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Thursday, October 23, 2003
McGee pitches UNB to title
Players of the Week, Week 6 Honours
By BOB ELLIOTT
-- For SLAM! Canadian Baseball
To win a national title a club means contributions from everyone
on the roster.
From the back-up catcher to the fifth outfielder,
from opening day until the final out
is made and the celebrations begin.
Well, the New Brunswick Cougars had plenty of people
chipping in, but at the Canadian
Intercollegiate Baseball Association championships it was almost a one-man show.
Jay McGee picked up the UNB in relief in a 4-2, eight-inning
win over the Saint Mary's
Huskies and then came back to pitch a complete-game shutout in the national
final as UNB edged the
defending champion Laval Rouge Et Or 3-0 at Ballantyne Park, Dorval, Que.
The win ends the Laval run of four consecutive championships
atop the CIBA.
So, without a doubt, McGee (Moncton, N.B.) is the final winner
of the final SLAM! Canadian
Baseball University Player of the Week honors.
McGee pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing two hits and striking
out four in the extra-inning
win over SMU.
Later in the day he was fresh as a spring tulip, coming back
to blank Laval. McGee pitched
a three-hit shutout striking out six.
McGee also blanked SMU 12-0 in the opener of the Cougars
best-of-three conference sweep as
UNB won its sixth straight conference title.
UNB, finalists in 1998 and 2001, had other help along
the way, from the likes of:
Curtis Chaisson who hit a solo home run which stood as the
winning run in the championship final.
Chaisson was named tournament MVP.
Matt Cheney, who edged John Biggar of SMU, as the Atlantic
Conference's pitcher of the year.
Cheney pitched UNB to a 7-0 win over the Durham Lords at the nationals,
tossing a three-hit shutout
striking out 12.
Dave Barr, the three-time national winner of the George
Brett award as the top hitter in
the country.
First baseman Josh Collins, who earned all-Canadian team
honours of players selected from
the national CIBA tourney. Collins also pitched a 7-0 shutout over
SMU at the nationals, allowing
three hits, while fanning six.
Shortstop Tyson Waye, who also made the all-Canadian team.
Tim Burns, who pitched a two-hit, 1-0 shutout McGill, fanning six.
And in other news ...
The Toronto Varsity Blues won the OUA title beating the McMaster
Maurders in a deciding game
at the 9th Line Diamond in Mississauga. Toronto decided before the season
started not to attend the
nationals. The decision by Toronto changed the set-up for the nationals.
Under CIBA rules, only the
conference champs can attend the nationals. However, an amendment was passed
that modifies the event.
With only three conferences participating, the championship was opened to
the winner and runner-up
from each of the three conferences. Instead of a four team championship,
it became a six-team tourney.
The nominees for the top spots in CIBA, as each conference named
its winners:
The All-Star Pitcher nominees:
Atlantic - Cheney, UNB, who edged out John Biggar, of Saint Mary's.
Quebec - Jamieson Boulanger, Concordia.
Ontario - Daniel Nauth, Queen's, the All Canadian pitcher.
OUA - Brook Coatsworth, Western Ontario, who worked the most
innings in Canada.
And the envelope please ... the winner was Jamieson,
The nominees for the George Brett, hitters of the year awards:
Atlantic - Barr UNB.
Quebec - Carlo Stante, Concordia.
Ontario - Mike Bond, Durham.
OUA - Jeremy Paikin, McMaster.
And the envelope please ... the winner was Barr, it was his third
consecutive national title.
And CIBA All-Canadian Team, selected from the teams participating
in the nationals:
Catcher - Matt Cable, Queen's.
First Base - Collins, UNB.
Second Base - Paul Gross, McGill.
Third Base - Sebastien Chouinard, Laval.
Shortstop - Waye, UNB.
Outfield - Craig Betts, McGill, Marc Andre Charbonneau, Laval,
Paul Davie, Saint Mary's.
Pitcher - Ben MacPhee, Queen's.
The CIBA elected a new president, Kevin Bullock (Guelph) acclaimed
at the association's annual
meeting to succeed Bob Murphy (Truro, N.S.) Murphy completed his two-year term
and decided to retire after
10 years in university baseball. Murphy remains on the Executive Committee as
Past President.
Bullock is a former player and founder of University of Ottawa
team and served as convenor of
the Ontario Conference as well as being the association's vice president for
finance for the past four years.
Daniel Nauth (Kingston, Ont. -- Canada's first capital) was elected
administrative Vice President.
Nauth, a law grad from Queen's, is also graduating from the Queen's program.
He was the top pitcher champion
this year in the Ontario Conference and the No. 1 pitcher in the nation last year.
OUA
Brock 4, Medialle 3
WP-Adam Ahearn.
Highlights: Darryl Silverstein scored the winning run on a RBI
single in the ninth, Devin Cooper's
missed his bid to tie a Brock season record with six saves.
Brock 6, Medialle 1
WP-Bobby Howe.
Highlights: Steve Coates two triples on the day and was 6-for-9,
Andrew Sorochan had an RBI double
in the first, followed by Jeff Gruchy driving in a run.
Conference finals
123 456 7 R H E
Toronto Blues 100 000 0 -- 1 6 1
McMaster Marauders 010 003 x -- 3 6 1
Dave Steffler and Dominic Roppa; Josh Krywionek and Sean Bush.
WP-Krywionek; LP-Steffler.
(Mac leads series 1-0.)
Highlights: Bush hit a two-run single in the three-run sixth, with Neil McBride
driving in the first run on a
ground ball, Jeremy Paikin and Manish Thapar each doubled for Mac, Brian Rock
had a pair of hits for the Blues.
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Toronto Blues 210 000 0 -- 3 3 2
McMaster Marauders 010 000 0 -- 1 3 2
Joe Callaghan and Dominic Roppa; Aaron Gordon and Sean Bush.
WP-Callaghan; LP-Gordon.
HR-Bryan Rock.
(Series tied 1-1.)
Highlights: Roppa and Marc Sgrignoli each doubled in runs in the first, while
Rock homered for the Blues
for the only three hits Gordon allowed, Callaghan pitched a three-hitter,
fanning five and Toronto third
base coach Geoff Cullen was ejected, Neil McBride doubled for Mac.
123 456 7 R H E
McMaster Marauders 000 000 0 -- 0 3 0
Toronto Blues 340 000 0 -- 7 11 2
Justin Chopra, Geoff Millar (1), Alex Nardini (8) and Sean Bush; Jesse Fulton
and Dominic Roppa.
WP-Fulton; LP-Chopra.
Highlights: James Rutherford doubled in a run in the first, then Roppa and
Marc Sgrignoli followed with
run-scoring singles in the three-run first, Fulton pitched a three-hit shutout
striking out 10,
Rutherford knocked in three runs, while Scott Hughes and Roppa each had two hits.
(Toronto wins best-of-three OUA title 2-1.)
CIBA
Best of Three Series
Quebec
Laval 14, McGill 3
(Laval leads 1-0).
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Laval 006 020 0 -- 8 8 1
McGill 020 000 1 -- 3 6 1
WP-Sebastien Chouinard; LP-Ben Chisholm.
(Laval wins the Conference title 2-0.)
Highlights: Chouinard pitched five innings, allowing five hits and striking
out one, while Vincent Michaud
was 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored for Laval; Chisholm
allowed six hits
and fanned two in 4 1/3 innings.
Atlantic
123 456 7 R H E
Saint Mary's 000 000 0 -- 0 4 3
New Brunswick 480 000 X -- 12 12 0
WP-Jay Magee; LP-Dan Lavalee.
HRs-Josh Collins, Dan Estey, Tyson Waye.
(UNB leads best-of-three 1-0.)
123 456 7 R H E
Saint Mary's 000 400 0 -- 4 7 2
New Brunswick 140 700 x -- 12 16 1
WP-John Burns; LP-Mark Pelham.
(UNB wins Conference title 2-0.)
Ontario
123 456 7 R H E
Queen's 001 000 0 -- 1 4 0
Durham 000 000 0 -- 0 5 0
WP-Daniel Nauth; LP-Rich Moss.
(Queen's leads the series 1-0.)
Highlights: Nauth fanned six and allowed five hits in pitching the shutout,
as Ryan Brandon went 3-for-4
and scored the lone for Queen's run.
123 456 7 R H E
Queen's 200 030 2 -- 7 6 1
Durham 210 002 0 -- 5 10 1
WP-Ben McPhee; LP-Matt Miller. S-Daniel Nauth.
(Queen's wins second straight conference title 2-0.)
Highlights: McPhee worked six innings, fanning five for the win,
Nauth allowed one hit and struck out
one for the win, Eric Darling was 3-for-4 and scored twice with two RBIs,
while Jason Sukhraj scored
three times for Queen's.
Top 10 Ranking
1. (1) New Brunswick, 19-1
2. (8) Queen's, 12-8
3. (6) Toronto, 12-10
4. (NR) Laval, 10-10
5. (2) Durham, 16-4
6. (4) Brock, 16-4
7. (3) McMaster, 13-9
8. (5) McGill, 10-9
9. (7) Saint Mary's, 10-10
10. (10) Ottawa, 11-7
Nationals
Laval 4, McGill 3
10 innings
WP-Guy Roy; LP-Allan Bailey.
Highlights: Sebastien Chouinard hit a bases-loaded double to
score the winning run.
Queen's 12, Durham 3
WP-Daniel Nauth; LP-Gord Robertson.
Highlights: Nauth pitched a complete-game effort fanning 10,
while allowing four hits.
New Brunswick 7, Saint Mary's 0
WP-Josh Collins; LP-Mike Himmelman.
Highlights: Collins pitched a three-hit shutout, while fanning
six. Himmelman also went the
distance allowing nine hits and fanned six.
Queen's 5 McGill 0
WP-Ben MacPhee; LP-Ben Chisholm.
Highlights: MacPhee pitched a one-hit shutout, fanned two,
while Kevin Meade was 2-for-3 with
a double and two RBIs.
(Queen's 2-0, McGill 0-2.)
Laval 7, Durham 2
WP-Sebastien Chouinard; LP-Rich Moss.
Highlights: Chouinard pitched a complete-game win allowing
six hits and fanning five, while Moss
allowed eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.
(Laval 2-0, Durham 0-2.)
Saint Mary's 5, Queen's 4
WP-Mark Pelham; LP-Lorne Berger.
Highlights: Pelham worked two innings allowing one run and
two hits, while Berger pitched three
allowing one hit and two runs, striking out three.
(Queen's 2-1, Saint Mary's 1-2.)
New Brunswick 7 Durham 0
WP-Matt Cheney; LP-Jamie Lowe.
Highlights: Cheney pitched a three-hit shutout striking out a dozen,
while Lowe allowed four runs
in 2 2/3 innings.
(UNB 2-0, Durham 0-3).
Laval 8, Saint Mary's 5
WP-Vincent Michaud; LP-James Joice.
HR-Marc Andre Charbonneau.
Highlights: Michaud allowed 10 hits in his complete game win, while
fanning six, while Charbonneau
hit a three-run homer.
(Laval 3-0, Saint Mary's 1-2.)
New Brunswick 1, McGill 0
WP-Tim Burns; LP-Tim Heraus.
Highlights: Burns pitched a two-hit shutout fanning six.
(UNB 3-0, McGill 0-3.)
Standings after Preliminary round
UNB 3-0, Laval 3-0, Queen's 2-1, Saint Mary's 1-2.
Semi-finals
Laval 5, Queen's 1
WP-Guy Roy; LP-Daniel Nauth.
Highlights: Roy went the distance with four strikeouts, while
Nauth did the same registering five strikeouts.
New Brunswick 4 Saint Mary's 2
(8 innings)
WP-Jay McGee; LP-Jamie Vallis.
Highlights: McGee worked 2 1/3 innings allowing two hits and
striking out four for the win, while Vallis
went the distance allowing one earned run and whiffing eight.
Championship Game
New Brunswick 3, Laval 0
WP-Jay McGee; LP-Charles Tasiaux.
Highlights: McGee pitched a three-hit shutout striking out six,
while Chaisson hit a solo homer to put
UNB ahead for good; Tasiaux allowed six hits and fanned six.
FINAL TOP 10 RANKING
1. (1) New Brunswick, 24-1
2. (4) Laval, 14-11
3. (2) Queen's, 14-10
4. (3) Toronto, 12-10
5. (9) Saint Mary's 11-13
6. (6) Brock, 16-4
7. (8) McGill, 10-12
8. (7) McMaster, 13-9
9. (5) Durham 16-7
10. (10) Ottawa, 11-7
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