{"id":5771,"date":"2010-12-05T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T23:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=5771"},"modified":"2010-12-08T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T19:42:13","slug":"2008-aau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?page_id=5771","title":{"rendered":"2008 AAU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/aau_international.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/images2\/aaulogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mac&#8217;s Sprayers, IA First Ever Back-to-Back Champion at 2008 AAU International Tournament<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nChampionship Game<br \/>\nMac&#8217;s 5, Team Minnesota 0 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6057\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3148-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"AAU 2008 MVP\" title=\"AAU_2008_3148\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6057\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3148-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3148.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2008 AAU MVP Jeff Ellsworth (L), receives the MVP Trophy from Tournament Director Alex Linares<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJeff Ellsworth led off the third inning for Mac&#8217;s with a triple, and came home to score on a sacrifice fly to left by Frank Perez.    In the 5th, Ellsworth walked, stole second and came home to score their second run.  Mac&#8217;s added two more runs in the 6th on a walk, fielder&#8217;s choice, infield error and another sacrifice fly.   Mac&#8217;s added a fifth run in the 7th when pinch-hitter Kelly Wenstrom singled and came home on an outfield error.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_6059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6059\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3161-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"AAU 2008 MVPitchers\" title=\"AAU_2008_3161\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6059\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3161-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/AAU_2008_3161.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2008 AAU Most Valuable Pitchers, Mac's Staff, L to R: Mitch Hardy, Sebastian Gervasutti, Jeremy Manley and Rob O'Brien<\/figcaption><\/figure>Mac&#8217;s pitcher  Jeremy Manley turned in a masterful performance in the title game, yielding but 3 hits, and striking out 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click logo for Maddy&#8217;s Photos of the 2008 AAU Tournament.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maddysphotos.com\/gallery\/4562282_VVp4M#268881412_8oexg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/maddysphoto.logo_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"maddysphoto.logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-5209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/maddysphoto.logo_-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/maddysphoto.logo_.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac&#8217;s Sprayers, IA First Ever Back-to-Back Champion at 2008 AAU International Tournament Championship Game Mac&#8217;s 5, Team Minnesota 0 Jeff Ellsworth led off the third inning for Mac&#8217;s with a triple, and came home to score on a sacrifice fly to left by Frank Perez. 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