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Baseball Fans,
Welcome to the 50th anniversary of the
Connie Mack World Series in Farmington.
The tournament came to the city in
1965 after a small delegation of
Farmington businessmen traveled to the
American Amateur Baseball Congress
annual meeting in Chicago to bid on the
series. The bid was successful, and, every
year since then, the tournament has
returned to Ricketts Park.
Many events coincide with the series,
including the Connie Mack World Series
Parade at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 1 on Main
Street in Farmington, the opening ceremo-
ny immediately after the 5:15 p.m. game
on Aug. 1 at Ricketts Park and the Home
Run Derby and Coaches Challenge at 2
p.m. on Aug. 3 at Ricketts.
This years opening ceremonies will
include the induction of five former play-
ers into the Connie Mack World Series Hall
of Fame: Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Larkin, Duane
Ward, Tony Muser and Larry Harlow.
The Farmington Museum at Gateway
Park is also showing an exhibit, Knocking
it out of the Park: Celebrating 50 years of
Connie Mack, which will run alongside the
series. The exhibit focuses on the tourna-
ments history in Farmington and on the
people who played key roles in its success.
Keep up to date on all the action online
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Game 1
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 1
BYE
Carolina (Puerto Rico) Vaqueros
Frozen Ropes (McKinney, Texas)
Winner Game 1
Winner Game 2
Game 2
8 p.m.
Aug. 1
Strike Zone Baseball
Midland (Ohio) Redskins
Game 3
Noon
Aug. 2
Danville Hoots
D-BAT Gallegos
Game 4
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 2
South Troy Dodgers
D-BAT Leach
Game 8
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 4
Winner Game 3
Game 5
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 2
Bill Hood Baseball
Detroit Metro Stars
Winner Game 4
Winner Game 5
Game 9
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 4
Loser Game 1
BYE
Game 6
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 3
Loser Game 2
Loser Game 3
Game 7
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3
Loser Game 4
Loser Game 6
Winner Game 8
BYE
Game 12
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 5
Winner Game 3
Winner Game 9
Game 14
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 15
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 13
Noon
Aug. 6
Game 16
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 7
Game 17
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 7
Game 18
5:30 p.m.
Aug. 8
IF NEEDED
Game 19
7:30 p.m.
Aug. 8
ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 ROUND 4* ROUND 5 ROUND 6
ROUND 7
Game 11
5:15 p.m.
Aug. 5
Loser Game 1
Loser Game 9
BYE
Winner Game 6
Game 10
Noon
Aug. 5
Winner Game 7
Loser Game 8
REMAINING TEAMS
Winner Game 6 Winner Game 8 Winner Game 10 Win-
ner Game 11 Winner Game 12 Loser Game 12
*AFTER ROUND 3,
GAME OPPONENTS ARE
BASED ON
RULE 11 OF
THE AABC OFFICIAL
HANDBOOK.
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2014 CMWS BRACKET

By Karl Schneider
kschneider@daily-times.com
Strike Zone Baseball won the host
team honors for the 2014 Connie
Mack World Series after advancing
out of the City Tournament for its
fifth straight
C M W S
appearance.
S t r i k e
Zone com-
piled a 25-15
record dur-
ing the sum-
mer, playing
more games
and travel-
ling to more
tournaments
than in pre-
vious years,
b u i l d i n g
experience head coach Adam
Morrissey believes will be beneficial
to his team entering the series.
That really helps you out as a
player and gives you more confi-
dence going into the series, he said.
One potential hang-up for the
Cardinals is the long layoff the team
will have to deal with entering
Fridays nightcap against the
Midland Redskins. Morrissey and
the Strike Zone coaching staff have
had to balance keeping the Cardinals
mo t i v a t e d
w i t h o u t
b u r n i n g
them out.
I t s
t o u g h ,
Mo r r i s s e y
said of the
19-day break
since Strike
Z o n e
secured the
host bid.
After the
city tourna-
ment, you
need to let them take a break for a
while. You dont want to burn them
out on baseball.
But, he added, the players also
have to be ready for Fridays game.
You dont want to be too hard on
them too early, Morrissey said.
You want them to be at their best
Friday night for that game. You
dont want them to be at their best a
week ago. Its a little tricky because
three weeks is a long time for base-
ball players.
While the team works to keep its
on-the-field skills sharp, Morrissey
isnt concerned about his players
mindset entering Friday. He said his
players understand what it means to
play in the CMWS and dont need
extra motivation.
I dont have to say anything.
Everyone whos on the field knows,
Morrissey said. The last thing you
want is to be that guy drilling it in
how important it is and all that.
He said he also wants the team to
enjoy these moments during the
series.
All of these kids are going to go
off to college soon, Morrissey said.
Their lives are going to be moving
on, and its their last time with their
buddies, you know. Just experience
the whole week with your families,
enjoy it and take it in. Go out and
play and let it be. Theyre gonna be
prepared. When Friday night hits,
well be prepared to go.
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# Player name Pos
1 Ethan Spellbring RF
2 Casey Dunlap 2B/RHP
4 Barry Wick 1B/LHP
6 Rashaan Sorrelhorse RHP
8 Dalton Watson OF
9 Lawrence Mayberry 3B/RHP
10 Ben Wiley RHP
11 Zach Ahlgrim C
13 Kelton McCoy C
14 Chase Beal RHP
15 Austin Davis CF/RHP
17 Lance Lee SS/RHP
18 Victor Chavez RHP
21 Matthew Knickerbocker C
22 Connor Calvert 1B
24 Warren McKenney RHP
26 James Harrington RHP
31 Matt Martin SS
32 Isiah Mayberry C
33 Kody Russell OF
37 Bryce Washburn 2B
41 Justin Phillips RHP
RECORD: 25-15
MANAGER: Adam Morrissey
REGION: HOST
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By Joshua Perry
jperry@daily-times.com
The Detroit Metro Stars will bring
some new life to the Connie Mack World
Series.
The Metro Stars will be making their
first CMWS appearance after entering
North Central Regional for only the sec-
ond time this year.
Detroit locked up the series bid with
a 6-4 victory against the Longshots from
Illinois in the regional final.
This is a first for our organization,
Metro Stars manager Shawn Maloney
said. We know that this is the best tour-
nament to be a part of.
Detroit had to battle back from adver-
sity to qualify for the CMWS after drop-
ping its opening pool game in the state
tournament.
The Metro Stars recovered to advance
through the bracket, and the team brings
a 42-5 record with it to Farmington.
Maloney said his team has found the
right mix of players to be successful.
Many of the players have been on the
same team since they were young, and
their success has brought in other good
players from the area.
We got the right players that have
been together for a long time, Maloney
said. They were good, and other kids
wanted to play with them. We have
speed and power. Were good in all
aspects of the game.
The Metro Stars have seven Division
I players on the roster from Michigan
State, Michigan and Central Michigan,
including 6-foot-5-inch lefty Grant
Ruess, who was a 31st round draft pick
by the Detroit Tigers and will throw next
year for the Wolverines.
The North Central region hasnt won
the series since 1988, but Maloney
believes his group has the talent to make
a deep run and be a threat for the cham-
pionship.
I feel like weve got the team. Our
kids expect to win, he said. Weve got
a shot.
The Metro Stars will have to wait for
their shot to start the series. They will
play the final game of the opening round
against Bill Hood at 7:30 p.m. on
Saturday.
# Player name Pos
2 Frank Maloney INF
4 Joey Rydzewski SS
5 Zach McGuire IF/OF
6 Joey Wolf RHP
7 Dee Jawad RHP/OF
8 Travis Perkola LHP/OF
9 Alex Deyonker LHP
10 Anthony Diponio 2B/C
11 Brandon Hughes LHP/CF
12 Austin Harvey 3B/DH
13 Zach Schmidtke 1B/OF
19 Darnell Wilson Jr. RHP
21 Grant Reuss LHP/DH
22 Andrew Gonzalez RHP
26 Ty Kiafoulis 1B/DH
27 Thomas Daffern 3B/DH
34 Chad Roskelly C
35 Trevor Russo RHP
RECORD: 42-5
MANAGER: Shawn Maloney
REGION: NORTH CENTRAL
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RECORD: 30-9
# Player name Pos
1 Cameron Bothwell OF
3 Noah Burnham C
4 John Hooper LHP
5 Ryan Weisenberg 3B
6 Jacob Knight RHP
8 Tim Susnara C
11 Will Pickett RHP
12 Austin Piscotty SS
14 Ryan Ruley SS
15 Steve Nice 3B
16 Bradley Pluschkell SS
17 Joey Matulovich RHP
18 Matt Winaker 1B
21 Jake McIntosh C
22 Kyle Graham RHP
23 Ryan Anderson SS
24 David Rajeski RHP
26 Nick Moreney SS
30 Noah Bremer RHP
32 Andrew Schatz C
34 Chris Williams 1B
40 Cameron Schneider RHP
The Danville Hoots return to the Connie
Mack World Series after a two-year absence.
Hoots manager Don Johns is bringing his
team back to Farmington for the third time
since 2009, but he said qualifying this year came
as a surprise.
Were really young. I honestly didnt think
wed be there, said Johns, whose team has 13
of its 21 players graduating in the 2015 or 2016
class. Weve played great, and it will set the
stage for the future.
The California-based team will bring eight
Division I commits, including catcher Tim
Susnara, who was a 34th round draft pick by
the San Francisco Giants and will play college
ball at the University of Oregon.
The Danville team will rely a lot on defense
and hitting to help out an inexperienced pitch-
ing staff that has lost players to offseason col-
lege workouts.
Were going to play good defense. Theyve
been very solid, and thats why were moving
on, Johns said. Pitching is going to be a chal-
lenge. We lost pitchers to summer programs,
which has been a problem more so out West
than in other parts of the country, I think.
The Hoots made it through the CMWS West
Regional, dropping only one game to the 2012
CMWS champion and 2013 runner-up SoCal
Renegades. The team struggled with the
Renegades throughout the year, but a loss to
their SoCal rivals in Utah was the turning point
in the Hoots summer.
We lost in the Gates World Series to the
Renegades. Sometimes, that can destroy a
young team or make you stronger,
Johns said. Id say that loss made us
stronger.
The Renegades were knocked out of
the West Regional after losses to the
Las Vegas Mayhem and NorCal
Baseball. The Hoots went on to defeat
NorCal 6-4 in the final to clinch the bid.
The Hoots will start their series
with D-BAT Gallegos in the noon game
on Saturday. Johns emphasized pitch-
ing will be key if his team is to win the
opener and try to make a run at the
title.
I think were going to have to get a
lot out of our pitching. Were going to
play defense. Our young pitchers will
have to keep us in the game. When
weve been down, weve been able to
come back, Johns said. Every day is
getting tougher, and we cant afford to
not execute.
REGION: WEST
MANAGER: Don Johns
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D-BAT Gallegos made it through the
South Plains Regional to give the organ-
ization a second team in the Connie
Mack World Series this year, joining D-
BAT Leach.
Roberto Gallegos brings a talented
bunch of young players to the series.
Fourteen members of his squad have
committed to Division I universities
including the University of Texas, Texas
Tech, Arkansas, Rice, Texas Christian
and Wichita State while only seven of
his players have graduated high school.
We play with a lot of energy and
enthusiasm. They play loose, Gallegos
said. They all know each other from
playing in high school and are a tight-
knit group.
Gallegos team battled through
pitching injuries throughout the sum-
mer, losing five guys to Tommy John
surgery.
The injuries took their toll during the
American qualifier in South Troy, N.Y.,
where the Dallas-based team reached
the final against Frozen Ropes but fell
short of the CMWS bid.
D-BAT bounced back in the South
Plains final, beating the Dallas
Mustangs 3-0 to earn their CMWS spot.
The victory allowed Gallegos to add
a couple of Mustangs to his bullpen and
bolster the pitching staff.
We were able to get good arms, and
were ready to go, he said.
Gallegos is looking forward to bring-
ing a team to Farmington after being an
assistant on past D-BAT squads. He said
its a good boost for the program to
have a pair of teams in the CMWS for
the second time in three years.
Its a one-of-a-kind experience. To
get one team there is special, but getting
two is amazing, Gallegos said.
D-BAT Gallegos will open its series
with Danville at noon on Saturday.
Gallegos said his team is prepared
for the tournament after a tough sum-
mer of games.
I think well have to pitch and play
defense. The timely hitting will come,
he said. We have a knack of taking
advantage of mistakes. Thats what
good teams do. Weve been mentally
tough.
D-BAT GALLEGOS
# Player name Pos
2 Noah Hill 2B/3B/C
3 Cody Farhat 3B/OF
7 Joshua Watson C/OF
12 Ivan Ulloa LHP
21 Josh Ragan RF
22 Luke Wakamatsu SS
23 Wren Petty RHP
24 Seth Elledge RHP
25 Sean Wymer RHP
30 Ryan Buss LHP
38 Dalton Brown RHP
40 Garrett Scudder RHP
42 Trenton Clark 1B/OF
44 Brenden Williams SS/RHP/C
46 Kyle Johnston RHP
48 Brendan Venter 1B/3B
50 Tony Santillan 3B/SS/RHP
51 Braden Williams RHP/C
54 Jordan Wakawa SS/RHP
65 Gabriel Constantine LHP
66 Kenneth Tabor LHP
RECORD: 34-7-1
MANAGER: Roberto Gallegos
REGION: SOUTH PLAINS

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The Bayou boys are coming back to
Farmington.
Bill Hood Baseball is making its return
to the Connie Mack World Series for first
time since 2010.
The team out of Mandeville, La.,
advanced through the South East
Regional, knocking off 2013 CMWS cham-
pion East Cobb Yankees for the bid.
The last time Bill Hood was in the
CMWS, the team qualified through the
South Plains Regional. Assistant coach
Cole Catalano was on the staff in 2010 and
said he doesnt see much difference in the
caliber of talent between the two regions.
Its difficult to get to Farmington, regard-
less of the path his team takes, he said.
Youre going to get quality ball clubs
no matter where you go, Catalano said.
Bill Hood hasnt been able to field a
team the past couple of seasons due to
work obligations for Catalano and manag-
er Chris Westcott.
Catalano said he was determined to get
the team back on the field and to qualify
for the series.
Bill Hood got hot at the right time dur-
ing the regional, knocking off the Yankees
and the Florida Legends on its way to the
teams third CMWS appearance.
We swung the bats better than we had
all year, said Catalano, who played in Bill
Hoods first series appearance in 2002.
We play a fast brand of ball with a lot of
blue collar guys.
Bill Hood pulls its players from a 60-
mile radius in Louisiana. The team has
seven players committed to Southeastern
Louisiana University, where Catalano also
played college ball.
We stay local, and these guys are all
within an hour drive. Theyve played
against each other in high school and
know one another, Catalano said. All the
kids buy into what were teaching. Were
not going to wow you, but weve come
together as a team, gelled well, and thats
why well have a lot of success.
Bill Hood will open the CMWS against
tournament newcomer Detroit Metro Stars
at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Were ready to have fun from the
games, to the parade, to the home run
derby, Catalano said. Were bringing a
little Mardi Gras to Farmington.
BILL HOOD
# Player name Pos
1 Geoff King 2B
4 Austin Reich RHP
5 John Joubert C
6 Zachary Clark LF
7 Dylan Hardy SS
8 Daniel Lahare CF
9 Mac Sceroler RHP
11 Kade Granier RHP
12 Brennan Castello C
13 Taylor Schwaner 2B/3B
14 Tristan Babin LHP/OF
15 Spencer Miller C/RF
16 Kyle Schimpf 1B/DH
17 Tyler Pigott LHP
18 Payton Caddou RHP
19 Brennan Breaud 2B/SS
20 James Licciardi RHP
21 Scottie Sanders 1B/3B
22 Carlo Graffeo RHP
24 Carl Guidry LF
31 Jack Burk RHP
RECORD: 31-8
MANAGER: CHRIS WESTCOTT
REGION: SOUTH EAST
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The Frozen Ropes made their
Connie Mack World Series debut in
2013 and have secured a return trip to
the 2014 tournament.
Danny Florences team returns
three players off of its last squad and
will be looking for a deeper run this
time after making the final six a season
ago.
The Frozen Ropes won the
American Qualifier in South Troy,
N.Y., for the second year in a row to
make their way back to Farmington.
The team from McKinney, Texas,
won all seven games in the qualifier
but ran into trouble against D-BAT
Gallegos in the tournament final.
The Ropes entered the bottom of
the seventh inning trailing their Dallas
rivals 3-1 before a three-run rally,
capped by a walkoff double by Jason
Reitmeier, clinched the CMWS berth.
During the tournament, Frozen Ropes
also beat the host South Troy, who
qualified out of the North Atlantic
Regional, twice.
Its really unreal. This is a new
team except for three guys and only
Bryar Barnes played, Florence said.
Those returning players were inte-
gral in reminding the rest of the play-
ers why coming back to the CMWS
was the objective.
Its been the goal from the begin-
ning, Florence said. You cant really
explain Farmington. You just have to
experience it.
Florences squad will kick off the
series, playing the Puerto Rico qualifi-
er Carolina Vaqueros in the first game
of the CMWS at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
Frozen Ropes went 2-2 in their four
games a season ago, defeating South
Troy and the Illinois Sparks. They lost
to Midland 2-1, before being eliminat-
ed by the host Strike Zone.
THE FROZEN
ROPES
# Player name Pos
1 Jake Hulsey RHP
2 Preston Morse OF
3 Montana Sadler INF
4 Jason Reitmeier OF
5 Brady Usherwood INF
6 Jake Stacy INF
7 Bryar Barnes INF
8 Chase Broeske RHP
9 Brett Gannaway RHP
10 Conner Torber OF
11 Harrison Hull C
12 Brock Nelson RHP
14 Justin Graff-Rowe OF
15 Colin Simpson C
16 Creighton Eldridge LHP
20 Tanner Davis RHP
22 Kal Kilgo RHP
23 Remey Reed RHP
24 Brady Manning OF
26 Parker Pell RHP
27 Will Whitmire RHP
34 Trey Millender INF
RECORD: 36-18
MANAGER: Danny Florence
REGION: AMERICAN

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Joe Hamende, Springfield, Ill.
Aug. 26 1962 (7 innings)
Greg Lebeck, Portland, Ore.
Aug. 23, 1965 (7 innings)
Dave McCormick, Tordena, Calif.
Aug. 25, 1966 (7 innings)
JimGeorge, Long Beach, Calif.
Aug. 21, 1967 (5 innings)
Wayne Garland, Nashville, Tenn.
Aug. 27, 1968 (7 innings)
Jay Phillion, Saginaw, Mich.
Aug. 15, 1980 (5 innings)
Cole Green, Dallas, Texas,
Aug. 8, 2007 (5 innings)
Eddie Pidermann, Miami, Fla.
Aug. 11, 2009 (5 innings)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR
ONE SERIES
Highest Batting Average
.765 by Wyatt Toregas, Fairfax, Va. 2001
Most Runs Scored
15byRandyAkasaka,LongBeach,Calif.2002
Most Hits
15 by Matt Berger, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993
Most RBIs
20 by Jerry Schunk, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1984
Most Doubles
5 by Mark Lewis, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987
5 by Blake Davis, Long Beach, Calif., 2002
5 by Zackary Cox, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008
Most Triples
3 by Jake Rogers D-BAT Leach, 2013
Most Home Runs
6byRandyAkasaka,LongBeach,Calif.,2005
5byJerrySchunck,Cincinnati,Ohio,1984
5byEmmit Cohick,Sanpedro,Calif.,1978
5byTroyBabbitt,OrangeCounty,Calif.,1989
5byCameronMaybin,Cincinnati,Ohio,2004
Most Stolen Bases
8 by John Ferris, Ypsilanti, Mich., 1985
8 by Wil Parsons, San Pedro, Calif., 1987
Most Innings Pitched
28bySteveThornton,Nashville,Tenn.,1972
Most Strikeouts
39 by Gary Ryerson, Tordena, Calif., 1966
Best ERA
0.00 by Tony Leonardi, Joliet, Ill., 1981 (19
1/3 innings)
SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL
RECORDS
Most Home Runs
3byCameronMaybin,Cincinnati,Ohio,2004
Most Stolen Bases
4 by Mike Vandenburg, Yorba Linda, Calif.,
1979
Most Strikeouts
24 by Gary Ryerson, Tordena, Calif, 1966
(13 innings)
19 by Bruce Raible, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1968
(9 innings)
Most Hits
5 by Bret Boone, SanPedro, Calif., 1987
5 by AldoPecorilli, MadisonHeights, Mich.,
1988
5byTroyBabbitt,OrangeCounty,Calif.,1989
5 by Matt Berger, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1993
5 by Ben Grieve, Dallas, Texas, 1993
5 by Ben Evans, Memphis, Tenn., 1994
5bySteveScarborough,Dallas, Texas 1996
5bySteveSollmann,Cincinnati,Ohio,2000
5 by Shaun Cooper, Phoenix, Ariz., 2008
TEAM RECORDS FOR
ONE SERIES
Most Wins by a Host Team
3 by Farmington Bandits, 1998
Most Double Plays
11 by Dallas, Texas 1996
Most Errors
32 by Chicago Heights, Ill., 1988
Best Fielding Average
1.000 by Danville, Calif., 2009
Lowest Team ERA
0.41 by Farmington, NM, 1972
Most Strikeouts
70 by Tordena, Calif., 1966
Most Hits Allowed
70 by Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1992
Most Runs Allowed
70 by Carolina, Puerto Rico, 1992
Most Home Runs
15 by Orange County, Calif., 1997
15 by Long Beach, Calif., 2002
Most Stolen Bases
17 by Long Beach, Calif., 1973
Most RBIS
70 by Cincinnati, Ohio, 1992
CMWS RECORDS

By Joshua Perry
jperry@daily-times.com
No team has enjoyed
success at the Connie Mack
World Series like the
Midland Redskins.
The team out of
Cincinnati is back for a
24th straight series and is
looking for its 14th champi-
onship.
This year s Midland
squad, like many in past
years, is loaded with
Division I recruits. Twenty
are committed to or play-
ing at the NCAAs top
level.
The Redskins return
three players off of a 2013
team that had an earlier-
than-normal exit, being
eliminated before the final
four.
Midland manager Joe
Hayden said this year, the
Redskins are a stronger
team, but he knows how
difficult it is to advance no
matter the talent his team
has on the field.
I think were bringing a
better team out there,
Hayden said. We have to
play it one game at a time.
The key with the fences
and wind out there is to
keep the ball on the
ground, play good defense
and take advantage of
every situation. If you
dont do that, you dont
have a chance.
The team had little trou-
ble advancing out of the
East Central Regional. The
Redskins shut out the
Kentucky Bluechiefs 5-0 in
the final and had a no-hit-
ter from 6-foot-2-inch
right-hander Zach Shannon
in the tournament.
Hayden said if Midland
can continue getting those
types of performances on
the mound, itll be a diffi-
cult to team to knock out.
Weve been a pretty
good offensive team and a
heck of a team on defense.
If the pitching holds up,
well have a good chance,
Hayden said.
Midland opens the series
with the host Strike Zone,
following the opening cere-
monies on Friday in which
two Redskins legends
Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry
Larkin will be inducted
in the CMWS Hall of Fame.
Its great for the boys to
go out there and play at the
very same park as Kenny
Griffey and Barry Larkin,
Hayden said. You cant
have put two better people
in the Hall of Fame.
Hayden said even
though he wont be making
the trip to Farmington, he
knows his team will be
ready for the tournament
and will enjoy the experi-
ence.
We love the place, the
atmosphere and the won-
derful things they do for
the team and our boys, he
said.
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# Player name Pos
2 D.J. Wilson Jr. OF
4 Deviner McCray RHP
5 Justin Smith OF
7 Ty Duvall C
8 Trey Miller III INF
9 Brandon Montgomery INF
10 Hayden Senger C
11 Liam Sabino INF
12 Garrett Christman RHP
14 Grant Macciocchi RHP
15 Ethan Larrison RHP
17 Alex Lange RHP
20 Devin Smeltzer LHP
23 Chris Martin RHP
24 Jeren Hilliard-Kendall OF
25 Dallas Hall OF
26 Greg Deichmann Jr. INF
28 Wyatt Myers LHP
29 Brad Kirschner LHP
30 Greyson Jenista RHP
32 Zach Shannon RHP
39 Rodney Hutchinson Jr. RHP
MANAGER: Joe Hayden
REGION: EAST CENTRAL
MIDLAND
REDSKINS
RECORD: 38-6

By Joshua Perry
jperry@daily-times.com
D-BAT has been a Connie World Series
regular since 2006, and, for the second
time, in three seasons, the organization
will have a pair of squads in the tourna-
ment.
Pat Leachs D-BAT team will make its
second straight appearance in the series.
Leachs team was the first to qualify for
the CMWS this year after winning the
National Qualifier at Surprise, Ariz., in
June.
D-BAT Leach lost in pool play and then
dropped its opening game in the qualify-
ing bracket to the Trombley Nighthawks
before responding with five consecutive
victories, including two over the
Nighthawks to win the tournament and
earn a CMWS bid.
The D-BAT team returns two players
from last years CMWS roster: Grant
Schneider and Jacob Patterson. Patterson
was named the pitcher of the tournament
at the National Qualifier this summer.
Were not as flashy this year. Were
going to play a hard-nosed, good-paced
baseball game, Leach said.
Leach thinks last years experience will
have him more prepared for the series, but
he knows it will come down to playing
good baseball during that week. On that
end, there is only so much the teams can
do to prepare.
We talk about it, and you just never
know what youre going to get. I just hope
we play good baseball, he said.
Everybody there has earned the right to
be there, and thats what makes it so spe-
cial.
The summer was geared toward quali-
fying for the CMWS, so after earning a
spot a month early, Leach is hopeful the
rust hasnt set in with his squad.
You totally have to adjust the sched-
ule, Leach said. You want to play as
competitive a schedule as possible.
D-BAT Leach will also be joined in the
tournament by D-BAT Gallegos. In 2012,
the organization qualified its D-BAT Dow
and D-BAT Carpenter teams.
Leachs team will open its series with
the North Atlantic Regional winner at 5:15
p.m. on Saturday.
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# Player name Pos
2 Troy Cahill INF/OF
3 Tim Millard INF
5 Nate VanDyke INF
6 Darien Simms LHP/OF
7 Grant Devore INF/OF
8 Blake Adams INF/C
9 Travis Stone INF/RHP
12 Brady Harlan OF
13 Joseph Heineman INF/RHP
14 Austin Gehle RHP
18 Drew Gooch LHP
20 Matt Bernstein C
22 Jensen Elliott RHP
23 Troy Chezem LHP
24 Grant Schneider RHP
31 Reagan Todd LHP
33 Nash Walters RHP
34 Blake Wiggins INF/C
42 Noah McGowan INF/OF
43 Collin Sharp RHP
55 Jacob Patterson LHP
56 Pat Day LHP
RECORD: 30-8
MANAGER: Pat Leach
REGION: NATIONAL
D-BAT
LEACH

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By Joshua Perry
jperry@daily-times.com
For the second time in three years,
Carolina is back at the Connie Mack World
Series to represent Puerto Rico.
In 2012, Carolina head coach Marlon
Colon brought the Carolina Gigantes to
Farmington. The team lost both games,
including a walkoff defeat against
Midland.
Colon used those losses as a learning
experience for his revamped Vaqueros squad
this season with the hopes of winning Puerto
Ricos first CMWS title since 1994.
This is a much better team in terms of
pitching and defense, Colon said through
his translator. We know from 2012 that
we needed to focus on that because of the
type of park Ricketts is.
The Vaqueros earned the bid this sea-
son after a 5-1 win against Escuela
Deportes Carolina to cap off a soggy
Puerto Rico regional that saw multiple
rain delays.
None of the players on this Carolina
team made the trip in 2012, but starting
catcher Angel Lopez said his team is look-
ing forward to the trip and the experience
of playing in the series.
Were pretty excited, and it took a lot
of work every day to make it, said Lopez,
who goes to school in Philadelphia. We
were motivated to play hard. Youre going
to see a lot of hustle. We have good pitch-
ers and play seven hard innings.
Colons experience in 2012 will be a
help to the young Puerto Rico squad as he
prepares the team for the tournament.
Last time, the kids were a little nerv-
ous, Colon said. We just need to play
baseball and have fun at it.
Colons confidence has rubbed off on
his team, and Lopez said this time,
Carolina will be ready.
He told us it will be hard, but if we did
it here then we can do it there, Lopez
said. Well do our best, and Im confident
in our team.
Carolina will face Frozen Ropes in the
opening game of the CMWS at 5:15 p.m.
on Friday.
# Player name Pos
1 Juan Fuentes Carrillo 2B
3 Joshua ColonJamie RHP
5 Esdras Navarro Hernandez OF
6 Carlos Recci Cartagena OF
7 Angel Lopez Alvarez C
8 Luis Serrano Diaz RHP
11 Jose CarrasquilloMiranda 2B/SS/C
13 Christopher Pizarro Paris RHP
14 Kenny Burgos Quinones RHP
18 Jose Arce Jimenez 1B
19 Jaime Rivera Ayala LHP
24 Bryan Guzman Muniz INF/C
25 Arvin Ayala Davila RHP
32 Brandon Marrero Barreto 3B/C
36 Gamalier Gonzalez Cancel OF
42 Josue Cruz Delgado LHP
51 Jan Rosario Martinez RHP
51 Rodney Figureroa Correa OF
RECORD: 16-9
MANAGER: Marlon Colon
REGION: PUERTO RICO

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# Player name Pos
4 Kevin Smith SS
8 Andrew Rouse INF
10 Greg Hotaling OF
11 Dan Maynard C/OF
12 Zach Formica OF
17 Jake Bernardo RHP
18 Ryan Henchey C
21 Justin Yurchak 3B
22 Josh Quesada 2B
23 Nick Gavin RHP
25 Jim Hamilton RHP
26 Jared Marquissee LHP
28 Alex Koshgarian OF
30 Marcus Failing LHP
32 John Novenche 1B
35 Sean Egan INF
40 Tyler Childrose RHP/OF
41 Brian Stanczuk RHP
42 Nick Chiseri LHP
45 Darian Blanks OF
RECORD: 34-5
MANAGER: Kevin Rogers
REGION: NORTH ATLANTIC
SOUTH TROY
DODGERS
By Joshua Perry
jperry@daily-times.com
The South Troy Dodgers are mak-
ing back-to-back Connie Mack
World Series appearances for the
first time.
The Dodgers have been the most
consistent North Atlantic Region
team since 2000, qualifying for the
tournament seven times. But head
coach Kevin Rogers said a lot of his
players came into this summer ready
to make a return trip to Farmington.
I think the six returning kids
kept pushing our team and telling
the others just how hard it was to get
there, Rogers said.
South Troys six returning players
are the most of any squad in the
tournament.
Theyll be looking for redemption
this year after the Dodgers were
eliminated quickly last year with
losses in their first two games.
Wed like to get down there and
play well, Rogers said. We know
the competition will be tough, but
were hoping the ball bounces our
way.
Pitching has been South Troys
strength this summer. The Dodgers
threw four straight shutouts in the
regional, winning two games 1-0
and a third 2-0.
The only runs allowed by the
Dodgers came during the first
inning of the final against Ontario.
South Troy gave up two runs in the
top of the first, before two straight
days of rain washed out the champi-
onship.
South Troy was declared the win-
ner since it was the only undefeated
team in the tournament and had
beaten Ontario 1-0 a couple days
earlier.
Weve been in a lot of close
games. At times, weve struggled
with the bats, Rogers said. Its
been a grind most of the summer.
Were a hard-working crew.
South Troy will play D-BAT Leach
in its opener at 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
Rogers hasnt seen this particular
D-BAT team, but he knows the
organization well and has seen its
teams for years at the American
Qualifier his team hosts.
D-BAT is a great organization.
We know what were up against.
Every team is great, and were look-
ing forward to it, he said.
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