july2009

ISF's Day 5 - Game 33 - Botswana at USA

July 21, 2009

Saskatoon, SK

Game 33

11:33am start

Umpires for Day 5     Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Travis Price has the ball for USA

T1
7, out
1, Obushsuve, strikes out
8, 3b, Pilane, goes down swinging

B1
11, Lalonde, pop to rf, out
77, Turner, strikes out
5, Magnuson, called 3rd strike
11:47am
no runs no hits, no errors
no score

T2
14, Office, goes down swinging
16, Lesego, strikes out, pops out
missed one, too many umpires in the booth this morning!
no hits no runs

B2
Pitching for Botswana, 1, Tony Moyo
8, dp, DeGroat, grounds one to ss and out
6, ss, Don Garvey, single to lf
24, Landy, goes down swinging
22, Nate Devine, walks
2, Daryn Miller, walks
21, Marcus Tan, runner steals home; 2 out, runners on 2 and 3; goes down swinging and strands two.
12:04pm
one run on one hit, no errors, 2 lob
1-0 for USA

T3
3, bloops one up to 2b, dropped by Tan, safe on 1b
12, Eric Semuwantza, drills one down 3b side, 3b misses it, he is safe on 1b and runner is ok on 2b
18, Jury Manaka, hits one to 3b, he drops it and the bases are loaded - the crowd is very pro Botswana and the bench is starting to sing
USA holding a conference on the mound - Botswana are going to make a change, seems they need 4 blue for this - ok more experienced ump sends them back to bench
- the problem was related to the number of the last batter, 18, he shows as 6 on the line up card - I pointed this out and they had told me it was an error - now they notice
now, the real no 6 will bat, Tselametsi, no one out, bases loaded; goes down swinging
Pete Turner calls time and has a big meeting on the mound.called third strike and the batter could not believe it.
8, Pilane, pops out to ss and strands 3 runners
12:20pm  a most interesting inning
score board does not show the Botswana hit and the media box grumbles

Beautiful day today, bright and sunny, only a few clouds, much warmer than yesterday and the wind gusts are not there. My lap top thanks you.

B3
11, Lalonde hits one to the cf fence and is out, wait now, he is still batting, no idea what that is all about unless it was a DIP.
now Lalonde is called out at 1b and Turner runs to the rescue. what is that all about. can only guess lead off. Pete is not happy.
no explanation from the announcer
77, Chase Turner, - did I hear DIP?  think so. Peter points this out to the home plate umpire; - now the manager from Botswana is making inquires of the blue. blooper, ss boots it, safe on 1b.
5, Magnusson, grounds a hopper pitcher gets it, toss to 2b for the out there, Kyle safe on 1b.
8, dp, Frank DeGroat, out at 1b
12:30pm
no runs no hits one error one lob
strange inning

T4
14, grounder, out at 1b
16, Lesego, out
15, Roitero, out at 1b
1-2-3  fast inning
no runs no hits no errors none lob
12:38pm

B4
6, Don Garvey, DIP or two, cannot always hear the blue call the Dreaded Illegal Pitch (DIP);  pounds one out to rf, and is out
24, 1b, Landy Rodriguez, drills one to ss, out at 1b
22, c, Nate Devine, walks, 2 out
2, Daryn Miller, walks, runners on 1 and 2
21, Marcus Tan, goes down swinging - strands two
no runs no hits
1-0 for USA
12:45pm

T5
3, out at 1b
12, Eric, goes down swinging
18, ss, Moallisi, strikes out
1-2-3
12:50pm

B5
11, Adam Lalonde, walks
77, rf, Chase Turner, high pop to lf and is out, runner held at 1b
5, lf, Kyle Magnusson, runner steals 2b; passed ball, runner to 3b; single turns into a double - bad tag? safe on 2b, runer comes home.
8, dp,Frank DeGroat, - and we will have a pitching change -
- running for Magnusson from 2b will be Blake Miller
- new pitcher for Botswana is 17, Witness Garogue
DeGroat at bat,, out at 1b, runner safe at 3b
6, Don Garvey, to the cf and is out, stranding one
1:02pm
 1 run on one hit, no errors
2-0 USA

T6
6, pops one over the head of 2b and sits safe on 1b
1, 1b, Legothu, passed ball and the runner moves up to 2b; double over the lf scoring one.
8, Pilane, and time for a couple of meetings. Turner is out to visit his boys and the Botswana coach meets with his batter; pounds one to cf and is out, runner makes it to 3b; much scraming about leaving early but did not happen.
14, Tshidi Office, grounds to 2b, out at 1b, holds the runner on 3b
16, Lesego, caught looking, strands a runner
1:12pm
1 run on two hits, one left on, no errors

B6
24, Landy, walks
22, Devine, high pop to left side, nice catc, out
Mr Turner making a change
27, Chris DeLarwelle, makes it to first after the ball got thrown awa, and after Devine tagged out
Mr Turner is getting frequent flyer miles to the plate today, another change, no, two.
2 re enters and is running at 1b
4, Matt Palazzo, comedy of errors, Matt walked, 1b moving to 2b and Botswana threw the ball to 2b, over his head, now runners on 1b and 3b - unfortunate error for Botswana
21 re enters and is running at first, Marcus Tan
11, Lalonde, caught looking. out - stranded two.
no runs no hits one error
2-1 for USA
1:36pm

and its Botswana not Botswania if your listening in.

T7
another visit from Mr. Turner
Pitching change, Paul Koert is now pitching for USA
first batter out
3, Moallisi, walks
12, Eric, out at 1b runner safe on 2b
some changes coming for Botswana; ok now lets try that with 2 coaches, 18 is out 13 is in
13, Molemi, goes down swinging to end the game
2-1 final for USA over Botswana
1:35pm

next up New Zealand and Denmark

Game Scoring By Inning:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Botswana
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
United States
0
1
0
0
1
0
x
2
2
2
Winning Pitcher: Price Travis Losing Pitcher: Moyo Tony Game Save: Koert Paul
IP
R
ER
ERA
H
K
BB
HP
TP
KP
BP
United States
Price Travis
6.0
1
1
1.17
3
9
0
0
89
58
31
Koert Paul
1.0
0
0
0.00
0
1
1
0
13
6
7
Botswana
Moyo Tony
4.3
2
2
3.23
2
5
5
1
82
41
41
Garogwe Witness
1.7
0
0
0.00
0
1
2
0
31
15
16
ERA computed assuming 7 innings per game











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