GAME 1

SAW THE BRAVES TAKING ON THE NORTH SHORE STALLIONS. THE BRAVES HANDED THE BALL TO HARD THROWING JOEY LOOP. JOEY WAS ON FIRE WITH GREAT COMMAND OF HIS FAST BALL AND CHANGE UP. HE OWNED THE PLATE. JOEY KEPT HIS PITCH COUNT LOW AND DID NOT FALL BEHIND ANY BATTERS EARLY IN THE COUNTS. HE STRUCK OUT 3, WALKED 1, SURRENDERED 2 HITS AND PITCHED A COMPLETE GAME. THE BRAVES CAME OUT SWINGING, POUNDING OUT 10 HITS AND SHOWED PATIENCE AT THE PLATE WALKING 8 TIMES. THEY WERE PUMPED UP AND WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW. THE BRAVES CORRALED THE STALLIONS 12 - 2 IN A 4 INNING MERCY RULE.

GAME 2

THE BRAVES HANDED THE BALL TO THE NICK THE TANK TO FACE THE HARD HITTING MUD CATS. TANK LOOKED SHARP WITH GOOD COMMAND ON HIS FASTBALL. TANK WENT 3 INNINGS STRIKING OUT 2, WALKING 2 AND SURRENDERING 5 HITS. AFTER A 2 AND A HALF HOUR LAYOVER BETWEEN GAMES THE BRAVES BATS COOLED DOWN AND LOOKED A LITTLE SLUGGISH BUT THEY KEPT THEIR HEADS UP AND BATTLED. THE BRAVES GOT 6 HITS AND WERE NOT SO PATIENT AT THE PLATE ONLY WALKING 3 TIMES. THE MUD CATS ARE A TOUGH TEAM WITH ALOT OF SPEED AND GREAT HITTERS AND PITCHERS. RHINO CAME IN TO WORK AN INNING SURRENDERING 2 HITS AND MIKE FINISHED IT OFF STRIKING OUT 1, WALKING 3 AND GIVING UP 3 MORE HITS. THE BRAVES LOST 8 - 3.

GAME 3

THE BRAVES KNEW WHAT THEY HAD TO DO. THEY NEEDED TO WIN 2 OUT OF 2 GAMES TO GO HOME WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY TOOK IT ONE GAME AT A TIME. THE BRAVES PLAYED RANKING #1 LONG ISLAND PROSPECTS. THE COACHING STAFF HANDED THE BALL TO RHINO AND DID HE PERFORM. RHINO WAS ON FIRE LOOKING THE BEST WE HAVE EVER SEEN HIM THROW. RHINO WENT 4 AND 2/3 AND HAD GREAT CONTROL STRIKING OUT 3, WALKING 3 AND ONLY SURRENDERING 3 HITS. THE BRAVES RESPONDED BY POUNDING OUT 9 HITS AND ONCE AGAIN SHOWED ALOT OF PATIENCE WALKING 12 TIMES. THE BRAVES SCORED 12 TIMES. POPS CAME IN TO THROW 1/3 TO SECURE A BRAVES MERCY VICTORY OF 12 - 4.

GAME 4

THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOUND THE REMATCH OF THE BRAVES AND THE ONLY TEAM TO DEFEAT THEM,THE LI MUD CATS. BUBBA TOOK THE MOUND FOR THE BRAVES. BUBBA WAS AS SHARP AS ALWAYS WITH GOOD COMMAND OF HIS FAST BALL AND CHANGE UP. BUBBA PITCHED LIKE A CHAMP GOING 4 AND 1/3 STRIKING OUT 2, WALKING 2 AND SURRENDERING 7 HITS. THE BRAVES FOUND THEMSELVES BEHIND 1 - 0 AND NOT REALLY HITTING THE BALL MUCH. THEY NEVER PUT THEIR HEADS DOWN AND KEPT BATTELING. THE BRAVES BATS STARTED TO COME ALIVE AFTER ONCE THROUGH THE BATTING ORDER. DAVEY AND BUBBA LED THE WAY WITH 2 HITS APIECE AND TOOK A 3 - 2 LEAD. IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO HOLD OFF THE MUD CATS WHO TOOK A 6 - 3 LEAD IN THE FOURTH. THE BRAVES ANSWERED BACK IN THE 5TH TO TIE UP THE GAME AT 6. AFTER THE BRAVES SURRENDERED 2 MORE RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5TH, THE COACHES DECIDED TO TAKE OUT BUBBA WHO PITCHED LIKE A CHAMP TO BRING IN BIG MIKE TO FACE THE HARD HITTING CATS WITH 2 ON AND ONLY 1 OUT. MIKE THREW HARD STRIKING OUT 2 MUD CAT BATTERS TO END THE THREAT. ON TO THE TOP OF THE 6TH WITH THE BRAVES DOWN BY 2 AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE. THESE BOYS WANTED IT BAD AND IT SHOWED. RHINO DREW A WALK TO LEAD OFF THE 6TH AND MOVED TO SECOND BASE ON A FIELDERS CHOICE. DAVEY CAME UP AND HIT A "BOMB" FOR A TRIPLE SCORING RHINO AND MAKING IT A 1 RUN GAME. JOEY LOOP CAME UP AND HIT A TOWERING FLYBALL TO CENTER FIELD THAT THE MUD CATS COULDN'T HANDLE AND DAVEY SCORED TO TIE THE GAME UP AT 8. BIG MIKE NOW HAD TO TAME THE MUD CATS AND TAME HE DID. THROWING STRIKE AFTER STRIKE, HARDER AND HARDER USING THE ENTIRE PLATE TO END THE MUD CATS DREAM OF A WALK OFF WIN. EXTRA INNINGS CAME AND UP CAME BUBBA TO RIP A DOUBLE TO LEFT CENTER FIELD. BUBBA WAS VERY AGGRESIVE ON THE BASES STEALING THIRD ON THE NEXT PITCH AND HOME ON A WILD PITCH TO GIVE THE BRAVES A 9 - 8 LEAD GOING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH. WE ASKED MIKE FOR 3 MORE OUTS, AND HE DELIVERED TO GIVE THE BRAVES A 9 - 8 VICTORY, MAKING THEM THE 2009 TODD CADEN MEMORIAL 11U CHAMPIONS.

WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF OUR BOYS. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM PLAYED A SPECIAL PART IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. THE BOYS WORKED VERY VERY HARD ALL WINTER AND EARLY SPRING TO BRING THEM UP TO A LEVEL THAT JUST AMAZES US EACH AND EVERY DAY. YOU BOYS GIVE US COACHES SOMETHING SPECIAL EACH AND EVERYTIME WE WATCH YOU PLAY BASEBALL.

WE CAN NOT FORGET ABOUT OUR FANS. WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR CHEERING US ON AND BELIEVING IN US AS PLAYERS AND COACHES. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST THERE IS. THANK YOU!!!