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2006 WEEK #8
Championship Game



2006 WEEK #8 Championship Game Scoreboard

2006 Week #8 Championship Game: August 10, 2006
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FINAL SCORE

#6 Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX)

0
4
1
0
2
0
7

#1 Virginia Crush Orange (VA)

1
0
0
0
0
1
2

Pitchers:
James Bedi (Virginia Crush Orange, VA); Dustin Spruill (2nd); Brandon Doggett (2nd);
Kyle Rodriguez (Texas Tarheels Baseball Club, TX) ( winning pitcher )

Home Runs:
Charles Nwankpa (Texas Tarheels)(2nd)(none on); Tyler Wilson (Texas Tarheels)(3rd)(none on); Tyler Wilson (5th)(one on); Alden Lawrence (Virginia Crush)(6th)(none on)

Game Started at 9:28 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:40 p.m. - Game Time 2:12


Texas Tarheel Baseball Academy team pin

Virginia Crush Orange team pin
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX)

Virginia Crush Orange, VA


Championship Game Starting Lineups
NO
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX)
POS

NO

Virginia Crush Orange, VA
POS
1

Joseph "JoJo" Collazo

2B

10

Brandon Doggett

CF
4

Mark LeBlanc

3B

5

Ryan Blake

RF
3

Jaylen Harris

RF

14

Dustin Spruill

3B
12

Kyle Rodriguez

P

2

Shane Johnsonbaugh

1B
15

Joseph Washington

LF

7

Cody Queen

SS
13

Tyler Wilson

C

3

James Bedi

P
5

Cameron Wilson

SS

1

Alden Lawrence

2B
11

Charles Nwankpa

1B

11

Nykolai Ellis

C
15

Deondre Lankford

CF

12

Bobby Barefoot

LF

Manager: Gregory Harris

Manager: Bryan Ellis


Substitutes

Substitutes

7

Kyle Stutz

4

Garrett Brooks

14

Chrisitan Ramos

13

Jeff Younkins

14

Jay Johnson

15

Cody Saunders

10

Matthew Chappa

6

Ryan Higgs

9

Trevor Calvin

8

Joey Milensky

2

Alan Toscano


Coaches

Coaches

Scott Calvin

Robert Spruill

Jose Toscano

Rodney Lawrence

Victor Trevino

John Bedi

Neal Barefoot




Championship Game Umpires
2006 Week 8 Championship Umpires
(left to right) Right Field: Anthony Musco (Burke, VA); First Base: Mitch Evans (Springfield, VA); Second Base: Collin Ewing (Red Hill, PA); Home Plate: Ronald DePaolo (Bangor, PA); Third Base: Robert Meyers (Avon, CT) and Lef Field: Michael Cummings (Charlotte, NC)


Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club: Joseph "JoJo" Collazo led off and popping up to the second baseman. Mark Anthony LeBlanc reached first on an error by the second baseman. Jaylen Harris flied out to right field and right fielder, Nykolai Ellis, doubled LeBlanc at first as he was running on the pitch. Totals: no runs, no hits, one error and none left on base.

Virginia Crush Orange: Brandon Doggett singled to center and took second as the ball got past the center fielder. Ryan Blake walked. Dustin Spruill struck out looking. Shane Johnsonbaugh grounded back to the pitcher who threw to second to force Blake and Johnsonbaugh safe at first on the fielders choice. Doggett advanced to third. Cody Queen grounded to the third baseman who threw wild to first with Johnsonbaugh advancing to third, Queen safe at first and Doggett scoring. Queen stole second base. James Bedi struck out swinging to end the inning. Total: one run, one hit, two errors and two left on base.


Second Inning:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club: Kyle Rodriguez singled to left field. Chrisitan Ramos courtesy ran for Rodriguez. Joseph Washington grounded to the third baseman who threw wildly to first with Ramos stopping at third and Washington at first. Washington took second. Tyler Wilson doubled to right center driving in both Ramos and Washington. Alan Toscano courtesy ran for Tyler Wilson. Toscano attempted to steal second but the throw from the catcher hit the runner and went into center where the center fielder threw Toscano out trying to take third. CameronWilson struck out swinging. Charles Nwankpa hit a solo home run to center. Deondre Lankford hit a ground rule double to right center. Pitcher James Bedi tried to pick Lankford off of second who ended up at third when no one covered the base. Joseph "JoJo" Collazo grounded to short but the shortstop couldn't handle the ball and Lankford scored with Collazo safe at first. Mark LeBlanc singled between short and third with Collazo going to second. Changes for Virginia: Dustin Spruill came into pitch, James Bedi went to second, Alden Lawrence moved to right firld and Nykolai Ellis went behind the plate. Spruill's first pitch got past the catcher with LeBlanc and Collazo moving up a base. Virginia changed pitcher again with Brandon Doggett replacing Spruill. Jaylen Harris was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kyle Rodriguez struck out swinging. Totals: four runs, five hits, three errors and three left on base.

Virginia Crush Orange: Alden Lawrence struck out swinging. Nykolai Ellis struck out looking. Bobby Barefoot struck out looking. No runs, no hits, no errors and none left on base.


Third Inning:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club: Joseph Washington struck out looking. Tyler Wilson hammered a home run over the left field wall. Cameron Wilson popped out to the second baseman for the second out. Charles Nwankpa walked after running the count to 3-2. Nwankpa took second on a passed ball. Deondre Lankford struck out. One run, one hit, no errors and one left on base.

Virginia Crush Orange: Brandon Doggett singled to right field. Garrett Brooks courtesy ran for Doggett. Ryan Blake struck out looking. On a wild pitch Brooks took second base. Dustin Spruill struck out looking for the second out. Shane Johnsonbaugh flied out to left to end the inning. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.


Fourth Inning:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club: Joseph "JoJo" Collazo reached first on an error by the second baseman. Pitcher Doggett tried to pick Collazo off first and threw wild advancing Collazo to second. Mark LeBlanc lined into a double play second baseman to the shortstop covering second. Jaylen Harris popped out to the second baseman James Bedi. Totals: no runs, no hits, two error and none left on base.

Virginia Crush Orange: Manager, Bryan Ellis substituted a couple of players for Virginia. Jeff Younkins came in for James Bedi at second base and Cody Saunders took Bobby Barefoot's spot in left field . Cody Queen struck out swinging. Jeff Younkins bunted and was on first when the pitcher threw wild to first. Alden Lawrence ground back to the pitcher who threw to second, covered by the shortsop, to force Younkins and Lawrence was safe at first on the fielders choice. Nykolai Ellis was hit by a pitch and Lawrence advanced to second. Cody Saunders struck out but the ball got past the catcher and Saunders ended up at first with Ellis to second and Lawrence to third. Brandon Doggett was called out on a check swing. Totals: no runs, no hits, two error and three left on base.


Fifth Inning:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club: Kyle Rodriguez struck out looking. Joseph Washington singled up the middle. Washington stole second base. Tyler Wilson homered to left center driving in Washington. Cameron Wilson singled. Charles Nwankpa struck out swinging. Deondre Lankford struck out looking. Totals: two runs, three hits, no errors and one left on base.

Virginia Crush Orange: Garrett Brooks hit for Ryan Blake and struck out swinging. Dustin Spruill singled off the shortstop's glove. Shane Johnsonbaugh grounded back to the pitcher who threw to the shortstop covering second for the force out and Johnsonbaugh safe on the fielder's choice when he beat the throw back to first. Cody Queen grounded out third to first. Totals: no runs, one hit, no errors and one left on base.


Sixth Inning:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club: Joseph "JoJo" Collazo struck out swinging. Mark LeBlanc doubled down the right field line. Jaylen Harris was hit by the pitch. Kyle Rodriguez hit back to the pitcher who threw to third for the force out on Mark LeBlanc, Jaylen Harris to second and Rodriguez to first on the fielder's choice. Joseph Washington struck out swinging. No runs, one hit, no errors and two left on base.

Virginia Crush Orange: Jeff Younkins struck out swinging. Alden Lawrence hit a solo home run to right center. Nykolai Ellis grounded out short to first for the second out. Cody Saunders struck out swinging to end the game. Totals: one run, one hit, no errors and none left on base.


FINAL SCORE:
2006 Week #8 Championship Game Scoreboard - Texas 7 - Virginia 2

Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX) 7 - Virginia Crush Orange (VA) 2

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (Texas)

NO
NAME
POS
AB
R
H
2B
HR
RBI'S
1

Joseph Collazo

2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
4

Mark LeBlanc

3B
4
0
2
0
0
0
3

Jaylen Harris

RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
12

Kyle Rodriguez

P
4
1
1
0
0
0
15

Joseph Washington

LF
4
2
2
0
0
0
13

Tyler Wilson

C
3
2
3
1
2
5
5

Cameron Wilson

SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
11

Charles Nwankpa

1B
2
1
1
0
1
1
15

Deondre Lankford

CF
3
1
1
1
0
0

TOTALS

29
7
11
2
3
6
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
12

Kyle Rodriguez

6
25
13
2
4
2
1

TOTALS

6
25
13
2
4
2
1

Virginia Crush Orange (VA)

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

Brandon Dogget

3B
3
1
2
0
0
0
5

Ryan Blake

CF
1
0
0
0
0
0
4

Garrett Brooks

PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
14

Dustin Spruill

C
3
0
1
0
0
0
2

Shane Johnsonbaugh

1B
3
0
0
0
0
0
7

Cody Queen

SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
3

James Bedi

P
1
0
0
0
0
0
13

Jeff Younkins

PH
2
0
0
0
0
0
1

Alden Lawrence

2B
3
1
1
0
1
1
11

Nykolai Ellis

RF
2
0
0
0
0
0
12

Bobby Barefoot

LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
15

Cody Saunders

PH
2
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

25
2
4
0
1
1
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER
3

James Bedi

1.6
11
1
0
6
4
3
14

Dustin Spruill

0
1
0
0
0
0
0
10

Brandon Dogget

4.3
18
9
3
5
3
3

TOTALS

6
30
10
3
11
7
6

OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Chris Camino

2006 Week #8 Championship Teams

Championship Game Notes:
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX)
-Split with the Mexico National Team in Monterrey, Mexico.
-Finished second in the CABA International World Series in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
-Texas Invitational State Champion.
-Barrett Fletcher State Champion.
-A club who's moto is: "God ... Family ... Education ...then Baseball."
Virginia Crush Orange (VA)
-44 straight tournament victories.
-Virginia AAU D1 State Champion.
-Virginia USSSA Major State Champions.
-Cal Ripken Tournament of Champions Champions.
-USSSA East Coast Clash of Champions NIT Tournament Champions.
-Total of 10 tournament victories.
-Overall 12-U season records of 86-10-1.
2006 Week #8 Championship Game - Texas Tarheels Baseball Club Player Introduction
2006 Week #8 Championship Game - Virginia Crush Orange Player Introduction


How The Teams got to the Championship
Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX)
defeated #34 North Alabama Cobras (AL) 8-3
defeated #39 Prince William Express (VA) 13-1
defeataed #14 Lamorinda Baseball Club (CA) 18-9
defeated #2 California Diamond Devils (CA) 21-5

Virginia Crush Orange (VA)
defeated #45 East Carolina Fire Balls (NC) 14-2
defeated #9 Tallahassee Tomahawks (FL) 4-1
defeated #4 Tennessee Muddawgs (TN) 4-3


2006 Week #8 Championship Runnersup - Virginia Crush Orange (Virginia)
2006 Week #8 Runnersup - Virginia Crush Orange (VA)

2006 Week #8 Champions - Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (Texas)
2006 Week #8 Champions - Texas Tarheels Baseball Club (TX)



Photos by JAKE BERRIGAN