World Series Recap

Second In The World
Since no Arizona team had ever advanced from the West Region to the Connie Mack World Series, the “Subians” weren’t among the tournament favorites. But the field was stunned when they handily defeated the pre-tournament favorite, Midland Redskins of Cincinnati, Ohio, 12 – 4 in its opening game. Midland was a previous eight-time world series champion with a 2004 roster of “Who’s Who” baseball all-stars from multi-states.

		With its deep team of power hitters, exceptional pitching depth and worldclass defense, the Midland Redskins stormed back through the loser’s bracket for a chance at revenge. They defeated Arizona twice in the tournament finals 8 – 6 and 10 – 8 to claim its ninth Connie Mack World’s Championship. In spite of its barrage of offense, clean defense and long-ball power, Arizona came up two runs short in both championship games to capture the Second Place Trophy. Second in the world…not too bad for the scrappy bunch that became the first Arizona Connie Mack team to win the West Regional Championship.

With the earlier elimination of the Host Farmington Sky Sox, Arizona became the favorite of the local fans that seemed to admire the heart of the “new comers”. Although they fell a bit short of winning the gold, they represented Arizona well. With skill and class both on and off-the-field, the kids are indeed our champions.

Game 1: Subia 12 Midland 4
Subia surprised the tournament favorite with an opening game run-rule victory over the Midland Redskins 12-4. Nick Walters pitched a strong complete game giving up only three hits in the first four innings. Nick gave up eight hits with seven strikeouts and an impressive no-walk outing. Trevor Vega and Nolan Litke led a sixteen-hit attack with homeruns. Read full story.

Game 2: Subia 14 South Troy New York 2
Arizona Subia run-ruled the South Troy New York team 14-2 in five innings for its second consecutive run-rule victory. Nolan Litke got things moving in the first inning with a 3-run homerun. Chad Whittle and Brandon Farmer combined with a strong pitching performance limiting South Troy to only three hits. C.J. Retherford hit a two-run homerun and Brian Dodd picked up two runs with a key single to bolster a balanced offense performance. Read full story.

Game 3: Subia 9 Florida 6
Arizona Subia became the world series only unbeaten team with a 9-6 win over previously undefeated Florida. Subia jumped to an 8-1 lead going into the bottom of the third inning before holding off the Florida Bombers late game rally that narrowed the score. C.J. Retherford got the pitching victory with a strong relief performance by Brian Budrow. Homeruns by Dan Colella, Nick Walters and Andrew Darr led another powerful offensive attack. Read full story.

Game 4: Subia 7 South Troy New York 2
Brandon Thomson pitched a complete game to setup the Championship Game with Midland with a 7-2 win over New York. C.J. Retherford, and Seth Furmanek led another offensive effort with key homeruns. Read full story.

Game 5: Midland 8 Subia 6
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Game 6: Midland 10 Subia 8
Subia jumped to a quick 2-0 lead before falling behind 7-2 when Midland scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning. Subia rallied back in the third to take an 8-7 lead capped by Brian Dodd’s base-clearing double off the right center field wall. Midland reclaimed the lead with single runs in the fourth and sixth innings to win its ninth Connie Mack World Series Championship. Read full story.

Team Stat Highlights
• Team Batting Average: .343
• Total Runs Scored: 57
• Avg. Runs Per Game: 9.5
• Team RBI’s: 48
• On Base Percentage: .444
• Slugging Percentage: .651
• Tournament Homeruns: 13

Player Honors
Nick Walters: Player of Game (1)
C.J. Retherford: Player of Game (2)
Brian Budrow: Player of Game (3)
Brandon Thomson: Player of Game (4)

All Tournament Team
Dan Colella: Catcher
Nick Walters: Pitcher
Brandon Thomson: Pitcher
C.J. Retherford: 3rd Base
Eric Farris: Shortstop
Nolan Litke: Right Field