
2004
WEEK #5 Championship Game
Scoreboard
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2004
Week #5 Championship Game -
July
22, 2004
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FINAL
SCORE
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#3 Texas Steel (Flower
Mound, TX)
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3
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0
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3
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0
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2
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2
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10
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#1 Miami Mudcats (Miami,
FL)
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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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3
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Pitchers:
Luis
Arrizurieta (Miami Mudcats); Danny Muniz
(Miami Mudcats) (5th); Oscar Romero (Miami
Mudcats)(
(6th).
Larry
Viddaurre (Texas Steel) (Winning Pitcher);
Ryan Simpson (Texas Steel)
(4th).
Home Runs:
Joe
Reyna (Texas Steel) (3rd) (One On); David
Vazquez (Miami Mudcats) (3rd) (none
on).
Game Started
at 9:35 PM - Game Ended at 11:25 PM - Game
Time 1:50
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Championship
Game Starting Lineups
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NO
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Texas Steel (TX)
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POS
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NO
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Miami Mudcats (FL)
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POS
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5
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Viddaurre,
Larry
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P
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2
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Asuaje,
Joel
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SS
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4
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Jones,
Wes
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3B
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5
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Arrizurieta,
Luis
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P
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10
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Lipka,
Matt
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SS
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11
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Chirino,
Raymond
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1B
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8
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Long,
Chad
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C
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7
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Romero,
Oscar
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LF
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12
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Polk,
Cody
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LF
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12
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Berges,
Keivan
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C
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13
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Reyna,
Joe
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1B
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3
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Vazquez,
David
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3B
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2
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Eastwood,
Cory
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2B
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1
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Muniz,
Danny
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RF
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9
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Bermejo,
Jacob
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CF
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13
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English,
Adrian
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2B
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1
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McDowell,
Joe
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RF
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14
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Caballero,
John
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CF
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11
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Ewing,
Skyler
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EH
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15
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Bradham,
Frank
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EH
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Manager: Michael
Boughton
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Manager: Luis
Arrizurieta
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Coaches
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Coaches
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Jones, Jimmy
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Asuaje, Joel
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Lipka, Timie
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Chirino, Raymond
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Figueroa, Noel
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Vazquez, Javier
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Michael
Boughton (Texas Steel) (left) and Louis
Arrizurieta (Miami Mudcats)
managers meet before the championship
gtame
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Championship
Game Umpires
(left to right) First Base - Rod Pruett
(Rodeo, CA); Second Base - Jonathan
Jurenka (Lakewood, CO); Plate - Richard
Sporl (San Diego, CA); Left Field Line -
Mark Gellman (Skokie, IL); Third Base -
Todd Willis (Pinckney, MI); and Right
Field Line - Charlie Hayes (Gaithersburg,
MD)
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Inning
-By-Inning Championship Game
Information
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First
Inning:
Texas Steel: Larry
Viddaurre singled to left-center.
Viddaurre stole second base. Wes Jones
struck out on a called third strike.
Viddaurre stole third base. Matt Lipka
grounded out second to first while scored.
Chad Long doubled. with Ryan Simpson in as
a courtesy runner. Cody Polk singled to
right field which scored Simpson. Polk
stole second base. Joe Ryena singled and
scored Polk. Cory Eastwood flied out to
left field. Totals: 3 runs on 4 hits, 0
errors, 1 man left on base.
Miami Mudcats: Carlos
Asuaje reached first on an infield hit.
Luis Arrizurieta doubled. with Asuaje to
third. Raymondf Chirino struck out on a
called third strike. Oscar Romero was hit
by a pitched ball. Keivan Berges struck
out on a called third strike. David
Vazques sintgled and scored Asuaje. Danny
Muniz walked, with Arrizurieta scoring.
Adrian English struck out on a called
third strike. Totals: 2 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Second
Inning:
Texas Steel: J acob Bermejo struck
out swinging. Joe McDowell poped out to
first. Skyler Ewing singled to left. Larry
Viddaurre flied out to right field.
Totals: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Miami Mudcats: John
Caballero struck out swinging. Frank
Bradham singled. Carlos Asuaje flied out
to left field. Luis Arrizurieta reached
base on an error by the centerfield with
Bradham going to third. Arrizurieta went
to second on a wild pitch. Raymond Chirino
struck out swinging. Totals: 0 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Third
Inning:
Texas Steel: Wes
Jones singled to left and then went to
second on a passed ball. Matt Lipka
reached first on a fielders choice and
Jones was out when he was caught in a
rundown. Chad Long doubled with Lipka
taking third. Taylor Barnhill was placed
in the game as a courtesy runner. Cody
Polk grounded out second to first with
Lipka scoring. Joe Reyna hammered a two
run home run. Cory Eastwood flied out to
centerfield. Totals: 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Miami Mudcats: Oscar
Romero was hit by a pitch. Keivan Berges
grounded into a double play -short to
second to first. David Vazquez hit a solo
home run. Danny Muniz grounds out short to
first. Totals: 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Fourth Inning:
Texas Steel: Jacob Bermejo flied
out to right field. Ryan Simpson singled
and then stole second and third base.
Skyler Ewing struck out swinging. Larry
Viddaurre flied out to centerfield.
Totals: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Miami Mudcats: Ryan
Simpson took the mound for Texas Steel.
Adrian English singled to left center.
Armani Martin lined out to third with
English thrown out at first for the
doubleplay. Frank Bradham struck out
swinging. Totals: 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Fifth
Inning:
Texas Steel: Wes Jones grounded out
second to first. Matt Lipka walked. Matt
Lipka advanced to second on a passed ball.
Chad Long striuck out on a called third
strike. Cody Polk singled which scored
Lipka. Joe Reyna reached first when he was
hit by a pitch. Cory Eastwood singled
scoring Polk. Jacob Bermejo struck out
swinging. Totals: 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error,
2 LOB.
Miami Mudcats: Carlos
Asuaje singled to right field. Luis
Arrizurieta singled with Asuaje taking
second. Raymond Chirino reached first on a
fielders choice, Arrizurieta was thrown
out at second. Oscar Romero struck out
swinging. Keivan Berges struck out
swinging. Totals: 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Sixth
Inning:
Texas Steel: Ryan
Simpson singled and stole second base.
Skyler Ewing struck out swinging. Larry
Viddaurre singled with Simpson scoring on
an error by the catcher. Wes Jones singled
with Viddaurre taking third. Matt Lipka
singled. Viddaurre scored. Chad Long
singled which loaded the bases. Cody Polk
grounded into a doubleplay - second to
short to first. Totals: 2 runs, 5 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.
Miami Mudcats: David
Vazquez reached first on an error by the
shortstop. Danny Muniz grounded into a
double play. Matt Figueroa reached on an
error. Brandon Knips grounded out second
to first to end the game. Totals: 0 runs,
0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
FINAL
SCORE:
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Texas
Steel (TX) 10 - Miami Mudcats
(FL) 3
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CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME FINAL BOX
SCORE
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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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5
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Viddaurre, Larry
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P
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4
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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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4
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Jone, Wes
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3B
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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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0
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10
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Lipka, Matt
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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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3
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8
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Long, Chad
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C
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4
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2
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3
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2
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0
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0
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12
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Polk, Cody
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LF
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4
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2
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2
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0
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0
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3
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13
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Reyna, Joe
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1B
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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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3
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2
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Eastwood, Cory
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2B
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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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9
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Bermejo, Jacob
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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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7
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Billups, Chance
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SS
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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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0
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1
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McDowell, Joe
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RF
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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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6
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Simpson, Ryan
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RF
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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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11
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Ewing, Skyler
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EH
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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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TOTALS
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33
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10
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16
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2
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1
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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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5
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Viddaurre, Larry (Winning
Pitcher)
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3
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14
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5
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1
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5
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3
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3
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6
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Simpson, Ryan
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3
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12
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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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TOTALS
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6
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26
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8
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1
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5
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3
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3
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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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Asuaje, Carlos
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SS
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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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5
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Arrizurieta, Luis
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P
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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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11
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Chirino, Raymond
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1B
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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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Romero, Oscar
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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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Berges, Keivan
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C
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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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3
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Vazquez, David
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3B
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3
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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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1
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Muniz, Danny
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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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1
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13
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English, Adrian
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2B
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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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4
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Figueroa, Matthew
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2B
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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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14
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Caballero, John
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CF
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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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10
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Martin, Armani
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CF
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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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6
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Knips, Brandon
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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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15
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Bradham, Frank
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EH
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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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TOTALS
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25
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3
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8
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0
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1
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3
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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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5
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Arrizurieta, Luis
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4.33
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22
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3
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0
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9
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6
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6
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1
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Muniz, Danny
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1
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8
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3
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1
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5
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4
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2
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7
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Romnero, Oscar
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.67
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3
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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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TOTALS
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6
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33
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6
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1
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15
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10
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8
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OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie
Banks
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Championship
Game
Notes:
Texas
Steel
(TX)
- Larry
Viddaurre -
.438 BA, 7
home runs
and 17
RBI.
- Wes
Jones - .550
BA, 3 home
runs, 10
RBI, 14 runs
scored.
- Matt
Lipka - .778
BA, 8 home
runs, 19
RBI, 22 runs
scored.
- Chad
Long - .600
BA, 9 home
runs, 21
runs
scored.
- Cody
Polk - .778
BA, 9 home
runs, 21
RBI, 18 runs
scored.
- Joe
Reyma - .643
BA, 7 home
runs, 25
RBI, 17 runs
scored.
- Cory
Eastwood -
.407
BA.
- Jacob
Bermejo -
.350 BA, 2
HR, 15 runs
scored.
- Joe
McDowell -
.250
BA.
- Skyler
Ewing - .519
BA, 6 home
runs, 20
RBI.
- Chance
Billups -
.333 BA, 2
home
runs.
- Taylor
Barnhill -
.500 BA, 3
home
runs.
- Ryan
Simpson -
.529
BA.
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Miami
Mudcats
(FL)
- Have
been
together for
the last 3
years.
- 2002
Triple Crown
Fall
National
Champions.
- 2002
Triple Crown
World Acres
Runners-Up
in
Steamboat,
Colorado.
- 2003
Triple Crown
Eastern
Regional
Champs at
Myrtle
Beach,
SC.
- Numerous
Championships
in local
tournaments
throughout
Florida.
- Hit a
total of 43
home runs at
Cooperstown
Dreams Park:
Raymond
Chirino hit
10; David
Vazquez and
Luis
Arrizurieta
hit 6; Oscar
Romero and
Keivan
Berges hit
5; Dany
Muniz hit 4;
Frank
Bradham hit
3; Carlos
Asuaje hit
2; and
Adrian
English and
John
Caballero
had 1. The
team hit
back-to-back
home runs 4
different
times this
week.
- This
week they
scored a
total of 159
runs and
allowed 14;
threw 4
no-hitters
with one
being a
perfect
game, 2
one-hitters
and 1
three-hitter.
- The
Mudcats
organization
return to
Field #3 for
second time
in three
years.
Mudcats were
runnersup
for Week #3
in
2002.
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How
The Teams got
to the
Championship
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Texas
Steel (TX)
Opponents and
Scores
defeated
#76 NKY Dodgers
(KY) 21-1
defeated #14
Highland
Heights (OH)
10-3
defeated #11
Edgewood
Bulldogs (IN)
10-3
defeated #10
Say Hey Kids
Baseball
Academy (CA)
14-4
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Miami
Mudcats (FL)
Opponents and
Scores
defeated
#32 DACO
Stingers (UT)
9-0
defeated #17
Gundaker
Gunners (MO)
9-0
defeated #9
Franklin Storm
(TN) 7-6 (7
innings)
defeated #4 Big
Dogs (FL)
14-2
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2004 Week #5 Runnersup
- Miami Mudcats (Miami,
Florida)
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2004 Week #5 Champions
- Texas Steel (Flower Mound,
Texas)
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Photos by Will and Bill Hallada
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