The game Thursday, May 26th is scheduled to be aired on AM1310 KGLB Radio. The game starts at 7:30pm and pre-game on the station should start shortly before. So, if you are unable to attend, tune into AM 1310 KGLB shortly before 7:30pm and hear your Blazers make some noise!!!

http://www.1310kglb.com/index.html

Welcome players, fans, coaches, and people who were googling to find a sports coat made by some dude with the last name Mayer. I hope this article does not fall on deaf ears because it looks to be in the running’s to win the Pulitzer. This is the Season Preview edition for the 2011 season. In this you will find predictions, developments, expectations, and ripping of players and coaches in general. There are many questions that arise when discussing the upcoming season for the Blazers. The obvious ones are of course: Will the Blazers find more pitching this year? Is this the year that some of the younger players hit their peak? How does the addition of Waconia affect the strength of the league? Can the Blazers improve on the 4 win mark? Is just another year with a core group all the Blazers needed to put it all together? With these questions come answers that vary in many ways. But, these are the obvious questions. I am here to give you the in-depth preview so let bring up some of the other questions that come up when you think Mayer Blazer Baseball: Nelly and Jeff "The Big" Appel both were blessed with the birth of a child, will their wives let them play a full season? Will they have some extra weight still left over from the pregnancy? Will Drew continue his streak of infield singles? Or will he finally lose a step off that 8.86s 40 time? What will he wear to batting practice? What time will he get to batting practice? Rumors have it, Nate has been playing a lot of basketball to get in shape, I even here he is in the Xbox live leader boards, will it pay off? He claims "this year" is "the year" that he puts it all together and vastly improves his Ball: Strike ratio on the mound, is it? 3 key players went on to have their first year of college. Did they get a Freshmen 15? Could Nate quick go do freshmen year 5 times in the next month to gain 75 pounds to bring him up to a very solid 150? Aleks vows a move to the outfield. Will this pan out? Luke is coming off a solid first year. Will he have a sophomore hangover or can he stay hot at the plate? Nate drove Nic into a Tahoe. I know, bold strategy, but will it be just what Nic needs to get that fire in his eyes and bring the average back up after a career low? Blake is in his first year of med school. In the past his goal has been to get his batting average as high as his GPA. It being med school, is it a lofty enough goal? Let’s see..... 2.50 GPA = .250 BA. Yep, in fact we may need a more attainable goal, you know, to bring up the moral of this fella. Will Joe B. continue to get better with age? Is his kid old enough to join the club? Will Paul hit his weight? Will Chris remain a Blazer even though his address as well as his heart may be in Cologne? Will Coty's experience at the next level be a huge help? Will AJ continue his success out of the bullpen? When will he be at batting practice? Will Boyle return to bring a consistent presence behind the plate? Will new talent arrive at Hoese Field? Will Lucas Radde be available for any of the summer? Will Brady attempt to break Neil Willmsen's unofficial record of 5 base on hit batsmen record in a single game? Can Coach Haller stay off the field and in the dugout and coaches box? Will the addition of one game or possibly more force Coach Haller to lay off the umpires to ensure he does not go over the 2 game tossed limit? All these questions are what the true Blazer fan looks to answer. With these answers you would be much more able to predict how the Blazers will finish this year. With the return of the core group of players and possible additions it looks as though the Blazers fire will burn a little higher and further into the post season. The Blazers open the season in what hopes to be a battle of two teams on the rise when they host the Cologne Hollanders on May 1st at 2pm. Things look bright for these young men....and J.R., Joe, Nelly, and "The Big". Come out and support your Blazers as much as you can this season. Predictions and Potential are just that. What the Blazers promise to bring to the ball park every game is a group of Men working hard together towards a common goal. The motto of the season - "Under Construction - Building Championship". Go Blazers!

The Mayer Blazers barely put together a 9 man roster Wednesday night in a 17-1 7 inning loss. Unfortunately it was against one of the toughest teams in the Crow, Green Isle. In a game that saw only Joe Berrios in his regular fielding position, the Blazers struggled through 7 innings against the Irish. Chris Schwartz got the start and Joe pitched respectably in relief. The defense for the Blazers was interesting to say the least. John Haller (no, that's not a misprint) started the game at first base and it wasn't hard to tell that he's still got it. In his first game back from a hamstring injury, Blake solidified his new home at second base fielding every ball and turning a stellar double play with Nic. Nate caught the second half of the game and was a brick wall back there to say the least. Also, Nelly thought it would be a good idea to bring back the glory days as an all-star outfielder and played most of the game in CF. And at least everyone got a little enjoyment out of Paul playing right and Nate wearing catcher's gear. Hopefully we can get everyone back soon and get back to playing competitive baseball. At the plate, Nic had the lone RBI with a towering drive over the left field fence.

It was a rough 0-2 weekend for the Mayer Blazers as they dropped games to Cologne and Watertown, Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday the boys in black fell behind early to the Hollanders and could never quite catch up. The Blazers battled tough through 8 innings and entered the 9th trailing 6-4. However, the wheels fell off in the 9th and thanks to a few too many walks, errors, and hits, the Hollanders put up 10 runs. The Blazers put up 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th, but the hole was just too big to dig out of and the final score was 16-6. Mayer was led on the mound by Nic Haller who worked through 8 innings throwing 160 pitches. The biggest bright spot was the hot bat of Luke Buttenhoff. Luke went 4-5 with 2 singles, a double, a HR, and 3 RBI!!

On Sunday the Red Devils of Watertown visited Mayer and found themselves in a pitcher's duel from the beginning. Watertown struck first and took a 1-0 lead, but Nate Haller got a clutch hit to tie the score up at 1-1. A few innings later Watertown got what proved to be the winning run and went ahead 2-1. The Blazers just couldn't get a timely 2 out hit in this one as they left the bases loaded twice and had 10 runners LOB. Just like Saturday, the Blazers played tough through 8 innings. But Mayer saw their 9th inning woes continue as they gave up 3 more runs to the Red Devils. Brian Adams threw a great game going 7 strong innings and giving up only 2 runs to one of the top teams in the North. At the plate, Nate Haller had the lone RBI.