september2010

STDMFL league playoff finals

September 15, 2010

St Thomas, ON

On Monday night in Fingal before a large crowd the St. Thomas Storm won their 5th STDMFL title since 2001 with an 8-1 victory over the Morpeth Magic.
The Storm scored 3 runs in the first inning off starter Darren Devine and scored 5 more runs in the 2nd off Devine and reliever Norm Logan. Morpeth was without the services of ace Greg Guy, out with a shoulder injury.
Full credit goes to the Magic players who were enthusiastic and played hard despite their situation.
Ryan Cummings once again was dominant for St. Thomas allowing 1 unearned run in the 5th, giving up 5 hits and had 11 Ks.
Cummings pitched all 5 games for St. Thomas in the semi final and final allowing 3 runs (1 earned).
Several Storm hitters contributed to the win, particularly Matt Lynch(homerun), Aaron Gould(2H, 3rbi), Brent Crocker(3/3 2rbi, 2runs)

The league title caps a successful year for the Storm who also won their 8th league pennant in the last 9 years with an 18-6 record.
Overall St. Thomas compiled a record of 29-21 while playing a very competitive tournament schedule.

With the departure of several key players prior to the 2010 season, the prospect of winning a pennant was not good let alone winning the playoffs too. After a 3 and 3 start it was clear that the holes left by Mark Coleman, Ty Lessard and Pete Babcock needed to be filled.  Several Storm veterans led by captain Chris Payne took ownership of the situation and turned things around going on a 13-0 run to end the season. Cummings and fellow pitcher Dan Beecroft were very stingy down the stretch and the team defense was excellent.

St. Thomas would like to thank all of their sponsors and fans who have supported the team this season and over the years.
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