Game 6

Loaiza vs Vazquez 

With a title on their minds the Ocelots sent out NL CY runner-up Javier Vazquez to get it done.  A Jeter homer in the first got the Ocelots on the board first.  An Andruw Jones triple in the third evened the score at 1.  Then Vazquez went in to over drive and put zeros on the scoreboard.  In the 7^th and 9^th the Mudcats got a runner to second with less than one out but could not plate a run.  In th bottom of the seventh a Charlie Hayes homer and a bases loaded walk to Sosa got the Ocelots a 3-1 cushion.  In the ninth Vazquez gave up a one out double to Jorge Posada.  But Quilvio Veras followed with a whiff and Jenkins was then retired for the last out on a pop out.  The Ocelots had secured their title! 

Javier Vazquez was named series MVP as he pitched 2 CG’s allowing only 11 hits in 18 innings.  Clemens (2 wins) and Sosa (10 ribbies) were also instrumental in the Ocelots’ success. 

Congratulations to Corey.  Winning a BRASSball title is a difficult accomplishment and his team was finely assembled for the task.

BOXSCORE: 2001 Minnesota Mudcats At 2001 Ocala Ocelots             10/31/2001
game 6

  Mudcats            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Ocelots            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Vina 2B           4  0  0  0 .230     J.Kendall C         4  1  2  0 .306  
  A.Jones CF          2  0  1  1 .213     D.Jeter SS          3  1  2  1 .394  
  J.Giambi 1B         4  0  0  0 .235     E.Alfonzo 2B        3  0  1  0 .235  
  A.Rodriguez SS      4  0  0  0 .303     T.Helton 1B         4  0  1  0 .323  
  B.Giles RF          3  0  0  0 .217     S.Sosa LF           3  0  0  1 .258  
  J.Posada C          3  0  2  0 .324     D.Segui DH          4  0  1  0 .328  
  Q.Veras DH          3  0  1  0 .318     S.Green CF,RF       4  0  1  0 .213  
  G.Jenkins LF        4  0  0  0 .175     T.Gwynn RF          3  0  1  0 .455  
  D.Bell 3B           3  1  1  0 .241   A-J.Encarnacion CF    0  0  0  0 .185  
                                          C.Hayes 3B          4  1  1  1 .208  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      32  3 10  3

A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Gwynn In 9th Inning

Mudcats......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
Ocelots......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0    -  3 10  0

Mudcats                  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza                  4       4   1   1   3   4   1   9.53  A1 C1
D.Miceli                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   3.60  C2 C3
D.Weathers LOSS(1-1)      1 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   1   5.82  C4 C9
T.Jones                   0       3   1   1   0   0   0   6.75  D1 D3
G.Swindell                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.50  D4 D4
R.Beck                    0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   5.14  D5 D8
M.Morris                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   1.38  D9
Totals                    8      10   3   3   6   5   2

Ocelots                  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vazquez WIN(4-0)        9       5   1   1   3  10   0   1.12  A1
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3  10   0

ATTENDANCE- 47,219 DATE-  TIME- Night 
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Mudcats: 7  Ocelots:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mudcats: 0  Ocelots: 1
ERRORS- F.Vina
DOUBLES- J.Posada(8th), Q.Veras(3rd), D.Segui(6th), S.Green(3rd)
TRIPLES- A.Jones(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Jeter(4th), C.Hayes(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Kendall, D.Jeter, S.Green
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Giles
WALKS- A.Jones, J.Posada, Q.Veras, J.Kendall, D.Jeter-2, E.Alfonzo, S.Sosa,
       T.Gwynn
HIT BY PITCH- A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- J.Giambi-2, A.Rodriguez-2, J.Posada, Q.Veras-2, G.Jenkins-2,
             D.Bell, J.Kendall, S.Sosa, D.Segui, S.Green, C.Hayes
GIDP- J.Giambi

Javier Vazquez racked up an impressive total of 10 strikeouts as the Ocala
Ocelots outscored the Minnesota Mudcats 3 to 1.

Vazquez(4-0) had a strong outing.  He allowed only 5 hits and 3 walks in 9
innings.  Ocala finished with 10 hits in the victory.  

Dave Weathers(1-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 2
hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.  Vazquez was jubilant in the hometown clubhouse,
'It was a lot of fun out there.  The fans gave me a lot of support as did my
teammates.  We got the victory and I'll sure take 10 strikeouts anytime!'