2005 WEEK #4 Championship Game Scoreboard

Game Started at 10:16 p.m. - Game Ended at 12:16 a.m. - Game Time 2:00

NO

4

Searles, Tim

2B

13

Mansfield, Ryan

SS

6

Lee, Justin

SS

11

Brown, Alex

2B

3

Grauer, Danny

LF

10

Schmidt, David

P

8

Coleman, Tyler

3B

4

Bouman, Kyle

CF

9

Sisk, Ben

1B

1

Kacich, Dominic

RF

2

Matthews, Matt

DH

14

Moritz, Paul

3B

7

Sutmiller, Luke

P

15

Kolons, Blake

1B

5

Grissom, Preston

C

3

Bollinger, Chase

C

10

Bush, Steven

CF

9

Lesinski, Ryan

DH

12

Spearman, Scott

RF

8

Dyers, Clayton

LF

2

Stewart, Parker

EH

11

Van Ashe, Ryan

12

Cornell, Derek

15

Higgerson, Hunter

1

Queen, Cody

13

Flaherty, Andrew

Switzer, Glen

Cornell, Kent

Van Ashe, Ralph

Bollinger, Bob

FIRST INNING
Virginia Blasters (VA): Tim Searles struck out swinging. Justin Lee ground out short to first base for the second out. Danny Grauer was hit by a pitch. Tyler Coleman grounded out pitcher to first base to end the inning. No runs, no hits, and one left on base.

St. Louis Orioles (MO): Ryan Mansfield singled to left field. Alex Brown attempted to bunt and was thrown out catcher to first and Mansfield advanced to second base. David Schmidt struck out swinging and was thrown out at first when the catcher dropped the third strike. Kyle Bouman hit a two-run home run to left. Dominic Kacich reached first base on and error by the shortstop. Kacich stole second base and went to third base on a wild pitch. Paul Moritz reached first base on a passed ball struck out with Kacich scoring. Blake Kolons singled and Moritz scored. Hunter Higgerson came in to pitch for the Virginia Blazers. Chase Bolinger singled. Ryan Lesinski walked. Parker Stewart struck out swinging. Four runs, four hits, and three left on base.


SECOND INNING
Virginia Blasters (VA): Hunter Higgerson struck out swinging. Ben Sisk struck out swinging. Matt Matthews ground out second to first. No runs, no hits, and none left on base.

St. Louis Orioles (MO): Ryan Mansfield popped out to second base. Alex Brown struck out looking. David Schmidt singled to center. Kyle Bouman was hit by a pitch. Schmidt and Bouman attempted a double steal and were safe. Dominic Kacich grounded out to first. No runs, one hit, and two left on base.


THIRD INNING
Virginia Blasters (VA): Steven Bush singled and stole second base. Scott Spearman struck out swinging. Tim Searles was out attempting to bunt. Justin Lee doubled with Bush scoring. Lee was picked off of second base for the third out. One run, two hits, and two left on base.

St. Louis Orioles (MO): Paul Moritz struck out swinging. Blake Kolons ground out pitcher to first. Chase Bolinger was called out on a third strike. No runs, no hits, and none left on base.


FOURTH INNING
Virginia Blasters (VA): Danny Grauer struck out swinging. Tyler Coleman popped out to the second baseman. Hunter Higgerson singled to center field and advanced to second on an error by the first baseman. Higgerson went to third base on a wild pitch. Ben Sisk walked. Matt Matthews ground into a fielders choice for the third out. No runs, one hit, and one left on base.

St. Louis Orioles (MO): Danny Grauer came in to pitch for the Blasters. Ryan Lesinski singled to right field and advanced to second base on a balk by the pitcher. Parker Stewart sacrificed bunted the runner, Lesinski, to third base. Ryan Mansfield reached on a error by the shortstop and Lesinski scored. Alex Brown homered to center field scoring Mansfield. Cody Queen came into pitch for the Blasters. David Schmidt was called out on a third strike. Kyle Bouman singled to center field. Dominic Kacich lined out to short for the third out. Three runs, three hits, and one left on base.


FIFTH INNING
Virginia Blasters (VA): Ryan Lesinski went in to pitch for St. Louis. Steven Bush ground out third base to first base. Scott Spearman grounded out second base to first base. Tim Searles was out short to first base for the third out. No runs, no hits, and none left on base.

St. Louis Orioles (MO): Paul Moritz grounded out third base to first base. Blake Kolons popped out to the shortstop for out number two. Chase Bollinger walked. Ryan Lesinski singled to left field advancing Bollinger to second base. Parker Stewart was called out on a third strike. No runs, one hit, and two left on base.


SIXTH INNING
Virginia Blasters (VA): Ryan Van Ashe batted for Justin Lee and walked. Danny Grauer singled through the infield to advance Lee to second base. Tyler Coleman singled to load the bases. Kyle Bouman came in to pitch for St Louis. Hunter Higgerson singled past the third baseman scoring Van Ashe. Ben Sisk popped out to the shortstop. Matt Matthews struck out for the second out. Cody Queen struck out to end the game. One run, three hits, and the bases were left loaded.

FINAL SCORE:

St. Louis Orioles (MO) 7 - Virginia Blasters (VA) 2

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

NO	NAME	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI'S
13	Mansfield, Ryan	SS	3	2	1	0	0	0
11	Brown, Alex	2B	3	1	1	0	1	2
10	Schmidt, David	P	3	0	1	0	0	0
4	Bouman, Kyle	CF	2	1	2	0	1	2
1	Kacich, Dominic	RF	3	1	0	0	0	0
14	Moritz, Paul	3B	3	1	0	0	0	0
15	Kolons, Blake	1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
3	Bollinger, Chase	C	2	0	1	0	0	0
9	Lesinski, Ryan	DH	2	1	2	0	0	0
8	Dyers, Clayton	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Stewart, Parker	EH	3	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		27	7	9	0	2	5

NO	PITCHING	IP	AB	K	BB	H	R	ER
12	Schmidt, David	4	14	4	1	3	1	1
9	Lesinski, Ryan	1	5	0	1	2	1	0
4	Bouman, Kyle	1	4	2	0	1	0	0
	TOTALS	6	23	6	2	6	2	1

VIRGINIA BLASTERS (VIRGINIA)

NO	NAME	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI'S
4	Searles, Tim	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lee, Justin	SS	2	0	1	1	0	1
11	Van Ashe, Ryan	SS	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	Grauer, Danny	LF	2	0	1	0	0	0
8	Coleman, Tyler	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0
5	Grissom, Preston	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
15	Higgerson, Hunter	C	3	0	2	0	0	0
9	Sisk, Ben		2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Matthews, Matt	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0
10	Bush, Steven	CF	2	1	1	0	0	0
1	Queen, Cody	CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Spearman, Scott	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		23	2	6	1	0	2

NO	PITCHING	IP	AB	K	BB	H	R	ER
7	Sutmiller, Luke	2/3	8	2	0	4	4	2
15	Higgenson, Hunter	2 1/3	8	4	1	1	0	0
3	Grauer, Danny	1/3	4	0	0	2	3	2
1	Queen, Cody	1 2/3	7	1	1	2	0	0
	TOTALS	6	27	7	2	7	7	4

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie Banks

Championship Game Notes: VIRGINIA BLASTERS (VIRGINIA) 2nd place at USSSA State championships 4th place at Virginia AAU States 2nd place at USSSA Eastern Region championship 1st place at USSSA state qualifier 1st place at Cal Ripken tournament ST. LOUIS ORIOLES (MISSOURI) 2001 State Champions 2003 State Champions In 2002, they were 12th in USSSA World Series 2003 AAYBA National Champions 2004 AAYBA National Champions 2005 Missouri-Kansas State Champs 2001-2004 Kirkwood League Gold Champions This week, turned 5 double plays over 5 consecutive innings How The Teams got to the Championship VIRGINIA BLASTERS (VIRGINIA) defeated #29 North Caroline Stix (NC) 13-5 defeated #13 Omaha Tigers (NE) 15-2 defeated #12 Stars Baseball (TX) 5-3 defeated #9 Jacksonville Nuts (FL) 8-7 ST. LOUIS ORIOLES (MISSOURI) defeated #31 Shrub Oak Storm (NY) 7-5 defeated #18 Orlando Xplosion (FL) 4-3 defeated #7 North Alabama Giants (AL) 8-5 defeated #3 Greensboro Batting Center (NC) 2005 Week #4 Runnersup -VIRGINIA BLASTERS (VA) 2005 Week #4 Champions - ST. LOUIS ORIOLES (MO)

Photos by Bill and Will Hallada