Successful Week for Gee-Gees

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 4/5/09 9:32:04 PM 
From:  scottsearle at rogers.com 

   
Subject:  Successful Week for Gee-Gees  
   

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The University of Ottawa 's competitive sports banquet on April
2nd concluded a great week for the Gee-Gees softball program.


  

Jillian Taylor and Vanessa Homiak were awarded Quest for Gold
scholarships from the Provincial Womens Softball Association
and the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion. These scholarships
are awarded to elite athletes who live, study and train in Ontario
based on athletic performance. Jill and Vanessa received the
scholarship based on their performance in 2008 where both athletes
led their respective club teams to medals at the Ontario Provincials
and the Jr. Womens National Championship in Summerside Prince
Edward Island . Vanessa led the Pickering Heat to a Gold Medal
at the Provincials and a Silver Medal at the Canadian Championships.
Vanessa was critical to the teams success at the Nationals with
2 game-winning RBI's. Jillian was instrumental in the Orleans
Rebels bronze medal performance at the Provincials, and was named
the tournaments MVP. These scholarships are worth $8,000 each
and are a great incentive for Ontario athletes to train at home.


  

Sustaining the program's reputation for academic excellence,
we maintained our 100% graduation rate and two of our athletes
were accepted into teacher's college at the University of Ottawa
. Elissa Sivel and Jillian Taylor will don the garnet and grey
in 2009 in their last year of eligibility. 

  

Finally, Jillian Taylor was named the Competitive Sports Club
Female Athlete of the Year for her 2008 performance. Jill finished
the year with 13 wins for the Gee-Gees, leading the team to a
silver medal at the Provincial Championships. She set a team
records for wins, most strikeouts, lowest ERA (.71) and most
stolen bases in a season (11) . Jillian was second in the team
in batting average (0.477), hits (31) and runs scored (15). Significant
accolades came with this very successful season – Jillian was
awarded the team MVP, the Top Pitcher in the league (OIWFA),
a Quest for Gold Scholarship and an Ottawa Sports Award for the
Top Softball Player in the city. 

Jillian joins Gee-Gees Alumni Danna Masters (2003) and Lindsey
McLaughlin (2005 , 2006) in winning this prestigious award amongst
17 other competitive sports clubs within the University .  

  

The Gee-Gees will de-centralize for the summer as they all chase
various athletic goals throughout the summer before re-convening
in the fall in their quest for an OIWFA Championship and their
first appearance at a University National Championship. 

 

Scott Searle 

Head Coach 



 

 
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