[Alsfastball] Ellsworth homers Fargo, N.D. Knights

[Al Doran]

Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:12:07 -0500
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Subject: Ellsworth homers Fargo, N.D. Knights to opening two wins at
   ISC Worlds
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Ellsworth homers Fargo, N.D. Knights

to opening two wins at ISC Worlds

By Pat Healey

EAU CLAIRE, WIS. - Jeff Ellsworth is making sure he leaves an 
impression on Team Canada coach Mark Smith and the 2005 ISC World 
Softball Championships here in Eau Claire, Wis.

Ellsworth hit two solo home runs Sunday to lead his Fargo, N.D. Kegel 
Black Knights to a 7-0 mercy-run win over Page Brake of Salt Lake 
City, Utah. The Alberton native also hit a towering three-run home 
run in a five-run second as the Knights opened the Championships 
Friday night with a 9-4 win over Patsy's of New York.

Smith, the Canadian Senior Men's team coach, is evaluating players 
such as Ellsworth and Steve Langley of Trenton, N.S. during the 
Worlds, which is the second phase in a three step process to 
determine who makes and doesn't make the Team Canada. The Senior 
Men's Canadians in St. Thomas, Ont. is the final step, with the team 
being named in October or November.

Sunday, the Alberton Recreation Director went 3-3 and did all his 
damage early in the first three innings going 3-for-3 as he hit solo 
home runs in the first and second and Darcy Byrne threw five 
scoreless innings of three-hit ball to earn the win. It gave the Jon 
Kegel-managed Knights some breathing room and a glance at finishing 
in the top two in their division and advancing to the playoffs come Thursday.

Ellsworth's first solo slam was a lead off home run as he led the 
game off with a bang before he doubled in the third driving home 
Adrian Brown and Peter Reimer.

Reimer (2-2, run scored, two RBI), Chad Boom (1-3, run scored, solo 
home run in the first inning) and Bjay Boom (1-2) led the way.

For Page Brake, Dave Sonneberg, Brandon Burt and Josh Putnam all went 
1-for-2 at the dish.

Byrne struck out 11 of the 18 batters he faced while Losing pitcher 
Mike Lorange walked three, allowed seven runs on eight hits and fanned two.

On Friday night, Ellsworth went 2-for-3 at the dish stealing a base, 
driving in three runs, being hit by a pitch and scoring twice as he 
led the attack,

Winning pitcher Steve Langley, of Trenton, N.S. was 1-3 with a run 
scored and an RBI, Duane Clarkson of Winnipegosis, MB. went 1-4 with 
two RBI and Peter Reimer of Landmark, MB. was 1-for-3 with a run 
scored, walk and RBI. All four will play with the Hitmen when they 
head to the Senior Men's Nationals at the end of the month in St. Thomas, Ont.

Tops for Patsy's was second baseman Travis Wilson (3-4, home run, two 
RBI, run scored) and Frank Degroat (2-3, home run, two runs scored).

Langley threw six innings of five hit ball allowing three runs- two 
earned - while striking out 11. Losing pitcher Marty Grant went the 
distance allowing nine runs ons even hits, and fanning eight.

Fargo sits first in Pool C at 2-0 and will also see action Tuesday at 
noon CST ( 2 p.m. ADT) against Canadian counterpart Jarvis Merchants 
of Ontario, who sits second at 1-0 heading into action Monday night. 
Their final round robin game is at 8 a.m. CST Wednesday morning 
against Guaranteed Air Freight of Vandalia, Il, who were set to play 
Page Brake at 8 a.m. CST Monday morning.

The top two pools - A and B - have spots secured in the playoff round 
as the top 10 teams in ISC rankings (who are in these pools) are 
secured a spot while the top two from the remaining pools C-H will advance.

Bret Baughman
ISC Historian and Asst. Statistician
Fax: 319-396-4247
Email: stats4u at iscfastpitch.com
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