ISF XIII Men’s World Championship
Game Preview:
Playoff Game 2: Friday, March 8th, 2013
C6: WC2-Argentia (6-2) vs. LC4-Canada (6-2) at 8:00pm EST, 9:30pm NST.
Canada edged Argentina 2-1 in 9-Innings in their tournament opener.
1st Meeting: Canada 2 vs. Argentina 1 (9-Innings)
The Winner of tonight’s game will advance to play the Winner of Japan vs. Australia at 1:30am EST (3:00am NST). The Loser of this game will be eliminated from the tournament.
All Hands On Deck For Team Canada!!!
One Team One Goal!!!!
Team Canada Starting Line-Up vs. Argentina
#15 Mathieu Roy CF
#17 Brandon Horn 2B
#19 Jeff Ellsworth RF
#22 Brad Ezekiel LF
#33 Stephen Mullaley 1B
#14 Ian Fehrman SS
#9 Andy Skelton DP
#51 Ryan Boland C
#10 Jason Hill 3B
#30 Paul Koert P
Game Review:
Argentina edged Canada 2-1 at the ISF XIII Men’s World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand. With the loss, Team Canada (6-3) have been eliminated from the tournament.
Juan Potolicchio (7IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 9K) pitched the win.
Sean Whitten (0.1IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K) took the loss after replacing starter Paul Koert (5.2IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K).
CF German Sacks (2-3) lead the way offensively for Argentina. Sacks had an infield hit in his first At Bat and delivered the big blow in the Bottom of the 6th Inning when he hit a 2-Out 2R Home Run to give Argentina a 2-0 lead.
Argentina 2R 6th: Mauricio Caceres struckout, Francisco Sabate grounded out 1-3, With 2-Out: Nicolas Bittor walked, Mariano Montero came on to pinch-run for Nicolas Bittor, Paul Koert was replaced by Sean Whitten and German Sacks hit a 2R Home Run.
Canada had three hits in the game: Ryan Boland (1-2), Brad Ezekiel (1-3) and Ian Fehrman (1-3). Brad Ezekiel produced Canada’s only run in the Top of the 7th Inning when he hit a Solo Home Run.
Canada 1R 7th: With 1-Out: LF Brad Ezekiel hit a Solo Home Run.
Team Canada Top Batters:
#51 C Ryan Boland 1-2
#22 LF Brad Ezekiel 1-3, R, Solo HR, RBI (K, K, Solo HR)
#14 SS Ian Fehrman 1-3 (K, F8, 1B)
Team Canada Pitching Stats:
#30 P Paul Koert (Starter) 5.2IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K
LP: #28 P Sean Whitten (In Relief) 0-1, 0.1IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K
Team Canada RUNS:
1R 7th: With 1-Out: Brad Ezekiel hit a Solo Home Run.
Game Scoring (Inning-By-Inning)
Teams 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 R H E
V: Canada 0-0-0-0-0-0-1 1R, 3H, 1E
H: Argentina 0-0-0-0-0-2-X 2R, 5H, 0E
Team Canada Batting Stats:
#15 CF Mathieu Roy 0-2. BB (BB, K, L7)
#17 2B Brandon Horn 0-3 (F5, F8, F9)
#19 RF Jeff Ellsworth 0-3 (L7, F8, F6)
#22 LF Brad Ezekiel 1-3, R, Solo HR, RBI (K, K, Solo HR)
#33 1B Stephen Mullaley 0-2 (K, K)
#42 3B Bryan Abrey 0-1 (K)
#14 SS Ian Fehrman 1-3 (K, F8, 1B)
#9 DP Andy Skelton 0-2 (K, K)
#77 PH Ryan Wolfe 0-1 (6-3)
#51 C Ryan Boland 1-2 (1B, 6-3)
#6 PR Kevin Schellenberg 0-0
#10 3B/1B Jason Hill 0-1, SAC (SAC Bunt 1-4, F4)
#30 P Paul Koert 0-0
#28 P Sean Whitten 0-0
Team Canada Pitching Stats:
#30 P Paul Koert (Starter) 5.2IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K
LP: #28 P Sean Whitten (In Relief) 0-1, 0.1IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K
NL Players Playoff Game 2 Stats
#51 Ryan Boland 1-2 (1B, 6-3)
#44 Sean Cleary DNP
#22 Brad Ezekiel 1-3, R, Solo HR, RBI
#10 Jason Hill 0-1, SAC (SAC, F4)
#33 Stephen Mullaley 0-2 (K, K)
#28 Sean Whitten 0-1, 0.1IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K
