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PRACTICE SCHEDULE
PRACTICE
at PALMETTO RIDGE H.S.
see game schedule below
GAME ALERT
Tues Nov 14 at 6 pm at
CUBS at COMMUNITY SCHOOL
6 pm game time
(players be there at 5:30 )
CUBS are a H.S age Baseball Team
FALL 2011 REGISTRATION FORM click here to download file
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GAME RESULTS
FALL 2011
Final Scores
FT MYERS TOURNAMENT NOV 11-13 2011
Sunday
CAPE CORAL SEAHAWKS 4
CUBS 2
SAT
CAPE CORAL Seahawks 13
CUBS
5
THUR
N FT MYERS
5
CUBS
8
Island Coast
6
CUBS
2
NOV 8
CUBS 0
LELY 3
Oct 25
CUBS 10
1ST BAPTIST 3
OCT 11
CUBS
9
COMMUNITY S 3
SEPT 28
SEACREST 6
CUBS
4
Sept 13,2011
CUBS win 10-6 over Immokolee
SUMMER 2011
FINAL SCORES
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Thursday June 2 at Naples High
6 Pm
w 6-4
JUNE 7th 6 pm
CUBS AT LELY HIGH SCHOOL
w 10-0
JUNE 9
Immokolee at CUBS at Palmetto High 6pm
w 13-2
JUNE 14 CANCELED
Cubs at Community School
JUNE 16 CANCELED
Gulf Coast at CUBS at Palmetto High
JUNE 21
Naples at CUBS at Palmetto HS 6pm
JUNE 23
Lely at CUBS at Palmetto Hs 6 pm
MAY 19, 2011
CUBS 3
NAPLES 9 F
In the first "game" of the summer season , in a exercise meant to tighten up for tournament play , the CUBS instead wiped the dust off the equiptment and went through a can of WD-40 to find
some promising performances from Leo Soler in Right field ,Ben Fitz going 3-3 at the plate, Jesus Delgado behind the plate
and Tony Damiano oiling up the rotator cuff to come in and strike out the sides in the final inning
.
The middle infielders, Pedro Lopez, Gabe Morales and Joe Rivera , rotated positions each inning showcasing
their versatility,for what proves to be a challenging Memorial Day tournament coming up. Despite attrition
, the young CUBS show a promising future . Freshman Demitri Zaffra and Franco
Real
prepped on the mound with good efforts
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GAME RESULTS 2010 FALL
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NOV 13-14 2010
Triple Crown Tournament Autumn Classic in Port Charlotte Results:
Saturday
Game 1
CUBS
3
Ft Myers Bandits 2
Game 2
Kissimmee Sox 7
CUBS 4
Sunday
Game 1
Ft Myers Warriors 13
Cubs
4
Game 2
Swamp Baseball 8
Cubs
14
Game 3
FT Myers Bandits 8
Cubs
9
SAT OCT 23,2010
The CUBS travelled to the Stars Complex to take on the Ft Myers Bandits twice.
In the first game after trailing 3-1 , the comeback Cubs scored 3 runs to tie it at 4-4
in the bottom of the sixth in a game ended by time limit .
In the second game, the CUBS jumped ahead 4-1 early . But the bats caught up with the
arms as the Bandits tacked on 13 runs in 3 seperate rallies to win 14-5
.
Mitch Rivenburg went 1 for 3 with a single
and two walks and some excellent defense
behind the plate.
SAT OCT 16, 2010
The CUBS came back from a three run deficit after 5 and a half innings against the Ft
Myers Bandits , with 2 runs in the sixth and two in the bottom of the 7th for a 7-6 victory
in the opener. Tony Damiano started the last chance inning with a single and a stolen base . Joe Rivera got an RBI single
to tie it up and Mauro Real drove in the winning run with a single .
In the nightcap , Logan Maxwell pitched
2 shut out innings and Franco Real added
3 more as the CUBS cruised aided by a 10
run second inning in which 16 CUBS batted
for 30 minutes . The Cubs played out the rest of the game to win 10-4
SAT OCT 9, 2010
The Cubs swept the RAMS 12-3 in the opener and
3-2 in the second game
Sunday Oct 3, 2010
The Cubs faced the CURVE from Port Charlotte
in a rematch . The Cubs split the Double Header
in comeback style as they rallied in the last inning of the opener 5-4 .
In the nightcap the Cubs rallied with 4 runs in the top of the 7th after trailing throughout
to make it 5-4.
But the Curve returned the favor in their last raps
to win 6-5
SEPT 18,2011
CUBS split a doubleheader with the Broward Panthers Losing the
first game 16-6
and Controlling the second game with an 11-2 win
Sat Sept 11, 2011
The Cubs travelled to Port Charlotte and got outslugged by
the Florida Curve
Dropping the first game 9-3
and the second game 14-2
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SEPT 5-6 Labor Day Triple Crown Tournament
at Terry Park
CUBs played 5 Games over a two day span
Beating the Hitting Unlimited Bulldogs (Miami) 8-6
and Beating the Ft Myers Rockets 7-3 on Saturday
on Sunday they faced the older Cape Coral Cannons
and lost 14-1 hoping to save energy for the later games.
at 1:45 after slight weather delays the Cubs took on
the SFLA Yankees and found themselves down 5-0
early but came back in the bottom of the first to make it 5-4 . trailing 7-4 the Cubs came back to gain the lead 10-7
in the 4th inning and hung on 10-9 to win and make it into the championship
game at 4:15 aganst the BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs were too much as the Cubs lost 9-0
in the final
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8/28 FT.MYERS
ROCKETS AT VETERANS PARK
(HOME)
Cubs sweeps DH 9-5
game 1 and 10-5 game 2
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2010 CUBS FALL SCHEDULE
10/23
FT MYERS BANDITS AT STARS COMPLEX GAMES AT 10:00 AND 12:30 $10.00
10/30
NO GAMES
11/6
OPEN
11/13
SARASOTA RAMS (AWAY) $10.00
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GAMES RESULTS below
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GAME RESULTS
JENNA DAMIANO SINGING NATIONAL ANTHEM ON YOU TUBE
FALL 2009
SUNDAY OCT 18
CUBS
4
Collier Tigers 5 f/9
Christmas came early this year as the CUBS gifted
the Collier Tigers a victory . Two CUB runs were
called out as CUBS runners failed to slide at home ,
for not avoiding minor contact , causing the umpire to rule them out . The Cubs tied the game with one
run in the top of eight and ninth , then went on to lose in the bottom of the ninth 5-4 , despite a
good effort from Starter Connor Rooney and mid inning relief from Joe Dileo . Reliever Logan Maxwell finished in position
to get the win from the rally but got the loss on a smash double to right and a
RBI single to end the game on this somewhat tricky
windy day for the outfielders
SAT Oct 10
CUBS
4
NAPLES RAYS 8 f/9
Logan Maxwell pitched out of a first inning
jam after putting the first three batters on with a
Hit by pitch and a walk and a double by
H. Platt. After settling down into stride with 4 shut out innings ,the Cubs trailed 2-1 after 5 innings and
Maxwell's exit.
The shorthanded Cubs trailed 8-1 after 8 innings
and managed a mild rally in the 9th to lose
8-4 today.
Sunday Oct 4
CUBS 1
Collier Tigers 2 F/10
Connor Rooney and Logan Maxwell combined
for excellent pitching in a scheduled 9 inning
game that went one more to determine a winner.
The home team won in the last raps
Sat 9/26
GAME 1
Naples Sharks 1
Collier County Cubs 3 F/7
Head Coach Joe Rivera couldn't be there today ,
but the Cubs were well prepared by him this
week as the players showed what may have been
there best defensive effort to date.
Connor Rooney pitched 5 and a third innings of shut out ball as the Cubs protected a 1-0 lead in the top of the
6th. Top plays were 6-4-3 double play in the first , an unassisted DP by 1st baseman Chris Howard
in the second, and a 2-4 backup by Brian Alonso
of an overthrown throw to first in the fifth inning.
Rooney walked the Lead off man in the sixth , and then retired the next batter on a roller to the right of the mound
.but the lead runner reached third .
With the tieing runner 90 feet away and one out ,
Joe Dileo came in to pitch in relief . In a bit of
contreversial strategy , the Cubs intentionally walked
the next batter to set up a potential double play .
but failed to protect against the steal on the very next play. The Cubs intentionally walked the based loaded to
mandate a force at any base .
All strategy was lost as the next batter at the bottom of the order walked to score the tie run.
The Cubs defense showed up again to save the moment as a 2-5 pick off surprised the runner at third
and the next man struck out to end the inning.
Joey Rivera hit a long drive double to right center to drive in two runners to take the lead for good in the bottom
of the inning . Second game starter Logan Maxwell came in to finish in the 7th and almost did it on one pitch
, with one out and a man at first and second , a ground ball up the middle was fielded by the short stop .
Tony Damiano attempted to bare hand tag the runner going to second but he avoided the tag by running out of the
base path , but the SS fired to the plate to get the runner out at home. Maxwell struck out the next batter to end the
game . Dirtiest uniform went to Tony Damiano , who layed out for a few with 8 put outs out of 27 batters ,
and 4 stolen bases.
GAME 2
CUBS
6 F/7
Naples Sharks 5
Logan Maxwell started the second game after pitching 1/3 inning
relief in the first game and pitched 3 scoreless innings, leaving the game with a 4-0 lead ,thanks to back to back
doubles by Brian Alonso and
Chris Howard and Consistent hitting by Mauro Real
all day. The Cubs added two more runs as Tony Damiano lead off with a single in the 5th
making it 3 for six on the day and Mauro Real
Blasted a shot down the line in left field to drive the runner home . It was Mauro's first HR over the fences .
Every body got a chance to play as the Cubs
held on 6-5 to sweep.
9/6 SUNDAY NAPLES SHARKS 10
am
9 innings
The Cubs batted all thirteen hopefuls in their lineup
to see what's what . A lot of runners were left on base and hopefully a lot of rust left on the field in the first
Cub game in 3 months . The game was highlighted by a 1 -1 affair for the first 3 innings as Sharks starter Drew
Freedman showed his stuff vs Cubs starter Logan Maxwell. Then the parade of pitchers began as 4 pitchers
took turns
on the mound in the remaining 6 innings.
Let the real season begin.....
Spring 2009
SATURDAY
APRIL 25, 2009
Mustangs ? 12
Cubs
1 FINAL
The Mustangs and the Cubs
took the field for a scheduled nine inning
game (shortened from a doubleheader due to injuries,etc)
In the rubber game of the
series this year, it all came down to who showed up . It should have been a competitive battle based on the last few meetings, which were won by the rallying Cubs 13-10 and 10-7 in extra innings , and
Mustang wins of 9-2 and 11-1 .
Unfortunately , the MUSTANGS?
pitcher , #
(INSERT NUMBER HERE )
held the CUBS to one run
in the first five innings.
Tony Damiano went 3 for
3 with a line drive single down the 3rd base line and beat out two
infield hits and was singled home by Mauro Real for the solo CUB run . FRANCO REAL a 13 yo , made his pitching debut against
the Mustangs in the 6th inning and added
a base hit for the day.
10 WINS , 9 LOSSES 1 TIE
END OF AAU REGULAR SEASON GAMES
SATURDAY
APRIL 18, 2009
The Cubs Traveled to face
the Port
Charlotte Thunder.
In yet another episode
of baseball drama , the scheduled
Umpires did not show up
, and two spectators with Thunder
T shirts donned the blue
and the game commenced after a slight delay.
In a perfect example of
underlying consequences for every decision ,
instead of packing up and
going home , the Cubs stayed to play.
What followed was a series
of questionable foul/fair
Strike/ball and safe/out calls that
remarkably all favored
the home team.
The Cubs remained emotionally constrained through out the first
Game which ended in a 7-3
Loss. On a high note , The Cubs completed a 5-2-3-2 TRIPLE PLAY with bases loaded .
In the second game ,
In the middle of a rally,
the Cubs bench was asked
to stay silent when the
Thunder pitcher was set to throw .
The Cubs came from behind
with a pinch hit single by Leo Soler, a perfect would-be sac bunt by pinch hitter David Ervin that turned into a base
hit and a Single by Tony Damiano to drive in the crucial run and force another inning tied at
5-5 . In a game that was now officially over the
time limit , both teams agreed to play one more inning .
The Thunder scored 2 in the top of the 7th and in the Cubs half of the inning with men on 1st and 2nd and no outs , a very questionable called third strike led to
protests by the spectators which prompted the home plate umpire
to call the game with only one out in the inning.
(score goes back to
last complete inning)
The moral of the story
…….Little League is not a place,
it is a state of mind that
covers every exit off I-75
and follows you no matter
where you go … and in the end you will have stories and conversations and
commiserate with those that struggled through a similar fate , with a different
score but the same result…..everyone leaving the field with the same opinion…
……WE DESERVED
TO WIN !
GAME
1
CUBS
3
Port Charlotte THUNDER
7 F
GAME
2
THUNDER
5
CUBS
5 F ?
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SATURDAY APRIL 11, 2009
CUBS SQUEEK OUT TWO AGAINST THE YARDDOGS
GAME 1
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 7
SW FLA YARDDOGS 6
F/7
For the second time this season , Tony Damiano
lead off the game with a Home Run , this time
hitting the top of the left field fence and leaving the park on his way to a 4 for 5 hitting performance.
Not to be outshined , Luke Caple hit a monster shot
out in left center in the 3rd inning regaining the team
home run lead 3-2 this season. Connor Rooney drove in the winning run in the 7th for the 7-6
Cub win.
GAME 2
SW FLA YARDDOGS 4
CUBS
5 F /7
Conner Rooney pitched 4 shut out innings
before fading in the 5 th allowing 4 runs to score
Tony Damiano came in to stop the Yarddogs and closed them out in the top 7th to set up a Cubs rally in the last
raps for the Cubs. Mauro Real led off with a Double and was sacrificied to 3rd by a bunting Kris
Anderson . Connor Rooney stepped up to the plate
again as the last batter for the second time today
as he drove in the winning run with a base hit .
proving its not how many, but WHEN, that counts .
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SATURDAY APRIL 4 , 2009
GAME 1
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 0
WEST COAST WAVES 4 F/7
GAME 2
WEST COAST WAVES 2
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 6 F/7
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Saturday March 28, 2009
The Cubs Traveled to Cape Coral High to play a three
way with The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and LINESIDERS of Ft MYERS
Game 1
Collier County CUBS 3
EAGLES
4 F /7
The Cubs didn't even have a chance to win the coin
toss for this Mini- Tournament as the gracious host
Eagles refused to even do a coin toss and declared themselves the home team for their rival
Cubs .
The hometeam umpire claimed nuetrality and the
game began.
On a very windy day with steady 20 mph winds and gusts of up to 35 mph , the Cubs were down 3-1
due to the Eagles baserunning and manufacturing runs and many errors by the Cubs .
The CUBS made a run but fell short 4-3 .
Luke Caple was the only player to take advantage
of the favorable conditions for a power hitter with a Solo HR shot in left center in the opener
and a GRAND SLAM to the same spot in the nightcap.
Missing from the lineup were Starters Mauro Real (Flu) and Kris Anderson , David Ervin (scholastic) and
Leo Soler (personal). Missing from the Eagles lineup
F. Anfanador (ineligible AAU roster)
CUBS
9
Linesiders
4 F/5
The Cubs bats came alive in the second game
as the Linesiders pitcher loaded the bases
each inning to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead after 2 innings
The Linesiders tied the game in the top of the third
but the Cubs got the go ahead run on 4 walks
and LUKE CAPLE added a GRAND SLAM to make it
9-4 as revenge for the last time they faced the Linesiders in the Naples Spring Classic
SUNDAY MARCH 22, 2009
Collier County Cubs 5
SWFl Yarddogs grey 4 F/7
It was a 3 way at Fleishmann Park in Naples
with CUBS challenging the Yarddogs and the Mustangs. It was also a day of choices for the
coaches ,as some players chose to pursue other activities this week and today, leaving the Cubs
shorthanded . In the first game against the Yarddogs
Kris Anderson got his first start and lasted 4 inniings
giving up 4 runs and and left with the Cubs down by 2. In a day in which the bench stepped up , Leo Solar
led off with a double and was driven in by a Sac
and consecutive hits by the top of the order as the Cubs went on to win 5-4 with help from the Cubs
relief pitching.
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Naples Mustangs 10
CUBS
13 F/6
In the second game against the Mustangs , Tony Damiano led off the game by driving a 3-2 fastball
over the left center fence in his first lifetime outside the park homerun. The Cubs nursed
a 1-0 led thru 3 innings with Connor Rooney on the mound , but a single turned into a nightmare rolling to the fence
and
clearing the bases and scoring the batter . 2 more runs scored as the inning ended and the Cubs were
down 6-1. The CUBS came back with 4 runs in the bottom of the inning on 2 walks ,3 hits and
an error. The Mustangs were leading 8-5 but the Cubs
came back with 5 in the 4th and 3 in the 5th to earn
a 13-10 win. Evan Lee stepped up in left field with 2
nice catches on long fly balls on this windy day.
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Saturday March 14, 2009
IBC NAPLES FALL CLASSIC
( Qualifier day)
Linesiders 7
CUBS 6 F
The CUBS fell behind early in the 9 am opener
trailing 5-0 . In a game reminiscent of last falls
Tournament in Winter Haven , The CUBS rallied in
mid morning , this time loading the bases trailing 7-6,
but failed to capitalize thus ending the game .
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FL Gulf Coast Eagles 12
CUBS
0 F/4
In the second game of the day the CUBS were
bombarded early and raised the white flag to
settle for potential last seed and a Sunday "Breakfast at Golden Gate National" opener against the other
lowest seed.
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SUNDAY MARCH 15,2009
THE CUBS MUST WIN 3 IN A ROW TO AVOID ELIMINATION AND WIN THE IBC NAPLES SPRING CLASSIC . SURPRISINGLY THE
LOWEST SEED WITH THE CUBS WAS THE MUSTANGS FOR THE 9 AM OPENER.
CUBS 10
Mustangs 7 F/ 9
The Cubs had a 6-3 lead going into the 6th inning
but the Mustangs rallied to tie . The Cubs scored in the top of the 7th to go ahead, but the Mustangs scored to force
extra innings . The Cubs had to dig deeper into their pitching staff using their next starter Connor
Rooney for extra innings and won the game with a 3 run top of the 9th inning capped by a 5 for 6 hitting
performance by Tony Damiano to drive in 2 runs and 3 defensive put outs by the shortstop in the
bottom of the ninth. Of note , earlier in the game , he sustained a spike just below the knee while tagging out
Dillon Woods of the Mustangs . Thats gonna hurt in the morning.
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Fla Gulf Coast Eagles 3
CUBS 1
F/7
The CUBS shut out the Eagles thru 5 innings in a 1-0
event . Connor Rooney pitched at the top of his game
with the help of a Cubs defense that refused to let runners score including a SS to 3rd base tagout
to end the 3rd inning. According to tournament rules Pitchers could only go a max of 7 innings in one day
and Rooney had to leave after 4 and one third innings on a day in which it appeared he could have gone forever.
The Cubs could not hold the shutout in the top of the 7th , where the Eagles managed
2 walks , a rope to the outfield and a few infield hits
to score 3 runs. The Eagles went on to the Championship game to beat the Miami Makos for a 7-3 victory
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SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2009
Naples Mustangs * 11
Collier County Cubs 1 F/7
Collier County Cubs 2
Naples Mustangs * 9
F/7
NON AAU TEAM *
File this day under things you find out while doing other things . The Cubs showed up to play the Mustangs , a team they
had scrimmaged earlier in the year. Instead the Clydesdales showed up , with big bats that could not be stopped . You
can't say the Cubs played bad , they had some great plays throwing out the runner at 2nd stealing on many occasions ,
and pick offs at 1st and second , even an excellent relay and tag out at the plate . But the Mustangs kept hitting everything
DEEP and HARD.
In a Bizarre call , an overthrown ball hit the Mustangs Coach's bucket but stayed in play . The Ump at first ruled
that because the ball touched equiptment, the play is dead and the Mustangs runner was awarded home , to the Cubs detriment.
The ump informed their was no rule to keep the equiptment off the field .
SAT FEB 28, 2009
Florida Gulf Coast EAGLES 6
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 7 F/7
Game 2
West Coast Wave 0
Collier County Cubs 10 F/ 4
Sunday FEB 8 , 2009
game 1
Collier County Cubs 8
SW FLA YARDDOGS 7 F/5
game 2
SW FLA Yarddogs 7
CUBS
2 F/5
Ugly, shorthanded and rusty decribed the return
of the Collier County Cubs to the diamond for the spring 2009 regular season
The Cubs came back to win the first game with a
5 run last inning and shut down the Yarddogs
in their last wraps to win the opener
The Cubs nightcap was not so successful as errors,
mistakes and wild pitches continued to fill the scorecard the entire day.
On a positive note Luke Caple pitched 2 scoreless innings and gained 5 strike outs in the opener
seeing limited play in his comeback. CJ Mealer
pitched out of a jam and Kris Anderson showed
his stuff with 2 strike outs and no earned runs in 2 innings .
FALL 2008
FALL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
NOV 7,8 ,9
FRIDAY NIGHT NOV 7, 2008
Rawlings Fusion 9
Collier County Cubs 0 F/ 5
The Cubs Travelled to the Winter Have area to play the best teams in the State . The 3rd seeded Fusion(and eventual tournament
winner)
came out with 2 powerfull pitchers and took the bats out of the Cubs hands with great
combinations of
fastballs , curves and side arm darts. The Cubs
should have been awarded a few runs for just finding the ball field in the beautiful , but
dark ,
Auburndale area lake filled community . In a scene reminesent of Field of Dreams, most parents just
followed the lights around the lakes and corn fields .
Game 2 SATURDAY NOV 8, 2008
Orlando Outlaws 3
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 8 F
A new sheriff was in town as the Cubs
played their style of control ball to methodically
win inning by inning with good defense , pitching
and a few runs at a time . Logan Maxwell showed
good stuff on the mound and CJ Mealer and Kris Anderson came in to relieve for another day.
The CUBS enjoyed a break in the schedule for the rest of the day to Party in Orlando at the BASEBALL
outlet malls thanks to some CUBS parents.
An 8 am game was on tap Sunday morning , no matter what the outcome , the Cubs would be Stylin'
Game 3 SUNDAY NOV 9 , 2008
Temple Terrace Stars 7
Collier County Cubs 3 F/ 6
In what was the last scheduled game for the Cubs ,
some players woke up to a 5 am alarm to
check out of the hotel , drive and be at their game in time to warm up for the 8 am first pitch.
Conner Rooney pitched well in the first inning
before the well prepared batters caught on
and the Cubs were behind 6-0 .
Iron man Logan Maxwell came in to steady
the ship. The momentum was shifting as the school bell rang in their body clocks at about the 5th inning .
The Cubs mustered a run , but fell short with a bigger rally when some close calls went against
the Cubs . An infielder dropped the ball on a tag , but BLUE ruled the fielder had the ball long enough, which proved to be first of many questionable Lady
umpire calls. The would-be rally ended when a Cubs runner was thrown out on an attempted steal .
In a bizzare 6th inning , CUBS runners were on the bases and a line drive fell in front of the
STARS fielder by about 2 feet before it skipped into his glove . The same umpire ruled it a catch and a double
play as the ball was thrown to second for the tag.
The defense left the field and were in the dugout
as Cubs coaches were asking the HOME plate umpire
to step in . After a meeting of the UMPS , the players
took the field again as the ball was ruled as hitting the ground , and not a catch , as was obvious to all . The
rally resumed as catcher Chris Grupp reached on a base hit . A courtesy runner was asked for , but denied by the umps. According
to AAU website and tournaments rules printed on their website and displayed at the gate , "a courtesy runner may be used for
each teams catcher and pitcher and will not be counted as a substitute player, but cannot be a starter for the game
or currently in the game" .
FURTHER investigation says they also mean a player who has entered the game and left the game can't be
a courtesy runner either ( even though he is not currently in the game as the rule says)
The relevence was that on the next play
a Cubs player struck out but it was drop third strike
and he reached first safely ( all runners advance)
However , because no faster courtesy runner was allowed , first base was occupied so the runner
who struck out and reached first was out automatically
In any event , the Cubs rally eventually ended
after discussion , at 10:03 am and the umpires
called the game after 6 innings because of the 2 hour
rule. (had the inning ended at 9:59 am another
inning would have been played ......well let's say
should have been played )
Sunday Oct 26, 2008
END OF FALL 2008 REGULAR SEASON
The Cubs traveled to North Port to face the CATS
and split a doubleheader to end their AAU Regular season with a record of 10 wins ,3 losses and
one tie
and overall record of 13W-3L and 2 ties
their next challenge will be the Fall Classic in Winter Haven for a tournament with the Top AAU teams
in Florida.
Oct 26 Results
Game 1
Collier County Cubs 0
North Port Cats 3 F
Game 2
North Port Cats 2
Cubs
7 F
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Oct 18,2008
Cubs sweep DH from the Eagles
game 1
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 5
FLA GULF COAST EAGLES 3 F/6
THE CUBS jumped out to a 3-0 lead early
behind a good effort from Starter Connor Rooney
and got solid relief help from Chris Grupp.
The Eagles caused a scare late but the Cubs
got an insurance run in and held on 5-3
GAME 2
FLA G.C EAGLES 2
CUBS
3 F/5
Chris Grupp got the start, in continuation of his
closing effort in the first game . In a luxury that
can be afforded this year, Kris Anderson came in very early after back to back walks from the starter.
Anderson shut down the Eagles after having bases
loaded in the marathon first inning with key strike outs.
Later the Eagles built a 2-0 lead and Logan Maxwell pitched the rest of the way . The Cubs
scored 1 run at a time to tie it in the 4 th . With time restraints in the bottom of the fifth leaving a potential
tie outcome , CUBS runners were on base and the infield was in. FRANCO REAL hit a
hard Chopper through the right side of the infield for the walk off CUB win and MVP honors
OCT 11,2008
SW FLA YARD DOGS/GREY 4
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 1 F/7
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 11
SW FLA YARD DOGS/GREY 5 F/7
The short handed CUBS missed 3 starters and saw limited time from 1 more but managed a split in the doubleheader.
In game 1 , the Cubs ran into a YardDawgs starter
who showed a great display of PITCHING for 7 innings keeping the Cubs batters off balance with
a skillfull set of off speed stuff . The Cubs
failed to capitalize on opportunities and could not complete a late inning rally for the 4-1 loss.
IN Game 2 , The Cubs jumped out to a big lead under the hitting of Mauro Real ,who lead the Cubs with 5 hits on
the day. Cubs were up 8-2 at one point but held off a late rally to seal the game 11-5 with men on base.
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OCT 4, 2008
In game 1
The Cubs came back from a 3 run deficit to tie the game 4-4 in the top of the 7th
Tony Damiano attempted to steal home for the winning run but was called out on a contraversial
call at home that had the opposing teams fans
groaning at the last second loss. BUT the ump
called the third out . The Cubs held the the Bandits
scoreless in the bottom of the 7th to earn a 4-4 tie
The second game saw a hitting extravaganza an a
two run shot with the wind over the right field fence
to lead the Bandits to 2-0 first inning lead
and a cruise to an easy victory and the first CUBS
loss of the season , pushing their record
to 9 wins , 1 loss and 2 ties
Game 1
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 4 F/7
GULF COAST BANDITS 4
GAME 2
GULF COAST BANDITS 13
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 1 F/5
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS IBC NAPLES
SUNDAY SEPT 28
CUBS SPLIT FIRST PLACE
Cubs fought back to tie the Gulf Coast Eagles
4-4 after 8 innings in the Championship Game,
NO LIGHTS were available and the Game was stopped because of darkness
FINAL
GULF COAST EAGLES 4
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 4 f/8
semi final game
CUBS 4 NAPLES MUSTANGS 3
SATURDAYS POOL PLAY SEPT 27
CUBS 7 SW FLA YARD DOGS 2
CUBS 1 SOUTH FLORIDA ELITE 0 (forfeit)
SAT SEPT 20, 2008
CUBS WIN ! CUBS WIN !
SWEEP THE CAPE CORAL BOMBERS
game 1
CAPE CORAL BOMBERS 3
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 15 F/5
game 2
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS
14
CAPE CORAL BOMBERS 2 F/5
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SAT SEPT 13
GULF COAST BANDITS 4
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 7 F
FL GULF COAST EAGLES 7
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS 8 F
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OPENING DAY
Sept 6, 2008
The Cubs Traveled to Cape Coral for a Mini Tourney with the SW FLORIDA YARDDOGS/GREY in Game 1 and
the CAPE CORAL BOMBERS
in GAME 2
SWFLORIDA YARDOGS/GREY 0
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS
5 F/7
CAPE CORAL BOMBERS 2
COLLIER COUNTY CUBS
5 F/7
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WATCH YOUR FAVORITE MAJOR LEAGUERS PITCH
(Sept 13, 2008 )THE CUBS have a lot to smile about as they
celebrate their undefeated start...................
....Girls just love winners...................
WE HAD A BLAST IN TAMPA !
it was an awesome privilege to play in
such a nice facility , thanks to all the parents , families, friends, coaches and
players for their time , money and effort !
TROPICANA FIELD CUBS GAME
(right click and save to your computer , then open,
windows media will play it )
click here to play video clip 1
click here to play video clip 3
click here to play video clip 4
click here to download file NATIONAL ANTHEM Sung by Jenna Damiano
click here to download file clip 5 THE GAME
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"I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost
300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and I missed. I have failed over and over
and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed."
~ Michael Jordan
"If you don't want to step up to the plate..you've already lost." -anonymous
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SEE PAST GAMES RECAP BELOW
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