West Coast Nitro/DeMarini claimed the Men’s Class C National Championship on Sunday morning with a 15-7 victory over Hustlers (Cadiz, Ky.). A back and forth game with three lead changes through the fourth inning, West Coast had just a narrow 7-6 lead heading into the fifth inning.
But their bats came alive posting five runs in the top of the sixth to pad the advantage to 12-6. David Rosales highlighted the inning with a triple while finishing the game going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
The Hustlers failed to muster a run in the sixth while West Coast knocked in three more runs in the top of the seventh. Hustlers tried to mount a comeback recording one run in the bottom of the seventh, but the defense of West Coast prevailed to earn them the title of “best of the best” in Men’s Class C.
The tournament’s Most Valuable Player was second baseman Raymond Alvarez who completed the tournament going 15-for-22 (.682) with one home run and two RBI.
“Our team is young with no experience in the beginning, but we fought through the whole year,” said Alvarez. “We battled through everything and we are a family. We just came together at the right time to win the championship and this is the best team I have played on so far."
