THAT VICTORY EARNED THEM THE TRIP TO PASADENA TEXAS, AND THE RIGHT TO PLAY IN THE PONY LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.
THE FIRST GAME SAW WEST LOSE TO THE EVENTUAL WORLD CHAMPIONS FROM NEW BEDFORD MA. 11-3.
IN THE NEXT GAME WEST DEFEATED PASADENA TEXAS 5-1
THEN THEY WERE ELIMINATED 4-3 BY LAKELAND FL.
WITH OVER A 1000 PEOPLE AT EMEIS PARK, AND THE WEST TEAM LEADING 4-3 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7th.
JOLIET LOADED THE BASES WITH 2 OUTS,THE NEXT BATTER HIT A LINE DRIVE DOWN THE LEFT-FIELD LINE.
THE GAME ENDED WHEN JEFF CESLER MADE A DIVING CATCH TO SAVE THE GAME,AND GIVE WEST IT'S TRIP TO PASADENA TX.
JEFF CESLER
JIM STROMBERG
JIM HOFER
BRIAN TAGUE
BRIAN WOODRUFF
STEVE MILLER
RANDY McKINLEY
DON STENGER
ROD KEENEY
DENNIS MECUM
JEFF KRONFELD
JIM CORBIN
RICHIE HARTSOCK
KEN McGINNIS
MGR. TURNER ESTES
COACH JERRY DIRTH
BUSINESS MGR. JIM MARA