Simcoe Rural Fastball League Finals
September 25, 2009
Elmvale, ON
Elmvale ON
Game 1-4 Recaps
Minesing leads Vasey 3-1 in the 2009 SRFL Finals
Game 4
The MinesingMonarchs took a 3-1 series strangle hold on the Vasey Countrymen as they tookGame 4 of the SRFL 2009 Finals by a score of 3-2 in 8 innings at the ElmvaleFairgrounds.
The gamefeatured a classic pitching duel between Minesing’s wiley veteran KurtGlover and Vasey's Brad Robinson. Both Glover and Robinson would keep theiropposing batters off balance and off the base paths until the top of the 4thinning when Vasey's Steve Eakley belted a pitch to the right-center gap for astand up triple. Jason Phillips would then step to the plate and line a Gloveroffering over the left field fence to stake the Countrymen to a 2-0 lead.
Itwasn’t until the bottom of the sixth inning when Minesing would crack thegoose egg and plate a run of their own. An attempt to get a runner a thirdresulted in a ball that got by the Vasey third baseman and allowed Matt McLarento scamper home to bring the Monarchs within one.
Glover wouldshutdown the Vasey bats in the top of the 7th allowing his Monarchs a chance tosquare the game in the bottom half of the inning. Matt McLaren came tothe plate with runners on first and second and produced a single through theVasey third baseman’s glove plating Nathan Ball who was into run forChuck Wilson after he reached on an error. Brad Robinson would thenstrike out the next two batters to send the game to the 8th tied.
In the 8th,Vasey was held off the score sheet once again by the crafty Glover and an impressivecatch by Matt McLaren on a ball that if not caught, would have surely driven inthe go ahead run.
John Adamsthen led off the top of the 8th with a bloop double down the left fieldline. Adams advanced to third after alengthy at bat by Jeremy McNabb and was then plated by a single down the firstbase line by John McNabb.
Minesing nowlooks to put Vasey out of their misery as Game 5 goes at 8:00pm on Thursday inVasey
Game 3
Minesing took a 2-1 series lead in the '09 SRFL Finals with a8-3 win over the Vasey Countrymen on Thursday evening.
Cam Phillips toed the rubber for Vasey and Paul Priest took tothe hill for Minesing.
The Monarchs struck first in the top of the 3rd inning thanks toa Jamie Grant 2 run home run to right centre. The Monarchs would plate anotherrun after Keith Rankin scampered home on a shallow pop up that caught the Vaseyshortstop off balance and unable to throw out the speedy Rankin at the plate.
Vasey would respond with 3 runs of their own in the bottom of the3rd, courtesy a 3 run home run to deep centerfield by Brad Robinson.
Keith Ranking then blasted a solo home run in the top of the 4thinning to put the Monarchs ahead for good. After plating 3 more runs in the 6thinning courtesy a Rob Mclean 2RBI single and Paul Priest RBI single, theMonarchs held on for the 8-3 victory.
Good luck to the boys from Minesing as they will be competing inthe Ontario Challenge Cup this weekend in Stratford.
Game 4 is scheduled for 8:30pm in Elmvale onTuesday September 22nd
**Please note the change in game time to 8:30pm**
Game 2
The Minesing Monarchs flexed their fastball muscles on Tuesdaynight with a convincing 11-6 win over the Vasey Countrymen.
Minesing started things off on the right foot by plating 6 runsin the first inning after a bases clearing double by Rob Mclean, followed by a3-run bomb to centerfield by Chuck Wilson.
Jamie Grant also added a solo home run in the Monarchs clubbingof the Countrymen.
Kurt Glover picked up the win while Brad Robinson took the loss.
Game 3 goes Thursday at 8pm in Vasey
Game 1
The Vasey Countrymen opened up the 2009 SRFL finals with a 6-5win over the visiting Minesing Monarchs.
Vasey broke out to a 4-0 lead, only to see Minesing take a 5-4lead in the top of the 7th.
Todd Weatherell produced a 2-run single in the bottom halfof the 7th to provide the Countrymen with a thrilling 6-5 victory.
Schedule
Game 1 Vasey 6 Minesing 5
Game 2 Minesing 11 Vasey 6
Game 3 Minesing 8 Vasey 3
Game 4 Minesing 3 Vasey 2
Game 5 Thursday September 24th 8:00pm - Vasey
Game 6 Tuesday September 29th 7:30pm - Elmvale
Game 7 Thursday October 1st 8:00pm - Vasey
Vasey, ON
Game 5
The Vasey Countrymen clawed their way back into theSRFL Finals with an exciting 5-1 extra inning win over the Minesing Monarchs.
The floodlight fixture saw the same two pitchers dobattle as Game 4 of the series with Brad Robinson taking the ball for the homeside and Kurt Glover as the moundsman for the Monarchs.
Vasey would strike first in the contest in the bottomof the 3rd inning. Third baseman Joe King connected on a 2-2 pitch anddeposited a solo home run over the right field fence to stake the countrymen toa 1-0 lead.
It wasn’t until the top of the 6th inning thatMinesing would answer with a run of their own. With Keith Rankin on thirdbase, first baseman Rob McLean dribbled a ball back to the pitcher, who thendecided to fire the ball down the right field line, allowing Rankin to dent theplate and square the game up at 1-1.
Both teams would leave runners on base in the 7thinning, sending the game to the 8th. Robinson would shut down the Minesingattack in the top of the inning via two ground outs and a strikeout.
Steve Eakley then led off the bottom of the 8th witha single to centerfield. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and wasmoved to third by a sac fly. In a common fastball tactic, Minesing electedto walk the bases loaded with one out to put on a force play at allbags. In doing so it brought Cam Phillips to the plate. Phillips madethe Monarchs pay for that decision as he drilled a 1-2 offering over the leftfield fence giving the Countrymen the Game 5 the victory.
With the series now at 3-2 in favour of Minesing,Game 6 is slated for Tuesday September 29th at 8:30pm in Elmvale.
