Amazing result in the Connie Mack World Series....

Last year my team played Trombly in the WS. We lost but I stayed and watched them play East Cobb for the championship.


BTW- What happened to East Cobb?

plp556:

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Originally posted by plp556:
BTW- What happened to East Cobb?

East Cobb? I think they are in their salad days!

Arizona Firebirds defeat Trombley Braves 10-0 in the second game tonight to win the Connie Mack World Series! Tonight, they outscored a great Trombley team 33-4 in the two games combined. They set a World Series record for runs scored in the series and were one hit shy of the record.

Sammy Solis pitched a shutout in the second game.

Great congratulations go to John Aguirre and Ron Forbes, together the heart and soul of the organization from the beginning 18 years ago, and to field coach Doyle Wilson, of Chandler Gilbert Community College. They are all greatly deserving of this accomplishment along with a team of truly talented players, nearly all of whom will go on to big time Division I programs or professional baseball.

Jason Jarvis of the Firebirds was selected the Most Valuable Player. He originally signed to play with the University of San Diego, but could get a substantial offer now from the Los Angeles Angels, who drafted him in June, or decide to go play at Chandler Gilbert for a year and then perhaps sign with the Angels or reenter the draft.

Some of the other award winners for the Firebirds tonight were pitcher Sammy Solis (just a junior), third baseman Raul Torrez (Arizona State University), left fielder Seth Furmanek (University of Portland), second baseman Riccio Torrez (a sophomore), catcher Dominick Piazza (Chandler-Gilbert)), and center fielder Khris Davis (Cal State Fullerton).

Again, congratulations to all these great young players and to their coaches who did an amazing job putting it all together and with great support from so many coaches and baseball people back in Arizona.

I'll second the dittos to the 'birds. I think its also important to note that this team is entirely Phoenix area kids... no national recruiting of ringers here.
A couple of corrections. Piazza is going to Yavapai College and Furmanek will attend Chadler Gilbert rather than Portland

Thanks, Ron. You get a lot of credit too for creating opportunities for many of these guys along with a lot of other talented players in AZ, which I am sure we agree is an incredibly overlooked state despite its baseball riches in so many ways.

Congratulations to the Firebirds. Despite the lop sided scores today, Trombley Braves should be proud of finishing as the runner up for the second year in a row.