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Announced October
5, 2005 (Federal League Wire Service)
The
League Awards Committee has announced the winners of the
Celestial Division's 2005 Spring/Summer season awards and the
division's all star team. Playoff
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Giacco Of A's Named MVP: Glenn Giacco, catcher of the
champion Oakland Park A's was honored as the league's Most
Valuable Player.
Giacco hit a solid .400 while leading the division in RBI.
Giacco also provided stellar defense, throwing out a division
leading 37% of stolen base attempts.
Steve Daglia of the Boca Raton Bocaneers finished second in a
close vote. Daglia, the Bocaneers shortstop, won the division's
batting and slugging titles.
Papini Wins Best Pitcher Award: Bobby Papini of the
Oakland Park A's was selected as the winner of the
Best Pitcher Award. This was the second time that Papini has won
the honor.
Papini went 4-0 with a division best 2.27 ERA for the pennant
winning A's.
Kevin Brown, 3-1 with a 2.84 ERA for the Bocaneers, and A.J
Shiver finished behind Papini in the voting.
Lancaster Tabbed As Division's Best Manager: Duane
Lancaster, who led the Oakland Park A's to its second regular season
pennant and its first Celestial Series
championship was unanimously voted the division's Best Manager
Award.
A's Neville Wins As Division's Best Newcomer Award: George
Neville, slugging third baseman for the champion A's was a
unanimous choice as the winner of the division's Best Newcomer
Award. Neville finished second in the batting race and tied for
third in RBI in his first campaign.
Rodriguez Of A's Win Sportsmanship Award: Although
there were many deserving candidates for the award, no league
observer could argue with the selection of Oakland Park A's outfielder
Joseph Rodriguez as winner of this season's
Sportsmanship Award.
In addition to helping the A's to
their first title, Rodriguez exemplified the Federal League spirit in his
approach to the game and represented the league with class each
time he stepped on the field..
A.J. Shiver Named Playoff MVP: Justin Shiver who
pitched a complete game to win the deciding game of the Celestial Series
was named the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.
The Celestial Division's all star team is as follows:
1B
Josh
Brier, Indians
2B
Brad Zieve,
Indians
SS
Steve
Daglia, Bocaneers
3B
George
Neville, A's
OF
Lionel
Laverity, Twins
OF
Tracy
Greenbaum, Bocaneers
OF
Albert
Garcia, A's
P
Bobby Papini,
A's
C
Jake Brier,
Indians
DH
Casey McCarthy,
Indians
Celestial Series, Game 2-A's Beat Bocaneers, Sweep Series:
The Oakland Park A's won their first ever Celestial Division
championship with a 6-2 win over the defending champion Boca
Raton Bocaneers in Game 2 of the best of three Celestial Series.
A.J. Shiver pitched a complete game nine hitter for the A's,
outdueling the Bocaneers' Jimmy Dingus. Shiver walked five and
struck out six.
The A's got the early lead, scoring three runs in the first on
an RBI double by Paul Benjamin and RBI singles by Shiver and
Glenn Giacco. The Lancastermen then added two more runs in the
second on a two run single by Shiver that scored Benjamin and
Vladimir Diaz.
Scott Deery's RBI single in the bottom of the third got the
Bocaneers on the board, but the A's scored next in the seventh
when Shiver walked and then later scored on a balk by Dingus.
The Bocanners closed the scoring in the bottom of the seventh
with an unearned run.
The Bocaneers tried one last rally in the ninth, but Shiver
retired Tracy Greenbaum and Steve Daglia on flyouts to end the
threat, the game, and the series.
Shiver, who went five for eight with four RBI in the series was
named the division's Playoff MVP.
Celestial Series, Game 1-A's Blast Bocaneers:
The Oakland Park A's now stand one win away from capturing their
first Celestial Division championship after posting a 13-9 win
over the defending champion Boca Raton Bocaneers in Game 1 of
the best of three Celestial Series, played Monday night.
Bob Papini pitched seven effective innings, allowing five runs,
three earned, on seven hits, for the win.
Papini received more than ample offensive support as the A's
battered Bocaneers starter Doc Guida for 11 runs, seven earned,
on 13 hits in seven innings.
George Neville led the hit parade, collecting four hits. Chris
Bartzokis contributed a pair of two run doubles and Vladimir
Diaz added three hits for the victors.
Tracy Greenbaum and Steve Daglia paced the Bocaneer offense with
three hits each. Greenbaum scored four runs and Daglia drove
home two.
The A's
can clinch the title with a win in Game 2, scheduled for
Saturday.
Bocaneers
Blank Tribe In Play-In:
The Boca Raton Bocaneers won the Celestial Division's play-in in
decisive fashion with a 10-0 whitewash of the Coconut Creek
Indians.
Kevin
Brown tossed six shutout innings, scattering four hits and four
walks while striking out seven, and coasted to victory.
The Bocaneers provided Brown with ample run support, scoring
seven runs in the bottom of the second inning. A pair of Tribe
errors, a two run double by Jody Eaton, and an RBI double by
Scott Deery combined to give the Swashbucklers a formidable
early advantage.
Deery added another RBI double in the fourth as the lead
increased to 8-0. Steve Daglia's third hit of the game, a two
run double in the fifth, made it a 10-0 game.
Justin Shiver started for the Tribe and pitched better than his
final line would indicate. Shiver, betrayed by his defense, was
charged with all 10 runs, three earned, on 12 hits in five
innings. At least two of those 12 hits included balls that were
misplayed in the outfield.
As poor as the Indians played defense behind Shiver, their base
running was probably worse as they continually ran themselves
out of whatever few scoring chances they had. The loss was the
fifth in a row for the Tribe.
The
Bocaneers, last season's defending Celestial Series champions,
will meet the regular season pennant winning Oakland Park A's in
this season's Celestial Series with Game 1 of the best of three
series scheduled for Monday night.
2005 Spring/Summer Season
Standings
Celestial
Division Standings
W
L
PCT
GB
Oakland
Park A's
18
6
.750
---
Boca Raton Bocaneers
14
10
.583
4
Coconut
Creek Indians
12
12
.500
6
Hallandale
Twins
4
20
.167
14
Schedule
Of Upcoming Games
Sun, April 24 10:00
at SPP: Twins 8 at Bocaneers 6
Sun, April 24 1:00 at SPP: Indians 19 at A's 3
Sun, May 1
10:00
at SPP: Bocaneers 3 at Indians 13
Sun, May
1 1:00 at SPP: A's
13 at Twins 2
Sat, May
7 1:00 at FTL: Indians
15 at Twins 2
Sat, May
14 1:00 at FTL: A's
18 at Bocaneers 8
Sun, May 15 10:00
at SPP: Bocaneers 9 at Twins 3
Sun, May
15 1:00 at SPP: A's
13 at Indians 12
Sun, May 22 10:00
at SPP: Indians 1 at Bocaneers 9
Sun, May
22 1:00 at SPP: Twins
9 at
A's 10
Sun, June 5
10:00
at SPP: Bocaneers at A's-PPD*
Sun, June
5 1:00 at SPP: Twins at
Indians-PPD*
Sun, June 12 10:00
at SPP: Twins at Bocaneers-PPD*
Sun, June
12 1:00 at SPP: Indians at
A's-PPD*
Sun, June 19 10:00
at SPP: Bocaneers at Indians-PPD*
Sun, June
19 1:00 at SPP: Twins at
A's-PPD*
Sun, June 26 10:00
at SPP: Indians at Twins-PPD*
Sun, June
26 1:00 at TRV: A's 14 at Bocaneers
3
Sun, July 10 10:00
at SPP: Bocaneers at Twins-PPD*
Sun, July 10
1:00 at SPP: A's at Indians-PPD*
Wed, July 13
7:00 at CSHS: Indians 14 at Twins 2 (from 6/26)
Sat, July 16 1:00 at FTL: Bocaneers
5 at A's 3 (from 6/5)
Sun, July 17 10:00
at SPP: Twins 3 at Indians 8
Sun, July 17
1:00 at SPP: Bocaneers 10 at A's 5
Sun, July 24 10:00
at SPP: A's 15 at Twins 12
Sun, July 24
1:00 at SPP: Indians 6 at Bocaneers 5
Sat, July 30
1:00 at FTL: Twins 16 at Indians 14 (from 6/5)
Sun, July 31 10:00
at SPP: Indians 8 at A's 9 (from 6/12)
Sun, July 31
1:00 at SPP:Twins 4 at Bocaneers 12(from 6/12)
Sun, Aug 7 10:00
at SPP: Twins at A's -PPD
Sun, Aug 7
1:00 at SPP: Bocaneers at Indians-PPD
Sun, Aug 14 10:00
at SPP: Bocaneers 18 at Twins 3
Sun, Aug 14 1:00 at
SPP: A's 6 at Indians 0 (from 7/10)
Sun, Aug 21 10:00
at SPP: Twins 9 at A's 10 (from 6/19)
Sun, Aug 21
1:00 at SPP: Bocaneers 15 at Indians 2
Sun, Aug 28 10:00
at SPP: Indians at Bocaneers-PPD
Sun, Sept 11 1:00 at SPP: Indians
0 at Bocaneers 10
Mon, Sept 12
6:45 at TRV: Celestial Series-Game 1: Bocaneers 9 at
A's 13
Sat, Sept 17
1:00 at FTL: Celestial Series-Game 2: A's 6 at
Bocaneers 2
A's Win
Celestial Series, 2 games to none.
Celestial Division
Batting & Pitching Statistics:
Boca Raton Bocaneers Statistics
Coconut Creek Indians Statistics
Hallandale Twins Statistics
Oakland Park A's Statistics
