Vancouver Grey Sox at Portland DeMarini – Erv Lind Stadium
Portland, Oregon – July 21, 2007
Portland DeMarini took the first two games of this 4 game super series against the Vancouver Grey Sox. Vancouver traveled down to Erv Lind Stadium in Portland for this second series of the season.
In game one, Mike “Peaches” Piechnik threw a perfect game for the host Portland club. Paul Reyes hit a two run walk-off homerun for Portland DeMarini. Nick Underhill shut down the Portland hitters for six innings before suffering a tough loss in the bottom of the seventh. The story of the night was “Peaches was perfect in Portland” winning 2-0.
In the second game, Bricklin Anderson shut down the Grey Sox winning 5-1. Kevin Rasmussen hit a two run homer to give Portland an early lead. Todd Garcia added a long solo shot a few innings later.
The teams resume the series tomorrow with games at 10am and noon. The two sets of 4 game series keep these two Northwest powers sharp between tournaments and helps them prepare for next weekends Vancouver Challenge and the ISC World tournament next month.
Game (1)
Portland DeMarini 2
Vancouver Grey Sox 0
WP Mike Piechnik
LP Nick Underhill
HR Paul Reyes – Portland
Game (2)
Portland DeMarini 5
Vancouver Grey Sox 1
WP Bricklin Anderson
LP Derek Mayson
HR Rasmussen, Garcia – Portland
Thanks to Tom Ree for this report.