The Alvinston Indians fell behind early, and appeared down and out, down 3-0 in the top of the fifth inning.  But the Indians exploded for 5 runs in the top fo the fifth inning, and added 3 more the rest of the way, en route to a 8-3 victory over the Shedden Mission, to even their best of 5 St. Thomas & District Major Fastball League Championship Final at one game a piece. 

 

Shedden got going, by scoring 2 runs in the second, when Pat Haggerty double to score both Jeff Macpherson and Mike Unwin.  Shedden then added to their lead, when MacPherson jacked a solo bomb, to put Shedden in a comfortabel 3-0 lead.  Shedden starter Mike Joseph was rolling along, but all of a sudden the Alvinston offence came alive in the fifth inning.  Jeff Ingram got on base via an error, and then Chris Drew doubled and Brad Young hit a bunt single to load the bases.  Eric Hyatt then changed Alvinston's fortunes by smacking a solid single up the middle to score both Ingram and Drew.  Then with two out in the inning, Steve Donald singled to score both Hyatt and Young.  Theo Metron then singled scoring Donald for the 5-3 lead.  Then the Indians would add one run in the sixth inning, when Chris Drew hit a solo homerun to extend their lead to 6-3.  Then in the 7th, Alvinston wasn't done, as Steve Donald doubled, and then Tim Brown went into pinch run, and eventually scored on a Theo Metron two run homerun. 

 

With Alvinston up 8-3 in the game, John Ferguson toughed it out on the mound to record the come from behind victory for the Indians.  Ferguson allowed 3 runs over 7 innings, on 3 hits and 2 walks, with three strikeouts.  Mike Joseph suffered the loss on the mound for Shedden.

 

Game 3 goes Tuesday evening in Alvinston, beginning at 7:30pm

 

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