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EJC Tournament #12 Rd. 2

Andy Ashby went 8 strong as the ‘98 Padres beat the ‘01 Diamondbacks 4-1!

SDP(2-0) 4 6 0
ARI(1-1) 1 6 0

W: Ashby 1-0
L: Schilling 0-1
S: Hoffman 1

HR: SDP- G. Vaughn(1)

SDP: C. Gómez 1-3 Sac 2B RBI

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Here’s the semifinal matchups.
The Twins and Marlins won the coin toss and will be the host teams. The winners of each game earn an automatic bid into the 2025 tournament.

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I know who I want to win, Twins vs someone else.

But undecided on the Friars vs the Fish.

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Twins will be heavy underdogs in this one. Sweet Music is unavailable until the title game.

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EJC #13 Semifinal

Berra’s 2R HR broke a 3-3 tie in the 8th and the ‘55 Yankees advance to the finals with a 6-4 win over the ‘87 Twins.

NYY(3-0) 6 8 0
MIN(2-1) 4 9 1

W: Sturdivant 1-0
L: Berenguer 0-1
S: Konstanty 2

HR: NYY- Berra(2) Martin(1)

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EJC #14 Semifinal
The ‘03 Marlins score 2 on a 2 out rally in the 8th and advance to the finals with a 3-1 win over the ‘98 Padres!

SDP(2-1) 1 6 1
FLA(3-0) 3 9 1

W: Redman 1-0
L: Hitchcock 0-1
S: Urbina 3

SB: FLA- Encarnacion(1)

FLA: Luis Castillo 2-4 2B GWRBI

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San Diego had 1st and 3rd with no outs in the 9th when John Vander Wal ph and flyed out to Juan Pierre. Fans were miffed when Joyner tried to tag from 3rd on the play and was thrown out by Pierre.

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9th inning was no time to test Pierre’s arm.

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EJC #15 Championship

Turley can’t find the zone and the 2003 Marlins break a 2-2 tie in the 9th. They claim the 2024 Championship 3-2 over the 55 Yankees.

FLA(4-0) 3 7 0
NYY(3-1) 2 8 1

W: Urbina 1-0
L: Turley 0-1

SB: FLA- Pierre 2(4,5) Castillo(2)

FLA: Derek Lee 2-4 2B 2RBI

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Here’s the final bracket with the tournament trophy and MVP award. Josh Beckett claims the tournament MVP going 1-0 over 16 IP with a 1.13 ERA!

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8-16-22
Drysdale goes 7 strong as the Miners beat the Twins 5-2!

MIN(60-63) 2 6 0
SFM(77-46) 5 6 0

W: Drysdale 15-7 3.30 ERA
L: Morris 6-8 4.20 ERA
S: Nen 19 3.55 ERA

SB: MIN- Molitor(40)

SFM: Gwynn 2-4 2 2B wk 2RBI .301 avg.

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8-17-22
Gómez goes the distance as the Miners shutout the Twins 6-0!

MIN(60-64) 0 4 0
SFM(77-46) 6 11 0

W: Gomez 5-1 1.93 ERA
L: Scott 8-8 4.13 ERA

HR: SFM- DiMaggio(22)

SB: SFM- Bonds(19)

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8-18-22
Big Unit K’s 10 over 6 innings as the Miners beat the Twins 11-5!

SFM(79-46) 11 14 2
MIN(60-65) 5 10 0

W: R. Johnson 13-6 3.12 ERA
L: J. Johnson 9-9 4.29 ERA

HR: SFM- Ventura(5) M. Williams(15) Lombardi(11) MIN- Hrbek(15) Repulski(5)

SB: SFM- Bonds(20)

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8-19-22
Miners mash 3HRs. Complete 4-game sweep of Twins with a 7-3 win!

SFM(80-46) 7 11 1
MIN(60-66) 3 10 0

W: Nolan 10-6 4.79 ERA
L: Koosman 6-11 3.83 ERA

HR: SFM- Cronin(6) Lombardi(12) M. Williams(16)

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8-16-22
Pepiot goes 6 solid innings in his WLB debut as the Clowns beat the D’Backs 6-2!

IND(69-54) 6 11 0
ARI(50-73) 2 6 0

W: Pepiot 1-0 3.00 ERA
L: Bradish 2-5 4.09 ERA

HR: IND- Strong(8) Mattingly(14) ARI- Ethier(5)

SB: IND- Carey(25) Strong(18)

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8-16-22
Drillers jump all over Newhouser for 3 early runs and never look back as they beat the Tigers 6-1!

DET(60-63) 1 7 1
OKD(64-59) 6 13 1

W: Rogan 10-10 3.29 ERA
L: Newhouser 6-13 4.43 ERA

HR: OKD- Mantle(22) Redus(4)

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8-17-22
Kiki Cuyler swipes 4 bags and scored all 3 runs as the Tigers beat the Drillers 3-2!

DET(61-63) 3 9 0
OKD(64-60) 2 7 0

W: Putnam 1-3 5.77 ERA
L: Sadler 2-4 2.18 ERA
S: Putz 32 1.44 ERA

HR: OKD- Dark(2)

SB: DET- Cuyler 4(44)

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Hendersonian numbers!

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8-18-22
Tigers beat Drillers 12-9 in slugfest!

OKD(64-61) 9 14 2
DET(62-63) 12 17 1

W: Smoltz 9-8 4.47 ERA
L: Barnes 11-8 3.97 ERA
S: Radatz 1 3.80 ERA

HR: DET- Maxwell(17) Cuyler(1) Simmons(4)

SB: DET- Cuyler 2(46) Edman(13)

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8-19-22
Tigers claw their way back to .500, take 3 of 4 from the Drillers with a 4-3 win!

OKD(64-62) 3 9 0
DET(63-63) 4 11 0

W: Kaat 9-8 4.65 ERA
L: Blanton 10-7 3.14 ERA
S: Putz 33 1.41 Era

HR: OKD- Bench(10)

SB: DET- Cuyler 2(48)

DET: Fournier 2-3 3B wk 2R 2RBI .309 avg.

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Kiki Cuyler went 8-16 in the series with a HR and 8 SB.

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8-17-22
Clowns beat the D’Backs 6-2 for the second straight day.

IND(70-54) 6 14 0
ARI(50-74) 2 5 0

W: Lynn 11-8 3.68 ERA
L: Braden 7-13 5.84 ERA

HR: IND- Charleston(20) ARI- Bregman(12)

SB: IND- Strong(19) Charleston(68)

Charleston 3-5 .387 avg.

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8-18-22
D’Backs break it open late, beat the Clowns 13-1!

ARI(51-74) 13 14 1
IND(70-55) 1 10 0

W: F. Smith 13-10 2.56 ERA
L: John 10-8 4.51 ERA

HR: ARI- Stephens(10) Garver(17) Kiner(38) GS *Tied WLB lead

SB: ARI- Hatcher(6) IND- Lofton(39) Charleston(69)

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8-19-22
Mattingly led off the 9th with a solo HR as the Clowns walkoff the D’Backs 11-10!

ARI(51-75) 10 13 0
IND(71-55) 11 13 0

W: Plesac 3-7 4.08 ERA
L: Giles 2-6 4.30 ERA

HR: ARI- Verdugo(9) Leiber(6) Kiner(39) *Leads WLB IND- Klein(18) Mattingly(15)

SB: IND- Lofton 3(42)

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8-16-22
Royals hammer Cade Smith for 4 runs in .1IP in his WLB debut as they beat the Grays 10-8!

KCR(66-57) 10 12 0
NAG(67-56) 8 14 0

W:Crow 2-1 3.57 ERA
L:Smith 0-1 108.00 ERA
S:Treinen 24 3.81 ERA

HR: KCR- H. Johnson(14) Clark(18) Horner(24) NAG- Guerrero Jr.(9) Morneau(11)

SB: KCR- Harding(35) NAG- Carew(28)

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8-17-22
Larry Walker’s RBI single gave the Grays a 7-6 walkoff win over the Royals in a wild back and forth game!

KCR(66-58) 6 13 1
NAG(68-56) 7 11 0

W: Rivera 5-2 2.59 ERA
L: Linblad 1-2 3.15 ERA

HR: KCR- Horner(25) NAG- Votto(21)

SB: KCR- Harding 2(37) NAG- Carew(29)

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Two hosers getting some ink for the Nags!

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8-18-22
Walter Johnson tossed 8 strong innings as the Royals beat the Grays 5-2!

NAG(68-57) 2 9 0
KCR(67-58) 5 9 0

W: Johnson 11-10 2.79 ERA
L: Higuera 6-13 5.88 ERA

HR: NAG- Castilla(7) KCR- H. Johnson(15)

SB: KCR- Harding 2(39)

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8-19-22
John Means fires a 2-hit gem! Royals take 3 of 4 from Grays with a 2-0 win!

NAG(68-58) 0 2 0
KCR(68-58) 2 4 0

W: Means 1-0 4.35 ERA
L: Quintana 6-5 5.69 ERA

KCR: George Grantham 1-3 R WK; Halley Harding 1-4 2B RBI

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8-17-22
Ryno homers, drives in 3 as the Mariners beat the Monarchs 5-1!

MIS(64-60) 1 7 1
SEA(58-66) 5 12 1

W: Lester 9-9 3.74 ERA
L: M. Cooper 4-12 4.66 ERA

HR: SEA- Sandberg(11)

SB: SEA- Ellsbury 2(31)

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Nolan, your summary has triggered a joke that I have to let my inner 12-year-old out to tell.

What do you do with an elephant with three balls?
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Walk him and pitch to the rhino!

Honourable mentions for “Walk him and hope that the giraffe grounds into a double play.”

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8-18-22
David Cone allowed 1 unearned run over 8 innings as the Monarchs beat the Mariners 4-1!

SEA(58-67) 1 5 0
MIS(65-60) 4 10 1

W: Cone 12-6 3.42 ERA
L: Lincecum 8-10 4.79 ERA
S: D. Williams 18 2.14 ERA

SB: SEA- Ellsbury(32) MIS- Donaldson(2)

MIS: Wright 3-3 2 2B R 2RBI

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8-19-22
Sexson powers Mariners to a 6-2 win over the Monarchs!

SEA(59-67) 6 12 0
MIS(65-61) 2 6 1

W: Lolich 10-8 3.45 ERA
L: Wood 13-9 3.05 ERA

HR: SEA- Sexson 2(17)

SB: SEA- Sandberg(19)

E: MIS- Burger 1

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8-16-22
Pioneers score 6 in the 2nd and coast to an 8-3 win over the Brewers!

MIL(44-79) 3 10 1
WES(49-73) 8 10 0

W: Jackson 7-13 5.13 ERA
L: Radke 2-16 4.78 ERA

HR: WES- Killebrew(33)

SB: MIL- Beaumont(20) Grudzielanek(11)

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8-17-22
Brewers drop 10, 9 unearned over the last two innings as they beat the Pioneers 16-4!

MIL(45-79) 16 14 0
WES(49-75) 4 10 2

W: Bauers 5-10 5.89 ERA
L: Schmidt 8-13 4.76 ERA

HR: MIL- A. Simmons(9) Hauser(14) WES- Lansing(5)

SB: WES- Kiner-Falefa(4)

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8-18-22
Lansing’s E in the 8th opened the door for Koenecke’s sac fly that would give the Brewers a 4-3 win over the Pioneers.

WES(49-76) 3 8 1
MIL(46-79) 4 9 0

W: Joss 9-12 3.64 ERA
L: Lindstrom 1-10 5.22 ERA
S: Neshek 13 3.73 ERA

HR: MIL- A. Simmons(10) Grudzielanek(1)

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8-19-22
Burleigh Grimes shutout the Pioneers on 4 hits. Brewers win 3 of 4 with a 4-0 win!

WES(49-77) 0 4 0
MIL47-79) 4 8 0

W: Grimes 8-11 4.02 ERA
L: McNally 8-10 4.60 ERA

SB: WES- Victorino(24)

MIL: Al Simmons 2-4 R RBI

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Somewhere in a parallel universe, Burleigh Grimes is in a pitching matchup against Mark Buehrle.

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8-16-22
Cliff Lee’s RBI single broke a 2-2 tie in the 9th as the Meadowlarks upset the Padres 3-2!

NEB(42-81) 3 13 0
SDP(80-43) 2 6 0

W: G. Johnson 5-11 5.51 ERA
L: Hoffman 3-6 2.21 ERA

SB: NEB- Ashburn(21)

CS: NEB- Bennett(3)

NEB: Cerv- 2-4 2B WK RBI