Battersea Vs Frontenac Cyclones Men
In a game played at the Ken Garrett Memorial Park in Inverary the home Frontenac
Cyclones Men jumped out to an early 3-0 after the first inning. Battersea
pitcher Mike Paul started the game with some wildness and walked the bases
loaded with no one out. Centre fielder Brad Cashman, second baseman
Mike Rathwell and catcher Derek Shaver took bases on balls. First baseman
Ken Crook delivered the first run of the game when he hit a ground out that
scored Cashman. Shortstop Ken Spicer then followed with a single that
scored both Rathwell and Shaver. The Frontenac Men then added two more
runs in the second to take a commanding 5-0 lead. Right fielder Don
Burns led off the inning with a walk and scored when left field Paul Halligan
hit a single to left field which was misplayed by the left fielder. Halligan
later scored in the inning with the team's fifth run. Battersea scored
their first run of the game in the top of the third inning on an RBI single
by centre fielder Jason Moodie that scored right fielder Ryan Dixon, who had
led off the inning with a single. Frontenac then responded with two
more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 7-1 lead. Rathwell
started the rally drawing a one out walk. Shaver followed with a single
and starting pitcher Kurt Clark drove in Rathwell with an RBI single. Shaver
scored on a sacrifice fly by Crook to end the scoring in the inning. Battersea
made a large comeback attempt in the fifth inning, scoring five times and
driving Clark from the game. With one out Moodie drew a walk, but he
was forced at second base on a ground out by left fielder Kevin Burtch. Mike
Paul then reached base on an error and shortstop Chris Switzer followed with
an RBI double to right field. Second baseman Justin Sleeth then drew
a base on balls to load the bases. Third baseman Greg Dixon then followed
with a line drive homerun over the centre field fence for a grand slam, making
the score 7-6 for the Frontenac Cyclones Men. The Cyclones responded
in the bottom of the inning with a two out rally that produced two more runs.
Halligan started the rally with a two out walk and moved to second on
a single by Cashman. Both runners moved up as Rathwell drew his fourth
walk of the game to load the bases. Shaver then hit a hard shot to
shortstop that was misplayed allowing both Halligan and Cashman to score.
Battersea scored the final run of the game when Mike Paul hit a homerun
to left field off of reliever Bob Finucan.
FINAL SCORE: Frontenac Cyclones Men 9 Battersea 7
WP: Kurt Clark 4.67IP 6H 1ER 5UER 6K
Bob Finucan 2.33IP 1H 1ER 5K
LP: Mike Paul 6IP 8H 7ER 2UER 9K
Enterprise Vs Frontenac Cyclones Midgets
Enterprise jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first inning when
centre fielder Brian Murphy led off the game with a solo homerun. Enterprise
added two more runs in the inning to take a 3-0 lead. Third baseman
Doug Weese hit an RBI single and later scored on a sacrifice fly by first
baseman Kevin Brown. Enterprise added two more runs in the fifth inning
when a two out ball hit by Brown was misplayed in the outfield, allowing left
fielder Albert Brown, who had reached on a fielder's choice, and Weese, who
had walked, to score. The Frontenac Cyclones Midgets scored their lone
run of the game in the sixth inning when centre fielder Tom Hanna hit a sacrifice
fly to centre field. Enterprise finished the scoring in the seventh
inning, adding two more runs. Kevin Brown again hit a ball that was
misplayed by the outfield and allowed two runners to score. Pitcher
Lyle Brown who had reached on a walk and Weese who had reached on a fielder's
choice, both crossed the plate on the play.
FINAL SCORE: Enterprise 401 Auto Mall 7 Frontenac Cyclones
Midgets 1
WP: Lyle Brown 7IP 3H 1ER 12K
LP: Adam Garrison 7IP 4H 3ER 4UER 7K
Sydenham Vs Moscow
Reuben Struthers and Paul Hannah homered in the loss for Sydenham.
FINAL SCORE: Moscow Mohawks 9 Sydenham 3
WP:
LP: Justin Heyman