[Alsfastball] Men's Softball Day 6 Friday August 19th, 2005 Rambler Park

[Al Doran]

Men's Softball Day 6
Friday August 19th, 2005
Rambler Park

Day 6 Highlights
Round Robin
Newfoundland vs Prince Edward Island – NL clinches 1st place
Newfoundland defeated Prince Edward Island this 
morning in the final round robin game to secure 
1st place in round robin play.  Newfoundland will 
play British Columbia later today in the 1 vs 2 game.
Playoff Round
Newfoundland vs British Columbia – BC will play for Gold
British Columbia came out hard and fast to defeat 
Newfoundland by la lopsided 12-0 margin.  British 
Columbia moves onto the Gold Medal game tomorrow 
morning at 10:00.  BC got going in the top of the 
1st with back to back RBI doubles that made the 
score 2-0 early on.  Bryan Abrey (Richmond, BC) 
hit the first one followed by Kevin Smillie 
(Squamish, BC).  With two men on Lee Lucas hit a 
3 run home run that gave BC a 5-0 lead after half 
an inning.  BC continued to roll in the 2nd 
inning; Bryan Abrey hit a 2 run home run and BC 
would add 4 more runs in the 2nd to make it a 9-0 
lead.  The final score was BC 12 NL 3 after only 
5 innings of play due to the 7 run mercy 
rule.  Newfoundland will play the winner of 
Ontario vs Nova Scotia for a chance to play in 
the Gold medal game Saturday morning.
Ontario vs Nova Scotia – 7th inning thriller
Ontario defeated Nova Scotia 6-5 and will play 
Newfoundland for a chance to advance to the Gold 
medal game against British Columbia on Saturday 
morning.  Ontario jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead 
in the first 2 innings.  Already 1-0 after 1 
inning of play, Colin Thome (Scarborough, ON) hit 
a 2 RBI single to make it 3-0.  Ontario carried a 
3-1 lead into the 4th inning until Jeremy Connor 
(Enfield, NS) and Jonathan Gunn (Denver Guys 
Cove, NS) hit back to back RBI singles to tie the 
game.  Entering the bottom of the 6th inning the 
game was tied 4-4.  Chris Lewis (Camden East, ON) 
scored on a pass ball and Nathan Moffat (Selby, 
ON) hit an RBI single to regain Ontario's 2 run 
lead.  Nova Scotia threatened in the top of the 
7th and scored 1 run off a Donnelly Archibald 
(Aspen, NS) RBI double to make it a 1 run game at 
6-5.  That is as close as Nova Scotia would get 
as Ontario moves on in the playoff round and Nova 
Scotia finishes the Canada Games with a 4th place finish.
Newfoundland vs Ontario
Ontario beat Newfoundland in a back and forth 
game to secure a berth against British Columbia 
on Saturday morning at 10:00AM in the Gold Medal 
game.  Andy Skelton (Scarborough, ON) got Ontario 
off to a hot start in the bottom of the 1st 
inning when he crushed a home run to give Ontario 
a 2-0 lead.  Lee tied the game for Newfoundland 
in the top of the 2nd when he hit a 2 RBI double 
and made the score 2-2.  Colin Thome gave Ontario 
a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 4th by hitting a 
2 RBI single.  Newfoundland would score 1 more 
run but would not get any closer as Ontario would 
win 4-3.  Newfoundland has secured the bronze medal in the Canada Games.


Performances of the day
PEI – Jonathan Arsenault, 2-3, 2RBI, 1R vs Newfoundland
NL – Wayne Bruce, 2-3, 1RBI, 1R vs Prince Edward Island
BC – Bryan Abrey, 2-3, 3RBI, 2R, 1HR, 1 Double vs Newfoundland
BC – Kevin Smillie, 3-4, 2RBI, 1R, 1 Double vs Newfoundland
BC – Lee Lucas, 1-4, 3RBI, 2R, 1HR vs Newfoundland
NS – Johnny Gunn, 3-4, 2RBI vs Ontario
ON – Andy Skelton, 1-2, 2RBI, 1R, 1HR

Day 6 Linescores
Game 45 – Final Round Robin Game

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
PEI
0
0
4
0
0
0
X
4
9
4
NL
4
0
0
4
0
3
11
11
10
1
WP: Coady Kelly, 6IP, 4R, 4ER, 9H, 7K
LP: Jeremy Gallant, 3IP, 4R, 2ER, 6H, 2K, 2BB
Game C1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
BC
5
4
1
2
0
X
X
12
17
0
NL
0
0
0
0
3
X
X
3
5
1
WP: Shawn Koster, 5IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 11K, 3BB
LP: Jonathan Kane, 1IP, 5R, 5ER, 7H
Game C2

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
NS
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
5
11
1
ON
1
2
0
0
1
2
X
6
10
2
WP: Luke Raymer, 1 2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 2K, 2BB
LP: Corey Avery, 6IP, 6R, 5ER, 10H, 10K, 3BB
Game C3 - Bronze

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
NL
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
8
0
ON
2
0
0
2
0
0
X
4
5
1
WP: Luke Raymor, 5IP, 3R, 3ER, 6H, 7K, 2BB
LP: Jon Kane, 6IP, 4R, 4ER, 5H, 7K, 3BB

Final Round Robin Standings
    * Newfoundland (8-1)
    * British Columbia (8-1)
    * Ontario (6-3)
    * Nova Scotia (5-4)
    * Quebec (5-4)
    * Manitoba (4-5)
    * Alberta (4-5)
    * Saskatchewan (3-6)
    * Prince Edward Island (1-8)
    * New Brunswick (1-8)

Tomorrow's key match ups
Gold Medal Game
British Columbia vs Ontario, 10:00, Diamond 1
_________________

Mathieu Gentès
Men's Softball Sport Information Officer
Softball Canada
(306) 527-6098
mgentes at softball.ca




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