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Friday 29th February 2008

Brisbane, Australia - Redlands

Note from Brett after the game

Not too bad today
Still very sore
Swinging bat better though

Canada squares Exhibition Series

Canada was running on all cylinders as both the pitching and offense flexed their muscle in a 10-1 win over Australia in the second exhibition game of this series

The Canadians collected fifteen hits to go along with four home runs in this game which saw ten of the twelve players who saw action get at least one hit

“We got to see a lot of pitches tonight and this time we were squaring up the baseball” says Manager Terry Puhl
“You could see that this team has a lot of power
It’s going to be fun”

The Canadian offense did not waste any time to put points on the board
The first inning saw Canada put four runs on the board with the help of a grand slam from Matt Rogelstad (New Westminster, BC)
The inning started with two straight walks to Adam Stern (London, ON) and Stubby Clapp (Windsor, ON) and a single by Mike Saunders (Victoria, BC) to load the bases
After Ryan Radmanovich (Calgary, AB) hit into a fielder’s choice, Rogelstad belted the grand slam to put Canada in front 4-0

“Today, guys got a lot of good swings” says Stern, who was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run
“Now it’s going to be getting timing down, getting to hit the breaking balls and off speed stuff, because that’s going to be our biggest challenge when you don’t have a lot of time to prepare”

After increasing the lead to 5-0 on a RBI single from Radmanovich in the second inning, the Canadians scored two more runs in the third inning on a two-run homer by Nick Weglarz (Stevensville, ON), making it 7-0
“I had a pretty good approach, slowed it down and it went good” says Weglarz, who was 2-for-4 including a double
“It was a 3-1 knuckle ball that didn’t break, got it up and it went”

The score would be 7-1 going into the seventh inning when Saunders hit a solo home run to bring the lead back to seven runs

Stern would complete the scoring in the eighth inning with his two-run knock
“Right now, results are good but you want to get comfortable, get ready to hit and today happened to be a good day” says Stern
“I still want to see more off speed stuff, but it was one of those things that all of a sudden clicked and I was ready to go”

As for the pitchers, they held the Aussie offense in check all night
It started with Jamie Richmond (Mississauga, ON), who threw two no-hit innings, allowing only two walks with a pair of strikeouts
“Not bad for the first time out
I didn’t feel great, but it I think it went good” says Richmond

“Jamie’s been pitching with a lot of confidence really early” says Puhl
“He did well for us at the World Cup and he’s going to be a big part of our pitching staff”

Jonathan Lockwood (Toronto, ON) followed with a solid two innings of his own, allowing one run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts

Alexandre Periard (St. Eustache, QC) and T.J. Burton (Ottawa, ON) combined to close out the Canadian side on the mound, giving up only a walk with one punch out in three innings of work

Canada will do battle with Australia in the third game of the exhibition series on Saturday, March 1st at 7.00 pm

 
Box Score
 

Australia   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob   
Kyle,Andrew 2b   
  Graham,Mitch 2b   
Berg,Daniel lf   
Utting,Andrew 1b   
  Sutherland,David 1b   
Risinger,Ben rf   
  Kingman,Brendan ph   
Roneberg,Brett dh  3  0  1  1  0  1  0  0  0   
Brice,Tom dh   
Linger,James ss   
  Beresford,James ss   
Welch,Stefan 3b   
Dening,Mitch cf   
Kent,Mat c   
  Naughton,Joel c   
Brassington,Phil p   
  Hendriks,Liam p   
  Dlouhy,Gavin p   
Totals  28  24  14    
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   
Ware,Jeremy lf   
  Frostad,Emerson 1b   
Weglarz,Nick dh   
VanOstrand,Jimmy 1b/lf   
Robinson,Chris c   
  Corrente,David ph/c   
Garcia,Emmanuel ss   
  Green,Taylor 3b/2b   
Richmond,Jamie p   
  Lockwood,Jonathan p   
  Periard,Alexandre p   
  Burton,Tim p   
  Green,Steve p   
Totals  36  10  15  10  27   

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Australia........... 000 100 000 -  1  2  0
Canada.............. 412 000 12X - 10 15  2
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E - Clapp,S; Frostad,E. DP - Australia 2; Canada 1. LOB - Australia 6; Canada 9. 2B - Radmanovich; Ware,J; Weglarz,N. HR - Stern,A; Saunders,M; Rogelstad,M; Weglarz,N. HBP - VanOstrand,J. CS - Berg,D.

Australia   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Brassington,Phil L  3.0  14  19  84 
                               
Hendriks,Liam   3.0  12  13  59 
                               
Dlouhy,Gavin   2.0  10  11  45 
                                
Canada   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Richmond,Jamie   2.0  30 
                               
Lockwood,Jonathan   2.0  37 
                               
Periard,Alexandre W  2.0  23 
                               
Burton,Tim   1.0  15 
                               
Green,Steve   2.0  36 
                               

Win - Periard,A. Loss - Brassington. Save - None. WP - Green,S. HBP - by Brassington (VanOstrand,J). PB - Kent,M. Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Brassington 84/38; Hendriks,L 59/33; Dlouhy,G 45/25; Richmond,J 30/17; Lockwood,J 37/26; Periard,A 23/12; Burton,T 15/9; Green,S 36/18.

Umpires - HP: Paul Latta 1B: Mark Bramwell 2B: Gary Coonan 3B: Mal Mackay
Start: 7:01pm Time: 2:29 Attendance: 450
Weather: Fine and cool; some breeze Game notes: Scorers: Diana Connors (chief) & Charmaine Wilson (book) IT Recorder: Connie Stoyakovich

 
Play-by-Play
 

Australia starters: 3/2b Kyle,A; 38/lf Berg,D; 31/1b Utting,A; 26/rf Risinger,B; 17/dh Roneberg,B; 21/dh Brice,T; 37/ss Linger,J; 34/3b Welch,S; 16/cf Dening,M; 27/c Kent,M; 23/p Brassington;

Canada starters: 7/cf Stern,A; 11/2b Clapp,S; 20/dh Saunders,M; 19/rf Radmanovich; 4/3b Rogelstad,M; 26/lf Ware,J; 33/dh Weglarz,N; 38/1b VanOstrand,J; 30/c Robinson,C; 15/ss Garcia,E; 23/p Richmond,J;

Australia 1st - Kyle,A walked (3-1). Berg,D reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-2); Kyle,A out at second ss unassisted. Berg,D out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Utting,A struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 1st - Stern,A walked (3-1). Clapp,S walked (3-0); Stern,A advanced to second. Saunders,M singled to shortstop (3-1); Clapp,S advanced to second; Stern,A advanced to third. Radmanovich reached on a fielder's choice to first base (2-2); Saunders,M advanced to second; Clapp,S advanced to third; Stern,A out at home 1b to c. Rogelstad,M homered to right field, 4 RBI (2-0); Radmanovich scored; Saunders,M scored; Clapp,S scored. Grand Slam!. Ware,J walked (3-1). Weglarz,N doubled to right field (3-1); Ware,J advanced to third. VanOstrand,J hit by pitch (0-2). Robinson,C grounded into double play 2b to 1b (2-2); VanOstrand,J out on the play. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Australia 2nd - Risinger,B flied out to lf (1-2). Roneberg,B struck out swinging (0-2). Brice,T walked (3-2). Linger,J flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Canada 2nd - Garcia,E singled to left field (2-2). Stern,A grounded out to p (3-2); Garcia,E advanced to second. Clapp,S grounded out to ss (3-2); Garcia,E advanced to third. Saunders,M walked (3-1). Radmanovich singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Saunders,M advanced to second, out at third rf to ss to 3b to 1b; Garcia,E scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Australia 3rd - Lockwood,J to p for Richmond,J. Welch,S struck out swinging (2-2). Dening,M struck out swinging (2-2). Kent,M lined out to 1b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 3rd - Rogelstad,M grounded out to ss (2-1). Ware,J doubled to left field (3-1). Weglarz,N homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-1); Ware,J scored. VanOstrand,J grounded out to 2b (0-0). Robinson,C flied out to cf (1-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Australia 4th - Kyle,A grounded out to p (0-2). Berg,D singled to center field (0-2). Utting,A flied out to ss (0-0). Risinger,B walked (3-2); Berg,D advanced to second. Roneberg,B singled to left field, RBI (1-2); Risinger,B advanced to third; Berg,D scored. Brice,T fouled out to 3b (0-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Canada 4th - Sutherland,D to 1b for Utting,A. Hendriks,L to p for Brassington. Garcia,E struck out swinging (1-2). Stern,A out at first 1b to p (1-1). Clapp,S singled to center field (3-2). Clapp,S advanced to second on a passed ball. Saunders,M walked (3-1). Radmanovich flied out to rf (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Australia 5th - Periard,A to p for Lockwood,J. Linger,J flied out to lf (2-2). Welch,S grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2). Dening,M grounded out to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 5th - Rogelstad,M singled to center field (2-2). Ware,J grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-1); Rogelstad,M out on the play. Weglarz,N struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Australia 6th - Rogelstad,M to ss. Frostad,E to 1b for Ware,J. VanOstrand,J to lf. Green,T to 3b for Garcia,E. Kent,M reached on a fielding error by 2b (2-0). Kyle,A flied out to lf (0-1). Berg,D walked (3-0); Kent,M advanced to second. Sutherland,D grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); Berg,D out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Canada 6th - Naughton,J to c for Kent,M. Graham,M to 2b for Kyle,A. Beresford,J to ss for Linger,J. VanOstrand,J singled to right field (2-0). Corrente,D pinch hit. Corrente,D struck out swinging (2-2). Green,T struck out swinging (1-2). Stern,A singled to shortstop (3-2); VanOstrand,J advanced to second. Clapp,S struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Australia 7th - Corrente,D to c. Burton,T to p for Periard,A. Risinger,B grounded out to ss (1-2). Roneberg,B flied out to cf (3-2). Brice,T struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Canada 7th - Dlouhy,G to p for Hendriks,L. Saunders,M homered to right field, RBI (3-2). Radmanovich doubled to center field (0-1). Rogelstad,M grounded out to 2b (1-1); Radmanovich advanced to third. Frostad,E grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1); Radmanovich no advance. Weglarz,N struck out swinging (3-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Australia 8th - Garcia,E to ss for Clapp,S. Rogelstad,M to 3b. Green,S to p for Burton,T. Green,T to 2b. Beresford,J struck out swinging (2-2). Welch,S walked (3-1). Dening,M struck out looking (2-2). Naughton,J popped up to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Canada 8th - VanOstrand,J struck out looking (2-2). Corrente,D struck out looking (2-2). Green,T singled to center field (3-1). Stern,A homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-1); Green,T scored. Garcia,E walked (3-1). Saunders,M grounded out to 2b (0-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Australia 9th - Graham,M walked (3-2). Dropped foul ball, E3. Berg,D flied out to ss (1-2). Graham,M advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sutherland,D out at first 1b to p (2-1); Graham,M advanced to third. Kingman,B pinch hit for Risinger,B. Kingman,B grounded out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.