ISC II Northern Ontario Qualifier Results

september2009

ISC II Northern Ontario Qualifier Results

September 1, 2009

Sudbury, ON

August 29-30, 2009

Sudbury, Ontario

WYEVALETRIBE WIN FIRST NORTHERN ONTARIO ISC II QUALIFIER

SUDBURYNORTH STARS COME UP SHORT

MotherNature did not co-operate this past weekend as the first everNorthern Ontario ISC II Qualifier was reduced to a one day affair .Originally the four teams were to play a single round robin onSaturday followed by a single elimination round on Sunday for a9-game tournament but as the weather has been all summer long, thiscould not be accomplished. Saturday was a complete wash-out andtherefore, the tournament chairperson decided to make it a one-daydouble knockout. After 15 hours and six games, Wyevale Tribewere the first ever winners.

GAMEONE

WyevaleTribe vs. Sudbury North Stars

TheTribe scores two early runs in the first and then pitcher JasonGiffen (1-0) shuts down the opposition on a three hitter with elevenstrike-outs as they cruised to a 6-2 victory to open the tournament.Starter Cory Stolar (0-1) goes only three innings and is tagged withthe loss . Jordy "Swede" Dahlvick (0-0) comes in to relievein the fourth, giving up three hits and striking five batters. Tophitter was Kevin Pederson (Wyevale) going 3-4 (all doubles) whileDenis Dewar goes 2-3 in a losing cause for the North Stars.

GAMETWO

RiverDawgs vs Whitefish Extreme

Ina tight defensive battle, both pitchers Raymond Shanoush (RiverDawgs) (1-0) and Chris Doxtator (Extreme) (0-1) put on a clinic . Inthe end, the River Dawgs pulled out a nail bitting 2-1 victory .TheDawgs score single runs in the 2nd and 3rd while the Extereme scoretheir only run in the 2nd off the solo shot by Brent Assinawai.Shanoush pitches a one-hitter and strikes out 16 batters whileDoxtator pitches a four-hitter and strikes out 5 batters. ShawnAssinewai leads the way for the River Dawgs going 2-3 while BrentAssinawai goes 2-3 with a home run in a losing cause for Whitefish.

GAMETHREE

Wyevalevs River Dawgs

Onceagain, the experienced Jason Giffen (2-0) just back from the 2009Tournament of Champions in Quad Cities, IA-IL, proves too strong forhis opponents. Giffen does not give up a single run and pitches athree hitter with another 11 strike outs for a 2-0 win over theRiver Dawgs .Mike Loach (0-1) pitches well for the Dawgs in giving up 6 hits while retiring 9 batters at the plate. Kevin Pedersonwas 2-3 for the Tribe with teammates Matt Tjart and Dave Drinkillhitting solo home runs while Pat Brennan Jr is 1-1 with two walks ina losing cause for the River Dawgs.

GAMEFOUR

NorthStars vs Extreme

TheNorth Stars and the Extreme are both quiet for the first three framesbut then the North Stars errup fot 11 runs in the final innings ontheir way to 11-5 trouncing of the Extreme and a berth in the semifinals. Paul Lizotte(1-0) goes five innings in collecting the victoryon 8 hits, 3 walks and 7 strike outs. .Jody Dahlvick comes in to mopup in the last two innings and gives up three runs on five hits andstrikes out 3 batters. Jean Gilles Larocque leads the way for theNorth Stars going 3-4 including a two-run homer, a triple and adouble (just one shy of the cycle) with teammate Denis Dewar hitting3-3 with a walk while Walter Tobobundung Jr hits 3-5 (triple) in alosing cause for the Extreme.

GAMEFIVE

RiverDawgs vs North Stars

Finallythe strong vetaran bats of the North Stars come through in this semifinal match. The Stars score a 3-2 lead after three frames, thenremain quiet for the middle innings before erupting for five runs inthe seventh to dump the River Dawgs 9-3 to advance to the champonshipfinal. Cory Stolar (1-1) goes the distance in picking up his firsttournament victory on 4 hits and 7 strike outs. Mike Louch (0-1), whocame on in the fourth gets tagged with the loss in relief of starterRaymond Shanoush. Louch and Shanoush combine to give up 12 hits andstrike out 7 batters .Todd Parsons leads the way for the North Starsgoing 3-4 including a three-run homer with teammates Denis Dewar andJean Gilles Larocque both hitting 2-4 while Mike Louch hits 2-3in a losing cause for the River Dawgs.

GAMESIX

SudburyNorth Stars vs Wyevale Tribe

TheTribe scores once more early taking a 3-1 lead after three innings.The North Stars score another run in the fifth frame and we have aone-run ball game going to the final two innings. Wyevale Tribe scorea key 4th run in the top of the sixth. Pitcher Jason Giffen (3-0),who finally seemed to be human, came through like a true veteran inthe final frames, not permitting one batter to reach base andstriking out 5 of the last 6 batters he faced. Giffen pitched 21innings on the day, collecting his third straight victory in givingup but four hits, issuing his first two walks of the day and strikingout 11 batters for a total of 33 in the tournament. His counterpart,Paul Lizotte (1-1) pitches the first 6 innings and is tagged with theloss on 9 hits, 2 walks and 5 strike outs. Trace Leonard and CoryKelly lead the way for Wyevale, both going 2-4 at the dish while JoelBelanger was 3-4 in a losing cause for the North Stars. The remaingmembers of the championship team are : Mark Lambie , Mike Kelly ,Matt Tjart ,Dave Drinkill and Kevin Pederson. Thechampions recieved a beautiful banner, a trophy, gold medals andbeautiful ball bags from Labatts.

FinalStandings

1stWyevale Tribe 3-0 12 runs for; 4 runs against

2ndSudbury North Stars 2-2 22 runs for; 19 runs against

3rdRiver Dawgs 2-2 3 runs for; 12 runs against

4thWhitefish Extreme 0-2 6 runs for; 13 runs against

TopPitchers

Inn.Pit. Wins Losses K'S ERA PCT

1.Jason Giffen(Tribe) 21 3 0 33 1,33 1,000

2. Paul Lizotte (N.Stars) 10 1 1 13 2,40 0,500

3. Raymond Shanoush(Extreme) 11 1 1 18 2,55 0,500

4. Cory Stolar(N.Stars) 10 1 1 9 4,90 0,500

5. Jordy Dahlvick(N.Stars) 6 0 0 9 5,83 0,000