November 14th, 2006. Opening Day! Finally, after months of preparation the first season of the GWIBL started today.
The first game in league history was Alert at Qaanaaq:
Code:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Alert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 12 0
Qaanaaq 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 X 7 18 1
W: J. Bannister (1-0) L: C. Strype (0-1)
HR - None
John Bannister, former Rangers' prospect, went the distance, allowing 12 hits while neither striking out nor walking an Alert batter.
The weather was an amazingly balmy 39 degrees at first pitch, and an enthusiastic crowd of 113 was on hand to witness the historic game.