WC Electric to face Team Easton in GOFL finals
West Carleton Electric won Game 4 of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series to defeat Carp I4C Victory three games to one. Final score was 3-1 for the Fitzroy Harbour squad.
Both pitchers threw very well, giving up only 5 hits each, with Brad Porter registering the win (his third of the series) and Trevor Wood taking the loss.
Victory had a good chance to score in the second. Pete Pettit walked with one out, then Brooks Paziuk hit an off-hand double to left to put runners on second and third with two out. However Porter was able to get out of the jam by getting the next batter to strike out.
Wood retired the first eleven 'Trics batters in succession, until Shawn Rebertz legged out a two-out infield hit in the bottom of the fourth. Mike Cavanagh then reached on an infield hit of his own, putting runners on the corners. Neil Murphy then stroked a huge homerun to right field over the "grey monster" to put the home side up 3-0.
I4C looked to get back into the game in the top of the sixth, when clean-up hitter Matt McNish hit a deep home run with two out to draw the visitors within two runs. Wood then helped his own cause by hitting a double, but Porter was able to get the next batter to ground out to preserve the 3-1 lead.
Fitzroy had a chance to pad the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Jon Daley lead off with a single and was moved to second on a Trevor Barton sac bunt. After a ground out, Victory elected to intentionally walk Mike Cavanagh, bringing Murphy to the plate who had stroked the three run homer in his previous at bat. Murphy hit the ball hard, but second baseman Russ Mitchell made a nice play to get Cavanagh out at second and end the threat.
With Victory's season on the line in the bottom of the seventh, Porter was throwing as strong as ever, and finished off the game by striking out the side, earning the applause of the gathered fans on had. With the win, the Trics moved on into the finals for the first time since their inaugral season in 2004, when they also faced Team Easton in the championship series.
The Finals are slated tenatively to kick off on Thursday September 13 at 8:30PM in Stittsville, as Team Easton will be gunning for their fifth consecutive playoff title, and WC Electric will be searching for their first ever GOFL crown.
Pitching:
WC Electric
Brad Porter - W - 7IP, 1R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 14K, 1 HBP
I4C Victory
Trevor Wood - L - 6IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 1IBB, 3K
Hitting:
WC Electric
Jon Daley 1-3
Shawn Rebertz 1-3, R
Mike Cavanagh 1-2, BB, R
Neil Murphy 1-3, HR, 3RBI
Todd Clouthier 1-2
I4C Victory
Al Read 1-3
Matt McNish 1-3, HR, RBI
Trevor Wood 2-3, 2B
Brooks Paziuk 1-3, 2B
Both pitchers threw very well, giving up only 5 hits each, with Brad Porter registering the win (his third of the series) and Trevor Wood taking the loss.
Victory had a good chance to score in the second. Pete Pettit walked with one out, then Brooks Paziuk hit an off-hand double to left to put runners on second and third with two out. However Porter was able to get out of the jam by getting the next batter to strike out.
Wood retired the first eleven 'Trics batters in succession, until Shawn Rebertz legged out a two-out infield hit in the bottom of the fourth. Mike Cavanagh then reached on an infield hit of his own, putting runners on the corners. Neil Murphy then stroked a huge homerun to right field over the "grey monster" to put the home side up 3-0.
I4C looked to get back into the game in the top of the sixth, when clean-up hitter Matt McNish hit a deep home run with two out to draw the visitors within two runs. Wood then helped his own cause by hitting a double, but Porter was able to get the next batter to ground out to preserve the 3-1 lead.
Fitzroy had a chance to pad the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Jon Daley lead off with a single and was moved to second on a Trevor Barton sac bunt. After a ground out, Victory elected to intentionally walk Mike Cavanagh, bringing Murphy to the plate who had stroked the three run homer in his previous at bat. Murphy hit the ball hard, but second baseman Russ Mitchell made a nice play to get Cavanagh out at second and end the threat.
With Victory's season on the line in the bottom of the seventh, Porter was throwing as strong as ever, and finished off the game by striking out the side, earning the applause of the gathered fans on had. With the win, the Trics moved on into the finals for the first time since their inaugral season in 2004, when they also faced Team Easton in the championship series.
The Finals are slated tenatively to kick off on Thursday September 13 at 8:30PM in Stittsville, as Team Easton will be gunning for their fifth consecutive playoff title, and WC Electric will be searching for their first ever GOFL crown.
Pitching:
WC Electric
Brad Porter - W - 7IP, 1R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 14K, 1 HBP
I4C Victory
Trevor Wood - L - 6IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 1IBB, 3K
Hitting:
WC Electric
Jon Daley 1-3
Shawn Rebertz 1-3, R
Mike Cavanagh 1-2, BB, R
Neil Murphy 1-3, HR, 3RBI
Todd Clouthier 1-2
I4C Victory
Al Read 1-3
Matt McNish 1-3, HR, RBI
Trevor Wood 2-3, 2B
Brooks Paziuk 1-3, 2B
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