GeeGees Women's Fastball results: beat Windsor, split with Western

Andrea Nelson

Media - uOttawa Women's Fastball Team

The season started strong for the GeeGees as they defeated the uWindsor Lancers in both games Saturday; 6-3 and 9-0. In the first of two games, the Lancers came out with strong hits and were able to manufacture some runs, but unfortunately could not keep up with the bats of the GeeGees and in the end lost 6-3.  In the second game of the day, starting pitcher Jean Cardona was dominant and with the help of her defence, completed 6 shut out innings, as the game was called in the 6th on a mercy.

Sunday started off well for the GeeGees once again as their bats started early against the Western Mustangs with a 2-run homerun in the 1st by Taylor Rogalsky.  Some key hits and base-running allowed the GeeGees to get a couple more insurance runs as the game played out. The Mustangs scored once later in the game to attempt a comeback, but in the end were no match for the pitching of Jean Cardona and the GeeGees took the game 4-1. This was of course a large accomplishment in the OIWFA and a big win for the GeeGees as no other team had defeated the Western Mustangs in 100+ games.  In the final game of the day Baylie Gigolyk started for the Gee-Gees and pitched five strong innings, but the bats of the Mustangs came alive in this second game and unfortunately found all of the holes they needed to take the game from the GeeGees. Despite this loss against Western, the GeeGees started with an exceptionally strong 3-1 weekend and can only hope to build from this as the rest of the season unfolds!