Game 1
Kingston Cowboys 4 Battersea Merchants
3
Battersea opened the scoring in
the top of the second inning on an RBI single up the middle by left fielder
Jason Moodie. Second baseman Devon Lake led off the inning with a single
to centre field and moved to second on a single by catcher Derek Shaver.
Two outs later Moodie drove in the series' first run. The Cowboys used a
walk to shortstop Doug Kane and a bunt single by pitcher Ryan Sharpe to put
runners at first and third with no one out in the bottom of the second.
Battersea pitcher Chris Switzer recorded two outs on a comebacker and a
strikeout before receiving a nice defensive play by right fielder Travis Monds
on a hard hit line drive off the bat of third baseman Jamie Purdon to end the
inning. In the fourth Battersea extended their lead to 3-0 on an RBI
double to right field by Moodie that scored Shaver who had singled. On the
play Moodie was able to score when the ball was errantly thrown into left centre
field. The Cowboys responded with a solo run in the bottom of the fourth
when Sharpe scored from second base on a ball hit by first baseman Kevin Buchan
that was misplayed in centre field. The Cowboys stranded runners at third
base in both the fifth and sixth innings. In the top of the seventh
Battersea had two runners in scoring position with two out, but Sharpe recorded
a strikeout to end the inning. In the bottom of the seventh centre fielder
Jeff Hannah led off the inning with an infield single and moved to second on a
single up the middle by right fielder Tim Murphy. Second baseman Jon
Swaine then hit a bloop single to centre field to load the bases. After
David Purdon replaced Swaine as a pinch runner Switzer struck out the next
batter for the first out. Kane then hit a ball up the middle that was
misplayed by the catcher that allowed Hannah to score. Sharpe then battled
back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk to score Murphy with the tying run.
Left fielder Geoff Crawford then hit into a fielder's choice as Devon Lake threw
out Purdon at the plate. First baseman Josh Vanderzande then singled to
right centre field to score Kane with the winning run.
WP: Ryan Sharpe 7IP 5H 2BB 5K 2ER
1UER 1HBP
LP: Chris Switzer 6.67IP 6H 5BB
6K 3ER 1UER 0HBP
Game 2
Kingston Cowboys 10 Battersea Merchants
3 in Battersea
The Cowboys jumped out to an early
3-0 lead in the top of the first inning with two homeruns. Right fielder
Tim Murphy drew a one out walk and pitcher Jon Swaine hit a line drive homerun
to centre field to open the scoring. Catcher Craig Pearce followed with a
solo shot to left field to score the third run. In the third inning the
Cowboys added four more runs. Centre fielder Jeff Hannah led off the
inning with a bunt single and two outs later scored on an RBI single up the
middle by Pearce. Shortstop Doug Kane then hit a two run homerun to left
field and left fielder Brandon Burtch then hit a solo homerun to centre field.
Battersea rallied in the home half of the fifth inning. Third baseman Greg
Dixon led off the inning with an infield single and moved to third on a throwing
error. Right fielder Ryan Dixon then singled to score Battersea's first
run of the game. Centre fielder Jason Moodie then hit a two out homerun to
right field to cut the score to 7-3. The Cowboys restored their lead in
the top of the seventh when Kane hit his second homerun of the game, this time a
three run shot to right field, that score pinch runner Tim Ferguson and Pearce,
who had walked. Ferguson was on base after a single by Swaine.
WP: Jon Swaine 7IP 5H 1BB 17K
3ER 0HBP
LP: Kurt Clark 7IP 9H 4BB 9K 10ER 0HBP
Game 3
Battersea Merchants 4 Kingston Cowboys
3 in Inverary
The Cowboys jumped out to an 2-0
lead in the bottom of the second inning. First baseman Kevin Buchan led
off the inning with a walk and two outs later he scored on a triple to right
field by left fielder Geoff Crawford. Crawford came in to score on an RBI
single by centre fielder Jeff Hannah. In the top of the fifth inning
Battersea rallied to tie the score. First baseman Kurt Clark led off the
inning with a single and was replaced by pinch runner Kevin Burtch. Centre
fielder Jason Moodie reached base on a bunt to put runners at first and second.
After the Cowboys were able to turn a double play catcher Derek Shaver singled
to score Battersea's first run. On the play the ball went past the left
fielder and rolled to the fence allowing Shaver to score to tie the game.
In the sixth inning Battersea took advantage of two Cowboys errors to score two
unearned runs. Second baseman Chris Switzer hit a two out single and moved
to third on a single by Clark. The ball was misplayed in the outfield,
allowing Switzer to score. On the play Clark attempted to go to third
base. The ball was thrown into left field, allowing Clark to score.
The Cowboys attempted a comeback in bottom of the seventh inning, but stranded
the tying run on third base. Hannah led off the inning with a single to
right field. Two outs later catcher Craig Pearce singled moving Hannah to
third. Shortstop Doug Kane then followed with an RBI single to right.
Battersea pitcher Mike Paul induced a ground out to third to end the rally and
the game.
WP: Mike Paul 7IP 8H 2BB 6K 3ER 0HBP
LP: Jon Swaine 7IP 6H 2BB 7K 1ER
3UER 0HBP
Game 4
Kingston Cowboys 6 Battersea Merchants
0 in Battersea
The Cowboys took the lead in the
top of the second inning when shortstop Doug Kane scored on a passed ball.
Kane led off the inning with a walk and moved to second on a passed ball before
going to third on a ground out. In the third inning Battersea right
fielder Brad Cashman threw out Cowboys right fielder Tim Murphy at the plate to
end a Cowboys rally with a strong throw with a wet ball. The Cowboys
extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth inning on a two RBI single up the middle
by second baseman Adam Garrison that scored Kane, who had singled, and left
fielder Josh Vanderzande, who had walked. In the sixth inning the Cowboys
struck for three more runs on a three run homerun to right centre field by
Garrison. Kane, aboard on a walk, and David Purdon, pinch running for
Vanderzande who was hit by a pitch, scored on the homerun.
WP: Jon Swaine 7IP 3H 0BB 10K 0ER
0HBP
LP: Chris Switzer 5.33IP 5H 3BB
4K 6ER 1HBP
Kurt Clark 1.67IP 1H 1BB 2K 0ER 0HBP (relief)