The
Alvinston
Indians
returned
home on
Thursday
night
for game
2 in the
finals
of the
St.
Thomas &
District
Major
Fastball
League.
Kyle
Crawford
was the
pitcher
for
Alvinston,
while
St.
Thomas
countered
with
Ryan
Cummings.
The game
was
scoreless
through
the
first
two
innings
with
both
teams
leaving
two men
on
base.
In the
top of
the
third,
Tex
Lessard
singled
for St.
Thomas
to lead
off the
inning,
but was
stranded
when
Crawford
retired
the next
three
batters.
In the
bottom
fo the
third,
Tyler
Huff led
off with
a walk
for
Alvinston,
but the
next two
batters
were
retired.
Craig
Lyons
was the
next
batter
up for
Alvinston,
and with
a 0-2
count,
he
smashed the
next
pitch over
the
centre
field
fence,
giving
Alvinston
a 2-0
lead.
Crawford
would
allow
two more
hits and
a walk
the rest
of the
way, as
him and
the
Alvinston
defence
were
flawless
en route
to a 2-0
game 2
victory,
and 2-0
series
lead for
Alvinston.
Tex
Lessard
was 2/4
for St.
Thomas,
while
Mark
Coleman
was
2/3.
Aaron
Gould
reached
base
twice
for St.
Thomas via walks.
Craig
Lyons
was 2/3
for
Alvinston,
while
Stocking
was 1/2
with a
walk,
and Andy
Triest
had the
other
Alvinston
hit
going
1/2.
Crawford
was the
winning
pitcher
for
Alvinston,
pitching
seven
scoreless
shutout
innings,
with 4
hits, 3
walks,
and 7
strikeouts.
Ryan
Cummings
was the
hard
luck
loser
for St.
Thomas
pitching
six
innings,
allowing
the two
earned
runs on
4 hits,
with 2
walks,
and 8
strikeouts.
The game
lasted
only 1
hour and
25
minutes,
and the
weather
and game
was a
good one
for the
fans!
Game 3
of the
best 3
out of 5
final
series goes
Monday
in
Alvinston
at
7:30pm.