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The Peninsula Cardinals ended the 2009 regular season in 5th place.  And, the play-offs began much like the regular season, rough & tough.  We lost our first game of the double elimination tournament 11-6 to the Deltaville Deltas and were faced with a daunting task from the start.  Win em' all or go home.  We did just that! We eliminated the Braves, the #3 Pirates, the #1 seeded Cannons, and the #4 Deltaville squad as we propelled ourselves into the finals versus the #2 Astros. It was a warm Sunday past and following an extra inning win versus the Deltas we were excited about being in the finals.  Following a dugout fiasco at the start, the game got underway and was very exciting.  The Astros took a 3-1 lead and then, like an atomic bomb out of a Michael Bay movie, our bats exploded to take an 8-3 lead.  The game ended 8-7 with a Green to Ruiz put-out.  We were 5-1 in the play-offs and playing strong.  All we had to do was win one more game.  Since we were unable to play the next day (Monday), we were hoping the Astros could play the following Saturday, in this fun weekend league.  But, all our efforts to move the game were meaningless.  The Astros took the forfeit and the title.  Hopefully like the records of the steroid era, this title casts doubt.  Maybe it deserves one of those asterisk******* or something. Several players were honored this year as league leaders. Here is a list of their accomplishments:

Pitching Leaders:

Innings Pitched: Aaron Merritt (46.67) & Alan Riley (34.00), ERA: Aaron Merritt (3.47), Strikeouts: Aaron Merritt (41).

Batting Leaders:

AVG: Bryant Liberta (.449) & Mike Granata (.436), Hits: Mike Granata (24) & Bryant Liberta (22), Doubles: Bryant Liberta (6) & Jose Ruiz (5), Home Runs: Bryant Liberta (2) & Stephen Green (2), RBI's: Bryant Liberta (13) & Mike Granata (11), BB's:  Mike Granata (11), SB's: Ethan Newton (11).

Congratulations Cardinals................................

Peninsula Cardinals successful in 2009 All-Star Game

The 2009 All-Star game at Plumeri Park was a huge success for the Cardinals.  The Cardinals, Pirates, and Deltas were triumphant over the Cannons, Astros, and Braves by a score of 8-4.  Robert Bunch was 1-3 with a run scored and the Cardinals stud closer also picked up the save. Mike Granata was 1-3 with an RBI and 4 assists in the field, Aaron Merritt was 2-2 with a BB, run scored and a SB.  The Cardinals ace was also successful on the mound as he held hitters at bay for  2 strong innings while picking up the win.  First year Cardinal Bryant Liberta took home MVP honors for the evening by smashing 2 doubles to the wall.  The Cardinals will look to carry their success into the '09 Play-Offs.  Good Luck Cards and way to go.

We ended the 2008 Spring Regular season in 4th place with a 10-10 record. In the playoff's we ended (1-2) in 5th place.

The following Cardinals have represented our team among the 2008 SVABL League Leaders. Congratulations!

Pitching Leaders:

Innings pitched: Alan Riley (62.33), Wins: Alan Riley (4), Strikeouts: Alan Riley (45) & Chris Trotter (32)

Batting Leaders:

Runs: Chris Trotter (17), Hits:Jose Ruiz (21), Doubles:Jose Ruiz (9),Triples:Stephen Henning (3) & Trevor Green (2),   RBI's:Jose Ruiz (18), Stolen Bases:Scott Jones (9),Trevor Green (8),Alan Riley (7) & Geo Rivera (6), Walks:Chris Trotter (19) & Scott Jones (15). 

Spring 2007: We ended the regular season (12-8)record giving us third place.In the playoff's we were (1-2)  ending in 4th place.We would also like to congratulate these guys leading the league in:

walks: Chris Trotter (22)

doubles: Jose Ruiz (12)

& the top 4 spots for stolen bases: Alan Riley (15),Trevor Green (13),Scott Jones (13) & DJ Chavez (11). 

Fall 2006: We won the Fall Ball Championship. We beat the Astros 5-1 in the first round to advance to the championship game. In the championship game we beat the Cannons 9-4.

Spring 2006: We ended the regular season with a record of (7-13) giving us 4th place.In the playoff's we were (1-2) ending in 4th place.We also would like to congratulate Michael "Granny" Granata in getting MVP honors at the 2006 All-Star game going (1-1 with 3 RBI's).

We didn't win the Championship in 2006 but we accomplished alot. We had the top two spots in batting average for the regular season Alan Riley .490 & Michael Granata .457. We also had the top spot in e.r.a for pitching Chris Trotter 1.38.

Spring 2005: Was our first season and we ended it with a record of (8-16) giving us 5th place. In the playoff's we were (2-2) ending in 3rd place.





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