Sudbury Fastball News

Fri Aug 7 11:32:55 EDT 2009

              RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE

HAWKS   CLINCH FIRST PLACE AND A BYE TO SECOND ROUND SEMI FINALS

On Thursday night ,  in Gsarson at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park
, the Garson Hounds paid a favor to the Parry  Island Hawks..
By virtue of their victory over the Dog House Sportsbar North
Stars they eliminated any chance of any team to surpass them
and therefore give this first year team in the league , first
place and the Commissiner's Cup . The Cup will be presenmted
to them prior to their game against the Pickerel River Cardinals
in Azilda on Monday night.

The Garson Hounds remained in second place with their  6-3 triumph
over the Dog House .Cory Stolar(1-0) in his first outing of the
season , went the distance in giving up 7 hits ,issuing but one
base on balls and striking out 8 batters.Randy Dennis(0-2) for
the North Stars also went the distance giving up 9 hits , issuing
  one walk and striking out 6 batters in suffering his second
loss of 2009 campaing. Todd Parsons 2 for 4 (double, league leading
6th home run of season) and Eddy Roy 2 for 4 (2 home runs ,3rd
and 4th of the season) led the Hounds while Jesse St-Cyr hit
2 for 3 in losing cause for the Dog House.

In the nightcap , the Pickerel River Cardinals kept pace with
the Hounds in dumping the last place Athletics 10-3.Jonathan
Contin (7-5) went all the way in recording his 7th mound victory
of the season on 5 hits , 4 base on balls and 6 strike outs.Pat
Brennan Sr (3-6) started for the Athletics in suffering his 6th
defeat of the season and gave up 10 hits ,issued 3 base on balls
and struck out 3 batters. Ed Brennan(0-0) came in to relieve
in the 6th inning.Alex`Ashawasagai of the Cardinals led the way
with a perfect 3 for 3 and a walk at the plate with teammates
Ed Jr Panamick(double) and Jonathan Contin(triple,double) hitting
both 2 for 3 .Eric Ace (home run , his fourth of the season)
hit 2 for 2 with a walk in a losing cause for the Athletics.

Play resumes on Monday night at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park
in Azilda when the Athletics take on the Dog House North Stars
at 7 PM followed by the nightcap at 9 PM where the first place
Parry Island Hawks will face the third place Pickerel River Cardinals
.

                MANITOULIN MEN'S FASTBALL LEAGUE

RAIDERS TAKE 2-0 LEAD IN BEST OF FIVE SERIES

         There was only one game in the Manitoulin Men's Fastball
League on Thursday night . Out in Gore Bay , the stingy defensive
AOK Sucker Creek Raiders shuot out the Gore Bay Merchants 2-0
and now take a 2-0 strangle hold lead in that series "B"  3 out
of five semi final.It was an excellent game for winning pitcher
Mike Abnotosaway (1-0) who struck out 12 men and gave up but
one base hit and issued just one base on balls.Jason Thibauilt(0-1)
started for the Merchants and was tsggged with the loss in striking
outt 8 batters. Glenn Duncanson(0-0) came in to relieve hom in
the sixth frame.Both semi final series resume on Monday night
. In series "A" tied at one game a piecev, the M'Cheeng Tribe
will take on the  Wikwemikong Lumberjacks in Wiki at 7:30 PM
while the AOK Sucker Creek Raiders will look to sweep their series
when they take on the Gore Bay Merchants at home with a 7 PM
start time.

              BRAD RINGUETTE NORTHERN ONTARIO OPEN FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 [August 21st to 23rd] 

              The final deadline for entry into the 4th annual
Brad Ringuette Northern Ontario Open Fastball Championships is
fast approaching. One week from today , Friday August the 14th
, all teams who desire to enter this tournament which is "open"
 must have in their complete team roster and their cheque in
the amount of $380 . Cheques are to be made out to Northern Ontario
Fastball Championships and mailed out to Northern Ontario Fastball
Championships c/o Roger Legendre Co-convenor 968 Jeanne D'Arc
Street   Hanmer Ontario   P3P 1R9 . For any further inquiries
 please email Roger at er_legendre at sympatico.ca

                 GIRLS  SOFTBALL/FASTPITCH

   YEAR END PLAYOFF

                 The Greater Sudbury  Girls Softbal/Fastpitch
Association has their year end playoffs  this coming weekend
at the Tery Fox Sports Complex starting this evening Friday August
the 7th. There will be games in three divisions: squirts , bantams
and midgerts . We wish all the young ladies the best of luck
.We hope that Mother Nature will co-operate.

                                                          Yours
in fastball ,

                                                           Roger
Legendre

                                                           Public
Relations Liaison/Advisor for the

                                                           Rick
McDonald Memorial Fastball League and

                                                           Girls
Softball

                                                           Chairperson
/co-convenor for

                                                           Brad
Ringuette Northern Ontario Fastball Championships and

                                                           ISC
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