GOFL first night of playoffs - wrap up

Wednesday night featured three playoffs games in GOFL best-of-five series.

Kars Aces 9 Stittsville 56ers 8
Once again the Grove was home to a shootout as it has been many times this season, as the Kars Aces got out to a 1-0 series lead with a 9-8 win. The Aces had a 6-1 lead at one point only to blow it, but were able to come back against the 56ers for the victory. Steve Price had the start for Kars and was relieved by Brad Porter. Darren Featherstone threw for Stittsville.

Barrhaven Broadway Blues 4 Carp I4C Victory 3 (in 9 innings)
The late game in Manotick was a very tight playoff matchup, with the Blues coming back to win 4-3 in the second extra inning. Carp had a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh but Chad Hargrove's sacrifice fly tied things up to force extra frames. In the eighth both teams plated one run. After Carp was held off the scoreboard in the top of the ninth, Lindsay Medynski's RBI single scored the game winning run. Paul Ceppi had the start for Barrhaven with Trevor Lahey earning the win in relief. Ryan Chatten went the distance for Carp.

Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric 6 Ottawa Blitz 2
West Carleton Electric prevailed in the early game in Manotick with a 6-2 win over the host Ottawa Blitz.

Steve Cavanagh had the complete game win for Fitzroy, while Jamie Blakely took the loss and had relief from Derick Bulley.

The Blitz opened the scoring the bottom of the first. Marcel Mondoux reached on a bunt single. Derek Bergeron's sac bunt moved Mondoux over. When Mondoux went to third on the same play, the throwing attempt for the double play was offline and allowed him to score to put Ottawa up 1-0.

Fitzroy answered in the top of the second. Derek Barber reached on an error. Neil Murphy attempted a sac bunt but a nice fielding play by Derick Bulley put Barber out at second. Murphy made it to second on a wild pitch and scored on Jeff Cavanagh's RBI single to tie the game at 1-1.

Steve Cavanagh helped his own cause in the third with a triple to lead off the inning. He came around to score on Trevor Barton's sacrifice fly to right field to put the Electric up 2-1.

WC Electric put four runs up on the board in the top of the sixth to extend the lead to 6-1. Jon Daley lead off with a single and a successful hit and run executed by Trevor Barton put men on first and second. A double steal on a wild pitch put both runners in scoring position, and they scored on Jeff Barber's 2RBI double. Jeff was cashed on brother Derek's single. A walk to Neil Murphy and another wild pitch moved the runners over. Jeff Cavanagh's ground out to short cashed D. Barber for the fourth run.

The Blitzos scored a single in the sixth. Tony Searle tripled with one out and scored on Anil Hayne's RBI single. However a double play got the Electric out of the inning without further damage.

Fitzroy pitching
Steve Cavanagh WIN 7IP 2R 1ER 7H 6K 0BB 1HBP

Blitz pitching
Jamie Blakely LOSS 5IP 2R 4ER 4H 5K 1BB (Blakely pitched to two batters in the 6th)
Derick Bulley 2IP 4R 2ER 3H 1K 2BB 1HBP

Fitzroy hitting
Jon Daley 1-2, BB, R
Trevor Barton 1-3, sac fly, RBI, R
Jeff Barber 1-3, 2B, 2RBI, BB
Derek Barber 1-3, RBI, R, HBP
Jeff Cavanagh 1-3, 2RBI
Steve Cavanagh 2-3, 3B, R

Blitz hitting
Marcel Mondoux 3-3, 2SB, R
Tony Searle 1-3, 3B, R
Jamie Blakely 1-2
Anil Hayne 1-1, RBI
Ryan Mitts 1-3