| ame ID |
Team | Score | Team | Score | Comment |
| G1 | St. Clair | 8 | Calgary | 4 | Final |
| G2 | Saskatchewan | 8 | Regina | 4 | Final |
| G3 | Laurier | 6 | Western | 7 | Final |
| G4 | Durham | 3 | McMaster | 0 | Final |
| G5 | St Clair | 4 | Laurier | 7 | Final |
| G6 | Ottawa | 1 | Saskatchewan | 9 | Final |
| G7 | Calgary | 1 | Western | 11 | Final |
| G8 | Durham | 7 | Ottawa | 0 | Final |
| G9 | McMaster | 7 | Regina | 1 | Final |
| G10 | St Clair | 0 | Western | 0 | |
| G11 | Durham | 0 | Saskatchewan | 0 | |
| G12 | Calgary | 0 | Laurier | 0 | |
| G13 | McMaster | 0 | Ottawa | 0 | |
| G14 | Seed 6 | 0 | Seed 7 | 0 | |
| G15 | Seed 8 | 0 | Regina | 0 | |
| G16 | Seed 1 | 0 | Seed 4 | 0 | |
| G17 | Seed 2 | 0 | Seed 3 | 0 | |
| G18 | Seed 5 | 0 | Winner G14 | 0 | |
| G19 | Loser G16 | 0 | Winner G18 | 0 | |
| G20 | Loser G17 | 0 | Winner G15 | 0 | |
| G21 | Winner G16 | 0 | Winner G17 | 0 | |
| G22 | Winner G19 | 0 | Winner G20 | 0 | |
| G23 | Loser G21 | 0 | Winner G22 | 0 | |
| G24 | Winner G21 | 0 | Winner G23 | 0 |
Yours in softball,
Matt Allen
Durham defeated the University of Saskatchewan 7-4 Sunday morning at the 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch Championship in Kitchener!!! The Lords finished round robin play with a perfect 3-0 record.
DC will begin the playoff portion of the National Championship this afternoon in the quarter-finals (double elimination*).
National Championship Website: http://oiwfa.org/
***Full game report to come at the end of the day.
Wilfrid Laurier University Women's Softball Assistant Coach-
Home of the 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch Championships
October 9-12 @ Peter Hallman in KW
Wilfrid Laurier Wins National Fastpitch Championship in Kitchener
Wilfrid Laurier wins National Intercollegiate Fastpitch Championshipsthis weekend in Kitchener..
It was thanksgiving this weekend, and Oktoberfest here in KW. TheWilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Fastpitch team were not very hospitable totheir Oktoberfest guests, but they were very thankful to win theirfirst National Fastpitch Championships.
They followed the instructions of WLU president Dr Max Blouw who onSaturday morning at the opening ceremonies of the tournament, askedthem to play hard, play fair and bring the championship to WilfridLaurier.
KW MP Peter Braid was on hand to bring greetings from the Government ofCanada and to wish all the players well and to enjoy their stay here inKW.
Ann Kelly, University of Saskatchewan second baseman was hitting homeruns all weekend long for the Saxons. She put 6 over the fence,including lead off homers in 4 of her 8 games. Against WLU in thechampionship game, Golden Hawk pitcher, Cassie Taylor-Baptiste heldher to a triple, a single, a double and a walk.
Kelly opened the 3rd inning of the championship game Monday afternoon,with a triple. Sheena Bezugley sacrificed her to 2nd and DesignatedPlayer, Katherine Guenther scored Kelly with a single in the 3rd. Saxonshort stop Cherie Werezak singled and a wild pitch move both her andGuenther 60 feet closer . Stacey Boldt singled to score Guenther.
Fourth inning, Saskatchewan up 2 to 0 and WLU had only 2 hits offSheena Bezugly. Ann Kelly was again at bat for the Saxons. Shedoubled, and Bezugly scored Kelly with a single, 3 to 0 and WLU comesto bat in the bottom of the 4th.
Centre fielder Jenna Campbell walked; Judy Walthro then hit safely,safe on first with a fielders choice and Campbell was safe at 2nd on aU of Sask. error. WLU right fielder Kari Jenson homered to tie thegame and the Hawks were back in the game.
Pitcher Cassie Taylor-Baptitse singled and moved to 3rd on short stopJenna Taylor's single. Two down, two on base, both in scoring positionand WLU now at the top of the order. Robyn Haig at bat, she doubles toscore 2 and take the lead at 5 - 3.
The Saxons went 1 - 2 - 3 in the 5th.
The Golden Hawks threatened with 4 base runners in the 5th, an out at3rd canceled Kelly Craigs single,. Jenna Campagnola, Jody Walthro andKari Jansen were stranded to end the inning
Saxons in the 6th sent 4 batters to the plate, one walk to Ann Kellyand 3 outs.
In the home half of the 6th, Laurier's Kelly, this Kelly, a JennaKelly, doubled. Lead off hitter Robyn Haid singles to score Kelly. Sarah Wilkes moves Haig to 2nd. Another Kelly, this one Kelly Craigwas safe on first moving Haig to 3rd, but Wilkes was out on theFielders Choice, 6 - 4,( short to second). Jenna Campagnola singles toscore Haig. After 6, WLU 7, U of S 3.
Top of the 7th, Kelsey Hewitt walks for the Saxons, an error by theGolden Hawks and Lauren Bourdon is at first, Cherie Werezak grounds toshort. Now there are runners at 3rd and 2nd, one out. Stacey Boldt atbat and she grounds a ball to WLU 3rd, Robyn Haid who tosses to catcherAmy Oliver Hewitt out at the plate.
Two away, and Bourdon at 3rd, Boldt at 1st on the fielders choice,score 7 - 3.
Pitcher Taylor- Baptiste strikes out McCorriston for the NationalChampionships
The Golden Hawks opened the tournament with a loss to the University ofWestern Ontario 7 - 6. A win over St Clair College 7 - 4 (KatieWestoby wp), a win over University of Calgary 9 - 1, (another win forWestoby), A win over Durham College 4 - 3 (Cassie Taylor-Baptiste wp)and another win for Taylor Baptiste this time over Western in theplayoffs, 7 - 0.
The University of Saskatchewan opened with a win over University ofRegina, 8 - 4, (Katherine Gunther wp)
9 - 1 over Ottawa Gee Gees (Sheena Bezugley wp) a loss to DurhamCollege Lords, Kayla MacLean got the win for Durham, 7 - 4. This losswas followed by a close win over the St. Clair Saints 5 - 4 (CandiceGatecliffe wp). The Saxons revenged their Durham College loss in theplayoffs, eliminating them 3 - 1, the win going to Bezugly.
On championship day Monday, the Saxons defeated University of Ottawa, 4- 3 another Guenther win.
They then met Western in the semi finals and Guenther picked up anotherwin, this time 3 - 2 and went on to meet the Golden Hawks for thechampionship game.
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Ann Kelly, second base, for the University of Saskatchewan had a veryimpressive weekend.
Over her teams 8 games, she got on base 23 times, including 6 homeruns, 1 triple, 3 doubles, 8 singles, 3 walks, and she reached first ona fielders choice and a error as well. Ann scored 16 times, and had 8RBIs. She was struck out once. What a lead off hitter....
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Other scores from the weekend include:
Western 11
Calgary 1
Western 9
St. Clair 1
McMaster 11
Ottawa 0
McMaster 7
Regina 1
Durham College 3
Mc Master 0
Durham 7
Ottawa 0
Ottawa 13
Regina 9
Ottawa 5
McMaster 4
St. Clair 7
Calgary 6
St. Clair 8
Calgary 4
Congratulations to the Golden Hawks.
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Dennis Dosman
