Championship
Game
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Championship
Game -
August
8, 2002
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Final
Score
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#9 Fresno Blue Devils
(CA)
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3
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4
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1
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0
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0
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1
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9
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#3 Las Vegas Titans
(NV)
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4
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2
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2
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2
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0
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X
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10
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Pitchers:
Las Vegas Titans: Phil Lail,
(3rd Inning) C.J. Amaya, (6th Inning)
German Barajas
Fresno Blue Devils: Taylor
Koontz , (4th Inning) Mike Beech, (4th
Inning) Nick Youpel
Winning Pitcher: C.J. Amaya (Las
Vegas)
Save: German Barajas (Las Vegas)
Home
Runs:
Clay Cedarquist (Fresno)
(1st)(One On); Nick Youpel (Fresno)
(1st)(None On); John Rickard (Las Vegas)
(1st)(Bases Full); Clay Cedarquist
(Fresno) (2nd)(Two On); CJ Amaya (Las
Vegas) (2nd)(None On); Jeff Malm (Las
Vegas) (3rd)(One On).
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Championship
Game Starting Lineups
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NO
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Fresno
Blue Devils Players
Name
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POS
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NO
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Las
Vegas Titans Players
Name
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POS
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15
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Mike Beech
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CF
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2
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C.J. Amaya
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SS
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8
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Taylor Koontz
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P
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1
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Phil Lial
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P
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2
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Clay Cedarquist
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1B
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15
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German Barajas
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3B
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12
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Matt Jelmini
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2B
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13
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D.J. Ingram
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DH
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6
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Nick Youpel
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SS
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7
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John Rickard
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C
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7
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Stewart Webb
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LF
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11
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Jeff Malm
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1B
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9
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Mike Cooper
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3B
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4
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Michael Stiles
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2B
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11
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Jerod Baroni
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C
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10
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Tyler Iodence
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LF
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1
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Nate Hayes
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RF
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9
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Andrew Garcia
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RF
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Umpires:
(Home Plate) Michael Evans of Springfield,
VA, (1st Base) Gary Roberson of Yulee, FL,
(2nd Base) Ed Young of Sterling, VA, (3rd
Base) Henry Frengle of New Castle, PA,
(Left Field Line) Jack Harris of
Springfield, VA and (Right Field Line) Joe
DiGaetano of Whitinsville,
MA.
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Managers:
Mike Baroni
(Fresno Blue Devils) and Mark Iodence (Las
Vegas Titans)
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Inning
-By-Inning Championship Game
Information
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First
Inning:
Fresno Blue Devils:
Mike Beech singled,
Taylor Koontz grounded into a fielders
choice, and then stole second base. Clay
Cedarquist hit a two-run home run. Matt
Jelmini struck out. Nick Youpel homered to
right center. Stewart Webb struck out.
TOTAL: 3 RUNS, 3 HITS
Las Vegas Titans:
CJ Amaya reaches
first on an error by the third baseman,
Phil Lial walked. Amaya took second on a
passed ball and to third on a wild pitch.
German Barajas walks to load the bases. DJ
Ingram strikes out. John Rickard hits a
grand slam home run. Jeff Malm grounds out
to first base unassisted. Michael Stiles
strikes out to end the inning. TOTAL: 4
RUNS, 1
HIT
Second
Inning:
Fresno Blue Devils:
Mike Cooper popped
out to first base. Jerod Baroni singled.
Nate Hayes struck out while Mike Beech
singled. Taylor Koontz's single scored
Baroni. Clay Cedarquist homers on the
first pitch with two men on. Matt Jelmini
struck out. TOTAL 4 RUNS, 4
HITS
Las Vegas Titans:
Tyler Iodence
ground out third to first. Andrew Garcia
struck out. CJ Amaya homered to left. Phil
Lial doubled to centerfield. German
Barajas reaches first on an error by the
shortstop with Lial scoring. DJ Ingram
struck out. TOTAL 2 RUNS, 2 HITS
Third
Inning:
Fresno Blue Devils:
Nick Youpel doubled
off of the new pitcher, CJ Amaya. Steward
Webb singled while Nick Youpel scored as
the left fielder let the ball get by him
and Webb advanced to second. Webb was
picked off second base on a fielders
choice by Mike Cooper. Mike Cooper was
picked off of first base for the second
out. Jerod Baroni gounded out short to
first. TOTAL 1 RUN, 2 HITS.
Las Vegas Titans:
John Rickard
walked. Jeff Malm hit a two-run home run
to centerfield. #14 Marvin Campbell batted
for Michael Stiles and singled. #6 Andrew
Ludwig batted for Tyler Iodence and bunted
into a double play, pitcher to first base.
Andrew Garcia struck out. TOTAL 2 RUNS, 2
HITS
Fourth
Inning:
Fresno Blue Devils:
Nate Hayes
grounded out short to first. Mike Beech
popped out to the shortstop. Taylor Koontz
ground out pitcher to first. TOTAL 0 RUNS,
0 HITS
Las Vegas Titans:
Mike Beech now
pitching for Fresno. CJ Amaya singled to
center. Amaya stole second base and third
base. Phil Lial walked. Another pitching
change for Fresno - Nick Youpel. German
Barajas singled off the outfield wall with
Amaya scoring. DJ Ingram walked. John
Rickard struck out. Jeff Malm's squeeze
bunt scored Lial and Malm was safe at
first on the fielders choice. Michael
Stiles struck out. Andrew Ludwig was
robbed of a hit on a great play by left
fielder Nate Hayes. TOTAL 2 RUNS, 2
HITS
Fifth
Inning:
Fresno Blue Devils:
Clay Cedarquist
ground out second to first. Matt Jelmini
walked. Nick Youpel popped out to the
shortstop. #13 David Rohm batted for
Stewart Webb and struck out. TOTAL 0 RUNS,
0 HITS.
Las Vegas Titans:
Andrew Garcia
grounded out pitcher to first for the
first out. CJ Amaya lined out to
leftfielder Nate Hayes who made another
great play for the second out. Phil Lial
struck out. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS.
Sixth
Inning:
Fresno Blue Devils:
Mike Cooper got on
first on an error by the third baseman.
Jerod Baroni singled, New pitcher for Las
Vegas - German Barajas. Nate Hayes
sacrificed the runners to second and
third. Mike Beech grounded out to short
with Cooper scoring. Taylor Koontz
grounded out pitcher to first. TOTAL 1
RUN, 1 HIT.
FINAL
SCORE: LAS VEGAS TITANS 10 - FRESNO BLUE
DEVILS 9
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
FINAL BOX SCORE
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#9
FRESNO BLUE DEVILS
(California)
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NO
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NAME
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POS
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AB
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R
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H
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2B
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HR
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RBI'S
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15
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Beech, Mike
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CF/P
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4
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1
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2
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0
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0
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1
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8
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Koontz, Taylor
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P
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4
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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Cedarquist, Clay
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1B
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3
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2
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2
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0
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2
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5
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12
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Jelmini, Matt
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2B
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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Youpel, Nick
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SS
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3
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2
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2
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0
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1
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1
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7
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Webb, Stewart
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LF
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2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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13
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Rohm, David
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PH
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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Cooper, Mike
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3B
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3
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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11
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Baroni, Jerod
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C
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3
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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Hayes, Nate
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RF
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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4
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Gleason, Will
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PR
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTALS
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27
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9
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10
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0
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3
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8
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NO
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PITCHING
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IP
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AB
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K
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BB
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H
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R
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ER
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8
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Koontz, Taylor
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3
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15
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5
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3
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5
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8
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6
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15
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Beech, Mike
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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6
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Youpel, Nick
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2
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0
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3
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1
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2
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2
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2
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TOTALS
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5
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16
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8
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5
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8
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10
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8
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#3
LAS VEGAS TITANS
(Nevada)
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NO
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NAME
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POS
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AB
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R
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H
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2B
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HR
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RBI'S
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12
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Amaya, C.J.
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SS/P
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4
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3
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2
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0
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1
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1
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1
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Lial, Phil
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P
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2
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3
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1
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1
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0
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0
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15
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Barajas, German
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3B/P
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2
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1
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1
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0
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0
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2
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13
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Ingram, DJ
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DH
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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5
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Blaylock, Caleb
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CF
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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7
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Rickard, John
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C
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2
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2
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1
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0
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1
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4
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11
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Malm, Jeff
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1B
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3
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1
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1
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0
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1
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3
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4
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Stiles, Michael
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2B
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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14
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Campbell, Marvin
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PH
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1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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10
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Iodence, Tyler
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LF
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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Ludwig, Andrew
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PH
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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Garcia, Andrew
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RF
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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8
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Krueter, Caden
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PR
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTALS
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24
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10
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7
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1
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3
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10
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NO
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PITCHING
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IP
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AB
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K
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BB
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H
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R
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ER
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1
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Lial, Phil
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2
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13
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3
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0
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7
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7
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7
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12
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Amaya, C.J. (Winning
Pitcher)
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3
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12
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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15
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Barajas, German
(Save)
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1
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTALS
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6
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28
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4
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1
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9
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8
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8
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The winning run was
scored in the bottom of the 4th
inning as Jeff Malm squeezed home
Phil Lail.
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OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER - STEPHANIE
BANKS
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Week 8
Champions - Las Vegas Titans
(Nevada)
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Week 8
Runnersup - Fresno Blue Devils
(California)
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