had to come from behind to pull out a 12-11 victory. "This game went down to the bottom of seventh


inning," said Rodriguez. "We got a single from Benny Vega and a single by Wilson Garcia and a follow up single by his brother Hilario Garcia to load the bases for mid infielder Pilar Amaya. Amaya stepped up to the plate and slammed the game winning run to win the game." The championship appeared to be a great match


C Division winner- V.F.W. coached by Juan Aukerman won a huge prize package for winning this year's Bang for Bucks championship.


up between Kongo and So. Cal Swagger. Kongo's opponent jumped out of the gates with a 7-0 lead in the third inning. However Kongo was not about to lay down as they chipped away at the lead. Eventually Kongo took the lead with some late inning rallies as they went on to win the game and the championship with 16-8 victory. Right fielder Abraham Gonzalez went 3-4 with a


By Robert Campbell Poway, CA. --- Talk about your "Big Time"


prize tournaments and the first tournament that comes to mind on the entire west coast is the Bang for Bucks tournament held at the Sportsplex USA in Poway. "When your given out over $11,000 in prizes


you tend to draw a lot of excitement and interested teams that are willing to compete to the fullest for our extraordinary prize package." Said ASA director Sean Melvin. The 18 team D division drew some of the top competition from throughout Southern CA. When the final dust had cleared Team Kongo from San Diego had earned first place honors with a perfect 5-0 record. Their road to the championship started off with a tough 15-12 victory over Royal Flush team. "We had several players who stood out but


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none more than our mid infielder Pilar Amaya, he was on fire at the plate as he went 4- for -4 with three singles and a triple and he played great defense with spectacular dives to the left and right of second base," Said coach J.J. Rodriguez. "Also second baseman Maui Guirillo went 3- for -3 with a double and single." In their next outing they beat Meredith Digital


11-6 as third baseman Colton Campos and his brother John combined for a perfect 6- for- 6 at


Team Kongo from San Diego had earned first place honors at this year's Bang For Bucks championship with a perfect 5-0 record.


the plate. The tandem also played some stingy defense to spark their team to victory. In Game three against South Baze Swagg. Kongo


would have to be at the top of their game as they narrowly defeated Swagg 14-13. Amaya went 3-4 with one homer a triple and a double and short stop Benny Vega went 2-3 with 2 singles. In the undefeated game against Magz Elite, Kongo


double a triple and a single and Billy Munoz went 3- 4 with 2 home runs and a 1 single and Pilar Amaya finished off where he started as the mid infielder went 4-5 with 2 singles, 1 double, and 1 triple. So where did Kongo go with their super sized


prize package they just won? "Well believe it or not we actually used the prize


winnings to pay for rooms, meals and gas for the ASA 2011 Men's D Western National Tournament in Medford, Oregon," said Rodriguez. "Our entire team drove 14 hours to participate in that tournament."


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