Carp ties Manotick - Tony's Version

from Tony Riches

Carp I4C Victory scored 4 runs in the sixth inning to pull out a 5-5 tie with Manotick Lomor Printers in GOFL play Wednesday.

Adam Bickell`s RBI single followed Rich Antunes 2 RBI knock to stake the Printers to a 3-0 lead after 2 innings but I4C`s Peter Pettit stroked a double and later scored on a groundout by Kyle Gourgon to narrow the gap in the third. Manotick widened the lead to 5-1 on RBI singles by Bickell and Don Cox in the bottom of the fourth inning. Neil Cooke replaced Trevor Wood on the mound for I4C and managed to escape a bases loaded jam to stop the rally. Trevor Lahey had a strong outing going into the sixth but a leadoff triple by Gourgon ignited the big comeback for I4C. Consecutive hits by Matt McNish, Brooks Paziuk, Wood and Eric Colvin knotted the game at 5.

Both teams left runners in scoring position in the seventh but the game ended in a tie.

For I4C;
Colvin 2-3, 2RBI
Gourgon 1-4, 3B, R, RBI
Pettit 1-3, 2B, R
Wood 1-3, 2B, R, RBI
McNish 1-3, BB, R, RBI
Paziuk 1-4, R

Wood 3.1IP 8H 5R 3K 2BB
Cooke 3.2 IP 1H 0R 3K 1BB

Manotick;
Bickell 2-4, 2 RBI, SB
Antunes 2-3, 2 RBI, R
Mike Branchaud 3-4, 2B, R
Joe Allan 2BB, 2R
John Lindsey 1-4, R
Cox 1-4, RBI

Lahey 7IP 7H 5R 7K 1BB