{"id":38499,"date":"2019-11-26T15:41:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=38499"},"modified":"2019-11-26T15:41:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T15:41:42","slug":"cardiff-baseball-club-hope-to-build-on-successful-first-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/11\/26\/cardiff-baseball-club-hope-to-build-on-successful-first-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff baseball club building on successful first season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u201cOnly Welsh team in the league\u201d- Cardiff Merlins looking to grow next year<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-293x194.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1400x927.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-500x331.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-293x194.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins-1400x927.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/11\/Cardiff-Merlins.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Merlins at a training session &#8211; Andrew Snow (top row, second from right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF Merlins, the city\u2019s only baseball club, are looking to build on the initial success of their first full season.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe lost a lot of games in the first half of the season, but we\nwere never that far behind,\u201d said Merlins player Andrew Snow.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy\nthe middle of the season we were winning every game. It was a sharp contrast to\nfirst half.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The team competed in the<a href=\"https:\/\/swbluk.leaguerepublic.com\/l\/league\/519747943.html\"> South West Baseball League<\/a> and lost the single A final against Exeter Spitfires after the league split.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The league divided into single A and double A following a geographical phase in the first half of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cCardiff Council gave us a field we can call our own at Pontcanna Fields,\u201d said Mr Snow<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe say it\u2019s the best baseball field in Wales, well, it\u2019s the only baseball field in Wales!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HOS_Cardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HOS_Cardiff<\/a> for hosting out club AGM this afternoon. Great food, drinks, and sport&#8230; what more do you need!?<br>Looking forward to the year ahead with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swbleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@swbleague<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZiMrgVruEW\">pic.twitter.com\/ZiMrgVruEW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cardiff Merlins \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\u26be\ufe0f (@CardiffBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffBaseball\/status\/1198667952633057283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The team sells t-shirts and merchandise on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffbaseball.co.uk\/\">website<\/a> and hope to approach sponsors ahead of next season. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cNext year we want to make ourselves more visible. The amount of people stopping to watch a chunk of a game is great \u2013 we&#8217;d like more people to stay and watch the games,&#8221; said Mr Snow.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s that local pride as well, as we\u2019re the only Welsh\nteam in the league at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The club started in 2017 after a one-off friendly against a\nteam in Bristol and applied to join the South West league for the 2019 season.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Monmouthshire Building Society sponsored the team and the club received funding from the Admiral community chest.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t want to commit to a full season straight away,\u201d Mr Snow added.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cA one-off friendly is one thing but asking people to commit\nweek in week out is another. We\u2019ve grown really well so far, we\u2019re really\npleased.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MERLINS WIN!!! MERLINS WIN!!! <br><br>A 23-12 victory sees us advance to the single A championship game next week against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExeterSpitfires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ExeterSpitfires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bsuk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioCardiff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RadioCardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swsportsnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@swsportsnews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjob500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cjob500<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTerraceRC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheTerraceRC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoMerlins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoMerlins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cardiff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1qDimfH9Xf\">pic.twitter.com\/1qDimfH9Xf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cardiff Merlins \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\u26be\ufe0f (@CardiffBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffBaseball\/status\/1165648004860317697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>However, there are difficulties in playing an American sport\nin the UK \u2013 for example gloves that would cost $30 in America cost \u00a360-70 in\nthe UK.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The difficulties extend beyond\nfinance with players not having the experience of playing the game from a young\nage.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhatever the age, for the vast majority it\u2019s so new to them. We\u2019ve got one Canadian and one American but even they haven\u2019t played for 20 years. The learning curve is drastic.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Major League Baseball (MLB) hosted a London Series this summer between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, to sell-out crowds, showing there is an appetite for the game in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Merlins?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Merlins<\/a> spotted at \u2066@mlblondonseries\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBHIw1cfbs\">pic.twitter.com\/QBHIw1cfbs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cardiff Merlins \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\u26be\ufe0f (@CardiffBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffBaseball\/status\/1144598669913710592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a summer sport which is something we\u2019ve sold &#8211; to get\nthe kids doing something over the summer months,\u201d said Mr Snow.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have that competition for the vast majority of the\nyear.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe London series was great, but\ntwo games weren\u2019t enough. It needs to be sustained.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<p>With MLB teams playing 162 games in a season Mr Snow\nsuggests that more teams could play more games in London and not make a serious\ndent in their schedules. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Merlins held their first AGM on Sunday looking forward\nto the 2020 South West Baseball League season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOnly Welsh team in the league\u201d- Cardiff Merlins looking to grow next year CARDIFF Merlins, the city\u2019s only baseball club, are looking to build on the initial success of their first full season. \u201cWe lost a lot of games in the first half of the season, but we were never that far behind,\u201d said Merlins player Andrew Snow. \u201cBy the middle of the season we were winning every game. 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