ISC # 15 Ranked Portland Tops # 9 Ranked Vancouver
From Al’s Fastball:
[Vancouver, BC] – The Vancouver Grey Sox and Portland DeMarini played a pair of doubleheaders on the weekend, with Portland staging two comeback wins in close ball games and each squad winning a game by a lopsided margin in 5 innings. The weather was great all weekend – sunny and in the low 70’s. There were decent crowds for the early season contests on both days, and an added feature on Sunday was the attendance of a squirt boys softball group from a nearby community. Both teams were missing several veterans and Portland did not have Michael White in the line-up.
Saturday, June 2
Game 1
Portland 8
Grey Sox 6W.P. Mike Piechnik (in relief of Bricklen Anderson)
L.P. Rick Smith (in relief of Nick Underhill)Portland overcame deficits of 3-0, 4-2 and 6-4.
Game 2
Portland 7
Grey Sox 0W.P. Mike Piechnik
L.P. Nick UnderhillSunday, June 3
Game 1
Portland 3
Grey Sox 2W.P. Craig Pidcock
L.P. Nick UnderhillPortland fell behind 2-0 early but again rallied for an entertaining win for
the visitors.Game 2
Grey Sox 8
Portland 1W.P. Derek Mayson
L.P. Bricklen AndersonThe Grey Sox record fell to 11 and 3. Next action is another 4 game Super Series at home, June 9-10, versus SoCal Bombers. Lucas Mata is scheduled to make his debut on the mound for the Bombers. Game times on Saturday are 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday are 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Conrad Margolis
Vancouver Grey Sox