Hayward, CA
Santa Rosa Fastpitch Club rebounded from a 9-2 loss to
Da Bruddah's of Hayward in the first championship game to win the
2008 NorCal Pacific Coast C Fastpitch Championship by pounding out an
18-5 win over Da Bruddah's in the "if needed" finals here Sunday.
Brandon Shearer was the winning pitcher in the championship game.
Santa Rosa never trailed after being staked to a quick 1-0 lead in
the first inning by a towering home run far over the right-field
fence by rightfielder Dustin Green.
Da Bruddah's, who advanced to the finals by beating Funky Monkey in
the loser's bracket finals, handed Santa Rosa ace Jeff Want the loss
in the first game. Trailing 2-0 going into the bottom of the fifth
inning, the Hayward team tied the game with two runs in the fifth and
then exploded for seven runs in the sixth.
Third-place finisher Funky Monkey lost its opening game 7-1 to Santa
Rosa Fastpitch but then win five consecutive games before being
eliminated by Da Bruddah's.
Santa Rosa, which finished fourth in last year's Class C National
Tournament in Killeen, Texas. lived up to its advance billing by
winning four consecutive ames here Saturday to move Sunday's
championship game in the NorCal Pacific Coast Tournament.
Santa Rosa opened the tournament with a 7-1 win over Funky Monkey
(formerly King's Realty), defeated Dresslerville AC of Nevada 9-1 in
their second game, beat Team Bloodline 12-2, and then topped Da
Bruddah's 10-4.
Herbert Dower
dower@sonic.net
