AVP Tour
$91,500 Birmingham-Hoover Open presented by Vault
Friday, July 14, 2006
Match #15: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(15) Paul Baxter/Jason Ring
def.
(18) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski
21-19, 21-15 (0:47)

Paul Baxter
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Columbia Heights, MN
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
Jason Ring
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Bend, OR
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 1 (AVP Huntington Beach 2004)
Career Winnings: $145,435.00

Mike DiPierro
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompano Beach, FL
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Lindenwood University
St. Louis Junior
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 93
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career AVP Best: 7th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $56,817.50
Steve Grotowski
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 30, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: London
Height: 6'6"
College(s): University of New Haven
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Cincinnati 2013)
Career Winnings: $82,274.60

1 2 3
(15) Paul Baxter/Jason Ring 21 21 0
(18) Mike DiPierro/Steve Grotowski 19 15 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Paul Baxter Jason Ring Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 20 3 8 14
Kills 14 2 4 11
Errors 2 0 1 0
Hitting Pct 0.600 0.667 0.375 0.786
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 1 1 1 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 1
Digs 4 2 4 2
Game 2
Statistics Paul Baxter Jason Ring Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 13 7 13 9
Kills 12 5 5 7
Errors 0 1 2 1
Hitting Pct 0.923 0.571 0.231 0.667
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 1 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 0
Digs 4 1 1 2
Match Total
Statistics Paul Baxter Jason Ring Mike DiPierro Steve Grotowski
ATTACK
Attacks 33 10 21 23
Kills 26 7 9 18
Errors 2 1 3 1
Hitting Pct 0.727 0.600 0.286 0.739
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 2 1 1 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 1
Digs 8 3 5 4