GAME #1
Wednesday, September 24
Enterprise jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning.  Shortstop Doug Weese drew a one out walk to begin the rally and moved to second on an infield single by first baseman Larry McNeill.  Both runners advanced on a high chopper over the mound by third baseman Albert Jelley to load the bases.  Right fielder Adam Jelley then followed with a ground out to score the first run of the game.  The Cowboys answered in the bottom of the second inning scoring five times to take control of the game.  After having the first batter on the inning retired, the Cowboys had six consecutive hits.  Catcher Craig Pearce singled to right field and scored when shortstop Doug Kane hit a deep fly ball to left field for a triple.  First baseman Kevin Buchan followed with a solid line drive to left field to score Kane.  Third baseman Jon Peters then followed with a single just over the head of the Enterprise first baseman to move Buchan to second.  Pitcher Mike Halligan then singled down the right field line to score Buchan and move Peters to third base.  After a passed ball allowed Halligan to move to second base, centre fielder Jeff Hannah followed with a single to centre that scored both runners.  Hannah was thrown out at second base for the second out of the inning.  Right fielder Tim Murphy was the next batter and he reached base when he was hit in the head by a pitch, however he was stranded on base.  In third inning, Enterprise had the lead off hitter, left fielder Andy Brown, reach base on a walk.  Brown was then thrown out attempting to steal for the first out.  The next batter, second baseman Lyle Brown, also reached base on a walk and was caught in a run down after a caught foul tip for the second out of the inning.  In the bottom of the third inning second baseman Jon Swaine led off the inning by reaching base on an error and was forced at second base on a ground ball by Pearce.  Kane then hit a ball that was misplayed, allowing the runners to reach first and second.  Buchan was the next batter and he reached base after being hit in the chest with a pitch.  This caused a confrontation between the two teams as players from both sides came onto the field.  After things had settle down the next batter, Peters, hit a ball down the right field line that was caught by fielder Adam Jelley.  Pearce tagged on the play and there was a play at the plate.  Jelley made a beautiful throw to nail Pearce at the plate for the final out of the inning.  In the slide at home plate, Pearce aggressively made contact with the catcher, who in turn retaliated.  Pitcher Kevin Brown then entered the confrontation followed by Cowboys pitcher and on deck batter Mike Halligan.  Again both benches cleared.  This time the umpire ejected from Enterprise pitcher Kevin Brown and catcher Al Fenwick and from the Cowboys pitcher Mike Halligan and catcher Craig Pearce.  Order was once again in place and the remainder of the game was played in a relatively calm fashion.  In the fifth inning Enterprise rallied for two runs off of relief pitcher Scott Nichol with the help of a two out throwing error.  Adam Jelley hit a lead off double to start the inning and one out later Andy Brown drew a walk.  Jelley was thrown out attempting to reach third on a passed ball that allowed Brown to move to second.  Lyle Brown followed with a ground ball that was thrown away, allowing Andy Brown to score.  Right fielder Sean Fenwick then followed with an RBI single up the middle to make the score 5-3.  Again the Cowboys answered in the home half of the inning.  Left fielder Pat Severin led off the inning with a single to right field and moved to second on a ground out by Swaine.  Left fielder Brandon Burtch followed with a single up the middle that scored Severin.  Buchan followed with a walk.  Peters then hit a slow roller that made it past third and shortstop to score Burtch.  Enterprise added one more run in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Lyle Brown.  Andy Brown had hit a two out single to left field that was misplayed, allowing Brown to end up on third base. Lyle Brown followed with a single and moved to second on a walk to Sean Fenwick, bringing the tying run to the plate.  Relief pitcher Dave Dixon was then retired by Nichol to end the game.

FINAL SCORE:   Brett Contracting Cowboys 7 Enterprise 401 Auto Mall 4
WP:  Scott Nichol    4IP 4H 1ER 2UER 7K
         Mike Halligan   3IP 3H 1ER 3K
LP:   Kevin Brown    3IP 6H 5ER 0K
         Dave Dixon      4IP 3H 2ER 3K

   
GAME #2
Friday, September 26 (7:30pm Start Time)
The Cowboys reached the score board first in the top of the second inning.  Back-to-back errors allowed shortstop Doug Kane and first baseman Kevin Buchan to reach base.  Third baseman Jon Peters followed with a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second and third.  Designated player Adam Lake then followed with a bloop single over the drawn in infield to score Kane with the first run of the game.  In the third inning, the Cowboys added another run on a sacrifice fly to centre by catcher Craig Pearce.  Right fielder Tim Murphy had led off the inning with a single and moved to third base on a single by left fielder Pat Severin.  Enterprise rallied to tie the game in the sixth inning.  Shortstop Doug Weese led off the inning with a single and scored on a triple by first baseman Larry McNeill that took a strange bounce and went past the centre fielder.  Second baseman Albert Jelley then hit a fly ball to left field.  A close play at the plate resulted in McNeill being called safe to tie the game at 2-2.  The score stayed tied until the eighth inning.  Murphy led off the inning with a single for the Cowboys. After moving to second on a ground out, Pearce followed with a walk, giving the Cowboys two base runners.  Shortstop Doug Kane then followed with a three run homerun to left centre field.  One out later, Peters hit a solo homerun to make the score 6-2.  Enterprise were unable to rally in the bottom of the inning as they were retired in order.

FINAL SCORE:   Brett Contracting Cowboys 6 Enterprise 401 Auto Mall 2 (8 Innings)
WP:  Scott Nichol 8IP 5H 2ER 9K
LP:   Dave Dixon  8IP 10H 5ER 1UER 3K

GAME #3
Monday,  September 29
Enterprise opened the scoring in the top of the first inning.  Left fielder Andy Brown reached base with a bunt single up the middle and moved to second on passed ball.  Pitcher Lyle Brown then followed with a single up the middle to score the first run of the game.  The score remained 1-0 until the top of the fifth inning when centre fielder Brian Murphy hit a solo homerun to left centre field.  The Cowboys scored their first run of the game in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by centre fielder Jeff Hannah.  Third baseman Jon Peters had singled with one out to start the inning and moved to third on a double by pitcher Mike Halligan.  In the bottom of the sixth the Cowboys managed to score three times to make the score 4-2.  Left fielder Pat Severin led off the inning with a single and moved to third on two passed balls.  One out later, catcher Craig Pearce singled up the middle and moved to second on a fielding error.  Shortstop Doug Kane followed with a single to left field that scored Pearce.  Kane moved to second on the throw to the plate and then to third on a passed ball.  Kane scored one out later on another passed ball.  Enterprise stormed back in the top of the seventh inning.  Andy Brown began the rally, reaching base on a one out walk.  Lyle Brown then doubled to left field, moving the runner to third base.  Shortstop Doug Weese then followed with a single to left field that skipped past the fielder.  Weese was able to score on the play, giving Enterprise a 5-4 lead.  The Cowboys went in order in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.

FINAL SCORE:  Enterprise 401 Auto Mall 5 Brett Contracting Cowboys 4
WP:  Lyle Brown     6IP 7H 3ER 1UER 6K
         Dave Dixon  1IP 0H 0ER 0K
LP:  Scott Nichol  2IP 3H 2ER 1UER 5K
         Mike Halligan  5IP 6H 2ER 10K

GAME #4
Wednesday, October 1

In a well played pitching duel, Enterprise managed to defeat the Brett Contracting Cowboys 2-1 to even the series at 2-2.  Enterprise centre fielder Brian Murphy led off the home half of the game with a double to left field however he was retired on a double play when the next batter grounded out to shortstop and Murphy tried to reach third base.  A strong throw from first to third retired Murphy.  Enteprise opened the scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning.  Left fielder Andy Brown doubled to centre field and reached third on an error.  One out later, shortstop Doug Weese singled to centre to drive in the first run of the game.  Pitcher Kevin Brown then followed with a single to right field on a hit and run, leaving runners at first and third.  Designated Player Dave Dixon followed with a slow roller to third base, loading the bases.  First baseman Larry McNeill then hit a ground out to first base which allowed Weese to score from third, giving Enterprise a 2-0 lead.  The Cowboys responded in the top of the fifth inning.  Catcher Craig Pearce drew a lead off  walk to start the rally and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Doug Kane.  First baseman Kevin Buchan then followed with a single up the middle to score Pearce.  The Cowboys were unable to have another runner reach base after that point
FINAL SCORE:  Enterprise 401 Auto Mall 2 Brett Contracting Cowboys 1
WP:  Kevin Brown 7IP 2H 1ER 6K
LP:  Jon Swaine 6IP 6H 2ER 10K
 

GAME #5
Friday,  October 3 

The Cowboys opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by second baseman Jon Swaine.  Third baseman Pat Severin had reached base on a walk.  After moving to second on a passed ball, Severin was able to move to third when the ball was thrown into centre field by the catcher.  Enterprise responded in the second inning scoring two runs to take a 2-1 lead.  Pitcher Kevin Brown drew a lead off walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by first baseman Larry McNeill.  Designated player Dave Dickson then hit an RBI double to left centre field to tie the game.  Third baseman Albert Jelley singled up the middle to drive in Dickson.  The Cowboys tied the game in the third inning on an RBI single by Severin that scored right fielder Tim Murphy, who had singled and then stole second to get into scoring position.  Again Enterprise answered in their next at bat, scoring on an RBI single by right fielder Adam Jelley, that scored Dickson, who had walked.  Enterprise extended their lead to 5-2 in the sixth inning on a two run single by catcher Al Fenwick, that scored Dickson, who had walked, and Adam Jelley, who had singled.  The Cowboys responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs to tie the game.  Swaine doubled down the left field line to lead off the inning and one out later shortstop Doug Kane drew a walk to put runners at first and second.  First baseman Jon Peters then hit a ball to third base.  The throw to first was off line, allowing Swaine to score, and the runners to move to second and third.  Left fielder Brandon Burtch then followed with a two out two run single to left field to tie the game.  Once again, Enterprise immediately responded.  After left fielder Andy Brown led off the inning with a double down the right field line, shortstop Lyle Brown was intentionally walked.  Kevin Brown then hit a ball back to the pitcher to force out Andy Brown at third.  McNeill then hit a single off of the leg of Cowboy's relief pitcher Mike Halligan that bounced to Kane at shortstop.  Kane attempted to throw out McNeill, who beat the throw.  Lyle Brown rounded third base on the throw and scored the winning run.  The Cowboys went three up three down in the bottom of the seventh.
FINAL SCORE:   Enterprise 401 Auto Mall 6 Brett Contracting Cowboys 5
WP:    Kevin Brown   7IP 7H 3ER 2UER 8K
LP:    Mike Halligan   4.67IP 6H 4ER 6K
         Scott Nichol      2.33IP 3H 2ER 3K
    

GAME #6
Monday,  October 6
In another pitching duel between Kevin Brown of Enterprise and Jon Swaine of the Cowboys, the only runs of the game were scored in the fifth inning.  Both teams had a base runner on in the first inning.  Third baseman Pat Severin hit a single for the Cowboys and left fielder Andy Brown singled for Enterprise.  In the second inning the Cowboys had the first runner in scoring position when catcher Craig Pearce drew a lead off walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Doug Kane.  However Brown was able to retire the next two batters to get out of the jam.  In the bottom of the fourth inning, centre fielder Brian Murphy led off the inning with a single to right field that bounced away from the fielder, allowing Murphy to reach third base with no one out.  Andy Brown then hit a fly ball to centre field that allowed the runner to score easily.  However, the Cowboys appealed the play, saying that the runner had left early from third base.  The umpire ruled that the runner had left early and therefore was declared out.  In the top of the fifth inning the Cowboys took the lead scoring two runs.  Designated player Jon Peters hit a one out single up the middle to start the rally and was followed by left fielder Brandon Burtch, who hit a slow roller to third base.  The third baseman tried to force the runner at second base, however the throw drew the second baseman off the base, leaving runners at first and second.  Centre fielder Jeff Hannah then hit a ground ball to second, forcing out Burtch at second.  Hannah then stole second base to leave two runners in scoring position.  Right fielder Tim Murphy punched a single over the infield into centre field, after working the count to full and fouling off several pitches, to score both runners.   In the sixth inning, Swaine led off the inning with a double.  Glenn Williams was put into the game as a pinch runner but was left stranded at third base.  The Cowboys again had runners on base in the seventh, with back to back two out singles by Hannah and Tim Murphy, however Enterprise second baseman Lyle Brown made a nice play on a hard hit ball by Severin to end the inning.  Enterprise rallied in the bottom of the inning, with two runners reaching base.  Lyle Brown hit a one out single and moved to second on a walk to shortstop Doug Weese with two out.  Swaine was then able to strike out designated player Dave Dickson for the final out of the game.

GAME #7
Wednesday,  October 8
Enterprise opened the scoring in the top of the first inning on an RBI single up the middle by second baseman Lyle Brown that scored left fielder Andy Brown, who had walked with one out and moved to second on a passed ball.  The Cowboys immediately answered in the home half of the inning.  With two out third baseman Pat Severin hit a bloop double to centre field.  Pitcher Jon Swaine then followed with a single to left field.  The left fielder threw the ball to the plate where the catcher cut the ball off and attemted to throw out Swaine at second.  However, the ball was thrown into centre field, allowing Swaine to score on the play and giving the Cowboys a 2-1 lead after one inning of play.  Enterprise tied the game up in the fourth inning.  Pitcher Kevin Brown hit a single to begin the rally and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by shortstop Doug Weese.  First baseman Larry McNeill followed with an RBI single up the middle.  In the sixth inning Enterprise took the lead once more.  Lyle Brown led off the inning with a line drive homerun to left centre field.  The Cowboys mounted a comeback in the bottom of the inning as right fielder Tim Murphy led off the inning by reaching base on a ball hit between the third baseman's legs.  Severin followed with a single to centre and both runners advanced a base on a passed ball.  Kevin Brown was able to retire the next two batter's via strikeout.  Shortstop Doug Kane then hit a deep fly ball to right field.  The right fielder become twisted around and, after a nice play was made to get to the ball, had the ball go off his glove for a two RBI triple.  Kane later would score on a passed ball to give the Cowboys a 5-3 lead after six innings.  Enterprise rallied in the top of the seventh, scoring once and loading the bases before being retired.  Designated player Dave Dickson drew a lead off walk and moved to second on a passed ball.  One out later, right fielder Adam Jelley hit a ball off the end of the bat to first base.  The spinning ball was misplayed by the first baseman, allowing Jelley to reach base.  After the second out of the inning, Andy Brown hit an RBI single to centre field, scoring Dickson and moving Jelley to third base.  The Cowboys then intentionally walked Lyle Brown to load the bases and to pitch to Kevin Brown.  Swaine was able to strike out Brown on three pitches to end the game.