2005 WEEK #8 Championship Game Scoreboard

Game Started at 9:30 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:22 p.m. - Game Time 1:52

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Browning, Chris

Lucas, Ryan

Marrero, Aaron

Williamson, Kyle

Cooper, Cody

Rush, Ryne

Bartolone, Vince

Gragg, Luke

Verde, Christian

Gunter, Knox

Simon, Cody

Smith, Dallas

Kettering, Sean

Pugh, Ben

Majercak, Joe

Welch, Chas

Morino, Anthony

Foster, Ben

Blaha, Eric

Haywood, Caleb

Cutler, Zach

Miller, Cody

Wilcox, Johnie

Bartolone, Carl

Lucas, Ronnie

Cooper, Bryan

Pugh, Sam

Smith, Jimmy

First Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Chris Browing struck out swinging and was thrown out catcher to first for the putout. Aaron Marrero flied out to the right fielder. Cody Cooper walked on a 3-1 pitch. Vince Bartolone lined a single off the centerfield wall while Cooper took third. Christian Verde drove in Cooper with a single between short and third. Bartolone advanced to second. Cody Simon singled to center driving in Bartolone and Verde ended up at second. Sean Kettering singled to left scoring Verde and Simon went to third. Sean Kettering stole second. A wild pitch by Ben Pugh scored Simon with Kettering taking third. Joe Majercak grounded out third to first to end the top half of the first. Four runs, four hits, no errors and one left on base.

NC Team USA (NC): Ryan Lucas was thrown out by the right fielder after grounding past second. Kyle Williamson homered to right center. Ryne Rush went back-to-back with another solo home run. Luke Gragg doubled off the centerfield wall. Knox Gunter grounded out second to first with Gragg taking third. Dallas Smith popped up to the third baseman. Two runs, three hits, no errors and one left on base.


Second Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Ryan Lucas now in to pitch for NC Team USA. Anthony Morino walked. Eric Blaha singled to left center with Lucas taking third and Blaha advancing to second on the throw to third which was off line. Chris Browning homered to left driving in Morino and Blaha. Knox Gunter came in to pitch for NC Team USA. Aaron Marrero singled to center field. Marrero stole second. Cody Cooper hammered a long home run to right with Marrero aboard. Vince Bartolone grounded out short to first. Christian Verde was called out on strikes for out number two. Cody Simon homered to centerfield. Caleb Haywood came in to pitch for NC Team USA. Sean Kettering lined a single between short and third. Kettering stole second base. Joe Majercak popped up to the catcher. Six runs, six hits, no errors and one left on base.

NC Team USA (NC): Ben Pugh grounded out third baseman to first. Chas Welch homered to center field. Caleb Haywood singled up the middle. Haywood stole second base. Zach Cutler struck out swinging. Haywood stole third. Ryan Lucas flied out to left. One run, one hit, no errors and one left on base.


Third Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Ryan Rush came in to pitch for NC Team USA. Anthony Morino grounded out short to first. Eric Blaha singled. Blaha advanced to second on a wild pitch. Chris Browning struck out swinging. Aaron Marrero grounded back to the pitcher who threw to first for the out. No runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.

NC Team USA (NC): Kyle Williamson walked. Ryne Rush ground to short who threw to the second baseman for the force out on Williamson. Rush at first. Luke Gragg hammered a home run with Rush aboard. Knox Gunter singled to center. Dallas Smith grounded into a fielders choice forcing Gunter at second and Smith safe at first. Christian Verde came in to pitch for the North East Ohio Hurricanes. Smith stole second. Ben Pugh flew out to centerfield. Two runs, two hits, no errors and one left on base.


Fourth Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Cody Cooper flied out to left field for the first out. Vince Bartolone struck out swinging. Christian Verde grounded to the third baseman but the throw was up the line for an error. Cody Simon was called out on strikes. No runs, no hits, one error and one left on base.

NC Team USA (NC): Ben Foster hit for designated hitter, Chas Welch, and was called out on strikes. Caleb Haywood grounded out second to first. Zach Cutler struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


Fifth Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Sean Kettering beat out a grounder to short for a hit. Kettering was thrown out attempting to steal, catcher to short. Johnie Wilcox pinch hit for Joe Majercak and walked. Anthony Morino singled to center with Wilcox going to third. Dallas Smith came in to pitch for NC Team USA. Eric Blaha grounded out second to first with Wilcox holding at third. Chris Browning grounded to short but the throw was wild with Wilcox scoring and Morino was thrown out at the plate by the right fielder after backing up the over throw. One run, two hits, one error and one left on base.

NC Team USA (NC): Ryan Lucas struck out swinging. Kyle Williamson grounded out second to first. Ryne Rush struck out swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


Sixth Inning:
North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH): Aaron Marrero struck out swinging. Cody Cooper singled up the middle that was knocked down by the second baseman. Cooper went to second on a passed ball by the catcher. Vince Bartolone walked. Christian Verde reached on an error by the pitcher which loaded the bases. Cody Simon popped to the first baseman. Sean Kettering singled past the third baseman with two runners, Cooper and Bartolone, scoring. Verde advanced to second and Kettering stopped at first. Joe Majercak struck out swinging. Two runs, two hits, two errors and two left on base.

NC Team USA (NC): Cody Cooper in to pitch for the North East Ohio Hurricanes. Luke Gragg was hit by a pitch and advanced to second after he was picked off first but the first baseman dropped the ball. Knox Gunter stuck out swinging. Dallas Smith singled which advanced Gragg to third. Ben Pugh was called out on a third strike. Ben Foster grounded out pitcher to first to end the game. No runs, one hit, one error and two left on base.

FINAL SCORE :

North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH) 13 - NC Team USA (NC) 5

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE
North East Ohio Hurricanes (Ohio)

NO	NAME	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI'S
15	Browning, Chris	CF	4	1	1	0	1	3
13	Marrero, Aaron	C	4	1	1	0	0	0
14	Cooper, Cody	1B	3	2	2	0	1	2
2	Bartolone, Vince	SS	3	2	1	0	0	0
4	Verde, Christian	2B	4	1	1	0	0	1
3	Simon, Cody	3B	4	2	2	0	1	1
5	Kettering, Sean	LF	4	0	4	0	0	2
1	Majercak, Joe	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
10	Wilcox, Johnie	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
12	Morino, Anthony	RF	2	1	1	0	0	0
11	Blaha, Eric	EH	3	1	2	0	0	0
	TOTALS		34	13	15	0	3	9

NO	PITCHING	IP	AB	K	BB	H	R	ER
1	Majercak, Joe	2 2/3	13	1	1	7	5	5
4	Verde, Christian	2 1/3	7	4	0	0	0	0
14	Cooper, Cody	1	4	2	0	1	0	0
	TOTALS	6	24	7	1	8	5	5

NC Team USA (North Carolina)

NO	NAME	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI'S
2	Lucas, Ryan	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
10	Williamson, Kyle	CF	2	1	1	0	1	1
5	Ryan, Rush	1B	3	2	1	0	1	1
9	Gragg, Luke	C	2	1	2	0	1	2
4	Gunter, Knox	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0
7	Smith, Dallas	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0
6	Pugh, Ben	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
11	Welch, Chas	DH	1	1	1	0	1	1
8	Fosser, Ben	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	Haywood, Caleb	LF	2	0	1	0	0	0
12	Cutler, Zach	EH	2	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		26	5	8	0	4	5

NO	PITCHING	IP	AB	K	BB	H	R	ER
6	Pugh, Ben	1	7	1	1	4	4	4
2	Lucas, Ryan	0	2	0	1	2	3	3
4	Gunter, Knox	2/3	5	1	0	3	3	3
3	Haywood, Caleb	1/3	2	0	0	1	0	0
5	Rush, Ryan	2 1/2	10	3	1	3	1	1
7	Smith, Dallas	1 2/3	8	1	1	1	2	2
	TOTALS	6	34	6	4	14	13	13

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Stephanie Banks

Championship Game Notes: North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH) Lowest seed to reach the championship game at Cooperstown Dreams Park Won three (3) previous tournaments NC Team USA (NC) 2005 North Carolina Western Regional State Champions 2004 Division II National Runner-up at Disney World Catcher Luke Gragg won the Week 8 Road Runner Competition. How The Teams got to the Championship North East Ohio Hurricanes (OH) defeated #46 Barnstable All Stars (MA) 17-5 defeated #3 Wheaton Briarcliffe Blazers (IL) defeated #14 Blackstone Valley Thunder (MA) 13-1 defeated #11 Wisconsin All Stars (WI) 7-6 defeated #2 Carolina Angels (NC) 7-5 NC Team USA (NC) defeated #24 Munster Mavericks (IN) 9-4 defeated #9 Litchfield Park Tigers (AZ) 13-6 defeated #1 Texas Tarheels (TX) 2-1 defeated #12 Fresno Blue Devils (CA) 10-9 2005 Week #8 Runnersup - NC TEAM USA (NC) 2005 Week #8 Champions - NORTH EAST OHIO HURRICANES (OH)

Photos by Bill and Will Hallada