2011 AFL Championship Game Notes Saturday, November 19, 2011
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2011 AFL Championship Game Notes Saturday, November 19, 2011 FINAL 2011 STANDINGS Game Information East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 First pitch: 1:08 p.m. MST Salt River Rafters* 22 16 .579 -- 12-7 10-9 10-7 L2 5-5 Forecast: 74 degrees, sunny Mesa Solar Sox 17 20 .459 4.5 11-7 6-13 9-6 W1 4-6 Scottsdale Scorpions 14 22 .389 7.0 7-9 7-13 5-11 L3 4-6 TV Broadcast: MLB Network Online broadcast: MLB.tv West Division Talent: Paul Severino (p-b-p), Dave Valle (analyst) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise Saguaros*^ 26 10 .722 -- 12-7 14-3 11-4 W2 7-3 AFL Media Relations: Peoria Javelinas 16 19 .457 9.5 7-11 9-8 5-10 W3 4-6 Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Phoenix Desert Dogs 14 22 .389 12.0 5-14 9-8 6-8 W2 5-5 Rob Morse (541) 556-9387, [email protected] * - division winner, ^ - home team in AFL Championship Game \ Patrick Kurish (480) 628-4446, [email protected] Joe Black MVP Award Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague In 2002, the AFL instituted the Joe Black Most Valuable Player Award, honoring the former Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball big league pitcher and 1952 N.L. rookie-of-the-year, to recognize the league’s most valuable player each season. This year’s award will be presented during pre-game ceremonies before TODAY’S UMPIRES today’s game. The award was voted on by AFL managers and coaches. HP: Adam Hamari; 1B: Jordan Baker; 2B: Clint Fagan; 3B: Eric Loveless Past Winners: 2010 Javelinas IF Dustin Ackley (SEA) 2005 Rafters IF Eric Duncan (NYY) 2009 Desert Dogs OF Grant Desme (OAK) 2004 Rafters IF Chris Shelton (DET) Past AFL Champions 2008 Solar Sox RHP Tommy Hanson (ATL) 2003 Solar Sox OF Jason Dubois (CHC) 2007 Solar Sox OF Sam Fuld (CHC) 2002 Scorpions IF Ken Harvey (KC) 1992 Sun Cities Solar Sox 2002 Peoria Javelinas 2006 Desert Dogs IF Chip Cannon (TOR) 1993 Tempe Rafters 2003 Mesa Solar Sox 1994 Peoria Javelinas 2004 Phoenix Desert Dogs Dernell Stenson Award 1995 Mesa Saguaros 2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs The AFL instituted the Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award in 2004 in memory of former 1996 Scottsdale Scorpions 2006 Phoenix Desert Dogs AFL player Dernell Stenson, who was killed in 2003 in Arizona during the AFL season. The 1997 Peoria Javelinas 2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs award is presented annually to the AFL player who best exemplifies unselfishness, hard work 1998 Sun Cities Solar Sox 2008 Phoenix Desert Dogs and leadership. The manager and coaching staff from each of the six AFL teams nominate d 1999 Mesa Solar Sox 2009 Peoria Javelinas one player for the award. This year’s award will be presented during pre-game ceremonies. 2000 Grand Canyon Rafters 2010 Scottsdale Scorpions 2001 Phoenix Desert Dogs Past Winners: 2010 Scorpions IF Steve Lombardozzi (WSH) 2006 Scorpions IF Kevin Frandsen (SF) 2009 Javelinas IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) 2005 Desert Dogs OF Andre Ethier (OAK) Pre-game Schedule 2008 Solar Sox IF Jason Donald (PHI) 2004 Desert Dogs OF Mark Teahen (KC) 10:15 Surprise Saguaros Infield 2007 Solar Sox OF Sam Fuld (CHC) 10:30 Surprise Saguaros Batting Practice 11:15 Salt River Rafters Batting Practice AFL Top Prospects Team 12:00 Salt River Rafters Infield 12:42 Player Introductions The 2011 AFL Top Prospects Team will be unveiled during today’s MLB Network telecast. 12:54 National Anthem The 22-member team was voted on by AFL managers and coaches. 1:08 First pitch 2011 AFL Championship Game Starting Pitchers SALT RIVER RAFTERS: 34 • RHP CHARLES BREWER (1-1, 5.46) • ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AFL SEASON: 1-1, 5.46 ERA, 28.0 IP, 39 H, 19 R, 17 ER, 4 HR, 7 BB, 22 K (8 starts) ... ninth in innings pitched ... riding five-inning scoreless streak over last two starts ... season-high six strikeouts on two occasions, Oct. 21 and Oct. 27 ... two runs on seven hits and one walk with strikeouts over season-high five innings vs. Surprise, Oct. 27 ... three runs (2 earned) on five hits and one walk in three innings at Surprise, Oct. 10 ... 15:3 K:BB ratio over his last five starts (18.1 IP) ... yielded one run on five hits and a walk over 4.1 innings to earn his lone win, Oct. 21. 2011 SEASON: Went 5-1 with a 2.58 ERA and 48:19 K:BB ratio in 12 starts for Double-A Mobile ... won Southern League title with BayBears ... missed two months with a fractured wrist ... one or fewer earned runs in six of his final seven starts. CAREER: 23-11 record, 2.45 ERA and 266:69 K:BB ratio in 56 career games (46 starts) ... 2010 Midwest League mid-season all-star. NUGGETS: Played at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, AZ, leading the Firebirds to three state titles … earned first team EA Sports all- America and Louisville Slugger All-America as a senior … 2006 Arizona 4A and Gatorade Arizona Player-of-the-Year … played at UCLA with Mesa Solar Sox RHP Gerrit Cole. 2011 AFL GAME LOG DATE G# OPP H/R DEC ERA G GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG AB TBF NP-S 10/4/2011 1 PEJ R 13.50 1 1 2.2 5 5 4 0 0 2 2 .417 12 14 53-33 10/10/2011 1 SUR R 9.53 1 1 3.0 5 3 2 2 0 1 3 .385 14 15 54-37 10/15/2011 1 PDD H 9.31 1 1 4.0 6 4 4 0 0 1 2 .381 16 18 59-41 10/21/2011 1 PEJ H W 7.07 1 1 4.1 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .356 17 18 71-50 10/27/2011 1 SUR H 6.16 1 1 5.0 7 2 2 1 0 1 6 .350 21 22 78-53 11/2/2011 1 PEJ R L 6.65 1 1 4.0 8 4 4 0 0 0 2 .360 20 20 69-47 11/9/2011 1 MSS R 5.67 1 1 4.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342 14 14 53-37 11/15/2011 1 SCO H 5.46 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 3 4 12-8 W-L-S ERA G GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG AB TBF NP-S Total 1-1-0 5.46 8 8 28.0 39 19 17 4 0 7 22 .333 117 125 449-306 AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS NP-S vs Left .404 47 7 19 0 1 1 6 5 8 1 1 .462 .511 .972 180-126 vs Right .286 70 12 20 0 2 3 12 2 14 1 3 .301 .471 .773 269-180 SURPRISE SAGUAROS: 43 • RHP ALEX SANABIA (2-1, 5.65) • MIAMI MARLINS AFL SEASON: 2-1, 5.65 ERA, 28.2 IP, 32 H, 19 R, 18 ER, 4 HR, 11 BB, 23 K (7 starts) ... sixth in innings pitched … in lone start vs. Salt River, yielded just two hits and struck out four over a season-high five shutout innings, Oct. 19 ... 15 runs (14 earned) on 20 hits and nine walks in 17.1 innings over last four starts. 2011 SEASON: Went 0-0 with a 3.27 ERA in three appearances (2 starts) for the Marlins in 2011 … 0-5 with a 5.75 ERA in nine starts between Triple-A New Orleans, High-A Jupiter and the GCL Marlins. CAREER: 32nd-round pick by the Marlins in 2006 ... 25-23 with a 3.91 ERA in 89 career minor league games (77 starts) ... 5-3 with a 3.73 ERA in 15 games (12 starts) for the Marlins in 2010. NUGGETS: Attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, CA. 2011 AFL GAME LOG DATE G# OPP H/R DEC ERA G GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG AB TBF NP-S 10/8/2011 1 PEJ R W 3.00 1 1 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 .222 9 12 43-23 10/14/2011 1 MSS R 5.68 1 1 3.1 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 .385 17 17 59-38 10/19/2011 1 SRR H W 3.18 1 1 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 18 18 56-42 10/25/2011 1 MSS H 4.50 1 1 4.2 5 4 4 2 1 1 5 .279 17 20 78-46 10/31/2011 1 SCO R 5.40 1 1 4.0 6 4 4 0 0 2 5 .295 17 19 72-44 11/7/2011 1 PDD H L 5.84 1 1 4.2 6 4 4 0 0 4 4 .299 19 23 81-44 11/12/2011 1 SCO H 5.65 1 1 4.0 3 3 2 1 0 2 3 .283 16 18 60-32 W-L-S ERA G GS IP H R ER HR HB BB SO AVG AB TBF NP-S Total 2-1-0 5.65 7 7 28.2 32 19 18 4 1 11 23 .283 113 127 449-269 AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS NP-S vs Left .273 55 9 15 3 0 2 9 6 12 3 1 .344 .436 .781 226-133 vs Right .293 58 10 17 4 0 2 10 5 11 3 1 .354 .466 .819 223-136 The Fall League Five 1.