[Alsfastball] Good Start for Gee Gees (women)

[Al Doran]

From: "Scott Searle" <scotts_43 at hotmail.com>
To: fastball at pmihrm.com
Subject: Good Start for Gee Gees
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:10:15 +0000

Ottawa, ON


The Gee Gees were in Napanee on the weekend to start the 2005 season.  They 
played division rival Queens to start the year before moving to play York 
and then last years champions University of Guelph. The team started strong 
with a 8-0 win against Queens behind massive triples from Nicole Dunlop and 
Lindsey McLaughlin.  Lynn Kearns pitched a gem in her first game as a Gee 
Gee keeping Gaels hitters off balance in a game that was stopped after 5 
innings.

The second game saw the team up against some of the former Gee Gees 
coaching staff. The team jumped to an early 6-0 lead in the first and 
cruised from then on.  Jillian Taylor, another Gee Gee rookie pitcher was 
excellent in throwing a shutout in her first gamein the Garnett and 
Grey.  The team added a run in the 6th to force an early end.

The third game on Saturday evening would prove to be an excellent one 
facing the last two OIWFA champions.  Guelph had a great start to their 
season as well beating Carleton and the University of Toronto.  The Gee 
Gees jumped to a 1-0 lead in the second inning and the score remained there 
for 6 innings.  Melissa Oddie was pitching for Guelph who won the National 
Championship with the Senior Brampton Blazers this summer.  In the bottom 
of the 6th with the bases loaded Lynn Kearns unleashed a triple down the 
left field line to break the game open.  3 runs score and the Gee Gees went 
on to a 4-0 victory. Lindsey Hutton took the win in her first start of the 
year.  She threw 7 sparkling innings allowing no runs on 5 scattered hits.


The team started slow against rival University of Toronto in their only 
game on Sunday.  Behing Kingston native Ashley Sands who pitched a great 
game in front of a whole pack of relatives.  In an intense game that gave 
credit to the friendly rivalry between the two teams the Varsity Blues 
jumped to a 2-0 lead on several uncharacteristic Gee Gee errors.  The team 
struggled offensively through 5 innings, as the team left several runners 
in scoring position.  A massive double by Pam Hrick and a pair of singles 
by rookie Heather Huggins led to no runs before a single by Sam Pantalone 
and an Erin Durant two-run double to tied it up.  The game was knotted at 
two going into the 7th inning when the Blues pushed across the go ahead 
run. Lindsey McLaughlin entered the game for the Garnett in Grey and made a 
momentum building catch on a bunt before leading off the inning with a 
double.  Another double from Danna Masters sent the game into extra 
innings.  Smart baserunning and a Toronto error allowed the winning run to 
score to cap off a Ottawa U come from behind win. Allison Hibbet caught the 
final game for the Gee Gees and capped off an excellent weekend for her. 
She played great defense and contributed with several key hits.

The team will be in very good shape in the cirlcle for this year and years 
to come with their pitching staff.  Aces wild is usually a good sign for 
teams, but this team has 4 of a kind.  4 very strong pitchers will help 
lead this team for the season.  Two rookies Lynn Kearns and Jillian Taylor 
were fantastic in their debuts, throwing a shutout each and hitting very 
well.  Ashley Sands and Lindsey Hutton are returning aces from the 2004 
season and both threw gems of their own.

The team is thrilled to have help from Jim Coudry who is one of the best 
pitchers ever to play for Canada.  He has won 3 ISF World Championships and 
holds the record for most innings pitched at the World level. Jim helped 
Team Ontario's pitchers in their preparation for the Canada Games and has 
been invaluable in teachig the Gee Gees pitchers from his vast knowledge of 
the game.  Thank you Jim!

The team heads to St. Catharines next weekend to compete against the 
Western division at Jordan Lions Park. As always fan support is much 
appreciated, come watch some of the best ball in Ontario.

Assistant Coach

Scott Searle

<mailto:Scottsearle at rogers.com>Scottsearle at rogers.com

613-837-0787




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