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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