Sooke Smoke of BC makes playoffs, drops first game –— 4 – 5 record overall
[Editor’s Note : Sooke Pitcher Shawn Koster and twin brother Darren Koster played with JRW & Associates of Yakima, Wa in Yakima’s Fruit Bowl (Champions) and the Seattle Invite (7th)]
Game 1 – Final score: BC (Sooke Smoke) 8 HOST (NS Murphy’s Fish and Chips Eagles) 1
2010-08-02
The Sooke Smoke scored five times in the fourth inning to defeat the Murphy’s Fish and Chips Eagles 8-1 to open the 2010 Canadian junior men’s fastpitch championship.
NS 001 00x x — 1 7 3
BC 011 51x x — 8 12 3
Cory Avery (LP), Justin Schofield (4) and Trevor Boutlier, Tyler Whynot (4); Scott Lieph (WP) and Kyle Cowick.
NS — Jeremy Locke, double, single; BC — Jarod Cooper, triple, double, single, two RBI; Ryan Haldane, double, single, two RBI; Kyle Cowick, two singles.
Game 6 — Final score: BC (Sooke) 12 DC (Newfoundland and Labrador) 0
2010-08-02
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The Sooke Smoke posted their second straight decisive win of the day with a 12-0 blanking of the defending champions from Newfoundland and Labrador.
BC 181 02x x — 12 14 0
DC 000 00x x — 0 2 4
Shawn Koster (WP) and Darren Koster; Liam Myers (LP), Johnny O’Reilly (3), Chris Doran (5) and Craig Edmunds.
BC — Jessin Potskin, two doubles, single, two RBI; Darren Koster, triple, single; Richie Gray, two singles, RBI; DC — Johnny O’Reilly and Craig Edmunds, singles.
Game 10 — Final score: QC (Quebec) 3 BC (Sooke Smoke) 2
2010-08-02
Quebec handed B.C. its first loss of the tournament with a 3-2 decision Monday evening.
BC 000 101 0 — 2 7 0
QC 000 102 x — 3 6 0
Scott Lieph (LP) and Kyle Cowick; Guillaume Boucher, Mathieu Roy (WP,6) and Dominic Lapointe.
BC — Ben Edgington, home run, double; Kyle Cowick, two singles, RBI; QC — Mathieu Roy, two singles; Etienne Patry, two-run homer; Dominic Lapointe, double, single, RBI.
Game 17 — Final score: SK1 (Saskatoon) 4 BC (Sooke Smoke) 2 (8 innings)
2010-08-03
The Saskatoon Diamondbacks scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to down the Sooke Smoke from B.C. 4-2 this afternoon.
SK1 200 000 02 — 4 6 1
BC 001 001 00 — 2 5 0
Devon McCullough (WP, 11 strikeouts) and Derek Arsenie; Shawn Koster, Scott Lieph (LP, 7) and Darren Koster.
SK1 — Jesse Oskia, double, single, RBI; Devon McCullough, two-run homer; BC — Ryan Haldane, double, single; Kyle Cowick, RBI-triple.
Game 22 — Final score: BC (Sooke Smoke) 6 ON4 (Selkirk Steelers) 1
2010-08-03
The Sooke Smoke from B.C. built a 5-0 lead through two innings en route to a 6-1 victory over the Selkirk Steelers from Ontario to round out action Tuesday evening.
ON4 000 001 0 — 1 3 5
BC 320 001 x — 6 7 0
Bryan Belisii (LP) and Justin Warnick; Scott Lieph (WP), Shawn Koster (5) and Kyle Cowick.
ON4 — Evan Hesketh, home run; BC — Jarod Cooper, double, two singles; Darcy Walushka, two singles, RBI.
STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 22
2010-08-03
ON1 (Owen Sound Selects) 4-1
ON2 (Napanee Express) 3-1
QC (Quebec) 3-1
BC (Sooke Smoke) 3-2
SK1 (Saskatoon Diamondbacks) 3-2
HOST (Murphy’s Fish and Chips Eagles) 2-2
SK2 (Saskatchewan FSIN Chiefs) 2-2
ON3 (Linwood Chiefs) 1-3
DC (Kelly’s Pub Canadians, N.L.) 1-4
ON4 (Selkirk Steelers) 0-4
Game 33 — BC (Sooke) 4 ON3 (Linwood) 1
2010-08-04
Scott Lieph scattered three hits and struck out 10 for the Sooke Smoke of B.C. in a 4-1 victory over the Linwood Chiefs of Ontario on Wednesday night. ON3 000 100 0 — 1 3 0 BC 100 030 x — 4 5 3 David Juniper (LP), Kyle Coles (5) and Ben Hodgins; …
Scott Lieph scattered three hits and struck out 10 for the Sooke Smoke of B.C. in a 4-1 victory over the Linwood Chiefs of Ontario on Wednesday night.
ON3 000 100 0 — 1 3 0
BC 100 030 x — 4 5 3
David Juniper (LP), Kyle Coles (5) and Ben Hodgins; Scott Lieph (WP, 10 strikeouts) and Kyle Cowick.
ON3 — Kyle Coles, triple; BC — Jarod Cooper, double, home run, two RBI; Shawn Koster, RBI-single.
UPDATED STANDINGS — Aug. 5, 3 p.m.
2010-08-05
Updated standings as of Thursday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. Includes Games 1-37 with the exception of Games 25, 27 and 28, which are being played Thursday night.
ON1 (Owen Sound Selects) 6-1
ON2 (Napanee Express) 6-1
HOST (Murphy’s Fish and Chips Eagles) 4-2
BC (Sooke Smoke) 4-2
SK1 (Saskatoon Diamondbacks) 5-3
QC (Quebec) 4-3
SK2 (Saskatchewan FSIN Chiefs) 2-4
DC (Kelly’s Pub Canadians, N.L.) 2-5
ON3 (Linwood Chiefs) 1-6
ON4 (Selkirk Steelers) 0-7
Game 38 — Final score: ON1 (Owen Sound) 7 BC (Sooke) 1
2010-08-05
The Owen Sound Selects clinched a double life in the playoffs by defeating the Sooke Smoke 7-1 on Thursday afternoon. Dustin Veenhof threw a one-hitter and struck out seven for the Selects, and Andy Skelton banged out his fifth home run of the tournament.
ON1 300 012 1 — 7 13 3
BC 000 001 0 — 1 1 1
Dustin Veenhof (WP) and Jay Miller; Shawn Koster (LP) and Darren Koster.
ON1 — Brent Thompson, triple, single, two RBI; Andy Skelton, two-run homer; Scott Lealess, two singles, RBI; Jared Clancy, double, single, RBI; LT Jacques, double, single; BC — Richie Gray, single.
Game 42: Final score — ON2 (Napanee) 7 BC (Sooke) 1
2010-08-05
The Napanee Express of Ontario joined the Owen Sound Selects as one of the four teams in the double life with a 7-1 victory over the Sooke Smoke of B.C. on Thursday night.
ON2 210 102 1 — 7 13 1
BC 000 100 0 — 1 4 2
Joran Graham (WP) and Chris Brown; Scott Lieph (LP) and Kyle Cowick.
ON2 — Joel Langford, three singles, RBI; Lucas McNeil, home run, double, three RBI; Kyle Lloyd, home run, two singles, four runs scored; BC — Ryan Haldane, two singles.
Standings through games played Thursday
2010-08-05
xy-ON2 (Napanee Express) 7-1
xy-ON1 (Owen Sound Selects) 7-2
x-HOST (Murphy’s Fish and Chips Eagles) 5-2
x-QC (Quebec) 5-3
x-SK1 (Saskatoon Diamondbacks) 5-3
x-BC (Sooke Smoke) 4-4
x-DC (Kelly’s Pub Canadians, N.L.) 3-5
x-SK2 (Saskatchewan FSIN Chiefs) 3-5
ON3 (Linwood Chiefs) 1-7
ON4 (Selkirk Steelers) 0-8
x — clinched berth in playoffs.
y — clinched top-four finish and double life in playoffs.
Game C4: Final score — SK2 (Saskatchewan FSIN Chiefs) 2 BC (Sooke) 1
2010-08-07
Dennis Iron singled three times and drove in a run for the Saskatchewan FSIN Chiefs as they eliminated the Sooke Smoke of B.C. from contention with a 2-1 victory.
Saskatchewan advances to play the Owen Sound Selects from Ontario at 3 p.m.
BC 100 000 0 — 1 2 1
SK2 100 100 x — 2 5 2
Dustin Keshane (WP), Travis Dauvin (5) and Casey Brooks; Shawn Koster (LP) and Darren Koster.
BC — Ryan Haldane, RBI-single; SK2 — Dennis Iron, three singles, RBI; Steven Kessler, RBI-single.