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TOP SEEDED TWINS AND THIRD SEEDED METS EARN 18AAA FINAL NUMBER ONE SEMINOLES AND SEEDED ROCKHOUNDS MEET FOR 18AA CROWN AND TOP TWO, LOS POTROS AND RANGERS, SQUARE OFF 18A CHAMPIONSHIP The Twins will be gunning for their third straight NABA Palm Beach championship next Sunday after topping the fourth seeded Cardinals 9-4 at the Roger Dean Complex in yesterday's semifinals. The Cardinals had downed the fifth seeded Boynton Red Sox 14-1 in the quarterfinals. Jim Romano hit a grand slam for the Cards in their victory over the Sox. Twins' ace Jose Acuna pitched his team to the win. The Twins won both the spring and fall titles in the 2004 season. They will be playing the third seeded Mets, who ran away from the number six Redbirds 13-1 in the quarterfinals, then downed the second seeded Arrigo Dodgers 5-3 behind Mike Draper's strong pitching. It was the second time in three weeks that the Mets had beaten the Dodgers, and the third time in four meetings that they have beaten the Dodgers. The Mets took the first one 3-1, the Dodgers came back with a 7-0 victory. The Mets came back with a 2-1 victory two weeks ago, followed by the win in the semifinals. The Mets will be seeking their first league championship. However, their manager Pete Brescia is gunning for his fourth. He guided the Rockets to a title in the 18AA Fall 1998 league, then managed the Rockets to a pair of 18AAA championships, winning both the spring and fall titles in 2001. In the 18AA league, the top seeded regular season champion Baseball Express Seminoles got a real scare, but pulled out a 17-16 semifinal win over the number five seeded Cardello's Wise Guy's at the Dean Complex. Dwayne Cabral's two run single in the bottom of the 9th drove in the winning runs for the Seminoles who trailed 16-12 after eight innings and were down by a run going to the final frame. It was the second one run game of the day for the Wise Guy's. They nipped the fourth seeded Angels 8-7 in the quarterfinals. The second seeded Rockhounds overcame an early 2-0 deficit to beat the number six Renegades 10-3 as Eric Morales blasted a homer and three singles, driving in two runs. The Renegades blasted the number three seeded Giants 10-0 in the quarterfinals. The top two seeds advanced to the 18A finals, winning morning games at the Santaluces fields in Lantana. The top seeded and regular season champion Los Potros rallied to beat the number four seeded Parientes 16-7 after spotting them four first inning runs. Alex Larrin hit a two run homer for Los Potros. The Texas Rangers, seeded second, defeated the Marlins 8-4 to earn a spot against Los Potros in the league finale. 18AAA Playoff Results Aug 21, 2005 (At Roger Dean, Jupiter) Quarterfinals Mets 13 Redbirds 1 Cardinals 14 Red Sox 1 Semifinals Mets 5 Dodgers 3 Twins 9 Cardinals 4 18AA Playoffs-Aug 21, 2005 (At Roger Dean, Jupiter) Quarterfinals Renegades 10 Giants 0 Wise Guy’s 8 Angels 7 Semifinals Seminoles 17 WiseGuy’s 16 Rockhounds 10 Renegades 3 18A Playoffs-Aug 21, 2005 (At Santaluces, Lantana) Semifinals Rangers 8 Marlins 4 Los Potros 16 Parientes 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 Seeings in parentheses At Lantana Sports Complex, Lantana 18AAA CHAMPIONSHIP- (1) ESTILO TWINS 5 (3) RJ ELECTRIC METS 0 18AA CHAMPIONSHIP- (2) ROCKHOUNDS 9 (1) SEMINOLES 3 At Santaluces Complex Field #1 18A CHAMPIONSHIP- (2) TEXAS RANGERS 10 (1) LOS POTROS 1

Results-Monday, Jan 21, 2002 18AA Championship Dayton Rangers 4 Chicago River Bandits 2 18AAA Championship Palm Beach Indians 5 Caribbean Stars 4

Results-Monday, Jan 21, 2002 18AA Championship Dayton Rangers 4 Chicago River Bandits 2 18AAA Championship Palm Beach Indians 5 Caribbean Stars 4

When a pitcher delivers a ball that winds up halfway between third place and home plate, it’s time to call it quits. That’s exactly what happened in the bottom of the fifth inning of the 18AAA All Star game at the Lantana Sports Complex Thursday, June 23. With the score tied at 2-2, the National Division All Star team had the go ahead run on third base with no outs and Will Ford of the Boynton Red Sox at the plate when Ryan Chastain (Redbirds) lost his grip on the baseball and it squirted out at a right angle toward his own team’s dugout on the third base side. At that point, home plate umpire Jim Lief and base umpire Bernie Ginsburg, who tried hard to at least finish off the inning so it could be an official game, decided it was simply raining too hard to continue. Billy Brescia of the Arrigo Dodgers had opened the fifth with a double to left field off Chastain and went to third on the bizarre wild pitch. Ford, who had tripled in his team’s first run in the second inning, was at the plate with a chance to put his team ahead but the rains, which had plagued the game from the third inning on, refused to let up and caused the cancellation. Pitching dominated the early going. Wilson Ciprian (Los Tigres) started for the American Division (Los Tigres, Mets, Redbirds, Glory Days) against Jose Acuna (Estilo Twins) who got the nod for the Nationals (Twins, Arrigo Dodgers, Cardinals, Boynton Red Sox). It was fairly dry the first two innings and the pitchers were sharp, until the rains made gripping the ball tough. Ciprian went threee innings and fanned eight batters, including what should should have been the third out in the second inning. Brescia reached base on a third strike that wound up as a wild pitch. He scored on Ford’s triple to deep right field. That was the only hit given up by Ciprian, who was released only this spring by the St.Louis Cardinals’ organization. Acuna also dominated in the first two innings, whiffing six. The only run the American Division got came in the third when Acuna should have been out of the inning. Juan Veras ((Los Tigres) reached first base on a third strike wild pitch by Acuna. After recording the second out of the inning, Acuna was touched for a single by Ariel Rodriguea (Los Tigres), a walk to Marlon Hernandez (RJ Electric Mets) and a bases loaded single by Jose Espino (Los Tigres) to score Veras. The Americans took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth. Ryan McDonald (Mets) drew a walk, moved to second on a groundout by Nick Adames (Los Tigres) and scored on a two out single by the Mets’ Joe Young. That run came off Carlos Dominguez (Arrigo Dodgers), who struck out the side in the fifth inning. The Nationals came back to tie it against Chastain in the bottom of the fourth. Emilio Vargas (Twins) drew a walk, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by the Twins’ Ricky Dominguez. Ford was selected as the game’s Most Valuable Player for his RBI triple and for making an outstanding catch on a foul fly ball down the right field line in the third inning. He received an NABA All Star MVP plaque. All participants received NABA All Star Commemorative shirts. 18AAA All Star Game—June 23, 2005 at Lantana Sports Complex American All Stars (2) AB R H BI BB SO National All Stars (2) AB R H BI BB SO Ariel Rodriguez (Los Tigres) 3 0 1 0 0 2 Melvin Bruno (Twins) 1 0 0 0 1 0 Marlon Hernandez (Mets) 1 0 1 0 1 0 Emilio Vargas (Twins) 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jose Espino (Los Tigres) 2 0 2 1 0 0 Ricky Dominguez (Twins) 2 0 1 1 0 1 Marcos Rodriguez (Glory Days) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Acuna (Twins) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Ryan McDonald (Mets) 1 1 0 0 1 1 Alberto Lambis (Twins) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Adames (Los Tigres) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Nestor Sanjurjo (Arr.Dodgers) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Chastain (Redbirds) 2 0 0 0 0 2 Billy Brescia (Arrigo Dodgers) 2 1 1 0 0 1 Joe Young (Mets) 2 0 1 1 0 0 Will Ford (Boynton Red Sox) 1 0 1 1 0 0 Max Johnson (Redbirds) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Craig Bautz (Cardinals) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Juan Veras (Los Tigres) 2 1 0 0 0 2 Dave Machado (Arrigo Dodgers) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gustavo Lopez (Los Tigres) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Carlos Dominguez (Arr.Dodgers) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wilson Ciprian (Los Tigres) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pete Fuster (Twins) 1 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 21 2 5 2 2 10 TOTALS 16 3 3 2 2 8 Game called, bottom of 5th inning, no outs, runner at third base SCORE BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Americans 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 Nationals 0 1 0 1 x 2 3 0 LOB-Americans 3, Nationals 4 E-None DP-None 2B-Brescia 3B-Ford HR-None SB-None HBP-Lambis (by Chastain) WP-Ciprian, Acuna, Chastain PB-Adames AMERICANS PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO 18A PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO Wilson Ciprian (Los Tigres) 3 1 1 1 1 8 Jose Acuna (Twins) 3 4 1 1 1 6 Ryan Chastain (Redbirds) 1+ 2 1 0 1 0 Carlos Dominguez (Dodgers) 2 1 1 1 1 4 TOTALS 4 3 2 1 2 8 TOTALS 5 5 2 2 2 10 Managers-Americans-Santos Adames (Los Rigres) Nationals-Nelson Sanchez (Twins) Umpires-Hector Cruz (P), Bernie Ginsburg (B) Time of Game: 1:21 MVP-Will Ford (Boynton Red Sox)

When a pitcher delivers a ball that winds up halfway between third place and home plate, it’s time to call it quits. That’s exactly what happened in the bottom of the fifth inning of the 18AAA All Star game at the Lantana Sports Complex Thursday, June 23. With the score tied at 2-2, the National Division All Star team had the go ahead run on third base with no outs and Will Ford of the Boynton Red Sox at the plate when Ryan Chastain (Redbirds) lost his grip on the baseball and it squirted out at a right angle toward his own team’s dugout on the third base side. At that point, home plate umpire Jim Lief and base umpire Bernie Ginsburg, who tried hard to at least finish off the inning so it could be an official game, decided it was simply raining too hard to continue. Billy Brescia of the Arrigo Dodgers had opened the fifth with a double to left field off Chastain and went to third on the bizarre wild pitch. Ford, who had tripled in his team’s first run in the second inning, was at the plate with a chance to put his team ahead but the rains, which had plagued the game from the third inning on, refused to let up and caused the cancellation. Pitching dominated the early going. Wilson Ciprian (Los Tigres) started for the American Division (Los Tigres, Mets, Redbirds, Glory Days) against Jose Acuna (Estilo Twins) who got the nod for the Nationals (Twins, Arrigo Dodgers, Cardinals, Boynton Red Sox). It was fairly dry the first two innings and the pitchers were sharp, until the rains made gripping the ball tough. Ciprian went threee innings and fanned eight batters, including what should should have been the third out in the second inning. Brescia reached base on a third strike that wound up as a wild pitch. He scored on Ford’s triple to deep right field. That was the only hit given up by Ciprian, who was released only this spring by the St.Louis Cardinals’ organization. Acuna also dominated in the first two innings, whiffing six. The only run the American Division got came in the third when Acuna should have been out of the inning. Juan Veras ((Los Tigres) reached first base on a third strike wild pitch by Acuna. After recording the second out of the inning, Acuna was touched for a single by Ariel Rodriguea (Los Tigres), a walk to Marlon Hernandez (RJ Electric Mets) and a bases loaded single by Jose Espino (Los Tigres) to score Veras. The Americans took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth. Ryan McDonald (Mets) drew a walk, moved to second on a groundout by Nick Adames (Los Tigres) and scored on a two out single by the Mets’ Joe Young. That run came off Carlos Dominguez (Arrigo Dodgers), who struck out the side in the fifth inning. The Nationals came back to tie it against Chastain in the bottom of the fourth. Emilio Vargas (Twins) drew a walk, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by the Twins’ Ricky Dominguez. Ford was selected as the game’s Most Valuable Player for his RBI triple and for making an outstanding catch on a foul fly ball down the right field line in the third inning. He received an NABA All Star MVP plaque. All participants received NABA All Star Commemorative shirts. 18AAA All Star Game—June 23, 2005 at Lantana Sports Complex American All Stars (2) AB R H BI BB SO National All Stars (2) AB R H BI BB SO Ariel Rodriguez (Los Tigres) 3 0 1 0 0 2 Melvin Bruno (Twins) 1 0 0 0 1 0 Marlon Hernandez (Mets) 1 0 1 0 1 0 Emilio Vargas (Twins) 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jose Espino (Los Tigres) 2 0 2 1 0 0 Ricky Dominguez (Twins) 2 0 1 1 0 1 Marcos Rodriguez (Glory Days) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Acuna (Twins) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Ryan McDonald (Mets) 1 1 0 0 1 1 Alberto Lambis (Twins) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Adames (Los Tigres) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Nestor Sanjurjo (Arr.Dodgers) 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Chastain (Redbirds) 2 0 0 0 0 2 Billy Brescia (Arrigo Dodgers) 2 1 1 0 0 1 Joe Young (Mets) 2 0 1 1 0 0 Will Ford (Boynton Red Sox) 1 0 1 1 0 0 Max Johnson (Redbirds) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Craig Bautz (Cardinals) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Juan Veras (Los Tigres) 2 1 0 0 0 2 Dave Machado (Arrigo Dodgers) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gustavo Lopez (Los Tigres) 2 0 0 0 0 1 Carlos Dominguez (Arr.Dodgers) 1 0 0 0 0 1 Wilson Ciprian (Los Tigres) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pete Fuster (Twins) 1 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 21 2 5 2 2 10 TOTALS 16 3 3 2 2 8 Game called, bottom of 5th inning, no outs, runner at third base SCORE BY INNINGS 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Americans 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 Nationals 0 1 0 1 x 2 3 0 LOB-Americans 3, Nationals 4 E-None DP-None 2B-Brescia 3B-Ford HR-None SB-None HBP-Lambis (by Chastain) WP-Ciprian, Acuna, Chastain PB-Adames AMERICANS PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO 18A PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO Wilson Ciprian (Los Tigres) 3 1 1 1 1 8 Jose Acuna (Twins) 3 4 1 1 1 6 Ryan Chastain (Redbirds) 1+ 2 1 0 1 0 Carlos Dominguez (Dodgers) 2 1 1 1 1 4 TOTALS 4 3 2 1 2 8 TOTALS 5 5 2 2 2 10 Managers-Americans-Santos Adames (Los Rigres) Nationals-Nelson Sanchez (Twins) Umpires-Hector Cruz (P), Bernie Ginsburg (B) Time of Game: 1:21 MVP-Will Ford (Boynton Red Sox)