Vancouver Grey Sox & Playoff Results from the Rose Cup Tournament
[Portland, OR ] – The Vancouver Grey Sox were eliminated from further action this morning at the Rose Cup Tournament being held in Portland, Oregon. Horse Lake, AB Thunder beat the Grey Sox 2 – 1. Game details are as follows:
Horse Lake, AB Thunder 2 – Vancouver Grey Sox 1
WP – Darren Zack (6) 2IP, 1H, 2Ks in relief of Sean Whitten, 5IP, 1H, 2Ks
LP – Nick Underhill, 7IP, 2R, 3H, 6Ks
Evan Potskin delivered a 2 run homerun in the top of the sixth to provide the Thunder with the margin of victory.
Other playoff results were the host Portland DeMarini team defeating the Bakersfield, CA Lumberkings 6 – 3 to advance to the semi final vs. Broken Bow. Bow then knocked the Portland side out of the event with a 5 inning victory. Horse Lake by virtue of their win over the Grey Sox faced Palm Springs, CA So Cal Bombers, with So Cal winning 3 – 0. That set up a very good final matchup between So Cal and Broken Bow. Broken Bow won the tight contest with a run in the seventh to prevail 1 – 0, and are to be congratulated for their fine play in capturing the event. Winning pitcher was Andrew Kirkpatrick, losing pitcher was Lucas Mata.
After a 2 – 2 record at the Rose Cup the Grey Sox seasonal record now stands at 22 – 5. Next action is June 28 and 29 when we will be hosting Portland, Oregon DeMarini for a 4 game super series in Vancouver. Game times at South Memorial Park are 6:30 & 8:30 pm Saturday and 11:00 am & 1:00 pm Sunday.
Larry Kancs
President
Vancouver Grey Sox
www.vancouvergreysox.com