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Oct. 25, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The first contest (Game 1) of the University of Virginia baseball team’s second annual “Orange vs. Blue World Series” has been cancelled due to poor field conditions due to inclement weather in the Charlottesville, Va. area. Game 1 of the series has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 28th at 4:00 PM and will now be considered Game 3 of the series. The series, originally scheduled for October 25-27, will now be held on October 26-28 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 Tuesday, October 26th at 4:00 PM, Game 2 is set for Wednesday, October 27th at 6:00 PM and Game 3 will be played on Thursday, October 28th at 4:00 PM. All three contests will be seven inning affairs and admission to the games is free of charge.
Second-year UVa assistant coach Karl Kuhn will serve as the manager for the Blue Team, while first-year assistant coach Joe Hastings will serve as the manger for the Orange Team .
A total of 28 Cavaliers will participate in the Orange vs. Blue World Series. The Orange Team will consist of: Ryan Zimmerman (#11), Robert Poutier (#25), Nick Cruit (#12), Sean Doolittle (#5), Kyle Werman (#2), Casey Lambert (#4), Matt Street (#9), Tim Henry (#6), Josh Myers (#29), Adam Laird (#10), Patrick Wingfield (#18), Tom Hagan (#15), Alex Smith (#33), Scott Morganthaler (#30) and Kevin Zdancewicz (#27). The Blue Team will consist of: Mike Ballard (#18), Anthony Martinez (#40), Pat McAnaney (#19), Matt Bernstein (#3), Ryan Ouellette (#32), Michael Schwimer (#14), Mike Campagna (#12), Joe Florio (#7), Brandon Guyer (#20), Jordan Ellis (#25), Adam Ventre (#39), Allie Swanson (#27) and Casey Conlon (#1).
All three games of the Orange vs. Blue World Series will be seven (7) inning contests. The series will be a best of 2-out-of-3 game championship, however, if one team loses the first two games, they may still win the championship by winning the final game by more runs than the sum of the run differential of the first two contests. If Game 3 is rained out and the first two games are split, run differential will determine which of the two teams wins the championship. Each team is encouraged to score as many runs as possible.
The Blue Team will be designated as the home team for Game 1 and 3 and the home team will occupy the third base dugout. The squads will play with an 8 man line-up and no pitcher may pitch more than five innings nor throw more than 100 pitches. A pitcher can only throw in two games.
Here is a detailed look at the Orange vs. Blue World Series schedule of events and team rosters:
2004 Orange vs. Blue Word Series Schedule:
Tuesday, October 26th2:30 PM Stretch2:45 PM Batting Practice (indoor cages)3:15 PM Throw3:30 PM Home IF/OF3:40 PM Visitor IF/OF3:50 PM Field Prep4:00 PM Game
Wednesday, October 27th4:00 PM Stretch (entire team)4:15 PM Throw4:30 PM Batting Practice (on field) (entire team)5:30 PM Home IF/OF5:40 PM Visitor IF/OF5:50 PM Field Prep6:00 PM Game
Thursday, October 28th2:30 PM Stretch2:45 PM Batting Practice (indoor cages)3:15 PM Throw3:30 PM Home IF/OF3:40 PM Visitor IF/OF3:50 PM Field Prep4:00 PM Game
Games Date TimeGame #1: Tuesday, October 26th 4:00pmGame #2: Wednesday, October 27th 6:00pmGame #3: Thursday, October 28th 4:00pm
ORANGE TEAMManager: Joe Hastings1. Ryan Zimmerman (#11)2. Robert Poutier (#25)3. Nick Cruit (#12)4. Sean Doolittle (#5)5. Kyle Werman (#2)6. Casey Lambert (#4)7. Matt Street (#9)8. Tim Henry (#6)9. Josh Myers (#29)10. Adam Laird (#10)11. Patrick Wingfield (#18)12. Tom Hagan (#15)13. Alex Smith (#33)14. Scott Morganthaler (#30)15. Kevin Zdancewicz (#27)
Orange Support Players:Ryan Hudson (#31)Josh Darby (#13)Erick Chandler (#38)
BLUE TEAMManager: Karl Kuhn1. Mike Ballard (#18)2. Anthony Martinez (#40)3. Pat McAnaney (#19)4. Matt Bernstein (#3)5. Ryan Ouellette (#32)6. Michael Schwimer (#14)7. Mike Campagna (#12)8. Joe Florio (#7)9. Brandon Guyer (#20)10. Jordan Ellis (#25)11. Adam Ventre (#39)12. Allie Swanson (#27)13. Casey Conlon (#1)
Blue Support Players:Scott Headd (#23)Matt Avery (#35)Mike Mitchell (#8)Jeff Kamrath (#22)
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