RICK McDONALD MEMORIAL FASTBALL LEAGUE HAWKS CLINCH FIRST PLACE AND A BYE TO SECOND ROUND SEMI FINALS On Thursday night , in Gsarson at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park , the Garson Hounds paid a favor to the Parry Island Hawks.. By virtue of their victory over the Dog House Sportsbar North Stars they eliminated any chance of any team to surpass them and therefore give this first year team in the league , first place and the Commissiner's Cup . The Cup will be presenmted to them prior to their game against the Pickerel River Cardinals in Azilda on Monday night. The Garson Hounds remained in second place with their 6-3 triumph over the Dog House .Cory Stolar(1-0) in his first outing of the season , went the distance in giving up 7 hits ,issuing but one base on balls and striking out 8 batters.Randy Dennis(0-2) for the North Stars also went the distance giving up 9 hits , issuing one walk and striking out 6 batters in suffering his second loss of 2009 campaing. Todd Parsons 2 for 4 (double, league leading 6th home run of season) and Eddy Roy 2 for 4 (2 home runs ,3rd and 4th of the season) led the Hounds while Jesse St-Cyr hit 2 for 3 in losing cause for the Dog House. In the nightcap , the Pickerel River Cardinals kept pace with the Hounds in dumping the last place Athletics 10-3.Jonathan Contin (7-5) went all the way in recording his 7th mound victory of the season on 5 hits , 4 base on balls and 6 strike outs.Pat Brennan Sr (3-6) started for the Athletics in suffering his 6th defeat of the season and gave up 10 hits ,issued 3 base on balls and struck out 3 batters. Ed Brennan(0-0) came in to relieve in the 6th inning.Alex`Ashawasagai of the Cardinals led the way with a perfect 3 for 3 and a walk at the plate with teammates Ed Jr Panamick(double) and Jonathan Contin(triple,double) hitting both 2 for 3 .Eric Ace (home run , his fourth of the season) hit 2 for 2 with a walk in a losing cause for the Athletics. Play resumes on Monday night at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park in Azilda when the Athletics take on the Dog House North Stars at 7 PM followed by the nightcap at 9 PM where the first place Parry Island Hawks will face the third place Pickerel River Cardinals . MANITOULIN MEN'S FASTBALL LEAGUE RAIDERS TAKE 2-0 LEAD IN BEST OF FIVE SERIES There was only one game in the Manitoulin Men's Fastball League on Thursday night . Out in Gore Bay , the stingy defensive AOK Sucker Creek Raiders shuot out the Gore Bay Merchants 2-0 and now take a 2-0 strangle hold lead in that series "B" 3 out of five semi final.It was an excellent game for winning pitcher Mike Abnotosaway (1-0) who struck out 12 men and gave up but one base hit and issued just one base on balls.Jason Thibauilt(0-1) started for the Merchants and was tsggged with the loss in striking outt 8 batters. Glenn Duncanson(0-0) came in to relieve hom in the sixth frame.Both semi final series resume on Monday night . In series "A" tied at one game a piecev, the M'Cheeng Tribe will take on the Wikwemikong Lumberjacks in Wiki at 7:30 PM while the AOK Sucker Creek Raiders will look to sweep their series when they take on the Gore Bay Merchants at home with a 7 PM start time. BRAD RINGUETTE NORTHERN ONTARIO OPEN FASTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS [August 21st to 23rd] The final deadline for entry into the 4th annual Brad Ringuette Northern Ontario Open Fastball Championships is fast approaching. One week from today , Friday August the 14th , all teams who desire to enter this tournament which is "open" must have in their complete team roster and their cheque in the amount of $380 . Cheques are to be made out to Northern Ontario Fastball Championships and mailed out to Northern Ontario Fastball Championships c/o Roger Legendre Co-convenor 968 Jeanne D'Arc Street Hanmer Ontario P3P 1R9 . For any further inquiries please email Roger at er_legen...@sympatico.ca GIRLS SOFTBALL/FASTPITCH YEAR END PLAYOFF The Greater Sudbury Girls Softbal/Fastpitch Association has their year end playoffs this coming weekend at the Tery Fox Sports Complex starting this evening Friday August the 7th. There will be games in three divisions: squirts , bantams and midgerts . We wish all the young ladies the best of luck .We hope that Mother Nature will co-operate. Yours in fastball , Roger Legendre Public Relations Liaison/Advisor for the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League and Girls Softball Chairperson /co-convenor for Brad Ringuette Northern Ontario Fastball Championships and ISC II Quialifier Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball ISC World Tournament, August 14-27, http://www.iscfastpitch.com/
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