2005
WEEK #8 Championship Game
Scoreboard
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2005
Week #8 Championship Game:
August
11, 2005
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FINAL
SCORE
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#30 North East Ohio
Hurricanes (Ohio)
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6
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0
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0
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1
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2
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13
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#8 NC Team USA (North
Carolina)
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2
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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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5
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Pitchers:
NC
Team USA: Ben Pugh; Ryan Lucas (2nd);
Knox Gunter (2nd); Caleb Haywood (2nd);
Ryan Rush (3rd); Dallas Smith 5th).
North East Ohio Hurricanes: Joe
Majercak (Winning Pitcher);
Christian Verde (3rd); Cody Cooper
(6th).
Home
Runs:
Kyle
Williamson (NC Team USA) (1st)(none
on); Ryne Rush (NC Team USA) (1st)(none
on); Chris Browing (North East Ohio
Hurricanes) (2nd)(two on); Cody
Cooper (North East Ohio
Hurricanes) (2nd)(one on); Cody Simon
(North East Ohio Hurricanes) (2nd) (none
on); Chas Welch (NC Team USA)(2nd)(none
on); Luke Gragg (NC Team
USA) (3rd)(one on);
Game Started
at 9:30 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:22 p.m. -
Game Time 1:52
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North East Ohio
Hurricanes (Ohio)
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NC Team USA
(North Carolina)
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Championship
Game Starting Lineups
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NO
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North
East Ohio Hurricanes
(OH)
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POS
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NO
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NC
Team USA (NC)
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POS
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15
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Browning,
Chris
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CF
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2
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Lucas,
Ryan
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2B
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13
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Marrero,
Aaron
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C
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10
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Williamson,
Kyle
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CF
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14
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Cooper,
Cody
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1B
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5
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Rush,
Ryne
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1B
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2
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Bartolone,
Vince
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SS
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9
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Gragg,
Luke
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C
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4
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Verde,
Christian
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2B
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4
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Gunter,
Knox
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SS
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3
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Simon,
Cody
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3B
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7
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Smith,
Dallas
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3B
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5
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Kettering,
Sean
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LF
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Pugh,
Ben
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P
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1
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Majercak,
Joe
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P
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11
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Welch,
Chas
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DH
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12
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Morino,
Anthony
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RF
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8
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Foster,
Ben
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RF
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11
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Blaha,
Eric
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EH
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3
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Haywood,
Caleb
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LF
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12
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Cutler,
Zach
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EH
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Manager:
Keith
Blaha
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Manager:
Chuck
Rush
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Coaches
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Coaches
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Bartolone, Carl
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Lucas, Ronnie
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Cooper, Bryan
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Pugh, Sam
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Smith, Jimmy
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Championship
Game Umpires
(Left to Right)
Left Field: Warren Carll (Phoenix, AZ);
First Base: Mike Brewer (Norfolk, VA);
Home Plate: Mike Walsh, Jr (Old Bridge,
NJ); Second Base:David Lawrence (Great
Falls, VA); Third Base: Mike Walsh, Sr.
(Old Bridge, NJ); Right Field: Shane
Hummell (Matthews,
NC);
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Inning
-By-Inning Championship Game
Information
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First
Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH):
Chris Browing struck out swinging and
was thrown out catcher to first for the
putout. Aaron Marrero flied out to the
right fielder. Cody Cooper walked on a 3-1
pitch. Vince Bartolone lined a single off
the centerfield wall while Cooper took
third. Christian Verde drove in Cooper
with a single between short and third.
Bartolone advanced to second. Cody Simon
singled to center driving in Bartolone and
Verde ended up at second. Sean Kettering
singled to left scoring Verde and Simon
went to third. Sean Kettering stole
second. A wild pitch by Ben Pugh scored
Simon with Kettering taking third. Joe
Majercak grounded out third to first to
end the top half of the first. Four runs,
four hits, no errors and one left on
base.
NC Team USA (NC): Ryan Lucas was
thrown out by the right fielder after
grounding past second. Kyle Williamson
homered to right center. Ryne Rush went
back-to-back with another solo home run.
Luke Gragg doubled off the centerfield
wall. Knox Gunter grounded out second to
first with Gragg taking third. Dallas
Smith popped up to the third baseman. Two
runs, three hits, no errors and one left
on base.
Second
Inning:
North East Ohio
Hurricanes (OH): Ryan Lucas now in to
pitch for NC Team USA. Anthony Morino
walked. Eric Blaha singled to left center
with Lucas taking third and Blaha
advancing to second on the throw to third
which was off line. Chris Browning homered
to left driving in Morino and Blaha. Knox
Gunter came in to pitch for NC Team USA.
Aaron Marrero singled to center field.
Marrero stole second. Cody Cooper hammered
a long home run to right with Marrero
aboard. Vince Bartolone grounded out short
to first. Christian Verde was called out
on strikes for out number two. Cody Simon
homered to centerfield. Caleb Haywood came
in to pitch for NC Team USA. Sean
Kettering lined a single between short and
third. Kettering stole second base. Joe
Majercak popped up to the catcher. Six
runs, six hits, no errors and one left on
base.
NC Team
USA (NC): Ben Pugh grounded out third
baseman to first. Chas Welch homered to
center field. Caleb Haywood singled up the
middle. Haywood stole second base. Zach
Cutler struck out swinging. Haywood stole
third. Ryan Lucas flied out to left. One
run, one hit, no errors and one left on
base.
Third
Inning:
North
East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Ryan Rush
came in to pitch for NC Team USA. Anthony
Morino grounded out short to first. Eric
Blaha singled. Blaha advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Chris Browning struck out
swinging. Aaron Marrero grounded back to
the pitcher who threw to first for the
out. No runs, one hit, no errors and one
left on
base.
NC
Team USA
(NC):
Kyle
Williamson walked. Ryne Rush ground to
short who threw to the second baseman for
the force out on Williamson. Rush at
first. Luke Gragg hammered a home run with
Rush aboard. Knox Gunter singled to
center. Dallas Smith grounded into a
fielders choice forcing Gunter at second
and Smith safe at first. Christian Verde
came in to pitch for the North East Ohio
Hurricanes. Smith stole second. Ben Pugh
flew out to centerfield. Two runs, two
hits, no errors and one left on
base.
Fourth
Inning:
North East Ohio
Hurricanes (OH): Cody Cooper flied out
to left field for the first out. Vince
Bartolone struck out swinging. Christian
Verde grounded to the third baseman but
the throw was up the line for an error.
Cody Simon was called out on strikes. No
runs, no hits, one error and one left on
base.
NC Team
USA (NC):
Ben Foster hit for
designated hitter, Chas Welch, and was
called out on strikes. Caleb Haywood
grounded out second to first. Zach Cutler
struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no
errors and none left on base.
Fifth
Inning:
North East Ohio
Hurricanes (OH): Sean Kettering beat
out a grounder to short for a hit.
Kettering was thrown out attempting to
steal, catcher to short. Johnie Wilcox
pinch hit for Joe Majercak and walked.
Anthony Morino singled to center with
Wilcox going to third. Dallas Smith came
in to pitch for NC Team USA. Eric Blaha
grounded out second to first with Wilcox
holding at third. Chris Browning grounded
to short but the throw was wild with
Wilcox scoring and Morino was thrown out
at the plate by the right fielder after
backing up the over throw. One run, two
hits, one error and one left on
base.
NC Team USA (NC): Ryan Lucas struck
out swinging. Kyle Williamson grounded out
second to first. Ryne Rush struck out
swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors and
none left on base.
Sixth
Inning:
North
East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Aaron
Marrero struck out swinging. Cody Cooper
singled up the middle that was knocked
down by the second baseman. Cooper went to
second on a passed ball by the catcher.
Vince Bartolone walked. Christian Verde
reached on an error by the pitcher which
loaded the bases. Cody Simon popped to the
first baseman. Sean Kettering singled past
the third baseman with two runners, Cooper
and Bartolone, scoring. Verde advanced to
second and Kettering stopped at first. Joe
Majercak struck out swinging. Two runs,
two hits, two errors and two left on
base.
NC Team USA (NC): Cody Cooper in to pitch
for the North East Ohio Hurricanes. Luke
Gragg was hit by a pitch and advanced to
second after he was picked off first but
the first baseman dropped the ball. Knox
Gunter stuck out swinging. Dallas Smith
singled which advanced Gragg to third. Ben
Pugh was called out on a third strike. Ben
Foster grounded out pitcher to first to
end the game. No runs, one hit, one error
and two left on base.
FINAL
SCORE:
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North
East Ohio Hurricanes (OH) 13 - NC
Team USA (NC)
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CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME FINAL BOX
SCORE
North
East Ohio Hurricanes (Ohio)
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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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Browning, Chris
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CF
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4
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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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13
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Marrero, Aaron
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C
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4
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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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14
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Cooper, Cody
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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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1
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2
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2
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Bartolone, Vince
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SS
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3
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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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4
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Verde, Christian
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2B
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4
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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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3
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Simon, Cody
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3B
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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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1
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5
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Kettering, Sean
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LF
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4
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0
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4
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0
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0
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2
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1
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Majercak, Joe
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P
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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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10
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Wilcox, Johnie
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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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0
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12
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Morino, Anthony
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RF
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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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11
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Blaha, Eric
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EH
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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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TOTALS
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34
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13
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15
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0
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3
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9
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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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Majercak, Joe
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2 2/3
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13
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1
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1
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7
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5
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5
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4
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Verde, Christian
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2 1/3
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7
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4
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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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Cooper, Cody
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1
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4
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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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TOTALS
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6
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24
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7
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1
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8
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5
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5
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NC
Team USA (North
Carolina)
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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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2
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Lucas, Ryan
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2B
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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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10
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Williamson, Kyle
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CF
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2
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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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5
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Ryan, Rush
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1B
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3
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2
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1
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0
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1
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1
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9
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Gragg, Luke
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C
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2
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1
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2
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0
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1
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2
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4
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Gunter, Knox
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SS
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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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7
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Smith, Dallas
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3B
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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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6
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Pugh, Ben
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P
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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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11
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Welch, Chas
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DH
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1
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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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8
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Fosser, Ben
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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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3
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Haywood, Caleb
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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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12
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Cutler, Zach
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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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0
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TOTALS
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26
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5
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8
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0
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4
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5
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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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6
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Pugh, Ben
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1
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7
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1
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1
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4
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4
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4
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2
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Lucas, Ryan
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0
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2
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0
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1
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2
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3
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3
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4
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Gunter, Knox
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2/3
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5
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1
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0
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3
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3
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3
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3
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Haywood, Caleb
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1/3
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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5
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Rush, Ryan
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2 1/2
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10
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3
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1
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3
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1
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1
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7
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Smith, Dallas
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1 2/3
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8
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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TOTALS
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6
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34
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6
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4
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14
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13
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13
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OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie
Banks
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Championship
Game Notes:
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North
East Ohio
Hurricanes
(OH)
Lowest
seed to reach
the
championship
game at
Cooperstown
Dreams Park
Won three (3)
previous
tournaments
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NC
Team USA
(NC)
2005
North Carolina
Western
Regional State
Champions
2004 Division
II National
Runner-up at
Disney
World
Catcher Luke
Gragg won the
Week 8 Road
Runner
Competition.
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How
The Teams got
to the
Championship
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North
East Ohio
Hurricanes
(OH)
defeated
#46 Barnstable
All Stars (MA)
17-5
defeated #3
Wheaton
Briarcliffe
Blazers
(IL)
defeated #14
Blackstone
Valley Thunder
(MA) 13-1
defeated #11
Wisconsin All
Stars (WI)
7-6
defeated #2
Carolina Angels
(NC)
7-5
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NC
Team USA
(NC)
defeated
#24 Munster
Mavericks (IN)
9-4
defeated #9
Litchfield Park
Tigers (AZ)
13-6
defeated #1
Texas Tarheels
(TX) 2-1
defeated #12
Fresno Blue
Devils (CA)
10-9
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2005
Week #8
Runnersup - NC
TEAM USA
(NC)
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2005
Week #8
Champions -
NORTH EAST OHIO
HURRICANES
(OH)
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Photos by Bill and
Will Hallada
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