Saturday action at the Final Weekend Tournament in Fitzroy Harbour = Micksburg Twins are champs

In their first season in the GOFL, the Micksburg Twins won the playoff title at the final weekend tournament in Fitzroy Harbour. The eight-team league has a best-of-five playoff round, and the remaining four teams participate in a double knockout tournament to determine the league champion and winner of the I4C Consulting Trophy.

Micksburg Twins were undefeated at the tournament, breaking the three year reign of titles by the Kars Aces. Good crowds were on hand, especially on Friday night to watch the top fastball teams in eastern Ontario play off.

Corey Costello of Micksburg had two of the three pitching victories for the Twins and hit a homerun in each game. Brad Porter for Kars also had a good tournament, winning two games and throwing 22 innings on Saturday.

Results

Friday night:
Micksburg Twins 6 Stittsville 56ers 2
WP: Corey Costello
LP: Darren Featherstone with relief from Dan Konkle
HR: Corey Costello

Scoring:
Micksburg 2nd: Mike Moss single, scored on Kerr Childerose double. Childerose scored on Corey Costello's two-run homer. Micksburg 3 Stittsville 0

Micksburg 4th: Moss singled. Childerose sac bunt misplayed. Both scored on Corey Costello double. Costello scored on Joran Graham single. Micksburg 6 Stittsville 0

Stittsville 6th: Ryan Bond singled. Scott Herriot singled, Bond scored on error by the right fielder, Herriot advanced to second. Herriot scored on Scott Jessiman double. Micksburg 6 Stittsville 2

West Carleton Electric 7 Kars Aces 0
WP: Andy Barber
LP: Jamie Smith with relief from Brad Porter
HR: Dave Bahm (WC) 2HR, 6RBI

Scoring:
West Carleton 4th: Jeff Barber walked. Michael Cavanagh singled. Dave Bahm 3 run homer. West Carleton 3 Kars 0

West Carleton 6th: Michael Cavanagh doubled. Neil Murphy singled. Bahm 3 run homer. Jon Daley single. Andy Barber doubled scored Daley. West Carleton 7 Kars 0

Saturday:
Micksburg Twins 7 West Carleton Electric 0
WP: Joran Graham
LP: Jeff Barber with relief from Steve Cavanagh
HR: Corey Costello (Micks)

Scoring:
Micksburg 1st: Kerr Childerose walk. Corey Costello single. Joran Graham single scored Childerose. Jamey Mick reached on fielder's choice, Costello out at home. Chad Costello single scored Graham. Micksburg 2 West Carleton 0

Micksburg 2nd: Riley Hennessy singled. Paul Griffith sac bunt moved Hennessy to second. Ryan Clarke single. Childerose single scored Hennessy. Corey Costello sac fly scored Clarke. Graham walked. Mick double scored Childerose and Graham. Micksburg 6 West Carleton 0

Micksburg 4th: Corey Costello solo homer. Micksburg 7 West Carleton 0

Kars Aces 4 Stittsville 56ers 3 (8 innings)
WP: Brad Porter
LP: Darren Featherstone
HR: Jamie Smith (Kars)
Walk off single by Cory Morrison for Kars

Scoring:
Stittsville 1st: Darren Featherstone singled. Scott Herriot doubled. Featherstone scored on John Craig double. Stittsville 1 Kars 0

Stittsville 3rd: Feathstone singled. Herriot singled. Dan Jessiman singled. Featherstone and Herriot scored on John Craig's single. Stittsville 3 Kars 0

Kars 3rd: Danny Powers singled. Power scored on Jamie Smith 2run homer. Stittsville 3 Kars 2

Kars 5th: Powers singled. Matt Pollard reached on error to the shortstop, Power moved to third. Powers scored on Kristian Knapp sac fly to left field. Stittsville 3 Kars 3

Kars 8th: Knapp started on second base as per international rule. Knapp advanced to third on Nick Ellis fly ball to centre. Knapp scored on Cory Morrison single. Kars 4 Stittsville 3

Kars Aces 6 West Carleton Electric 4
WP: Brad Porter
LP: Andy Barber with relief from Steve Cavanagh
HR: Michael Cavanagh (WC) Jeff Cavanagh (WC)

West Carleton 1st: Andy Barber singled. Derek Barber walked. Andy Barber scored on Jeff Barber single. West Carleton 1 Kars 0

West Carleton 2nd: Solo homer by Mike Cavanagh. West Carleton 2 Kars 0

Kars 2nd: Chad Milne singled. Danny Powers walked. Jamie Smith singled, scoring Milne. Matt Pollard singled scoring Powers. Kristian Knapp singled scoring Smith. Pollard scored on error by centrefielder. Kars 4 West Carleton 2

West Carleton 3rd: Trevor Barton singled. Barton moved to second on Derek Barber sac bunt. Barton scored on Jeff Cavanagh two run homer. Kars 4 West Carleton 4.

Kars 3rd: Cory Morrison singled, moved to second on passed ball. Morrison scored on Milne single. Kars 5 West Carleton 4

Kars 5th: Knapp doubled, moved to third on wild pitch. Knapp scored on ground rule double by Milne. Kars 6 West Carleton 4

FINAL: Micksburg Twins 7 Kars Aces 1
WP: Corey Costello
LP: Brad Porter
HR: Kerr Childerose (Micks) Kyle Jackson (Micks) Corey Costello (Micks) Andy Davey (Kars)

Micksburg line up: Kerr Childerose cf; Corey Costello p; Joran Graham dp; Jamey Mick 2b; Chad Costello c; Riley Hennessy ss; Kevin Humphries 1b; Kyle Jackson rf; Mark Bell lf; Nick Eckford 3b (not batting)

Kars line up: Kristian Knapp 2b; Nick Ellis ss; Cory Morrison lf; Chad Milne 3b; Andy Davey c; Matt Alkerton cf; Danny Powers 1b; Jamie Smith dp; Matt Pollard rf; Brad Porter p (not batting)

Top 1st: Childerose reached on error by 1b. Corey Costello walked, Childerose advanced to second. Graham walked, Corey Costello advanced to second, Childerose advanced to third. Chad Costello singled, RBI; Childerose scored, earned; Graham advanced to second, Corey Costello advanced to third. Graham out 3b unassisted, Hennessy out 3b to 1b, double play. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Micksburg 1 Kars 0

Bottom 1st: Knapp strikeout swinging. Ellis walked. Ellis out p to ss, Morrison reached on fielder's choice. Milne strikeout swinging. 0 run 0 hit 0 error 1 LOB. Micksburg 1 Kars 0

Top 2nd: Humphries doubled. Jackson flew out to lf. Bell strike out looking. Childerose home run 2RBI; Humphries scored, earned; Childerose scored, earned. Corey Costello grounded out 3b to 1b. 2 run 2 hits 0 error 0 LOB. Micksburg 3 Kars 0

Bottom 2nd: Davey flew out to rf. Alkerton strike out swinging. Powers strikeout swinging. 0 run 0 hit 0 error 0 LOB. Micksburg 3 Kars 0

Top 3rd: Graham singled. Mick flew out to lf. Chad Costello ground out 3b to 1b. Hennessy flew out to 1b. 0 run 0 hit 0 error 0 LOB. Micksburg 3 Kars 0

Bottom 3rd: Smith strikeout swinging. Pollard strikeout swinging. Knapp strikeout swinging. 0 run 0 hits 0 error 0 LOB. Micksburg 3 Kars 0

Top 4th: Humphries single. Jackson lined out to 2b; Humphries out 2b to 1b; double play. Bell flew out to 2b. 0 run 1 hit 0 error 0 LOB. Micksburg 3 Kars 0

Bottom 4th: Ellis flew out to rf. Morrison flew out to rf. Milne flew out to 2b. 0 run 0 hits 0 errors 0 LOB. Micksburg 3 Kars 0

Top 5th: Childerose flew out to rf. Corey Costello home run RBI; Corey Costello scored, earned. Graham flew out to rf. Mick grounded out ss to 1b. 1 run 1 hit 0 errors 0 LOB. Micksburg 4 Kars 0

Bottom 5th: Davey home run RBI; Davey scored, earned. Alkerton strikeout swinging. Powers strikeout swinging. Smith strike out swinging. 1 run 1 hit 0 errors 0 LOB. Micksburg 4 Kars 1

Top 6th: Chad Costello reached on error by ss. Hennessy singled, Chad Costello advanced to second. Chad Costello out p to 3b; Hennessy advanced to second; Humphries reached on fielder's choice. Jackson 3RBI home run; Hennessy scored, earned; Humphries scored, unearned; Jackson scored, earned. Bell singled. Childerose singled, Bell advanced to second. Childerose out ss to 2b, Corey Costello 2b to 1b; double play. 3 runs 4 hits 1 error 1 LOB. Micksburg 7 Kars 1

Bottom 6th: Pollard strikeout swinging. Knapp strikeout swinging. Ellis singled. Ellis out 1b to ss; Morrison reached on fielder's choice. 0 runs 1 hit 0 error 1 LOB. Micksburg 7 Kars 1

Top 7th: Graham grounded out 1b unassisted. Mick grounded out 1b unassisted. Chad Costello grounded out ss to 1b. 0 runs 0 hit 0 error 0 LOB. Mickburg 7 Kars 1

Bottom 7th: Milne strikeout swinging. Davey strikeout swinging. Alkerton strikeout swinging.