Charles Eggen 12, Fair Oaks 11 (League: 17-4, Overall: 31-8) - July 17 @ Renfree Field - Surprising Charles Eggen continued to dominate the District playoffs as they defeated Fair Oaks 12-11 to take the District 6 Championship.
    Eggen was the No. 7 seed entering the tournament, but swept through the playoffs as the only undefeated team in taking the championship from Fair Oaks.
    Eggen scored once in the first and three times in the second to go up 4-0 on the Oaks and starting pitcher Russ Beldi, but the Oaks cut the deficit to 4-3 with a three run third inning.
    Center fielder B.J. Crone led off with a home run to center and then with one out, shortstop Garrett Schoenfelder hit a solo shot to left center to make it a 4-2 game.
    With two outs, third baseman Justin Hoppes walked and then consecutive hits by second baseman Ricky Patel and catcher Nick Palumbo scored Hoppes to make it 4-3.
    Eggen came back in the bottom of the inning, however, to score three more runs for a 7-3 lead, driving Beldi off the mound in favor of Brandon Olson.
    Another run followed in the fourth and despite several scoring opportunities on both sides, neither team scored again until the seventh when the Oaks exploded for eight runs off two different Eggen pitchers.
    Patel led off with a hit to right, followed by walks to Palumbo and left fielder Chris Rhines to load the bases.
    This prompted an Eggen pitching change, but the next batter - designated hitter Sean Chopelas - also drew a walk, forcing in Patel for an 8-4 score.
    Crone then hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring in Palumbo and the runners kept parading around the bases as Jim Ott, Schoenfelder, Jason Wilkerson, Hoppes and Patel hit consecutive singles to make it a 10-8 Fair Oaks lead.
    Palumbo broke the string with his second walk of the inning to load the bases and then Rhines got a hit to score Hoppes and give the Oaks an 11-8 lead.
    Eggen managed to load the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but only got one run out of it to make it 11-9.
    Charles Eggen then closed the gap to 11-10 with a walk and two hits in the bottom of the eighth.
    Fair Oaks manager Don Barney removed Olson from the mound, with Crone coming in from center field to pitch.
    He gave up a hit to the first batter he faced, however, and two runs came home to give Eggen a 12-11 lead.
    The Oaks faced yet another Charles Eggen pitcher - Jeremy Hensley - in the top of the ninth, but Post 383 could manage only a single hit as Palumbo stroked a two out single to center field. Rhines then struck out to end the game and the Oaks' quest for the District 6 title was over.

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FAIR OAKS	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	11	16	3
C. EGGEN	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	3	-	12	19	1

Fair Oaks: Beldi, Olson (3), Crone (8) and Palumbo. Top hitters: Crone 2x4, HR, 2 RBI; Schoenfelder 2x6, HR, 2 RBI; Wilkerson 2x5, 2B; Patel 4x6; Palumbo 2x4.
Charles Eggen: Robinson, Parks (3), Miller (6), Blair (7), Hensley (9) and Evans. Top hitters: Olson 3x5; Topham 2x5; Penso 3x5, 2 RBI; Miller 2x5, 2B; Evans 2B; Blair 3x4; Fitzgerald 3x5.