The Milleteers get a well deserved break this week after all the ball they have played so far this year.  They sit first in the standings at 8-2, four points up on the second place Ryley Rebels, and 17-3 overall with two tournament wins and a runner up finish.

 

The Milleteers are sending catcher Brad Engel and centerfielder Kevin Doyle to the All Star game to represent the PBL.  Both players are hitting over 0.400 and have also chipped in with a combined 26 stolen bases.  Pitchers Jon Anstey and Scott Peterson are also going to the game to try and shutdown the BRL All Stars.

 

The break should do the Milleteers some good on the injury front as they should get slugger Ryan Swensen back from his angle injury and P/1B Steven Pahl should be healed up from his leg injury that he suffered in their last game against Holden.  The rest of the squad should be refreshed and recovered from all their sore arms and hamstrings in time for a busy week back that will feature two league games and then a tournament in Goodfish Lake. 

 

 

8-2

VS

2-6

 

 

In their first game back the Milleteers will draw the Tofield Lakers.  The Lakers are fading fast in terms of the playoff picture and should be hungry for a win.  The Milleteers however have owned them this year in the two contests they have played, outscoring the Lakers 36-6, including a 17-3 drubbing of Tofield`s All Star pitcher Marcel Lesoway last time out.

 

 

8-2

VS

5-3

 

 

Then the next night the Milleteers will head out to Holden to face the upstart Blue Jays.  The young Blue Jays surged out to first place earlier this season, before coming back to earth a bit as heart breaking one run losses to the Milleteers and Bardo Athletics have dropped them back to third spot.  The Milleteers are 3-1 against the Jays this year and with the exception of their one loss the Milleteers pitchers have absolutely dominated the Blue Jay hitters.  Last time out Ryan Walker only allowed one base runner over eight innings and the game before that Scott Peterson threw a two hit shutout.  In the preseason opener a quartet of Milleteers pitchers held the Blue Jays to one hit and eighteen strikeouts.  On the flip side the Blue Jays have some good pitching and defense of their own as All Star Kyle Muzechka was able to hold the Milleteers to just two runs in eight innings in his last start.

 

Goodfish Lake Tournament    July 9-11