Taylor Farms California Athletics were declared the winners of the
2009 Best of the West tournament Sunday in Santa Barbara, when the
other three members of the “Final Four” could not stay for the
championship game at 3pm, as they had to catch flights home. (Pueblo
Bandits, Portland CR Rockers and Innovative Communications of Utah)
Pueblo Colorado defeated Mexicali, 3-0 in a quarterfinal after earning
the first round bye, but had to catch flights home, and could not stay
to play Taylor Farms, in a scheduled 1:15pm slated semi-final.
Meanwhile, in the other bracket, Portland CR Rockers and Innovative
Communications squared off in the other semi-final, at 1:15pm, with
the winner slated to play Taylor Farms, who advanced to the
championnship game by virtue of the forfeit win over Pueblo. However,
Portland CR Rockers (from Oregon) and Innovative Communications (from
Utah) also had to catch flights home, and announced before the start
of the Portland/Utah semi-final, that neither would be able to stay
for the 3pm championship game.
So Taylor Farms California Athletic's were crowed as 2009 Best of the
West champions.
Taylor Farms entered Sunday as the #3 seed out of 15 teams, with a 2-1
record on Saturday. Their only loss was to Pueblo, 2-1, in the very
first game of the tournament at 8:30am on Saturday morning, with
winning run scoring in the final inning.
Taylor Farms won their first two single elimination playoff games
Sunday, a 4-0 win over the Santa Barbara Young Bucks in an 8am game,
and a 5-0 win over the Bakersfield Silverhawks in an 11:30am
quarterfinal, and were slated for the rematch with Pueblo that never
came to pass.
Marcus Tan, the shortstop for Taylor Farms California Athletics (and
newest member of Team USA), earned Most Valuable Player honors, while
Jeremy Manley captured the Most Valuable Pitcher trophy. Manley had 48
strikeouts in 3 games on Saturday, and surrendered but one run all day
yesterday. He capped that performance with another shutout win over
Mexicali, his second shutout win over them in as many days.
In the final game of the tournament, the Portland CR Rockers beat
Innovative Communications of Utah in the tournament’s final game, 9-2
to determine the runner-up. The winning pitcher was Randy Frame,
losing pitcher Lee Cose.
First Place: Taylor Farms California Athletics
Second Place: Portland CR Rockers
Third Place: Innovative Communications
Fourth Place: Pueblo Bandits
Game by game results below.
Tournament website:
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/bow.htm
The tournament website includes team profiles on most of the 15 teams
who competed:
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/tournaments/california/bow/2009/teams.2009.htm
Twitter Best of the West updates posted during tournament
http://twitter.com/fastpitchwest
Maddy will post her Best of the West photos at her website laster in
the week, with announcement to follow when she does.
www.maddysphotos.com
We'll have a few video clips to share on YouTube as well.
Scoresheets not available at the tournament, so if any players,
managers or fans have information which is not shown below, i.e. a
winning or losing pitchers, please email to me.
Best regards,
Jim Flanagan
www.fastpitchwest.com
email: jim (at) fastpitchwest (dot) com
GAME BY GAME RESULTS
Saturday Scoreboard
Details below and available at:
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/tournaments/california/bow/2009/scoreboard.sat..2009.htm
Saturday May 30
Game 1 @ Elings Park Field 1 - 8:30 AM
Taylor Farms Athletics vs. Pueblo Bandits
Bandits 2, Taylor Farms1
WP-Manley
LP-Drotzmann
Manley struck out 14 and had the game winning triple in the last inning.
Shawn Vanduvall homered and Nick Santos was 1-2 with the other RBI
Game 2 @ Elings Park Field 2 - 8:30 AM
CR Rockers Vs Rude Pac
Portland Rockers4, Rude Pac 2
WP-Mark Bennett, in relief of Lee Cose
LP-Doug Sleep, with relief from Gerald Pyle in the last inning
Rob Penticoff was 2-2 with 2 RBI. Ricky Martin was 2-3 with 2 RBI
Game 3 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 8:30 AM
SoCal Tribes Vs Silver Hawks
Silverhawks4, So Cal Tribes 0
WP-Todd Winkworth
LP-Sonny Perkins
Sean Barker was 2-3 while Chris McGehee drove in a run.
Game 4 @ Pershing Park – 8:30 AM
Tri-County Vs Coyotes
Tri County 10, Coyotes 7
WP-Rodgers
LP-Smalling
Game 5 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 10:15 AM
Santa Cecelia Vs Innovative Communications
Innovative Communications 5
Santa Cecelia 3
WP-Webb
LP-Valdez
Game 6 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 10:15 AM
Black Sox Vs Team Pape Pirates
Pirates 7, Black Sox 0
WP-BJ Hunhoff
LP-Randy Clay
HR- none
BJ Hunhoff went the distance, a 3 hit, 5 strikeout shutouf.
Game 7 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 10:15 AM
Maccabi USAVs Young Bucks
Young Bucks 7, Maccabi 6
LP-Rockwood, in relief of Glucksman
Eric Smalling of the Young Bucks with game winning walk off triple
Game 8 @ Pershing Park – 10:15 AM
Hostilez Vs Tri-County
Hostilez 7, Tri County 6
WP-n/a
LP-n/a
Game 9 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 12:00 Noon
Santa Cecilia Vs Pueblo Bandits
Pueblo Bandits 1, Santa Cecelia 0, 9 innings
WP-Jeremy Manley
LP-Panfilo Valdez
Game 10 @ Elings Park – Field 2 – 12:00Noon
Black Sox vs Taylor Farms
Taylor Farms 6, Black Sox 2
WP-Mike Egerdeen
LP-Ron Rupp (8 K’s in the losss)
HR-none
Jason Porto had two doubles.
Game 11 @ Elings Park – Field 3 – 12:00Noon
Maccabi USAVs SoCal Tribes
So Cal Tribes 3, Maccabi USA 1
WP-Sonny Perkins
LP-Dave Blackburn
HR-Nordie (Tribes).
The Tribes led the entire game, with Maccabi’s run coming in the 5th.
They threatened in the final inning, but the game ended on a line
drive out off the bat of Cory Angel, with the bases loaded, caught by
the Tribes shortstop.
Game 12 @ Pershing Park – 12:00 Noon
Silver Hawks Vs Hostilez
Hostilez 7, Silverhawks 6
WP-Anthony Loza
LP-Todd Winkworth
Jason Caragoza 3-4 with 2 RBI.
Game 13 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 1:45 PM
Team Pape Pirates Vs CR Rockers
Team Pape Bay Area Pirates 9, Portland CR Rockers 0
WP-BJ Hunhoff ** no-hitter **
LP-Mark Bennett
Game 14 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 1:45 PM
Rude Pac Vs Innovative Communications
Innovative Communications, UT 6, Rude Pac 5
WP-Steve Morgan
LP-Matt Barnes
Game 15 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 1:45 PM
Young Bucks Vs Coyotes
Coyotes 7, Santa Barbara Young Bucks 5
WP-Will Oldham
LP-Ceclio Smalling
HR-Jacob Venzer (to lead off the game)
Coyotes Will Oldham was 3-3, with 5 RBI; Buddy Armijo was also 3-3, as
was Jacob Venzer. The Coyotes George Valdivia and Rudy Soriano were
1-2 with a walk a piece.
Game 16 @ Pershing Park – 1:45 PM
Silver Hawks Vs Tri-County
Bakersfield Silverhawks 12, Tri County 1
WP-Todd Winkworth
LP-Jeremy Rodgers
Game 17 @ Elings Park Field 1 – 3:30 PM
CR Rockers Vs Bandits
Pueblo Bandits 4, Portland CR Rockers 0
WP-Jeremy Manley
LP-n/a
Game 18 @ Elings Park Field 2 – 3:30 PM
Taylor Farms Athletics Vs Innovative Communications
Taylor Farms California Athletics 4, Innovative Communications, UT 1
WP-Travis Price
LP-Randy Frame
Game 19 @ Elings Park Field 3 – 3:30 PM
Rude Pac vs Black Sox
Rude Pac 1, LB Black Sox 0
WP-Ed Gaspar
LP-Todd Budke
Game 20 @ Pershing Park – 3:30 PM
Maccabi USAVs Hostilez
Maccabi USA 9, Hostilez 8,
WP-Bob Rockwood
LP-Howie Diaz
Maccabi led 4-1, was overcome by 7 runs in the 6th, and then rallied
for five of their own, including three on Jason Gluckman’s dramatic 3
run walk off home run.
Game 21 @ Elings Park Field 1 - 5:15 PM
Santa Cecelia Vs Team Pape Pirates
Santa Cecelia, Mexical, Mexico 2, Bay Area Team Pape Pirates 0
WP-Panfilo Valdez
LP-Keith Frey (BJ Hunhoff relieved in 6th)
Game 22 @ Pershing Park – 5:15 PM
So CalTribes Vs Coyotes
So Cal Tribes 6, Beaumont Coyotes 1
WP-n/a
LP-Cecilio Smalling
Single Elimination Sunday Playoff Scoreboard
Details below and available at:
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/tournaments/california/bow/2009/scoreboard.sun..2009.htm
Sunday Playoff Scoreboard
FIRST ROUND
Game 23 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 - 4th Place Vs 13th Place
So Cal Tribes vs. Tri County Santa Barbara
So Cal Tribes 6, Tri County Santa Barbara 1
Game 24 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 - 7th Place Vs 10th Place
Morongo Hostilez v. Portland CR Rockers
Portland CR Rockers 10, Hostilez 1
WP-Spud Barker
LP-n/a
Ryan Dailey hit an inside the park home run for Portland.
Game 25 8:00 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 – 8th Place Vs 9th Place
Santa Cecelia Mexical, Mexico v. A-1 Rude Pac
Mexicali 1, Rude Pac 0
WP-Panfilo Valdez
LP-Doug Sleep
Game 26 8:00 AM @ Pershing Park - 6th Place Vs 11th Place
Innovative Communications UT vs. Maccabi USA
Innovative Communications UT 4, Maccabi USA 2
WP-Ryan Webb
LP-Jason Gluckman
Jason Gluckman was 2-3 with 2 RBI
Tommy Gray hit a 2 run HR for Innovative
Innovative advances to the second round, while Maccabi is eliminated
Game 27 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 2 – 2nd Place Vs 15th Place
Bay Area Pirates v. Long Beach Black Sox
Pirates beat the Black Sox
Game 28 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 – 3rd Place Vs 14th Place
Taylor Farms Calfornia Athletics v. Santa Barbara Young Bucks
Taylor Farms 4, Santa Barbara Young Bucks 0
WP-Dave Drotzmann, with relief from Mike Egerdeen
LP-n/a
Game 29 9:45 AM @ Pershing Park – 5th Place Vs 12th Place
Bakersfield Silverhawks v. Beaumont Coyotes
Bakersfield Silverhawks beat the Beaumont Coyotes
SECOND ROUND
Game 30 9:45 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 – (Quarterfinal) W Game 23 Vs W Game 24
Portland beat So Cal Tribes
Game 31 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 2(Quarter-Final) W Game 27 Vs W Game 26
Bay Area Pirates v. Innovative Communications
Innovative Communications, UT 9, Bay Area Pirates 4
WP-Russ Chadwick in relief of Steve Morgan
LP-Keith Frey in relief of BJ Hunhoff
HR-Canyon Vance of Innovative; Ron Brannin (also for Innovative)
Canyon Vance 3 RBI.
Game 32 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 1 (Quarter-Final) 1st Place Vs W Game 25
Pueblo Bandits 4, Mexicali 0
WP-Jeremy Manley
LP-Panfilo Valdez
Game 33 11:30 AM @ Elings Park Field 3 (Quarter-Final) W Game 28 Vs W Game 29
Taylor Farms California Athletics 5, Bakersfield Silverhawks 1
WP-Mike Egerdeen, with Travis Price in relief
LP-Todd Winkworth
THIRD ROUND - SEMI-FINALS
Game 34 1:15 PM @ Elings Park Field 2 (SemiFinals) W Game 30 Vs W Game 31
Portland CR Rockers v. Innovative Communications, UT
Portland CR Rockers 9, Innovative Communications 2
WP-Randy Frame
LP-Lee Cose
Game 35 1:15 PM @ Elings Park Field 1 (Semi-Finals) W Game 32 Vs W Game 33
Pueblo Bandits v. Taylor Farms
Taylor Farms 7, Pueblo Bandits 0
(forfeit, Pueblo had to leave to catch flights)
2009 BEST OF THE WEST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Game 36 3:00 PM @ Elings Park Field 1 (Championship) W Game 34 vs W Game 35
Taylor Farms California Athletics 7, Portland CR Rockers 0
(forfeit, Portland had to catch flights
