Day 5 Results: 2010 Midget Boys Nationals

2010 Midget Boys Canadian Fastpitch Championship
August 1st to August 6th
Stratford, Ontario

Day 5 Results (Playoffs)

Game #8: West Hants (NS1) 2 vs. NL Midgets (NL) 3

The NL Midgets edged West Hants (NS1) 3-2 Thursday at the 2010 Midget Boys Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Stratford, Ontario.

With the win, the NL Midgets improve to 6-2 overall and advance to play the Sydenham Cyclones (ON2) at 8:00pm et 9:30pm NL.

The NL Midgets took a 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning and a 2-0 lead in the 4th Inning and held the lead until the Top of the 7th Inning when West Hants scored a pair of runs to tie the game 2-2, but the NL Midgets would score one in the Bottom of the 7th to advance to play the Sydenham Cyclones (ON2) at 8:00pm ET (9:30pm NL).

Andrew Gale, All-Star Second Baseman for the tournament, started off the 7th with a base hit, Colin Walsh laid down a perfect bunt and an errror was made on the play. With runners on first and second, Shane Boland, All-Star Short Stop for the tournament, hit the ball hard to short, forcing the short stop to throw to third who missed the throw. Gale scored for NL to win and advance to tonights game against the Sydenham Cyclones (ON2).

NL Midgets Pitching Stats:
WP: John Doyle (Starter) 6IP, 1R, 2H, 1BB, 10K
Mark Power (In Relief) 1IP, 1R, 2H, 0BB, 1K

NL Midgets Top Batters:
Ryan Kirk 2-3 (2 Singles, 2RBI)
Andrew Gale 2-3 (2 Singles)
Johnny Doyle 2-3 (Single, Double)
Singles from Tyrone Fewer, Alex Power and Matt Power

Game #9: NL Midgets 7 vs. Sydenham Cyclones (ON2) 4

The NL Midgets defeated Sydenham Cyclones (ON2) 7-4 Thursday night at the 2010 Midget Boys Canadian Fastpitch Championship in Stratford, Ontario.

With the win, the NL Midgets advance to play the Stratford Memorials, ON (Host) on Friday, August 6th at 12-Noon ET (1:30pm NL).

The NL Midgets scored a pair of runs in the Top of the 3rd Inning, but the Sydenham Cyclones cut that lead in half with a single run in the Bottom of the 3rd Inning.

The NL Midgets increased their lead to 7-1 with a five spot in the Top of the 4th Inning and would hold that lead until the Bottom of the 7th Inning when the Sydenham Cyclones scored three runs to make it a 7-4 ball game, but that would be as close as they would get on this night as the team from the Rock have advanced to the Final Four.

NL Midgets Pitching Stats:
WP: Mark Power 4IP, 1R, 3H, 1BB, 6K
John Doyle (In Relief) 3IP, 3R, 5H, 1BB, 6K

NL Midgets Top Batters:
Andrew Gale 2-4 (Single, HR, 3RBI)
Shayne McGrath 1-3 (R, HR, RBI)
Ryan Kirk 1-3 (R, Double, RBI)
Shane Boland 1-3 (BB)
Alex Power 1-3 (R)
Colin Walsh 1-3 (2R)
Matt Power 1-3 (R)

A Total Team Effort!!!!

NL is the home town favorite, but they play the Host Stratford, ON tomorrow at 12-Noon ET (1:30pm NL).

Talk at the park today was the fact the whole NL team attended their bat boys softball game Wednesday night.

Both Shane Boland and Andrew Gale (named to the All-Star Team) took turns as bat boys for the Pee Wee Team. This is a tradition that Sheldon Keough started with Kelly’s Pub and its one that speaks volumes for the character of the NL squad!