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Day 1 of the 23rd Annual Joe S. Padilla Florence Baseball Tournament is over and what an exciting day of baseball! The reason I love this tournament is because you never know what to expect.

We were able to get a good look at San Manuel and Hayden:

#7 San Manuel 6 Hayden 3

This was a great game to start off day 1 of this tournament. We knew that SM was going to be a tough hitting team and they showed us right away why this would be the case for the 2010 Miners team. Early in the 1st with 2 men on, Padilla from San Manuel connected for a deep center-field shot which gave the Miners a 3-0 early lead.

The Lobos threw Menno and the Miners went with Vigil on the mound. Both pitchers played with fire all day as both pitchers got themselves in trouble by getting behind the hitters in the pitch count. Vigil especially lived on the edge as he escaped a first inning bases loaded jam while escaping without giving up a run.

The 2nd inning would not be any better for Vigil, as he allowed runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. But then he got an Early Christmas present as the Miners defense came thru and after a hard shot up the middle, the Miners Zac Dale snagged the line drive and tagged 2nd base and threw to first base to secure the seasons first triple play not only of the tournament but of the 2010 season!

Vigil from San Manuel came through to get the win and Menno from the Lobos got the loss. Formo from Hayden came in relief to shut down the Miners in the 5th but it was not enough.

The Miners Daniel Padilla and Lobos Gabriel Encinas were named AZSports Players of the Game for the game!

We should see Formo from Hayden vs Bisbee in our first day game on Thursday at 12:00noon.