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Thursday 28th February 2008



Brisbane, Australia - Redlands

Note from Brett after the game

Hurt a lot today and having a little trouble hitting
Tomorrow's another day though and we'll see how we go

Canadians fall short in first Exhibition outing

It started off well, but one inning would turn out to be Canada’s downfall in their first exhibition game as they would fall at the hands off Australia by a final score of 5-3

The Canadians would be the ones to break it open in the third inning when Emmanuel Garcia hit a double to cash in Jeremy Ware (Guelph, ON) who had reached base on a walk
“I was just trying to see the ball well
I got a 3-1 fastball and I was able to put the bat on the ball” says Garcia
David Corrente (Chatham, ON), who also walked, would score the second run of the inning on a sacrifice fly from Emerson Frostad (Calgary, AB) to make it 2-0

The Canadians would add to the lead in the fourth inning when Ware hit a double of his own to score Matt Rogelstad (New Westminster, BC) and make it 3-0
“I’m just trying to keep it simple, put a good swing on the ball and it worked out” says Ware of his double

Things were going smoothly until the fifth inning when the Aussies would put up a five spot and take the lead
Aaron Wideman (Mississauga, ON) and Steve Green (Greenfield Park, QC) combined to give up those runs on two singles, four walks and a wild pitch
“We’re obviously getting out there for the first time, facing hitters for the first time this year and it feels good to get out there” says Wideman of his outing
“I didn’t have my control today, but I’m working on all of the glitches and the bumps and bruises, but my arm felt good
I just need to get rid of the wrinkles and be ready for the next day”

James Avery (Moose Jaw, SK), who started for Canada, and Brooks McNiven (Vancouver, BC) threw two innings a piece and combined to shutout the Australians allowing only two hits with six strikeouts

There were more positives than negatives for Canada in a game which saw most of the players taking the field for the first time since the end of last season

“They had a soft five runs off of balls that weren’t hit real hard and our guys are still just trying to see some pitches” says Manager Terry Puhl
“Defensively we did well
We made some really nice plays
They’re good athletes
It’ll be a couple more days and they’ll be right there”

Canada takes to the field again on Friday, February 29th against the Aussies for the second game of their exhibition series
The action starts at 7.00pm Australian time

 
Box Score
 

Canada   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob   
Stern,Adam cf   
Clapp,Stubby 2b   
Saunders,Mike dh   
Radmanovich,Ryan rf   
Rogelstad,Matt 3b/ss   
VanOstrand,Jimmy 1b/lf   
Ware,Jeremy lf/dh   
Corrente,David c   
  Robinson,Chris c   
Garcia,Emmanuel ss   
  Green,Taylor 3b   
Frostad,Emerson dh/1b   
Avery,James p   
  McNiven,Brooks p   
  Wideman,Aaron p   
  Green,Steve p   
  Timms,Matt p   
Totals  31  24  11    
Australia   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob   
Weichard,Paul cf   
  Kyle,Andrew ph/ss   
Berg,Daniel lf   
Williams,Glenn 3b   
  Kingman,Brendan 1b   
Risinger,Ben dh   
Roneberg,Brett dh  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0   
Naughton,Joel c   
Hughes,Luke 2b   
  Beresford,James ph/2b   
Dening,Mitch rf   
Welch,Stefan 1b/3b   
Graham,Mitch ss/cf   
Kent,Steve p   
  Mitchinson,Scott p   
  Tippett,Brad p   
Totals  28  27  10   

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Canada.............. 002 100 000 -  3  6  1
Australia........... 000 005 00X -  5  4  0
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E - Rogelstad,M. DP - Canada 1; Australia 1. LOB - Canada 7; Australia 5. 2B - Ware,J; Garcia,E; Frostad,E; Weichard,P. HBP - Stern,A. SF - Frostad,E.

Canada   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Avery,James   2.0  28 
                               
McNiven,Brooks   2.0  26 
                               
Wideman,Aaron   1.0  26 
                               
Green,Steve   1.0  16 
                               
Timms,Matt   2.0  27 
                                
Australia   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kent,Steve   4.0  14  18  80 
                               
Mitchinson,Scott   3.0  11  56 
                               
Tippett,Brad   2.0  35 
                               

Win - None. Loss - None. Save - None. WP - Green,S. HBP - by Kent,S (Stern,A). PB - Robinson,C. Inherited runners/scored: Green,S 3/3. Pitches/strikes: Avery,J 28/20; McNiven,B 26/15; Wideman,A 26/11; Green,S 16/7; Timms,M 27/15; Kent,S 80/43; Mitchinson,S 56/32; Tippett,B 35/21.

Umpires - HP: Mal Mackay 1B: Paul Latta 2B: Gary Coonan 3B: Mark Bramwell
Start: 7:00pm Time: Attendance:
Weather: Overcast, clearing showers Game notes: Scorers: Diana Connors (chief) & Fay Bettridge (book) IT Recorder: Connie Stoyakovich
Wideman,A faced 4 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

Canada starters: 7/cf Stern,A; 11/2b Clapp,S; 20/dh Saunders,M; 19/rf Radmanovich; 4/3b Rogelstad,M; 38/1b VanOstrand,J; 26/lf Ware,J; 28/c Corrente,D; 15/ss Garcia,E; 17/dh Frostad,E; 25/p Avery,J;

Australia starters: 7/cf Weichard,P; 38/lf Berg,D; 18/3b Williams,G; 26/dh Risinger,B; 17/dh Roneberg,B; 29/c Naughton,J; 4/2b Hughes,L; 16/rf Dening,M; 34/1b Welch,S; 6/ss Graham,M; 8/p Kent,S;

Canada 1st - Stern,A struck out looking (3-2). Clapp,S grounded out to 2b (0-2). Saunders,M struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Australia 1st - Weichard,P grounded out to ss (0-1). Berg,D grounded out to ss (2-2). Williams,G reached on a fielding error by 3b (2-1). Risinger,B flied out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Canada 2nd - Radmanovich out at first 1b to p (3-2). Rogelstad,M flied out to cf (3-2). VanOstrand,J flied out to cf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Australia 2nd - Roneberg,B struck out swinging (2-2). Naughton,J flied out to 2b (0-2). Hughes,L struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 3rd - Ware,J walked (3-2). Corrente,D walked (3-1); Ware,J advanced to second. Garcia,E doubled to left field, RBI (3-1); Corrente,D advanced to third; Ware,J scored. Frostad,E flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2); Corrente,D scored. Stern,A hit by pitch (0-0). Clapp,S flied out to cf (3-2); Garcia,E advanced to third. Saunders,M fouled out to c (1-0). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Australia 3rd - McNiven,B to p for Avery,J. Dening,M struck out swinging (3-2). Welch,S struck out swinging (0-2). Graham,M struck out looking (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 4th - Radmanovich struck out looking (2-2). Rogelstad,M singled to left field (1-0). VanOstrand,J struck out swinging (1-2). Ware,J doubled to left field, RBI (0-0); Rogelstad,M scored. Corrente,D grounded out to 3b (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Australia 4th - Weichard,P doubled to left field (1-0). Berg,D walked (3-0). Williams,G grounded into double play 2b to 1b (2-1); Berg,D out on the play; Weichard,P advanced to third. Risinger,B struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Canada 5th - Mitchinson,S to p for Kent,S. Garcia,E grounded out to 2b (1-1). Frostad,E walked (3-2). Stern,A walked (3-2); Frostad,E advanced to second. Clapp,S flied out to cf (2-0). Saunders,M fouled out to 3b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Australia 5th - Wideman,A to p for McNiven,B. Roneberg,B grounded out to 2b (0-1). Naughton,J grounded out to ss (2-1). Hughes,L singled to center field (1-0). Dening,M fouled out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Canada 6th - Radmanovich struck out swinging (2-2). Rogelstad,M grounded out to 2b (3-2). VanOstrand,J struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Australia 6th - Rogelstad,M to ss. Robinson,C to c for Corrente,D. Green,T to 3b for Garcia,E. Welch,S walked (3-1). Graham,M singled to center field (0-1); Welch,S advanced to second. Kyle,A pinch hit for Weichard,P. Kyle,A walked (3-0); Graham,M advanced to second; Welch,S advanced to third. Berg,D walked, RBI (3-2); Kyle,A advanced to second; Graham,M advanced to third; Welch,S scored. Green,S to p for Wideman,A. Williams,G walked, RBI (3-0); Berg,D advanced to second; Kyle,A advanced to third; Graham,M scored. Williams,G advanced to second on a wild pitch; Berg,D advanced to third on a wild pitch; Kyle,A scored on a wild pitch. Risinger,B grounded out to 2b, RBI (3-2); Williams,G advanced to third; Berg,D scored. Roneberg,B flied out to ss (1-0). Naughton,J singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Williams,G scored. Beresford,J pinch hit for Hughes,L. Beresford,J out at first ss to 2b (1-0). 5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Canada 7th - Kyle,A to ss. Kingman,B to 1b for Williams,G. Beresford,J to 2b. Welch,S to 3b. Graham,M to cf. Ware,J grounded out to ss (3-2). Robinson,C grounded out to ss (1-2). Green,T out at first 1b to p (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Australia 7th - Timms,M to p for Green,S. Dening,M struck out looking (1-2). Welch,S grounded out to 2b (2-1). Graham,M grounded out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 8th - Tippett,B to p for Mitchinson,S. Frostad,E doubled to center field (3-2). Stern,A struck out looking (0-2). Clapp,S flied out to cf (3-2). Saunders,M flied out to lf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Australia 8th - VanOstrand,J to lf. Ware,J to dh. Frostad,E to 1b. Kyle,A walked (3-1). Kyle,A advanced to second on a passed ball. Berg,D grounded out to 2b (2-2); Kyle,A advanced to third. Kingman,B popped up to 2b (0-0). Risinger,B grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Canada 9th - Radmanovich singled to center field (3-2). Rogelstad,M singled to center field (2-1); Radmanovich advanced to second. VanOstrand,J grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); Rogelstad,M out on the play; Radmanovich advanced to third. Ware,J lined out to 3b (2-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.