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2004 WEEK #9 CHAMPIONSHIP




2004 WEEK #9 Championship Game Scoreboard

2004 Week #9 Championship Game - August 19, 2004

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FINAL SCORE

#11 Susquehanna River Raiders (PA)

7
2
0
3

12

#5 Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (PA)

0
0
0
0

0

Pitchers: Mike Pohodich (Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs); Kevin Ostergaard (Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs) (1st); Brian Henze (Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs) (4th).

Sam Crater (Susquehanna River Raiders) (Winning Pitcher) (no-hitter)

Home Runs: Thomas Bernal (Susquehanna River Raiders) (1st) (none on); Sam Crater (Susquehanna River Raiders) (1st) (none on); Ken Kremer (Susquehanna River Raiders) (1st) (one on); L.K. Thompson V (Susquehanna River Raiders) (2nd) (one on); and Derik Wilson (Susquehanna River Raiders) (4th)(two on).

Game Started at 9:35 PM - Game Ended at 10:47 PM - Game Time 1:12




Championship Game Starting Lineups

NO
Susquehanna River Raiders
POS

NO

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs
POS
3

Bernal, Thomas

C

10

Ostergaard, Kevin

CF
9

Crater, Sam

P

8

Miller, Nick

3B
5

Thompson, L.K.

SS

3

Slavonic, Pete

1B
7

Wilson, Derik

2B

14

Simms, Tom

DH
9

Rossi, Mike

RF

12

Orosz, Mike

C
10

Baker, Chris

DH

9

Silver, Jeremy

SS
8

Herron, Clay

LF

1

Difenderfer, Quinn

RF
4

Balshy, Bryan

CF

15

Deighan, Cory

LF
6

Drayer, Luke

1B

11

Olasz, Ricky

2B
2

Kremer, Ken

3B

13

Pohodich, Mike

P

Manager: Jeff Myers

Manager: Michael Kosko


Substitutes

Substitutes

11

Ramberger, Dustin

7

Kugler, Tyler

14

Ramberger, Dillan

2

Henze, Brian

15

Dickey, Grant


Coaches

Coaches

Crater, Bill

Deighan, Tom

Dickey, Dave

Kugler, Ron

Wilson, Greg

Miller, Joe

Olasz, Dan



Pre-Game Photo Session for Week #9 Championship Teams


Championship Game Umpires
(left to right) Right Field Line - Jasmine Holcombe (Sal Diego, CA) ; 1st Base - Matt McMahon (Clifton Park, NY); Home Plate - Peter Roome (Larchmont, NY); 2nd Base - Rick Pietersen (Santee, CA); 3rd Base - Nelson Calixto (Pawtucket, RI); and Left Field Line - Kari Dahl (Foster City, CA).

Hitter

Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Susquehanna River Raiders: Thomas Bernal hit a solo home run to right field. Sam Crater followed up with another home run to left field. L.K. Thompson walked. Kevin Ostergaard in to pitch for Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs. Derik Wilson flied out to center field. Mike Rossi flied out to right field. Chris Baker reached first on a throwing error by the third basemen. Bryan Balshy reached first on an error by the centerfielder with Thompson scoring. Luke Drayer singled scoring Baker, Balshy scored on wild throw. Ken Kremer hammered a two-run homerun. Thomas Bernal struck out swinging. Totals: 7 runs on 4 hits, 2 errors and none left on base.

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs: Kevin Ostergaard grounded out third to first. Nick Miller struck out swinging. Pete Slavonic walked. Tom Sims struck out swinging. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and one left on base.


Second Inning:
Susquehanna River Raiders: Sam Crater singled to center and then stole second. L.K. Thompson hit a two-run home run. Derik Wilson flied out to center. Mike Rossi struck out. Chris Baker grounded out to first unassisted for the third out. Totals: 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors and none left on base.

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs: Jeremy Silver struck out swinging. Quinn Difenderfer flied out to left field. Cory Deighan struck out swinging. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and none left on base.


Third Inning:
Susquehanna River Raiders: Bryan Balshy struck out swinging. Luke Drayer grounded out third to first. Ken Kremer grounded out short to first to end the top half of the third. Totals:. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and none left on base.

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs: Ricky Olasz struck out swinging. Mike Pohodich grounds out third baseman to first. Kevin Ostergaard struck out looking. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and none left on base


Fourth Inning:

Susquehanna River Raiders: Thomas Bernal singled to left field. Bernal advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sam Crater was hit by a pitch. L.K Thompson struck out swinging. Crater and Thompson advanced to third and seconed respectively on a passed ball. Derik Wilson then hit a three-run home run. Brian Henze in to pitch for Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs. Mike Rossi singled to center field. Clay Herron walked. Bryan Balshy lined out to the right fielder who threw to second to double off Thompson. to end the top of the fourth. Totals: 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors and one left on base.

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs: Nick Miller struck out looking. Pete Slavonic groundsed out second baseman to first. Tom Simms struck out swinging to end the game. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and none left on base.


FINAL SCORE:

Susquehanna River Raiders (PA) 12 - Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (PA) 0


CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

Susquehanna River Raiders (PA)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
3

Bernal, Thomas

C
3
2
2
0
1
1
9

Crater, Sam

P
2
3
2
0
1
1
5

Thompson, L.K.

SS
2
2
1
0
1
2
7

Wilson, Derik

2B
3
1
1
0
1
3
1

Rossi, Mike

RF
3
0
1
0
0
0
10

Baker, Chris

DH
2
1
0
0
0
0
8

Herron, Clay

LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
4

Balshy, Bryan

CF
3
1
0
0
0
0
6

Drayer, Luke

1B
2
1
1
0
0
1
2

Kremer, Ken

3B
2
1
1
0
1
2

TOTALS

22
12
9
0
5
10

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
9

Crater, Sam ( Winning Pitcher/No-Hitter )

4
12
8
1
0
0
0

TOTALS
4
12
8
1
0
0
0

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (PA)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
10

Ostergaard, Kevin

CF/P/RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
8

Miller, Nick

3B
2
0
0
0
0
0
3

Slavonic, Pete

1B
1
0
0
0
0
0
14

Simms, Tom

DH
2
0
0
0
0
0
12

Orosz, Mike

C
0
0
0
0
0
0
9

Silver, Jeremy

SS
1
0
0
0
0
0
1

Difenderfer, Quinn

RF/CF
1
0
0
0
0
0
15

Deighan, Cory

LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
2

Henze, Brian

P
0
0
0
0
0
0
11

Olasz, Ricky

2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
13

Pohodich, Mike

P/RF
1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

12
0
0
0
0
0

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER

13

Pohodich, Mike

0
2
0
1
2
3
2

10

Ostergaard, Kevin

3.33
17
4
0
4
9
8

2

Henze, Brian

.67
3
0
1
1
0
0

TOTALS

4
22
4
2
7
12
10

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie Banks



Championship Game Notes:

Susquehanna River Raiders (PA)
  • This is the first tournament that the members of the Raiders have played in together.
  • This is the second appearance in a Cooperstown Dreams Park championship game for Susquehanna River Raiders organization. They played week 10 in 2002.
  • Sam Crater is the team's leading hitter.
  • Sam Crater and Bryan Balshy are the team's top pitchers.
  • Coaches Jeff Myers and Dave Dickey return to coach their second championship game. Dave, whose son, Keith, played in 2002, returns with son, Grant, who is playing this week.



Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (PA)
  • Pete Slavonic is 24-for-28 at the plate and hit 12 home runs this week.
  • Nick Miller hit 8 home runs; Tom Simms hit 4 home runs; Cory Deighan had 2 home runs; Mike Orosz and Brian Henze each hit one home run this week.
  • Brian Henze and Mike Pohodich each threw no-hitters this week.
  • Nick Miller, Pete Slavonic and Tom Simms hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first and second innings in today's game against the Georgia Lightning.








How The Teams got to the Championship

Susquehanna River Raiders (PA) Opponents and Scores
defeated #22 South Florida Falcons (FL) 15-3
defeated #27 Gaithersburg Sports Association (MD) 16-2
defeated #3 Encino Vipers (CA) 16-4
defeated #2 Las Vegas Diamond Dawgs (NV) 13-3

Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (PA) Opponents and Scores
defeated #44 Guelph Royals (Canada) 14-1
defeated #12 Georgia Lightning (GA) 15-3)
defeated #13 Bombers Baseball Club (CA) 5-0
defeated #9 Frozen Ropes (MA) 5-2


2004 Week #9 Runnersup - Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (Pennsylvania)
2004 Week #9 Runnersup - Pittsburgh Diamond Dogs (Pennsylvania)

2004 Week #9 Champions - Susquehanna River Raiders (Pennsylvania)
2004 Week #9 Champions - Susquehanna River Raiders (Pennsylvania)

Photos by Bill and Will Hallada