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SPRINGFIELD, IL – August 14, 2008 –
The Springfield Sliders
defeated the Danville Dans 5-2 to win the CICL championship
series tonight. Pitching and timely hitting were the recipe
for success for the Sliders. Jonas Dufek went 6 innings for
Springfield giving up only one run while facing only 20
Danville hitters. Logan Mahon then came in relief in the
7th and pitched himself out of a one run scored and runners
on 1st and 2nd with none out jam with no further damage.
The Sliders' lefty then went 1-2-3 in the 8th and 9th for
the three inning save.
Springfield struck offensively in the 1st with a 2-out blast
over the left field wall by Ryan Mooney. Then in the 3rd,
again with 2 outs, Vicente Cafaro and Ryan Mooney both drew
walks. Andrew Quinnette laced a single to center scoring
Cafaro. The next batter for Springfield was Denny Vaughn
who hit a 3-run blast out of the park to right field to give
the Sliders a lead they wouldn't give up.
For Danville Chris Licon came in relief in the 4th and
pitched 5 shutout innings. The CICL's leading hitter, Dan
Kaczrowski, had a RBI double and John Dishon also had a RBI
Single.
The Sliders captured the CICL regular season and post season
series championships in their first year in existence.
Andrew Quinnette was named Series MVP.
~ Jay Gundy
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