
2006
WEEK #3 Championship Game
Scoreboard
2006
Week #3 Championship Game:
July
6, 2006
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FINAL
SCORE
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#2 Rocky Mountain Steel
(Colorado)
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0
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#1 Miami Force
(Florida)
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15
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Pitchers:
Troy
Fratina (Miami Force)
(Winning
Pitcher);
Jeff Sneed (Miami Force) (4th).
Jackson Lockwood (Rocky Mountain Steel);
Wills Hirschberg (Rocky Mountain
Steel)(2nd); Max Kuhns (Rocky Mountain
Steel)(4rd); Zach Bothwell (Rocky Mountain
Steel)(4th).
Home
Runs:
J.
Guzman
(Miami
Force)(2nd)(none on); Christian Correa
(Miami Force)(3rd)(one on); Troy Fratina
(Miami Force)(4th)(two on); Hutch
Cunningham (Miami Force)(4th)(none on);
Troy Fratina (Miami Force)(5th)(two
on).
Game Started
at 9:43 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:26 p.m. -
Game Time 1:43
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Rocky
Mountain Steel
(CO)
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Miami Force
(FL)
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Championship
Game Starting Lineups
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Coaches
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Coaches
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Russ Bothwell
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Ronnie Young
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Ed Collins
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Championship
Game Umpires

Right Field:
Raymond Perry (Marietta, GA); 2nd Base
Russell Wolf (Downers Grove, IL); 1st
Base: John Teichman
Sr. (Murfreesboro, TN); Home Plate: Tom
Guinivan (Forest Hill, MD); 3rd Base
Steven Walters (Houston, TX); and
Nikki Ross (Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada)
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Inning
-By-Inning Championship Game
Information
First
Inning:
Rocky
Mountain Steel (CO): Eric Antilla
struck out looking. Zach Bothwell singled
to center. Jack Schutzius walksed which
advanced Bothwell to second. The pitcher,
Fratina, balked with the runners
advancing. Jackson Lockwood reached on an
error by shortstop, while Bothwell scored
and Shutzius advanced to third. Hirchburg
grounded to third and Shutzius was out at
home,. Lockwood advanced to third. A
passed ball allowed Lockwood to score.
Hirchburg to second and then stole third
and the run scored on a throwing error by
the catcher. Adam Gauthier walked. Max
Kuhns strucks out looking. Totals: 3 Runs
1 Hit 3 Errors 1 Left on base
Miami
Force (FL): Justin Guzman walked.
David Thompson doubled to left while
Guzman advanced to third. Troy Fratina
grounds out to second and Guzman scored,.
Thompson moved to third. Hutch Cunningham
singled to left center with Thompson
scoring. Cunningham stole second. Jeff
Sneed singled to left center and
Cunningham scored. Sneed was caught
stealing. Christian Correa singled past
first. Daniel Lynch grounded out to third.
Totals: 3 Runs 4 Hits 0 Errors 1
LOB.
|Second
Inning:
Rocky
Mountain Steel (CO): Garrett West flew
out to left. Mike Collins grounded out to
first base. Sackett Keesen reached on an
error by the shortstop and then stole
second. Eric Antilla grounded out to
third. Totals: 0 Runs 0 Hits 1 Error 1
LOB..
Miami
Force (FL): Hirchburg entered the game
to pitch for Rocky Mountain. while
Lockwood moved to third, Kuhns moved to
center and Antilla moved to first base.
Matt Hernandez grounded out to third base.
Conley Diaz flew out to center field. J.
Guzman hit a solo homer to left field. D.
Thompson flys out to the pitcher. Totals:
1 Run 1 Hit 0 Errors 0 LOB.
Third
Inning:
Rocky
Mountain Steel (CO): Zach Bothwell
lined out to center. Jack Schutzius fled
out to third base. On a passed ball
Lockwood advanced to second. Another
passed ball advanced the runner to third.
W. Hirchburg walked. Hirchburg stole
second. A passed ball scored Lockwood with
Hirchburg to third. A. Gauthier struck out
swinging. Totals: 1 Run 1 Hit 0 Errors 1
LOB.
Miami Force (FL): Troy Fratina
grounded out to third. H. Cunningham
singled to right field. J. Sneed grounded
into a fielders choice with Cunningham out
at second. C. Correa belted a 2-run homer
to center. D. Lynch grounded out to
second. Totals: 2 Runs 2 Hits 0 Errors 0
LOB.
Fourth
Inning:
Rocky
Mountain Steel (CO): Jeff Sneed takes
over pitching duties with Fratina moving
to short, Guzman moved to center. M. Kuhns
fled out to right. G. West struck out
looking. Matt Walkowicz striked out
swinging. Totals: 0 Runs 0 Hits 0 Errors 0
LOB.
Miami Force (FL): Max Kuhns now in
to pitch for Rocky Mountain. Matthew
Hernandez flew out to left. Conley Diaz
walked. Justin Guzman reached on an error
by the shortstop with Dian going to third.
David Thompson singled to right with Diaz
scoring and Guzman advancing to third.
Troy Fratina blasted a three run home run
to left center. Pitching Bothwell. came to
pitch for Rocky Mountain and Hutch
Cunningham homered on the first pitch to
right center. Jeff Sneed walked. Christian
Correa singled up the middle and Sneed
moved to second. Daniel Lynch walked to
load the bases. An errant pick off attempt
to second, allowed the runner on third to
score. John Chadwell pinch hit for
Hernandez and singled to right but Correa
was cut down trying to advance to third.
Conley Diaz flyed out to right. Totals: 6
Runs 5 Hits 2 Errors 2
LOB.
Fifth
Inning:
Rocky
Mountain Steel (CO): S. Keesen struck
out looking. E. Antilla grounded out
shortstop to first. Z. Bothwell grounded
out to pitcher. Totals: 0 Runs 0 Hits 0
Errors 0 LOB.
Miami
Force (FL): Chris Sutton singled to
left. D. Thompson singled to left with
Sutton advancing to second. T. Fratina
homered to center with three runs scoring.
H. Cunningham singled up the middle. J.
Sneed flyed out to first. C. Correa
singled with Cunningham advncing to
second. D. Lynch singled which loaded the
bases. M. Hernandez fled out to first. C.
Diaz grounded out to the pitcher. Totals:
3 Runs 6 Hits 0 Error 3 LOB.
Sixth
Inning:
Rocky
Mountain Steel (CO): J. Schutzius
grounded out to the shortstop. J. Lockwood
singled to center. W. Hirchburg singled to
the shortstop. A. Gauthier struck out
swinging. M. Kuhns grounded out shortstop
to first for the game ending out. Totals:
0 Runs 2 Hits 0 Errors 1 LOB.
FINAL
SCORE:

Miami
Force (FL) 15- Rocky Mountain
Steel (CO) 4
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CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME FINAL BOX SCORE
Rocky
Mountain Steel
(CO)
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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14
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Eric Antilla
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CF
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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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4
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Zach Bothwell
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2B
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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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0
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13
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Jack Shutzius
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SS
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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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Jackson Lockwood
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P
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3
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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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8
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Wills Hirchburg
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1B
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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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6
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Adam Gauthier
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C
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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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11
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Max Kuhns
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3B
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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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Garrett West
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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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5
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Mike Collins
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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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12
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Matt Walkowicz
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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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7
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Sackett Keesen
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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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23
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4
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4
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0
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0
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0
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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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9
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Jackson Lockwood
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7
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0
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1
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4
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3
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3
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8
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Wills Hirchburg
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2
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9
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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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11
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Max Kuhns
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.33
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5
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0
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1
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2
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4
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3
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4
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Zach Bothwell
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1.66
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13
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0
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2
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9
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5
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5
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TOTALS
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5
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34
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0
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4
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18
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15
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14
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Miami
Force
(FL):
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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Justin Guzman
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SS
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2
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3
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1
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0
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1
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1
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6
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Chris Sutton
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PH
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1
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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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David Thompson
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2B
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4
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3
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3
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1
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0
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1
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13
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Troy Fratina
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1B
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4
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2
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2
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0
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2
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7
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14
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Hutch Cunningham
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3B
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4
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2
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4
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0
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1
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2
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12
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Jeff Sneed
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CF
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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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1
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15
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Christian Correa
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C
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4
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1
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4
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0
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1
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2
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10
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Daniel Lynch
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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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0
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4
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Matthew Hernandez
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LF
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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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7
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John Chadwell
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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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8
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Conley Diaz
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RF
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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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9
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Rene Lozano
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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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TOTALS
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32
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15
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18
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1
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5
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14
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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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Troy Fratina
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3
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13
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3
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3
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2
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4
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2
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12
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Jeff Sneed
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3
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11
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4
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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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24
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7
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3
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4
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4
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2
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OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER -
CHRIS
BROWN
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Championship
Game Notes:
Rocky
Mountain Steel
(CO)
-Overall
Record is
38-8.
-Tournaments
that they have
won include:
Triple Crown
Drought Buster,
Triple Crown
Battle at the
Fort, Triple
Crown May
Melee,
Quarterfinal KC
Super
NIT (USSSA),
Rocky Mountain
Invitational
(RMI-USSSA) and
Father's Day
GGYB Tournament
(USSSA).
-Current win
streak is 19
games.
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Miami
Force (FL)
-Overall
record 40-4
-Team was
created to play
at Cooperstown
Dreams
Park.
-1st place in
the Kendall
Craze
Tournament in
Miami,
Florida.
2nd place in
three other
tournaments.
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How
The Teams got
to the
Championship
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Rocky
Mountain Steel
(CO)
defeated
#71 Kennesaw
Express (GA)
16-2
defeated #7
Bayou Red Sox
(LA) 5-1
defeated #14
Virginia Vipers
(VA) 4-3
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Miami
Force (FL)
defeated
#17 Cincinnati
Flames (OH)
10-8
defeated #9
Alabama Tigers
(AL) 6-2
defeated #21
Texas Longhorns
(TX) 15-3
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2006
Week #3
Runnersup -
Rocky Mountain
Steel
(Colorado)
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2006
Week #3
Champions -
Miami Force
(Florida)
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Photos by Bill and Will
Hallada
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