Championship
Game Scoreboard
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Championship
Game -
Friday
- August 15, 2003
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FINAL
SCORE
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#12 Chicago North Shore
Stars (Illinois)
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#11 Balls N Strikes Bunch
(Missouri)
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Pitchers:
Balls
N Strikes Bunch: Joe Burke, Dylan
McLeod (4th), John Dicken (4th), Jake
Powers (6th). (Winning Pitcher Jake
Powers)
Chicago
North Shore Stars: Anthony Kopp, A J
Nathan (2nd), Mark Lopez (6th), A J Nathan
(6th)
Home
Runs:
Nick
Molloy (Balls N Strikes Bunch) (2nd) (one
on), Keenen Maddox (Balls N Strikes Bunch)
( 3rd) (none on), Graham Wolfff (Chicago
North Shore Stars) (5th) (one
on).
Game
Played Friday (9/15/03) due to power
outages in New York State Thursday
afternoon (9/14/03)
Game Started at 9:35AM - Game Ended at
11:37AM - GAME TIME 2:02
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Championship
Game Starting Lineups
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Chicago North Shore Stars
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Balls N Strikes
Bunch
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POS
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Moran,
Joe
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CF
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5
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Denning,
Brian
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CF
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7
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Kopp,
Anthony
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P
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Burk,
Joe
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P
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Wolff,
Graham
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SS
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3
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Durbin,
Ross
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C
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8
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Neal,
Will
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3B
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Maddox,
Keenen
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SS
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10
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Lopez,
Mark
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DH
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7
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Nelson,
Kenny
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LF
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Bilton,
Mike
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LF
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14
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Molloy,
Nick
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3B
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5
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Glab,
Chris
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2B
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Dicken,
John
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1B
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3
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Papandreou,
George
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1B
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2
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Power,
Jake
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RF
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Nathan,
AJ
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C
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12
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Richardson,
Ryan
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2B
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Luna,
Brenden
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RF
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Thomas,
Steven
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EH
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Manager - Bob
O'Donnell
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Manager - Joshua
Levey
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Coaches
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Coaches
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White, Jason
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Jaworowski, Aaron
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Wolff, Peter
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Brian O'Donnel
threw out the first pitch for the
championship game. This special young man
made the trip to Cooperstown Dreams Park
with his team, the Chicago North Shore
Stars, from Illinois. Brian has been a
dedicated member of the team, cheering
them on and supporting them, throughout
the season.
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Umpires:
Home
Plate: Mark Snyder (San Diego
County, California); First Base:
Pete Veilleux (West Hartford,
Connecticut); Second Base: Wes
Preble (Wichita Kansas); Third
Base: Phil Vivenzio (Milltown,
New Jersey); Left Field: Dave
Thomasson (San Diego, California)
and Right Field: Al Beaudoin
(Ormond Beach,
Florida)
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Inning
-By-Inning Championship Game
Information
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First
Inning:
Chicago North Shore
Stars: Joe Moran opened this historic
ballgame by flying out to left field for
the first out. Anthony Kopp singled to
left. Graham Wolff also singled advancing
Kopp to second. Will Neal grounded out
short to first with the runners, Kopp and
Wolff moving up to third and second
respectively. Mark Lopez singled to left
to score Kopp and Wolff. Chris Glab
grouded out third to first to end the
inning. TOTAL 2 RUNS, 3 HITS, ONE LEFT ON
BASE
Balls N Strikes Bunch:
Brian Denning walked. Joe Burk flied
out to centerfield. Denning was thrown out
catcher to second base while attempting to
steal second for the second out. Ross
Durbin doubled to left. Keenen Maddox
struck out swinging. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 1 HITS,
ONE LEFT ON
BASE
Second
Inning:
Chicago North Shore Stars: George
Papandreou struck out swinging. Mike
Donovan grounded out pitcher to first for
the second out. Brenden Luna was called
out on a 3-2 strike.TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS,
NONE LEFT ON
BASE
Balls N Strikes Bunch:
Kenny Nelson walked. Nick Molloy
homered to left scoring Nelson ahead of
himself. John Dicken was hit by a pitch. A
J Nathan came on to pitch for the Balls N
Strikes Bunch. Jake Powers singled. Dicken
was nailed at third attempting to steal
for the first out. Ryan Richardson singled
advancing Powers. Powers and Richardson
both steal a base and were on second and
third. Steven Thomas grounded out second
to first scoring Powers. Brian Denning
doubled scoring Richardson. Joe Burk
grounded out second to first. TOTAL 4
RUNS, 4 HITS, ONE LEFT ON
BASE
Third
Inning:
Chicago North Shore
Stars: Joe Moran on via an error by
the shortstop.
Anthony Kopp grounded out third to first.
with Moran advancing to second. Moran
stole third base. Graham Wolff grounded
out short to first with Moran scoring.
Will Neal singled to center. Mark Lopez
grounded into a fielders choice, short to
second, with Neal out at second for the
final out. TOTAL 1 RUNS, 1 HIT, ONE LEFT
ON BASE
Balls N Strikes Bunch:
Ross Durbin grounded out short to
first. Keenen Maddox homered to left
center. Kenny Nelson struck out swinging.
Nick Molloy grounded out third to first.
TOTAL 1 RUNS, 1 HIT, NONE LEFT ON
BASE
Fourth Inning:
Chicago North Shore Stars: Chris
Glab popped out to the third baseman.
George Papandreou ground out third to
first. A J Nahan singled and promptly
stole second. Jon Menke hit for Brenden
Luna and grounded out second to first to
end the inning. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 1 HIT, ONE
LEFT ON BASE
Balls N Strikes Bunch:
John Dicken was out to the first
baseman unassisted. Jake Powers popped out
to short. Ryan Richardson grounded out
shirt to first. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, NONE
LEFT ON BASE
Fifth
Inning:
Chicago North Shore Stars: Joe
Moran flied out to centerfield. Anthony
Kopp singled. Graham Wolff homer to left
center scoring Kopp and himself. Will Neal
singled to left. Dylan McLeod came on to
replace starter Joe Burk. Mark Lopez
singled. Chris Glab ground to second but
was safe when the second baseman bobbled
the ball for an error. George Papandreou
singled drive in Will Neal. John Dicken
came on in relief for the Balls N Strikes
Bunch. A J Nathan grounded to short who
threw home to nail Mark Lopez for the
second out. Jon Menke flied out to
centerfield to end the inning. TOTAL 3
RUNS, 5 HITS, THREE MEN LEFT ON
BASE
Balls N Strikes Bunch:
Steven Thomas led off with a shot to
right field but was thrown out at first on
a headsup play by the right fielder. Brian
Denning was hit by a pitch and then stole
second base. Dylan McLeod flied out to
centerfield. Ross Durbin singled to left
with Denning moving to third. No throw by
the cather as Durbin stole second. Keenen
Maddox struck out swinging to end the
inning. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 1 HITS, TWO LEFT ON
BASE
Sixth
Inning:
Chicago North Shore
Stars: Joe Moran was hit by a pitch.
Anthony Kopp grounded to short but the
ball was bobbled and both runners safe.
Graham Wolff popped out to short. Will
Neal flied out to left. Mark Lopez struck
out swinging. TOTAL 0 RUNS, 0 HITS, TWO
LEFT ON BASE
Balls N Strikes Bunch:
Kenny Nelson struck out swinging. Nick
Molloy was hit by a pitch. Mark Lopez
relieved A J Nathan on the mound for
Chicago. John Dicken walked. Jake Powers
walked to load the bases. A J Nathan
came back to pitch for Chicago. Ryan
Richardson was hit by a pitch forcing in
Nick Molloy with the tying run. Steven
Thomas came to bat and layed a perfect
squeeze bunt down past the pitcher,
scoring John Dicken, to win the
championship 7-6. TOTAL 2 RUNS, 0 HITS,
THREE MEN LEFT ON
BASE
FINAL
SCORE:
BALLS N STRIKES BUNCH (MO) 7 - CHICAGO
NORTH SHORE STARS (IL) 6
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
FINAL BOX SCORE
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Chicago
North Shore Stars
(IL)
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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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1
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Moran, Joe
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CF
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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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7
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Kopp, Anthony
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P/C
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4
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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6
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Wolff, Graham
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SS
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4
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2
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2
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0
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1
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3
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8
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Neal, Will
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2B/3B
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4
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1
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2
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1
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10
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Lopez, Mark
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DH/LF
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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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1
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4
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Bilton, Mike
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LF
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3
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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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5
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Glab, Chris
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3B/C
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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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3
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Papandreou, George
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1B
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3
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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15
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Nathan, AJ
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C/P
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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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2
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Donovan, Mike
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2B
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2
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0
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1
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Luna, Brenden
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RF
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1
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0
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0
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Menke, Jon
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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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TOTALS
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31
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6
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10
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0
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1
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6
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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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7
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Kopp, Anthony
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1
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5
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1
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2
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3
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3
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3
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15
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Nathan, A J
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4 1/3
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17
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3
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0
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5
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2
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2
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10
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Lopez, Mark
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0
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2
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0
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TOTALS
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5
1/3
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22
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4
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4
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8
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5
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5
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Balls
N Strikes Bunch
(MO)
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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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5
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Denning, Brian
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CF
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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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1
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13
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Burk, Joe
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P/LF
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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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15
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McLeod, Dylan
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P
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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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3
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Durbin, Ross
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C
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3
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0
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2
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1
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0
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0
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4
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Maddox, Keenen
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SS
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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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1
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7
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Nelson, Kenny
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LF/1B
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2
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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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14
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Molloy, Nick
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3B
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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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2
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1
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Dicken, John
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1B/P
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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Powers, Jake
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RF/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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0
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12
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Richardson, Ryan
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2B
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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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1
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6
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Thomas, Steven
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EH
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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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1
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TOTALS
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21
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7
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7
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2
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2
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6
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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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13
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Burke, Joe
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4
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16
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2
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0
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5
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3
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2
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15
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McLeod, Dylan
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1/3
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4
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0
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0
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3
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3
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3
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1
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Dicken, John
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0
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3
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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2
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Powers, Jake
(Winning
Pitcher)
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1 2/3
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8
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1
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0
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2
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0
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0
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TOTALS
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6
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31
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3
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0
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12
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6
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5
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OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER -
Stephanie
Banks
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Championship
Game
Notes:
Chicago
North Shore Stars
(Illinois)
- Joe
Moran - excellent
defensive at
centerfield and came
up with a big two-run
home run in
semi-final
game.
- Anthony
Kopp - two pitching
victories,
outstanding at
shortstop and a
three-run home run in
semi-final
game.
- Graham
Wolff - excellent
shortstop, second
baseman and
centerfielder; hit
six home runs in
tournament.
- Will
Neal - team leader in
runs batted in, five
home runs in
tournament including
a three-run home run
in the semi-final
game.
- Mark
Lopez - team leader
in home runs with
seven. Two pitching
victories.
- Michael
Bilton - second in
the Week #9 Golden
Arm Skills
Competition. He came
back from a broken
jaw earlier in the
season to catch and
play
outfield.
- Chris
Glab - five home runs
in the tournament,
one pitching win.
Played first base,
third base and
outfield.
- George
Papandreou - big home
run blast and is an
animal on and off the
field.
- Jon
Menke - three
excellent pitching
outings and played
first baser and
outfield.
- A
J Nathan - two
pitching victories
including a complete
game in semi-finals.
A threat to steal any
time on
base.
- Brandon
Luna - complete game
pitching to win and a
big grand
slam.
- Michael
Donovan - provided
several clutch
two-out hits and led
the team in pitching
appearances in the
tournament.
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Balls
N Strikes Bunch
(Missouri)
- Overall record
43-24.
- Placed third
or better in 8 of all
11 tournaments that
they
entered.
- Finished first
in KAA wood Bat
Tournament.
- Finished first
in BAA Early Bird
Tournament.
- This is a
first year
team.
- Coached by two
former minor league
players and current
owners of Balls N
Strikes.
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How
The Championship Teams
got to the
Championship
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Chicago
North Shore Stars
Opponents and
Scores
defeated #21
OBX Riptides (NC)
8-5
defeated # 8 Sacred
Heart Sluggers (NJ)
11-2
defeated #13 West Coast
Prospects (CA) 6-2
defeated # 1 San Carlos
Stingers (CA) 10-5
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Balls
N Strikes Bunch
Opponents and
Scores
defeated #22
CNY Major League All-
Stars (NY) 9-3
defeated # 7 Golden
Eagles (WA) 13-5
defeated #14 Blackstone
Valley Thunder (MA)
9-4
defeated #23 Avon All
Americans (CT) 7-6 (11
innings)
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Champions
- Balls N Strikes Bunch
(Missouri)
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Runnersup
- Chicago North Shore Stars
(Illinois)
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Photos by Kimberly Scofield and Bill
Hallada
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