Lions Den Gazette II

  New Lenox, IL - With games running down at the old Lions Den, High Voltage took on The Rendel's for their first meeting on a lovely late spring evening.  The game didn't last long as the host Volts scored nine times in the 1st inning to establish early dominance.  After taking the second inning off at the plate, High Voltage scored twice in the 3rd inning to lead 11-0.  Rendel's went out quietly in the top of the 4th to set the stage for the winning rally.  Stapes led off the 4th with a solo homerun.  Two batters later, Pratl one-armed a two-run shot over left-center field fence to put the game within reach of an early exit.  Following base hits by Jerry and Bogo, Jeff ended the game with a rope RBI single, and a Volt 15-0 victory.  Ryno walked three batters and struck out three in route to a one-hit shutout.  With the victory, High Voltage moves into sole possession of first place.  Next week is a 6:30 PM game against the Moon Goons....

  New Lenox, IL - It was another fine summer type weather evening at The Lions Den on Tuesday night with High Voltage taking on Paradise Bay in the 8:30 match. The visiting Volts got out to a quick start with a six spot in the first inning, and never relinquished the lead from that point.  Paradise answered back with three runs in the bottom of the first inning to cut the lead in half at 6-3.  The game totally got out of hand when the Volts scored 15 runs to take a commanding 21-3 lead.  Paradise scored another three runs to cut the deficit to 21-6 after two innings.  Each team matched a pair of runs in the third before flipping sides to start the fourth with the Volts leading 23-8.  Paradise scored one run to keep the game from ending in their at bat but High Voltage tallied in the bottom of the fourth to end the game 24-9 on run rule.  After the win, High Voltage ups its record to 2-0 for a first place tie with Transcend Realty while Paradise Bay fa...

  New Lenox, IL - Tuesday was a mix of different emotions at The Lions Den as High Voltage kicked off the 2025 season.  With the team looking to run their championship form to a third consecutive session, word on the street was released that this will be the final season played at the old ballpark before moving to the $10 Million facility a few miles up the road this fall.  With perfect weather conditions in the low 70's, High Voltage began the season with a much different look.  With the absence of Koz, Stapes, Jamaica, and Noah, the Volts began the season with a meet and greet in the dugout minutes before the contest.  The game against Hog Wild (formerly Corona) was tight all the way with both teams trading small leads until the fifth inning when the Volts batted around for seven runs to build a double-digit lead.  Pesty Hog Wild stayed in the game until the end by scoring enough runs to keep the game going but could not muster a big enough inning to clos...