Saginaw Bay RiverDawgs (16/17)
2008 Saginaw Bay RiverDawgs RiverBrawl Tournament Champs

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Saginaw Bay RiverDawgs (16/17) Claim Trophy in First Ever RiverBrawl

Local RiverDawgs Post Perfect 4-0 Record During Weekend

August 17, 2008       Leave a Comment
By: O. J. Cunningham

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The 16/17 year-old Saginaw Bay RiverDawgs went 4-0 over the weekend to claim the 1st Place Trophy in their age division at the First Annual Saginaw Bay RiverDawg RiverBrawl USSSA Baseball Tournament held in Bay City, Michigan.

Manager Mark Krzysiak's RiverDawgs (16/17) defeated Anchor Bay 15-4 to open the tourney on Saturday and then posted a second Saturday win by edging the West Michigan Rebels 4-1.

It was more of the same on Sunday as the RiverDawgs (16/17) again got the best of Anchor Bay in the seeded round by a 6-4 margin and then bumped off Martin's Marauders 8-2 in the Championship contest.

The RiverDawgs were led in hitting over the tournament by Brent Precour who went 6-12 at the plate for an even .500 batting average for the weekend.

Tyler Provow, Chad Sepos and D.J. Reetz got wins on the mound for the RiverDawgs and Brent Precour also picked up a save.

RiverDawgs bested Martin's Marauders in the Championship Game 8-2.

Cole Martin had a single in the second inning to spark RiverDawgs to a 3-0 lead. In the 3rd, Precour tripled in one run and then scored on a ground-out to up the margin to 5-0.

Garrett Myczkowiak had an RBI single in the 4th inning and Nick Whitney singled in the 5th inning to push two more runs across the plate for the final 8-2 winning margin.

Martin's Marauders (coached by Mike Martin) had a 2-1 record coming into the Championship contest. Martin's Marauders had wins over West Michigan Rebels 7-6. Martin's also split a pair of games with the SE Michigan Rebels, losing 11-3 and then winning in the seeded round 6-2.

On their way to the runner-up trophy, Martin's Marauders split pitching duties between Casey Pashak & Adam Pijaszek (Game 1); Skyler Skrzypczak & Steve Meyer (Game 2); and Jordan Schumann & Brandon Gottschling (Game 3).

Tournament Director Bruce Stapish was more than happy with the way the first-year tournament over the weekend. "We got 13 teams in 3 divisions," Stapish said about his RiverDawg RiverBrawl Baseball Tourney. "We're using three fields all over the area," Stapish said. "It's a madhouse but we got it under control."

Stapish went on to applaud the assistance of Bay City Central's Morley Fraser, All Saints' Jeff Bisel, John Glenn's Troy Lynch and Garber's Dave Schwartz. "Cooperation was extraordinary," Stapish said. "From Superintendents, to Athletic Directors to Coaching Staffs," Stapish said. "Every one of them helped make this tournament a success," Stapish concluded.

SAGINAW BAY RIVERDAWGS FIRST PLACE TROPHY (16/17) L/R Brian Stainforth, Al Provow, Mark Krzysiak and Tournament Director, Bruce Stapish show off the first place trophy.
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Martin's Marauders - 2nd Place 2008 RiverDawg River Brawl
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RUNNER-UP TROPHY - MARTIN'S MARAUDERS - (L/R) Mike Martin, Tourney Director Bruce Stapish and Larry Kwapiszewski. Missing: Tom Pashak.
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BROTHERLY COMPETITION - Brothers Aaron Martin (Batting) and Cole Martin (Catching) were on opposing teams in the Championship Game. Dad is Martin's Marauder Coach Mike Martin.
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BEST FRIES IN TOWN - The Central Booster Club sold food and water at the concession stand during the tournament. French Fries were the order of the day. Said one shopper, "Everyone knows that Central Boosters have the best fries in town."
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NEED SHADE - Temperatures were in the upper 80s all during the day on Sunday. RiverDawg fans found shade under tents along the 3rd baseline.
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KEEPING COOL - Martin Marauder fans had umbrellas open to protect themselves from the sun's rays.
(MyBayCity Photo by O. J. Cunningham)

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O. J. Cunningham
O. J. Cunningham is the Publisher of MyBayCity.com. Cunningham previously published Sports Page & Bay City Enterprise. He is the President/CEO of OJ Advertising, Inc. More from O. J. Cunningham

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