August 31, 2005

Cowley baseball to host Junior Spivey Labor Day Classic

Preparing for its first fall scrimmages of the year, the Cowley College baseball team will play host to five teams at the Junior Spivey Labor Day Classic held Saturday and Sunday at City Ball Park in Arkansas City.

Spivey played for Cowley in 1995 and 1996. He made his major league debut June 2, 2001. He played 72 games in 2001 and helped the Arizona Diamondbacks to the World Series title.

As the team’s starting second baseman in 2002, Spivey batted .301 with 34 doubles, six triples, 16 home runs and 78 runs batted in. His stellar season led to his being named to the National League All-Star team.

Spivey was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers after the 2003 season and batted .272 with seven home runs and 28 RBI in 59 games before being sidelined with a season-ending shoulder injury.

Spivey was traded from the Brewers to the Washington Nationals on June 10, and was batting .232 with seven home runs, 24 runs batted in, and a team-best nine stolen bases before landing on the disabled list with a fractured right radius.

The Cowley baseball team will be split into two teams, the Cowley Orange and the Cowley Black. The Cowley Orange will open the Classic by playing the Baseball Prospects of Tulsa at noon Saturday, while Cowley Black will open play against St. Louis at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Schedule for Junior Spivey Classic:

SATURDAY

• Cowley Orange vs. Baseball Prospects of Tulsa West at noon.

• BPOT West vs. St. Louis at 2:30 p.m.

• Cowley Black vs. St. Louis at 5 p.m.

SUNDAY

• St. Louis vs. Wichita Gators at 10 a.m.

• Cowley Orange vs. St. Louis at 12:30 p.m.

• Topeka Stars vs. Wichita Gators at 3 p.m.

• Spivey Stars vs. Topeka Stars at 5:30 p.m.

• Spivey Stars vs. Cowley Black at 8 p.m.