Selects Sweep Czech Republic

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 8/9/06 7:45:36 AM 
From:  "Fred Wallace" <fredww5(at)hotmail.com> 

  
Subject:  Selects Sweep Czech Republic  
  

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Selects Sweep Czech Republic

Exhibition International Fastball

at Duncan McLellan Park, Owen Sound

The Owen Sound Selects swept the Czeh Republic 1-0 and 6-0.

The opening game was won with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th
inning.

Owen Sound shortstop Ryan Thompson singled, was sacrificed to
second, and 
scored on an r.b.i. single from first baseman Tony Lisk.

The Czech Republic, who are set to compete at the I.S.C. Championship
in 
Kitchener, displayed exceptional defence in the opener.

Shortstop Kamil Koukolik and third baseman Vaclav Mudra both
made great 
plays to deny Owen Sound hits.

Not to be outdone, Selects third baseman Darryl MacKinnon made
a nifty block 
and recovered to throw out a runner while Mike Taylor chased
down some well 
hit balls in center field.

Reliever Trevor Wardell got the win with three innings of shutout
ball. 
Wardell replaced starter Jamie Simpson who did not give up a
hit either in 
his 4 inning stint.

Czech reliever Roman Matuska took the loss yielding the winning
run in the 
7th. Lubos Vrbensky started for the Czechs, going 5 impressive
innings and 
giving up 2 hits. Vrbensky struck out 7

Game 1

Czech Republic....0..0..0..0..0..0..0........0
O.S. Selects.........0..0..0..0...0..0..1........1

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In game 2, the Czechs dodged an early bullet in the first when
center 
fielder Lubos Prochazka ran down a fly ball and then nailed Thompson
trying 
to advance to second with his throw.

In the second inning though, the Selects opened the scoring on
a solid solo 
home run to right from Mike Reilly.

In the bottom of the third, both MacKinnon and Aaron Whitney
were on board 
when Lisk drove them in with a 2 run single.

Owen Sound made it 4-0 in the 6th. Lisk got on via an error,
went to second 
on a passed ball and was plated by an r.b.i. single from Bill
Ottwell.

Ottwell and MackInnon, who was a pinch runner, both came in to
score later 
in the inning to close out the scoring at 6-0.

Frank Cox got the win for the Selects going 4 innings and giving
up just 1 
hit. Rob Fawcett, coming off a sturdy performance at the O.A.S.A.

Intermediate Tournament, mopped up.

For the Czech Republic, Ales Jetmar started and went 5 innings
and took the 
loss. Matuska relieved again in the 6th and struck out the side
but not 
before the Czechs gave up 3 runs.

Game 2

Czech Republic...0..0..0..0..0..0..0......0
O.S. Selects........,0..1..2..0..0..3..x......6

Tonight, the Selects host the touring Denmark National team.

The opening ceremonies are at 7 pm at Duncan McLellan Park with
the first 
pitch to follow.

Fred Wallace
Bayshore Broadcasting
Owen Sound
fredww5(at)hotmail.com



 

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