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2004 WEEK #1 CHAMPIONSHIP




2004 WEEK #1 (10&U) Championship Game Scoreboard

2004 Week #1 Championship Game - June 24, 2004

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SCORE

#18 Virginia Wildcats North (VA)

2
0
0
0
0
1
3

#1 OC Juice (CA)

2
4
0
1
0
X
7

Pitchers: OC Juice (CA) : Matt Carlson (WP)
Virginia Wildcats North (VA) : Jon Wesselman; Chase Garrison (4)

Home Runs: none

Game Started at 9:43 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:05 p.m. - Game Time 1:22


Virginia Wildcats Coach Rob Younce interviewed by Phil Kehr before the game

Rob Younce, head coach of the Virginia Wildcats North (VA) being interviewed by Phil Kehr prior to the championship gam e.

Rob Younce, head coach of the Virginia Wildcats North (VA) being interviewed by Phil Kehr prior to the championship gam

Head coach of the #1 seeded OC Juice (CA) Joey Martinez being interviewed for the championship game web cast prior to the game.


OC Juice (CA)in pre-game introduction for championship game


Virginia Wildcats North (VA) in pre-championship game introduction lineup


Championship Game Starting Lineups

NO
Virginia Wildcasts North (VA)
POS

NO

OC Juice (CA)
POS
10

Best, Tyler

C

8

Isa, Kevin

2B
9

Wesselman, Jon

P

11

Fletcher

SS
3

Gumpert, Bart

3B

1

Martinez, Jeremy

C
14

Leach, Trevor

CF

4

Robinson, Timothy

1B
15

Higgerson, Hunter

SS

3

Taylor, Matt

DH
2

Beamish, Thomas

LF

12

Goebel, Garry

RF
1

Jessee, Nick

RF

13

Otair, Michael

3B
12

Dwyer, Dylan

1B

5

Carlson, Matt

P
5

Younce, Christian

2B

14

Sravuzzo, Jacob

LF

2

Baublit, Tyler

CF

10

Johnson, Colton

EH

Manager: Rob Younce

Manager: Joey Martinez


Substitutes

Substitutes

7

Callaway, Boomer

15

Mackay, Kytt

8

Garrison, Chase

9

Fletcher, Dom

11

Rechkemmer, Randy


Coaches

Coaches

Best, Tim

Carlson, Jeff

Callaway, Ross

Fletcher, Tim

Dwyer, Gary

Galdes, Victor

Garrison, Bobby

Goebel, Garry

Gumpert, Bart

Taylor, Kevin

Jessee, Greg

Leach, Ross

Wewsselman, Craig


Alex Levis of the Montreal Royals throwing out the first pitch for the championship game of week #1 2004 at Cooperstown Dreams Park Thursday, June 24th

The opening pitch of the 2004 season at Cooperstown Dreams Park was thrown out by a young man who suffered an injury early in the tournament and couldn't compete the rest of the week. Alex Levis of the Montreal Royals (Montreal, Canada) was injured sliding into second. Although he was safe and got his double, Alex could not continue in the tournament. Alex threw out the first pitch to his dad and coach Victor Levis.


Week #1 Umpires for championship game

Umpires for the Championship Game
(Left to Right) Michael Orr (Quebec, Canada) on the left field line; Stephen Swank (Wadsworth, Illinois) at first base; Matt McMahon (Clifton Park, NY) behind the plate; Gilbert Menchaca (Anaheim, California) at second; Lou Margolin (Coconut Creek, Florida) at third; and Josh Vanada (Berkley, Massachusetts) down the right field line.



Hitter

Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Virginia Wildcats North: Tyler Best lead off with a single. Jon Wesselman grounded out to shortstop to first with Best advancing to third base. Bart Gumbert reaches on a fielders choice, scoring Tyler Best with the first run. Trevor Leach reached on error by the left fielder. Hunter Higginson struck out. Thomas Beamish struck out. Totals: 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 man left on base.

OC Juice: Kevin Isa flied out to centerfield. David Fletcher reached on an error and then stole second base. Jeremy Martinez singled to centerfield which advanced Fletcher to third. Timothy Robinson singled to right field which scored Fletcher. Matt Taylor doubled and scored Martinez and advanced Robinson to third. Michael Otair flied out to right. Matt Carlson grounded out short to first. Totals: 2 runs on 3 hits, 1 error & 2 left on base.


Second Inning:
Virginia Wildcats North: Nick Jessee struck out. Dylan Dwyer struck out swinging. Christian Younce grounded out to first. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.

OC Juice: Jacob Sravuzzo doubled to centerfield. Tyler Baublit grounded out pitcher to first which advanced Scavuzzo to third. Colton Johnson doubled to left field which scored Scavuzzo. Johnson stole third base. Kevin Isa walked. Johnson and Isa advance on a balk. Isa stole third. David Fletcher walked. Fletcher stole second base. Jeremy Martinez flied out to center. Timothy Robinson doubled and scored Isa and Fletcher. Matt Taylor grounded out short to first. Totals: 4 runs on 3 hits, 0 errors & 3 left on base.



Third Inning:
Virginia Wildcats North: Tyler Best grounded out second to first. Jon Wesselman struck out. Bart Gumpert singled to center. Trevor Leach singled and advanced Gumpert to second. Hunter Higgerson grounded out second to first. Totals: 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base.

OC Juice: Michael Otair grounded out centerfield to first. Matt Carlson poped out to first base. Kytt Mackay flied out to left field. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base.



Fourth Inning:

Virginia Wildcats North: Randy Rechkemmer struck out. Nick Jessee singled to left field. Dylan Dwyer grounds into a double play to end the top half of the fourth. Totals: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, none left on base.

OC Juice: Tyler Baublit reached first on an error and then stole second and third bases. Colton Johnson reached first on a fielders choice to third base. Johnson stole second with Baublit holding third. Kevin Isa flied out to center. David Fletcher flied out to right field with Baublit tagging and scoring. Jeremy Martinez grounded out second to first. Totals: 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 man left on base.



Fifth Inning:
Virginia Wildcats North: Tyler Best struck out. Chase Garrison grounds out second to first. Bart Gumbert grounded out short to first to end the top half of the fifth inning. Total: 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and none left on base.

OC Juice: Timothy Robinson singled to center. Matt Taylor also singled to center. Michael Otair grounded into a doubleplay. Matt Carlson grounded out second to first. Totals: 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base.



Sixth Inning:
Virginia Wildcats North: Trevor Leach reached first on an error. Leach stole second base. Hunter Higgerson grounded out second to first, advancing Leach to third. Randy Rechkemmer grounded out to first, scoring Leach. Nick Jessee struck out swinging to end the game. Totals: 1 run, no hits, one error and two men left on base.

FINAL SCORE:
OC JUICE (CA) 7 - VIRGINIA WILDCATS NORTH (VA) 3



CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

Virginia Wildcats North (Virginia)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
10

Best, Tyler

C
3
1
1
0
0
0
9

Wesselman, Jon

P
3
0
0
0
0
0
3

Gumpert, Bart

3B
3
1
1
0
0
0
14

Leach, Trevor

CF
3
1
1
0
0
0
15

Higgerson, Hunter

SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
2

Beamish, Thomas

LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
11

Rechkemmer, Randy

PH
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

Jessee, Nick

RF
3
0
1
0
0
0
12

Dwyer, Dylan

1B
2
0
0
0
0
0
5

Younce, Christian

2B
2
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

25
3
4
0
0
0

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
9

Wesselman, Jon

3
16
0
2
6
6
5
8

Garrison, Chase

2
9
0
0
3
1
1

TOTALS
5
25
0
2
9
7
6

OC Juice 10U (CA)
NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
8

Isa, Kevin

2B
2
1
0
0
0
0
11

Fletcher, David

SS
2
2
0
0
0
1
1

Martinez, Jeremy

C
3
1
1
0
0
0
4

Robinson, Timothy

1B
3
0
3
2
0
3
3

Taylor, Matt

DH
3
0
2
0
0
1
12

Goebel, Garry

RF
0
0
0
0
0
0
13

Otair, Michael

3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
5

Carlson, Matt

P
3
0
0
0
0
0
14

Sravuzzo, Jacob

LF
1
1
1
1
0
0
15

Mackay, Kytt

LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
2

Baublit, Tyler

CF
2
1
0
0
0
0
10

Johnson, Colton

EH
2
1
1
1
0
1

TOTALS

25
7
8
4
0
6

NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
5

Carlson, Matt (Winning Pitcher)

6
25
8
0
4
3
1

TOTALS
6
25
8
0
4
3
1

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie Banks


Championship Game Notes:

Virginia Wildcats North (Virginia)
  • 2004 USSSA State champions.
  • 2004 Mother of All Tournament champions.
  • 2003 AAU State Silver medalists
  • Cooperstown Dreams Park records broken this week by Wildcats:
    -Most putouts at first base by an outfielder in one game: 3 putouts by centerfielder Trevor Leach.
    -Most putouts at first base by an outfielder in one week: 5 putouts by centerfielder Trevor Leach.
    -Highest team batting average for the week: .462 percent
    -Most pitchers used in one week: 12 pitchers (all with at least 3 innings pitched.
    -Most runners attempting to steal thrown out by a team in one week: 13 by Christian Younce, Tyler Bounce, Jon Wesselman, Hunter Higgerson, Nick Jessee and Randy Rechkemmer.
OC Juice (California)
  • The OC Juice 10U team won the USSSA Winter State and State tournaments in 2003.
  • In 2004, the Juice took first place in the following USSSA tournaments: Winter State, Memorial and Martin Luther King.
  • The Juice set a Cooperstown Dreams Park record of most consecutive games without giving up a home run in a week with 11 games.





How The Teams got to the Championship

Virginia Wildcats North (VA) Opponents and Scores
defeated #35 Emmorton Eagles (MD) 11-2
defeated #15 Plainfield Tornadoes (IL) 7-3
defeated #2 San Diego Stars North (CA) 13-4
#46 Edgewood Bulldogs (IN) 8-7
#3 Tamiami Youth Stars (FL) 5-4


OC Juice (CA) Opponents and Scores
defeated #32 Virginia Aces U10 (VA) 8-1
defeated #16 California Titans (CA) 13-0
defeated #8 Carolina Lightning 10U (NC) 4-2
defeated #29 Palm Desert Titans (CA) 8-7


Founder Lou Presutti meeting the the 2004 Week #1 Runnersup - Virginia Wildcats North (Virginia) after the game

2004 Week #1 Runnersup - Virginia Wildcats North (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

2004 10U Runnersup - Virginia Wildcats North (Virginia)


2004 10U Champions - OC Juice (California)

2004 10U Champions - OC Juice (Southern California)



Photos by Bill Hallada