Hurt a lot today and having a little trouble
hitting
Tomorrow's another day though and we'll see how we go
It started off well, but one inning would turn
out to be Canadas 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
Im 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
Were 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 didnt have my control today, but Im 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 werent
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
Theyre good athletes
Itll be a couple more days and theyll 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Clapp,Stubby 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
Saunders,Mike dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Radmanovich,Ryan rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rogelstad,Matt 3b/ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
VanOstrand,Jimmy 1b/lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Ware,Jeremy lf/dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Corrente,David c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
Robinson,Chris c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Garcia,Emmanuel ss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Green,Taylor 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Frostad,Emerson dh/1b | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Avery,James p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
McNiven,Brooks p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wideman,Aaron p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Green,Steve p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Timms,Matt p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 7 | |
Australia | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob | |
Weichard,Paul cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Kyle,Andrew ph/ss | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Berg,Daniel lf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Williams,Glenn 3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Kingman,Brendan 1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Risinger,Ben dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Roneberg,Brett dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Naughton,Joel c | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Hughes,Luke 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Beresford,James ph/2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Dening,Mitch rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Welch,Stefan 1b/3b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Graham,Mitch ss/cf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kent,Steve p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mitchinson,Scott p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tippett,Brad p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 5 |
Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Canada.............. 002 100 000 - 3 6 1 Australia........... 000 005 00X - 5 4 0 ------------------------------------------- |
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 | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
Avery,James | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
McNiven,Brooks | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
Wideman,Aaron | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
Green,Steve | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Timms,Matt | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
Australia | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
Kent,Steve | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 80 |
Mitchinson,Scott | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 56 |
Tippett,Brad | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 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 |
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. |