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The Manchester-Liverpool rivalry has produced many classic contests in football, but the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Trojans are staking baseball\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s claim to being added to the sports history pages of that northern battle.<\/p>\nThe Manchester-Liverpool rivalry has produced many classic contests in football, but the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Trojans are staking baseball\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s claim to being added to the sports history pages of that northern battle.<\/p>\n
The two teams met in Manchester on Sunday and served up two excellent games<\/a>, with Liverpool edging both to improve their season record to 6-0.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n Ben Pearson and Rob Vondy backed up their reputations as two of the most promising young pitchers in Britain with impressive showings in Game One.\u00c2\u00a0 The teams couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be separated over the regulation seven innings and it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t until the eleventh frame that the Trojans broke through with a single run to win 3-2.\u00c2\u00a0 Martin Godsall took over on the mound for the Trojans in the second game and a three-run first inning set Liverpool on their way, although the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kept the game close.<\/p>\n The AAA-North has an off-day this Sunday, but the action begins again on 22 May and Bootle Stadium will stage a re-match between the A\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Trojans.\u00c2\u00a0 If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re anywhere close, get yourself along and enjoy the games.<\/p>\n Badgers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 beat goes on<\/strong><\/p>\n In the AAA-South, the Bristol Badgers followed the Trojans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 lead by winning twice<\/a> to make it six wins from six games to start 2011.\u00c2\u00a0 The Badgers made short work of the Essex Redbacks in Game One (winning 17-7 in six innings), but the second game was a much closer contest and the Redbacks will not be too disheartened by the sweep.\u00c2\u00a0 Oxford Kings rebounded<\/a> from their short-handed losses last week against the Redbacks by winning twice against Windsor & Bracknell Bears.<\/p>\n Mustangs motoring along in the NBL<\/strong><\/p>\n In the National Baseball League<\/a>, it was the Southampton Mustangs who matched the Trojans and Badgers by winning twice and making it to 6-0.\u00c2\u00a0 The Mustangs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 wins came at the expense of the Croydon Pirates, who dropped to 1-3 but will be encouraged by taking the second game to extra innings with a developing team.\u00c2\u00a0 The Southern Nationals secured their first ever win and then followed it up with a second against fellow newcomers Lakenheath Diamondbacks, while the Essex Arrows and Bracknell Blazers split a double-header.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Mustangs and Pirates are scheduled to meet again this weekend, this time in Southampton.\u00c2\u00a0 The Nationals will look to build on their morale boosting wins in a double-header against London Mets.\u00c2\u00a0 Elsewhere, the match-ups are Falcons @ D-Backs, Blazers @ Bulldogs and Arrows @ Flames.<\/p>\n Double-header wins in Double A<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Midlands, the MK Bucks took two handy wins<\/a> against Leicester Blue Sox II to join the Birmingham Maple Leafs on a 4-0 record.\u00c2\u00a0 The Bucks and Leafs will meet in Milton Keynes on Sunday for a top of the division encounter.\u00c2\u00a0 The other double-header that day will see the Nottingham Rebels host the Leicester Blue Sox II.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rebels took their first two wins against the Blue Sox I, so will fancy their chances at adding another win or two to their record against Leicester\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second team.<\/p>\n