Vancouver Grey Sox results - Rose Cup
June 22, 2009
Portland, OR
June 22 2009
Vancouver, B.C.
The Vancouver Grey Sox opened the 2009 season with mixed results, finishing 2nd at the Rose Cup in Portland, Oregon June 20-21. The Grey Sox were without P Nick Underhill, P/1B Derek Mayson, and IF/OF Rob Giesbrecht who were all with the Canadian National Team on tour in Ontario. The Grey Sox played 5 games, withTravis Price and Ryan Brand handling all of the pitching, and finished with a 3-2 record. Midwest Stampede beat the Grey Sox decisively in the final and also bested the Sox in the preliminary round, breaking open a tight game with 6 runs in the top of the 7th to win going away. The Grey Sox won their other 3 games. The brightest spot for the Grey Sox was the pitching of Travis Price, who went 2-0 on the weekend and pitched 17 innings including 5 against the Stampede on Saturday, with an ERA of 1.23. Full Grey Sox results follow.
SATURDAY, June 20, 2009
Game 1
Grey Sox 7
Columbia River Rockers 0
(Portland)
(5 innings)
W.P. Travis Price
L.P. Rick Smith
HR Scott Newitt
Game 2
Grey Sox 3
Innovative Communications 2
(Salt Lake City)
W.P. Ryan Brand
L.P. Chadwick
Game 3
Midwest Stampede 10
Grey Sox 3
W.P. Gerald Muizelaar
L.P. Ryan Brand (in relief of TravisPrice)
(Score was 0-0 after 4, 2-2 after 5, 4-3Stampede after 6).
SUNDAY, June 20 – Playoffs
Semi- final
Grey Sox 7
Columbia River Rockers 3
W.P. Travis Price
L.P. Dave Drotzman
(Rick Smith in early relief for Portland in 1stinning with score 3-0 Sox)
Final
Midwest Stampede 6
Grey Sox 0
W.P. Sean Whitten (I hitter, 16 K’s)
L.P. Ryan Brand
Midwest - HR (2) Matt Palazzo
Congratulations to Midwest Stampede, the 2009 Rose Cup Champions.
Next action for the Grey Sox is July 2-5,2009 when we make our first appearance in the World Fastball Invitational in Monkton, Ontario.
Conrad Margolis
Vancouver Grey Sox
