| Breaking News |  | Saturday, August 2nd, 2025: Great Day for Ross! 5 Hits!
5 hits in a game has always been a magic number in baseball. Only a handful of players will do that. Get 5 hits in a game and you get your moment of glory...your 5 minutes of fame...you get your name in the record book. Win or lose you get listed.
Will Ross got his name in the record book, but the Herkimer Cobras picked up the win, topping the Akron Henchmen 5-4.
"Sure, I would have much preferred to win the game, but that's not how it came out. In baseball you win some, lose some and some get rained out," the Akron first baseman expressed his feelings during the postgame press conference.
He certainly did his part today, pounding out hit after hit.
Later in the clubhouse Ross spoke further about his big game, "To hit the ball consistently well, you have to relax. I was relaxed for the first four hits, but I must admit, I got too much adrenaline going when I realized that this was a special once-in-a-lifetime day. On the last hit, I was ready to swing at anything close, I was that excited. That's why my third base coach called time and told me, 'Calm down and wait for a good pitch.' That got me back on track and I nailed the first one in the strike zone."
On his record-setting day Ross delivered 5 hits in 5 at-bats, a day that will be good scrapbook material.
W. Ross singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
This season in 57 games, Ross has hit at a .398 clip with 49 hits, 4 home runs, 24 RBIs and 25 runs scored.
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| Sunday, July 27th, 2025: Tolliver Mystifies Chaffee
Speaking after the game, the Akron manager said, "Rodney Tolliver had everything going for him. He controlled their bat speed, stayed down, had a lot of movement... he had it all...masterful."
Tolliver held the Chaffee Blacksmiths to 3 hits and fashioned a fine 11-0 shutout. He had 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in the game.
"We couldn't get anything going. He certainly had our number," the Chaffee skipper told reporters.
In 19 starts this season Tolliver has fashioned a 9-6 record and a 5.05 ERA.
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| Monday, July 21st, 2025: Big Stick Wins SL2 Trophy
Akron fans had a lot to cheer about this week as first baseman Will Ross brought home the Sub League 2 Player of the Week trophy.
During his week-long batting binge he reeled off a .485 batting average, 16 hits and 2 home runs. Ross also racked up 10 RBIs and scored 7 runs.
This year Ross has hit 3 home runs and posted a .407 batting average.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 66-54, .550 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 33-27, .550 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-27, .550 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-5, .167 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 17-14, .548 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 21-15, .583 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 45-39, .536 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in July | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in August | 5-4, .556 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .297 - 7th in SL2 | | On-Base Percentage | .382 - 3rd in SL2 | | Slugging Percentage | .432 - 2nd in SL2 | | On-Base + Slugging | .814 - 2nd in SL2 | | Runs Scored | 759 - 3rd in SL2 | | Hits | 1280 - 9th in SL2 | | Extra-Base Hits | 403 - 2nd in SL2 | | Home Runs | 67 - 2nd in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 574 - 1st in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 551 - 9th in SL2 | | Stolen Bases | 111 - 6th in SL2 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.31 - 15th in SL2 | | Starters' ERA | 5.49 - 15th in SL2 | | Bullpen ERA | 5.24 - 13th in SL2 | | Runs allowed | 698 - 12th in SL2 | | Hits allowed | 1339 - 14th in SL2 | | Opponents AVG | .306 - 15th in SL2 | | BABIP | .339 - 13th in SL2 | | Home Runs allowed | 47 - 9th in SL2 | | Bases-On-Balls | 467 - 10th in SL2 | | Strikeouts | 515 - 14th in SL2 |
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