About Us
Poynette, Wisconsin is the home for the Poynette Home Talent Baseball Team. The Home Talent League of Wisconsin, founded in 1929, is one of the oldest and largest amateur baseball leagues in the country. Poynette has had a team in the League for almost every year of the League's existence. The 1963 Poynette squad claimed the League title, while more recently, the 2006 team won the Eastern Section crown and advanced to the Final Four.
The team plays their games at Pauquette Park on Main Street in Poynette.
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Updates/News
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8/2/09
Waterloo hosted Poynette for the season finale, and Poynette hung on for a 3-1 victory. Poynette scored a run in the first, and added 2 more in the fifth inning. Poynette continually worked out of jams, turning 3 inning-ending double plays and catching a stealing runner. Waterloo rallied in the 9th by loading the bases and scoring a run, but Poynette hung on.
7/30/09
Poynette was on the road at Verona for their last Night League game of the year. They took an early 2-0 lead in the first, but got thumped with a 12-2 final.
7/26/09
Poynette traveled to Rio for League play and came out with a 4-2 victory. Poynette scored 2 in the 3rd and 2 in the 8th to go ahead 4-1. Rio then rallied in the 9th with the bases loaded and 1 out, but Poynette worked out of the jam, allowing just a single run in the inning.
7/23/06
It was 'Draw Your Position Out of a Hat' night, and Poynette lost their Night League matchup with Waunakee 6-0. It was a 3-0 game until Waunakee added 3 more in the last inning.
7/19/09
Poynette hosted Marshall and battled back from a mid-game 5-run deficit to claim a 10-9 victory. Poynette gained the lead with a 4-run 8th inning, and then held on in the 9th for the win.
7/16/09
Poynette traveled to Middleton for Night League action and for fun decided to play a "Worst Possible Line-up" night. The local nine had 4 errors, allowed 4 unearned runs, hit 5 batters, and their offense only had 5 hits in the 10-2 loss.
7/12/09
Sun Prairie came to town and outscored Poynette in a 16-11 slugfest. There was a combined 27 runs, 35 hits, 10 walks, and 12 hit batters. All 9 SP hitters collected at least 1 hit, while 8 of Poynette's 9 did the same.
7/9/09
Poynette was at home against Cottage Grove in Night League action and lost 6-5. Poynette had chances near the end, and had the tying run thrown out at home in the last inning.
7/5/09
Poynette traveled to DeForest and got thumped 11-1. Poynette fell behind early and did not recover. DeForest out-hit Poynette 12-5, including a double and a homerun.
7/4/09
Poynette traveled to Monona for a League game and lost 7-4. Poynette held a 1-0 lead until the 4th when Monona tied the score. Monona went ahead for good with a 4-run 5th inning. Poynette had the tying run at the plate in the 9th as the game ended.
7/1/09
In Night League action, Poynette lost to Rio 5-1. Poynette was no-hit until the 4th inning, and finished the game with 5 hits.
6/24/09
Monona made a return trip to Poynette tonight, this time in NIght League action. Poynette hung on for a 6-5 win, as Monona scored a run in the last inning and left the bases loaded as the game ended.
6/21/09
Monona came to Poynette and left with a lopsided 9-1 victory. Poynette only mustered a handful of hits in the game.
6/20/09
Poynette traveled to Cottage Grove to make up a rainout from earlier in the season. The game was tied 3-3 after 6 innings, but Grove claimed the win with 3 runs in the last few innings.
6/18/09
In Night League play, Poynette traveled to Ashton and came out on the short end of a 2-1 final. Poynette stranded 10 runners in the game, including leaving the bases loaded in the last inning. The Poynette defense turned 3 DP's in the game.
6/14/09
In the second game of a double-up weekend, Poynette played host to McFarland and lost 13-6. McFarland held a 1-run lead in the 7th inning, but erupted for 4 runs, and then added 2 more insurance runs to defeat Poynette.
6/13/09
Cottage Grove came to Poynette for League action, and Poynette came out on top 3-2. The score was tied in the 9th when Poynette rallied and won the game with a walk-off single.
6/11/09
Poynette traveled to Evansville for a Night League game. Poynette jumped out to a 7-2 lead and hung on for a 7-5 win.
6/7/09
In League action, DeForest outslugged Poynette 13-10. DeForest broke a 10-10 tie in the 9th with 3 runs. Poynette had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, but stranded 2 runners to end the game.
6/4/09
Poynette had a Night League bye and picked up a game with Madison Laurel Tavern. Poynette was behind most of the game, but rallied late and lost 9-8.
5/31/09
Columbus was the host for this year's double-header with Poynette, and Poynette came out on top in both games with scores of 12-6 and 10-2. Poynette ripped 22 hits in the twinbill, including 3 doubles.
5/28/09
Poynette went to Lodi for Night League action, for the first meeting between the two teams since the '70's. Poynette jumped out to an early lead and went on to a 10-2 victory.
5/25/09
Rio came to town and Poynette came out on top 11-6. Poynette pounded out 13 hits, and took advantage of a number of Rio errors to build an 11-2 lead. Rio added 4 in the 8th to pull within 5.
5/24/09
Poynette traveled to Sun Prairie and came away with a tough 2-0 loss. Poynette had 10 baserunners, but could not come up with the clutch hit and stranded them all. Their defense was solid, as they turned 3 double-plays.
05/20/09
Poynette opened up Night League action at home against Utica and got beat up by a score of 12-0.
05/17/09
Poynette traveled to McFarland and came away with a tough 6-5 loss. The score was tied at 5 in the bottom of the 8th when McFarland rallied for the go-ahead run.
05/10/09
Waterloo came to Poynette and hung for a 14-12 win over the local nine. Poynette was down 14-7 heading to the final inning. The rallied for 5 runs to pull within 2, but they stranded 2 runners when the final out was recorded. The game featured 26 runs, 37 hits, 4 hit batters, and 14 walks.
05/03/09
Poynette traveled to Marshall and scored 2 in the 9th to claim a 3-2 victory. A single and a double tied the score, and after a groundout, a successful suicide squeeze plated the go-ahead run. Marshall had 2 hits in the 9th, but Poynette worked out of the jam.
04/26/09:
Poynette was scheduled to start League action at home on Sunday against Cottage Grove, but the game was rained out. It will be made up on Saturday June13th at 1:00. Poynette was originally scheduled to be at Cottage Grove on that day, but will now play on June 20th at 2:00 at the Cottage Grove Fireman's Festival.
04/19/09:
Poynette started the season on Sunday with a pair of exhibition games in their annual round-robin. In their first game, they lost to Reedsburg by a score of 11-2. In the second game they were down to Whitewater 3-0, scored 5 to take the lead late in the game, but gave up 3 in the final frame to lose 6-5.
