Albany Eagles win Fremont Memorial Day Tournament

After cruising through pool play, the Albany Eagles were challenged by two quality teams in JOBL and El Cerrito Red but were able to come away with a much deserved third championship in a row. The Eagles are now undefeated in their last 15 games.

Arlo Rudy led off three games with home runs and added a number of other big hits, including a walk off rbi triple in the 7th inning of the final. Matthew Mino was consistently on base and solid in the field. in the finals he threw out a runner at home and third and applied a spectacular diving catch and tag to nail a would-be base stealer. Alex Rowland came up big hitting in the three spot, leading the team in batting average. He also proved over-powering on the mound with nine innings of quality work. Jack Johnson provided much thunder, including a 3 run bomb in pool play. He was also nails behind the plate, completely neutralizing the opponent's running game.

Emmet Smay proved to be the most versatile Eagle, playing five different positions, including big innings behind the plate and on the mound. Alex "Stretch" Oyle gobbled up everything at first base and contributed big hits and innings on the mound. Nick Kubler was solid defensively and with the bat, but his biggest play was a heads up back-up play where he came up firing to second base to cut down a runner attempting to take an ill-advised extra base. Daniel Dempster contributed on the mound with several quality starts, then added some thump with the bat, starting a two-out rally with a line drive double in the gap during the finals.

Liam Pauley came through with big hits time and time again, including an rbi single up the middle to drive in the first run in the championship game. Eagles captain Julien Scribner found his stroke during the tournament, and broke open the semi-finals game with a loud triple to the fence in right center field. Ben Kleven was amazing on the mound throughout the tournament. His three shutout innings in the finals kept the Eagles in the game, and his 7th inning single set the stage for the dramatic ending.

Albany baseball results-2007 Memorial Day

Albany Reds, 14s
Miken Madness, 14s-AAA
(Twin Creeks)

Pool Play
Albany Reds 4 Bay Area Renegades 9
Albany Reds 10 Napa Select 14s 8
Albany Reds 6 SV Yankees 2
Albany Reds 11 Tracy Gladiators 3
(Albany Reds eliminated on tie-breaker.)

Albany Bobcats, 13s
Miken Madness, 13s
(Twin Creeks)

Pool Play
Albany Bobcats 6 ASA Dynasty 6 (tie)
Albany Bobcats 13 Athletics 5
Albany Bobcats 15 Shortstop Management 1
Albany Bobcats 2 Athletics-1 5
Semifinals
Albany Bobcats 4 North Bay Extreme 8

Albany Blue
FNYB 2007 Memorial Day Tournament, 12s
(Fremont)


Albany Red
FNYB 2007 Memorial Day Tournament, 12s
(Fremont)


Albany Fireballs, 11s
Miken Madness, 11s
(Twin Creeks)

Pool Play
Albany Fireballs 9 East County Rage 1
Albany Fireballs 10 Foster City 6
Albany Fireballs 14 REDZ 2
Albany Fireballs 1 San Jose Stars 19
(Albany Fireballs eliminated on tie-breaker.)

Albany Eagles, 10s
FNYB 2007 Memorial Day Tournament, 10s
(Fremont)

West Division
Albany Cougars 15 El Cerrito Red 9
Albany Cougars 6 Newark 0
Albany Cougars 25 San Pablo 4
Albany Cougars 11 Cal Ripken 5
Semifinals
Albany Cougars 8 JOBL 5
Final
Albany Cougars 8 El Cerrito Red 1 (7 innings)

Albany Cougars, 10s
FNYB 2007 Memorial Day Tournament, 10s
(Fremont)

Albany Gators, 9s
Miken Madness, 9s
(Twin Creeks)

Pool Play
Albany Gators 5 Bay Area Showstoppers 8
Albany Gators 1 Lamorinda Legends 9
Albany Gators 8 North Bay Bombers 11
Albany Gators 1 Junior Balers 9