ALVINSTON DEFEATS GLENCOE IN GAME 5

 
The Alvinston Indians finally did it.  They defeated Glencoe in a series.  Alvinston had been 0-2 against Glencoe in the playoffs in the past, but on Tuesday they changed their fortunes.  Alvinston jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, after Joe Triest led off with a single, and both Steve Donald, and Theo Metron followed suit, with Metron driving in Triest for the game's opening run.  Then after a Scott Smith sacrifice bunt to advance the runners to second and third with one out, Jeff Ingram followed with a double to score Donald for a 2-0 lead.  Glencoe returned the favour in their half of the first inning, when Mark Johnson led off with a triple, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mark McCallum, to get things close again, with a 2-1 score.  

Indians starter John Ferguson would then shut the door, as would Glencoe starter Shaun Winship.  Ferguson would retire Glencoe's next 9 batters over the next three innings, and then shut out a Glencoe threat to score in the fifth inning.  In the sixth, Brad Young would finally relieve Ferguson for Alvinston, after he allowed a hit with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Young would shut the door in the sixth, heading into the seventh inning.

In the top of the seventh inning, Alvinston added an all important insurance run.  Andy Triest led off with a triple into the gap, and would score on a one out bunt single by Steve Donald to ice the game.  With Alvinston up 3-1, Young retired the first two hitters in the seventh, allowed one base runner on a hit by pitch, and then retired the final out to seal the win for Alvinston.  The final score was Alvinston 3, Glencoe 1. 

John Ferguson threw a gutsy game on the mound for Alvinston to earn the win and series win, as he scattered 2 hits over 5 1/3 innings pitched, allowing only one earned run, while striking out 2.  Young would come in and shut the door to earn the save.  Steve Donald paced the Alvisnton attack going 3/4 in the game.

Alvisnton now faces Shedden in the St. Thomas and District Major Fastball League Finals, with game 1 going Thursday night in Alvinston, beginning at 7:30pm.  Game 2 will go Sunday in Fingal.