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Indians split double header
sarniasports.com july 29th, 2011


The Alvinston Indians played at home in front of a strong crowd on what was a muggy Thursday evening, for a double-header against the Shedden Mission in game 1, and the St. Thomas Storm in game 2. First up was the Shedden Mission, and after falling behind 1-0 early to Shedden, an Andy Triest single got things going in the bottom of the third. Brad Young then doubled putting runners on second and third, and a clutch Chris Drew double scored both Triest and Young, for a 2-1 Alvinston lead. Alvinston would then not look back as they added 6 more unanswered runs, en route to a 8-1 six inning mercy victory. Scoring the other Alvinston runs were Jeff Lyons (2), Joe Triest, Young, Drew, and Aaron Stocking. Driving in the other Alvinston runs were Drew (with 3 more and a total of 5 RBI's in the first game), Stocking, J. Triest, and Jamie Shields. Brad Young was very effective on the mound, keeping the Shedden hitters off balanced, and mostly off the scoresheet. Young earned the win for the Indians, tossing 6 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits, with 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts. The final score was 8-1 for Alvinston vs. Shedden.

In game #2, Alvinston sent young hurler Kyle Crawford to the mound, and he did not disappoint, throwing a strong game versus St. Thomas. On the other side on the mound was Ryan Cummings, who also threw very well. Cummings allowed an unearned run in the first inning to Alvinston, when Shields reached second base on an error, and Chris Drew smacked a double to score Shields, but Cummings did not allow a hit the rest of the way for St. Thomas, allowing only the one hit on the evening, in what was a masterful outing, as he fanned 12 Alvinston swingers. St. Thomas scored to tie the game in the second inning, when they had a runner score because of a pass ball. St. Thomas then added the winning run in the fifth inning, when Gould doubled home Jamie Peat for the winning run. Final score was St. Thomas 2 and Alvinston 1. Crawford suffered the loss for Alvinston, pitching seven innings. He walked 8 St. Thomas hitters, but allowed only the 2 hits and 1 earned run, with 9 strikeouts in the game. Alvinston fell by the final score of 2-1 to St. Thomas.

The standings are tight heading down to the wire in the St. Thomas & District Major Fastball League. St. Thomas holds down first place with a 19-4 record, while Alvinston is second with a record of 18-5, and Shedden is third with a record of 17-5. Alvinston has one game remaining on the schedule, and it is Tuesday night in Inwood versus Morpeth, beginning at 8pm.


 

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