Virginia Baseball To Host Orange vs. Blue World Series On October 20-22

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Oct. 17, 2003

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia baseball team will host the first annual “Orange vs. Blue World Series” as part of its fall practice sessions on October 20-22 at Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium. The Cavaliers will participate in three intrasquad scrimmages consisting of two teams, the Orange Team and the Blue Team. Game 1 will take place on Monday, October 20th at 4:00 PM, Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st at 4:30 PM and Game 3 is set for Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00 PM. All three contests will be seven inning affairs and admission to the games is free of charge.

The Orange and Blue teams will be coached by a pair of first-year assistant coaches with the Virginia program. UVa assistant coach Karl Kuhn will serve as the manager for the Orange Team and Kevin McMullan will serve as the manger for the Blue Team .

A total of 32 Cavaliers (16 players on each squad) will participate in the Orange vs. Blue World Series. The Orange Team will consist of: Matt Avery, Andrew Dobies, Jordan Ghrist, Ty Grisham, Scott Head, Tim Henry, Cannon Hickman, Kye Kolar, Kent Krekorian, Matt Lucido, Mike Mitchell, Scott Morgenthaler, Rich Prall, Shawn Roe, Ryan Sandefur and Ryan Zimmerman. The Blue Team will consist of: John Arseneau, Greg Davis, Matt Dunn, Chad Fisher, Paul Gillispie, Joe Koshansky, Adam Laird, Casey Lambert, Josh Meyers, Mark Reynolds, Sean Slaughter, Alex Smith, Matt Street, Shooter Starr, Kyle Werman and Alan Zimmerer.

The Orange vs. Blue World Series champion will be determined by the team that wins two out of the three games in the series. If one team loses the first two contests, it may still win the championship by claiming a victory in the final game by more runs than the sum of the run differential of the first two contests. The Orange Team will be the designated “home team” for Games 1 and 3. The home team will occupy the third base dugout in the series. If Game 3 is rained out and the first two games are split 1-1, then run differential will determine the championship. Each team is encouraged to score as many runs as possible and have been assigned not to worry about running up the score on the opposing team. No pitcher may pitch more than five innings nor throw more than 100 pitches. All three games will be seven inning contests.

Starting pitchers for Game 1 on Monday, October 20th at 4:00 will be Andrew Dobies for the Orange Team and Casey Lambert for the Blue Team.

Below is a detailed look at the schedule, team rosters, support help listings and batting practice schedules for the “Orange vs. Blue World Series.”

Match		Date				TimeGame #1:	Monday, October 20th 		4:00pmGame #2:	Tuesday, October 21st		4:30pmGame #3: Wednesday, October 22nd 	7:00pm

ORANGE TEAMManager:  Karl Kuhn1.  Matt Avery #352.  Andrew Dobies #173.  Jordan Ghrist #254.  Ty Grisham #325.  Scott Head #236.  Tim Henry #67.  Cannon Hickman #78.  Kye Kolar #199.  Kent Krekorian (no # on jersey)10. Matt Lucido #511. Mike Mitchell #812. Scott Morgenthaler #3013. Rich Prall #2714. Shawn Roe (no # on jersey)15. Ryan Sandefur #3816. Ryan Zimmerman #11

BLUE TEAMManager: Kevin McMullan1.  John Arseneau (no # on jersey)2.  Greg Davis #403.  Matt Dunn #14.  Chad Fisher (no # on jersey)5.  Paul Gillispie #286.  Joe Koshansky #217.  Adam Laird #108.  Casey Lambert #49.  Josh Meyers #2910. Mark Reynolds #1211. Sean Slaughter #3812. Alex Smith #3313. Matt Street #914. Shooter Starr #1415. Kyle Werman #216. Alan Zimmerer #3

Infield/Outfield:Home - 30 minutes prior to game time.Visitors - 20 minutes.

Batting Practice:Monday, October 20th* Teams will take B.P. as a team in the indoor cages.* Team manager will designate B.P. time.* Each team will be provided one cage.

Tuesday, October 21st* Entire UVA team will stretch at 2:30pm.* Entire UVA team will take B.P. at 3:00pm.

Wednesday, October 22nd* Teams will take B.P. as a team in the indoor cages.* Team manager will designate B.P. time.* Each team will be provided one cage.

Notes for Games:* Orange Team will be designated "home team" for Games 1 and 3.* "Home Team" will occupy the third base dugout.* All games will be seven (7) innings.* Best two out of three for the championship.  If one team loses the first two games,it may still win the championship by winning the final game by more runs than thesum of the run differential of the first two games.* If Game 3 is rained out and the first two games are split, then run differential will win the championship.* Each team is encouraged to score as many runs as possible and not worry about "running up the score."* No pitcher may pitch more than five (5) innings nor throw more than 100 pitches.

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