Complete results from the 2009 Portland Rose Cup Tournament, June 20-21, 2009 at Portland, Oregon:
Thanks to Tom Ree for phoning in these scores:
2009 Rose Cup
June 20/21 – Delta Park
ISC & ISC II Qualifier
Teams:
Midwest Stampede – Bondurant, IA
Vancouver Grey Sox – Vancouver, B.C.
Columbia River Rockers – Portland, OR
Innovative Communications – Salt Lake City, Utah
Saturday June 20th
Game 1 – 8:30am
Vancouver Grey Sox – 7
Columbia River Rockers – 0
WP-Travis Price
LP-Rick Smith
HR-Scott Newitt (VGS)
Game 2 – 8:30am
Midwest Stampede – 20 (twenty)
Innovative Communications – 0
WP-Tony Peeples
LP-Chadwick
HR-King and Bohman (MS)
Game 3
Vancouver Grey Sox – 3
Innovative Communications – 2
WP-Brand
LP-Chadwick
Game 4
Midwest Stampede – 8
Columbia River Rockers – 0
WP-Sean Whitten
LP-Dave Drotzmann
(ever notice how many times these two pitchers face each other?
Game 5
Columbia River Rockers – 9
Innovative Communications – 1
WP-Rick Smith
LP-Chadwick
Game 6
ISC # 6 ranked Midwest Stampede – 10
ISC # 7 ranked Vancouver Grey Sox – 3
WP-Gerald Muizelaar
LP-Ryan Brand
HR-Travis Wilson (MS)
Game was scoreless after 4, Tied 2-2 when Price left game for Vancouver. Midwest won the game scoring 8 runs in the final two innings. (correcting yesterday’s report showing Price as the LP)
SUNDAY PLAYOFF ROUND – June 22, 2009
(Single Elimination)
Game 7 – Semi-final
# 1 seed Midwest Stampede IA – 14
# 4 seed Innovative Communications, UT – 0
WP-Gerald Muizelaar (with Peeples relieving)
LP-Steve Black
HR-Travis Wilson (MS), Ben Enoka (MS)
Editor’s note: Enoka was a member of New Zealand’s 2008 19u ISF Junior team that played in the world championships in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, and was also at this year’s AAU. Keep an eye on this younster)
Game 8 – Semi-final
# 2 seed Vancouver Grey Sox – 7
# 3 seed Columbia River Rockers – 3
WP-Travis Price
LP-Rick Smith
Game 9 – Championship game
Midwest Stampede IA – 6
Vancouver Grey Sox BC – 0
WP-Sean Whitten (a 1 hit shutout, with 16 K’s)
LP-Ryan Brand
HR-Palazzo, 2 (MS)
Matt Palazzo was 3 for 4 for the Midwest Stampede with 2 HRS
The Midwest Stampede, IA wins the 2009 Portland Rose Cup.