Valdosta Vikings

Team: Valdosta Vikings [ID #104]

Location: Valdosta, GA (Southeast)

Owner: None

Rank: #612 - Rating: 65.54

Fan Mood: 88.84

Prestige: 14

Color: Red & Gray

Team Notes:

• Apr 07 2058: Seung Hoon Noh was released.
• Apr 07 2058: Marc Bartholomew was released.
• Jan 13 2058: Frank Voigt was selected to the national team of Switzerland.
• Jul 21 2057: Rubén Urías was signed as a free agent.
• May 29 2057: Kuryba Kanas was signed as a free agent.
• May 03 2057: Jesús Valdez was released.
• May 03 2057: Isao Kondō was signed as a free agent.
• Apr 07 2057: Fidel Ybarra was released.
• Jan 13 2057: Frank Voigt was selected to the national team of Switzerland.
• Nov 02 2056: Kip Noland was hired as the new coach.

League Record:

Wins: 22 Losses: 21 Pct: .512 Last10: 5-5 Streak: L2

Ave: 6.4 - 5.6 RS: 277 RA: 240 DIFF: +37 Power Index: 98.9

Cup:

Group 87 [0 | Eliminated]

Press Releases:

Jul 09 2050: Stadium Updates, Two New players, & New Manager - by alexcrosswell on June 1st, 2021

Marietta updated the Park changing the dimensions of the stadium along with signing RHP and a Second baseman to try and climb out of 6th place

Braves sign rookie manager Luke Whitt to take over for Raul Ortiz who just could not seem to get the job done

Mar 02 2038: Game Recap: March 2nd, 2038. Marietta Braves (0-2) @ Edison Bombers (2-0) - by DWilliamsNSH on October 12th, 2018

FINAL:
Marietta - 1
Edison - 3

Winning Pitcher: Keith Doi (1-0). 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 K, 1 HBP, 1 HR.
Losing Pitcher: Luis Mendoza (0-1). 4 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Save: Rodger Law (1). 4 IP, 3 H, 3 K.
Blown Save: N/A
MVP: Rodger Law

RECAP: The Braves only run was the first run scored. It was scored in the 3rd by a HR by Lawson. Mendozza did well up until the 4th when his control began to slip away, and the Bombers made him pay dearly by scoring two runs off of a pair of singles, & a double. In the 5th, the Bombers scored on a wild pitch to make it 3 - 1. Despite the loss, the Marietta lineup showed better discipline at the plate than in the first 2 games.

NEXT GAME:
Marietta @ Moline
March 3rd, 2018. Game 1 of 2.

Mar 01 2038: Game Recap: March 1st, 2038. Game 2 of 2. Edison Bombers (1-0) @ Marietta Braves (0-1) - by DWilliamsNSH on October 12th, 2018

FINAL/13
Edison: 5
Marietta: 2

Winning Pitcher: Benito Miranda (1-0). 5 1/3 IP 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K.
Losing Pitcher: Tim May (0-1) 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
Save: N/A
Blown Save: Tim May (1)
MVP: Benito Miranda

RECAP: It was a stalemate, with both starters going good until the bottom of the 4th, when the Braves scored 2 runs off of a 2-run HR by Tafoya. After this, Edison would immediately respond in the top of the 5th off of a double, a passed ball, and sacrifice. This would mark the second stalemate of the game, which would last until the 9th when Edison would score the tying run off of a double, wild pitch, & single. The game would go into extras, and another stalemate would take the game into the 13th in which Edison would score 3 runs off of a single, & stolen base by Gruber, a double, a wild pitch, and another double.

NEXT GAME: March 2nd, 2038. Marietta @ Edison

Mar 01 2038: Game Recap: March 1st, 2018. Game 1 of 2. (0-0) Edison Bombers @ (0-0) Marietta Braves - by DWilliamsNSH on October 12th, 2018

FINAL/11
Edison - 4
Marietta - 2

Winning Pitcher: Brady Grady (1-0). 5 2/3 IP, 1 H, 4 K
Losing Pitcher: Lane Faulkner (0-1). 3 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR.
Save: Herb Willet (1). 1 IP, 1 BB.
Blown Save: Lane Faulkner (1)
MVP: Patrick Gruber. 2 for 4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB, 3 R.

RECAP: Jesus Villanueva had a dominant performance throughout his appearance, throwing 6 innings for 1 Hit, 1 Walk, & 6 Strikeouts. For the Braves, things went just as smooth, tacking on a run early off of double hit by Lawson & a pair of sacrifices to bring him on. The Braves also scored in the 4th inning with a Single, a pair of walks, and a sacrifice. Jesus was pulled at the end of the 6th, and thats what the Bombers dropped the bombs on the bullpen. They immediately scored a run off of a single by Gruber, who then stole second, AND third. He was then drove in off of a sacrifice by Brown. The Braves would hold the Bombers to 1 run, until 1 out in the top of the 9th when Gruber hit a Homerun to tie the game at 2, forcing extra innings. The Braves held in the 10th, but in the 11th, the Bombers scored a 2-run rally off of a walk drawn by Gruber.

The Bombers improve to 1 - 0
The Braves fall to 0 - 1

NEXT GAME: Edison @ Marietta, March 1st 2038, Game 2 of 2.

Feb 19 2038: 2038 Spring Training Preview - by DWilliamsNSH on October 12th, 2018

Ahh, Spring. The best time of the year. Well, 3rd best, with the regular season & playoffs notching the 2nd & 1st slots.

Welcome to the first ever Marietta Braves Spring Training! An exciting time for us all as several prospects from our minor leagues will be called up, some for development purposes, others to compete for a roster spot.

Be sure to come on out to the ballpark as we host the Edison Bombers (VI.18) in a double-header on March 1st!

Baseball is here, Braves Country.
#ChopOn