Tournament MVP Corrie Willkie was one hit away from a perfect tournament (13-for-14).

In the second game En Fuego faced off with Hinson Tires also from Ventura County. In another close game En Fuego and Hinson Tires were tied 5-5 after the fourth inning. It was in the top of the fifth when En Fuego exploded for nine runs to take a commanding 14-5 lead. Outfielder Jason Martnick ignited the rally with an opposite field home run at Fenway Park that inspired his teammates. Martnick went 3-for-5 and added a double with five RBI and scored two runs to help lead En Fuego. Mooneyham connected on one of his team leading five home runs in the inning, a shot that cleared the entire stadium. Mooneyham batted .643 and drove in nine runs while scoring nine runs for En Fuego in the T.O.C. En Fuego would hold off Hinson Tires the last three innings as they added five runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings to make it 24-10 heading into the bottom of the seventh putting the game out of reach. The 24-12 win placed En Fuego in the semi-final undefeated game versus Howarth Construction. Justin Shultz went 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs in the game. Willkie continued his hot hitting going 4-for-4 with two RBI and three runs to again lead En Fuego.

Game three versus Howarth Construction was no different than En Fuego’s first two games. A close match-up to start off then En Fuego would pull away in the end for the victory. En Fuego lead by a slim two run margin 7-5 after five innings. It was another late surge by the En Fuego offense that again helped win another ballgame. In the top of the sixth and seventh innings En Fuego rallied for six runs each to put the game out of reach. The final score was 19-9 but like the previous two match-ups the games were much closer than the final score indicated. Willkie once again went 4-for-4 and added a triple and a home run with three RBI and two runs. Also contributing to the win was catcher Chris Jones and pitcher Craig Watkins. Jones went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Watkins who had pulled a hamstring in the Hinson Tire game played through it and went 4-for-4 with three RBI to help lead En Fuego to the championship game. Shortstop Cesar Reyes also added three RBI in the win.

 Rya n Johnson was an all-tournament selection hitting .600 over the two days.

Overall it was another example of a great team win for En Fuego. Each player on the team contributed in some way. With great defense by the entire team behind him, Watkins held opponents to an average of 9.5 runs a game. With clutch hitting in key situations by the entire En Fuego offense they were able to rally to victory in close games. Willkie went 13-for-14 batting .929 for the tournament slightly edging out teammate Jason Mooneyham for tournament MVP. Mooneyham batted .643, second on the team to Willkie while providing big hits including five home runs and nine RBI. Johnson (.600), Langner (.556) and Petruzzi (.583) each played well on both offense and defense to earn all-tournament selections.

Notes: En Fuego would become the first ever SCMAF team to win three T.O.C. championships…They were back-to-back champions in 2003-2004…In 2003 they defeated league foe Penetrators for their first title and in 2004 they beat Gas House Gorillas from Glendale…It was their fourth appearance in the title game in eight years…they lost to Bye-You in the 2002 T.O.C…Since the inception of the SCMAF T.O.C. in Palm Springs in 1997 En Fuego has had many good showings…In eleven T.O.C. tourneys they have three championships and one runner-up along with a third place finish in 2005 and a fourth place finish in 1997…Overall their record is 27-17 .614 in the eleven T.O.C. tourneys they have played in…Corrie Willkie won his sixth tournament MVP with En Fuego the most in team history…Vince Petruzzi was selected to his thirteenth all-tournament team with En Fuego also an En Fuego team record…In five tournaments in 2009 En Fuego went 19-4 .826 in 23 games…they went undefeated in three tourneys en route to their 14th, 15th and 16th tournament championships…they finished third in a fourteen team field ASA Bang-for-Bucks qualifier as well…As always En Fuego had much success as well as fun in the desert…there was no shortage of fun this year either…from the ball field to their staple night at Las Casuelas Mexican restaurant then to the Village Pub for some late night shenanigans…the 2009 SCMAF T.O.C. championship weekend was one for the ages for En Fuego.

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