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Prince George topped Vancouver Saturday, and will now face the Jarvis Merchants of Ontario for the right to play St. Thomas in the final.
Score by Innings R H E
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Vancouver 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 1 5 0
PG Black Bears 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 – 4 6 1
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One gets what it wants, Another what it needed
The hometown fans got what they wanted tonight, as the Prince George Black Bears outlasted Newfoundland, 9-6 in a second round playoff game, putting them in tonight’s 8pm game at Spruce City Stadium in Prince George. Yet another “feature” game for the host team.
Another BC team got what it needed badly – a win when it counted, setting up an all British Columbia semi-final, as the Vancouver Grey Sox knocked off the Saskatoon Black Sox in an epic battle, 6-5 in 8 innings. For the Vancouver Grey Sox, the 2006 Candians has been a series of disappointments. They came into the tournament a week ago as one of the favorites, boasting a roster with more members of Team Canada than any other team. Vancouver has not won this tournament in 50 years, and the team seemed to feel and show the pressure of expectations during the round robin portion of the tournament when they went 2-5. But they rallied on the final weekend, and now find themselves without “double life”, but still playing on the eve of the final day.
8pm tonight, Prince George vs. Vancouver
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SATURDAY
C3 SCP Sep 2 9:30 am AB NL
Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld 5, Stony Plain Twiliters, AB, 2
C4 SCP Sep 2 11:30 am PE BC
Vancouver Grey Sox, BC 7, Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s, PEI, 4
C5 SCP Sep 2 1:30 pm LC1 WC3
Prince George Black Bears, BC (Host), 9-6 over Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
C6 SCP Sep 2 3:30 pm WC4 LC2
Vancouver Grey Sox, BC, 6-5, 8 inn. Tiebreaker, over Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox
C8 SCP Sep 2 8:00 pm WC5 WC6
Prince George Black Bears, BC (Host) vs. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
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SATURDAY
C3 SCP Sep 2 9:30 am AB NL
Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld 5, Stony Plain Twiliters, AB, 2
C4 SCP Sep 2 11:30 am PE BC
Vancouver Grey Sox, BC 7, Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s, PEI, 4
C5 SCP Sep 2 1:30 pm LC1 WC3
Prince George Black Bears, BC (Host) vs. Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
C6 SCP Sep 2 3:30 pm WC4 LC2
Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox, Sask vs. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
C7 SCP Sep 2 6:00 pm WC1 WC2
C8 SCP Sep 2 8:00 pm WC5 WC6
Winner of Prince George Black Bears, BC (Host) vs. Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
vs.
Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox, Sask vs. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
SUNDAY
C9 SCP Sep 3 11:00 am LC7 WC8
C10 SCP Sep 3 1:30 pm WC7 WC9
Teams (random order)
1. St Thomas Evergreen Centennials, Ont
2. Jarvis Merchants, Ont
3. Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox, Sask
4. Stony Plain Twiliters, Alta
5. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
6. Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s, PEI
7. Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
8. Prince George Black Bears, BC
Don’t forget that tomorrow’s Sr. Canadians Championship Game is being audio streamed live by 99.3 FM in Prince George and online via Sportjuice. Find a “Click to Listen” link at Ballparkradio.com
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From the Prince George Citizen:
Chucker McKenzie recalls his Prince George roots
by TED CLARKE Citizen staff
Collin McKenzie was born and bred in Victoria.Despite that, fastball fans in Prince George have claimed him as one of their own.
He earned their admiration in the five years he lived in the city in the 1990s, trying to help Prince George teams win national titles. McKenzie is at it again this week, pitching for the Prince George Black Bears as they try to reel in the city’s first Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship.
Although the Black Bears are down to their last life in the playoffs, having lost 2-1 Friday night to the first-place St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials, McKenzie remains optimistic his team will be playing in Sunday’s final.
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From the: Prince George Citizen
Bears hitters hibernating
One-run loss to St. Thomas puts local team on the ropes
by JASON PETERS Citizen staff
The Prince George Black Bears have now lost three games in a row. One more, and their hopes of claiming the title at the Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship will be dead.Friday night at Spruce City Stadium, the Black Bears lost their opening game of playoffs 2-1 to the St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials. As he did during St. Thomas’s 3-0 Wednesday night round-robin victory against the Bears, Centennials pitcher Frank Cox dominated on the rubber. Cox, who has already been named the most valuable player at nationals, allowed just three Prince George hits. And, the only one that did any damage was an Evan Potskin solo home run in the top of the fourth inning.
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Eighty (80) Home Runs in Five Days
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Prince George Citizen
Home runs stealing thunder at nationals
by SCOTT STANFIELD Prince George This Week
The outfield fences are not any closer to home base than they were 30 years ago. If anything, a home run should be more difficult to come by, since the fence is 10 feet high, as opposed to eight feet in days gone by.Yet there have been somewhere in the neighbourhood of 80 home runs hit after the first five days at the 2006 Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship at Spruce City Stadium.
What’s with the outrageous number of King Kong blasts at this year’s nationals? Are the batters that much bigger and stronger than those of yesteryear? Not likely.
The answer can be found in the shaft of an aluminum bat.
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SATURDAY
C3 SCP Sep 2 9:30 am AB NL
Stony Plain Twiliters, AB vs. Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
C4 SCP Sep 2 11:30 am PE BC
Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s, PEI vs. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
C5 SCP Sep 2 1:30 pm LC1 WC3
Prince George Black Bears, BC (Host) vs. Winner of Stony Plain Twiliters, AB vs. Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
C6 SCP Sep 2 3:30 pm WC4 LC2
Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox, Sask vs. Winner of Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s, PEI vs. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
C7 SCP Sep 2 6:00 pm WC1 WC2
C8 SCP Sep 2 8:00 pm WC5 WC6
Teams (random order)
1. St Thomas Evergreen Centennials, Ont
2. Jarvis Merchants, Ont
3. Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox, Sask
4. Stony Plain Twiliters, Alta
5. Vancouver Grey Sox, BC
6. Charlottetown Razzy Roadhouse Fawcett’s, PEI
7. Newfoundland Impact Signs, Nfld
8. Prince George Black Bears, BC
Don’t forget that tomorrow’s Sr. Canadians Championship Game is being audio streamed live by 99.3 FM in Prince George and online via Sportjuice. Find a “Click to Listen” link at Ballparkradio.com
Championships 1 R H E
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Prince George 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 3 1
St Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 5 0
Championships 2 R H E
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Saskatoon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 6 1
St Thomas 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 9 0
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From the Prince George Citizen
Jarvis winning streak hits five
by JASON PETERS Citizen staff
Andrew Phibbs felt the heat, but he put out the fire.With his Ontario-based Jarvis Merchants leading the Saskatoon Aspen Interior Black Sox 4-1 in the top of the sixth inning Friday night at Spruce City Stadium, Phibbs entered the game in relief of starting pitcher Jamie Simpson.
Phibbs came into the contest, surrounded by runners on the basepaths. Facing batter Geoff Evely, Phibbs got the strikeout to end the inning and the Saskatoon threat.
After more work from Phibbs in the top of the seventh, the Merchants had a 4-1 victory at the Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship.
Phibbs, 25, downplayed his role in the victory.
“Simper had pitched 5 2/3 innings strong,†Phibbs said. “All I had to do was strike one guy out — that was my job so I came in and did it.
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FRIDAY
C1 SCP Sep 1 16:00 pm HOST DC
C2 SCP Sep 1 18:00 pm SK ON
SATURDAY
C3 SCP Sep 2 9:30 am AB NL
C4 SCP Sep 2 11:30 am PE BC
C5 SCP Sep 2 1:30 pm LC1 WC3
C6 SCP Sep 2 3:30 pm WC4 LC2
C7 SCP Sep 2 6:00 pm WC1 WC2
C8 SCP Sep 2 8:00 pm WC5 WC6
SUNDAY
C9 SCP Sep 3 11:00 am LC7 WC8
C10 SCP Sep 3 1:30 pm WC7 WC9