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Show GEORGE V 1 t i f - ' IXM np- - f A to tell answered back with a three-ru- n homer to make the score Then Pima's Robert Elias, hit a double off of Dixie starter Mason Fox to tie up the game 6 in the seventh. Then Elias got caught in a hot box running to home. The Rebels rotated players until they tagged him out to retire the 6-- 4. m Stai motfl-O-N-S- ? The Dixie College The Rebels team can. nocked off Pima College this nest weekend in the final match of the series. "Unbelievable," was the rst thing head coach Mike xtlewood said following the base-ik-lia- ll 8-- 6, victory. This win earns the chance to play in the 'Jnior College World Series at 30 p m. Saturday. After losing to Pima in Thursday night's match 10-and beating them in the second 3ame 18-the Rebels were raady for the final game. In the first inning, Kyle West knocked a solo home run over the left field fence with two outs. The tempo went back and forth until Pima captured Three runs in the fifth inning, to ke the score 4-- 3 in favor of the Aztecs. Again, Dixie's West labels a 5, 4, left-iield- er 6-- inning. It was the eighth inning when Dixie got its break. Mike hitter, Designated Cargano hit a double to knock in Chris Clayton, making the score Cargano would have had home run but an was tagged out at home, trying to score on a fielding error made 8-- by the Aztecs. "After Mike got the double, they (Pima) knew they had to score. But we knew we had them," Littlewood said. There was no need for Rebels to have their last the bats, because Pima just happened to hit the ball right to Clayton in centerfield for the second and third outs of the game. As final soon as the out was VICTORY SHOWER- - (Above) called, a dog pile was formed on the middle of Hurst field, and the Dixie Rebel's were crowned the Western District champions. Dixie's Jeremy Webster came into relieve Fox in the seventh inning of the final match closing the game for the Rebels. West batted 3 for 4 in the final game with two home runs. In Thursday's match-u- p, the ro&K Head Coach Mike Littlewood receives a well deserved, victory shower from his players after winning the Western Conference Championships. GET'N JIGGY WITH- - (Left) No. 8, Brian Mounce, does his victory dance for his teammates as they celebrate going to the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Co. Rebels had a hard time getting their offense flowing. In the fifth inning a controversial call by the plate umpire didn't make the coaches too happy. The runner was called out by the first base umpire, but the plate umpire called it catcher's interference on the Rebel's, when the ball didn't touch the catcher's mitt. Photos taken by Jerry CurtisDixie Sun Though the Rebel's lost this game, Shane Heugly went 3 for 3 at the plate, and Ryan Lindberg connected on three of his five trips to the plate. In Friday's massacre, the Rebel's came in with their bats and pounded Pima's pitchers. In fact, Pima went through five pitchers night. throughout the Dixie's Tim Law had the big break of the night, as he knocked in a three-ru- n double in the second inning. Then West got up and belted in a one-ru- n double after Law. see B A SFB AI I Conanucd on Faso Two |