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Week #1
Championship Game



"Little Majors Stadium"
Little Majors Stadium Championship Game

2011 WEEK #1 Championship Game Scoreboard

2011 Week #1 Championship Game: June 9, 2011
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FINAL SCORE

#19 Tennessee RBI Rangers (Tennessee)

0
4
2
2
0
0
8

#4 South Florida Orphans (Florida)

0
5
0
0
0
0
5

Pitchers:
South Florida Orphans (FL): Wade Walton; Nate Hinkley (2nd)
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN): David Beam
(winning pitcher)


Home Runs: Justen Freeman (Tennessee RBI Rangers) (2nd) (none on); Mike Dean (South Florida Orphans) (2nd) (one on); Koa MacDougall (South Florida Orphans) (2nd) (none On); Noll Davis (South Florida Orphans) (2nd) (none on); David Beam (Tennessee RBI Rangers) (3rd) (none on);

Game Started at 9:43 pm - Game Ended at 11:17 pm - GameTime 1:34

Tennessee RBI Rangers (Knoxville, Tennessee) Team Pin

South Florida Orphans (Florida) Team Pin
Tennessee RBI Rangers (Tennessee)

South Florida Orphans (Florida)


Championship Game Starting Lineups

NO
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN)
POS

NO

South Florida Orphans (FL)
POS
12

Clarke Poytner

SS

8

Alex Clyde

2B
13

David Beam

P

14

Trevor Cruz

CF
10

Dawson Anderson

2B

6

Drake Rodriguez

SS
3

Cade Mays

1B

13

Dillon Arnold

1B
5

Justen Freeman

3B

15

R.J. Sheltra

RF
14

Gabe Alvarez

RF

2

Mike Dean

C
11

Kyle Cottam

C

4

Koa MacDougall

LF
1

Stokes Needham

CF

10

Nate Hinkley

3B
2

Tyler Morton

LF

12

Wade Walton

P
15

Royce Mershon

EH

11

Noll Davis

EH

Head Coach: Billy Anderson

Head Coach: Miguel Cruz


Substitutes

Substitutes

4

Lucaa Sykes

7

Lane Daniels

1

Garrett Griggs


Coaches

Coaches

Jett Cottam

Wayne Griggs

Andy Beam

Arthur Clyde

Roger Freeman


2011 Week #1 Championship Teams  prior to the Championship Game

Championship Game Umpires
2011 Week #1 Championship Game Umpire
Right Field - Richard Pope (Birmingham, AL); 1st Base - Dale Gunter (Henderson, NV);
2nd Base - Paul McKeen (Stoughton, MA); Home Plate - Scott Tomlinson (Los Angeles, CA);
3rd Base - Ramon Allen (Charlotte, NC) and Left Field - James Aalderink (Allendale, MI)


Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN): Clarke Poytner was called out on strikes. David Beam struck out looking. Dawson Anderson ground out third to first to end the inning. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

South Florida Orphans (FL): Alex Clyde struck out swing and was out catcher to first after the ball was misplayed. Trevor Cruz popped out to the catcher. Drake Rodriguez lined out to the centerfielder. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.



Second Inning:
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN) : Cade Mays struck out swinging. Justen Freeman homered to right center for the first hit and run of the game. Gabe Alvarez singled to center. Alvarez stole second base. Kyle Cottam singled to left field with Alvarez scoring. Pitcher Wade Walton was called for a balk which moved Cottam to second. Stokes Needham singled to right field which drove in Cottam. Needham stole second base. Tyler Morton walked. Nate Hinkley came in to pitch for the South Florida Orphans. The runners Needham and Morton Royce moved up on a passed ball. Mershon struck out swinging but the catcher had to throw him out at first with Needham scoring on the play. Clarke Poytner struck out. Totals: four runs, four hits, no errors and one left on base.

South Florida Orphans (FL) : Dillon Arnold walked; Arnold moved to second on a passed ball. R.J. Sheltra doubled to left driving in Arnold. Mike Dean hammered a two run home run to left. Koa MacDougall followed with another home run. Nate Hinkliey grounded out second to first. Wade Walton grounded out second to first. Noll Davis homered to centerfield. Alex Clyde struck out swinging. Totals: five runs, four hits, no errors and none left on base.

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Third Inning:
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN): David Beam homered down the right field line. Anderson was hit by a pitch. Anderson stole second. Mays singled to left with Anderson advancing to third. Freeman grounded out on a fielders choice. Mays out at second. Anderson scored. Alvarez flied out to center. Cottam struck out swinging. Totals: 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors, one left on base.

South Florida Orphans (FL): Trevor Cruz struck out swinging. Drake Rodriguez flied out to the left fielder. Dillon Arnold singled to right center. R.J. Sheltra struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.



Fourth Inning:
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN): Stokes Needham reached first on an infield hit to short. Needham was thrown out on an attempted steal. Tyler Morton was called out on a strike out. Royce Mershon on first on an error by the shortstop. Clarke Poytner on first with another shortstop error with Mershon to second. David Beam singled to right center driving in Mershon. Dawson Anderson singled to right driving in Poytner and David Beam attempted to score on the play but was thrown out at the plate. Totals: two run, three hits, two errors and one left on base.

South Florida Orphans (FL): Mike Dean out swinging and thrown out catcher to first on the dropped third strike. Koa MacDougall struck out swinging. Nate Hinkley walked . Lane Daniels courtesy ran for Hinkley. Daniels to second on a passed ball. Wade Walton struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and one left on base.



Fifth Inning:
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN): Garrett Griggs went into the game replacing Wade Walton for South Florida. Cade Mays ground out third to first. Justen Freeman lied out to the shortstop. Gabe Alvarez grounded out short to first. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

South Florida Orphans (FL): Noll Davis reached first when the second baseman could not handle his fly ball in short center. Alex Clyde ground to short with Davis out at second on the fielders choice. Clyde stole second base on the catchers indifference. Trevor Cruz struck out swinging. Clyde to third on a passed ball. Drake Rodriguez struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, one error and one left on base.



Sixth Inning:
Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN): Kyle Cottam grounded out pitcher to first. Stokes Needham struck out swinging. Tyler Morton lined out to the second baseman. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

South Florida Orphans (FL): Dillon Arnold struck out swinging. R. J. Sheltra ground out pitcher to first. Mike Dean was called out on strikes to end the game. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.



FINAL SCORE:

Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN) 8 - South Florida Orphans (FL) 5




CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

TENNESSEE RBI RANGERS (Tennessee)

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
12

Clarke Poytner

SS
3
1
0
0
0
0
13

David Beam

P
3
1
2
0
1
2
10

Dawson Anderson

2B
2
1
1
0
0
1
3

Cade Mays

1B
3
0
1
0
0
0
5

Justen Freeman

3B
3
1
1
0
1
3
14

Gabe Alvarez

RF
3
1
1
0
0
0
11

Kyle Cottam

C
3
1
1
0
0
1
1

Stokes Needham

CF
3
1
2
0
0
1
2

Tyler Morton

LF
2
0
0
0
0
0
15

Royce Mershon

EH
2
1
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

26
8
9
0
2
8
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
13

David Beam (winning pitcher)

6
26
11
2
5
5
5

TOTALS

6
26
11
2
5
5
5

SOUTH FLORIDA ORPHANS (Florida)

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
8

Alex Clyde

2B
3
0
0
0
0
0
14

Trevor Cruz

CF
3
0
0
0
0
0
6

Drake Rodriguez

SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
13

Dillon Arnold

1B
2
1
1
0
0
0
15

R.J. Sheltra

RF
3
1
1
1
0
1
2

Mike Dean

C
3
1
1
0
1
2
4

Koa MacDougall

LF/3B
2
1
1
0
1
1
10

Nate Hinkley

3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
12

Wade Walton

P/LF
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

Garrett Griggs

LF
2
0
0
0
0
0

11

Noll Davis

EH
2
1
1
0
1
1

TOTALS

26
5
5
1
3
5
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
12

Wade Walton

1.1
9
3
1
4
4
4
10

Nate Hinkley

4.2
17
5
1
5
4
2

TOTALS

6
26
8
2
9
8
6

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Gerald Klien


How The Teams got to the Championship

Tennessee RBI Ranghers (TN)
-defeated #46 Edwardsville Tigers (IL) 15-2
-defeated #14 Helena Wildcats (AL) 16-3
-defeated #3 North Palm Beach Witecaps (FL) 10-6
-defeated #6 South Florida Sandlot (FL) 14-8
-defeated #2 SWFL Team Xtreme (FL) 13-10


South Florida Orphans (FL)
-defeated #74 Nashville Prospects (TN) 13-2
-defeated #45 Regulators Baseballl (FL) 6-5
-defeated #12 West Boca Panthers (FL) 4-2
-defeated #8 Riverside Riot Baseball Club (CA) 9-7

2011 Week #1 Runnerup - South Florida Orphans (Vero Beach, Florida)
2011 Week #1 Runnerup - South Florida Orphans (Vero Beach, Florida)

2011 Week #1 Champions - Tennessee RBI Rangers (Knoxville, Tennessee)
2011 Week #1 Champions - Tennessee RBI Rangers (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Photos by DENNIS FINN