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2008 NABF NATIONAL FINAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
(FRANCHISE LEAGUE MEMBERS)
JUNIOR DIVISION (16 & under) Northville, Michigan

WINNER: Summit City Sluggers

RUNNER-UP: Long Island Mustangs

FINAL GAME SCORE: Summit City Slugger 14 vs. Long Island Mustangs 1

 

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION (17 & under) Lynchburg, Virginia

CHAMPION: Long Island Tigers

RUNNER-UP: Delco Diamonds

FINAL GAME SCORE: Long Island Tigers 9 vs. Delco Diamonds 1

RECAP: Three Long Island Pitchers: Ryan O’Kelly, Josh Lefur, and Sean Apuzzo combined to no hit the Delco Diamonds in a 9 to 1 victory. The Diamons scored the first run of the game with the help of a two base error and two wild pitches. The Tigers then tied the game in the third inning on a RBI single by Matt Reistetter. The Tigers scored twice more in the 4th on RBI’s by Mike Angelo and Casey McKay. The score remained 3 to 1 until the bottom of the 6th inning when the Tigers started the inning with back to back bunt singles and a walk, followed by a bases clearing 3 RBI triple by Willie Carmona, a single by Anthony Mazella, an error and a two RBI triple by Anthony Muccio making the final score 9 to 1.

MVP: Casey McKay Long Island Tigers

Batting Champion: Nick Colliver Franklin County Panthers

All Tournament Team

Catcher Tom Todaro Baseball U
Catcher Matt Reistetter Long Island Tigers
1st Base P.J. Lenz Long Island Astros
2nd Base Bryan Mistretta Long island Jr. Ducks
3rd Base Rob Benedict Delco Diamonds
Shortstop Willie Caroma Long Island Tigers
Outfield Brett Roeske Long Island Tigers
Outfield Mike Raimo Delco Diamonds
Outfield Joseph Zuniga Frederick Junior Legion
Outfield Evan Cline Delco Diamonds
Outfield Mark Hode Crystal Lake Cardinals
Outfield Ricky Reigner Delco Diamonds
Utility Casey McKay Long Island Tigers
Utility Ryan Harvey Baseball U
OH Nick Colliver Franklin Couty Panthers
Pitcher Rich Palase Baseball U
Pitcher Chris Romaro Ontario Blue Jays
Pitcher Zach Folger Bedford
Pitcher Ryan O’Kelly Long Island Tigers
Pitcher Peter Magistrate Long Island Tigers
Pitcher James Loar Stembridge Riverbats

 

SENIOR DIVISION (18 & under) Jackson, Mississippi

CHAMPION: Bayside Yankees

RUNNER-UP: TNL Sports

FINAL GAME SCORE: Bayside Yankees 8 vs. TNL Sports 0

RECAP: In the 2008 NABF Senior Division World Series Championship game, the Bayside Yankees of New York faced TNL Sports of Georgia. This would be Bayside’s third appearance in four years and TNL’s first appearance in the Championship Game. Bayside would win the game for their 2nd title in four years with an 8 to 0 win.

Bayside would open the scoring with two runs in the top of the first inning. Taiki Kasuga would double with one out and then be driven in by Sonny Gray, also, who doubled. Sonny Gray would then steal third and score on Michael Voight’s RBI fielder’s choice. This would give Bayside enough runs to eventually win the Championship Game. Bayside would score four more runs in the top of the fifth inning to seal the game. Alex McClure would lead off the inning by being hit by TNL pitcher Matt Weaver. Brian Barry would then sacrifice McClure to second with a bunt before the floodgates opened. Taiki Kasuga would then single to center scoring McClure to make the game 3 to 0, Bayside. Sonny Gray would then triple to center to score Kasuga with his second RBI of the game to make the score 4 to 0, Bayside. Tim Panetta would then lift a sacrifice fly to center to score Sonny Gray and make the score 5 to 0, Bayside. With two out, TNL would walk the next two batters and then Joseph Gatewood would single to center to load the bases with two out. Michael Voight would on a wild pitch to make to score 6 to 0, Bayside before the end of the top of the fifth inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, Bayside would add two more runs. Tim Panetta would double to lead off the inning and score on Thomas McGuckin’s fielders choice to make the score 7 to 0. McGuckin would finish the scoring for Bayside by scoring on Alex McClures fielders choice. This would make the score 8 to 0, Bayside in the top fo the seventh inning.

TNL Sports could never get anything going offensively because of the pitching of Bayside Yankees, Anthony Gionesi. He would pitch a complete game for Bayside in the Championship Game. Gionesi would give up only 4 hit and strike out two. He would limit TNL Sports to two singles in the first, a single in the fourth, and a single in the bottom of the seventh. TNL Sports would never seriously threaten to score in the game.

MVP: Alex McClure Bayside Yankees

Batting Champion: Jarrod Taylor TNL Sports

All Tournament Team

Catcher Jarrod Taylor TNL Sports
Catcher Kevin Peters Baytown Knights
1st Base Taiki Kasuga Bayside Yankees
2nd Base Chad Opalich Brownlee Lookouts
3rd Base Grant Clyde Houston Heat
Shortstop Alex McClure Bayside Yankees
Utilities Bryan Huff BNBA Gold
Utilities Thomas Dougherty Houston Heat
Outfield Randall Sheffeld TNL Sports
Outfield Cole Sturgeon Evansville Razorbacks
Outfield Allen Ray SoCal Outlaws
Outfield Josh Levy Norwood Blues
Outfield Kyle Pearson Jackson 96ers
DH Shaun Valeriote Team Ontario
Pitcher Blake Thomas TNL Sports
Pitcher JD Howard TNL Sports
Pitcher Ben Tomcheck Lynnhaven Baseball
Pitcher Anthony Gionesi Bayside Yankees
Pitcher Navery Moore Bayside Yankees
Pitcher Scott Johnston Houston Heat

 

COLLEGE DIVISION (22 & under) Toledo, Ohio

CHAMPION: Ohio Monarchs Gold

RUNNER-UP: Long Island Astros

FINAL GAME SCORE: Ohio Monarchs Gold 4 vs. Long Island Astros 3

RECAP: The Ohio Monarchs Gold (Toledo) defeated the degending champion Long Island (N.Y.) Astros 4 to 3 in dramatic fashion to win the NABF College Division 22 & Under World Series in Toledo.

The Monarchs trailed the Astros early on after a three-run second inning. The Monarchs answered the Astros with one run in the bottom of the second inning and then followed with another run in the sixth. The Monarchs would tie up the game in the bottom of the eighth with a homerun. The Monarchs would seal the win the bottom of the ninth.

MVP: Cory Hornyak Ohio Monarch Gold

Batting Champion: Michael Sporton Long Island Astros

All Tournament Team

Catcher Brian Erie Norton Bears
Catcher Jimmy Jacquot Alton Indians
1st Base Rob LaRusso Long Island Astros
2nd Base Nick Solitario Canton Terriers
3rd Base Michael Sportn Long Island Astros
Shortstop Jordan Colvin Alton Indians
Pitcher Brian Koehl Ohio Monarchs Gold
Pitcher Ryan Calabrese Long Island Astros
Pitcher Nolan Martz Alton Indians
Pitcher Noah Mull Ohio Heat
Pitcher Nick Wooley Alton Indians
Pitcher Kevin Jordan Northern KY University
Outfield Corey Harnyak Ohio Monarchs Gold
Outfield Merrick Conway Alton Indians
Outfield Jovan Santos Long Island Astros
Outfield Adam Chelelli Long Isalnd Astros
Outfield Wade Keenan Maryland Orioles
Outfield Steve Rice Maryland Orioles
DH Mike Bottoms Morehead State
DH Bryan Woolford Maryland Orioles
Utility Chris Chiarappa Long Island Astros
Utility Jake Cappeletty Ohio Monarch Gold

 

MAJOR DIVISION (Unlimited) Louisville, Kentucky

CHAMPION: Tampa Elite

RUNNER-UP: Louisville Riverrats

FINAL GAME SCORE: Tampa Elite 3 vs. Louisville Riverrats 1

RECAP: The NABF Major Division 2008 World Series was held August 14 – 17, 2008 at Derby City Field in Louisville, KY. The great folks at Derby City Baseball agiain did a marvelous job conducting the tournament.

Due to inclement weather on Thursday, pool play was not completed until late Saturday evening. With the completion of pool play, the pairings were set for the semi-final round. In the first semi-final game the Brunswick Orioles took on the Tampa Elite. Led by the excellent pitching performance by Teddy Feltcher (complete game, five strike outs) and the clutch hitting of Mike Wrenn (3 for 4, 1 home run, 2 RBI’s) the Tampa Elite defeated the Brunswick Orioles by a score of 8 to 4. With this win, the Tampa Elite advanced to the championship game. The second semi-final game pitted the Cincinnati Flames and the host Louisville Riverrats. This game was truly a good old fashion barn burner. In a game where the lead changed hands five different times, this event was destined to go to the wire. Trailing 6 to 4 in the top of the ninth, Joe Rodgers came to the plate for the Cincinnati Flames with bases loaded. With a swing of the bat Rodgers’ grand slam provided the Flames with an 8 to 6 lead. Not to be out done, the Riverrats rallied in the bottom of the ninth and propelled by Mark Aubrey’s walk-off home run snatched the victory from the Flames at 9 to 8.

In the Championship game the Tampa Elite (4-1) took on the Louisville Riverrats (4-1) for the championship.

Led by the strong pitching performance of Steven Howard, the Tampa Elite prevailed with a 3 to 1 victory. Howard turned in a complete game performance, giving up only three hits while striking out seven hitters. This performance, plus hitting .384 for the tournament earned Howard the MVP award.

Worth noting was the performance of Chad Cahoe of the Louisville Riverrats who pitched two complete games. In these outings (1-1), Cahoe gave up two earned runs with seven strikeouts.

Catcher John McDowell with Brunswick Orioles captured the tournament batting title with a batting average of .529.

The Tampa Elite’s title marks the first time a team from Florida has captured the NABF Major Division title.

MVP: Steven Howard Tampa Elite

Batting Champion: John McDowell Brunswick Orioles

All Tournament Team

Catcher John McDowell Brunswick Orioles
Catcher Mark Aubrey Louisville Riverrats
1st Base Rickey Copple Tampa Elite
2nd Base Mike Wrenn Tampa Elite
3rd Base Ted Dahlman Louisville Riverrats
Shortstop Bill Colome Tampa Elite
Pitcher Steven Howard Tampa Elite
Pitcher Chad Cahoe Louisville Riverrats
Pitcher Joe Smergolino A-Pus Plumbing
Pitcher Ron Whitt Cincinnati Flame
Pitcher Teddy Feltcher Tampa Elite
Pitcher Derek Mattingly Louisville Riverrats
Outfield Joe Rodgers Cincinnati Flame
Outfield Nathan Weglarz Beecher Muskies
Outfield Ware Hart Tampa Elite
Outfield Joe Koch Ohio Titans
Outfield Jerrod Chapman Cincinnati Flames
Utility Matt Stanley Louisville Riverrats
Utility Don Watchowski Detroit Jet Box
DH Jared Simon Tampa Elite

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