Owen Sound, ON
Selects Sweep Czech Republic
Exhibition International Fastball
at Duncan McLellan Park, Owen Sound
The Owen Sound Selects swept the Czeh Republic 1-0 and 6-0.
The opening game was won with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Owen Sound shortstop Ryan Thompson singled, was sacrificed to second, and
scored on an r.b.i. single from first baseman Tony Lisk.
The Czech Republic, who are set to compete at the I.S.C. Championship in
Kitchener, displayed exceptional defence in the opener.
Shortstop Kamil Koukolik and third baseman Vaclav Mudra both made great
plays to deny Owen Sound hits.
Not to be outdone, Selects third baseman Darryl MacKinnon made a nifty block
and recovered to throw out a runner while Mike Taylor chased down some well
hit balls in center field.
Reliever Trevor Wardell got the win with three innings of shutout ball.
Wardell replaced starter Jamie Simpson who did not give up a hit either in
his 4 inning stint.
Czech reliever Roman Matuska took the loss yielding the winning run in the
7th. Lubos Vrbensky started for the Czechs, going 5 impressive innings and
giving up 2 hits. Vrbensky struck out 7
Game 1
Czech Republic....0..0..0..0..0..0..0........0
O.S. Selects.........0..0..0..0...0..0..1........1
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In game 2, the Czechs dodged an early bullet in the first when center
fielder Lubos Prochazka ran down a fly ball and then nailed Thompson trying
to advance to second with his throw.
In the second inning though, the Selects opened the scoring on a solid solo
home run to right from Mike Reilly.
In the bottom of the third, both MacKinnon and Aaron Whitney were on board
when Lisk drove them in with a 2 run single.
Owen Sound made it 4-0 in the 6th. Lisk got on via an error, went to second
on a passed ball and was plated by an r.b.i. single from Bill Ottwell.
Ottwell and MackInnon, who was a pinch runner, both came in to score later
in the inning to close out the scoring at 6-0.
Frank Cox got the win for the Selects going 4 innings and giving up just 1
hit. Rob Fawcett, coming off a sturdy performance at the O.A.S.A.
Intermediate Tournament, mopped up.
For the Czech Republic, Ales Jetmar started and went 5 innings and took the
loss. Matuska relieved again in the 6th and struck out the side but not
before the Czechs gave up 3 runs.
Game 2
Czech Republic...0..0..0..0..0..0..0......0
O.S. Selects........,0..1..2..0..0..3..x......6
Tonight, the Selects host the touring Denmark National team.
The opening ceremonies are at 7 pm at Duncan McLellan Park with the first
pitch to follow.
Fred Wallace
Bayshore Broadcasting
Owen Sound
fredww5@hotmail.com
