Canada settles for silver

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 10/9/06 5:59:31 AM 
From:  Pat Healey <pathealey(at)eastlink.ca> 

  
Subject:  Canada settles for silver  
  

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Ellsworth, Canada settle for silver at Pan Am ch’ship

 

BY PAT HEALEY

HERMOSILLO, MEXICO – Jeff Ellsworth of Alberton has added another
chapter to the PEI softball hisotry book.

After a heartbreaking 3-2 extra innings loss to Venezuela Sunday
night in the championship final of the Pan American softball
championship, the rec director became the first Island softball
player to bring back an International softball silver medal.


“It was an experience of a life time,” Ellsworth said following
the game. “I didn’t know what to expect coming into the event
but got to play in all 12 games of the tournament."

“Really proud of what we done, being my first international event
a silver medal is great in my books.”

The Canucks led 2-0 until Venezuela tied it up in bottom of the
seventh a two run home runand won in the eighth.

Derek Mayson of North Vancouver, B.C. had a huge home run for
the Canadian side.

Frank Cox of Owen Sound, Ont. suffered the loss.

In the semi final, the Canadians beat Argentina 5-1, led by strong
pitching from Nick Underhill of Campbell River, B.C. going six
with Cox relieving in the seventh.

Canada led from start to finish in the game.

Ellsworth went 1-for-1 with a run scored in the win over Argentina.

“Thank you to everyone who kept sending emails cheering us on,
it was greatly appreciated,” he said. “It’s a trip of a lifetime
coming to an event like this one no doubt about it but like I
always say "there is no place like home and I can’t wait to get
back to the Island.”

SATURDAY AGAINST USA

On Saturday night, Team Canada got revenge in their rematch with
the U.S.A., dropping the defending champions 4-1. The win guaranteed
the squad no worse then a bronze medal finish.

Canadaused a two, two run blasts off the sticks of Ian Fehrman
and Ryan Wolfe in the win. Jeff Ellsworth of Alberton P.E.I.
(0-2) was also tops in the game with a walk, and scoring on Fehrman’s
blast.

Frank Cox earned the pitching decision. 

FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday night in a must win game, Ellsworth went 2-for-3 with
two runs scored and two RBI as Canada routed Guatamalla 10-0
to earn the fourth and final playoff position.

Fehrman was also tops at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI,
walk and two runs scored while Tim Macumber saw his bat get going,
launching a three-run home run in the first that got the offense
going and plated base runners Ellsworth and Scott Newitt.

Winning pitcher was Rick Smith.

 

ONE OF THREE TOP BATTERS FOR CANADA

Ellsworth was one of three Canadian hitters to crack the top
15 in the final round robin tournament hitting leaders, released
by the organizers Saturday night. He finished 14thin round robin
tournament hitting, having 23 plate appearances, hitting 7-21
with four runs scored, a home run, five RBI, a walk and two strikeouts
for a ..333 batting average. A hit he was given earlier in the
tournament was changed to a fielder’s choice, thus taking his
total down to seven.

The others were Pat MacKintosh of Saskatoon, SK., was seventh
going 8-21, one RBI, three runs scored fanned three times and
a .381 batting average and Ian Fehrman of Townsend, Ont.. finished
eighth hitting 7-20 with one home run, three RBI, six runs scored
and a .350 batting average.

Rick Smith, Rob O’Brien finished one-two in pitching with NickUnderhill
in at eighth place and Frank Cox placing 12th in the pitching
statistics.

 
From:  Pat Healey <pathealey(at)eastlink.ca>



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