Woodstock Sentinel-Review story -- Innerkip's run ends
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Sun Aug 19 20:00:53 EDT 2007
Received: 8/19/07 6:44:11 PM
From: Darryl Smart <dsmart at bowesnet.com>
Subject: Woodstock Sentinel-Review story -- Innerkip's run ends
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Eighth in the world
By Cory Smith
Sports reporter
KITCHENER On paper, the Innerkip Eagles didnt belong.
Here was the 20th-ranked team at the ISC World Fastball Tournament,
hanging with the likes of the Broken Bow Gremlins, SoCal Bombers,
The
Farm Tavern and Orillia Riversharks on the tourneys penultimate
day.
Coming into the tournament, some fastball observers might have
dismissed Innerkip as just another wannabe in a sport where most
championships are purchased.
But the sponsorless Eagles, who were knocked out Friday afternoon
in
a 3-2 loss to the Riversharks, nickel and dimed their way to
a 5-2
record over seven days.
Its disappointing, Eagles manager Jeff Whetstone said of Fridays
loss. The first game and this game we didnt get many hits,
but you
look back and our hitting was strong all week.
If we beat those guys, we would have got Broken Bow next.
The Eagles would have been in tough against the top-ranked team,
but
after knocking out the No. 11 and No. 7 seeds, the idea certainly
wasnt as far fetched as once thought.
Its our best finish, Whetstone said. You look at our two
losses,
The Farm and Orillia, two teams that could go on and win the
tournament.
Orillia was eliminated by Patsys of New York City later Friday,
but
The Farm cruised to an 8-1 win over the Bombers in Saturdays
championship.
Against the Riversharks, Innerkip took a 2-1 lead in the top
of the
fourth after Steve Runnings solo homer. The Eagles were 12 outs
away
from the final four before Orillia flexed its muscle and tied
it in
the bottom of the inning on Ian Fehrmans home run.
Fehrman singled to start the sixth and scored on Tim Macumbers
two-
out single up the middle.
Just like that, the Eagles impressive run hit a wall.
It was going to be a low scoring game, Whetstone said.
It was a team effort in every sense, as the Eagles overcame a
tournament-opening shutout to post five straight victories.
It started on the mound where Dan Skillings, Jamie Simpson and
Jeremy
deBelleval gave Innerkip the solid pitching it needed, sometimes
in
the same game.
In the field, Bill Ebels circus catches in centre will be talked
about for years.
At the plate, Skillings, who was named to the ISC first team
all-
stars, tied a tournament record with 15 RBI, many of them coming
off
his four homers.
Running, who was named to the second team all-stars, also caught
fire
in the cleanup spot, swatting a few home runs and sparking several
big innings.
Nick Dambrosio and Tyler Sammy didnt resemble No. 8 and 9 hitters,
and no one will soon forget Jamie Robinsons bases loaded walk-off
single to eliminate the No. 7 Minndak Millers Thursday.
Hopefully next year theyll know we can play with anybody,
Whetstone said. Hopefully our ranking will be better to start
the
year going into the worlds than this was.
Not too many teams play on Friday at the world tournament.
Darryl Smart
519-537-2341 ext. 258
dsmart(at)bowesnet.com
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