{"id":12649,"date":"2011-07-05T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T01:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=12649"},"modified":"2011-07-07T00:01:33","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T07:01:33","slug":"pala-braves-blast-way-to-beaumont-coyotes-fourth-of-july-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=12649","title":{"rendered":"Pala Braves blast way to Beaumont Coyotes&#8217; Fourth of July championship (special from Bob Otto)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_12650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12650\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ottoinfocus.com\/?p=5585\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ottoinfocus-300x72.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ottoinfocus\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ottoinfocus-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/ottoinfocus.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click photo for Otto in Focus website.<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/ottoinfocus.com\/?p=5585\">From Bob Otto&#8217;s &#8220;Otto in Focus&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>BEAUMONT, CA \u2013 The Pala Braves weren\u2019t too pleased with their performance and they knew that if they didn\u2019t improve \u2013 and quickly \u2013 a prestigious tournament championship was about to slip away.<\/p>\n<p>So the Braves held a team meeting before the start of the \u201cif necessary\u201d game and went on to blast the Morongo Hostiles 14-0 to claim the championship of the 2011 35th Annual Coyotes Men\u2019s Fourth of July Fastpitch Softball Tournament, Sunday, at Valdivia Field in Beaumont.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe met between the games and we talked about getting back to playing fundamental fastpitch and quit swinging for the fences,\u201d said Cody Maxcy, the Braves manager and catcher. \u201cWe got more patient waiting on pitches, and we played a lot smarter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ottoinfocus.com\/?p=5585\">Click here for the rest of the story and some great photos at &#8220;Otto in Focus&#8221; <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5012464944583968\";\n\/* Ballparkradio Main *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2176237682\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bob Otto&#8217;s &#8220;Otto in Focus&#8221; BEAUMONT, CA \u2013 The Pala Braves weren\u2019t too pleased with their performance and they knew that if they didn\u2019t improve \u2013 and quickly \u2013 a prestigious tournament championship was about to slip away. 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