Carp 9 Barrhaven 3 - DETAILS

from Eric Rosenquist

On a hot breeze-less night in Carp, I4C Victory got contributions from some Cornwall-area players and posted a 9-3 win over Barrhaven Broadway Blues.

Cody Price earned the pitching win while Paul Ceppi took the loss.

Carp took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Eric Colvin hit a one-out double to the fence. Kevin McGuire, out of the lineup due to a bruised catching hand, pinch ran for Colvin who was playing 1B for the shorthanded I4C squad despite a nagging ankle injury. Carp left fielder Shawn Simzer followed Colvin with an RBI single to put the home side up 1-0. After a strikeout, catcher Joe Murray moved Simzer to third with a single and then shortstop Curtis Scurr walked to load the bases, but Barrhaven pitcher Paul Ceppi got the next batter to pop up to end the threat.

Barrhaven answered with a run of their own in the top of the second. Second baseman Kevin Williams hit a one-out double, advanced to third on a throwing error that allowed Lyndsay Medynski to reach safely, and came home on a Steve Edgerton ground-out.

Carp scored four in their half of the second inning. Third baseman Jason Woodside started things with a solo shot to right field, then 2B Darry Beck took a walk and CF Dan Loney followed with a single. Loney was making his first GOFL appearance since suffering a separated shoulder in mid June. Beck, Loney, and Woodside all hail from the Cornwall area and will be attending the 2013 World Masters Games in Torino Italy with several members of the I4C squad. With one out and two men on, Shawn Simzer and pitcher Cody Price hit back-to-back doubles to make the score 5-1 Carp.

Barrhaven narrowed the gap in the top of the third when Rob Soublier took a lead-off walk and Joe Allen singled. Soublier was then picked off heading for third on a passed ball, but Allen moved to second on the same play and was driven home by a Don Cox single. Carp pitcher Cody price got out of the inning courtesy of a fielder's choice and a strikeout.

In the bottom half of the third, the Cornwall connection added another pair of runs for Carp. Woodside, Beck, and Loney all hit singles with one out.

The score remained 7-2 until Kevin Williams hit a solo home run in the top of the 6th. Carp answered with two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth when Curtis Scurr was hit by a pitch, Adam Fleming drew a walk, and Jason Woodside just missed his second home run of the night when the ball bounced off the top of the centre field fence and back into play for a triple.

For his great night in the batter's box, Jason Woodside gets the nod as the Caveman's Choice player of the game.