Tough Weekend for University of Ottawa GeeGees Fastpitch Team

[Al's Fastball News]

OTTAWA, ON October 4, 2009

Tough Weekend for University of Ottawa GeeGees Fastpitch Team

The first of a series of long road trips went underway this weekend,
as
the Ottawa Gee-Gees fastpitch team travelled a few hours south
to play
against the York Lions, the McMaster Marauders and Brock University.
The
weather was unkind for fastball players this weekend, raining
out the
games against York on Friday night. The Gee-Gees went on to Mohawk
Sports
Park in Hamilton to face a defensively strong McMaster team.
A few
uncharacteristic offensive and defensive plays made it very difficult
for
the Ottawa Gee-Gees to come back from McMaster's 2-0 lead. The
Gee-Gees
could not recover and fell to a 3-0 loss. With a rejuvenated
spirit, the
Gee-Gees recovered much lost ground in the second game, with
some great
timely hits from rookies Jenna Flannigan, Kristen Barber and
Stephanie
Samms, leaving the Gee-Gees 6-4 in the fourth inning. Unfortunately,
the
weather again took a turn for the worse, with hail and then heavy
rain,
resulting in the game being called by the umpires.

The Gee-Gees then went on to play Brock University on Sunday
afternoon.
The first game proved to be a game between the pitchers and tough
defence,
leaving it scoreless until the 6th inning, where rookie, Brittany
Shank
pinch ran for 5th year veteran Elissa Sivel on second base and
rookie,
Kristen Barber took to first with a walk. Second year veteran,
Mallory
Watson drove in the RBI, with the Gee-Gees winning 1-0. The second
game
proved to be a game of frustration, with the Gee-Gees struggling
to come
back from a 6-0 Brock University lead. A short rally brought
the Gee-Gees
four runs, but this was not enough to take the lead.

The Gee-Gees will look to secure their 100th win at the National
University Championships this week at Waterloo.



Contact:
Jason McDonald
Media Relations/Assistant Coach
613-883-5359
ottawausoftball(at)hotmail.com

or

Rachel Legaspi
Media Relations/Player
613-867-3249
rlega073(at)uottawa.ca


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OTTAWA, ON September 27, 2009

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