AVP Tour
$120,000 AVP Crocs Slam Lumber Liquidators Coney Island Open presented by Kentucky Grilled Chicken
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Match #52: Contender's Bracket Round 4

(12) Joaquin Acosta/Paul Baxter
def.
(8) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge
27-25, 21-15 (0:58)

Ryan Mariano
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Lake Forest, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 2nd (AVP Huntington Beach 2006)
Career Winnings: $162,107.50
Ed Ratledge
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Fountain Valley, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Wins: 1 (San Francisco 2018)
Career Winnings: $259,117.50

Joaquin Acosta
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 1, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio Piedras, PR
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
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

1 2 3
(12) Joaquin Acosta/Paul Baxter 27 21 0
(8) Ryan Mariano/Ed Ratledge 25 15 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Joaquin Acosta Paul Baxter Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge
ATTACK
Attacks 26 11 9 22
Kills 11 6 5 11
Errors 4 1 0 6
Hitting Pct 0.269 0.455 0.556 0.227
SERVE
Aces 0 2 0 0
Errors 1 2 1 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 0 0 0
Digs 2 7 11 4
Game 2
Statistics Joaquin Acosta Paul Baxter Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge
ATTACK
Attacks 18 6 7 20
Kills 13 2 2 8
Errors 2 0 1 4
Hitting Pct 0.611 0.333 0.143 0.200
SERVE
Aces 0 1 1 0
Errors 0 2 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 2 0 0 1
Digs 5 7 3 1
Match Total
Statistics Joaquin Acosta Paul Baxter Ryan Mariano Ed Ratledge
ATTACK
Attacks 44 17 16 42
Kills 24 8 7 19
Errors 6 1 1 10
Hitting Pct 0.409 0.412 0.375 0.214
SERVE
Aces 0 3 1 0
Errors 1 4 1 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 3 0 0 1
Digs 7 14 14 5