Vancouver Grey Sox Results from the Rose Cup in Portland, June 23-4

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 6/26/07 8:21:25 PM 
From:  "Conrad Margolis" <conradmargolis(at)telus.net> 

 
Subject:  Vancouver Grey Sox Results from the Rose Cup in Portland,
June 23-4  


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Vancouver, BC

The Vancouver Grey Sox went 3-2 in Portland on the weekend, finishing
tied
for 3rd with SoCal Bombers. In both losses the games were in
doubt until the
final inning. In the preliminary round Nick Underhill and Jeremy
Manley of
the Broken Bow Gremlins battled to a scoreless tie through 6
but the
Gremlins scored an unearned a run in the 7th and won 1-0. Manley
was
dominant, throwing a no-hitter, while Underhill gave up only
two two hits.
In a 2-1 playoff loss to Portland the game was 1-1 after 7 and
with the
International Tie-breaker rule in effect the Grey Sox failed
to score in the
top of the 8th then Todd Garcia singled home the winning run
off Rick Smith
with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th.

Saturday

Game 1

Vancouver 4
Cleon's Auto, WA 0

W.P. Rick Smith (20 k's)
L.P. R. Divish

Game 2

Broken Bow 1
Vancouver 0

W.P. Jeremy Manley (no-hitter)
L.P. Nick Underhill (2-hitter)

Game 3

Vancouver 8
Portland C/R Adidas 1

W.P. Derek Mayson
L.P. Dean Wescott

Sunday - Playoffs

Quarter-Final

Vancouver 12
Romie's Angels, CA 0

W.P. Rick Smith
L.P. Tony Hunhoff

Semi-Final (8 innings- International Tiebreaker)

Portland DeMarini 2
Vancouver 1

W.P. Mike Piechnik
L.P. Rick Smith (in relief of Nick Underhill)

The Grey Sox record is now 15-6-1. Next action is July 13-15
at the World
Series of Fastball Tournament in Orillia, Ontario. Unfortunately
a 4-game
home set scheduled for June 30-July 1 against Stony Plain Twiliters
has been
cancelled, as Stony Plain is unable to make the trip to Vancouver.

Conrad Margolis
Vancouver Grey Sox
<conradmargolis(at)telus.net> 

 

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