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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Ed Otters

In what has been a long and mostly terrible season, the Southern California Hornets hit new lows with a pair of losses to the Columbus Ed Otters and their D-rated pitchers. Despite having the pitching advantage in both contests, SoCal suffered its 11th one-run loss of the season in the first contest, then was shut…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Blues

Thanks to a great outing from Bill Bernhard, the Southern California Hornets ended a four-game losing streak and won the opener against the Kansas City Blues. The Hornets (11-19) had the opportunity to make it a sweep, but lost by one run for the 10th time this season, this one in extra innings. Herson Division…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. TWrecks

The Southern California Hornets played to a familiar script against the South Jersey TWrecks, losing a one-run game before getting blown out in the second contest. The Hornets have won just two of their last 12 games and have fallen to 10-18. Nine of the 18 SoCal losses have been by one run. Herson Division…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Mustachios

The Southern California Hornets’ slide to the bottom of the Herson Division continued with a two-game sweep at the hands of the Seitz Division-leading Mudville Mustachios, one via blowout, the other via walk-off. The Hornets are 2-8 in their last 10 and have fallen to 10-16. Mudville is 16-7 on the season. For SoCal, Herman…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Corn

The Southern California Hornets had another rough series, but at least won the finale in their three-game set against Guests in the Corn. SoCal managed just six runs and 17 hits (a .191 team average) in the three contests, with five of the six runs coming in the final game. Herman Long was the only…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Swamp Foxes

The Southern California Hornets had another rough showing, this time in a divisional series against the Carolina Swamp Foxes. The Hornets won just one of three to drop down the Herson Division ranks. William Nance had a good series, batting 6-for-14 (.429) with two extra-base hits and three RBI. The Hornets (9-12) are now just…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Iron Horses

The Southern California Hornets couldn’t hit and didn’t field well in their latest two-game series, and the result was a pair of losses to the Hagerstown Iron Horses. SoCal managed just four runs and 13 hits over the two contests. Joe Sugden did well in some rare starts, contributing to all four runs by scoring…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Heathens

The Southern California Hornets earned another two-game split, this time against the Creole Heathens. But the Hornets were left ruing what could have been after battering the league’s top pitcher, Cy Young, and having chances to win the opener before falling in extra innings. Still, they bounced back to capture the finale and even the…
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1901 HRBL: Hornets vs. Maulers

For two games that saw CZ starters for both sides in both contests, the matchups between the Southern California Hornets and Monroeville Maulers couldn’t have been any different. The Maulers claimed a 3-1 win in a pitchers’ duel in the opener, while the Hornets (7-7) won a slugfest, 10-9, on a walk-off hit in the…
