Pitching classic today!! Valdez out duels Chavarin 1-0

For 17 frames, 2 aces put up zeros. As the pressure mounted, each pitcher just got tougher. Each team had opportunities but Dave Valdez and Mario Chavarian put on an absolute pitching clinic at Culver High.

Ulimately, a leadoff walk to Vince Teixeira to start the bottom of the 9th would lead to the only run. An error on the sac bunt got a runners to 1st and 3rd with no outs. Mikey Magz hit a sac fly to mid-center on a 1-2 pitch to knock in the winning run.

Valdez (3-0,9inn,4h,4k,4bb,2hb) gets the win. Mario Chavarian (9inn,6h,4k,3bb,1r) really deserved better but both put on a real show. Great game to be a part of!

BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Westside Matanzas 000000000 0 4 0
Culver City Cubs 000000001 1 6 1

Date: July 31, 2011     Time: 9:30am      Venue: Culver City HS   

Westside Matanzas
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Derek Moore 4 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Alcala 4 0 0 0 0 0
Refugio Esparza 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mario Aceves 2 0 0 0 1 1
Robert Oskin 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mario Chavarian 2 0 1 0 1 0
Jason McClure 3 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mendoza 3 0 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0
Rick Robb 3 0 1 0 0 0
Buck Grayson 3 0 0 0 0 1
Dion Deas 2 0 0 0 0 2
James Espinosa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keith Metoyer 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 32 0 4 0 4 4
2B: Mendoza
SB: Moore (2)
HBP: Esparza, Jackson
Culver City Cubs
Hitters AB R H RBI BB K
Jaime Miranda 3 0 1 0 0 1
Kirk Mayer 3 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Birkett 3 0 2 0 0 0
Steve Benson 2 0 1 0 0 0
David Martinez 2 0 0 0 1 1
Al Martinez 3 0 0 0 0 2
Michael Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0
David Merrill 2 0 0 0 1 0
Vince Teixeira 2 1 0 0 1 1
David Jaffe 2 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Maganza 2 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Valdez 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Sharka 1 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1 3 5
2B: Birkett
SB: Jaffe, Valdez
HBP: Valdez

Westside Matanzas
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Mario Chavarian (L) 9.0 6 1 1 3 6 0
HB: Chavarian
Culver City Cubs
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K PT
Dave Valdez (W) 9.0 4 0 0 4 5 0
HB: Valdez (2)

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