Former FPBL 14u League Champion Weston Hawks Coach Ed Marti NOW, the SF Elite Squad 15u Coach continues to roll with the best. Marti along with most of the same players he coached in the league is ringing some bells at the National level. The Squad coming off a very successful Junior Olympics tournament where they made it to the Elite 8 now come out and win the BCS Championship....Here is a recap of the Championship Game and some of the Blogs about the team/players.
The East Cobb Astros had the bases load in the bottom of the 7th inning
with one out but were unable to get any runs home as the #12 South Florida Elite
Squad defeated #2 East Cobb Astros to win the 15U BCS Finals. On there way to
the championship, South Florida defeated the #5, #4, #1, and #2
seeds.
The Astros got the scoring started in the bottom of the 1st inning
when Jacob Bruce (2011, Woodstock HS, GA) singled and later
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Two batter later he scored on an error on
the shortstop.
The Elite Squad sported a big rally of their own in the
top of the third inning as they pushed 4 runs across. After two singles and a
walk to load the bases, Esteban Puerta (2012, University
School, Fla)tripled to right center to plate all three runs, giving the Elite
Squad a 3-1 lead. The Elite would add another to take a 4-1 lead into the bottom
of the 3rd inning.
The Astros would cut the lead to 4-3 when they walked
the bases loaded. Both Kendall Hawkins (2012, Cartersville HS,
GA) and Hunter Webb (2013, Russell County HS, GA) had RBI
singles to get East Cobb within one run.
South Florida would have a big
inning of their own in the top of the 5th inning as Michael Klement
(2012, American Heritage HS, Fla) doubled with two outs. After a walk,
Nick Basto singled in a run before Nick
Travieso (2012, American Heritage HS, Fla) doubled in two more,
giving South Florida a 7-3 lead. But, in the bottom of the 5th inning, East Cobb
scored 4 runs to tie the game at 7. Chase Scott (2012, Luella
HS, GA) had an RBI double and later scored on a single by Jared Walsh
(2011, Peachtree Ridge HS, GA). Alex Gonzalez (2011,
Lassiter HS, GA) then followed with an RBI double to tie the
game.
Chris Craig (2011 Sheridan Hills HS, Fla) walked
to lead off the 6th inning and later went to second on a pass ball. After being
sacrificed over to third base, Steven Reznyk (2011, Cypress Bay
HS, Fla) executed a perfect squeeze play to score Craig and the eventual
game-winning run.
The Astros would go quite in the 6th, but had the bases
load with one out in th bottom of the 7th but were unable to do anything with it
as Chris Zito (2011, West Broward HS, Fla.) came in relief to
shut down East Cobb and secure the 15U BCS Championship.
MVP and Most Valuable Pitcher Announced
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The Most Valuable Pitcher for the 15U BCS
Tournament was Nick Travieso (2012, American Heritage HS, Fla). For the
tournament Travieso threw 6 1/3 innings, whiling striking out 13 batters and
topping out at 94 mph. He didn't allow a hit or a run, as he went 1-0 with a
save.
The Co-MVP's for the 15U BCS Tournament were Michael
Klement (2012, American Heritage HS, Fla.) and Jacob Bruce (2011, Woodstock HS,
GA).
For the Tournament Klement went 10-for-25 with 5 extra base
hits, including 2 home runs, and 12 RBI's. He had an on-base percentage of .545,
while scoring 11 runs and drawing 8 walks. He was also a standout from behind
the plate, putting an end to the oppositions running game. |
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| #12 SFL Elite Squad Win 15U BCS Finals |
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The #12 seeded South Florida Elite Squad defeated #2 East
Cobb Astros by the score of 8 - 7 to win the 15U Perfect Game BCS Finals. On
their way to the championship, South Florida Elite Squad defeated the #5, #4,
#1, and #2 seeds.
East Cobb got the scoring started in the bottom of the
1st inning when Jacob Bruce (2011, Woodstock HS, GA) singled
and later advanced to second on a wild pitch. Two batter later he scored on an
error on the shortstop.
The Elite Squad sported a big rally of their own
in the top of the third inning as they pushed 4 runs across. After two singles
and a walk to load the bases, Esteban Puerta (2012, University
School, Fla) tripled to right center to plate all three runs, giving the Elite
Squad a 3-1 lead. The Elite would add another to take a 4-1 lead into the bottom
of the 3rd inning.
The Astros would cut the lead to 4-3 when they walked
the bases loaded. Both Kendall Hawkins (2012, Cartersville HS,
GA) and Hunter Webb (2013, Russell County HS, GA) had RBI
singles to get East Cobb within one run.
South Florida would have a big
inning of their own in the top of the 5th inning as Michael Klement
(2012, American Heritage HS, Fla) doubled with two outs. After a walk,
Nick Basto singled in a run before Nick
Travieso (2012, American Heritage HS, Fla) doubled in two more,
giving South Florida a 7-3 lead. But, in the bottom of the 5th inning, East Cobb
scored 4 runs to tie the game at 7. Chase Scott (2012, Luella
HS, GA) had an RBI double and later scored on a single by Jared Walsh
(2011, Peachtree Ridge HS, GA). Alex Gonzalez (2011,
Lassiter HS, GA) then followed with an RBI double to tie the
game.
Chris Craig (2011 Sheridan Hills HS, Fla) walked
to lead off the 6th inning. Domenick Mancini (2012 Cypress Bay
HS, Fla) came in as a pitch runner and went to second on a pass ball. After
being sacrificed over to third base by Brandon Lopez (2012
American Heritage HS, Fla), Steven Reznyk (2011, Cypress Bay
HS, Fla) executed a perfect squeeze play to score Mancini and the eventual
game-winning run.
The Astros would go quite in the 6th, but had the bases
load with one out in the bottom of the 7th but were unable to do anything with
it as Chris Zito (2011, West Broward HS, Fla.) came in relief
to shut down East Cobb and secure the 15U BCS
Championship. |
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