McCall – The consolation game of the I-70 Baseball Classic was not much of a consolation for the Merrimack Owls as they were defeated by the Bamford Bears by the score of 13-12 Wednesday night at McCall Memorial Stadium. Never getting into any sort of offensive rhythm in the Classic, the Owls fell flat again in the third place game in front of a sparce croud of 4,217.
The 2009 I-70 Classic will be remembered as a horrible performance from beginning to end in every aspect of the game by the Owls as they could not establish any consistency offensively, played horrendous defense and ran the bases poorly. Finishing the Classic with a 2-4 record, they will receive the number one draft pick in next years Classic.
Pete Rose was able to double his income last night by betting on his team. The odds in Vegas were 3-1 in favor of the Owls.
Rose inspired his team by telling them in his pregame speech that he believed in them so much he was willing to put his wallet were his mouth was.