{"id":2457,"date":"2014-06-23T11:52:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-23T15:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2014-06-23T17:09:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T21:09:46","slug":"birmingham-lady-giants-close-club-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/?p=2457","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham Lady Giants Close in on Club Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Birmingham Lady Giants in their inaugural season has amassed 26 wins, leaving them 3 short of the hallowed ground of the club record set by the 2011-12 Birmingham Giants, (then known as the Bombers) of 29 (29-5).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Liberty Park April 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

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With 3 more wins in the USFA state tournament (finishing 4th) the Lady Giants moved within reach of the club record for most wins in a season, with 2 tournaments to go. The 2011-12 boys team, a team known for their pitching prowess, boasted a pitching staff that included Tanner(taco) Stinett (Bess Academy), David(Hopi) \u00a0Hopkins (Gardendale), Mikey McGuire (St Clair), Mike (Ham) Eggerton (Pinson), Max Garvey (Hoover),and Olin Steffan (Brookwood) a staff that set club records for Innings Pitched, K’s season, wins, Saves, and Opp Batting Average, and pick offs in a season, game and Tournament, and tossed 1 no hitter and beating the likes of the Northport Yankees, Gardendale Rockets, EC Yankees, Montgomery Rays and CABA Blaze along the way, 2 of their 5 loses came against \u00a0East Alabama baseball.<\/p>\n

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Offensively, the 2011 Giants \u00a0were lead by club record 5 home runs from Tanner Stinett, and a line up that boasted 9 players that have gone on to play school ball, 2 on varsity as underclassmen. The 2 remaining Giants from that team, Jamie Rainer, who started his most games played record that season,(currently 95) and Mikey McGuire are still regulars in the Giants line up.<\/p>\n

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Birmingham Giants celebrate their 3rd trophy of the season<\/p><\/div>\n

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The record seems certain to fall, as the lady Giants (7-3 in last 10) have 2 state tournaments left with NSA, and need just 3 wins for the record. The Lady Giants have won 4 tournaments this season. A full recap of their state tournament run will be released later in the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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