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Stars Capture Crown With 4-3 Win In Game 4

              Behind another strong pitching performance, and some clutch hitting, the Hollywood Stars claimed the 2024 Spring/Summer season championship with a 4-3 win over the Broward Cubs in Game 4 on the Championship Final Series. The Stars took the series, three games to one.
              Dimas Galarraga started and pitched eight and two thirds innings for the Stars, giving up three runs on 11 hits. Galarraga walked 1 and struck out 13. Justin Jordan recorded the final out and earned a save. Everett Miller started for the Cubbies and took the loss after permitting four runs 10 hits.
              The Stars broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth on Nelson Quintero's third hit of the game.
              The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Jorge Bravo, but the Stars responded in the top of the second, taking a 2-1 lead on Erick Maas' two run home run. The Cubs then tied the score in the bottom of the second on a base hit by Eddie Cabrera.
              In the top of the fourth, an RBI single by Ryan Snyder put the Stars back in front. The score remained the same until the Cubs tallied the tying marker in the bottom of the seventh.
              In the ninth, Brett Fick drew a lead off walk and went to third on Justin Jordan's single to right. Quintero then greeted Cabrera, on in relief of Miller, with a base hit up the middle to put the Stars in front.
              The Cubs loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, but Jordan fanned Marques Irving. The ball was in the dirt, but catcher Ryan Snyder alertly stepped on the plate to end the threat, the game, the series, and the season.
              Orestes Melendez, who won two games in the finals, was named the Playoff MVP by the editors of South Florida Baseball Report for helping the Stars win their fifth ever championship, and their first since 2021.
              Game 3 Recap-Late Onslaught Helps Stars Take Series Lead: In a rain plagued Championship Final Series, the Hollywood Stars took a two games to one lead over the Broward Cubs with an 11-2 win in Game 3. The Stars scored nine runs in their final two at bats to break open a close game.
              Orestes Melendez, who got the win in Game 2, benefited from the rest that the rain afforded and hurled eight strong innings for his second win of the series. The lefty struck out 11 and walked only one while scattering five hits. Chad Volbert, who started Game 1 for the Cubbies, permitted nine runs on 12 hits in six and two thirds innings.
              The Stars opened the scoring in the bottom of the first on an RBI single. The Stars held a 2-1 lead heading in to the bottom of the seventh runs and proceeded to score four in the seventh and five more in the eighth to salt the game away.
              Blanco, Brett Fick, and Kelly Villalta each drove in a pair of runs for the Stars. Justin Jordan led a 17 hit assault by the Stars by going three for four. Adrian Roznowski had two hits for the Cubs, and Dwayne King and Yaniel Perez provided the Cubbies' two RBI.
              The Stars can wrap up the title, while the Cubs will look to extend the series to a fifth and final game, in Game 4, scheduled for Saturday.
              Game 2 Recap-Stars Even Series With Game 2 Rout: A week's worth of rain was not enough to dampen the bats of the Hollywood Stars as they romped to an 8-1 win over the Broward Cubs in Game 2 of the Championship Final Series. The best of five series now stands tied at one win a piece.
              Lefty Orestes Melendez tossed a complete game six hitter for the Stars, striking out 10 and walking two. Everett Miller started for the Cubbies and was saddled with the loss after allowing six runs on six hits in five and two thirds innings.
              Brett Fick led the offense for the Stars, swatting a pair of home runs. Fick had a three run shot, along with a solo clout, totaling four RBI. Albert Carbonell also had two hits for the Stars.
              Cory McEwen and Jorge Bravo had two hits each for the Cubs.
              The game was delayed in the middle of the fifth inning for 22 minutes by lightning.
              Game 1 Recap-Cubs Crush Stars In Series Opener: After being swept in last season's Championship Final Series, the Broward Cubs began this season's tilt in a much more positive fashion as the Cubbies walloped the favored Hollywood Stars, 15-5, in the opening game of the best of five series.
              Tyler Brown and Jamaal Thelwell led a 17 hit explosion by the Cubs getting four hits a piece.
              The teams traded four run outbursts in the first inning, but the Cubs outscored the Stars 11-1 over the reminder of the game.
              Chad Volbert survived a rocky initial frame and gathered the win, pitching eight innings and permitting five runs on 13 hits. Volbert struck out three and did not issue a free pass. Nick Argento started for the Celestial Bodies and took the loss after allowing seven runs on eight hits in two innings.
              Kelly Villata led the Stars, going three for four, but it wasn't nearly enough to keep pace with the Cubs' output.



              

            
                          
              
              
                   
                


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