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Durham Lords Media Release
Sunday, September 28, 2008

Lords Fall Short in Windsor – DC Set to Host Semi-Finals on Saturday

Game One: St. Clair defeated Durham 5-2
Game Two: Durham defeated St. Clair 8-6

Windsor, Ont. – The Durham Lords men’s baseball team wrapped up the regular season portion of their schedule on Sunday afternoon as they went on the road for two games against the St. Clair Saints. With the regular season pennant on the line, the Lords could not come up with a series sweep as the Saints took game one by a score of 5-2 to claim first place. The Lords however did bounce back in game two beating St. Clair 8-6.

The Lords will now play either Queen’s or York next weekend in the best of three CIBA Ontario semi-finals. Durham will host the first two games at Kinsmen Stadium on Saturday, October 4 with a berth in the finals and a rematch with St. Clair on the line. Game times for the doubleheader will be 1 and 3 p.m. If the teams split the doubleheader, they will head to Queen’s/York on Sunday, October 5 for a third and final game.

By winning the regular season pennant, St. Clair will host the winner of the semi-finals on Saturday, October 11 in Windsor. The CIBA Ontario finals will be a best of three series as well. This is St. Clair’s first year in the league.

DURHAM REGULAR SEASON NOTES
- Gary Rose was tied for the best pitching record in Canada with a 4-0 record
- Jareth Vallier led the country in home runs (4) and RBI’s (18)
- Jon Thiebaud led the nation in runs scored with 22 on the season
- Rob McNab led CIBA Ontario in singles (14) and was third in hits (18)
- Tyler Mandzuk finished the year with a .524 batting average, good enough for second place in CIBA Ontario hitting

GAME SUMMARIES

GAME ONE
St. Clair 5 Durham 2

Down by three runs with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, St. Clair made a tough double play to end the game and clinch first place.

Line Score
Durham: 0-0-0-0-0-0-2 (2-10-3)
St. Clair: 1-0-0-0-4-0-X (5-8-1)

WP: Cody Seremack (2-0), St. Clair
LP: Shaun Slemko (1-1), Durham

Pitching Statistics:

Durham
Shaun Slemko: 6 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 4 K

St. Clair
Cody Seremack: 7 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 2 K

Durham Offensive Notables:
Adam Tedesco: 2-for-3
John Broll: 2-for-3, 1 run
Rob McNab: 2-for-3

GAME TWO
Durham 8 St. Clair 6

The Lords scored six runs in the third inning and added some insurance to win game two by a score of 8-6.

Line Score (R-H-E)
Durham: 0-0-6-1-0-0-1 (8-5-0)
St. Clair: 0-0-4-0-2-0-0 (6-6-2)

WP: James Rowe (2-1), Durham
LP: Matthew Rustulka (3-1), St. Clair
S: Lucas Sharp, Durha,

Pitching Statistics:

Durham
James Rowe: 5 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 H, 5 BB, 1 K
Lucas Sharp: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K

Durham Offensive Notables:
Jareth Vallier: 1-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Rob McNab: 2-for-4, 1 RBI

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Conference Record: 10-6
Overall Record: 13-7

Next Home Action:
CIBA Ontario Semi-Finals
Saturday, October 4 vs. Queen’s/York at Kinsmen Stadium (1/3 p.m.)

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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)