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World Series GAME 3 October 26th, 2008(Series Tied 1-1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stampede 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 10 0
Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 12 0

Line up
Q.Portis- 2-5, 2 2B, 2 Runs
Gurch- 0-4
McCain- 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 Run
F.Honey- 1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 Run, 1 SO
Gallagher- 1-4, 1 Run, 1 SO
Durrington- 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 Run
W.Cruise- 0-4, 3 SO
S.Moon- 1-4
V.Olvariz- 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 Run, 1 SO

Pitching
D.Copet- 8 1/3 IP, 9 H, 9 SO, 2 ER WIN(2-2)
Voyles- 0 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 ER

World Series GAME 4 October 27th, 2008(Stampede Lead Series 2-1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stampede 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Phoenix 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 9 1

Line up
Q.Portis- 1-3, 1 SO, 1 BB(first playoff walk by a Stampede player)
Gurch- 0-4, 1 SO
McCain- 1-4
Gallagher- 0-4, 1 SO
Durrington- 1-4, 1 Run
V.Ovlariz- 1-3
S.Moon- 0-3
W.Cruise- 0-3
F.Honey- 1-3, 1 SO

Pitching
S.Screws- 6 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 2 ER LOSS(1-1)
R.Simpson- 2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 ER

World Series GAME 5 October 28th, 2008(Series Tied 2-2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stampede 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 0
Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 0

Line up
Q.Portis- 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 Run, 1 SO
Gurch- 1-4
McCain- 0-4, 1 SO
Gallagher- 1-4, 1 SO
Durrington- 2-4
F.Honey- 0-4
S.Moon- 0-3
V.Olvariz- 1-3
W.Cruise- 2-3, 1 2B, 1 Run

Pitching
T.Makani- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 0 ER WIN(2-0)
Voyles- 0 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 ER HOLD
Jennings- 0 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 ER HOLD
Wade Cox- 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 ER HOLD
N.Hyman- 0 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 ER HOLD
R.Simpson- 0 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 ER HOLD
F.Wood- 0 2/3 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 ER SV(7)

The Oklahoma City Stampede were able to squeak by The Fresno Phoenix in game 5 of the World Series thanks to Left Fielder Quincy Portis who brok up a 0-0 tie in the 6th inning with a 2 run HR over the Green Monster in Fenway Park. Tito Makani got the start for this game even though he was in purple condition and was coming off a terrible outing in the NLCS were he only pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up 5 runs on 9 hits and didn't strike out a batter, well Tito Makani must have a short memory because in what possibly could be the biggest start of his career he forgot about his recent struggles and went out there and pitched a great 5 innings and didn't even allow on earned run and picked up his 2 win of the postseason. The series moves back to The Stampede's home stadium for games 6 and 7 as Oklahoma City now just needs one win to cap off an amazing season and win the first ever SMLB World Series.

World Series GAME 6 October 30th, 2008(Stampede Lead Series 3-2)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stampede 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 0
Phoenix 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0

Line up
Q.Portis- 3-4
Gurch- 2-4
F.Honey- 0-4, 1 SO
Gallagher- 2-4, 1 Run
S.Moon- 0-3
J.Kishi- 1-1, 1 Run
V.Olvariz- 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 Run, 1 SO
McCain- 1-4, 1 SO
W.Cruise- 0-4, 2 SO
R.Fury- 0-1
Graham- 0-1
Durrington- 0-1

Pitching
R.Fury- 5 IP, 7 H, 8 SO, 4 ER LOSS(2-1)
Sanders- 1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 ER
Jennings- 1 1/3 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 ER
Voyles- 0 2/3 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 ER
N.Hyman- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 ER

Oklahoma City couldn't close out the World Series in game 6 as starting pitcher Rex Fury had a tough outing giving up 4 runs in just 5 innings pitched, as the Stampede lose 4-3. The Stampede almost made a comeback for the ages with 3 runs in the 9th inning curosity of a Vic Olvariz opposite field HR that scored 3 runs but the 9th inning rally fell just short, Ian Riley will start Game 7 of the World Series as The Stampede will play in their 3rd elimination game of this years postseason.

World Series GAME 7 October 31st, 2008(Series Tied 3-3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E
Stampede 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 0
STAMPEDE BOX SCORE
Line up
Q.Portis- 1-7, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 Run(lead off HR to start the bottom of the 1st)
Gurch- 1-7
F.Honey- 1-7, 1 SO
Gallagher- 1-7, 1 SO
S.Moon- 1-7
V.Olvariz- 1-6, 3 SO, 1 BB
J.Kishi- 1-7, 1 SO
W.Cruise- 2-7
I.Riley- 0-2
Durrington- 0-1
Graham- 0-1
McCain- 0-0, 1 BB
McBadbat- 0-1

Pitching
I.Riley- 7 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 0 ER
R.Simpson- 1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Voyles- 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 ER
F.Wood- 0 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 ER
M.Crane- 2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 ER
Sanders- 3 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 0 ER
N.Hyman- 1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 ER LOSS(0-1)
Jennings- 1 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 ER

PHOENIX BOX SCORE
Line up
Crisp- 1-8, 3 SO
Cora- 3-7, 1 SO
M.Ramirez- 1-6, 1 Run, 3 SO, 1 BB
J.D.Drew- 0-7, 1 SO
Lowell- 1-7
Varitek- 2-7, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 Run, 3 SO(Game Winning Home run in top of 17th)
Casey- 2-4
Youkilis- 1-3, 1 SO
Pedroia- 2-7, 1 SO
Schilling- 0-3, 1 SO
D.Ortiz- 1-1
Lowrie- 0-1
Moss- 0-4
C.Buchholz- 0-1

Pitching
Schilling- 8 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Timlin- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 ER
Okajima- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 ER
Hansen- 3 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
C.Buchholz- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 ER
Tavarez- 1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 ER

Inning Recap Game 7 of the world series

Top of the 1st- Ian Riley pitching, 3 runners left on, 2 hits

Bottom of the 1st- Lead off HR by Quincy Portis, score 1-0. 1 out single by F.Honey, 1 runner left on

Top of the 2nd- 2 out single, 1 runner left on base

Bottom of the 2nd- Vic Olvariz walked with 0 outs, 1 runer left on base

Top of the 3rd- 0 out single, 0 out single, passball, runners on 2nd and 3rd nobody out, 2 runners left on base

Bottom of the 3rd- 1 out single, 1 runner left on base

Top of the 4th- 1 out single, 1 runner left on base

Bottom of the 4th- 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 5th- 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 5th- 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 6th- 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 6th- 2 out single by Gallagher, 1 runner left on base

Top of the 7th- 1 out single, 1 runner left on base

Bottom of the 7th- 3 up, down

Top of the 8th- Ian Riley forced to leave game with an elbow injurt with 0 outs, Ray Simpson comes on to pitch, IBB with 1 out, runner on first. 2 out single, runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 out RBI single, 2 runners left on base, score 1-1.

Bottom of the 8th- Ty Durrington comes in to pinch hit for Ray Simpson with 0 outs, 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 9th- Voyles comes on to pitch, 0 out single, double play, 2 out single, 1 runner left on base.

Bottom of the 9th- 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 10th- Finley Wood brought in to pitch with 1 out, 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 10th- 0 out single by Vic Olvariz, 1 out single by Woodrow Cruise, Moonlight Graham brough in to pinch hit for Finley Wood with 1 out, fielders choice, runners on 1st and 3rd 2 outs, 2 runners left on base

Top of the 11th- Martin Crane brought in to pitch, 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 11th- 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 12th- 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 12th- 2 out single by J.Kishi, 2 out single by Woodrow Cruise, Chase McCain comes in to pinch hit for Martin Crane, 2 out walk, bases loaded, 2 outs, 3 runners left on base

Top of the 13th- Andre Sanders comes on to pitch, 0 out single, 1 runner left on base

Bottom of the 13th- 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 14th- 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 14th- 0 out single by Simon Moon, 1 runner left on base

Top of the 15th- 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 15th- Bucky McBadbat comes in to pinch hit for Andre Sanders with 0 outs, 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 16th- Niles Hyman comes on to pitch, 3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 16th- 3 up, 3 down

Top of the 17th- 0 out HR, score 2-1. 0 out single, K.K. Jennings comes on to pitch

Bottom of the 17th- 3 up, 3 down.

It was one for the ages as Game 7 of the first ever SMLB World Series went down to the wire with the Fresno Phoenix beating the Oklahoma City Stampede 2-1 in 17 innings. The Stampede just couldn't convert on countless opportunities to put the game away including having the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning. Mike Edmonds, the manager for the Oklahoma City Stampede had this to say about the game in a post game interview, "Although we lost, and that was probbaly the toughest loss you could ever take, that was one heck of a game and i'm prous of my guys for having one heck of a season, we came up a bit short of our ultimate goal of winning a World Series but I promise you right now that we will be back here next year."

2008 Stampede Records
MONTHLY RECORDS
MONTH WINS LOSSES PCT RUNS RA
April 18 10 .643 111 86
May 16 11 .593 76 69
June 15 11 .577 78 75
July 16 9 .640 78 59
August 13 15 .464 85 84
September 20 8 .714 91 68

W/L AT Home 48-33
W/L While Away 50-31
W/L Vs East Division 26-15
W/L Vs Central Division 50-36
W/L Vs West Division 22-13
W/L Vs NL 87-57
W/L Vs AL 11-7
Winning Streak: 12
Losing Streak: 5

Most Hits: 17 Aug 10 Vs Iowa City Shooters
Most Home Runs: 6 April 30th Vs Alaska Monarchs
Most Runs: 11 April 13th Vs Buffalo Pack
Most Runs Suffered: 13 April 13th Vs Buffalo Pack
Most Double Plays: 4 May 13th Vs Toledo Cheetahs

Head-Start Wins: 72
Come From Behind Games: 32-27
Walk-Off Games: 12-10
NO-Runner Games: 22
Single Point Spread Games: 45-26
Extra Inning Games: 10-11

AWARD WINNERS 2008:
Pitcher of the year: Steve Screws
Rookie of the year: Steve Screws
Fielder of the year: SS Chase McCain
Fielder of the year: 1B Woodrow Cruise
Fielder of the year: RF Anthony Gallagher
Fielder of the year: 2B Vic Olvariz
ERA Leader: Steve Screws 1.97
Wins Leader: Steve Screws, Tito Makani: 17
Strikeouts Leader: Steve Screw, 248
Home Runs Leader: Anthony Gallagher, 57

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
April: Steve Screws
May: Rex Fury
June: Tito Makani(won both rookie and pitcher of the month)
July: Tito Makani(won both rookie and pitcher of the month)
August: none
September: Steve Screws(Won both rookie and pitcher of the month)

OFF-Season News
The Oklahoma City Stampede have struck a deal with the city of Norman, Oklahoma to bring a minor league team affiliated with the Stampede. Owner Grant Bryant said "This is a huge step in taking our franchise to the next level and I'd like to thank the City of Norman for welcoming us with open arms." The Team will be called the Norman Nobles, and with this news coming in, the Stampede will have to sign some new players to minor league deals during the off-season.

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
The list of players with contracts running out this season are listed below with the amount of money they're currently making.
PITCHERS

RP Finley Wood: $1.5 Million
SP K.K. Jennings: $1.3 Million
SP Rex Fury: $990,000
RP: Niles Hyman: $1 Million
RP: Martin Crane: $2.3 Million
RP: Fernando Hernandez: $390,000
RP: William Sanders: $390,000
RP: Andre Voyles: $390,000

FIELDERS
2B: Jinya Kishi: $2.3 Million
LF: Randy Gurch: $1.2 Million

NEW CONTRACTS FOR PLAYERS

Name Position Contract Years Salary
Finley Wood RP 2 $1.8 Million
K.K. Jennings SP 1 $670,000
Rex Fury SP 2 $10.4 Million
Niles Hyman RP 1 $1.4 Million
Martin Crane RP 1 $2.5 Million
William Sanders RP 1 $620,000
Andre Voyles RP 1 $700,000
Jinya Kishi 2B 3 $620,000
Randy Gurch LF 2 $2 Million
Fernando Hernandez 1 $800,000

The Stampede were able to agree to new contracts with every player that had contracts running out, the biggest increase in salary was Rex Fury who is going to be earning nearly 10 million more per year for the next two seasons, and the biggest decline in salary is 2nd baseman Jinya Kishi who signed the longest contract and is going to be making $620,000 per year over the next 3 years.

Good games by Gallagher

Minor League News
The Oklahoma City Stampede have signed 4 new players to minor league deals to play with the Norman Nobles this upcoming season.

Name: Jason Ring
Position: CF
Bats/Throws: R/L
CON: E(6)
PWR: E(87)
RUN SPD: D(8)
ARM STR: D(8)
FLD: E(7)
TRJ: 2
E RES: E(7)
Hot Hitter
Throwing: 4

Name: Blue Banks Jr.
Position: C
Bats/Throws: R/R
CON: F(5)
PWR: F(49)
RUN SPD: F(5)
ARM STR: E(6)
FLD: E(6)
TRJ: 2
E RES: E(6)
Gd Bunt
Pull Hitter
Gd B2B HTR
Hot Hitter
Gold Glover
Gd Block
Gd Catcher
Tough Runner
Durability: 4
Sparkplug

Name: Bastien Rivera
Position: RP
Bats/Throws: R/R
TOP SPD: 90
CTRL: F(105)
STAM: E(54)
Screwball: 2
Knuckleball: 2
2SFB: 1
W/RISP: 4, Vs LH BATTER: 4, Release: 4, Gd Reflexes, Gd Pace

Name: Percy Hodges
Position: SP
Bats/Throws: R/R
TOP SPD: 90
CTRL: G(96)
STAM: C(88)
PALM: 2
CB: 1
ORIG: 1
VS LH BATTER: 4, FB Life: 4, Gd Low Pitch, Dr.K, Choke Artist

April 1st, 2009 Opening Day Pitching Roles and Starting Line ups
STARTERS
1.Rex Fury: A hard throwing left hander with a wicked curve, Rex Fury was the number 2 starter last year and ended the season with a 2.10 ERA and a 8-12 record.

2.Steve Screws: Won both rookie and pitcher of the year awards in the NL last season and also had the lowest ERA and most Strikeouts, finished the season tied with teammate Tito Makani for the most wins in the NL, also pitched a perfect game last season.

3.Ian Riley: Spent most of last season in the bullpen but was moved to a starting role after K.K. Jennings continued to struggle, finished the season with a 2.49 ERA and a 11-6 record.

4.Doug Copet: A soft throwing right hander with average breaking pitches, started last season off on a roll but struggled down the stretch, finished last season with a 2.15 ERA with a 13-7 record.

5.Tito Makani: Another soft throwing right handed pitcher with a really good original slider, last season he was tied for most wins in the NL with 17 and only lost 2 games. Needs to improve his stamina to be a real threat.

SWING MAN
1.K.K. Jennings: Started last season off as the ace pitcher on the staff but could never find his stuff, finished with just a 3-10 record and a team high 4.40 ERA.

LONG RELIEVER
Andre Voyles: A left handed submarine pitcher who just developed a changeup during spring training, last year he finished with a 1.48 ERA in 21 games, also could be moved to the swing man spot if Jennings doesn't get it together.

MIDDLE RELIEVER
1.Ray Simpson: Another left handed pitcher with a 2-seam fastball that has lots of movement, struggled at times during last season.

2.Bastien Rivera: The lone rookie on the SMLB roster, was signed to play with the minor league team but due to his strong showing in spring training he was called up and will be on the opening day roster.

SITUATIONAL LEFTY
1.Wade Cox: A lefty with little to no control but has a really good level 5 Curveball, finished last season with a 2.22 ERA

MOP-UP MAN
1.Niles Hyman: A right handed pitcher with a great curveball/changeup combination but has never really found his stuff during games, changed his pitching form from to overhand to 3-quarters during spring training in hopes that it will help his high ERA from last season go down this season.

SET-UP MAN
1.Martin Crane: A right hand submarine pitcher with deadly breaking ball pitches, has really high stamina for a set-up man and could possibly be moved to a Swing Man role or even the 6th starter if the Stampede decide to move to one.

CLOSER
1. Finley Wood: A hard throwing right hander with a level 7 Slurve, finished last season with 26 saves.

Opening Day Starting Lineup
1.Quincy Portis: An all-around great left fielder, last year he finished with 19 home runs and led the team in doubles, stolen bases, and base on balls.

2.Randy Gurch: Was recently converted into a true CF after playing the position last year mainly as a left fielder which led to some error problems, has a weak arm for a CF but his bat makes up for it, last year he hit .274 and led the team in at bats.

3.E.J. Florence: Two broken collarbones sidelined this contact hitting catcher for a lot of the season, but when he did play he was impressive, batting .326

4.Anthony Gallagher: A power hitting right fielder who led the league in home runs last year despite his strikeout struggles.

5.Simon Moon: led the team in batting averaging hitting .321 on the year.

6.Vic Olvariz: A hard hitting 2nd baseman who was 2nd on the team in home runs last year and always seemed to get the big hit.

7.Chase McCain: won a gold glove last year for his play at SS and also managed to bat an even .300 on the year last year, has improved his power during spring training.

8.Woodrow Cruise: An average hitting 1st baseman with incredible fielding ability.

April 6th, 2009 Injury News

Doctors have announced that Tito Makani, who suffered an elbow injury in his first start of the season will be out for 2-3 weeks and will be put on the 15 day DL, rookie pitcher Percy Hodges will be called up from triple-A Norman to fill in his roster spot, K.K. Jennings will replace Makani in the starting rotation for the time being.