{"id":22993,"date":"2014-04-15T15:01:29","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T22:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=22993"},"modified":"2014-04-15T15:06:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T22:06:27","slug":"jrw-assoc-takes-2nd-in-las-vegas-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=22993","title":{"rendered":"JRW & Assoc. takes 2nd in Las Vegas Tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vegas<\/a>Information courtesy of JR Williamson, as posted in the April 15, 2014
\nYakima Herald-Republic.<\/em><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS \u2014 After winning three straight Sunday games \u2014 one of them with a three-run, last-inning rally \u2014 to complete their comeback through the consolation bracket at the season-opening Road Trip VII men\u2019s fastpitch tournament in Las Vegas, JRW & Associates of Yakima came into the championship game against unbeaten Page Brake of Salt Lake City needing to beat the Utah team twice.<\/p>\n

Craig Snyder\u2019s 3-for-4 game and Joey Robbins\u2019 stingy seven-strikeout pitching got JRW & Associates the 7-2 victory in the first \u201ctitle game,\u201d but the Yakima team fell 12-6 in the finale to finish second in the tourney\u2019s NAFA A-Major class.<\/p>\n

Robbins had played a major role in JRW\u2019s 4-3 victory over Oklahoma City, getting an RBI single and scoring the game-winning run on a wild pitch in a three-run, last-inning rally \u2014 and also finishing as the winning pitcher in relief after pitching to one batter in the top of the inning. <\/p>\n

JRW went 6-2 over the weekend. On Sunday, Shortstop Mike Koentopp was 8-17 (.471), 7 RBI, 1 HR; Right Fielder Jason Grow was 7-15 (.467), 3 RBI<\/p>\n

JRW & Associates 8, Long Beach (CA) 6<\/strong>
\nJRW 011 200 4 \u2014 8 11 2
\nLong Beach 100 201 2 \u2014 6 6 2
\nSnyder, Robbins (5) and Grow, Richards (5); Ysais and Mullen.
\nJRW Highlights: Tim Fischer 1-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Mike Koentopp 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Joey Robbins 2-3, 2 RBI. <\/p>\n

JRW & Associates 4, Oklahoma City 3<\/strong>
\nOklahoma City 100 02 \u2014 3 4 2
\nJRW 100 03 \u2014 4 4 1
\nJ. Underwood, Glass (4) and A. Underwood; Snyder, Robbins (5) and Grow.
\nJRW Highlights: Fischer 1-3, RBI; Koentopp 1-2, RBI; Robbins 1-1, RBI.
\nFischer and Robbins had RBI singles in 5th, Robbins scored game-winner on a wild pitch
\n(and also got the win after pitching to one batter in the top of the inning).<\/p>\n

JRW & Associates 5, Fort Collins (CO) 1<\/strong>
\nFort Collins 000 001 \u2014 1 3 4
\nJRW 111 020 \u2014 5 10 2
\nBowels and McCaffrey; Robbins and Grow.
\nJRW Highlights: Robbins 12 K, 1 BB; Sean McCauley 3-3, 3b, RBI; Koentopp 1-3, 3b,
\n3 RBI.<\/p>\n

First Championship Game
\nJRW & Associates 7, Salt Lake City 2<\/strong>
\nJRW 000 024 1 \u2014 7 14 0
\nSalt Lake 100 001 0 \u2014 2 4 3
\nRobbins and Snyder; Black and Converse.
\nJRW Highlights: Robbins 7 K, 0 BB; Fischer 1-4, 2 RBI; Tony Cox 2-4, RBI;
\nCraig Snyder 3-4, 2 runs. <\/p>\n

\u201cIF\u201d Game
\nSalt Lake City 12, JRW & Associates 6<\/strong>
\nJRW 501 000 0 \u2014 6 10 2
\nSalt City 003 360 X \u201412 17 2
\nRobbins, Snyder (6) and Snyder, Grow (6).
\nJRW Highlights: McCauley 1-4, RBI; Steve Sebesta 1-4, RBI; Jason Grow 2-3, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY 4-11-14 and SATURDAY 4-12-14 Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Koentopp was 2 for 3 with a solo homer Saturday, but JRW & Associates nonetheless fell 5-4 to Page Brake of SLC in the A-Major class of Road Trip VII.<\/p>\n

Friday, Joey Robbins struck out eight and gave up just two hits to lead JRW & Associates to a 5-1 victory against Maccabi USA. JRW also got a forfeit victory against the Atoka Jaguars of Okla who did not show.<\/p>\n

Page Brake 5, JRW & Associates 4 (Saturday)<\/strong>
\nJRW & Associates 021 001 — 4 4 1
\nPage Brake 023 00x \u2014 5 6 1
\nSnyder, Robins (4) and Richards; Black and Converse
\nJRW Highlights: Koentopp 2-3, solo HR; Jason Grow 1-3, RBI.<\/p>\n


\nJRW & Associates 5, Maccabi USA 1 (Friday)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maccabi USA 100 00 — 1 2 1
\nJRW & Associates 211 1x —- 5 5 4 <\/p>\n

Goss and Barowski; Robbins and Richards<\/p>\n

JRW Highlights: Joey Robbins 2 H, 8 K\u2019s, 2 BB; Sean McCauley RBI single; Steve Sebesta 1-2, RBI; Jason Grow 1-1, RBI<\/p>\n

JRW & Associates 3, Atoka Jaguars of Okla 0 (Atoka was a No Show)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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