Cooperstown Dreams Park - A Summer Tradition
Cooperstown Dreams Park

2002 N.A.T.C. CHAMPIONSHIP
National American Tournament of Champions

"The Crown Jewel of Youth Baseball"



2002 N.A.T.C. Championship Game

Championship Game - August 29, 2002
1
2
3
4
5
6
FINAL SCORE

#6 West Coast Rebels (CA)
0
0
0
2
3
0
5

#1 Cooper City Diamond Kings (FL)
1
1
0
0
0
1
3

Pitchers:
Cooper City Diamond Kings: Eric Hosmer; Adrian Nieto (5th)
West Coast Rebels: Robert Stock (Winning Pitcher)

Home Runs: Austin Yager (Cooper City) (2nd inning)(none on); D.J. Thomas (West Coast) (4th Inning) (one on); Robert Stock (West Coast) (5th inning)(one on); Josh Reece (West Coast) (5th inning)(none on);

Game Started at 9:00 PM - Game Ended at 10:55 PM - GAME TIME 1:55


2002 N.A.T.C. Championship Game Starting Lineups

NO
#6 West Coast Rebels (CA)
POS

NO
#1 Cooper City Diamond Kings (FL)
POS
8

Chad Standrowicz
2B

8

Joey Belviso
CF
10

David Whetstone
RF

6

David Vidal
2B
7

Robert Stock
P

3

Eric Hosmer
P
12

Jeremy Hardman
3B

12

Adrian Nieto
LF
13

Josh Reece
1B

2

Ramon Ortega
C
2

Blair Walters
C

9

Austin Yager
RF
15

Shane Kroker
SS

1

Alex Sanchez
1B
3

D.J. Thomas
CF

5

Deven Marrero
SS
6

Jordan Mannisto
LF

4

Danny Betancourt
3B

7

Jimbo Kennedy
EH

Manager: Bryan Maloney

Manager: Mike Hosmer














Umpires: Home Plate: Gerald O'Dette (Lakeland, Florida); First Base: Shea Abbott (Punto Gorda, Florida; Second Base: Talbot Babineau (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada); Third Base: Rodney Matthews (Austin, Texas); Left Field: Lloyd Tickerhood (Lake Milton, Ohio) and Right Field: Wendell Bingaman (Auburndale, Florida)


Inning -By-Inning 2002 N.A.T.C. Championship Game Information


First Inning:
West Coast Rebels: Chad Standrowicz singled to centerfield. David Whetstone grounded into a double play second to short to first.Robert Stock singled to left. Stock to second on an error by the first baseman as the West Coast Rebels attempted to pick Stock off. Jeremy Hardman walked. Josh Reece ground out pitcher to first. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 2 HITS, 2 LEFT ON BASE

Cooper City Diamond Kings: Joey Belviso walked. Belviso at second on a overthrow at first base as they attempted to pick him off. David Vidal struck out and Belviso advances to third as the catcher lets the ball get away. Eric Hosmer singled to center driving in Belviso for the first run of the game. Adfrian Nieto stuck out swinging. Ramon Ortego flied out to left field. TOTAL 1 RUN, 1 HIT, 1 LEFT ON BASE


Second Inning:
West Coast Rebels: Blair Walters walked. #11 Trent Hoerman is the courtesy runner for Walters. Shane Kroker was called out on strikes. D.J. Thomas struck out swinging. Jordan Mannisto struck out. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 1 LEFT ON BASE

Cooper City Diamond Kings: Austin Yager homers to center. Alex Sanchez struck out. Deven Marrero grounded out second to first. Danny Betancourt struck out. TOTAL 1 RUN, 1 HIT, 0 LEFT ON BASE

Third Inning:
West Coast Rebels: Chad Standrowicz grounded out short to first. David Whetstone grounded out as the third baseman, Danny Betancourt, made a nice play for the out. Robert Stock singled up the middle. Stock stole second. Jeremy Hardman singled to left but Robert Stock was thrown out at home attempting to score (7-1-4-2). TOTAL 0 RUNS, 2 HITS, 1 LEFT ON BASE

Cooper City Diamond Kings: Jimbo Kennedy struck out swinging. Joe Belviso walked. Belviso stole second base. David Vidal struck out swinging. Eric Hosmer struck out swinging. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 0 LEFT ON BASE.

Fourth Inning:
West Coast Rebels: Josh Reece lined out to right on a great play by Austin Yager. Blair Walters grounded out third to first. Shane Kroker walked. D.J. Thomas homers on a 3-2 pitch. Jordan Mannisto struck out. TOTAL 2 RUNS, 1 HIT, 0 LEFT ON BASE

Cooper City Diamond Kings: Adrian Nieto grounded past the second baseman and was thrown out at first base by the right fielder, David Whetstone, 9 - 3. Ramon Ortega struck out. Austin Yager walked on four pitches. Yager stole second base. Alex Sanchez struck out. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 1 LEFT ON BASE.


Fifth Inning:
West Coast Rebels: A swinging bunt down the third base line by Chad Strandowicz for a single. New pitcher for Cooper City Diamonds - Adrian Nieto. David Whetstone flied out to center. Robert Stock homered to left center driving in Strandowicz. Jeremy Hardman grounded out second to first. Josh Reece homered to left. Blair Walters walked. Casey Fry runs for Walters. Shane Kroker struck out. TOTAL 3 RUNS, 3 HITS, 1 LEFT ON BASE

Cooper City Diamond Kings: Deven Marrero struck out and is thrown out catcher to first as the ball got away on the third strike. #13 James Hutton batted for Danny Betancourt and struck out swinging. Cooper City eliminated the extra hitter batting position. Joey Belviso struck out swinging. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 0 LEFT ON BASE

Sixth Inning:
West Coast Rebels: D.J. Thomas struck out swinging. Jordan Mannisto grounds out to the first baseman with the second baseman covering (3-4). Chad Standrowics on base as the right fielder failed to hold the fly ball. David Whetsone grounded out to the first baseman unassisted. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 1 LEFT ON BASE

Cooper City Diamond Kings: David "Peanut" Vidal was hit by a pitch. Vidal stole second base. Eric Hosmer walked. Adrian Nieto struck out with Vidal and Hosmer both advancing on the passed ball by the catcher. Ramon Ortega struck out swinging but the catcher dropped the ball and threw him out at first. Vidal scored on the play but Hosmer was thrown out trying to advance. TOTAL 1 RUN, 0 HITS, 0 LEFT ON BASE

FINAL SCORE:
WEST COAST REBELS (CA) 5 - COOPER CITY DIAMOND KINGS (FL) 3



2002 N.A.T.C. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

#6 West Coast Rebels (California)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
8

Standrowicz, Chad
2B
3
1
1
0
0
0
10

Whetstone, David
RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
7

Stock, Robert
P
3
1
3
0
1
2
12

Hardman, Jeremy
3B
2
0
1
0
0
0
13

Reece, Josh
1B
3
1
1
0
1
1
2

Walters, Blair
C
1
0
0
0
0
0
11

Hoerman, Trent
PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
5

Fry, Casey
PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
15

Kroker, Shane
SS
2
1
0
0
0
0
3

Thomas, D.J.
CF
3
1
1
0
1
2
6

Mannisto, Jordan
LF
3
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

23
5
7
0
3
5

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER

7

Stock, Robert (Winning Pitcher)
6
19
13
4
2
3
1

TOTALS
6
19
13
4
2
3
1

#1 Cooper City Diamond Kings (Florida)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
8

Belviso, Joey
CF
1
1
0
0
0
0
6

Vidal, David
2B
2
1
0
0
0
0
3

Hosmer, Eric
P/LF
2
0
1
0
0
1
12

Nieto, Adrian
LF/P
3
0
0
0
0
0
2

Ortega, Ramon
C
3
0
0
0
0
0
9

Yager, Austin
RF
1
1
1
0
1
1
1

Sanchez, Alex
1B
2
0
0
0
0
0
5

Marrero, Deven
SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
4

Betancourt, Danny
3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
13

Hutton, James
PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
7

Kennedy, Jimbo
EH
1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

19
3
2
0
1
2

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
3

Hosmer, Eric
4
15
4
3
6
3
1

12

Nieto, Adrian
2
8
2
1
2
2
2

TOTALS
6
23
6
4
8
5
3

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - STEPHANIE BANKS


2002 N.A.T.C. Championship Game Notes:

West Coast Rebels

-Chad Standrowics hit 13 home runs this week.
-David Whetstone hit 6 home runs.
-Robert Stock hit 9 home runs and pitches a 1-hitter.
-Jeremy Hardman collected 4 home runs and was the winning pitcher in the semifinals.
-Joshua Reece hit 4 home runs.
-41 total team home runs this week.

Cooper City Diamond Kings

-2002 USSSA Florida State champions
-2002 Cooperstown Dreams Park Week #3 champions.
-2002 USSSA National Champions
-2002 Disney Wide World of Sports Memorial Weekend champions.
-2002 USSSA top ranked team in the nation.
-Alex Sanchez set a new pitching record with 9 consecutive strikeouts in a game.
-Adrian Nieto tied the record for most home runs hit in an inning with 2 home runs.
-54 total home runs this week.
-This is David Vidal's 57th career Cooperstown Dreams Park game and his third championship game appearance, both are records.
-This is Ramon Ortega's record third championship game appearance this year, he also set the record for most games played at Cooperstown Dreams Park in one season with 36 contests.


How The Championship Teams got to the Championship

West Coast Rebels (Oak Park, California)
defeated NY Capital District Knights (NY) 10-6
defeated Jersey Wildcats (NJ) 21-17
defeated North Valley Vipers (CA) 7-0
defeated Star Maker Sharks (CA) 8-6

Cooper City Diamond Kings (Cooper City, Florida)
defeated Texas Elite Baseball Rangers Blue (TX) 10-2
defeated Panthers (CA) 12-0
defeated High Desert Heat (CA) 12-0
defeated Metro Baseball Academy (OR)

Hitter
2002 N.A.T.C. Champions - West Coast Rebels (Oak Park, California)

2002 NATC Runnerups - Cooper City Diamond Kings (Florida)
2002 N.A.T.C. Runnersup - Cooper City Diamond Kings (Cooper City, Florida)



CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE 2002 N.A.T.C. WEEK PAGE

©2003 Cooperstown Dreams Park, Inc. All Rights Reserved