[Alsfastball] University of Ottawa Softball

[Al Doran]

From: "Scott Searle" <Scottsearle at rogers.com>
To: "Al Doran" <fastball at pmihrm.com>
Subject: University of Ottawa Softball
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:28:11 -0400


Ottawa, ON


 From this weeks Fulcrum The University of Ottawa's student newspaper.

The Fall Classic: Gee-Gee Style

By Nick Taylor-Vaisey

On a Sunny fall Sunday morning, the defending champion women's fastball 
team took to the field against the University of Western Ontario Mustangs 
to play for a bronze medal in the Ontario Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch 
Association (OIWFA).

The team's performance at the tournament, which took place on Oct. 23-24, 
was a dissapointing way to finish the season, as the Gee-Gees were expected 
to defend their Ontario Championship.  However, the team lost the bronze 
medal game against Western to finish 4th in the eight-team tournament.

"Being one of the top teams and defending champion, its hard for the girls 
to get excited about playing for the bronze medal," said Gee Gees coach Gil 
Read.  "Its hard to explain how (losing these games) can happen, really in 
any sport."

The morning started with a loss to the Windsor Lancers in the 
semi-final.  Having lost this game, the team started the game against 
Western feeling a little stunnded.  Gee Gee Lindsey Hutton started the 
pitching for the game for the Gee Gees, facing off against strong Western 
pitching from Jen Lukas.  Hutton and Lukas were dominant early on, with 
Hutton racking up strikeouts against the top of the Western batting order.

The Gee Gees tried a different strategy against Lukas, relentlessly bunting 
the ball and forcing Western to adopt a defensive strategy that left no 
room for errors.  Although they managed a couple of baserunners in the 
early going, none of the Gee Gees could capitalize on these opportunities.

Lukas baffled the Gee Gees at the playe inning after inning and the Gee 
Gees were unable to generate any offence.  Western scored a run in the 
third inning to take the lead and they never looked back.

In the fourth inning, Gee Gee Ashley Sands came in to pitch allowing no 
runs over the pair of innings she pitched.  In the sixth inning, with Erica 
Chan pitching, Western was able to cement their victory after they scored 
three runs.

"The bats went cold," said Gee Gees assistant coach Scott Searle said of 
the team's play Sunday.  "We played a couple of excellent games yesterday 
after a loss to Brock, but (we) couldnt get it going today."

Lukas pitched a complete game shutout against the Gees, securing the most 
valuable player award for Western, while Jessica Prot was named MVP for the 
Gee Gees.



  From: "Scott Searle" <Scottsearle at rogers.com



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