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Durham Lords Media Release
Saturday, October 18, 2008

DC Off to the Medal Round at the Men’s Baseball Nationals!!!

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY
Game One – Durham defeated Atlantic Baptist University 4-3
Game Two – Durham defeated McGill University 8-0
Game Three – St. Clair defeated Durham 4-2

National Semi-Final: Durham College vs. University of New Brunswick (Sunday – 11 a.m.)

Montreal, Ont. – The Durham Lords men’s baseball team is just one win away from playing for the national championship as they qualified for the CIBA National Semi-Finals in Montreal, Quebec. The semi-final game will take place on Sunday morning as the Lords take on the defending CIBA National Champion University of New Brunswick Cougars at 11 a.m.

The Lords finished 2-1 in round robin play, matching UNB for second place and a trip to the semi-finals. The St. Clair Saints finished at 3-0 and will take on the winner of the fourth place tie breaker (Lafleche College vs. McGill) in the other semi-final. The winners of tomorrow’s games will advance to the CIBA national title game, scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m.

The Lords split their games on day two at the championship, as they came up with an 8-0 win over hosting McGill University followed by a 4-2 to the St. Clair Saints (game summaries below). Their win over McGill was highlighted by an excellent pitching performance by Gary Rose, who pitched a complete game three-hitter while striking out 14 batters.

With a win in the semi-finals, it would be Durham’s first trip to the national title game. The only year Durham finished in the top three at the national championship was back in 1994 when the team won bronze.

This year is Durham’s fourth consecutive trip to the national championship. The Lords finished in fourth place in 2005 and 2006, while finishing in fifth place in 2007. Head coach Sam Dempster hopes his team will be able to make the next step and bring the title to Oshawa for the first time!

For up-to-date championship results, please visit: http://ndgbaseball.org/mcgill/intercollegiate_nationals_2008.htm
 
GAME SUMMARIES

Durham 8 McGill 0

Line Score
McGill: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 (0)
Durham: 3-1-0-0-0-3-1 (8)
 
WP: Gary Rose, Durham
LP: Mario Cantanzarti, McGill

Pitching Statistics:

Durham
Gary Rose: 7 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 14 K  

McGill
Mario Cantanzarti: 7 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 11 H, 4 BB, 1 K

Durham Offensive Notables:
Chris Jones: 2-for-4, 2 R
John Thiebaud: 2-for-4, 4 RBI, 1 R (3 run HR)
Jareth Vallier: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Dan Alayon: 2-for-4


St. Clair 4 Durham 2

Line Score
St. Clair: 0-2-1-0-0-1-0 (4)
Durham: 2-0-0-0-0-0-0 (2)
 
WP: Cody Seremac, St. Clair
LP: James Rowe, Durham

Pitching Statistics:

Durham
James Rowe: 5.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 10 H, 2 BB, 1 K  
Lucas Sharpe: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K  

St. Clair
Cody Seremac: 7 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K

Durham Offensive Notables:
Chris Jones: 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 BB
John Thiebaud: 1-for-3
Rob McNab: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Craig MeGill: 1-for-3, 1 RBI

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS

Hosted by McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
October 17-19

Six teams will compete in two pools with each team guaranteed three games by playing each team in the opposite pool. The top four teams will advance to the playoff round with the first place finisher playing the fourth while the second and third place teams meet in the semi-finals.

The Championship game is scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Trudeau Park, the main field for the tournament.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Conference Record: 10-6 (2nd Place)
Overall Record: 20-9

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)