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The Thunderbirds took an early 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI double by RF Mike Styrna. It didn't hold up. The Coyotes got three runs in the fifth on a pair of walks, a two-RBI single by SS Bryan Champ, and an RBI double by 2B Brad Carlsen. The hit by Champ was the only hit given up by starter Scott Webster, but Webster was replaced by Josh Brink, who gave up the Carlsen double.

This was all the runs the Coyotes needed, but they got three more runs in the seventh off Brink; an RBI single by C Dane McGrady, and a two-RBI single by 1B Richie Snyder.

The Thunderbirds were unable to solve Coyote started Pat Lyon, who went eight innings, allowed two runs on seven hits, struck out five, and walked only one. Andrew Brock of Burnaby pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Webster got the loss.

C Ben Torrie was 2-4 for the Thunderbirds. The second Thunderbird run came on a sacrifice fly by CF Jon Syrnyk in the eighth inning.

The Thunderbirds finished the season 24-28.

Mike Styrna was selected to the Region I All-Star team, and Sammie Starr was selected to the Region I Gold Glove Team.

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RF Mike Styrna hit a grand-slam home run over the left-field fence in the fifth inning to win it for the Thunderbirds.

The Birds got another good performance from a starter. This time it was Eric Brown, who went 5 2/3 innings, and held the Cavaliers to three runs on six hits. Kurtis Schumacher and Andrew LaFleur made relief appearances.

The Cavaliers started the scoring in the top of the first with two runs on RBI by 3B Casey McLeod and DH Sam McCormick. The Birds answered with a run in the bottom of the first, then took the lead in the fourth inning when 1B Ryan Pilgrim came in on a error and C Ben Torrie hit an RBI single.

The Birds loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the fifth, on a hit by SS Sammie Starr, a walk by CF Jon Syrnyk, and 3B Fletcher Vynne reaching on an error. Pilgrim drew a walk to bring in a run, then Styrna hit the first pitch over the fence.

Brown got the win for the Thunderbirds, Ben Rue got the loss. Pilgrim was 2-2 with two RBI, and Starr was 2-5.

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Jake Bottari gets a complete-game shutout against the Thunderbirds. He held the Thunderbirds to four hits, and the Birds never got a baserunner to third base.

The Coyotes got all their runs in the seventh inning. 1B Richie Snider hit a double off the centre field scoreboard. He scored the only run the Coyotes needed on a single by 3B Alex O'Brien. The remaining two runs came on a single by C Dane McGrady, on an 0-2 pitch with two out; it was starter Mark Hardy's only mistake of the game. McGrady was out trying to stretch his hit into a double, after the two runs scored.

The Thunderbirds' best scoring chance came in the third inning, when SS Sammie Starr and 3B Fletcher Vynne hit singles, but the inning ended when 1B Ryan Pilgrim hit into a double play.

The remaining Thunderbird hits were a double by 2B Alex White in the second, and a single by LF Craig Leebosh in the seventh. Hardy's numbers were five hits, four strikeouts, and only one walk; the walk became one of the runs batted in by McGrady. Kurtis Schumacher pitched the eighth inning, gave up one hit.

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The Region I tournament that starts on Thursday will be the last one. Next year, the NAIA will use nine sectional tournaments to determine the makeup of the national championship field, instead of the existing regional and super-regional tournaments.

Instead, the Thunderbirds will be competing in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The champion of this conference will automatically qualify for one of the sectional tournaments.

The CCC will have North and South Divisions. The North Division will consist of UBC, Concordia-Portland, Corban, and College of Idaho. The South Division will include Patten (Oakland, CA), Bethany (Scotts Valley, CA), Simpson (Redding, CA), and Oregon Tech.

The conference champion will be determined by a tournament. The tournament field will consist of the two division pennant-winners and the two highest-ranked teams other than the division pennant-winners.

Lewis-Clark State continues to get an automatic bid to the national championship, so they will not compete in the CCC. However, they will continue to play the North Division teams.

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First game: The Thunderbirds runs came on an RBI double by SS Sammie Starr, an RBI single by 3B Fletcher Vynne, and an RBI single by 2B Sean Everest that tied the game in the top of the ninth. However, SS Bryan Champ laid down a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth to bring in the winning run. Jason Barry got his second win against the Thunderbirds, Greg Chong got the loss. The starters were Eric Brown for the Birds, Joey Zubizaretta for the Coyotes. Josh Brink also saw four innings of action for the Birds, allowed only four hits.

LF Craig Leebosh was 3-3.

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Second game: The Thunderbirds led 6-4 after four innings, but RF Perry Hamilton hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth off Sean Carrick.

The Birds got a good outing from starter Jeff Hall, who held the Coyotes to two hits and two earned runs in four innings. 2B Sean Everest was 2-2 with a double, and DH Dave Dick was 2-3.

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First game: The Coyotes got a complete game from Jacob Bottari, and a home run from 2B Brad Carlsen. The Thunderbirds committed four errors, and Mark Hardy got the loss.

Bottari held the Birds to six hits, two of them by DH Scott Webster, and two more by CF Jon Syrnyk. One of Syrnyk's hits was a double. Hardy gave up nine hits in five innings. Geoff Burke pitched the sixth inning, gave up a hit and a run.

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Second game: The Thunderbirds took a 6-0 lead in the second inning when CF Jon Syrnyk hit a bases-loaded triple, and LF Fletcher Vynne hit his fifth home run of the season, chasing Coyote starter Pat Lyon. Syrnyk grounded out in the sixth inning to send in the winning run. He finished the game 3-5 with five RBI and a double.

The Coyotes hurt their cause with five errors, four of them by SS (later moved to 3B) Alex O'Brien. However, the Coyotes did not go away without a fight. O'Brien also hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to get the Coyotes as close as 7-5. C Dane McGrady batted in a run with a double in the bottom of the ninth, and the Coyotes had the tying run at the plate with one out. Andrew LaFleur was able to get the last two outs, but it took a pretty good play by LF Fletcher Vynne to run down a line drive for the last out.

Scott Webster started for the Birds, and Kurtis Schumacher pitched the third through seventh innings. Schumacher got the win, Lyon got the loss.

RF Mike Styrna, returning from an injury, went 3-4.

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