RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 8/28/2009 1:30:13 AM 
From:  "roger legendre" <er_legendre(at)sympatico.ca> 


Subject:  Fastball Playoffs  
  

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RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE
 
Quarter final action
 
                                                      THE ATHLETICS
LOSE A HEARTBREAKER
 
                                             In the third and
deciding game of the quarter final series "A" , it went down
to the bottom of the seventh to determine a winner. The never
say die Athletics got on the board first scoring a run in the
opening frame to take a 1-0 lead. In the top of the third , short
stop Eric Legendre lined a shot over the centre field fence to
give the Athletics a 2-0 lead . In the bottom of the third the
Hounds rply with a two run round tripper by veteran Chuck Jacobs.Everything
waa quiet until the 6th when the Hounds scored three more runs
to take a three run lead of 5-2 going to the seventh . Showing
great character and desire the underachieving Athletics errupted
for six runs to take what seemed an unsurmountable lead of 8-5
. This is when the dramatics came in . The first three batters
for the Hounds get on base with a single , a base on balls and
a fielding error. Corey Farmer hit ba single to score a run and
its 8-6 nobody out. The next two batters go out on fly outs.
Todd Parsons , the catcher come up and with two strikes hits
a dramatic grand slam to left field and the second place Hounds
get a scare but win dramatically 10-8 to advance to the second
round. Gary Lamothe (2-1) goes all the way on 9 hits ,2 base
on balls and 7 strike outs. Pat Brennan Sr starts for the Athletics
but is relieved in the fifth before returning in the seventh.
Botyh pitchers combined to give up 12 hits , issue 4 base on
balls and strike out  3 batters. Todd Parsons had a carrer night
in going 2 for 4 ( 2 home runs .one a grand slam) and 6 runs
batted in.JP Miron hit 2 for 3 (double) in a losing cause for
the Athletics. 
                                              The second round
of the playoffs ( best of 3 semi finals) gets underway Monday
night August the 31st at thev Rick McDonald Memorial Park in
Azilda. In nthe opener series "D" it will be the North Stars
facing the Hounds while in nthe nightcap the Parry Island Hawks
will get their first playoff action when they take on the Pickerel
River Cardinals in series "C".
                                                Action in nthe
ISC II Qualifier leading to berth in the Tournament of Championsb
in Midland Michigan for 2010 gets underway at the Terry Fox Sports
Complex on Saturday morning at 8 AM . The fee is $10 a day or
a weekend pass of $15
 
                                                            
 Yours in fastball ,
 
                                                            
  Roger Legendre
                                                         

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