Game 1
Kingston Cowboys 8 Sydenham Amey's
Drilling 2 in Inverary
Sydenham loaded the bases in the
first inning with a hit from shortstop Chris Bowes and a couple of walks however
the Cowboys were able to get out of the inning unscathed when pitcher Jon Swaine
struck out the final out of the inning. In the bottom of the inning the Cowboys
struck for three runs. Centre fielder Jeff Hannah singled to right field and
moved to third when the ball was misplayed. Right fielder Tim Murphy reached
base on a passed ball on a strikeout and Swaine reached on a walk. Catcher
Craig Pearce then delivered a two RBI single to left fielder and one out later
second baseman Adam Garrison hit into a fielder's choice that scored the third
run of the inning. In the second inning the Cowboys struck for four more runs
to make the score 7-0. Third baseman Jamie Purdon reached base on an error and
moved to second on a passed ball. Hannah then drove in a run with a single.
Swaine drew another walk and Pearce followed with a RBI single to left.
Shortstop Doug Kane walked to load the bases for Garrison, who delivered a two
run single. In the third, Purdon led off the inning with a walk and came around
to score on a sacrifice fly by Pearce. Sydenham scored solo runs in the sixth
and seventh innings to make the final score 8-2. Third baseman Blake Orr scored
on a sacrifice fly by left fielder Chris Carroll in the sixth inning and Chris
Bowes scored on a fielder's choice in the seventh inning.
WP: Jon Swaine 3IP 2H 3BB 2K 0ER 0HBP
Ryan Sharpe 4IP 5H 1BB 6K 2ER
0HBP
LP: Mike Halligan 5.33IP 8H 6BB 6K
5ER 2UER 1HBP
Scott Nichol 0.67IP 1H 1BB 1K
0ER 0HBP
Hughie Vankoughnett 0IP 0H
2BB 1ER 0HBP
Game 2
Sydenham Amey's Drilling 2 Kingston
Cowboys 0 in Sydenham
In a well played and a strongly
pitched game, Sydenham prevailed on a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth
inning by left fielder Ryan Bowes that scored pitcher Blake Orr, who had reached
base on a walk. Both Orr and Cowboys pitcher Jon Swaine allowed 4 hits and only
6 baserunners during the game. The Cowboys tried to comeback in the top of the
seventh but ended leaving a lead off single by Ryan Sharpe on third base.
WP: Blake Orr 7IP 4H 2BB 13K 0ER 0HBP
LP: Jon Swaine 6IP 4H 2BB 8K 2ER 0HBP
Game 3
Sydenham Amey's Driling 4 Kingston Cowboys 1 in 9 innings at Inverary
Sydenham opened the scoring in the top of
the first inning on an RBI single to centre by right fielder Ryan Bowes that
scored Chris Bowes, who had led off the game with a single to centre. The
Cowboys tied the game in the third inning. Left fielder David Purdon led
off the inning with a single and moved to second on a ground out. Purdon
advanced to third on a passed ball and scored when the ball went off the
third baseman's glove into left field. Sydenham had runners in scoring
position in the second, fourth, sixth and eighth innings before taking the
lead in the top of the ninth. Second baseman Greg Orr led off the ninth
with a home run to left field. One out later Chris Carroll reached base on
an error and scored on an RBI double off the left field fence by Joe Bowes.
Bowes scored on an RBI single by Chris Bowes to make it 4-1.
WP: Blake Orr (Relief) 3IP 0H 0BB 4K 0ER
0HBP
Scott Nichol 6IP 5H 3BB 8K 0ER
1UER 0HBP
LP: Ryan Sharpe 9IP 11H 1BB 7K 2ER 2UER
0HBP
Game 4
Kingston Cowboys 13 Sydenham Amey's Drilling 2 in Sydenham
Sydenham opened the
scoring in the bottom of the second inning when second baseman Greg Orr
hit a home run to left field. In the bottom of the third inning,
Sydenham scored again on an RBI single by centre fielder Hughie
Vankoughnett that scored catcher Terry Redden who had reached on an
error and moved to second on a sacrifice by shortstop Chris Bowes. The
Cowboys, who had runners on base in each of the first three innings,
finally reached the scoreboard in the fourth. First baseman Kevin
Buchan singled up the middle to open the inning and pinch runner David
Purdon replaced him. Second baseman Adam Garrision then drew a walk.
Left fielder Josh Vanderzande was then hit for a pitch for the second
time in the game to load the bases. Shortstop Jamie Purdon then drew a
walk to score the first run of the inning. After an out, centre fielder
Jeff Hannah tripled to left centre field to clear the bases and give the
Cowboys a 4-2 lead. In the bottom of the inning Orr led off with a
single to centre and was replaced by pinch runner Matt Rennie. After
moving to second on a ground out, Rennie was thrown out at the plate by
Hannah on a single to centre by left fielder Mike Burnette to end the
inning. In the fifth inning, catcher Doug Kane drew a walk to led off
the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice by Buchan. Vanderzande
then hit a homerun to centre field to make the score 6-2. In the sixth
inning the Cowboys struck for four more runs. Hannah reached on a one
out error and scored on an RBI double to right centre field by right
fielder Tim Murphy. Pitcher Jon Swaine was then hit by a pitch to put
runners at first and second. Kane followed with a two run double to
right centre to chase starting pitcher Blake Orr from the game.
Garrison then doubled to right field to score Kane with the fourth run
of the inning. In the seventh inning the Cowboys added three more
runs. After Purdon and third baseman Ryan Sharpe reached base on errors
and Hannah singled to load the bases, Murphy followed with an RBI
single. Swaine then hit an RBI single and Kane followed with an RBI
single to complete the scoring.
WP: Jon Swaine 7IP 5H 0BB 7K 2ER
0HBP
LP: Blake Orr 5.33IP 7H
4BB 7K 8ER 1UER 3HBP
Scott Nichol 1.67IP 5H
0BB 5K 0ER 3UER 0HBP
Game 5
Sydenham Amey's Drilling 4 Kingston
Cowboys 3
Sydenham jumped out to an early
1-0 lead in the first inning when second baseman Ryan Bowes hit a two out triple
to right centre field. Bowes was able to score on a throwing error on the
play. The Cowboys tied the score in the second inning. First baseman Kevin
Buchan led off the inning with a single and right fielder Adam Garrison followed
with a walk. Garrison was then caught in a run down between first and second
that allowed Buchan to score from second base to tie the game. The score
remained tied until the bottom of the sixth inning even though both teams had
scoring opportunities. Catcher Doug Kane led off the inning with a single for
the Cowboys and moved to second on a sac bunt by Buchan. Garrison then followed
with an RBI single to right field to give the Cowboys a 2-1 lead. Sydenham
responded in the seventh inning with 3 runs. Catcher Terry Redden reached base
on an one out infield single and moved to third base on the pinch hit single by
Mike Halligan up the middle. The Cowboys then made a pitching change, bringing
in Jon Swaine. Swaine retired the first batter he faced and then centre fielder
Hughie Vankoughnett hit a homerun to left centre field to give Sydenham a 4-2
lead. The Cowboys attempted a comeback in the bottom of the inning with
consecutive singles by Jon Swaine, Ryan Sharpe and Doug Kane to lead off the
inning to score one run, but Sydenham retired the next three batters.
WP: Scott Nichol 7IP 11H 4BB 8K 2ER 1UER
0HBP
LP: Ryan Sharpe 6.33IP 5H 1BB 5K 2ER
1UER 0HBP
Jon Swaine 0.67IP 1H 0BB 1K 1ER
0HBP
Game 6
Kingston Cowboys 4 Sydenham Amey's Drilling 2
The Cowboys jumped out to an 1-0 as
the game's lead off batter, centre fielder Jeff Hannah, hit a homerun to
right field. Sydenham promptly tied the score in the bottom of the
first when third baseman Chris Carroll drew a bases loaded walk.
Shortstop Chris Bowes had led off the inning and first baseman Blake Orr
and designated player Greg Orr both walked to fill the bases. The
Cowboys scored again in the top of the second inning. Catcher Doug Kane
led off the inning with a double down the third baseline a later scored
in the inning on a passed ball. In the third inning third baseman Ryan
Sharpe hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score pitcher Jon Swaine,
who had reached base on an error and moved two bases on passed balls.
The Cowboys extended the lead to 4-1 in the sixth inning off of relief
pitcher Scott Nichol with an RBI single by second baseman Adam
Garrison. Kane led off the inning with a walk and was moved into
scoring position on a sacrifice bunt by first baseman Kevin Buchan.
Chris Bowes led off the bottom of the seventh with a homerun to right
centre field but Swaine was able to retire the next three batters to end
the game.
WP: Jon Swaine 7IP 4H 5BB 11K 2ER
0HBP
LP: Mike Halligan 4.67IP 4H 3BB 5K
2ER 1UER 0HBP
Scott Nichol 2.33IP 4H 2BB 1K
1ER 0HBP
Game 7
Sydenham Amey's Drilling 4 Kingston Cowboys 3 in 8 innings
Sydenham opened the scoring
in the top of the fourth inning when pitcher Blake Orr hit a
homerun to right centre field. The Cowboys answered in the
bottom of the inning when relief pitcher Ryan Sharpe hit a
triple to left field and then scored one out later on a
sacrifice fly to right field by first baseman Kevin Buchan.
Sydenham took the lead again in the fifth inning scoring two
runs. First baseman Paul Hannah hit a single to centre field
with one out to start the rally. Matt Rennie entered the game
as a pinch runner and moved to second on a single by shortstop
Chris Bowes. Catcher Terry Redden followed with a single to
left field to score Rennie on a close play at the plate. Orr
followed with a single to cash in Redden to give Sydenham a 3-1
lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning Sharpe hit a double to
left centre field to start the inning. One out later Kevin
Buchan was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second.
Second baseman Adam Garrison then singled up the middle to score
Sharpe and to move Geoff Crawford, who had come on to run for
Buchan, to third base. Josh Vanderzande then follwed with a
single to right field to tie the score at 3-3. Scott Nichol
came on to relieve Blake Orr for Sydenham and he retired the
next two batters to end the inning. In the eight inning, Blake
Orr lead off with a single to right field and moved to second on
a ground out. After an intentional walk to second baseman Greg
Orr, third baseman Chris Carroll hit a single between shortstop
and third to drive in Orr. Nichol retired three straight
batters in the bottom of the eight to end the game.
WP: Scott Nichol (relief)
2.67IP 1H 0BB 2K 0ER 0HBP
Blake Orr 6.33IP 6H
2BB 5K 3ER 2HBP
LP: Ryan Sharpe (relief)
4.67IP 7H 1BB 6K 3ER 0HBP
Jon Swaine 3.33IP 2H
2BB 3K 1ER 0HBP