 First Game A Win For The Merchants June 17, 2003
 Team members posed for a photograph on Saturday, June 14th, before leaving for Seattle. Back Row- Left to Right: Assistant Coach Pat Brown; Players Charles Altman, Austin Wolf, Brandon Eubanks, Brian Taro & Team Manager & Head Coach Fred Bass Front Row - Left to Right: Players Brian Brown, Brandon Pilcher, Jeret Erickson, Casey Bass (Not shown Tyler McCarty & Matt Way from Sitka; Brandon Craig from Seattle and BJ Pahang from Ketchikan) Photo courtesy Gigi Pilcher ©2003 Traveling with the team will help the young men develop skills and provide an opportunity for this age group to play baseball - an opportunity that did not previously exist in Ketchikan. The Ketchikan Merchants Baseball Club will travel and play against teams from other areas. According to information provided by Team Manager and Head Coach Fred Bass, these young men are picked because of their behavior and their skill at playing baseball and because of their desire to play at a higher level. Bass remarked, "By traveling down south we can play on different fields and play different teams every day thus gaining experience to improve our game." The team left Ketchikan on Saturday, June 14, 2003 for Seattle to play numerous games in the Washington State area. The first game the Ketchikan Merchants Baseball Club played was on Monday evening in Shorewood, Washington. The Merchants defeated the Mallminators of Shorewood HS. The score was 2 to 1. According to information provided Bass, the Merchants scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday evening to defeat the Shorewood Mallminators. Mat Way pitched a great game allowing 6 hits and no earned runs through the game. Ketchikan's bats were not exactly on fire but managed to get the job done. Good defense by the infield and a great throw by right fielder Charles Altman cut down a run at the plate preserving the win. The Merchants next game will be Wednesday in Edmonds, Washington. The Merchants will play the Edmonds Rebels. "We would like thank our sponsors for their donations as we couldn't travel without their help," Bass said.
Anderes Oil Inc Doug & Penny Andrew Captain's Quarters B&B Craig & Cindy Carson Holland America Line Jerry Scudero Joe's Screen-Printing & Engraving Keene & Currall Attorneys At Law Madison Lumber & Hardware Improved Order of Red Men REMAX of Ketchikan The Hames Group Shuham Milner & Howard, CPA Wells Fargo Bank of Alaska The Elk's Club Gateway Realty BJ Pahang, Charles Altman, Austin Wolf, Brandon Eubanks, Brian Taro, Brian Brown, Brandon Pilcher, Jeret Erickson, Casey Bass, Ryan Hendricks (all from Ketchikan), Tyler McCarty & Matt Way from Sitka, and Brandon Craig from Seattle.
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