Happy Youngster 38
Competition Factor:
1) Zack Hample
2) Alex
3) Greg Barasch
Last week I broke down competitors ball percentages by hit/thrown/device.
This week, we’ll take a look at how many balls per game per category each ballhawk averages.
Week 17 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 The Happy Youngster:
“Happy wants to know who gave the drunk guy a microphone?“
Submitted by Zack Hample:The Ballhawk League Archive:
Zack Hample poses outside the Mets’ parking lot at Citi Field with a homemade sign and his 4,000 baseball. He had just gotten it signed by Livan Hernandez, who had thrown it to him on May 18th at Dodger Stadium.
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)
USAToday Article
I was interviewed recently by Alex Prewitt, a sports writer for USAToday. He came across this blog, and was intrigued about the Ballhawk League and ballhawking in general. I spoke with him by telephone for 40 minutes Sunday afternoon. He had lots of great questions, so I was really looking forward to the article.
The print version is a bit shorter than the online version.
To read the entire online version, click HERE.
Here is a screen shot of the online version:
Ballhawk League : Week 17
Our winner this week is another first time winner. It’s Joe Faraguna. Joe has been an apprentice of Zack Hample’s at several games this season, and it’s paying off. His ballhawking prowess has greatly increased from the beginning of the season. Here’s a picture of Joe, celebrating his first career ballhawk league victory outside of Nationals Park:
Some notes:
- Happy
Youngster has solidified his lead over Erik Jabs. Erik has been out with severe back spasms all week, and has been looking over his shoulder as Alex has been creeping up on him in the standings.
- Nick Pelescak snagged his 150th career ball at PNC Park on Friday, courtesy of ex-Pirate Sean Burnett.
- Zack Hample had a fantastic day at Camden Yards, registering nine batted balls out of his ten total. Maybe we shouldn’t rule him out just yet as a triple crown contender (lead the league in hit, thrown, and device balls).
- John
Witt snagged his 50th ball of the season.
- There wasn’t a lot of jockeying in the standings this week. Most notable was Chris P sneaking past Greg Barasch to break back into the top five.
- Ballhawk Shawn still hasn’t got his stats together from the past six weeks or so, but did manage to snag an Adam Dunn home run ball last week. Shawn is around 125-140 balls, so hopefully he finally gets caught up for week 18.
How the week played out:
2009 Season Leaders:
Total Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 332
2) Happy Youngster 258
3) Erik Jabs 238
Games Attended:
1) Nick Pelescak 50
1) Erik Jabs 49
2) Chris P 45
Average Balls per Game:
1) Zack Hample 8.51
2) Donny Haltom 7.38
3) Greg Barasch 7.04
Hit Balls Snagged:
1) Erik Jabs 125
2) Nick Pelescak 99
3) Happy Youngster 97
Thrown Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 171
2) Alex 150
3) Happy Youngster 125
Device Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 69
2) Donny Haltom/Happy Youngster 36
3) Erik Jabs 35
Competition Factor:
1) Zack Hample
2) Alex
3) Greg Barasch
If you followed the raging debate in Ballhawk League Week 16′s comment section, you may remember John Witt bringing up his excellent hit ball ratio. I decided to break it down for everyone. A few simple equations and fill down were all that was needed to come up with this:
Percentage of total balls
Feel free to discuss, if you would like in the comments section.
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. Since we didn’t get a lot of submissions, I made some of my own.
Shawn got some face time last week, after snagging Adam Dunn’s home run ball in Milwaukee.
This poster surfaced outside of the Kansas City Royals stadium this week after Zack Hample snagged 32 balls there in one day last month. Zack also remains the target of everyone in the ballhawk league.
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)
Week 16: Alex 21 (Runner Up: District Boy 19)
Week 17: Joe Faraguna 18 (Runner Up: Happy Youngster 11)
Ballhawk League : Week 16
The weather wasn’t great this week in the eastern part of the country. Mike in Detroit attended four games, three of them had BP washed out by rain. Nick and Erik faced a similar situation, only receiving half of a BP during the entire Milwaukee Brewers series. Hopefully this week brings some sunny skies.
Our winner this week is a first time winner. It’s Alex. Below he is seen in his Orioles orange, thinking about his next move.
You can read about his ballhawking here.
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 has regained sole possession of second place from Erik.
- Nick Pelescak has moved into a tie for first place with Erik Jabs in the games attended category.
- Zack Hample increased his league leading total to 322, and remains on pace to snag over 500 balls.
- John Witt snagged his 3,800th career ball. He’s been at it for 33 years, a ballhawking career longer than anyone else in the ballhawk league
- Washington’s District Boy finished in a close second place this week, finishing two balls behind Alex.
How the week played out:
2009 Season Leaders:
Total Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 322
2) Happy Youngster 247
3) Erik Jabs 238
Games Attended:
1) Erik Jabs 49
1) Nick Pelescak 49
2) Happy Youngster 40
Average Balls per Game:
1) Zack Hample 8.47
2) Donny Haltom 7.38
3) Greg Barasch 7.33
Hit Balls Snagged:
1) Erik Jabs 125
2) Nick Pelescak 99
3) Happy Youngster 92
Thrown Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 170
2) Alex 145
3) Happy Youngster 119
Device Balls Snagged:
1) Zack Hample 69
2) Donny Haltom/Happy Youngster 36
3) Erik Jabs 35
Competition Factor:
1) Zack Hample
2) Alex
3) Greg Barasch
Week 16 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.
Zack Hample displays two baseballs that Heath Bell gave to him on
7/23/09 at Citizens Bank Park. Heath and Zack are pals and Heath had
been saving the balls for Zack.
Erik Jabs poses near the Ohio & Erie canal, which runs behind the wall at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio. Erik would fish two balls out of the Canal, one being a game home run hit by Cleveland Indians #1 prospect Carlos Santana.
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)
Week 16: Alex 21 (Runner Up: District Boy 19)
7-20-09 PNC Park
There was some rain forecast for today, but when I arrived at the ballpark at 3:55, the sun was shining, and there were only a few measly clouds in the sky.
While standing in line, I noticed a Brewers fan who randomly had a MLB baseball. He didn’t have a glove or a bag or anything. He had just walked up from the Riverwalk area. Had he just gotten a ball out by the river? Possibly.
Rather than standing there, I decided to head down to the Allegheny River and see if I could get on the board before the gates even opened. There is some tall grass landscaping on a slope that leads down to a 20 foot wide walkway which borders the river. Occasionally balls will get stuck in there that get hit out of the stadium or bounce on the stadium. I looked, but found nothing.
I stood outside the stadium until 4:50, when I returned to line. There was only one ball that I saw that had a realistic chance. I caught it out of the corner of my eye and watched it hit the top of the Clemente wall and stay in the ballpark. Like clockwork, within a minute, an usher appeared and picked up the ball.
When I returned to the line at 4:50, it began to drizzle. Great. Just great.
The drizzle was persistant, and was rather annoying. I was worried that the groundscrew would put the tarp on the field and batting practice would be canceled. Luckily, this wasn’t the case. The rain was light enough that it allowed BP to continue.
I got ball #1 of the day from Joel Hanrahan. He fielded a ball, and didn’t throw it back towards the infield, so I stood in the front row with my glove up for about a minute. He finally decided he didn’t want the ball anymore, and fired it at me. It was a little high and away, but I was on the board.
I got ball #2 from Mike Defelice. I remembered Shawn from Milwaukee giving me the tip of calling him Deefer. It worked.
There wasn’t a ton of home runs hit. And its a shame too, because there weren’t many people there during the first 30 minutes of season ticket holder time only. 
STATISTICS:
Game: 3 balls (1 hit, 2 thrown)
Season: 238 balls (125 hit, 78 thrown, 38 device)
Games: 49 games (5 of which didn’t have BP)
Average: 4.86 balls per game
Career: 404 balls
Attendance: 11,471 (very April/May’ish attendance figure)
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)
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