RED SOX OR ATHLETICS

Palm Beacher is MVP as Dallas, Tampa Bay team capture Florida World Series titles

          The Dallas (TX) Redbirds and Tampa Bay Thunder won championships Sunday, November 9 in Jupiter, with both games shortened by steady rainfall.  Dallas, managed by Dallas-Fort Worth league President JD Magee, defeated the Tri-State Titans of South Jersey 4-0 at Roger Dean Stadium to cop the 25 Wood Division title, while the Thunder scored a first inning run and it held up to defeat the two time defending champion NY Mariners 1-0 at St. Louis Cardinals Field #4. 

          The Redbirds-Titans game had to be called in the top of the 6th inning when the morning long rain caused difficulties for the pitchers.  The Tampa Bay-New York game was called after five complete innings.  Stadium officials and the NABA agreed on Saturday night to move the championship games to two different fields because of the threat of rain, and that proved to be a wise decision since the title games were played to the point of being “official games”. 

          Paul Chasse (pronounced “chase”), who has pitched for several NABA Palm Beach League teams, went the distance with a two hitter and won Most Outstanding Player honors.  Another Palm Beacher, Joshua Rivera, also had a win earlier in the tournament for the Dallas team.  Several other Palm Beach players also participated in the tournament.