Alvinston, ON - Indians Lose at Home
The Alvinston Indians returned home on Friday night for game 2 of the South Middlesex Men's Fastball legaue playoffs, between their first round adversary the Appin A's. Â Thursday night was to be game 2, but it was rained out. Â Alvinston will host game 3 either Sunday or Tuesday at 8:00pm. Â Stay tuned to the radio for more information. Â
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The game pitted veteran pitcher and former Alvinston Indian Greg Moore, against young pitcher Cole Pavey, who took the ball in game 2 for Alvinston.  After a scoreless first and second inning, Appin opened the scoring in the top of the third inning, when Paul Johnson clubbed a solo homerun.  Kyle Mitchell did the same for Appin in the top of the fifth, as Appin now had a 2-0 lead.  Alvinston finally scored their first run in the bottom of the fifth, when Bryan Johnson singled, advanced to second on a small outfield miscue, advanced to third via a groundout, and scored on a Kole Keating RBI single.  Appin added another run in the sixth, to go up 3-1. Mark McNally tripled in the home half of the sixth inning for Alvinston, as they threatened to score, but the next two hitters were not capable of cashing in McNally for the get-close run. Â
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With the score now 3-1, Appin loaded the bases in the top of the seventh, but Alvinston recorded the next two ourts, before Jordan Bray emptied the bases with a triple to the left-field fence, plating three runs, and giving Appin a 6-1 lead. Â Alvinston had no bite back in the 7th, and Appin finished with a 6-1 win, and a 2-0 lead in the best of 5 series. Â Â
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Andy Triest
