2005
WEEK #3 Championship Game
Scoreboard
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2005
Week #3 Championship Game:
July
7, 2005
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Final
Score
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#4 Rocket City Stingers
(Alabama)
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0
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1
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2
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0
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1
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5
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#2 Friendswood Falcons
(Texas)
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0
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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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2
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Pitchers:
Friendswood
Falcons (TX): Jonathan Davis; Brandon
Hammerly (3rd); Cory Geisler (4th);
Cameron Smith (6th).
Rocket City Stingers (AL): AJ Cole
(winning pitcher).
Home
Runs:
A.J. Cole (Rocket City Stingers, AL) (3rd
inning) (none on): Carter Wall
(Friendswood Falcons, TX) (3rd inning)
(one on).
Game Started at 9:45 p.m. - Game Ended at
11:31 p.m. - Game Time 1:46
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Rocket City
Stingers (Alabama)
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Friendswood
Falcons (Texas)
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Championship
Game Starting Lineups
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NO
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Rocket
City Stingers (AL)
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POS
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NO
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Friendswood
Falcons (TX)
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POS
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2
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Wilkinson,
Todd
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2B
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7
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Stacks,
Kendall
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C
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1
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Cole,
AJ
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P
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12
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Mejia,
Jonathan
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CF
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11
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East,
Evan
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C
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9
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Ewing,
Skyler
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3B
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3
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Hatfield,
Austin
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LF
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13
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Wall,
Carter
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1B
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4
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Rapiere,
Anthony
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1B
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5
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Adame,
Aris
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SS
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8
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Houk,
Clay
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CF
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2
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Bolton,
Jordan
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2B
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7
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Jeffery,
Connor
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SS
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11
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Davis,
Jonathan
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P
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5
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Green,
KJ
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RF
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8
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Smith,
Cameron
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RF
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1
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Mendenhall,
Trevor
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LF
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Manager:
Richard
Cole
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Manager:
Don
Bolton
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Coaches
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Coaches
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Hatfield, Steve
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Brown, Randy
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Jeffery, Tony
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Metoyer, Tony
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Morgan, Morgan
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Championship
Game Umpires
Home Plate -
Charlie Cooke (Bogota, NJ); First Base-
Paul Free (Northport, AL); Second Base -
Thomas Haus (Lakeville, MN); Third Base -
Greg Atkinson (Loganville, GA); Right
Field - Stuart Pfeffer (Manalapan, NJ);
Left Field - Bert Holloway (Winter
Springs, FL)
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Inning
-By-Inning Championship Game
Information
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First
Inning
Rocket
City Stingers: Jonathan Davis on the
mount for the Falcons. Todd Wilkinson
singled to centerfield. A.J. Cole singled
to left field with Wilkinson advancing to
second base. Evan East grounded into a
double play short to first base with
Wilkinson taking third base. Wilkinson
scored on a wild pitch. Andrew Dennis
lined out to the shortstop for the third
out. One run, two hits, and none left on
base.
Friendswood Falcons: A.J. Cole was
pitching for the Stingers. Kendall Stacks
reached first base on an error by the
right fielder. Brandon Hammerly was the
courtesy runner for Stacks. Jonathan Mejia
grounded into a fielders choice with
Hammerly out at second base and Mejia safe
at first base. Mejia stole second base.
Skyler Ewing walked. Mejia advanced to
third base on a passed ball. Carter Wall
struck out swinging for the second out.
Aris Adame was hit by a pitch. Jordan
Bolton grounded back to the pitcher who
threw home for the force and the third
out. No runs, no hits, and three left on
base.
Second
Inning
Rocket
City Stingers: Austin Hatfield lined
out to the second baseman. Anthony Rapiere
walked. Clay Houk grounded to third base
who forced Rapiere at second base. Houk
safe at first base. Connor Jeffery reached
first base on an infield hit with Houk
advancing to second base. Houk and Jeffery
stole third base and second base. K.J.
Green lined out to the first baseman. No
runs, one hit, and two left on base.
Friendswood Falcons: Jonathan Davis
stuck out swinging. Cameron Smith was
thrown out by the catcher on a bunt
attempt. Trevor Mendenhall lined to the
shortstop for the third out. No runs, no
hits, and none left on base.
Third
Inning
Rocket
City Stingers: Todd Wilkinson struck
out swinging. A.J. Cole hammered a home
run over the left field wall. Evan East
struck out swinging. Andrew Dennis singled
to left field. Austin Hatfield reached
first base on an infield hit to short and
Dennis took second base. Brandon Hammerly
was brought in to pitch for the Falcons.
Anthony Rapiere lined a pitch to right
field and was thrown out at first base by
right fielder, Cameron Smith. One run,
three hits, and two left on base.
Friendswood Falcons: Kendall Stacks
reached first base on an error by the
second baseman. Jonathan Mejia grounded to
the shortstop and threw to second base but
the second baseman failed to tag the base
for his second error. Stacks went to third
base on a passed ball but the catcher
attempted to throw him out and threw wild
past third base. The left fielder threw
out Stacks attempting to take home. Mejia
ended up at third base. Skyler Ewing
struck out for the second out. Carter Wall
tied the score at 2-2 with a home run to
left, scoring Mejia. Aris Adame reached
first on a throwing error by the
shortstop. Jordan Bolton flew out to
center for the third out. Two runs, one
hit, and one left on base.
Fourth
Inning
Rocket
City Stingers: Clay Houk walked.
Connor Jeffery walked. K.J. Green bunted
to advance Houk and Jeffery to second base
and third base. Todd Wilkinson was hit by
a pitch to load the bases. Corey Geisler
in to pitch for the Falcons. A.J. Cole
popped out to third base for the second
out. Evan East walked on four straight
pitches scoring Houk. A wild pitch by
Corey Geisler scores Jeffery. Andrew
Dennis grounded out pitcher to first base.
Two runs, no hits, and one left on
base.
Friendswood Falcons: Jonathan Davis
grounded out pitcher to first. Cameron
Smith struck out swinging. Corey Geisler
flied out deep to center to end the
inning. No runs, no hits, and none left on
base.
Fifth
Inning
Rocket
City Stingers: Austin Hatfield singled
to left field pass the shortstop. Alex
Luna pinch hit for Anthony Rapiere and
grounded into a double play second base,
to short, to first base. Jim Bass pinch
hit for Clay Houk and reached first on an
infield hit. Andrew Lundborg hit for
Connor Jeffery and lined out to short for
the third out. No runs, one hit, and one
left on base.
Friendswood Falcons: Kendall Stack
was hit by a pitch. Jonathan Mejia struck
out. Skyler Ewing took a called third
strike. Carter Wall was also called out on
a third strike. No Runs, no hits, and one
left on base.
Sixth
Inning
Rocket
City Stingers: Cameron Smith came in
to pitch for the Falcons. Luke Leeth,
pinch hit for K. J. Green and walked. Todd
Wilkinson walked, Leeth to second base.
A.J. Cole was safe at first base on a
fielder's choice, second base to short
with Wilkinson out at second base and
Leeth advancing to third base. Cole stole
second base. Evan East grounded out to the
first baseman unassisted. Leeth scoring on
the out. Andrew Dennis grounded out second
baseto first for the third out. One run,
no hits, and one left on base.
Friendswood Falcons: Aris Adame
struck out for the first out. Jordan
Bolton was called out a third strike.
Preston Marsh pinch hit for Jonathan Davis
and struck out swinging. No runs, no hits,
and none left on base.
FINAL
SCORE:
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ROCKET
CITY STINGERS (AL) 5 -
FRIENDSWOOD FALCONS (TX)
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CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME FINAL BOX
SCORE
ROCKET CITY STINGERS (ALABAMA)
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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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Wilkinson, Todd
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2B
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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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1
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Cole, AJ
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P
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4
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1
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2
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0
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1
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1
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11
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East, Evan
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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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2
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15
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Dennis, Andrew
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3B
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4
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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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Hatfield, Austin
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LF
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3
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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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4
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Rapiere, Anthony
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1B
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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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13
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Luna, Alex
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1B
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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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8
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Houk, Clay
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CF
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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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0
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12
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Basque, Jim
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CF
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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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7
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Jeffery, Connor
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SS
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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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10
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Lundborg, Andrew
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SS
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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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5
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Green, KJ
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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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Leeth, Luke
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RF
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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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0
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TOTALS
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23
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5
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7
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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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1
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Cole, AJ (Winning
Pitcher)
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6
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22
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10
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1
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1
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2
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2
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TOTALS
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6
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22
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10
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1
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1
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2
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2
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FRIENDSWOOD
FALCONS
(TEXAS)
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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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7
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Stacks, Kendall
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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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12
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MEjia, Jonathan
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CF
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3
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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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Ewing, Skyler
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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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13
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Wall, Carter
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1B
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3
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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5
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Adame, Aris
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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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2
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Bolton, Jordan
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2B
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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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11
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Davis, Jonathan
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P
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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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Preston, March
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P
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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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8
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Smith, Cameron
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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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1
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Mendenhall, Trevor
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LF
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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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4
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Geisler, Cory
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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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0
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TOTALS
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22
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2
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1
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0
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1
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2
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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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11
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Davis, Jonathan
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2 2/3
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13
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2
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1
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6
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2
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2
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3
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Hammerly, Brandon
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2/3
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2
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0
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2
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0
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2
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0
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4
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Geisler, Cory
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1 2/3
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6
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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8
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Smith, Cameron
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1
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3
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0
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2
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0
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2
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0
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TOTALS
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6
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25
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2
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5
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8
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6
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2
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OFFICIAL
SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie
Banks
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Championship
Game Notes:
#4
Rocket City
Stingers
(Alabama)
- 2003
USSSA
"Runner-up"
champions in
the World
Series with
a 70-13
record
- 2004
USSSA South
Regional
World Series
champions
with a 70-15
record
- 2005
USSSA
Alabama
State
champions
with a
current
record of
75-7
- 11
tournament
championships
so far this
season
- This
week the
team has hit
50 home runs
with 11 of
the 14
players
hitting at
least one
home
run
- Pitching
staff
includs the
following
number of
wings, Evan
East has 2,
Jim Basque
has 3 with a
complete
game
semi-final,
AJ Cole has
1, Matthew
Crownover
has 1 and
Luke Leeth
has 1, which
was a
complete
game
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#2
Friendswood
Falcons
(Texas)
- Won
USSSA Super
NIT in
Sulphur, LA,
qualifying
the Falcons
for the
USSSA Elite
24 in
Olrgando,
FL
- One
of the top
USSSA teams
in the
country
- USSSA
Texas Fall
State
champions
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How
The Teams got
to the
Championship
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#4
Rocket City
Stingers
(Alabama)
defeated
#45 Broward
Blaze (FL)
18-3
defeated #13
Maryland Red
Dogs (MD)
7-3
defeated #5
Texas Rattlers
(TX) 12-7
defeated #1
McDowell
Mountain
Yankees (AZ)
5-3
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#2
Friendswood
Falcons
(Texas)
defeated
#47 Kennesaw
Steam (GA)
14-1
defeated #15
Piedmont
Baseball (DE)
11-3
defeated #10
Jacksonville
Royals (FL)
2-1
defeated #19
Lakeland
Renegades (FL)
18-3
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2005
WEEK 3
Runnersup -
FRIENDSWOOD
FALCONS
(TX)
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2005
WEEK 3
Champions -
ROCKET CITY
STINGERS
(AL)
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Photos by Bill and
Will Hallada
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