Vipers Capture Championship

Published on September 12, 2009 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Calgary Vipers News Release


The Calgary Vipers claimed their first ever Golden Baseball League Championship with a 18-10 victory over the Tucson Toros before 2212 fans at Foothills Stadium in Calgary, Alberta. With the win the Vipers capture the best-of-five series three games to one. After falling one win short of a championship for two straight years the Vipers have finally taken home the elusive title. At the plate Calgary collected -21 hits and scored three separate four-run innings to go along with one three-run frame.

Sergio Pedroza capped off a terrific series and took home G.B.L. Championship Finals Most Valuable Player as he went three-for-six with six runs batted in and three runs scored. For the series Pedroza was nine-for-19 for a .474 batting average while knocking in and scoring eight runs.

Fehlandt Lentini also had a big night at the plate going four-for-five with four runs scored while Kit Pellow was three-for-six with four runs batted in.

Evan Greusel (2-0) started for the Vipers and threw five and a third innings giving up three earned runs for the victory. Pete Sikaras was solid out of the bullpen throwing an inning and two-thirds without giving up a run.

Calgary jumped onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning as Lentini walked, Nelson Castro singled, Pedroza plated a run with a base hit, Pellow doubled home one, Wilver Perez hit a sacrifice fly, and Drew Miller singled in another for a 4-0 lead.

The Vipers added a run in the second for a 5-0 advantage as Jorge Mejia doubled, Lentini singled, and Castro hit a sacrifice fly.

In the home half of the fourth frame Calgary stretched their lead as Rick Guarno and Lentini singled, Castro knocked in one with a double, and Pellow came through with a clutch two-out run batted in base knock for a 8-0 score.

Tucson got onto the scoreboard in the top of the fifth inning as Junior Spivey singled, stole second base, and scored when Dustin Yount reached on a fielding error for a 8-1 game.

Right back responded the Snakes in the next half inning as Colin Moro singled, Guarno was hit by a pitch, Mejia sacrificed both into scoring position with a bunt, Lentini plated one with a base hit, Castro cashed one with a sacrifice fly, Pedroza doubled another home, and Pellow singled in a fourth for a 12-1 lead.

The Toros got those four runs back in the top of the sixth as Jim Rushford singled, Andre Marshall hit a two-run homer, Mayo Santana walked, Ryan Priddy reached on an error which allowed Santana to score, and Skip Adams drove in one with a single for a 12-5 score.

Again Calgary responded in the bottom of the frame as Moro walked, Lentini singled, Castro walked to load the bases, and Pedroza smoked a mammoth grand slam for a 16-5 advantage.

The scoring continued for the Vipers in the bottom of the seventh as Perez walked, Moro was hit by a pitch, and Guarno and Mejia both singled in runs for a 18-5 lead.

Tucson plated three runs in the eighth as Luis Apodaca singled, Adams walked, Spivey doubled in one, and Yount singled in two more for a 18-8 game.

The Toros scored two more tallies in the ninth for a 18-10 final as Marshall doubled, Santana singled in one, and Marshall scored when Adams reached on an error.

2010 Calgary Vipers' Season Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased over the phone at 403-277-2255 or by stopping in at the Vipers Ticket Office at 2255 Crowchild Trail N.W.

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