Update on Junior Nats - NS Eagles 3-2; PEI 0-5

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Received: 8/3/06 9:00:11 PM 
From:  pathealey(at)eastlink.ca 


  
Subject:  Update on Junior Nats - NS Eagles 3-2; PEI 0-5  
    


SAINT-LEONARD D’ASTON, QUE

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Sorry there's no other teams like BC or SASK., but this is for
the PEI paper, so thus why the focus on NS with a local boy and
the PEI TWINS

Hardy, NS Eagles in hunt at JR Nats

Twins' fifth loss eliminates them from playoff contention

BY PAT HEALEY
SAINT-LEONARD D’ASTON, QUE. – Mitch Hardy of Alberton was on
fire Thursday morning, allowing just two hits and striking out
16 of a possible 23 batters he faced as his Antigonish Murphy's
Fish and Chips Eagles picked up their first of three wins here
at the 2006 Canadian Junior Men's Softball championships.
Antigonish also beat Oshawa Double BB Juniors 8-5 in a game resumed
from Tuesday's rain out and then faced the winless Summerside
Source for Sports Twins. The two wins improved their record to
3-2 with one regular scheduled game and three innings in another
game left in round robin play.
The two hits Hardy gave up Thursday were in the first inning
when Quebec scored their only run, he was unhittable after that
point.
"We just had everything clicking for us in that game," Hardy
said before preparing for the game against Oshawa. "I had my
stuff working like I'm use to having it."
Jonathan Gunn was tops for Antigonish hitting 3-for-3 with three
runs scored and three RBI.
Matt Greer took the loss allowing four runs on five hits and
walking three in three and one third innings work.
Meanwhile, the Summerside Source for Sports Junior Twins were
eliminated from playoff contention Thursday morning with their
fifth loss here at the 2006 Canadian Junior Men’s softball championships.
The Twins lost 12-1 in five innings to the host L’Express after
rain halted play in the morning. Mitch Hardy of Alberton and
his Antigonish Murphy’s Fish and Chips Eagles beat Quyon Flyers
of Quebec 5-1 behind strong pitching by Hardy to even their record
at 2-2.
Ryan Gallant of Abram-Village (1-for-2) continued to lead the
Eagles hitting while O’Leary’s Mike MacIsaac (1-for-1 with a
walk, run scored) was the only other PEI batter to get a hit
off winning pitcher Matthew Beniot, who recorded six strikeouts.
Jon Veinot suffered the loss allowing 11 earned runs, three walks
and striking out one.
BUSY FRIDAY
The revised schedule will make for a tremondously busy schedule
for the Eagles on Friday. 
They will resume their game with the host, up 2-0 they are in
the fourth inning with two L'Express runners on and one out as
ST-Leonard threatens to tie the game at 10 a.m. then they face
the Elmira Juniors at 2 pm Atlantic in their final game of round
robin. The crossovers and playoffs will begin almost immediately
afterwards.
P.E.I. resumed their game with Kelly's Pub Canadians of NL from
the second inning Thursday night, and will have to turn around
and play at 10 am Atlantic against Elmira before their nationals
are done with for 2006.
Summerside and Alberton are hosting the event in 2007.
 
pathealey(at)eastlink.ca 


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