Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League
May 27, 2011
Sudbury, ON
NOOTCHTAI PITCHES TWO HITTER
League play continued in the Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League on Thursday night at the Lorne Brady Memorial Park in Garson . In the opener the Sudbury North Stars continued their onslaught in the hitting department as well as ion scoring . The North Stars scored 4 runs in the opening frame then added another 11 in the final three innings on their way to their second victory of the season with a 15-7 thrashing over the Swick Hounds of Garson . John Ainslie (2-0) went the distance once more scattering 12 hits ,striking out three batters ,issuing 3 base on balls and giving up 6 earned runs while his counterpart Gary “GNUâ€Â Lamothe (0-2) suffered his second defeat on 21 hits , 5 strike outs and 0 base on balls . Curtis Hambley and Lanny Fichette led the way for the winners both going 3 for 5 at the dish and both hitting two home runs while Dan Quesnel hit 3 for 4 in a losing cause for the Swick Hounds .
In the nightcap , the Whitefish Lake First Nation Falcons had a complete resversaL from their first game as led by Troy Nootchtai’s two hitter they blanked the Pickerel River Cardinals 9-0 . Nootchtai did not issue a single walk and only faced 17 batters in his five innings of work(the game was called after five because of the 7 run mercy rule ). Jonathan Contin (0-2) started for the Cardinals , was tagged with loss and was relieved in the fourth by Percy Tobobunbung (0-0) .Both pitchers combined to give up 8 hits , strike out 11 batters and issue but one single base on balls . Brendon Biederman and Justin Nootchtai led the way for the Falcons both hitting 2 for 3 with teammates Owen Peltier and Troy Nootchtai chipping in with each a home (solo for Owen and a two run shot for Troy ) while Bobby Decosse hit 1 for 1 in a losing cause for the Cardinals .
Play resumes this evening with a doubleheader at the Rick McDonald Memorial Park in Azilda when the Cardinals take on the North Stars at 7 PM followed by the nightcap under the lights where the Swick Hounds face the Falcons ..
After one week of action the standings read as follows : North Stars 2-0;Cardinals and Falcons at 1 and 1 followed by the 4th place Swick Hounds at 0-2 .John Ainslie of the North Stars is the top pitcher at 2-0 while Terry Hutchke of the same North Stars leads all hitters with 5 hits in 8 appearances for a 625 average .
Ladies fastball on several fronts (Downie ,Sturgeon Falls and Twin Forks) get their 2011 season underway for Bantams,Midgets and Ladies .
Keep fit ! See you on the fastball diamonds !
Roger Legendre league head statistician as well as public relations liaison/advisor