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Week #1
Championship Game




2008 WEEK #1 Championship Game Scoreboard

2008 Week #1 Championship Game: June 12, 2008
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FINAL SCORE

#2 Nevada Wildcats (Henderson NV)

1
1
0
0
0
0
2

#1 Team Miami ( Miami FL)

0
1
0
0
0
0
1

Pitchers:
Team Miami : Ricky Marrero; Spencer Levine (4th)
Nevada Wildcats: Michael Blasko
(winning pitcher)

Home Runs:
Nevada Wildcats: Michael Blasko (first) (None on); Nevada Wildcats: Joshua McCollum (None on);

Game Started at 9:45 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:37 p.m. - GameTime 1:52

Nevada Wildcats (Nevada)

Team Miami (Florida)


Championship Game Starting Lineups
NO

Nevada Wildcats

POS

NO

Team Miami

POS
1

Jesse Keiser

RF

14

Julio Gonzalez

2B
6

Tyler Van Stone

CF

2

Brandon Vicens

SS
7

Michael Blasko

P

1

Ricky Marrero

P
5

James Anderson

SS

9

Willie Estrada

LF
14

Michael Pollex

3B

13

Anthony Gonzalez

CF
4

Joshua McCollum

C

7

Spencer Levine

RF
15

Keola Paragas

1B

3

Alec Acosta

3B
3

Collin Dobrolecki

2B

11

Anthony DeLaCruz

C
2

Joey Kulla

LF

10

Justin Miranda

1B
12

Keaton Smith

EH

15

Eric Montero

EH
13

Griffin Kelly

EH

18

Jadan Garcia

EH

Manager: Tim McCollum

Manager: Wilfredo Gonzalez


Substitutes

Substitutes

12

Javy Herrera

6

Brandon Widman


Coaches

Coaches

Jim Kelly

Tony Gonzalez

Dave Pollex

Nestor Miranda

Daniel VanStone Jr.

Carlos Montero




Championship Game Umpires

(left to right) Right Field-Eddie O'Neal (Ellenwood, GA) ; First Base-Mike Miller (Highlamo, CA);
Second Base- Phil Harris (Kansas City, MO); Home Plate
- Anthony Small (Lakeland, FL);
3rd Base- Josh Schwartz (Kyle, TX); Left Field-Tommy Haydel (Baton Rouge, LA);




Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Nevada Wildcats: Jesse Keiser grounded out to shortstop. Tyler Van Stone grounded out to first. Michael Blasko hit a homerun to right field. James Anderson flied out to shortstop to end the top half of the first. Totals: One run, one hit, no errors and none left on base.

Team Miami: Julio Gonzalez walked and then stole second base. Brandon Vicens struck out swinging. Ricky Marrero struck out looking. Willie Estrada struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and one left on base.


Second Inning:
Nevada Wildcats: Michael Pollex grounded out to the pitcher. Joshua McCollum hit a homerun to center. Keola Paragas struck out swinging. Collin Dobrolecki flied out to the shortstop, ending the top half of the second. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors and none left on base.

Team Miami: Anthony Gonzalez walkedand then Gonzalez stole second. Spencer Levine walked. Gonzalez stole third. Levine stole second. Alec Acosta flied out to first. Anthony DeLaCruz struck out swinging. Justin Miranda was hit by the pitch. Javy Herrera pinch ran for Miranda. Gonzalez scores on wild pitch. Levine advanced to third. Herrera advanced to second. Jadan Garcia flied to second. Totals: one run, no hits, no errors, two left on base.


Third Inning:
Nevada Wildcats: Joey Kulla grounded out to the shortstop. Keaton Smith walked. Griffin Kelly struck out looking. Jesse Keiser reached on error by second basemen. Kulla was thrown out trying to advance to third. Totals: no runs, no hits, one error and none left on base.

Team Miami: Jadan Garcia struck out swinging. Julio Gonzalez walked and then Gonzalez was caught stealingat second base by the catcher . Brandon Vicens struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors, none left on base


Fourth Inning:
Nevada Wildcats: Spencer Levine came into the game to pitch for Miami. Tyler Van Stone struck out swinging. Michael Blasko drew an intentional walk. James Anderson reached on a fielders choice. Blasko out at second. Michael Pollex struck out looking. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors, none left on base.

Team Miami: Ricky Marrero walked. Willie Estrada singled to center. Marrero advanced to third. Anthony Gonzalez lined into a double play. Estrada out at first. Spencer Levine struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors, one left on base.


Fifth Inning:
Nevada Wildcats: Joshua McCollum grounded out to third. Keola Paragas grounded out to the shortstop. Collin Dobrolecki struck out looking. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors, none left on base.

Team Miami: Alec Acosta grounded out to the pitcher. Anthony DeLaCruz struck out swinging. Javy Herrera struck out looking. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors, and none left on base.


Sixth Inning:
Nevada Wildcats: Joey Kulla singled to center. Keaton Smith flied out to third. Griffin Kelly walked. Kulla advanced to second. Jesse Keiser reached on fielders choice. Kulla out at third. Kelly advanced to second. Tyler Van Stone struck out looking. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors, two left on base.

Team Miami: Julio Gonzalez walked. Brandon Vicens singled to right while Gonzalez advanced to second. Gonzalez advanced to third on passed ball. Vicens advances to second. Ricky Marrero struck out swinging. Willie Estrada struck out swinging. Anthony Gonzalez walked to load the bases with two outs. Spencer Levine struck out swinging to end the game. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and three left on base.


FINAL SCORE:

Nevada Wildcats: 2 - Team Miami: 1


CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

NEVADA WILDCATS (NEVADA)

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
1

Jesse Keiser

RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
6

Tyler Van Stone

CF
3
0
0
0
0
0
7

Michael Blasko

P
1
1
1
0
1
1
5

James Anderson

SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
14

Michael Pollex

3B
2
0
0
0
0
0
4

Joshua McCollum

C
2
1
1
0
1
1
15

Keola Paragas

1B
2
0
0
0
0
0
3

Collin Dobrolecki

2B
2
0
0
0
0
0
2

Joey Kulla

LF
2
0
1
0
0
0
12

Keaton Smith

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0
13

Griffin Kelly

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

21
2
3
0
2
2
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER

7

Michael Blasko

6
18
12
7
2
1
1

TOTALS

6
18
12
7
2
1
1

TEAM MIAMI (FLORIDA)

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
14

Julio Gonzalez

2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
2

Brandon Vicens

SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
1

Ricky Marrero

P
2
0
0
0
0
0
9

Willie Estrada

LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
13

Anthony Gonzalez

CF
1
1
0
0
0
0
7

Spencer Levine

RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
3

Alec Acosta

3B
2
0
0
0
0
0
11

Anthony DeLaCruz

C
2
0
0
0
0
0
10

Justin Miranda

1B
1
0
0
0
0
0
15

Erik Montero

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0
18

Jadan Garcia

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

18
1
2
0
0
0

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
1

Ricky Marrero

3
12
2
1
2
2
2
7

Spencer Levine

3
12
4
2
1
0
0

TOTALS

6
24
6
3
3
2
2


OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - BERNIE ZEH


Championship Game Notes:
Nevada Wildcats (FL)
-Won 8 consecutive tournaments.
-Nevada State Champions.
-The team has played together for four years.
-All players maintain a 3.5 GPA or better

Team Miami (FL)
-Overall record of 116-0
-Team has won 8 tournaments.
-Tamiami Pony Baseball Bronco Division Winter Season Champions
-12U USSA Memorial Day Tournament Champion.
-12U Triple Crown St. Augustine Fall National Champion.


How The Teams got to the Championship
Nevada Wildcats (NV)
defeated #31 Easton Dirt Devils, AZ (15-1)
defeated #18 North Glendale Wolfpack, AZ (12-5)
defeated #7 Arizona Gauchos, AZ (8-4)
defeated #11 Team Slugger, FL (10-6)

Team Miami (FL)
defeated #32 North Jefferson Bulldogs, CO (14-2)
defeated #16 Las Vegas Coyotes, NV (12-0)
defeated #8 Tallahassee Slam, FL (4-1)
defeated #21 Jupiter Diamondbacks, FL (12-7)



2008 Week #1 Runnerup - Team Miami (Florida)
2008 Week #1 Runnerup - Team Miami (Florida)

2008 Week #1 Champions - Nevada Wildcats (Nevada)
2008 Week #1 Champions - Nevada Wildcats (Nevada)

Photos by Justin Martin

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