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Tournament of Champions
"Road to Cooperstown"

2009
N.A.T.C. Championship Game
National American Tournament of Champions

"The Crown Jewel of Youth Baseball"



"Little Majors Stadium"
Little Majors Stadium Championship Game

2009 WEEK #12 Championship Game Scoreboard

2009 Week #10 Championship Game: August 27, 2009
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FINAL SCORE

#3 So Cal Thunder (California)

0
0
0
0
1
0
1

#1 Tri State Arsenal (New Jersey)

1
0
0
1
0
x
2

Pitchers:
Tri State Arsenal (NJ) - Zac Gakeler (winning pitcher); Justin Hagenman (5th)
So Cal Thunder (CA) -
Chase Lambert; Bryce Fehmel (4th)

Home Runs: Ryan Shinn(Tri-State Arsenal) (1st) (none on); Ryan Shinn (Tri-State Arsenal) (2nd) (none on)

Game Started at 9:02pm - Game Ended at 10:32 - GameTime 1:30

So Cal Thunder (CA)

Tri State Arsenal (NJ)


Championship Game Starting Lineups
NO
So Cal Thunder (CA)
POS

NO

Tri State Arsenal (NJ)
POS
3

Chase Lambert

1

10

Sean Breen

4
1

Chris Colarossi

6

5

A.J. Wright

5
2

Bryce Fehmel

5

11

Ryan Shinn

8
14

Ryan Fineman

2

9

Justin Hagenman

3
13

Brett Weisberg

4

7

Zac Gakeler

1
5

Wesley Kinder

8

3

Monny Strickland

9
4

Teddy Smith

7

6

Nick Ciocco

7
15

Matthew Miller

3

8

Kyle Bordner

2
7

Chase Sisco

9

4

Brandon Janofsky

6

1

Evan Holland

EH

Manager: Don Fehmel

Manager: Daniel Hagenman


Substitutes

Substitutes

6

Andy Jones

2

Carter Fitcher

8

Michael Wilson

13

Jeff Dixon

14

L.T. Struble

15

Anthony Peroni


Coaches

Coaches

Ira Fehmel

Jeff Mazzola

Don Kinder

Steve Struble

Corbin Lambert




Championship Game Umpires

Right Field - Robert Stoudt Jr. (Boyertown, PA); First Base - Nathan Dentzau (Hampden, MA);
Second Base - Tom Maccianti (Buellton, CA); Home Plate -Jesse Estrada Sr. (Los Angeles, CA);
Third Base - Ryan Jakubczek (Sevens Hill, OH) and Left Field - Chris Dion (Lawrence, MA).





Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
So Cal Thunder (CA) - Chase Lambert flied out to center field. Chris Colarossi struck out swinging. Bryce Fehmel grounded out pitcher to first. Totals : no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.

Tri State Arsenal (NJ) - Sean Breen reached first on a throwing error by the shortstop. A.J. Wright lined out to the second basemen who completed the double play by tagging Breen. Ryan Shinn hit a homerun to right field for the first run of the game. Justin Hagenman struck out swinging. Totals: one run, one hit, one error and none left on base.


Second Inning:
So Cal Thunder (CA) - Ryan Fineman walked. Jones courtsey ran for Fineman. Brett Weisberg flied out to center field. Wesley Kinder was hit by a pitch with Jones advancing to second. Teddy Smith struck out swinging. Matthew Miller flied out to center field. Totals : no runs, no hits, no errors and two left on base.

Tri State Arsenal (NJ) - Zac Gakeler walked. L.T. Struble courtsey ran for Gakeler. Struble was picked off at first. Monny Strickland lined out to the shortstop. Nick Ciocco struck out swinging. Totals : no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


Third Inning:
So Cal Thunder (CA) - Chase Sisco struck out swinging. Chase Lambert flied out to first base.Chris Colarossi singled up the middle. Bryce Fehmel grounded out third to first. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.

Tri State Arsenal (NJ) - Kyle Bordner flied out to center field. Brandon Janofsky grounded out to the first basemen. Evan Holland walked. Sean Breen lined out to the second basemen. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and one left on base..


Fourth Inning:
So Cal Thunder (CA) - Ryan Fineman walked. Brett Weisberg struck out swinging. Wesley Kinder singled to right field advancing Fineman to second. Andy Jones entered the game for Teddy Smith. Jones grounds out to second base with both runners advancing. Matthew Miller popped out to the first basemen. Totals: no runs, one hits, no errors and two left on base.

Tri State Arsenal (NJ) - Bryce Fehmel and Chase Lambert switched positions A.J. Wright struck out swinging. Ryan Shinn hit a homerun to center field. Justin Hagenman re-entered the game. Justin Hagenman walked. Zac Gakeler struck out swinging. Monny Strickland struck out looking. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors and one left on base.


Fifth Inning:
So Cal Thunder (CA) - Zac Gakeler and Justin Hagenman switch positions. Michael Wilson entered the game for Chase Sisco. Michael Wilson grounded out second base to first. Chase Lambert doubled down the left field line. Chris Colarossi singled to left field and advanced Wilson to third; Colarossi then reached second base on a throwing error. Bryce Fehmel grounded out to the shortstop. Lambert scored and Colarossi advanced to third. Ryan Fineman grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning for So Cal. Totals: one run, one hit, one error and one left on base.

Tri State Arsenal (NJ) - Nick Ciocco reached base on an error by the third basemen. Cicocc stole second. Kyle Bordner walked. Brandon Janofsky struck out swinging. Evan Holland flied out to right field. Sean Breen struck out swinging. Totals: no runs, no hits, one error and two left on base.


Sixth Inning:
So Cal Thunder (CA) - Brett Weisberg struck out looking. Wesley Kinder grounded out second to first. Andy Jones grounded out third to first to end the game. Totals: no runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


FINAL SCORE:
Tri State Arsenal (NJ) 2 - So Cal Thunder (CA) 1

Tri State Arsenal team celebrates on field after last out of 2009 championship game.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

So Cal Thunder (CA)

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

Chase Lambert

1
3
1
1
1
0
0
1

Chris Colarossi

6
3
0
2
0
0
0
2

Bryce Fehmel

5
3
0
0
0
0
1
14

Ryan Fineman

2
1
0
0
0
0
0
13

Brett Weisberg

4
3
0
0
0
0
0
5

Wesley Kinder

8
2
0
1
0
0
0
4

Teddy Smith

7
1
0
0
0
0
0
15

Matthew Miller

3
2
0
0
0
0
0
7

Chase Sisco

9
1
0
0
0
0
0
6

Andew Jones

2
0
0
0
0
0
8

Michale Wilson

1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

22
1
4
1
0
1
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
3

Chase Lambert

3
11
2
2
1
1
1
2

Bryce Fehmel

2
10
5
2
1
1
1

TOTALS

5
21
7
4
1
1
1

Tri State Arsenal (NJ)

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
10

Sean Breen

4
3
0
0
0
0
0
5

A.J. Wright

5
2
0
0
0
0
0
11

Ryan Shinn

8
2
2
2
0
2
2
9

Justin Hagenman

3
1
0
0
0
0
0
7

Zac Gakeler

1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3

Monny Strickland

9
2
0
0
0
0
0
6

Nick Ciocco

7
2
0
0
0
0
0
8

Kyle Bordner

2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4

Brandon Janofsky

6
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

Evan Holland

EH
1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

17
2
2
0
2
2
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
7

Zac Gakeler (winning pitcher)

4
17
4
2
2
0
0
9

Justin Hagenman

2
8
1
0
2
1
1

TOTALS

6
25
5
2
4
1
1

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - BERNIE ZEH

Championship Game Notes:

So Cal Thunder (CA)

-Team has been together for two years
-Runner-up in USTBA World Series
-3rd Place finish at Triple Crown Worlds Series
-Triple Crown World Series Qualifier Champions
-Top 10 California USSSA Tournament Tea
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Tri State Arsenal (NJ)

-2009 Sports at the Beach Tournament Champion
-2009 Ripken Baseball Champion
-2009 ECTB Tournament Champion
-2009 Jack Cust Tournament Champion
-Overall Record of 40-1
-Team has been together for two years



How The Teams got to the Championship

So Cal Thunder (CA)

Defeated #30 Blue Wave (CA), 10-3
Defeated #14 Westchester Clippers (NY), 5-4
Defeated #11 Eastern Massachusetts All Stars (MA), 12-0
Defeated #10 So Cal Outlaws (CA), 12-5


Tri State Arsenal (NJ)


Defeated #32 New York Panthers (NY), 23-1
Defeated #17 South Jersey Young Guns (NJ), 14-10
Defeated #9 So Cal Mavericks (CA), 20-2
Defeated #5 United States Baseball Stars (MI), 19-12



2009 Week #12 N.A.T.C. Runnerup - So Cal Thunder (California)
2009 Week #12 N.A.T.C. Runnerup - So Cal Thunder (California)

2009 N.A.T.C. Champions - Tri State Arsenal (New Jersey)
2009 Week #12 N.A.T.C. Champions - Tri State Arsenal (New Jersey)

Photos by Justin Martin




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