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2002
Summer Competion at Cooperstown Dreams
Park
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2002 Week
N.A.T.C. Champions - West Coast Rebels
(Oak Park, California)
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National
American Tournament of Champions - West
Coast Rebels (California). The #6 seeded
Rebels of Oak Park, California defeated
the #1 seeded Cooper City Diamond Kings
5-3 to win the championship. Robert Stock
led the way for the Rebels by throwing a
two hitter while striking out 13. Stock
also went 3 for 3 at the plate including
the game winning home run in the 5th
inning with one man aboard. Josh Reece and
D. J. Thomas also homered for the
champions who were managed by Bryan
Maloney. Austin Yager homered for the
Cooper City Diamond Kings.
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2002 Week
#10 Champions - Tamiami Rangers (Miami,
Florida)
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#10 Champions - Tamiami Rangers (Florida).
The #6 seeded Rangers from Miami, Florida
had to go to 9 innings in order to subdue
the #13 seeded Susquehanna River Raiders
of Pennsylvania 6-4. Yoe Lopez hammered
two home runs in the game, both with one
man aboard, including the walk-off game
winner in the bottom of the ninth inning.
George Bahadue who relieved in the 9th got
the victory for Manager Noel Jimenez and
the Rangers. Bahadue also homered in the
fifth inning with no one on. Tamiami
outhit the River Raiders 9 to 7 in the
contest. The River Raiders left 11 men on
base to only 2 for the Rangers. Tamiami
pitcher struck out 14 of the opposing
batters.
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2002 Week
#9 Champions - Belmont Bulldogs (Belmont,
California)
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#9 Champions - Belmont Bulldogs
(California). The top seeded Bulldogs from
California got a complete game, three-hit
pitching, and ten strike out performance
from Kevin Miller for the championship.
Catcher David Johnson homered in the fifth
inning with Trace Biskin aboard in the
victory for Manager, Alan Karcich. Jimmy
Risi homered twice for the 16th seeded
Chicago North Shore Stars of
Illinois.
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2002 Week
#8 Champions - Las Vegas Titans (Las
Vegas, Nevada)
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#8 Champions - Las Vegas Titans (NV). The
#3 Las Vegas Titans squeezed the winning
run across in the bottom of the fourth
inning to defeat the #9 Fresno Blue Devils
of Fresno, California 10-9 . Phil Lial
scored on a squeeze bunt by Jeff Malm but
it was the speedy C.J. Amaya who was the
winning pitcher after coming on in relief
in the 3rd inning who also homered and
scored the go ahead run at that time on a
single by German Barajas off the top of
the outfield wall. Barajas picked up the
save by coming in to shut the door on the
Blue Devils in the 6th. Titans catcher
John Rickard hit a grand slam home run in
the first after the Blue Devils had hit
two home runs in the top half of the
inning. Amaya homered in the 2nd inning
with none on and Jeff Malm hit a home run
in the third inning with one on. The
Fresno Blue Devils were lead by Clay
Cedarquist with two home runs (1st with
one on and again in the 2nd with two on)
and Nick Youpel with none on in the first.
The Las Vegas Titans were managed by Mark
Iodence.
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2002 Week
#7 Champions - Beaver Valley Red (Beaver
Valley, Pennsylvania)
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#7 Champions - Beaver Valley Red (PA). The
#6 Beaver Valley Red of Beaver Valley,
Pennsylvania continued their torid hitting
with a 15 -1 win over the #9 seeded West
Pines Cobras of Pembroke Pines, Florida to
win the Week #7 championship. Quentin
Williams of Beaver Valley was the winning
pitcher. He struck out 10 and gave up two
hits in the five inning contest. Williams
also hit two home runs. In the first with
none on and his walkoff homer in the 5th
with two on. Tyler Savisky of Beaver
Valley also homered in the first inning
with one man on while teammates Matt Kosik
and Danny Jergel also had round trippers.
Robert Haire homered for the West Pines
Cobras in the third inning with no one
aboard. For Beaver Valley's Manager, Brian
Smith, it was the second consecutive Week
#7 championship.
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2002 Week
#6 Champions - South Wake Storm (Fuquay
Varina, North
Carolina)
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#6 Champions - South Wake Storm of North
Carolina. The #4 seeded South Wake Storm
dominated the Week #6 championship with an
11-0 victory over the #7 Lake Worth
Hurricanes. Cory Thompson pitched a
complete game giving up only 5 hits while
striking out 4. Cameron Conner, the Storm
designated hitter, homered twice. In the
first with 2 men on and again in the third
with none on. For the game Conner was 3-3
with 5 runs batted in. Steele Myers also
homered for the Storm in the second inning
with one man aboard. Craig Farmer was
2-2.
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2002 Week
#5 Champions - Colorado Reds (Denver,
Colorado)
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Week #5
Champions
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Colorado Reds of Denver, Colorado. The #4
Colorado Reds defeated the #7 seeded
Central Florida Fury of Orlando, Florida
2-1 to win the title at Cooperstown Dreams
Park. Nate Olson scored on a pass ball in
the 5th inning after Brett Nathan had
driven in the tying run with a single to
right with the bases loaded. Alex Haag of
the Reds went the distance in picking up
the win while giving up 4 hits and
striking out 6. Nick Godfrey of the Fury
homered with none on in the 3rd inning to
account for the only Fury run.
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2002 Week
#4 Champions - Ocee Park Stars
(Alpharetta, Georgia)
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Week #4
Champions
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Ocee Park Stars of Georgia . The #7 Ocee
Park Stars defeated the #1 seeded Wichita
Outlaws of Kansas 5-3 to win the title at
Cooperstown Dreams Park. The Stars were
managed by Neal Freeman. Blake Porche
started for the Stars and was relieved by
James Ramsey in the second inning before
giving way to Chase Davidson in the fifth.
Ramsey picked up the win and Davidson the
save. For Davidson he struck out alll five
of the batters he faced in the 5th and 6th
Innings. Drew McWhorter homered for the
Ocee Park Stars in the second inning with
one man on while Bret Lentz homered for
the Outlaws in the 5th inning with no one
on.
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2002 Week
#3 Champions - Cooper City Diamond Kings
(Cooper City, Florida)
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Week #3
Champions
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Cooper City Diamond Kings of Florida . The
#7 Diamond Kings defeated the #1 seeded
Miami Mudcats 5-1 to win the title at
Cooperstown Dreams Park providing Manager
Michael Hosmer with the victory. Cooper
City scored three runs in the first on a
Joe Belviso two-run home run which
provided the margin of victory. Ramon
Ortega picked up the complete game victory
giving up 1 run on 3 hits while striking
out 7. Ortega also homered in the 6th
inning with one man aboard.
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2002 Week
#2 Champions - Boynton Gators (Lake Worth,
Florida)
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Week #2
Champions - Boynton Gators of Lake Workth,
Florida. The #4 seeded Gators scored nine
runs in the second inning to take the lead
and defeat the #3 seeded Mac 'N Seitz
Indians of Kansas 12-3. Ben Carhart got
the win for the Gators after relieving
starter Sean Adelman in the second inning.
Carhart pitched five innings, striking out
eight and giving up no hits in the win.
Home run support from his teammates, Vinny
Contaldi (2nd inning, none on) and Ryan
Lashlety (3rd inning, none on) added to
the victory. The Mac 'N Seitz Indians were
led by Riley Reynolds (1st inning, none
on) and Cameron Seitzer (1st inning, one
on) who both homered. It was the first
ever performance for a Kansas team in the
championship game at Cooperstown Dreams
Park.
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2002 Week
#1 Champions - San Diego Stars North (San
Diego, California)
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10 U Champions
(Week #1 2002) - San Diego Stars North
(San Diego, California). They defeated
Team Mizuno (Orlando, Florida) 1-0 in the
championship game of Week #1. Garrett
Hughes struck out eight batters while
going all the way on the mound for the
Stars as he picked up the win. Patrick
Wisdom scored the deciding run in the
second inning as he walked, stole second
base, advanced to third on a fielders
choice and then scored on a wild
pitch.
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