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Petrolia, ON - The LCCVI Lancers are the 2011 LSSAA
Boys Baseball Champions, after defeating the SCITS
Blue Bombers 15-5 in the championship game Tuesday
afternoon.
Matt
Glowa got the game started for the Bombers with a
first pitch single to right field, followed by a
stolen base to put him on second. Glowa would
advance to third on a fielders choice, but Lancer
starting pitcher Alex McLean struck out the next two
batters, leaving Glowa stranded on third.
In the
Lancers half of the first, Justin Freer started the
inning with a single to centre, and moved on to
second on a wild throw. SCITS starting pitcher Drew
Langois would strikeout the next batter, but a
single by Warren Boersma would put runners on the
corner for Jace Dupuis who hit a pop up that dropped
into the short outfield, scoring Freer from third
and giving the Lancers a 1-0 lead.
With two
still on base, Travis Helps would get a hold of a
pitch and send it deep right field, scoring both
runs, while circling the bases himself, managing to
make it home after the throw to third was high,
giving the Lancers a 4-0 lead. After another single
and steal by the Lancers, Chris Godwin would hit an
RBI single, followed by McLean hitting a single that
would score two more runners, giving LCCVI a 7-0
lead after the first inning.
McLean
would pitch a gem for the Lancers, striking out the
side in the next two innings and two more in the
fourth, for eight strikeouts through four innings.
McLean was just deadly with the bat, as the Lancers
would load the bases in the bottom of the 4th
inning, and McLean would hit a deep ball to right,
scoring all three runs and legging out a triple for
a 11-0 Lancer lead.
In the
top of the 5th, the Lancers had the chance to end
the game by mercy rule of 10 runs. Travis Helps took
over pitching. SCITS though would begin to mount a
comeback. With two down already in the inning and
two on base, Glowa would hit a triple to centre,
scoring both runs to get the Bombers on the board
11-2.
The next
batter Kyle Scott would single, as would the next
two Bombers to load the bases for Alex Machon who
would double down the right field line, emptying the
bases, and cutting the Lancer lead to 11-5.
But in
the Lancers half of the inning, the Bombers would
have control problems, as two pass balls would score
two runs, bringing the lead back to 13-5. Chris
Godwin would hit a single to cash in another run, as
the Lancers lead 14-5 at the end of the 5th.
In the
top of the 6, the Bombers would find themselves with
runners in scoring position, after a single and walk
put runners on base. But an inning ending double
play would give the Lancers a chance to end the game
in the bottom of the inning with a single run.
McLean
would start the inning with a single up the middle,
and would move on to second base. He would steal
third to get himself into scoring position. On the
next pitch, the ball would be thrown into the dirt
and away from the catcher, allowing McLean to come
home to make it a 15-5 ball game, ending it in the
bottom of the 6th.
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