Tough Weekend for University of Ottawa GeeGees Fastpitch Team
from Scott Searle
The first of a series of long road trips went underway this weekend, as the Ottawa Gee-Gees fastpitch team travelled a few hours south to play against the York Lions, the McMaster Marauders and Brock University. The weather was unkind for fastball players this weekend, raining out the games against York on Friday night. The Gee-Gees went on to Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton to face a defensively strong McMaster team. A few uncharacteristic offensive and defensive plays made it very difficult for
the Ottawa Gee-Gees to come back from McMaster's 2-0 lead. The Gee-Gees could not recover and fell to a 3-0 loss. With a rejuvenated spirit, the Gee-Gees recovered much lost ground in the second game, with some great timely hits from rookies Jenna Flannigan, Kristen Barber and Stephanie Samms, leaving the Gee-Gees 6-4 in the fourth inning. Unfortunately, the weather again took a turn for the worse, with hail and then heavy rain, resulting in the game being called by the umpires.
The Gee-Gees then went on to play Brock University on Sunday afternoon. The first game proved to be a game between the pitchers and tough defence, leaving it scoreless until the 6th inning, where rookie, Brittany Shank pinch ran for 5th year veteran Elissa Sivel on second base and rookie, Kristen Barber took to first with a walk. Second year veteran, Mallory Watson drove in the RBI, with the Gee-Gees winning 1-0. The second game proved to be a game of frustration, with the Gee-Gees struggling to come back from a 6-0 Brock University lead. A short rally brought the Gee-Gees four runs, but this was not enough to take the lead.
The Gee-Gees will look to secure their 100th win at the National University Championships this week at Waterloo.
The first of a series of long road trips went underway this weekend, as the Ottawa Gee-Gees fastpitch team travelled a few hours south to play against the York Lions, the McMaster Marauders and Brock University. The weather was unkind for fastball players this weekend, raining out the games against York on Friday night. The Gee-Gees went on to Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton to face a defensively strong McMaster team. A few uncharacteristic offensive and defensive plays made it very difficult for
the Ottawa Gee-Gees to come back from McMaster's 2-0 lead. The Gee-Gees could not recover and fell to a 3-0 loss. With a rejuvenated spirit, the Gee-Gees recovered much lost ground in the second game, with some great timely hits from rookies Jenna Flannigan, Kristen Barber and Stephanie Samms, leaving the Gee-Gees 6-4 in the fourth inning. Unfortunately, the weather again took a turn for the worse, with hail and then heavy rain, resulting in the game being called by the umpires.
The Gee-Gees then went on to play Brock University on Sunday afternoon. The first game proved to be a game between the pitchers and tough defence, leaving it scoreless until the 6th inning, where rookie, Brittany Shank pinch ran for 5th year veteran Elissa Sivel on second base and rookie, Kristen Barber took to first with a walk. Second year veteran, Mallory Watson drove in the RBI, with the Gee-Gees winning 1-0. The second game proved to be a game of frustration, with the Gee-Gees struggling to come back from a 6-0 Brock University lead. A short rally brought the Gee-Gees four runs, but this was not enough to take the lead.
The Gee-Gees will look to secure their 100th win at the National University Championships this week at Waterloo.
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