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AVP Tour
$1,000,000 AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Manhattan Beach Open
September 17 - 21, 2008

(21, Q12) Joaquin Acosta/Paul Baxter

Joaquin Acosta

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 1, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio Piedras, PR

Resides:

Miami, FL

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara
Brigham Young

Seasons:

4

Tournaments:

29

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Malibu 2011)

Career AVP Best:

7th (Brooklyn 2009)

Career Winnings:

$19,320.00

Paul Baxter

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Columbia Heights, MN

Resides:

Venice, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Ball State

Seasons:

18

Tournaments:

174

Career Best:

3rd (6 times)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

$171,788.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	$17,910.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Did not play	Mark Paaluhi - 9th
2000	Did not play	Sean Scott - 17th
2001	Did not play	Jason Ring - 17th
2002	Did not play	Alika Williams - 5th
2003	Did not play	Carl Henkel - 33rd
2004	Did not play	Scott Wong - 9th
2005	Did not play	Fred Souza - 13th
2006	Did not play	Aaron Boss - 25th
2007	Jonathan Acosta - 41st	Dain Blanton - 17th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Wed, 9/17/2008

Qualifier 1

Jaren Barredo / Michael Boosin (Q53)

Won 21-6, 21-11

0:30

Thu, 9/18/2008

Qualifier 2

Evan Engle / Jeff Jones (27, Q21)

Won 21-15, 21-12

0:42

Fri, 9/19/2008

Winner 1

Billy Allen / Braidy Halverson (12)

Lost 18-21, 17-21

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	Total	57	22	11	0.193	3	11	0	1
	1	28	10	5	0.179	1	5	0	0
	2	29	12	6	0.207	2	6	0	1
Paul Baxter	Total	13	5	0	0.385	0	20	2	3
	1	10	4	0	0.400	0	12	2	2
	2	3	1	0	0.333	0	8	0	1

Fri, 9/19/2008

Contender 1

Jeremie Holmes / AJ Mihalic (28, Q22)

Won 21-13, 21-11

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	Total	43	20	0	0.465	5	2	1	0
	1	19	8	0	0.421	3	1	0	0
	2	24	12	0	0.500	2	1	1	0
Paul Baxter	Total	14	4	4	0.000	1	7	1	3
	1	7	1	3	-0.286	1	6	0	1
	2	7	3	1	0.286	0	1	1	2

Fri, 9/19/2008

Contender 2

John Mayer / Jeff Nygaard (11)

Lost 11-21, 19-21

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	Total	38	15	4	0.289	0	5	0	0
	1	18	8	2	0.333	0	2	0	0
	2	20	7	2	0.250	0	3	0	0
Paul Baxter	Total	13	4	4	0.000	0	8	0	3
	1	5	1	3	-0.400	0	3	0	2
	2	8	3	1	0.250	0	5	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Joaquin Acosta	138	57	15	0.304	8	18	1	1
Paul Baxter	40	13	8	0.125	1	35	3	9

Head to Head Results
Acosta/Baxter lead the series against the field 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Mayer/Nygaard 0-1
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Mayer/Nygaard	11	Acosta/Baxter	21, Q12	21-11, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 12 Allen/Halverson 0-1
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Allen/Halverson	12	Acosta/Baxter	21, Q12	21-18, 21-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q21 Engle/Jones 1-0
9/18/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Acosta/Baxter	21, Q12	Engle/Jones	27, Q21	21-15, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 28, Q22 Holmes/Mihalic 1-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Acosta/Baxter	21, Q12	Holmes/Mihalic	28, Q22	21-13, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # Q53 Barredo/Boosin 1-0
9/17/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Acosta/Baxter	21, Q12	Barredo/Boosin	Q53	21-6, 21-11	0:30