[Alsfastball] South Perth Men's Fastball League Day 1 report

[Al Doran]

From: Andy Bader <abader at bowesnet.com>
Subject: South Perth Men's Fastball League Day 1 report
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:57:46 -0400


Mitchell, ON

The first night of the three-day South Perth Men's Fastball League 16-team 
playoff tournament basically went according to hoyle Friday night in 
Mitchell's Keterson Park, as four of the six higher seeded teams were 
victorious in the double-knockout tournament. As predicted, however, the 
games for the most part were close, hard-fought affairs.

The #1 seed Sebringville Sting opened the tournament with a 7-0, six-inning 
mercy rule win over Shakespeare Colts, while the #3 seed, Mitchell Mets, 
were knocked off 5-4 in 8-innings by the 14th seeded Waterloo Hallman Jr. 
Twins in an up and down game which saw the Twins lead 2-0 after 5 1/2, only 
to see the Mets tie the game in the bottom of the 6th. In the 7th, the Mets 
threw out a runner at the plate on an outstanding defensive play by second 
baseman Joe Harris, while in the bottom of the inning, the Twins escaped a 
no-out, bases loaded jam when Ryan French induced a home-to-first double 
play, and enticed a lineout to center, forcing extra innings. In the 8th, 
the Twins scored three runs - all with 2-out - to apply pressure, but 
losing pitcher Kevin Gettler helped bring the Mets closer with a two-run 
inside-the-park home run. It wasn't close enough, though, as it turned out. 
Pitcher Jamie Simpson and the Linwood Chiefs, the #10 seed, whipped the 
Millbank Jr. AW Millwrights (seeded #7) 9-0 in 5-innings.

In other action, #8 Elmira Midgets edged their crosstown expansion rivals, 
Elmira Cubs, 3-1 Friday, while #5 Tavistock Merchants scored four runs in 
the first, added three more in the third, to cruise to a 7-2 win over the 
Monkton Muskrats (#12). Finally, in another extra-inning affair, the 
Shakespeare Falcons almost knocked off the #4 seeded Breslau KJ Sox, but 
the veteran Sox got a two-run single from Mike Pinder in the bottom of the 
8th to win 3-2. The Falcons tied the game 1-1 in the 7th, then took their 
first lead in the top of the 8th only to have Breslau battle back.

The opening night action looks as follows:

Game 1 - Sebringville 7, Shakespeare Colts 0
WP - Don Scott; LP - Kevin Yantzi
HR - Derek Shackleton (Sebringville)

Game 2 - Elmira Midgets 3, Elmira Cubs 1
WP - Dan Martin; LP - Brad Thomson

Game 3 - Tavistock Merchants 7, Monkton Muskrats 2
WP - Dave Ashkanese; LP - Dean Buchanan

Game 4 - Breslau KJ Sox 3, Shakespeare Falcons 2 (8-inn)
WP - Kevin Pomfret; LP - Fred Follings

Game 5 - Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 5, Mitchell Mets 4 (8-inn)
WP - Ryan French; LP - Kevin Gettler (in relief of Jeff Pauli)
HR - Kevin Gettler (Mitchell)

Game 6 - Linwood Chiefs 9, Millbank Jr. AW Millwrights 0
WP - Jamie Simpson; LP - Lorne Daer

Preliminary games continue Saturday morning at 10 a.m. on two fronts, as 
the #2 seeded Elora Rage take on the St. Marys Gunners (#15), and the #6 
Bridgeport Braves face the #11 Hickson Reds. Also at 10 a.m., Sebringville 
will face the Elmira Midgets on the winner's bracket, with Tavistock taking 
on Breslau, Waterloo facing the Hickson/Bridgeport winner and Linwood 
taking on the Elora/St. Marys victor.

Games on the loser's side of the double-knockout event will also take place 
all day Saturday, with the final games of the evening set for 8 p.m.

Six and possibly seven games will be played Sunday when the 2004 champion 
will be crowned.

Stop by Keterson Park, located on Wellington Street in Mitchell (arena & 
community complex), and see some top-notch intermediate fastball. The 
action promises to be as grand as the weather! You won't be disappointed!!


Andy Bader
South Perth Men's Fastball League
Secretary/Statistician

From: Andy Bader <abader at bowesnet.com>



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