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#30 Rachel Buchanan (2009)
1st Base, Rover
Buchanan showed her toughness in a try out in 2008 when she took a ball off the face, came away bleeding, "rubbed some dirt on it" and kept playing. When you see her grip a bat, you see the girly side as she will be sporting fashionable pink batting gloves. Rachel was just third third female player to play in an NBBA game for the Renegades. She finished her short career with 2 at bats.
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#35 Chris Genikos (2008-2010)
Designated Hitter
Genikos joined the Renegades late in the 2008 season to join Tony Flinn as rookies on the squad. His first look at the game was during a charity game against Chen PR. Chen signed Genikos to a one game contract and placed him in the line-up. In batting practice Genikos was launching balls over 100 feet in the air on his first few swings ever. In his first at-bat he hit the ball hard in the game but found himself running to the wrong base as his baseball instincts took him to first base instead of third which was buzzing. A common mistake by most people who play the game for the first time. Chris had his career cut short by Tommy John Surgery which was needed after he hurt his arm during batting practice. Chris played in 10 games in his career with 15 at bats and he did not score a run. |
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#43 Melissa Smith (2010)
Rookie
Smith joined the team in 2010 and played only one half of a season before retiring. She was only available to play in one game for the Renegades in the 2010 season and di not see any action in the field. Smith retired because she could not devote the time she needed to play the game and she wanted to focus on earning her graduate degree.
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#18 Gary Anderson (2002-2003)
3rd Base
Gary played with the Renegades in the early years. He played in a
total of 12 games over his 2 year career. He finished his career
as a platoon third baseman. In his career he hit .125 (3 for 24
with 12 strike-outs). He scored against Kansas, Chicago Bluffs
and the Cleveland Scrappers. He also made two defensive stops in
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#15 Tim Cummings (2002-2003)
1st Base
Tim was a captain of the team in 2003 before he decided to hang up the
spikes half way through the 2003 season. In his short career he played
in 5 games and hit .200 (2 for 10) with 7 strike-outs. Tim scored
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#36 Tony Flinn (2008-2009)
Designated Hitter, 1st Base, Rover
Tony entered the 2008 season as the team's only rookie and every single
practice he improved his game. He improved so much that by the
end of the year he had cracked the starting line-up in the World Series
for the Renegades. in 2008, Tony set a Renegade Rookie record for
the lowest strike-out percentage in a season (18.2%). His 2008
highlites included making two huge
defensive stops in the 2008 Philly Hall of fame classic and scoring 2
runs in a game against the North Carolina Pride in the 2008 World
Series. Tony retired with a career batting average of .184 in 38
at-bats with two defensive stops in 18 games. At the time of his
retirement, he was the 5th hardest player to strike-out in team history
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#20 Rich Flint (2002-2005)
Designated Hitter
Rich Flint swung one of the biggest bats in the early years of the
Renegades. He was known for some of the longest hits in batting
practice. Flint's best season was 2004 when he scored 4 of his 5
career runs. He excelled at the 2004 Bolingbrook tournament where
he tied for the team lead in runs scored (4) with Joey Buizon. In
his career Rich played in 26 games and hit .113 (6 for 53) with 25
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#2 Steve Houston (2005-2009)
Designated Hitter, 1st Base
Houston
came to the squad late in the 2005 season with more baseball experience than
the entire Renegade team combined as he played collegiate baseball at Salem
State
and also played in the Boston Park League.
After playing years of baseball, Steve thought he had a good
understanding of beepball. In
his 3rd year of play, he found out how little he knew about beepball. In a light moment at practice during the 2008
season, Houston
stepped out of the batters box upset at his pitcher, Ron Cochran. Someone made a comment that Cochran was
pitching underhand which upset Houston
to the point where he thought the coaches were making fun of him. Houston
yelled at Cochran to stop teasing him and throw the ball. As his teammates laughed, Houston
quickly
discovered that in beepball, pitchers don’t throw overhand.
Steve retired after playing in 18 games with a batting average of
.138 in 29 At-bats and two defensive stops. His best game was
against the North Carolina Pride in the 2008 World Series where he
scored two runs. At the time of his retirement, he was the 2nd hardest player to strike-out in team history (17.2%)
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#24 Luis Marquez (2004-2008)
3rd Base, Mid-Fielder, Rover
He wears #24, he plays left field, he is Hispanic and he has crazy hair. In
many ways Marquez is like Manny Ramirez. He makes occasional spectacular
defensive plays and at times we kid with him because he seems asleep on the
field. Like Manny he has quickly become
a fan favorite for his offensive power, defensive skills and the way he just
has fun playing the game.
Luis picked up offensive MVP honors by placing on the all-offensive
teams in Bolingbrook and the World Series in 2007 by hitting .600 in
both events. Luis is the all-time leader in
runs scored (82), batting average (.402) and second in defensive
put-outs (63)
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#11 Kae Ann Rausch (2002-2007)
1st Base/3rd Base
Kae was the first ever player voted as a Captain of the team as she was
elected Co-Captain in 2004 by her teammates. Her hard nosed play, willingness
to be one of the guys, ability to listen and kick people in the rear when they
need it won her teammates over. In 2005, she decided to join the coaching ranks
and help the team grow by focusing on teaching new players and coaches the joys
of the game. After a few months of being a full time coach, Kae got the bug to
play again. She scored the first run of
her career in a home game against the Long Island Bombers on a smash down the 3rd
base line that traveled over 120 feet.
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#27 Jon Simeone (2004)
Pinch Hitter
Jon played for the Renegades while he studied law in the Boston
area. Jon played one season for Boston in 2004 and was used as a
pinch
hitter. He played in 7 games with 7 at bats and only 2
strike-outs. He was good at putting the ball in play but he
struggled with his foot speed. He was credited with starting a
rally and building the team's confidence in its come from behind win
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#16 John Smith (2002)
John played on the original 2002 Boston Renegade team with his wife
Gail. John was one of the top players from the first season as he
was tied for 2nd on the team in runs scored (4) and tied for third on
the team with 3 defensive stops. John played in 5 NBBA sanctioned
games and hit .235 (4 for 17) with 10 strike-outs and 3 defensive
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#31 Bob St. Germaine (2003)
Mid Fielder
Bob came to the Renegades with the most NBBA experience in 2003 as he
had played for the Lowell Lightening (under Rob Weissman), the
Cleveland Scrappers and the Long Island Bombers. Bob was an
important part of the defense in 2003 as he played at the mid-field
position. He helped the team learn about the game with his
experience and he was a good team player. Bob played in 8 games
for Boston, he made 3 defensive stops (which was the third highest
total on the team in that season). He did not score a run for
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#22 Tom Walsh (2006)
Rover
For NBBA enthusiasts, Tom Walsh has been mistaken by many to
look like Jeff Dell (who is considered one of the better players in the
game). Walsh busted onto the scene making an instant impact as a rookie.
He scored the second highest total of runs for a Renegade rookie
(9) in 2006 and set a rookie record for lowest Strike-out percentage
(19%). Walsh did this despite missing time to injuries and taking
time off to attend guide dog school in the middle of the season.
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#28 Rich Welch (2007)
3rd Base
Welch was a rookie in the 2007 season to
Beepball and the Renegades but was no novice to playing ball. He
has the most recent experience on the team in playing "sighted" ball as
he had been playing softball with his co-workers in recent years with
his visual impairment. He has quickly picked up the hitting part
of the game as he has been making contact since the first practice.
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#65 Eloy Vega (2005)
Rover
Eloy played one season with the Renegades after coming to Boston from
the North Carolina Beep ball league. Though the rules were
slightly different, Eloy was able to quickly pick up the game.
Eloy played in 10 games for Boston in 2005. He made 4
defensive stops for the team. He did not score a run for Boston
but he did improve dramatically through the season as he did have the
lowest Strike-out percentage in the 2005 World Series at 31% for
Boston. He finished his Boston career 0-13 with 4
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