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DelMarVa Championships - Game 1
Dover Generals @ Norfolk Cavaliers

Jerry Copeland vs Arturo Ramirez
Jerry Copeland was a 19 game winner this season posting a 2.99 ERA. He is an intelligent veteran pitcher who knows how to pitch. Copeland was injured during last seasons Championship series, so the Cavaliers hitters haven't seen him since the past 2 years. In his post season career Copeland is 2-1 2.23 in 5 GS.
Arturo Ramirez made a name for himself last season in 2 starts, posting a 1-1 record with a 0.61 ERA, then this year he went 21-3 2.41 ERA. He has great control and throws 4 pitches. He missed last years post-season with an injury, he had a rough start in the Conference Championships going 5 innings, allowing just 2 hits, but walked 4 and gave up 3 runs. Hopefully his nerves have settled, and he will be pitching at home so hopefully that will make a difference as well. This will be the first time he has ever faced the Generals.

Game 1:
Inning 1:
Top: Pedro Galvan lines out to third. Joe Benson singles up the middle. Benson steals second, goes to third on a E2. Andy Kohl grounds out to second, Benson scores. Andres Salinas grounds out to short.
Bottom: Javier Janchez singels on the first pitch. Janchez steals second. Jeff Lewis grounds out to third. Roberto Perez singles up the middle, Janchez to third. Derek Campbell flies out to left, Janchez tags and scores. King Brock grounds out to first.
Dover 1, Norfolk 1

Inning 2:
Top: Claude Bond grounds out to second. Jon Fiske flies out to left. Chris Thomas walks. Jose Chavez goes down swinging.
Bottom: Mike Ford grounds to short. Ed Duke grounds to second. Jesus Rivera goes down swinging.
Dover 1, Norfolk 1

Inning 3:
Top: Vaughn Lee grounds to third. Pedro Galvan strikes out. Joe Benson goes down swinging.
Bottom: Augusto Rodriquez grounds to short. Javier Janchez grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Lewis grounds to short.
Dover 1, Norfolk 1

Inning 4:
Top: Andy Kohl walks. Andres Salines flies out left, diving play by Jeff Lewis. Kohl is gunned down at second trying to steal. Claude Bond goes down swinging.
Bottom: Roberto Perez grounds to second. Derek Campbell hits a nubber back to the pitcher. King Brock singles to left. Mike Ford flies out to center.
Dover 1, Norfolk 1

Inning 5:
Top: Jon Fiske grounds to short. Chris Thomas strikes out. Jose Chavez doubles to right. Vaughan Lee doubles to right-center, Chavez scores. Pedro Galvan grounds out to second.
Bottom: Ed Duke strikes out. Jesus Rivera strikes out. Augusto Rodriquez grounds out to the pitcher.
Dover 2, Norfolk 1

Inning 6:
Top: Joe Benson flies out to deep right. Andy Kohl drives one over the left-field wall (355 ft). Andres Salinas sat on the first pitch and went back-to-back with Kohl (342 ft). Claude Bond strikes out. Jon Fiske strikes out.
Bottom: Javier Janchez flies out to left. Jeff Lewis goes down swinging. Roberto Perez pops out to second.
Dover 4, Norfolk 1

Inning 7:
Top: Pitching Change: Jamie King replaces Ramirez on the hill... Chris Thomas grounds out to third. Jose Chavez flies out to right. Vaughan Lee strikes out.
Bottom: Derek Campbell singles to right... Pitching Change: Woody Bauer (L) replaces Copeland... King Brock grounds out to first, Campbell was moving on the pitch, ends up at second. Mike Ford singles to left, Campbell crosses the plate. Ed Duke goes down swinging. Jesus Rivera grounds into the 6-3 FC.
Dover 4, Norfolk 2

Inning 8:
Top: Pedro Galvan grounds out to first. Joe Benson walks. Andy Kohl grounds out to second, Benson moves up to second. Andres Salinas lines out to right, sliding play by Campbell saves a run.
Bottom: Augusto Rodriquez walks. Javier Janchez gets hit by the pitch, Rodriquez moves up to second... New Pitcher: Cho-Yeong An replaces Bauer on the hill... Jeff Lewis singles up the middle to load the bases... New Pitcher: Colin Ellison (L) comes into replacy An and makes Perez hit from the right-side... Roberto Perez grounds weakly back to the mound, Rodriquez is out at home, bases loaded... Pitching Change: Mendel Schutters comes in to replace Ellison. Dover is playing the %'s... Derek Campbell walks, Janchez crosses the plate, bases remain loaded. King Brock singles up the middle, Lewis and Perez score, Campbell goes to second. Mike Ford lines out to second. Ed Duke grounds into the 4 ua FC.
Dover 4, Norfolk 5

Inning 9:
Top: Pitching Change: Dalton Whitaker comes in to close out the game, replacing King... Claude Bond singles to right. Jon Fiske goes down swinging. Chris Thomas grounds into the 4-6 FC. Jose Chavez lines out to left.
Dover 4, Norfolk 5
Norfolk leads the DelMarVa Championship Series 1-0

W: Jamie King (1-0)
L: Colin Ellison (0-1)
S: Dalton Whitaker (1)
HR: Andy Kohl (1), Andres Salinas (1)

POG: Andy Kohl : 1-3 1 Run, 2 RBI, HR
Attendance: 43,476
TOG: 2:48

Arturo Ramirez had a strong outting till he gave up those back-to-back HR's in the 6th. Overall he went 6 innings, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs, he walked 2 and struck out 7... Jamie King pitched 2 hitless innings of relief to save the day... The biggest play of the game was the Bases Loaded walk to Derek Campbell. Bad things happen when you walk people, a walk to Campbell, then the next hitter Brock singled in the tying and winning runs... The Cavaliers struck out 5 times, with Rivera and Duke going down 2x each... This team just never gives up, and will fight till the end. Dover kept jumping out in front, but the Cav's did what it takes to get back into the game. Patient and timely hitting has been the key all year long.

Game 2: Tony Garcia (L) vs Vaughan Griffith