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Week #11
Championship Game



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Little Majors Stadium Championship Game

2009 WEEK #11 Championship Game Scoreboard

2009 Week #10 Championship Game: August 20, 2009
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FINAL SCORE

#19 Connecticut Cardinals (Connecticut)

0
0
5
0
0
1
0
6

# 1 Tustin Mets Baseball Club (California)

0
0
2
0
4
0
1
7

Pitchers:
Tustin Mets Baseball Club (CA) - Nathan Gill(3 IP), Scott Christopherson(4 IP) ( Winning Pitcher )
Connecticut Cardinals (CT) -
Willie Burger (5 IP), Kevin Johnson(1 IP), Brandon Ginnetti (.2 IP)

Home Runs: - Jake Walkinshaw (Connecticut Cardinals) (3rd) (none on); Brandon Ginnetti (Connecticut Cardinals) (3rd) (two on); Luke Diradoorian ( Tustin Mets Baseball Club) (5th) (none on); Scott Christopherson (Tustin Mets Baseball Club) (5th) (two on) and Anthony Amoroso ( Connecticut Cardinals ) (6th) (none on).

Game Started at 9:17- Game Ended at 11:36 - GameTime 2:19

Connecticut Cardinals (Connecticut)

Tustin Mets Baseball Club (California)


Championship Game Starting Lineups
NO
Connecticut Cardinals (Connecticut)
POS

NO

Tustin Mets Baseball Club (California)
POS
4

Anthony Amoroso

2B

1

Matt Avila

LF
2

Matt Toth

CF

7

Christian Molfetta

C
9

Willie Burger

P

2

Dylan Doherty

SS
10

Brandon Ginnetti

C

14

Scott Christopherson

1B
11

Kevin Johnson

1B

6

Ryan Pena

3B
5

Brandon Abate

LF

10

Nicole DeNoewer

2B
1

Dillon Rocha

SS

13

Nathan Gill

P
8

Jordan Vazzano

3B

5

Danny Carter

RF
6

Jake Walkinshaw

RF

3

Nick Matzek

CF

12

Nick Peabody

EH

Manager:Tom Burger

Manager:Pat Doherty


Substitutes

Substitutes

3

Nick Ferraro

8

Kevin Kenney

7

Julian Dunn

9

Jack Campbell

11

Luke Diradoorian

15

Nick Provenzano


Coaches

Coaches

Anthony Amoroso

Randy Matzek

Mike Lutz

Michael Molfetta

Tony Pena




Championship Game Umpires

Right Field - Louis Girolamo (Syracuse, NY); First Base - Jesse Estrada Sr. (Los Angeles, CA);
Second Base - Dominic Machado (Los Angeles, CA); Home Plate -Matt McMahon (Clifton Park, NY);
Third Base - Robert Dwyer (Franklin, MA); and Left Field - Craig Collins (Chicago, IL)





Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals - Anthony Amoroso lined out to left. Matt Toth singled to center. Willie Burger flied out to center. Brandon Ginnetti struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club - Matt Avila struck out swinging. Christian Molfetta singled to right. Christian Molfetta was caught stealing. Dylan Doherty walked. Scott Christopherson grounded out to second. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.


Second Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals - Kevin Johnson struck out swinging. Brandon Abate grounded out to first. Dillon Rocha struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club - Ryan Pena struck out looking. Nicole Denoewer walked. Denoewer advanced on a pass ball. Nathan Gill struck out swinging. Denoewer advanced on a pass ball. Danny Carter walked. Carter was caught stealing. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and one left on base.



Third Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals - Jordan Vazzano flied out to right. Jake Walkinshaw hit a homerun to center. Anthony Amoroso struck out swinging. Matt Toth singled to center. Toth stole second. Toth stole third. Willie Burger walked. Brandon Ginnetti hit a homerun scoring Toth and Burger. Kevin Johnson reached on an error. Brandon Abate walked. Dillon Rocha singled down the left field line scoring Johnson. Jordan Vazzano singled to center and Abate was thrown from second trying to score. Totals: five runs, 5 hits, one error aned two left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club - Nick Matzek walked. Nick Peabody singled to right and Matzek was thrown out at third. Matt Avila walked. Both runners advance on a pass ball. Christian Molfetta doubled down the right field line scoring Peabody and Avila. Dylan Doherty flied out to left. Scott Christoperson grounded out to short. Totals: two runs, two hits, no errors and one left on base.



Fourth Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals - Scott Christopherson relieved pitcher Nathan Gill and Luke Diradoorian entered the game for Nick Matzek. Jake Walkinshaw struck out swinging. Anthony Amoroso struck out swinging. Matt Toth struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club -Ryan Pena grounded out right fielder to first. Nicole DeNoewer walked. Nathan Gill struck out swingi
ng. Danny Cater struck out looking. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


Fifth Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals - Willie Burger reached first base on an error. Nick Ferraro courtsey ran for Burger. Ferraro advanced to third on a pass ball. Brandon Ginnetti was intentionally walked. Kevin Johnson walked advancing Ginnetti. Julian Dunn entered the game for Brandon Abate. Ferraro was thrown out at home trying to advance on a pass ball and all other runners advanced. Dunn walked. Dillon Rocha struck out looking. Jordan Vazzano struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, one error and three left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club - Luke Diradoorian hit a homerun. Nick Peabody singled to right. Matt Avial flied out left. Christian Molfetta ground out to short advancing Peabody. Dylan Doherty reached on an infield single advancing Peabody to third. Scott Christopherson hit a homerun scoring Peabody and Doherty. Ryan Pena struck out swinging. Totals: four runs, four hits, no errors and none left on base.


Sixth Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals - Jake Walkinshaw struck out swinging. Anthony Amoroso hit a homerun to right. Matt Toth struck out swinging. Willie Burger grounded out short to first. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors and none left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club - Kevin Johnson relieved the pitcher Willie Burger. Nicole DeNoewer walked. Nathan Gill struck out swinging. Danny Carter grounded out to third. Luke Diradoorian grounded out to short. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


Seventh Inning:
Connecticut Cardinals -
Brandon Ginnetti struck out swinging. Kevin Johnson struck out swinging. Brandon Abate singled to center. Dillon Rocha walked. Jordan Vazzano singled and Abate was thrown out at the plate. Totals: no runs, two hits, no errors and two left on base.

Tustin Mets Baseball Club -
Nick Peabody reached first on an error by the first baseman. Matt Avila singled to left advancing Peabody. Christian Molfetta popped out to first. The runners advance to second and third on a balk by the pitcher. Dylan Doherty flied out to right and Peabody scored the winning run when the throw got past the catcher and ended up in the dugout. Totals: one run, one hit, two errors and one left on base.


FINAL SCORE:

Tustin Mets Baseball Club 7 - Connecticut Cardinals 6



CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

Tustin Mets Baseball Club (California)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
1

Matt Avila

LF
4
1
1
0
0
0
7

Christian Molfetta

C
4
0
2
1
0
2
2

Dylan Doherty

SS
3
1
1
0
0
0
14

Scott Christopherson

1B
3
1
1
0
1
3
6

Ryan Pena

3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
10

Nicole DeNoewer

2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
13

Nathan Gill

P
3
0
0
0
0
0
5

Danny Carter

RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
3

Nick Matzek

CF
1
1
1
0
0
0
12

Nick Peabody

EH
3
3
2
0
0
0
11

Luke Diradoorian

LF
1
1
1
0
1
1

TOTALS

27
7
8
1
2
6
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
13

Nathan Gill

3
17
4
1
6
5
4
14

Scott Christopherson

4
18
9
4
3
1
1

TOTALS

7
35
13
5
9
6
5

Connecticut Cardinals (Connecticut)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
4

Anthony Amoroso

2B
4
1
1
0
1
1
2

Matt Toth

CF
4
1
2
0
0
0
9

Willie Burger

P
3
1
0
0
0
0
10

Brandon Ginnetti

C
3
1
1
0
1
3
11

Kevin Johnson

1B
3
1
0
0
0
0
5

Brandon Abate

LF
2
0
1
0
0
0
1

Dillon Rocha

SS
3
0
1
0
0
1
8

Jordan Vazzano

3B
4
0
2
0
0
0
6

Jake Walkinshaw

RF
3
1
1
0
1
1

TOTALS

29
6
9
0
3
6

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
9

Willie Burger

5
25
6
5
6
6
6
11

Kevin Johnson

1
6
1
1
1
0
0
10

Brandon Ginnetti

.2
2
0
0
0
1
0

TOTALS

6.2
33
7
6
7
7
6


OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - BERNIE ZEH


Championship Game Notes:

Connecticut Cardinals (CT)
-The Cardinals are an All-Star team comprised of players from a Little League Association in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

-They have hit 42 homeruns, scored 126 runs, and have allowed only 39 runs this week at Cooperstown Dreams Park.



Tustin Mets Baseball Club
- Little League team won the District 3 title, the Section 5 title, and was the Division 46 Runner Up

- Players have been together for 3 years and all play in the same little league

- Since January of 2009, the Mets record is 35-0



How The Teams got to the Championship

Connecticut Cardinals (CT)

-Defeated #95 Marlton Reds (NJ), 12-0
-Defeated #14 Conejo Panthers (CA), 3-2
-Defeated #3 Shrub Oak Storm (NY), 11-9
-Defeated #7 RISE Baseball (VA), 13-5








Tustin Mets Baseball Club (CA)

-Defeated #32 Minnesota Baseball (MN), 12-0
-Defeated #16 Los Angeles Rattlers (CA), 14-7
-Defeated #8 Jersey Shore Stallions (NJ), 7-4
-Defeated #12 Pottsville Pythons (PA), 7-5



2009 Week #11 Runnerup - Connecticut Cardinals (Connecticut)
2009 Week #11 Runnerup - #19 Connecticut Cardinals (Connecticut)

2009 Week #11 Champions - Tustin Mets Baseballl Club (California)
2009 Week #11 Champions - #1 Tustin Mets Baseballl Club (California)

Photos by Justin Martin