- Nottingham Thieves
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Nottingham Thieves League Location Nottingham, UK Ballpark Thieves Stadium, Grove Farm Year Founded 2006 Franchise History Nottingham Thieves: 2006 - Present Nickname(s) Thieves Former name(s) None Former ballparks None Colors Dark Green & White Mascot Robin Hood Current Season 5-2 Manager Adam Brown
The Nottingham Thieves (or University of Nottingham Baseball Club) are the official representative baseball team of the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. They are currently not affiliated to any organised league but play several friendly fixtures and compete in tournaments throughout the season. They are current holders of the "Drunken Cup", the trophy awarded to the winners of the UK inter-university baseball championship.
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Team history
The idea for a University of Nottingham baseball club was originated by two students at the university, Adam Brown & Oli Ross. In 2006 the two met and discovered their shared love for the game, together they decided to establish a university baseball team. The drive to recruit players began with a poster campaign throughout the university, and soon a base of players was formed. The team became affiliated to the university's athletic union later in the year and was now recognised as an official university sports team.
The Thieves played their first competitive match against another official club on the 28th October 2006 away against the Southampton University Mustangs resulting in a 7 - 1 victory for the Thieves. The club's first official home game (at Grove Farm) was played on the 4th March 2007 against national club side, the Manchester Eagles. The game resulted in a 9 - 5 victory for the Thieves.
The club continues to grow, increasing popularity of the game throughout the university. The team represents itself at university fairs in a bid to increase membership. Many of the team's active players are foreign students studying at the university.
Team Name
The name "Thieves" was chosen for the team for two reasons. Firstly, it is to signify the city of Nottingham's connections with the legendary Robin Hood, famous for his attempts at stealing from the rich to give to the poor. Secondly, it is a tongue in cheek reference to the baseball practice of stealing bases.
Team Structure & Management
The club's day to day running is overseen by an elected committee. The committee is elected annually at the club's AGM (usually held in April). The current committee positions available at the club are: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Fixture Secretary, Social Secretary, Head Coach & Webmaster. It is the job of the committee to arrange all fixtures and practice sessions; to organise the logistics of road trips; to keep the club's finances in order and to arrange social events for the members of the club. The current committee was elected at the AGM on 22 March 2008 are as follows.
Position Name President Aaron Crute Vice-President Oli Ross Treasurer Luke Gill Fixture Secretary Mark Warren Social Secretary Jeremy Hinds Head Coach Tatsuya Yogo Webmaster John Irving Current Season
The Fall of 07 saw Nottingham travel down to Southampton to contest the National University Baseball Championship also known as the Drunken Cup. Despite difficult weather conditions, the Thieves managed to secure the cup for the first time, going unbeaten through the competition. The spring of 08 season begins in March, and a busy fixture list is being planned. Winter training will start in late January.
2006/2007 Season
The previous season (calculated from October 2006 - July 2007) saw the Thieves win 5, lose 3 and tie 1 game. The first games of the season were played at the Drunken Cup, a tournament organised by and held at the University of Southampton. The Thieves played 4 games, winning 3 and losing 1, finishing 2nd in the overall standings. A home win against Manchester Eagles followed, and then a tie against Southampton and defeat against Bournemouth. Upcoming games include a road trip to Oldham and home and away games against Durham University
Versus Date Result Southampton Mustangs 28.10.2006 - Thieves 7, Mustangs 2
- Venue: Southampton University
- WP: A. Brown
Southampton B 28.10.2006 - Thieves 12, Mustangs 2
- Venue: Southampton University
- WP: T. Yogo
Surrey 29.10.2006 - Thieves 17, Surrey 1
- Venue: Southampton University
- WP: A. Peel
Southampton Mustangs 29.10.2006 - Thieves 5, Mustangs 8
- Venue: Southampton University
- LP: B. Reinhart
Manchester Torrent 4.3.2007 - Torrent 5, Thieves 9
- Venue: Grove Farm
- WP: A. Brown
- SV: F. Funes
Southampton Mustangs 17.3.2007 - Thieves 14, Southampton 14
- Venue: Southampton University
Bournemouth University 18.3.2007 - Thieves 13, Bournemouth 14,
- Venue: Southampton University
University of East Anglia 4.5.2007 - University of East Anglia 13, Thieves 9,
- Venue: Grove Farm
- LP: T. Yogo (2-2)
Oldham North Stars 02.06.2007 - Thieves 45, Oldham North Stars 6
- Venue: Oldham
- WP: Adam Brown
- HR: J. Irving 3(3), P. Cho 2(2), A. Brown 4(4)
University of Durham Bishops 09.06.2007 - Durham Bishops 10, Thieves 31,
- Venue: Grove Farm
- WP: Adam Brown (4-0)
- HR: J. Irving (4), P. Cho (3), A. Brown 2(6)
Bristol 27.10.2007 - Bristol 7, Thieves 8,
- Venue: Southampton
- WP: Adam Brown (1-0)
University of East Anglia 27.10.2007 - UEA 2, Thieves 22,
- Venue: Southampton
- WP: Adam Peel (1-0)
Southampton Mustangs 28.10.2007 - Mustangs 2, Thieves 3,
- Venue: Southampton
- WP: Tatsuya Yogo (1-0)
- SV: Jared Vermilya
Hall of Fame
--2008--
- John Irving
- Adam Peel—2009--
- Adam Brown
- Aaron Crute
- Tatsuya Yogo
Team Roster
External links
- Team Website [1]
Categories:- Baseball in the United Kingdom
- Baseball teams in the United Kingdom
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