17-Expos

SPRING 2013

TIGRES MAUL MANATEES TO ANNEX 9TH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

GATORS NIP THUNDER IN 12TH FOR THIRD CROWN

Two long time rivals met again for the 18AAA Spring 2013 championship on Sunday, September 8 at the Santaluces Complex in Lantana, and thie time it was Tigres doing the growling, rapping out 14 hits en route to a 12-5 victory.  It was the ninth league championship for the Tigres. 

Two of the Tigres produced four hit games, including shortstop Luis Mejia and first sacker Rob Conver.  Mejia smashed a pair of doubles and two singles, legging out one of the doubles on outfield throws and crossing home plate to highlight a four run outburst in the sixth inning that gave the Tigres the lead for good at 6-2.  Although the Manatees scored three of their own in the 7th to cut the margin to 6-5, it was essentially all Tigres from there.  They posted three run innings in both the 8th and 9th frames.  Mejia, who drove in four runs and scored three times was chosen as the championship game's  Most Valuable Player award. 

The Tigres four run 6th broke open a tight pitcher's duel between the Tigres' Wilson Ciprian and the Manatees' Danny LaPerna.  Ciprian wound up going the distance, giving up only five hits and two earned runs.  He struck out ten and survived four walks and two hit batsmen.  LaPerna left after six innings, charged with six runs, four of them earned.  He struck out six.  Steven Hibbs pitched only 1/3 of an inning, walking three batters.  Mike Wood got out of that jazm, but the Tigres added six runs off him, including four "earnies". 

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The 18AA title game was decided in the bottom of the 12th inning when pinch runner Junior Gazquez dashed home from third base on a passed ball to give the Gators a 2-1 victory.  Pinch hitting for the the ninth hitter in the Gators' lineup, Carlos Penagos, Ernesto Leon, led off the inning with a ringing double to left field, and the team inserted Gazquez, the starting pitcher who went 9 innings with a no decision to pinch run for Leon.  Gazquez moved to third on an infield out, and scored after the Thunder intentionally walked Jordan Gazquez, and Eduardo Del Toro was hit by a pich.  Gazquez raced home when catcher Jason Russianoff had az high pitch pop out of his glove, and just beat Russianoff's throw to pitcher Alex McEnaney covering the plate in a very close call. 

The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie until the fateful 12th inning.  The Thunder scored in the third inning on an infield hit by Steve Arnold, sacrifice bunt by Russianoff, and an RBI hit by John Dolan.  The Gators tied it in the bottom of the 5th on Yasmany Jimenez' run scoring single.  Yosvany Garcia had walked and stolen second off Thunder's starter, Jeff Tomlinson, and scored on Jimenez' base hit. 

Reliever Ronald Diaz got the win pitching three scoreless innings in relief of Junior Gazquez, who was selected as the game's MVP.  Diaz pitched hitless ball with a pair of strikeouts.  Gazquez fanned four ad survived a bases loaded no out jam in the top of the 8th inning, but settled for a no decision.  Tomlinson gave up only five hits with five strikeouts and two walks.  McEnaney suffered the tough luck loss, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up only winning run, which was unearned because of the passed ball. 

The Gators were winning their third AA championship, including their second straight.  Under league eligibility rules, the team must move up to the AAA division if they enter the Fall 2013 league, which will open on October 13. 

HOW THE FINAL FOUR GOT THERE

PLAYOFF RESULTS AUGUST 25, 2013

At Roger Dean St.Louis Cardinals Complex, Jupiter

Seedings in Parentheses  

Cardinals #2-Game 1-AA North Quarterfinal-9:30AM -(4) Orioles 7 (1) Gators 13

Cardinals #3-Game 2-AA North Quarterfinal-9:30AM (3) Marlins 6 (2) Hitmen 2

Cardinals #4-Game 3-AA South Quarterfinal-9:30AM (4) Leones 1 (1) Thunder 7

Cardinals #5--Game 4 AASputh Quarterfinal-9:30AM (3) Nationals 11 (2) Colt 45s 4

Cardinals #2-Game 5-AA North Semifinal-1:30PM-(3) Marlins 2 (1) Gators 14

Cardinals #3-Game 6-AA South Semifinal-1:30PM-(2) Nationals 2 Thunder 14

Cardinals #4--Game 7-AAA Semifinal-1:30PM-(4) Beach Bums 2 at (1) Manatees 3 

Cardinals #5-Game 8-AAA Semifinal-1:30PM-(3) Badgers 1 at (2) Tigres 2 

NABA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ARIZONA

Over 18 Divisions October 3-6, 2013

Contact the NABA National Office at 800-621-6479 for other divisions’ dates and to enter

NABA FLORIDA WORLD SERIES

Thursday, October 31-Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013

Contact the NABA National Office at 800-621-6479 to enter

PALM BEACH BEACH SPRING 2013 FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

18AAA           W  L  T   PCT    GB           

Manatees-DP    14  5  1   .725           -

Tigres-P       14  6  0  .700  0.75

Badgers-P      10  9  2  .524  3.75

Beach Bums-P    7 10  3  .425  5.50    

Senators        2 17  2  .143 11.75

P-Clinched playoff berth D-Division Winner

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18AA North      W  L  T   PCT    GB

Gators-DP      17  3  0  .850     -

Hitmen-P       10  8  2  .550  5.50     

Marlins-P       8 10  2  .450     7.50

Orioles-P       8 10  1  .447     7.75         

Sugar Kings     8 11  1  .425     8.25

Dodgers         7 13  0  .350 10.00    

D-Division Winner

P-Clinched playoff berth

18AA South      W  L  T   PCT    GB

Thunder-DP     14  4  1  .763     -  

Colt 45s-P     14  5  0  .737  0.75 

Nationals-P    10  7  2  .575  3.25

Leones-P        9  8  1   .528     4.50 

Expos           5 14  0  .263  9.75  

Angels          1 18  0  .053 13.75

D-Division Winner 

P-Clinched playoff berth