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Week #3
Championship Game



2007 WEEK #3 Championship Game Scoreboard

2007 Week #3 Championship Game: June 28, 2007
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FINAL SCORE

#6 Coral Springs Diamonds (FL)

1
1
0
0
0
1
3

#5 Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL)

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2
3
0
0
x
6

Pitchers:
Austin Sanders (Rocket City) ( winning pitcher )
Ryan Richman (Coral Springs); Billy Atkins (Coral Springs) (5th)

Home Runs:
Ryan Richman (Coral Springs) (1st) (none on); Dathan Prewett (Rocket City) (1st) (none on); Steven Kerr (Coral Springs) (2nd) (none on); Trent Simpson (Rocket City) (2nd) (none on): Taylor Propst (Rocket City) (2nd) (none on); Jackson Stevens (Rocket City) (3rd) (two on)

Game Started at 9:44 p.m. - Game Ended at 11:10 p.m. - Game Time 1:26

Coral Springs Diamonds (FL)

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL)


Championship Game Starting Lineups
NO
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL)
POS

NO

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL)
POS
1

Ryan Richman

P

4

Victor Cole

CF
6

Andres Visbal

SS

13

Dathan Prewett

SS
11

Brandon Diaz

CF

12

Austin Sanders

P
5

Jordan Budwig

3B

6

Jackson Stephens

3B
15

Stephen Kerr

C

7

Trent Simpson

1B
10

Billy Atkins

1B

5

Taylor Propst

RF
3

K.J. Mayo

2B

11

Cody Sheedy

2B
2

Casey Kopec

LF

2

Jordan Cole

C
14

Steven Marcum

RF

14

Adam Brown

LF
4

Trevor Kane

EH

3

Brandon Bilek

EH
12

Drew Rangel

EH

Manager: Butch Kopec

Manager: Richard Cole


Substitutes

Substitutes

9

Daniel Arkin

1

Tripp Hobbs

15

Dan Robert


Coaches

Coaches

Steve Marcum

David Brown

Keith Mayo

Steven Cole

Jorge Rangel

Victor Cole

Steve Richman

Jay Stephens




Championship Game Umpires

(left to right) Right Field Line: Sal D'Alessandro (Canton, GA); First Base: Don O'Shea (Annapolis, MD);
Home Plate: Bob Matthius (Howell, NJ); Second Base: David Fougnart (West Palm Beach, FL); Third Base:
John Faranda (Union, NJ) and Luis Tirado (Hollywood, FL).


Inning -By-Inning Championship Game Information


First Inning:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL): Ryan Richman started the game with a lead-off homerun. Andres Visbal struck out swinging. Brandon Diaz lined out to short. Jordan Budwig struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, no errors, and none left on base.

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL): Victor Cole lined out to first. Dathan Prewett hit a homerun to center. Austin Sanders flied out to short. Jackson Stephens flied out to right. 1 run, 1 hit, no errors and none left on base.


Second Inning:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL): Stephen Kerr hit a homerun to left. Billy Atkins grounded out to short. KJ Mayo struck out swinging. Casey Kopec struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit , no errors and none left on base.

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL)
: Trent Simpson hit a homerun to center. Taylor Propst hit a homerun to right. Cody Sheedy struck out swinging. Jordan Cole grounded out to the pitcher. Adam Brown grounded out to third. 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors and none left on base.


Third Inning:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL): Steven Marcum grounded out third to first. Trevor Kane struck out swinging. Drew Rangel reach first on error by the first baseman. Ryan Richman grounded out to short unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error and one left on base.

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL): Brandon Bilek walked. Victor Cole grounded out second to first and Bilek advanced to second. Dathan Prewett reached first on error by shortstop. Austin Sanders reach first on fielder choice with Prewett out at second. Bilek advanced to third. Jackson Stephens hit a three run homerun to left driving in Sanders and Bilek. Trent Simpson walked. Taylor Propst reached first on a error by the shortstop. Simpson advanced to second. Dan Robert flied out to short. 3 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors and two left on base.


Fourth Inning:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL): Dan Roberts stayed in the game for Cody Sheedy at second base. Andres Visbal struck out swinging. Brandon Diaz struck out swinging. Jordan Budwig struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, no errors and none left on base.

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL): Jordan Cole was hit by pitch. Adam Brown grounded into doubleplay. Cole out at second. Brandon Bilek struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and none left on base.


Fifth Inning:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL): Stephan Kerr grounded out to the pitcher. Billy Atkins struck out swinging. KJ Mayo grounded out to the catcher. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors and none left on base.

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL): Billy Atkins in to pitch for Coral Springs. Victor Cole lined out to center. Dathan Prewett struck out swinging. Austin Sanders struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and none left on base.


Sixth Inning:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL): Casey Kopec struck out looking. Daniel Arkin struck out swinging. Trevor Kane singled to center. Drew Rangel walked. Kane advanced to second. Ryan Richman singled to right. Kane scored. Richman advanced to third. Andres Visbal grounded out to second. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, two left on base.


FINAL SCORE:

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL) 6 - Coral Springs Diamonds (FL) 3

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FINAL BOX SCORE

Coral Springs Diamonds (Florida)

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

1

Ryan Richman

P/3B

3
1
2
0
1
2

6

Andres Visbal

SS

3
0
0
0
0
0

11

Brandon diaz

CF

2
0
0
0
0
0

5

Jordan Budwig

3B/1B

2
0
0
0
0
0

15

Stephen Kerr

C

2
1
1
0
1
1

10

Billy Atkins

1B/P

2
0
0
0
0
0

3

KJ Mayo

2B

2
0
0
0
0
0

2

Casey Kopec

LF

2
0
0
0
0
0

14

Steven Marcum

RF

1
0
0
0
0
0

4

Trevor Kane

EH

2
2
2
0
0
0

12

Drew Rangel

EH

1
0
0
0
0
0

9

Daniel Arkin

RF

1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

23
3
4
0
2
3
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER

1

Ryan Richman

4
18
2
2
4
6
6

10

Billy Atkins

1
3
2
0
0
0
0

Totals

5
21
4
2
4
6
5

Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (Alabama)

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

4

Victor Cole

CF

3
0
0
0
0
0

13

Dathan Prewett

SS

3
1
1
0
1
1

12

Austin Sanders

P

3
1
0
0
0
0

6

Jackson Stephens

3B

2
1
1
0
1
3

7

Trent Simpson

1B

1
1
1
0
1
1

5

Taylor Propst

RF

2
1
1
0
1
1

11

Cody Sheedy

2B

1
0
0
0
0
0

2

Jordan Cole

C

1
0
0
0
0
0

14

Adam Brown

CF

2
0
0
0
0
0

3

Brandon Bilek

EH

1
1
0
0
0
0

15

Dan Robert

2B

1
0
0
0
0
0

TOTALS

20
6
4
0
4
6
NO
PITCHING
IP
AB
K
BB
H
R
ER

1

Austin Sanders ( winning pitcher )

6
23
11
1
4
3
3

TOTALS

6
23
11
1
4
3
3


OFFICIAL SCOREKEEPER - Mike Costello



Championship Game Notes:
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL)
-Holiday Bash at Flanagan High School Champions
-Mad Dog Mayhem Champions
-Triple Crown Spring Fling Champion
-FPBL Preseason Clash of the Titans Champion
-Triple Crown Summer Slam Champions
-USSSA Memorial Day Invitational Champion
-Overall Record: 70-7
Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL)
-Ranked Top Three in USSSA Major Points
-Ranked Top Two in USSSA Power Rating
-Qualified for USSSA Disney Elite 24 World Series
-USSSA Super NIT Champion
-Nine Time NIT Tournament Champion
-Alabama State Champion
-Over Record: 77-3



How The Teams got to the Championship
Coral Springs Diamonds (FL)
defeated #34 Baltimore Buzz 17-5
defeated #11 East Cobb Astros 11-9
defeated #3 Newnan Yankees 14-4
defeated #10 Cincinnati Mavericks 17-5
Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (AL)
defeated #28 Oxford Yellow Jackets 19-7
defeated #12 Roanoke Badgers 12-2
defeated #4 Bay Area Blazers 15-0
defeated #1 Memphis Travelers 4-3


2007 Week #3 Runnerups - Coral Springs Diamonds (Florida)
2007 Week #3 Runnersup - Coral Springs Diamonds (Florida)

2007 Week #3 Champions - Rocket City Baseball Team Stingers (Alabama)
2007 Week #3 Champions - Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers (Alabama)


Photos by COLIN HAVENER