Monday, 7/5/04
Cal State Northridge
1:00pm Tinseltown Terror - 8 at Tri-Valley Cubs - 4
The Tinseltown Terror, after winning the Cal Cup in 2002, did it again in 2004 by winning the MABL 18+ division championship over 4th of July weekend. The Terror went 2-1 in round robin play, losing a close game to the Tri-Valley Cubs, 5-3, but went on to win the next three in a row, including defeating the Cubs in the Championship Game by the score of 8-4.
Tinseltown came from behind twice in the tournament, once against the Foothill Blaze when they were down 4-1 in the eighth inning and put up four runs to win 5-4, and in the semi-final game against the Matadors when they were down 5-1 going into the third when their offense exploded as they went on to win by the score of 15-7.
The Terror's MVP was Elvis Nelson who batted .500 with 2 HRs and 5 RBIs over five games. Jason Cly pitched a complete game in the championship and also hit .286 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs over the holiday weekend. The rest of the Terror assault was lead by:
Mike McNeely: .353 2 HRs 4RBIs
Marlon McKinney: .316 2 HRs 6 RBIs
Erich Magiar: .381 4 RBIs
Vince Kolbe: .333 1HR 6 RBIs
Jeff Bowne: .357 4 Doubles
The Terror mashed 10 HRs and 35 RBIs over the five game span.