Thanks to SCIFL reporter, Ron Rupp:
For the second time in as many Tournaments the Rude Pac won the SCIFL A Major Championship, Beating the tough and scrappy San Diego Prime Time 4 to 1 on Sunday in Santa Fe Springs. After losing their Ace pitcher Greg “Spud” Barker on Saturday when he rolled his ankle, the Rude Pac were fortunate enough to have picked up pitchers Robbie Davis and Ronnie Mizner who recently left Northern Cals A-1 Taylor Farms,for the Rude Pac and are both quality “B” pitchers.
In the championship game Rude Pac Started pitcher Robbie Davis against the Prime Time veteran Dan Zupp who was forced to pitch back to back games after already shutting out the Long Beach Black Sox 5-0 in the 9:00 am game. Rude Pac drew first blood in the bottom of the 2nd, P. Janasko was hit by the pitch then Javier Fierro sacrificed Janasko to second. After Mizer flied out to center Bobby Casturita was safe at first on a throwing error allowing Janasko to score. Rude Pac scored again in the bottom of the 4th when Fierro singled and Mizner followed with a two run homer. Prime Times only run came in the top of the 5th when Terry Brightwell singled Eric Gierman walked on four pitches, then Joe Nuanez was hit by the pitch loading the bases. Johnny Nuanez drove in Brightwell on a fielders choice for Prime Times only run of the game. Rude Pac added one more run in the bottom of the 6th when Jose Sandoval singled followed by a Jose Hernandez single, then Janasko singled home Sandoval to
round out the scoring for the Rude Pac. Hats off to Dan Zupp for pitching back to back games on Sunday and holding the explosive Rude Pac line up to only four runs! Also a tip of the cap to veteran Robbie Davis for a great weekend on the rubber using his hard drop ball to shut out the Long Beach Black Sox on Saturday with 10 K’s in a run rule game, and then holding the hot hitting San Diego Prime Time to only one run in the Championship game!