Received: 8/9/07 6:52:23 PM From: Patrick Healey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: NL clinches double life at JR MEN'S -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sending out as i know the Telegram has deadline and the time diff. also to you CP because you can get it to the TORONTO STAR or Scarborough area media asap as other games are later due to the backup from rain yesterday and this morning. Thanks N.L. clinches double life at Junior Mens chship BY PAT HEALEY MEDIA OFFICER SUMMERSIDE - The Newfoundland and Labrador Kellys Pub Canadians put an exclamation mark on their perfect performance at the 2007 Causeway Bay Softball Canada Junior Mens fast pitch championship Thursday night. The Canadians beat Simcoe Wildcats (Ont 3) 1-0 and then beat the Scarborough Wolverines 7-3. They were to resume their suspended game, trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the third, with Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks late Thursday Newfoundland and Labrador downed the only other team that could take first place from them, the Ontario champion Scarborough Wolverines, 7-3 thanks to a three run top of the seventh. Brad Ezekiel, who has hit safely in six of 23 at bats driving in four runs, said it was a relief to get the win and game out of the way. "That game was big for us, everyone played well," Ezekiel said. "When we needed a hit we had someone come through for us." Canadians coach Ross Crocker said the team held a meeting after their game Thursday morning, a 1-0 win, after they thought they hadnt played well at all. "We didnt play well at all this morning and talked about cpoming out with a better performance tonight," Crocker said. "The players were all up and everyone did their job to get us the win, led by Jason Hills strong pitching." Thursday night, Ryan Boland hit a two-run triple with Sean Cleary and Gary Bruce on second and third. He hit an 0-1 pitch to centerfield that brought the two runners home and later he scored himself on a wild pitch. Cleary (1-1, two runs scored), Brad Ezekiel (2-4, two RBI), Justin Gill (2-5, run scored, RBI), Steven Pittman (1-1, run scored) and Stephen Strapp (1-3, RBI) also were tops at the plate. Brandon Horn (2-3, run scored), Ryan Jaynes (2-3, RBI double), Nick Dambrosio (2-4) and Andrew Putnam (1-4, run scored, three strikeouts) had the offensive hits for Scarborough (5-2). Hill pitched the complete game fanning nine, walking one, giving up three runs on eight hits. Matt Leahy suffered the loss, surrendering seven runs on nine hits, walking four, striking out eight in seven innings of work. Earlier Thursday, Sean Cleary tossed a complete game, no hitter striking out 11 in the process as the Kellys Pub Canadians of Newfoundland and Labrador edged Simcoe Wildcats (Ont. 3) 1-0. The only blemish on Clearys game was a batter who reached base in the fourth inning to break up the perfect game. Ezekiel (1-2) drove home Mark Lewis (1-3) in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single for the games only run. Boland, Jon Kane and Gary Bruce each also had a hit a piece. Luke Raymer suffered the loss striking out nine while surrendering just five hits. Simcoe fell to 2-4 with the loss. Later Thursday night, the defending champs turned their attention to rallying from a 2-1 deficit in the bottom of the third against Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks in a game suspended by rain Wednesday. That game was to be played late Thursday night. Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball We plan to be inKitchener August 10-18 2007 ISC World Tournament http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ Follow the action: Go to http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ and click on the ISC icon at the top of the page for all the ISC World Tournament action or click on the ISC II icon for all the ISC II Tournament of Champions action. Or go direct: ISC 2007 World Tournament: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/index.php?page=153 ISC II 2007 Tournament of Champions: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/index.php?page=157 VIA http://www.webbox.com
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