ISF XIII Men’s World Championship

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Game #4: Monday, March 4th, 2013
Canada (3-0) vs. New Zealand (3-0) at 1:30am EST, 3:00am NST.

In the early morning hours of Monday, March 4th, 2013 Canada (3-0) and New Zealand (3-0) will square off in the much anticipated match between two undefeated teams!

Canada are 3-0 thanks to a 2-1 (9-Inning) win over Argentia, a 10-0 (4-Inning) win over the Philippines and a 6-0 shutout over Mexico. Canada have outscored their opponents 18-1 through three games.

New Zealand are 3-0 thanks to a 5-0 shutout over Mexico, a 4-0 shutout over Colombia and a 7-2 win over Japan. New Zealand have outscored their opponents 16-2 through three games.

Get your sleep now and rest up for an early rise in what should be an exciting game between Canada and New Zealand!

SOFTBALL NL will be online at 3:00am!!!!

Team Canada Starting Line-Up vs. New Zealand

#15 Mathieu Roy CF
#42 Bryan Abrey 3B
#19 Jeff Ellsworth DP
#22 Brad Ezekiel LF
#14 Ian Fehrman SS
#33 Stephen Mullaley 1B
#77 Ryan Wolfe RF
#51 Ryan Boland C
#17 Brandon Horn 2B
#44 Sean Cleary P

Game Review

Canada (4-0) edged New Zealand (3-1) 9-7 in an exciting 8-Inning game at the ISF XIII Men’s World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.

Canada left the bases loaded in the Top of the 1st Inning.

New Zealand scored 3-Runs in the Bottom of the 1st Inning. Nathan Nukunuku singled, Tyson Byrne singled, both advanced on a pass ball, Donny Hale RBI ground out 5-3; Nathan Nukunuku scored from third base, Tyson Byrne advanced to third base on the play and With 1-Out: Brad Rona hit a 2R Home Run.

Canada scored 1-Run in the Top of the 2nd Inning to make it a 3-1 game. With 1-Out: Ryan Boland reached on an error, Brandon Horn doubled, Ryan Boland advanced to third base and Mathieu Roy hit a SAC Fly to left-field to score Ryan Boland from third base.

Canada left the bases loaded in the Top of the 4th Inning.

Sean Cleary replaced by Paul Koert to start the Bottom of the 4th Inning. New Zealand scored 1-Run in the Bottom of the 4th Inning. Brad Rona led-off the inning with a Solo Home Run.

Canada scored 3-Runs in the Top of the 5-Inning to tie the game 4-4. With 1-Out: Ian Fehrman singled, Stephen Mullaley singled, Ian Fehrman advanced to third base on the play and With 2-Out: Ryan Boland smacked a 3R Home Run. The Home Run by Ryan Boland was Canada’s first Home Run of the Tournament!

Canada scored 1-Run in the Top of the 6-Inning to take a 5-4 lead, their first lead of the game. Mathieu Roy led-off the inning with a triple (Canada’s first triple of the Tournament) and Bryan Abrey singled to score Mathieu Roy from third base.

Paul Koert replaced by Sean Whitten to start the Bottom of the 6th Inning.

Canada increased their lead to 6-4 with 1-Run in the Top of the 7th Inning. Ryan Wolfe led-off the inning with a single, advanced to second base on a wild pitch and With 1-Out: Brandon Horn singled to score Ryan Wolfe from second base.

New Zealand scored 2-Runs in the Bottom of the 7th Inning to tie the game 6-6. With 1-Out: Nathan Nukunuku walked, advanced to second base on a Tyson Byrne ground out 5-3 and Donny Hale hit a 2R Home Run that ended the night for Sean Whitten. Don Scott came on to record the last out in the Bottom of the 7th.

Canada scored 3-Runs in the Top of the 8th Inning to take a 9-6 lead. Bryan Abrey was placed on second base to start the inning (ISF Tie-Breaker), advanced to third base on a Jeff Ellsworth SAC Bunt 1-4, With 1-Out: Brad Ezekiel hit a 2R Home Run, Ian Fehrman walked, advanced to second base on a Stephen Mullaley ground out 5-3 and With 2-Out: Ryan Wolfe singled to score Ian Fehrman from second base.

New Zealand managed 1-Run in the Bottom of the 8th Inning. Ben Enoka was placed on second base to start the inning (ISF Tie-Breaker), advanced to third base on a Jarrad Martin Fly Out to Centerfield and Ben Enoka scored on an error.

Make The Final 9-7 in 8-Innings in favour of Canada.

Team Canada Top Batters:

#17 2B Brandon Horn 3-4, D, RBI
#22 LF Brad Ezekiel 3-5, R, 2R HR, 2RBI
#15 CF Mathieu Roy 2-3, R, T, SAC, BB, RBI
#17 SS Ian Fehrman 2-3, 2R, 2BB
#51 C Ryan Boland 2-5, 2R, 3R HR, 3RBI
#77 RF Ryan Wolfe 2-5, R, RBI

Team Canada Pitching Stats:

#44 P Sean Cleary (Starter) 0-0, 3IP, 3R, 3ER, 3H, 0HBP, 0BB, 4K
#30 P Paul Koert (In Relief) 0-0, 2IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 0HBP, 0BB, 2K
#28 P Sean Whitten (In Relief) 0-0, 1.2IP, 2R, 2ER, 2H, 0HBP, 2BB, 2K
WP: #20 P Don Scott (In Relief) 1-0, 1.1IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 0HBP, 0BB, 1K 

Team Canada RUNS:

Canada 1R 2nd: With 1-Out: Ryan Boland reached on an error, Brandon Horn doubled, Ryan Boland advanced to third base and Mathieu Roy hit a SAC Fly to left-field to score Ryan Boland from third base.

Canada 3R 5th: With 1-Out: Ian Fehrman singled, Stephen Mullaley singled, Ian Fehrman advanced to third base on the play and With 2-Out: Ryan Boland smacked a 3R Home Run. The Home Run by Ryan Boland was Canada’s first Home Run of the Tournament!

Canada 1R 6th: Mathieu Roy led-off the inning with a triple (Canada’s first triple of the Tournament) and Bryan Abrey singled to score Mathieu Roy from third base.

Canada 1R 7th: Ryan Wolfe led-off the inning with a single, advanced to second base on a wild pitch and With 1-Out: Brandon Horn singled to score Ryan Wolfe from second base.

Canada 3R 8th: Bryan Abrey was placed on second base to start the inning (ISF Tie-Breaker), advanced to third base on a Jeff Ellsworth SAC Bunt 1-4, With 1-Out: Brad Ezekiel hit a 2R Home Run, Ian Fehrman walked, advanced to second base on a Stephen Mullaley ground out 5-3 and With 2-Out: Ryan Wolfe singled to score Ian Fehrman from second base.

Game Scoring (Inning-By-Inning)

Teams                      1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8   R     H     E
V: Canada                0-1-0-0-3-1-1-3  9R, 17H, 1E
H: New Zealand      3-0-0-1-0-0-2-1  7R, 9H, 2E

Team Canada Batting Stats
#15 CF Mathieu Roy 2-3, R, T, SAC, BB, RBI (5-3, SAC F7, 1B, 3B, BB)
#42 3B Bryan Abrey 1-5, R, RBI (4-3, E5, K, 1B, 4-3)
#19 DP Jeff Ellsworth 1-3, SAC, BB (1B, BB, K, F1, SAC Bunt 1-4)
#22 LF Brad Ezekiel 3-5, R, 2R HR, 2RBI (1B, 1B, 5-3, FC, 2R HR)
#14 SS Ian Fehrman 2-3, 2R, 2BB (BB, INT, 1B, BB, 1B)
#33 1B Stephen Mullaley 1-5, R (K, K, 1B, K, 5-3)
#77 RF Ryan Wolfe 2-5, R, RBI (6-3, K, F3, 1B, 1B)
#51 C Ryan Boland 2-5, 2R, 3R HR, 3RBI (E4, 1B, 3R HR, 1-3, 5-3)
#6 PR Kevin Schellenberg 0-0
#8 C Jason Sanford 0-0
#17 2B Brandon Horn 3-4, D, RBI (2B, 1B, F8, 1B)
#44 P Sean Cleary 0-0
#30 P Paul Koert 0-0
#28 P Sean Whitten 0-0
#20 P Don Scott 0-0

Team Canada Pitching Stats
#44 P Sean Cleary (Starter) 0-0, 3IP, 3R, 3ER, 3H, 0HBP, 0BB, 4K
#30 P Paul Koert (In Relief) 0-0, 2IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 0HBP, 0BB, 2K
#28 P Sean Whitten (In Relief) 0-0, 1.2IP, 2R, 2ER, 2H, OHBP, 2BB, 2K
#20 P Don Scott (In Relief) 1-0, 1.1IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 0HBP, 0BB, 1K

NL Players Game 4 Stats
#51 Ryan Boland 2-5, 2R, 3R HR, 3RBI
#44 Sean Cleary 0-0, 3IP, 3R, 3ER, 3H, 0BB, 4K
#22 Brad Ezekiel 3-5, R, 2R HR, 2RBI
#10 Jason Hill 0-0
#33 Stephen Mullaley 1-5, R
#28 Sean Whitten 0-0, 1.2IP, 2R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K