47th Annual Seattle Invitational
Fastpitch Tournament
Fort Dent Sports Complex, August 4-5, 2007
The Comox Valley Cannons from Courtenay, British Columbia defeat Cleons Auto to Win the 47th Seattle Invitational.
The Comox Valley Cannons hung on to defeat Cleons Auto 5 – 3 to win the 47th Annual Seattle Invitational. The Cannons from Courtenay, British Columbia, jumped out to a 2 – 0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on a 2-run home run by the Cannon first baseman Brad Douglas. The Cannons extended their lead to 5 – 0 in the bottom of the 5th inning on 4 consecutive hits. Left fielder, Kyle Law, lead off the inning with a triple. Right fielder, Michael Pohl, followed with a double to drive in Law. Brad Douglas then singled to drive in Pohl. Center fielder Tyler Douglas completed the scoring by driving in his brother Brad. However, Cleons Auto would not give up. In the 7th inning, as the Cannons Joe Robbins (Tournament MV-Pitcher) began to tire and yielded a couple of walks, Cleons Auto came back with 3 runs highlighted by Sean Praven’s 2-run single. Robbins recoved to get the last 3 outs and wrap up the Championship for the Cannons.
The hard fought Championship Game featured each team’s workhorse pitcher. Ryan Divish of Cleons Auto (Tournament All-Star Pitcher) started all 7 of their games in the tournament. Joe Robbins pitched in 5 of the Cannons 6 games. Robbins finished the Championship Game with 12 K’s.
Game 35 (Championship Game)
Cleons Auto (Tacoma, WA) 3 – 4 – 1
Comox Valley Cannons (Courtenay, B.C.) 5 – 5 – 0
WP – Joe Robbins
LP – Ryan Divish
CR/Adidas (Portland, OR) won the Consolation Championship.
All Stars
C – Mike Loder Cleons Auto
1B – Al Khalaf Cleons Auto
2B – Mike Shock Screaming Yaks
3B – Josh Agnew CR/Adidas
SS – Sean Praven Cleons Auto
OF – Tyler Douglas Comox Valley Cannons
OF – Mike Linnane Bodle Chiropractic
OF – Derek Stith Boise Clippers
U – Benny Van Buskirk Cleons Auto
U – Todd Barnes Comox Valley Cannons
P – Ryan Divish Cleons Auto
P – Jim Robinson Screaming Yaks
MVPitcher – Joe Robbins – Comox Valley Cannons
MVPlayer – Matt Friesen – Comox Valley Cannons
SCOREBOARD
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