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Week #5
Championship Game




2008 WEEK #5 Championship Game Scoreboard

2008 Week #5 Championship Game: July 10, 2008
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FINAL SCORE

#7 Miramar Canes (Florida)

1
0
0
0

1

#1 Team Rawlings (Florida)

4
5
3
1

13

Pitchers:
Team Rawlings (FL): Logan Browning (winning pitchr)
Miramar Canes (FL): Michael Hernandez; Alexis Herrera (1st); David Fernandez (2nd); Derick Garcia (3rd)

Home Runs: Logan Browning (Team Rawlings) (1st) (none on); Brooks Wilson (Team Rawlings) (1st) (two on); Troy Howe (Team Rawlings) (1st) (none on); Logan Browning (Team Rawlings) (2nd) (one on); Michael Rivera (Team Rawlings) (2nd) (one on); Troy Howe ( Team Rawlings) (4th) (none on)

Game Started at 9:44 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:25 p.m. - GameTime 1:39

Miramar Canes (Miramar, Florida)

Team Rawlings (Lakeland,Florida)


Championship Game Starting Lineups
NO
Miramar Canes (FL)
POS

NO

Team Rawlings (FL)
POS
3

Yoni Rodriguez

LF

12

Dylan Allen

CF
2

Brandon Melendez

SS

8

Logan Browning

P
10

Carlos Cartaya Jr.

2B

11

Brandon Leohner

SS
14

Brian Gonzalez

1B

9

Willies Estrada

C
13

Michael Hernandez

P

1

Michael Rivera

3B
1

Andrew McCoy

CF

10

Brooks Wilson

2B
4

Derick Garcia

3B

3

Troy Howe

1B
5

Alex Guzman

RF

15

Landon Hutchinson

LF
7

Jordan Cristobal

C

14

James Harbuck

RF
9

Adam Murray

EH

2

Joseph Starling

EH
11

Brian Sokol

EH

Head Coach: Carloes Cartaya

Head Coach: Ronald Howe


Substitutes

Substitutes

6

Yonel Rodriguez

6

Michaeal Ballestero

8

Alexis Herrera

7

Eric Cordero

12

David Fernandez

13

Jony Gonzalez


Coaches

Coaches

Nelson Cristobal

Roger Hutchinson

Aramis Garcia

Mike Wilson

Carlos Guzman

Yoni Rodriguez




Championship Game Umpires

Home Plate - Bradley Marti (Florissant, MO); First Base - Richard Sporl (San DiegoCA);
Second Base - Richard Pope (Birmingham, AL); Third Base - Jim Elder (South San Francisco, CA);
Left Field - Jose Salazar (Princeton, NC) and Right Field - Clay Argentati (Fairfield, OH).




Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Miramar Canes (FL) : Yoni Rodriguez grounded out second to first. Brandon Melendez struck out swinging. Carlos Cartaya Jr. was hit by pitch. Cartaya advanced to second on pass ball. Brian Gonzalez singled to center with Cartaya scoring. Michael Hernandez struck out swinging. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors, one left on base .

Team Rawlings (FL): Dylan Allen singled to left. Allen was picked off at first. Logan Browning homered to center. Brandon Leohner flied out to center. Willies Estrada advanced to first on an error by the second base. Eric Cordero came in the game to courtesy run for Estrada. Michael Rivera advanced to first and Cordero advanced to third on an error by the second baseman. Brooks Wilson hammered a three run home run to right with Cordero and Rivera scoring. Howe homered to center. Hutchinson walked. Herrera came in for Cartaya Jr. with Herrera going to second. Harbuck struck out looking. Totals: five runs, four hits, two errors, one left on base.


Second Inning:
Miramar Canes (FL) : Andrew McCoy struck out swinging but advanced to first when the ball got by the catcher. Derek Garcia walked. Alex Guzman struck out looking. Jordan Cristobal got on on a fielders choice with Garcia out at second. Cartaya came in to courtesy run at first. Adam Murray grounded out to second. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors, two left on base.

Team Rawlings (FL): Joseph Starling struck out looking. Dylan Allen singled to right. Logan Browning hit a two-run home run to left with Allen scoring. Brandon Leohner flied out to second. Willies Estrada was hit by a pitch. Cordero came in to courtesy run for Estrada. Cordero stole second. Michael Rivera blasted a two-run homerun to center. Cordero scored. Fernandez to right field for Guzman. Fernandez in to pitch, Cartaya to second, Hernandez to right. Brooks Wilson struck out swinging. Totals: three runs, three hits, no errors, none left on base.


Third Inning:
Miramar Canes (FL) : Brian Sokol struck out swinging. Yoni Rodriguez walked. An error on pickoff, a pickoff attempt allowed Rodriguez to advance to third base. Brian Melendez popped out to the second baseman. Carlos Cartaya popped out to second. Totals: no runs, no hits, one error,one left on base.

Team Rawlings (FL): Troy Howe singled to center. Hutchinson doubled to right with Howe going to third. Howe scored and Hutchinson advances to third on balk. Harbuck grounded out third to first with Hutchinson remaining at third. Starling singled to right scoring Hutchinson. Allen singled to right.and then advanced to second on the throw to third. Derick Garcia came in to pitch for Miramar with Fernandez moving to third base. Browning singled and Starling scored. Leohner struck out swinging. Estrada struck out swinging. Total: three runs, five no errors and two left on base.


Fourth Inning:
Miramar Canes (FL) : Brian Gonzalez struck out looking. Michael Hernandez flied out to center. Andrew McCoy struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

Team Rawlings (FL): Michael Rivera singles to center. Brooks Wilson grounds into double play shortstop unassisted to first. Troy Howe homed to center to end the game. Totals: one run, two hits, no errors and none left on base.

FINAL SCORE:


Team Rawlings (FL)13 - Miramar Canes (FL) 1


CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

Miramar Canes (FL) :

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
3

Yoni Rodriguez

LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
2

Brandon Melendez

SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
10

Carlos Cartaya Jr.

2B/P
1
0
0
0
0
0
14

Brian Gonzalez

1B
2
0
1
0
0
1
13

Michael Hernandez

P/2B/ RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

Andrew McCoy

CF
2
0
0
0
0
0
4

Derek Garcia

3B/P
0
0
0
0
0
0
5

Alex Guzman

P/3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
7

Jordan Cristobal

C
1
0
0
0
0
0
9

Adam Murray

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0
11

Brian Sokol

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

14
1
1
0
0
1
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
13

Michael Hernandez

2/3
8
0
1
4
5
4
8

Alex Herrera

1
6
1
0
3
3
4
12

David Fernandez

2/3
6
1
0
4
3
3
4

Derek Garcia

1 2/3
6
2
0
3
1
1

TOTALS

4
26
4
1
14
12
12

Team Rawlings (FL):
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
12

Dylan Allen

CF
3
0
3
0
0
0
8

Logan Browning

P
3
2
3
0
2
2
11

Brandon Leohner

SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
9

Willies Estrada

C
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

Michael Rivera

3B
3
0
2
0
1
1
10

Brooks Wilson

2B
3
0
1
0
1
2
3

Troy Howe

1B
3
3
3
1
2
2
15

Landon Hutchinson

LF
1
0
1
0
0
0
14

James Harbuck

RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
2

Joseph Starling

EH
2
0
1
0
0
0

TOTALS

25
13
14
1
6
7
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER

8

Logan Browning

4
17
7
2
1
1
1

TOTALS

4
17
7
2
1
1
1


OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Bernie Zeh


Championship Game Notes:
Miramar Canes (FL) :
-Won 30 of last 34 tournament games.
-Team has played in championship games in six out of the last seven weeks.
-USSSA Bulldog Brawl Champions.
-Pasadena Summer Bash Champions.
-USSSA Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout Champions.
-Florida Premier League Championship Runner-up.
-USSSA Maddogs Madness Runner-up.
-Canes World Series Classic Runner-up.
Triple Crtown Clearwater Splring Championship Runner-up.
-Kendall Craze Tournament Runner-up.

Team Rawlings (FL):
-Overall Record 74-12.
-USSSA Shootout in Columbia County Champions.
-State Championship Warm-up Champions.
-Shootout at Sleepy Hollow 3 Champions.
-MLK Memorial Day Classic Champions.
-3rd Annual USSA Winter World Champions.
-Grandslam Slam Slug Fest Champions.
-King of Diamond Tampa Champions.
-Triple Crown Thanksgiving Champions.
-#7 in Nation in USSSA Points.
-Elite 24 Qualifier.
-Team has hit 45 home runs at Cooperstown Dreams Park.



How The Teams got to the Championship

Miramar Canes (FL) :
defeated #39 HCYP Raiders (MD) 9-3
defeated #10 Mac-N-Seitz Indians (KS) 10-4
defeated #2 Georgia Titans (GA) 26-1
defeated #3 Paulding County Vipers (GA) 3-0

Team Rawlings (FL):
defeated #32 Mid-Cities Cobras (TX) 8-5
defeated #17 Charlotte Hurricanes (NC) 18-6
defeated #9 Spartanburg Phillies (SC) 13-1
defeated #5 American Avengers (TX) 12-0



2008 Week #5 Runnerup - Miramar Canes (Miramar, Florida)
2008 Week #5 Runnerup - Miramar Canes (Miramar, Florida)

2008Week #5 Champions - Team Rawlings (Lakeland, Florida)
2008 Week #5 Champions - Team Rawlings ( Lakeland, Florida)

Photos by Justin Martin

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