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Indians take Fastball championship
submitted to Sarniasports September 24th, 2011


Alvinston, ON – The Alvinston Indians travelled to Fingal on Thursday evening for game 5 of the St. Thomas & District Major Fastball League Playoff Championship. The winner would be the league champ for 2011.

Things started well for the Storm when Chris Payne clubbed a 2 run homer in the opening stanza. This came after the Indians left the bases loaded in their half of the first inning, but in the second inning, with two out, Andy Triest reached base after a bunt, stole second base, and scored on a game tying 2 run homer by Joe Triest.

In the third, Alvinston took the lead on a solo homerun by Chris Drew to lead off the inning. With a 3-2 lead, Brad Young went to work in the middle innings for Alvinston, allowing only one hit in the next three innings.

In the sixth, Andy Triest reached base via another bunt with one out, stole second base again, and scored on a clutch 2 out RBI single by Jamie Shields, making it 4-2. Joe Triest went in to run for Shields the catcher with two out, and stole second base, and then scored on another timely 2 out single by Drew. Jeff Ingram reached base via an error for Alvinston, and then Young executed the suicide squeeze scoring Drew, for an all-important 6-2 lead.

Young went to work again in the sixth allowing only one hit, and then in the seventh St. Thomas did muster one run, but the Indians cruised to the title, with a 6-3 final.

Young was the story on the mound going the distance for Alvinston, spreading 5 hits and 1 walk over 7 innings of work, to capture the win, and the series clinching victory, fanning 11 St. Thomas swingers. On the offence, Joe and Andy Triest, Shields, and Drew, made the offence jive, in winning their 6th St. Thomas & District Major Fastball League Championship.

The Indians finished their season with a 45-19 record


 

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