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First Inning:
California Lumberjacks (CA):
Ryan Korb started on the mound for Connecticut. Enrique Brito popped out to the second baseman Tommy Brady for the first out. Jordan Sawyer struck out swinging. Robert Webber walked and then stole second. Gary Fayard flied out to left field for the third out. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and one left on base.
Connecticut Cannons (CT):
Brian Conley started for California. Ryan Hardin struck out swinging. Trey Baur ground out short to first. Cameron Fennel singled. Ryan Korb ground out short to first to retire the side. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.
Second Inning:
California Lumberjacks (CA):
Brian Conley singled to left field. A wild pitch advanced Conley to second. Kyle Blumer struck out swing for the first out and Conley stole third base on the strikeout. Leonardo Duran struck out swinging. Nashea Diggs was called out on a third strike. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.
Connecticut Cannons (CT):
Catcher Matt Tate led off with a single to left past a diving third baseman. Nick Bancroft hammered a home run to right field with Tate aboard. Dan Rajkowski popped out to second. Vince Ferraro grounded out second to first. Tommy Brady grounded out pitcher to short to first. Totals: two runs, two hits, no errors and none left on base.
Third Inning:
California Lumberjacks (CA):
Tyler Johnson walked on four pitches. Enrique Brito flied out deep to center . Johnson stole second. Jordan Sawyer struck out looking. Robert Webber singled to left driving in Johnson with the Lumberjacks first run. Webber went to second on a passed ball. Gary Fayard singled to right center driving in Webber to tie the game. A passed ball sent Fayard to second. Brian Conley homered to center scoring Fayard. Trey Baur came in to pitch for Connecticut with Korb going to first base. Kyle Blumer hit a home run to center. Leonardo Duran lined out to the shortstop. Totals: five runs, four hits, no errors and none left on base.
Connecticut Cannons (CT):
Ryan Hardin singled to center. Trey Baur was hit by a pitch with Hardin going to second. Robert Morris came in to courtesy run for Baur. Cameron Fennel popped out to the shortstop. Ryan Korb flied out to center and the center fielder, Enrique Brito, threw out Hardin trying to go to third. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.
Fourth Inning:
California Lumberjacks (CA):
Cameron Fennel in to pitch for Connecticut with Robert Morris going to left field and the left fielder, Dan Rajkowski, going to third base. Nashea Diggs singled to left. Tyler Johnson reached first on an infield single with Diggs advancing to second. Enrique Brito singled to center driving in Diggs with Johnson and Brito taking second and third on the throw home. Justin Knight came in to bat for Jordan Sawyer and homered to left driving in Johnson and Brito. Nick Bancroft in to pitch for Connecticut. Robert Webber struck out swinging. Gary Fayard singled to left field. Brian Conley singled to right field sending Fayard to second. Fayard and Conley advanced to second and third respectively on a passed ball. Kyle Blumer was called out on a third strike. Leonardo Duran singled to center driving in Fayard. A double steal advanced Conley and Duran. Nashea Diggs singled driving in Conley. A passed ball scored Conley with Diggs going to third. Tyler Johnson walked and went to second on cathers indifference. Enrique Brito reached on an error by the center fielder scoring Diggs and Johnson. Jordan Sawyer doubled to center moving Brito to third. Robert Webber popped out out to third to end the inning. Totals: nine runs, eight hits, one error and two left on base.
Connecticut Cannons (CT):
Matt Tate reach first on an error by the third baseman. Tate was thrown out attempting to steal second base for the first out. Nick Bancroft homered to left. Dan Rajkowski struck out swinging. Vince Ferraro was called out on strikes. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors and none left on base.
Fifth Inning:
California Lumberjacks (CA):
Gary Fayard walked. Brian Conley hit into a fielders choice second to short. Kyle Blumer flied out to the left fielder. Conley advanced to second on a passed ball. A passed ball sent Conley to third.Chris Major batted for Duran and singled to left driving in Conley. Major was thrown out attempting to steal second after Shaun Vetrovec was announced to bat for Diggs. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors and none left on base.
Connecticut Cannons (CT):
Tommy Brady grounded out second to first. Ryan Marks reached first on an infield single. Trey Baur grounded into a fielders choice, short to third to second, forcing Marks at second. Baur advanced to second on a passed ball. Cameron Fennel flied out to left field to end the game. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.
FINAL SCORE:
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California Lumberjacks (CA) 15 - Connecticut Cannons (CT) 3
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE
California Lumberjacks (California)
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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
|
HR
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RBI'S
|
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4
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Enrique Brito
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CF
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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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1
|
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15
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Jordan Sawyer
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2B
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3
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0
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2
|
1
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0
|
0
|
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10
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Robert Webber
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SS
|
3
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0
|
1
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0
|
0
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1
|
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12
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Gary Fayard
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1B
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4
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0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
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9
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Brian Conley
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P
|
4
|
0
|
4
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0
|
1
|
2
|
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1
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Kyle Blumer
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3B/P
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3
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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1
|
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2
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Leonardo Duran
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C
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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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1
|
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5
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Nashea Diggs
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LF/3B
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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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1
|
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8
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Tyler Johnson
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RF
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1
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0
|
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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Justin Knight
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1B
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1
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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3
|
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11
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Jalen Fraga
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3B
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1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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13
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Chris Major
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C
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0
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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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7
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Shaun Vetrovec
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LF
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3
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0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
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TOTALS
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|
31
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15
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16
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1
|
3
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11
|
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NO
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PITCHING
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IP
|
AB
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K
|
BB
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
|
9
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Brian Conley (
winning pitcher
)
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5
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21
|
3
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0
|
6
|
3
|
3
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|
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TOTALS
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5
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21
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3
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0
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6
|
3
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3
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Connecticut Cannons (Connecticut)
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NO
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NAME
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POS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
HR
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RBI'S
|
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11
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Ryan Hardin
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SS
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2
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0
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1
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0
|
0
|
0
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2
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Trey Baur
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1B/P
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1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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12
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Cameron Fennell
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3B/P
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3
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0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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1
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Ryan Korb
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P/1B
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2
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
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3
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Matt Tate
|
C
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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15
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Nick Bancroft
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CF/P
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2
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0
|
2
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0
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2
|
3
|
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10
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Dan Rajkowski
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LF/3B
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2
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
|
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9
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Vincent Ferraro
|
RF
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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8
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Tommy Brady
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2B
|
2
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
|
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13
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Ryan Marks
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1B
|
1
|
0
|
1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
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14
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Ryan Morris
|
LF
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1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
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TOTALS
|
|
20
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
|
NO
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PITCHING
|
IP
|
AB
|
K
|
BB
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
|
1
|
Ryan Korb
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2 2/3
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14
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
2
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Trey Baur
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1/3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
12
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Cameron Fenell
|
2/3
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
15
|
Nick Bancroft
|
1 1/3
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
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TOTALS
|
5
|
30
|
7
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4
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12
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11
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11
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OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER -
Bernie Zeh
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Championship Game Notes:
California Lumberjacks (California)
- 2008 IBA Winter Champions
-2008 AAU NIT Qualifier Champions
-2008 Lumberjack Select Invitational Champions
-2008 USTBA CA State Memorial Day Champions
-2008 USSSA Summer Heat Champions
-2008 USSSA Summer Sizzler Champions
2008 AAU Winter World Qualifier
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Connecticut Cannons (Connecticut)
-Team is comprised of players from New Canaan, Brookfield and Greenwich, Connecticut.
-All players were on all-star teams for their towns.
-Each All-Star team made it through to Regional Championships for Cal Ripken Baseball.
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How The Teams got to the Championship
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California Lumberjacks (California)
defeated #37 Mass Lawmen (MA) 9-5
defeated #53 Austin Lone Stars (TX) 11-7
defeated #20 South Jersey Young Guns (NJ) 6-5
defeated #1 Tidewater Drillers (VA) 10-3
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Connecticut Cannons (Connecticut)
defeated #31 Hillsborough Hit Men (NJ) 21-9
defeated #18 New Hampshire Diamond Devils (NH) 18-0
defeated #7 Tri-Valley Dawgs (CA) 10-9
defeated #3 San Diego Stars (CA) 12-11 (7 innings)
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2008 Week #11 Runnerup -
Connecticut Cannons (Connecticut)
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2008 Week #11 Champions -
California Lumberjacks (California)
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Photos by Justin Martin
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