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HARD TO BELIEVE,BUT IT`S TIME TO PLAY BALL AGAIN. WE`LL GIVE IT OUR BEST SHOT...COUNT ON IT!!

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GAME 1    5/30/09

SLOVAK CLUB 18   SONS OF AMVETS 6

SLOVAK CLUB OPENED THE 2009 SEASON WITH AN 18-6 WIN OVER SON`S OF AMVETS.LEADING THE WAY OFFENSIVELY WAS JEREMY MALDONADO WITH 2 HITS AND 4 RBI`S, SETH HANCOCK WITH A PAIR OF BASE HITS AND A RBI, JAYDON KENDER WITH TWO SINGLES. UTAH VENSON CRACKED A RBI TRIPLE, LUIS CAMACHO ADDED A SINGLE WITH 3 RBI`S, THOMAS TAYLOR AND JAMES PENN BOTH SINGLED WITH 2 RBI`S APIECE, WHILE MARCOS VASQUEZ CHIPPED IN WITH A DOUBLE.

JAYDON KENDER (6 K`s, 0 BB) PICKED UP THE WIN. MARCOS VASQUEZ(0 K`s, 7 BB), JAMES PENN( 0 K`s, 2 BB) AND SETH HANCOCK(3 K`s,0 BB) ALSO PITCHED.

GAME 2   6/1/09

SLOVAK CLUB 5   KINGPINS 4

SOME TIMELY HITTING AND SOLID PITCHING GAVE SLOVAK CLUB THEIR SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON. UTAH VENSON CARRIED THE BIG ORANGE STICK, BELTING TWO MORE TRIPLES WITH 2 RBI`S. BRANDON HOLCOMB HAMMERED A DOUBLE AND A RBI. SETH HANCOCK SCORED A PAIR OF RUNS, WHILE JIMMY STRASKO ADDED 2 RBI`S. JAYDON KENDER AND LUIS CAMACHO BOTH SCORED A RUN FOR THE ORANGE.

KENDER( 3 K`s,1 BB)  WAS ALSO THE WINNING PITCHER WITH HELP FROM SETH HANCOCK(3 K`s,2 BB), JEREMY MALDONADO(3 K`s,5 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(2 K`s,1 BB).

GAME 3    6/3/09

SLOVAK CLUB 7   GNC 1

THE SLOVAKS WON THEIR THIRD GAME OF THE SEASON DEFEATING GNC. JAYDON KENDER AND JIMMY STRASKO LED THE ATTACK WITH THREE HITS APIECE. LUIS CAMACHO CHIPPED IN WITH A PAIR OF BASE HITS. SETH ICE, SETH HANCOCK AND JEREMY MALDONADO ALL COLLECTED A BASE HIT EACH. BRANDON HOLCOMB, THOMAS TAYLOR AND JAMES PENN ALL SCORED A RUN IN THE CONTEST AS WELL. 

JAYDON KENDER(5 K`s,4 BB) GOT THE MOUND WIN. SETH HANCOCK(4 K`s,1 BB), JEREMY MALDONADO(0 K, 2 BB) AND JAMES PENN(0 K, 3 BB) ALSO PITCHED. 

GAME 4   6/6/09 

SLOVAK CLUB 7    P.C. CAMPANA 2

SLOVAK CLUB SCORED FOUR TIMES IN THE SECOND INNING AND MADE IT STICK ON THE WAY TO A 7-2 DECISION OVER P.C. CAMPANA. SETH HANCOCK RAPPED A PAIR SINGLES WITH 3 RBI`s, JAYDON KENDER, UTAH VENSON, JIMMY STRASKO,  LUIS CAMACHO AND STEVEN ADAMS ALL HAD BASE HITS FOR THE ORANGE, WHILE SETH ICE AND THOMAS TAYLOR EACH SCORED A RUN.

THE SLOVAKS GOT A SOLID PITCHING PERFORMANCE FROM PITCHERS JAYDON KENDER(4 K`s,2 BB) AND UTAH VENSON(2 K`s,2 BB). JAMES PENN(3 K`s, 3 BB) THREW HIS BEST 2 INNINGS OF THE YEAR TO KEEP P.C. AT BAY.

GAME 5   6/8/09

SLOVAK CLUB 7  ROTARY CLUB 3

SLOVAK CLUB IS NOW 5-0 DEFEATING ROTARY IN LYB MINOR ACTION. JEREMY MALDONADO HAD A PAIR OF HITS INCLUDING A DOUBLE AND 2 RBI`S, WHILE JAYDON KENDER DELIVERED A PAIR OF BASE HITS AND SCORING TWICE. UTAH VENSON HAD A DOUBLE, GOOD FOR 3 RBI`S AND 3 RUNS AS WELL. JIMMY STRASKO HAD A BASE HIT AND A RUN AND SETH HANCOCK TALLIED A RUN AS WELL. JAYDON KENDER (4 K`s,1 BB) WAS THE WINNING PITCHER  WITH HELP FROM UTAH VENSON ( 6 K`s,2 BB), JIMMY STRASKO (2 K`s,4 BB) AND SETH HANCOCK (1 K).

GAME 6    6/10/09

SLOVAK CLUB  12     U.S.W.A.  0

THE SLOVAKS RAN THEIR WINNING STREAK TO 6 IN A ROW BY MOWING DOWN USWA BY A 12-0 COUNT.SETH HANCOCK HAD A PERFECT 4 FOR 4 AT THE PLATE WITH 3 RBI`s AND 3 RUNS SCORED.JAYDON KENDER COLLECTED 3 HITS INCLUDING A DOUBLE AND A WHOPPING 5 RBI`s. STEVEN ADAMS PUNCHED TWO SINGLES AND SCORED TWICE AS WELL. UTAH VENSON AND JIMMY STRASKO BOTH ADDED A SINGLE EACH WHILE JEREMY MALDONADO, THOMAS TAYLOR AND JAMES PENN ALL SCORED TWO RUNS APIECE FOR THE ORANGE. JAYDON KENDER(5 K`s,3 BB) GOT THE MOUND WIN. SETH HANCOCK (3 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO (2 K`S) BOTH PITCHED WELL ALSO.

GAME 7    6/12/09

GROSS PLUMBING  3   SLOVAK CLUB  2

THE PLUMBERS PUT A CLOG IN THE ORANGE BATS PUTTING AN END TO THE 6 GAME WINNING STREAK AS WELL. SLOVAK WAS HELD TO JUST THREE HITS BY SETH HANCOCK, UTAH VENSON AND THOMAS TAYLOR. JAYDON KENDER (5 K`s,1 BB), SETH HANCOCK( 6 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(5 K`s,2 BB) PITCHED FOR THE SLOVAKS.

GAME  8          6/15/09   

SLOVAK CLUB  6    GIDICH HEATING  0

SLOVAK BATTERS WERE TURNING UP THE HEAT AS THE SLOVAKS REBOUNDED AFTER A TOUGH DEFEAT. UTAH VENSON DOUBLED WITH 2 RBI`s. JIMMY STRASKO DOUBLED, BRANDON HOLCOMB SINGLED IN TWO RUNS, JEREMY MALDONADO AND THOMAS TAYLOR BOTH SINGLED AND ADDED A RBI EACH, WHILE LUIS CAMACHO CHIPPED IN A BASE HIT.THE SLOVAK PITCHERS TURNED THE AC ON THE GIDICH BATS ALLOWING ONLY TWO HITS. JAYDON KENDER(2 K`s,2 BB) WAS THE WINNING PITCHER. SETH HANCOCK(4 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(6 K`s,1 BB) SLAMMED THE DOOR THE REST OF THE WAY FOR THE SLOVAK VICTORY.

GAME  9    6/20/09

FIREFIGHTERS 4   SLOVAK CLUB 1

THE FIREFIGHTERS COOLED OFF THE HOT SLOVAK BATS, ALLOWING ONLY A PAIR OF BASE HITS BY BRANDON HOLCOMB AND SETH HANCOCK, WHILE 13 SLOVAKS WENT DOWN ON STRIKES.IT WAS A ROUGH GAME DEFENSIVELY AS WELL AS TWO SLOVAK ERRORS IN THE 4TH INNING LED TO THREE RUNS.

GAME 10     6/21/09 

SLOVAK CLUB  6    MIKE BASS FORD  0

SLOVAK CLUB MOVED TO 8-2 BY REBOUNDING TO BEAT MIKE BASS FORD BY A 6-0 COUNT.UTAH VENSON HAD A PAIR OF HITS WITH 2 RBI`s. JAYDON KENDER WITH TWO SINGLES AND A RBI AND SETH HANCOCK ROUNDED OUT THE HITTERS WITH A BASE HIT.STEVEN ADAMS, THOMAS TAYLOR, MARCOS VASQUEZ, JAMES PENN AND SETH ICE ALL SCORED RUNS IN THE CONTEST. JAYDON KENDER(5 K`s,1 BB) GOT THE WIN. SETH HANCOCK(3 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(4 K`s,4 BB) ALSO PITCHED.

GAME  11   6/22/09

SLOVAK CLUB  10   CHAPMAN`S  0

SLOVAK PITCHERS JIMMY STRASKO(6 K`s,0 BB), SETH HANCOCK(5 K`S,0 BB) AND JEREMY MALDONADO(2 K`s,1 BB) COMBINED FORCES AND THREW NO-HIT BASEBALL FOR A 10-0 VICTORY TONIGHT. MARCOS VASQUEZ, BRANDON HOLCOMB, SETH ICE, AND JEREMY MALDONADO ALL SINGLED, WHILE SETH HANCOCK DOUBLED WITH 4 RBI`s ON THE NIGHT. JAMES PENN AND LUIS CAMACHO BOTH SCORED RUNS FOR THE ORANGE AS WELL.

GAME  12       6/24/09 

SLOVAK CLUB  7    GNC  6

SETH HANCOCK WALKED IN WITH THE WINNING RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 6TH INNING TO GIVE THE SLOVAK ORANGE THEIR 10TH WIN OF THE SEASON. IT WASN`T EASY AS GNC GAVE THE SLOVAKS ALL THEY COULD HANDLE. AFTER A ROCKY 1ST INNING, SLOVAK PITCHERS SETTLED IN AND HELD THE FORT. JAYDON KENDER HAD A PAIR OF HITS, SETH HANCOCK HAD A BASE HIT AND SCORED TWICE WHILE UTAH VENSON, LUIS CAMACHO, STEVEN ADAMS AND JAMES PENN ALL SCORED A RUN. KENDER(4 K`s,1 BB) WAS THE WINNER, WITH GOOD SUPPORT FROM UTAH VENSON(5 K`s,1 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(3 K`s,1BB).

GAME 13      6/29/09

SLOVAK CLUB  8     ROSITANO  1

SLOVAK CLUB PICKED UP THEIR 11TH WIN ON THE SEASON BY DEFEATING ROSITANO DENTAL 8-1. UTAH VENSON LINED A RBI TRIPLE IN THE FIRST INNING. JAYDON KENDER, JEREMY MALDONADO AND STEVEN ADAMS ALL HAD BASE HITS, AND 2 RBI`S EACH. SETH HANCOCK ALSO HAD A SINGLE AND SCORED TWICE. THOMAS TAYLOR AND MARCOS VASQUEZ BOTH TALLIED A RUN AS WELL. SOLID PITCHING FROM GAME WINNER SETH HANCOCK(3 K`s,0 BB) AS WELL AS JAYDON KENDER(6 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(3K`s,3 BB).

GAME 14    7/1/09

SLOVAK CLUB  3     U.S.W.A.   0

THE SLOVAK PITCHERS THREW THEIR 5TH SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON ALLOWING JUST ONE HIT ALONG THE WAY AS THE ORANGE MOVED TO 12-2 ON THE YEAR. JEREMY MALDONADO DROVE HOME ALL THREE SLOVAK RUNS WITH A DOUBLE. MARCOS VASQUEZ ALSO HAD A DOUBLE AND UTAH VENSON A SINGLE FOR THE ONLY SLOVAK HITS AS THE ORANGE LEFT 9 RUNNERS ON BASE. SETH HANCOCK AND BRANDON HOLCOMB WERE CITED FOR GOOD DEFENSIVE PLAYS. JIMMY STRASKO(3 K`s,3 BB) PICKED UP THE WIN, WHILE JAYDON KENDER(4 K`s,0 BB), SETH HANCOCK(4 K`s,0 BB) AND UTAH VENSON(2 K`s,0 BB) PITCHED SOLID RELIEF.

GAME 15     7/6/09

SLOVAK CLUB  11      ROSITANO DENTAL  5

THE ORANGE KEPT ROLLING YESTERDAY WITH A CONVINCING 11-5 WIN OVER ROSITANO IN MINOR LEAGUE ACTION. SETH HANCOCK TOOK CHARGE OFFENSIVELY WITH THREE BASE HITS AND TWO RUNS SCORED. MARCOS VASQUEZ WAS  RIGHT BEHIND WITH A PAIR OF SINGLES AND ALSO SCORED TWICE. JAYDON KENDER, UTAH VENSON, JEREMY MALDONADO, THOMAS TAYLOR AND BRANDON HOLCOMB ALL SINGLED WITH A RBI EACH. UTAH VENSON(5 K`s,0 BB) WAS THE GAME WINNER WITH GOOD RELIEF FROM JAYDON KENDER(5 K`s,0 BB). STEVEN ADAMS(2 K`s,4 BB) HAD HIS PITCHING DEBUT IN THIS CONTEST AS WELL. 

GAME 16    7/8/09

SLOVAK CLUB  12     MIKE BASS FORD  2

THE SLOVAK ORANGE IS SLOWLY GETTING INTO PLAY-OFF FORM DEFEATING MIKE BASS BY A 12-2 COUNT. JIMMY STRASKO LED THE ATTACK WITH PAIR OF SINGLES, 2 RBI`S AND SCORING TWICE. JEREMY MALDONADO RIPPED A DOUBLE AND SINGLE AND A RBI; JAYDON KENDER CONNECTED FOR A DOUBLE AND 2 RBI`S, WHILE BRANDON HOLCOMB DRILLED A TRIPLE AND A RBI. SETH HANCOCK AND UTAH VENSON BOTH SINGLED AND SCORED. MARCOS VASQUEZ, STEVEN ADAMS, LUIS CAMACHO, AND SETH ICE ALL TALLIED A RUN AND JAMES PENN KNOCKED IN 2 RBI`S FOR THE NIGHT. JIMMY STRASKO(6 K`s,1 BB) GOT THE WIN. JAYDON KENDER(2 K`s,0 BB) WAS SOLID IN RELIEF AND MARCOS VASQUEZ(1 K,4 BB) WORKED THE LAST INNING.

GAME 17     7/11/09

SLOVAK CLUB  12      CENTURYTEL   0

THE ORANGE TRAIN IS STARTING TO PICK UP STEAM, DISCONNECTING CENTURYTEL IN A THREE INNING RUN RULE. JAMES PENN RAPPED A PAIR OF BASE KNOCKS AND SCORED TWO TIMES WITH A RBI. UTAH VENSON ALSO HAD A PAIR OF HITS ALONG WITH 2 RBI`S. JEREMY MALDONADO RIPPED A DOUBLE AND ADDED A RBI, WHILE JAYDON KENDER LINED A SINGLE AND HAD 3 RBI`S ON THE NIGHT. SETH HANCOCK, JIMMY STRASKO, LUIS CAMACHO AND BRANDON HOLCOMB ALL SINGLED AND SCORED. SETH ICE AND MARCOS VASQUEZ ALSO SCORED A RUN AS WELL. SETH HANCOCK(3 K`s,0 BB) GOT THE WIN ON THE MOUND, WITH A QUICK 1-2-3 INNING FROM JAYDON KENDER(3 K`s,0 BB).

GAME  18    7/13/09

SLOVAK CLUB  7     KINGPINS  0

THE ORANGE TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION AND IS PLAY-OFF BOUND! PITCHERS JAYDON KENDER(4 K`s,1 BB), UTAH VENSON(3 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(6 K`s,0 BB) COMBINED TO THROW A NO-HITTER DEFEATING KUDRIN`S KINGPINS 7-0 IN THE REGULAR SEASON FINALE.THE SLOVAKS HOLDING ON TO A 1-0 LEAD, ERUPTED FOR 6 RUNS IN THE FOURTH INNING TO SEAL THE WIN.BRANDON HOLCOMB HAMMERED THE BALL AGAIN WITH A SINGLE AND TRIPLE, GOOD FOR 3 RBI`S. JEREMY MALDONADO CONTINUED HIS HOT HITTING WITH ANOTHER BASE HIT AND RBI. JAMES PENN, LUIS CAMACHO, JAYDON KENDER AND UTAH VENSON ALL SINGLED AS WELL. SLOVAK CLUB FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 16-2 RECORD AND THE FIRST SEED IN THE MINOR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR PLAYERS, COACHES AND SCOREKEEPER FOR A GREAT YEAR. BUT, OUR WORK ISN`T FINISHED. IT`S TIME TO START THE '2ND SEASON'. ALL ABOARD!

GAME 19     7/17/09

SLOVAK CLUB  9   GNC   8     12 INNINGS

IT TOOK 12 LONG INNINGS AND 2 DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH, BUT THE NEVER SAY DIE SLOVAKS SCRATCHED ,CLAWED, FOUGHT WITH THEIR BACKS TO WALL TO PULL AWAY WITH A 9-8 VICTORY FROM A VERY TOUGH GNC TEAM....WELCOME TO THE PLAY-OFFS! DID YOU HAVE YOUR HEART MEDICATION HANDY? COACH BILL GREW A FEW MORE GREY HAIRS FOR SURE!

DOWN 2 IN THE 6TH INNING WITH 2 OUTS, JEREMY MALDONADO DELIVERS AGAIN WITH A 2 RBI SINGLE, SCORING JAYDON KENDER AND JIMMY STRASKO TYING THE GAME AT 4-4.

THE GAME STAYED SCORELESS UNTIL THE 10TH INNING WHEN GNC SCORED 3 RUNS TAKING A 7-4 LEAD. IT LOOKED LIKE IT MIGHT BE OVER AS THE ORANGE LOADED THE BASES WITH 2 OUTS. JIMMY STRASKO LINES A TRIPLE DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD LINE SCORING SETH ICE, SETH HANCOCK AND UTAH VENSON.

THE 11TH WAS SCORELESS AND GNC SCORED A RUN AND TOOK THE LEAD ONCE MORE IN THE 12TH INNING. HOWEVER, THE SLOVAKS WERE NOT TO BE DENIED. STEVEN ADAMS WALKED TO OPEN THE INNING AND MOVED TO 2ND ON A WILD PITCH. SETH HANCOCK PUT DOWN A BEAUTY OF A BUNT AND SCORED ADAMS ON THE PLAY. JAYDON KENDER HIT INTO A FIELDER`S CHOICE, THROWING HANCOCK OUT AT THIRD. KENDER STOLE 2ND BASE AND WITH ONE OUT AND A RUNNER IN SCORING POSITION UTAH VENSON STEPPED IN AND DRILLED A SINGLE THROUGH THE MIDDLE TO GIVE THE SLOVAKS THE WIN. STEVEN ADAMS(2 K`s,2 BB) GOT THE VICTORY WITH TWO STRONG INNINGS OF RELIEF.

 GAME  20                     7/19/09

SLOVAK CLUB  9     FIREFIGHTERS  7

TIGHTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS A LITTLE TIGHTER. THE RIDE JUST GETS WILDER AS WE GO! A TIRED ORANGE TEAM OVER CAME A 5-1 LEAD, SCORING 4 TIMES IN THE 3RD INNING AND THEN 4 MORE TIMES IN THE 4TH TO WIN THEIR SECOND PLAY-OFF GAME THIS WEEKEND. SETH HANCOCK AND LUIS CAMACHO BOTH HAD A PAIR OF BASE HITS. JIMMY STRASKO, JEREMY MALDONADO AND JAYDON KENDER ALL SINGLED. THOMAS TAYLOR, SETH ICE, JAMES PENN AND UTAH VENSON ALL SCORED A RUN IN THE WIN AS WELL. UTAH VENSON(6 K`s,2 BB) GOT THE WIN, SETH HANCOCK(1K,0 BB)  PICKED UP THE SAVE. JAYDON KENDER(1 K,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(0 K,5 BB) ALSO PITCHED. 

GAME 21       7/24/09

SLOVAK CLUB  7    KINGPINS  1

SLOVAK CLUB ADVANCED TO THE MINOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING THE KINGPINS WITH A DECISIVE 7-1 VICTORY. LEADING 2-0 IN THE 3RD INNING, JEREMY MALDONADO CAME UP WITH THE BASES LOADED AND DRILLED A 3 RBI DOUBLE DOWN THE LEFT FIELD LINE, CLEARING THE BASES AND GIVING THE SLOVAKS A LEAD THEY WOULDN`T LET GO. JAYDON KENDER, LUIS CAMACHO AND THOMAS TAYLOR ALL SINGLED FOR THE ORANGE. BRANDON HOLCOMB SCORED A RUN AND LAID DOWN A GREAT SACRIFICE BUNT SCORING MARCOS VASQUEZ. JIMMY STRASKO NAILED A WOULD BE BASE STEALER IN THE 6TH INNING. SLOVAK PITCHERS DOMINATED ONCE AGAIN. SETH HANCOCK(2 K`s,0 BB) GOT THE WIN. JAYDON KENDER(4 K`s,0 BB) AND UTAH VENSON(4 K`s,0 BB) PITCHED OUTSTANDING BALL FOR THE ORANGE. SO, YOU THINK THINGS HAVE BEEN WILD SO FAR...WE`VE JUST BEGUN! CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR PLAYERS, COACHES AND SCOREKEEPER FOR A GREAT RIDE.

GAME 22         7/28/09

SLOVAK CLUB  8   KINGPINS  1

THE SLOVAKS CAME OUT WITH THREE RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING AND NEVER LOOKED BACK DEFEATING THE KINGPINS BY AN 8-1 COUNT. UTAH VENSON LED THE OFFENSE FOR THE ORANGE WITH 4 BASE HITS AND 4 RBI`S SCORING TWICE AS WELL.AND JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE, NAILED A WOULD BE BASE RUNNER TRYING TO STEAL IN THE 6TH INNING. JEREMY MALDONADO HAD A DOUBLE, SCORING ONCE AND SETH HANCOCK A SINGLE SCORING 3 TIMES. JAMES PENN AND JAYDON KENDER TALLIED A RUN EACH FOR THE ORANGE TOO. AS THEY HAVE ALL SEASON, THE SLOVAK PITCHING SLAMMED THE DOOR ON THE KINGPIN OFFENSE, HOLDING  THEM TO THREE HITS ON THE NIGHT. JAYDON KENDER(6 K`s,1 BB) GOT THE MOUND WIN. SETH HANCOCK(5 K`s,0 BB) AND JIMMY STRASKO(4 K`s,3 BB) FINISHED UP FOR THE VICTORY. THE SLOVAKS ARE NOW ONE GAME AWAY FROM THEIR TEAM GOAL AND HOPEFULLY WE`LL GET THERE THURSDAY.

GAME 23    7/30/09

WE GOT IT DONE! IT WASN`T PRETTY TO WATCH, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE 'DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET IT DONE' AS THE SLOVAKS CLAIMED THE LYB MINOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, DEFEATING THE KINGPINS 8-4. LOTS OF WALKS AND ERRORS OVER SHADOWED THE CONTEST BUT AS BEEN THE CASE ALL SEASON, THE PITCHERS SETTLED THE MATTER. JAYDON KENDER(5 K`s,2 BB) WAS THE WINNING PITCHER AND ALSO HAD A BASE HIT. SETH HANCOCK 1 K,1 BB) THREW TWO SCORELESS INNINGS AND UTAH VENSON(2 K`s,0 BB) CLOSED OUT THE GAME WITH A SCORELESS 6TH. JEREMY MALDONADO, JIMMY STRASKO, MARCOS VASQUEZ, THOMAS TAYLOR AND JAMES PENN ALL SCORED FOR THE ORANGE. STRASKO ALSO NAILED ANOTHER BASE STEALER FROM BEHIND THE PLATE. BRANDON HOLCOMB, SETH HANCOCK AND JAYDON KENDER WERE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THEIR DEFENSE AS WELL. THE SLOVAKS FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A FANTASTIC 21-2 RECORD, WINNING THEIR LAST 14 GAMES IN A ROW! AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR PLAYERS, COACHES AND FAMILIES ON A SENSATIONAL SEASON.