Jarvis Merchants at Midland

[Al's Fastball News]

Jarvis, On

 

The Jarvis Merchants traveled to Midland, Michiganfor a 4 game
exhibition series on the weekend and came away with a 2 and 2record.

 

Game# 1 vs Michigan Twisters

Jarvis – 6

Twisters – 0

WP- Andrew Phibbs 5 1/3I, 1H, 11k, 2W

Brian Urquhart 1 2/3I, 0H, 3K, 1W

LP- Rick Engle

 

Jarvis scored once in the first when Pat Graham led off thegame
with a single, was sacrificed to 2nd and eventually scored on
apassed ball.  The score remained 1-0 until the 5th when Grahamwalked,
went to 2nd on a passed ball and scored on an RBI single byChad
Staats.  Jarvis completed the scoring in the 6th whenAllan Phibbs
walked, was sacrificed to 2nd and scored on a single byMatt Lyon.
 John Brunton singled to put runners and first and third. Graham
doubled scoring two and Staats singled in Graham to round out
thescoring.  Andrew Phibbs cruised through the first five innings
aftergiving up a lead-off base hit.  Brian Urquhart came on in
relief to getthe final five outs.

 

Graham – 3 for 3, 3 runs, 2 rbi

Staats – 2 for 2, 2 rbi

Lyon  - 2for 3, rbi

 

 

Game #2 vs Midland Explorers

Jarvis – 4

Midland – 1

Wp- Brian Urquhart 7I, 1R, 4H, 4k, 1w

Lp- Grant Patterson 7I, 4R, 10H, 5k, 3w

 

Jarvis broke a scoreless tie in the top of the 5thwhen Pat Graham
singled with two out, went to 2nd on a walk to ChadStaats and
scored on a single by Brad Robinson.  Staats would later scoreon
a misplayed ground ball to give Jarvis a 2-0 lead.  The Merchants
wouldadd two runs in the 7th when Graham doubled, was sacrificed
to 3rdand scored on a single by John Brunton.  Allan Phibbs would
double inBrunton.  Midlandbroke the shut out bid with a double
by Kyle Beane and an RBI single by SteveRoberts. 

 

Graham – 3 for 4, 2 runs

Phibbs – 2 for 3, rbi

 

 

Game #3 vs Midland

Midland – 5

Jarvis – 1

Wp- Mike Joseph

Lp- Brian Urquhart 5I, 4R, 9H, 7k, 1w

     Brad Robinson 2I, 1R, 1H, 3k, 2w 

 

Midland took thelead on a solo HR by Craig Crawford in the top
of the first inning.  Jarvisreplied in the bottom half as Staats
singled and scored on an RBI double byBrad Robinson. Midlandregained
the lead in the 3rd after Crawford singled and scored on aRoberts
RBI single.  Steve Schultz would single and score in the 4thto
give Midlanda 3-1 lead.  Eddy Kettlehut singled and scored in
the 5th. Steve Roberts would hit a solo HR in the 7th to round
out thescoring.

 

Robinson – 2 for 3, RBI

Greg Courneyea – 1 for 2, double

 

 

Game #4 vs Twisters (5 inn.)

Twisters – 3

Jarvis – 0

Wp- Rick Engle 5I, 0R, 2H, 0K, 0W

Lp- Brad Robinson 4I, 3R, 4H, 4k, 3W

 

The Twisters scored once in the 2nd and twice andthe 4th for
the 3-0 win.  Rino Dambrosio singled in the 2ndand Pat Graham
singled in the 3rd for the lone Merchants hits asthey were unable
to find any holes in a quick 5 inning game.

 

 

Jarvis returns to action this weekend at the Monkton WorldSeries
of Fastball where they will play The Farm, Orillia, and the Broken
Bow Gremlins.

 

Clarke Staats

cstaats6(at)hotmail.com

 

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