DurhamLords Media Release Friday, October 16, 2009 Gold medalin sight for Durham College womenÂ’s fastball team
Game One: Durham defeated Conestoga 10-0 Game Two: Durham defeated St. Clair 6-0 Durhamadvances to the Gold Medal Game on Saturday at 1 p.m. HAMILTON,Ont. - The Durham Lords women’s fastball team advanced tothe gold medal game at the OCAA women’s fastball championship with twoshutout victories on Friday. The Lords opened up the championship with a 10-0 win over Conestoga College andwould follow that up with a 6-0 victory over St. Clair College, clinching aspot in the gold medal game. “The team played great today,” said Durham College women’sfastball head coach Jim Nemish. “If we want to achieve our goals, we knowwe have to keep it up heading into tomorrow’s action.” For Nemish and the Lords, it will mark the team’s 13th consecutive tripto the provincial title game, earning eight titles over that span. The Lords started out great in the opening game of the championship defeatingConestoga 10-0 in four innings. Durham put up five runs in the first followedby four in the third to take a commanding lead in the game. OCAA top pitcherKayla MacLean (Whitby, Ont.) pitched all four innings for Durham, allowing twohits while striking out six. Top hitters included Samantha Roelofsen (Alma,Ont.) who went 2-for-3 with two RBI's, Erin Dewey (Port Hope, Ont.) who was2-for-3 and Janna Hagen (Sherwood Park, Albt.) who was 2-for-3 with two doublesand three RBI's. Against their rival St. Clair College, Durham stepped up their game as theyshutout the Saints 6-0. Hagan pitched the complete game for Durham shutting theSaints offence down holding them to just two hits. Hagan also had a fine day atthe plate with two triples and two RBI’s. Roelofsen got the Lords offence started with a first inning home run. VeteranCarolyn Moore (Oshawa, Ont.) picked up two RBI’s in the game. Durham is hoping that they get a better result on Saturday then they did a yearago; where they dropped two straight games in the gold medal finals against St.Clair College, earning the silver medal. St. Clair will face Conestoga College in the bronze medal game at 10 a.m. onSaturday with the winner advancing to the gold medal game at 1 p.m. Durham willhave two cracks at winning the provincial title as the championship is a doubleknockout format. GAME RECAPS Game One Durham 10 Conestoga 0 Conestoga 0-0-0-0 (0) Durham 5-4-1-X (10) Players of the Game Conestoga: Staci Miller Durham: Kayla MacLean Game Two Durham 6 St. Clair 0 St. Clair 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 (0) Durham 1-0-3-0-2-0-X (6) Players of the Game St. Clair: Keri Bagley Durham: Janna Hagan CHAMPIONSHIPSUMMARY Friday,October 16, 2009 Game 1: Durham defeated. Conestoga 10-0 Game 2: St. Clair defeated Seneca 4-1 Game 3: Conestoga defeated Seneca 3-1 Game 4: Durham defeated St. Clair 6-0 Saturday, October 17,2009 Bronze Medal Game: St. Clair vs. Conestoga – 10 a.m. *Loser awarded Bronze, winner advances to Gold Medal Round Gold Medal Game #1: Durham vs. Winner of Bronze Medal Game – 1 p.m. Gold Medal Game #2: If Necessary – 3 p.m. ChampionshipWebsite MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.saintsathletics.ca" claiming to be http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/dept/stactiv/athletics/fastball/ A QUICK LOOKAT THE LORDS Overall Record: 21-5 Conference Record: 11-1 (regular season champions) - 30 - FOR MOREINFORMATION: Scott Dennis Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator Durham College and UOIT Athletics 905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P) 905.721.3117 (F) Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com fastb...@pmihrm.com NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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