EN FUEGO WINS 11TH TOURNAMENT TITLE IN TEAM HISTORY;
THEY GO 4-0 IN THE AM COM TOURNEY IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
August 4, 2007
WORTHY PARK, HUNTINGTON BEACH - FINAL: En
Fuego 13, Outlaws 10
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En Fuego won their eleventh tournament title in team
history by beating the Outlaws 13-10 in the final game
of the day. En Fuego jumped out to a 10-0 lead after 3 ˝
innings and held off the Outlaw’s late rally to seal the
victory. In the final win over the Outlaws four players
from En Fuego collected three hits apiece including
tournament MVP Corrie
Willkie, all-tournament outfielders
Kevin Lorton and
Vince Petruzzi.
Infielder Troy Kopp also added three hits. Willkie made
only one out on the day going 14-for-15 for a .933
batting average. He also drove in a team high twelve
runs. Lorton batted .688 on the day and scored nine
runs. Petruzzi batted .636 and played well defensively
in the outfield for En Fuego.
Once again for En Fuego pitching and defense was the
story. En Fuego pitcher
Craig Watkins allowed only 6.7 runs per game. Behind
him the defense made the plays they had to make. “Adam (Rummel)
was outstanding at shortstop for us.
Cesar (Reyes) played great
at second base, overall the team played great defense.”
Said Watkins
In the first game of the tourney En Fuego played Shake n
Bake. En Fuego got off to a slow start on offense but
rallied their way to a 7-6 extra inning win. In the
bottom of the eighth inning catcher
Jason Santoro singled in
the decisive run for the walk off win. Good pitching and
defense allowed En Fuego to get off to a good start on
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Tournament MVP OF
Corrie Willkie hit .933 with 12 RBI. |
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In the second game of the day En Fuego played Fo Sho and jumped
out early scoring eight runs in the first two innings. From
there En Fuego never looked back running away with a 14-1
victory. In the game shortstop Adam Rummel went 3-for-4, drove
in two runs and scored three times. Willkie had three hits and
drove in four runs in the win.
In the third game of the day En Fuego faced off with PPP. In a
close game through five innings En Fuego led 7-3 heading to the
sixth inning. They would score five runs in the sixth and four
more in the seventh to take the game 16-10. Willkie went 4-for-4
and belted an opposite field home run while driving in four runs
in the game. Cesar Reyes went 2-for-4 and scored a run in his
200th game played with En Fuego. Reyes became the fourteenth
player in En Fuego history to play in 200 games with the team.
Notes: En Fuego has been on a roll of late…In a span of three
days they won their Thursday night league championship in Laguna
Hills and the Am Com tourney in Huntington Beach…In 2007 En
Fuego has played in three tournaments winning the title two
times and taking runner-up once…In league play En Fuego is three
for three in championship wins…In all three leagues they have
played in including the Spring Thursday Laguna Hills league…the
Spring Tuesday SVUSD league at Ladera Ranch and the Summer
Thursday Laguna Hills league En Fuego has dominated and won the
championship each time…They are on record pace for 2007…In 57
games they hold a 46-11 record…and have a winning percentage of
.807…Never before have they finished a calendar year above .800
winning percentage…In 2000 they came close going 55-14 in 69
games for a .797 winning percentage…Overall in 2007 they have
won five championships.
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Semi-Final:
EF
310-035-4---16
PPP 210-005-2---10
Records: EF (3-0), PPP (0-3)
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Final:
EF
330-402-1---13
OL 000-242-2---10
Records: EF (4-0), OL (2-2) |
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Top Row (L to R): Jason Santoro,
Troy Kopp, Kevin Lorton, Craig
Watkins (w/baby Sienna), Cesar Reyes.
Bottom Row (L to R): Ryan Sauers, Jason England, James
Verdi, Vince Petruzzi, Corrie Willkie (Not pictured: Adam Rummel). |
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