Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League Championship Finals
August 29, 2008
Sudbury, ON
HOUNDS TIE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 1-1
Thursday night at Lorne Brady Memorial Park in Garson , the Hounds returned the favor and pounded starter Randy Dennis (now 4-1) for 14 hits on route to a convincing 11-3 drubbing of the Dog House North Stars .The Hounds were tied 2-2 coming to the plate in the bottom of the fourth when they scored 4 runs on a single , two doubles and a two run shot to centre field by Sylvain Ouellette. The North Stars only managed one more run while the Hounds pounded another 5 runs in their half of the fifth on two singles , two doubles and another two run homer deep to centre field off the bat of Corey "Pooch" Farmer . Gary Lamothe (3-1) went the distance for Garson giving up 3 runs on 8 hits while fanning 4 North Stars . JonTreen led the way for the winners going 3 for 3 with teammates Todd Parsons ,Rob Edwards (two doubles) and Al Giles all hitting 2 for 3.Jean Gilles Larocque went a perfect 3 for 3 (solo home run) in a losing cause for the North Stars. The series now tied at 1-1 now only resumes next Thursday September the 5th 8PM in Garson with the fouth game set for Monday September the 8th in Azilda .Should the series go the distance , the 5th and deciding game would go on Thursday September the 11th in Garson.
Line score for tonight's second game is the following:
1 2 3 4 5 R H Er LOB
Dog House North Stars 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 0 2
Garson Hounds 1 1 4 5 X 11 14 0 3
Winning pitcher Gary Lamothe now 3-1
Losing pitcher Randy Dennis now 4-1
League finals offensive leaders
AB HITS AVRG
1. Jean Gilles Larocque(North Stars) 8 6 750
2. Jon Treen(Hounds) 6 4 667
3. Robbie Edwards (Hounds) &
Troy Chatwell(North Stars both at 5 3 600
5. Corey Farmer(Hounds) 6 3 500
3RD ANNUAL ALL-STAR CLASSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
This year the third annual all-star extravaganza goes to the North Shore and more specifically in Elliot Lake . There has been a change to the formula for 2008 .The game schedule for Saturday September the 13th will have a starting time of 5 PM .The skills competition : fastest pitcher , fastest runner , most accurate thrower and the home run king will start at 3 PM two hours prior to the game itself. We are asking all teams from both leagues to send me a list of four players from your team in the Rick McDonald league (6 teams)- Whitefish has already sent their names and 3 players from the North Shore teams (9 teams) for no later than Monday September the 8th .Once again it should be a great game for the fans if we remember both the first two who ended in one run victories for the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League. Come 2009 we will get the Manitoulin Men's Fastball League involved and then each league could get their chance to host it each year. As mentioned earlier we are looking to have a three league four team championship weekend sometime next September-the fourth team being the host .Also in the mix we could be looking at an interlocking schedule in 2009(all three leagues involved) where the games would count in the league standings . If North Bay Senior Men's League show interest well then another scenario could be formed. Long live fastball!!!
Yours in fastball ,
Roger Legendre
Public Relations Liaison
SPANISH SMOKERS TAKE SERIES STRANGLEHOLD
On the North Shore , the rival league to the Rick McDonald Memorial League , the Spanish Smokers behind the excellent pitching of Cory Stolar have taken a stranglehold in the best of five championship final and for the first time in a few years it will not be the Sagamok River Dawgs who are champions but a new winner for 2008.The Smokers won the first game of the series 4-1 and than dumped the Elliot Lake Panthers 10-2 . Leading the series 2-0 , they could finish the Panthers on their home turf next Wednesday September the 3rd in Spanish .. We will keep you informed and have the result of that game next Thursday September the 4th.
Good luck to both the Athletics and the Dog House Relics from the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League who are off the 14th annual North Bay Worlds Senior Fastball Championships starting tonight on four fronts.
Another reminder to both leagues Rick McDonald;ld and the North Shore that all teams are to email Roger their team selected all-stars on or before Monday September the 8th.
Yours in fastball ,
Roger Legendre
Public Relations Liaison
