Pitchers that toed the rubber in this five team event were from:  Argentina, Australia, Czech Republic, New Zealand, and Venezuela.

     Dolan and Murphy of Aurora, IL defeated the Toro's of Topeka Kansas 4 - 1 in the championship game.  Marek Maly (Czech Republic) with relief help from Sisko Sabate (Argentina) pitched the winning game for the Shamrock's.  The losing pitcher Carlos Ucero (Venezuela) gave up four runs in the bottom of the first before settling down.

     Other teams in the tournament were:  Hustle Hogs of DeKalb, IL; Optimum Crush of Kenosha, WI; and the Bar Buzz of Appleton, WI.

 

MVP was Sisko Sabate of Aurora from Argentina and the MVP Pitcher was Marek Maly of Aurora from the Czech Republic.  Fabio Silvestre of the Hogs from Argentina was the leading hitter.

 

Special thanks to scorekeeper Andy Breitzke and Mike Watson (NAFA Rep) for helping with the local organizers.  Bob Neville, the UIC also did a terrific job with the umpires.

 

Friday the 17th:

Hogs - 5     vs.     Dolan and Murphy - 2

 

Saturday the 18th:

Topeka - 4     vs.     Optimum Crush - 3

Optimum Crush - 4    vs.     The Buzz - 3

Dolan and Murphy - 4     vs.     The Buzz - 3

Hogs - 12     vs.     Optimum Crush - 7

Topeka - 2     vs.     Hogs - 0

Dolan and Murphy - 4     vs.    Topeka - 1

Sunday the 19th:

 

Topeka - 5    vs.     The Buzz - 2

The Buzz - 2     vs.     Hogs - 1

Dolan and Muphy - 6     vs.     Optimum Crush - 2

 

Dolan and Murphy - 4     vs.     Topeka - 1

 

 

Dolan and Murphy     4 - 1

Topeka                          3 - 2

Hogs                              2 - 2

Optimum Crush           1 - 3

The Buzz                       1 - 3

 

All Tournament

Pitchers

Fabio Silvestre (Hogs) 1-1 14IP 10H 14K 2.19ERA (also leading hitter for tournament)

Kevin Kammueller (Buzz) 1-1 16IP 13H 17K 2.00ERA

 

Hitters:

Mike Armittage (Aurora)

P McKinney (Aurora)

Carlos Carreno  (Toros)

Boomer Berry (Toros)

Joel Harris (Toros)

Chad Crutcher  (Hogs)

Tom Crouch  (Hogs)

Collin Suebert (Buzz)

John Wilson  (Optimum Crush)

Shawn Dahlke  (Optimum Crush)

Nick Poeping (Optimum Crush)

 

*Stats complied by Loren Lathrop-NAFA

Leading Hitters (Top 15):

Silvestre-Hogs ..555

Sabate-Aurora .545

Carreno-Toros .500

Maly-Aurora .500

Wilson-OC .500

S. Dahlke -OC .429

Poeping-OC .417

Seubert-Buzz .363

Armitage-Aurora .363

McKinney-Aurora .333

Crutcher-Hogs .333

Berry-Toros .308

T. Crouch-Hogs .300

Corbett-Buzz .272

Harris-Toros .266

 

HR Leaders:

Carreno 2

Seubert 2

Wilson 2

Maly 2