I4C Victory wins GOFL playoff title for the first time

I4C Victory won the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff title, going undefeated throughout the post season. This was the first title for Victory since joining the GOFL in 2006.

Two games were played today at the Grove in Stittsville as part of the Final Weekend Showdown. Congratulations to John Craig and the 56ers on hosting a great event.

Semi Final - Micksburg Twins 7 Kars Aces 0

In the first game of the day, Micksburg Twins faced Kars Aces to see who would play I4C Victory in the final. Corey Costello earned the win with a four hit shutout, while Brad Porter took the loss.

Corey Costello had an RBI single in the second inning, scoring Kyle Jackson who had tripled.

In the third, Joran Graham doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Kerr Childerhose's sacrifice fly.

Both Corey and Chad Costello hit solo shots in the fourth to make it 4-0 for Micksburg.

The game ended by the mercy rule in the bottom of the sixth as Joran Graham hit a three run bomb bringing in Jamey Mick and Corey Costello who had walked.

Nick Ellis, Matt Pollard, Chad Milne and Kristian Knapp all had singles for Kars.

With the win, the Twins advanced to the final, having to win twice against the undefeated I4C Victory.

Final - I4C Victory 7 Micksburg Twins 1

I4C Victory won their sixth playoff game in a row to win the Greater Ottawa Fastball League title, with all pitching wins earned by Andrew Putnam. Putnam had fourteen strike outs in the final. Corey Costello had the start and gave way to Joran Graham in the fourth.

Kevin McGuire and Dan Loney had home runs for I4C. Mike Moss had the lone run for the Twins hitting a solo shot in the seventh.

See below for the game summary.

Starting lineups

I4C Victory:
Dan Loney, cf; Kevin McGuire, 2b; Andrew Putnam, p; Bobby Jack Hart, c; Don Cox, rf; Joe Murray, 1b; Curtis Scurr, ss; Shawn Simzer, dp; Adam Fleming, 3b; Mike Money, lf

Micksburg:
Chad Costello, c; Corey Costello, p; Jamey Mick, dp; Joran Graham, 3b; Kevin Humphries, 1b; Mike Moss, cf; Kerr Childerhose, 2b; Kyle Jackson, rf; Quinton Rook, lf; Riley Hennessy, ss

Top of the first:
Loney struck out looking, one out; McGuire, home run, McGuire scored, earned, RBI; Putnam doubled; Hart hit by pitch; Cox singled, Putnam advanced to third, Hart advanced to second; Murray struck out swinging; Scurr struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 3 LOB, no errors. I4C 1 Micksburg 0

Bottom of the first:
Ch Costello struck out swinging; Co Costello singled; Mick flew out to lf; Graham hit into fielder's choice, Co Costello out 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 LOB, no errors. I4C 1 Micksburg 0

Top of the second:
Simzer struck out swinging; Fleming grounded out p to 1b; Loney reached on error by 3b; McGuire struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 LOB, 1 error. I4C 1 Micksburg 0

Bottom of the second:
Humphries struck out swinging; Moss struck out swinging; Childerhose popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 LOB, 0 errors. I4C 1 Micksburg 0

Top of the third:
Putnam popped out to 2b; Hart struck out swinging; Cox struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 LOB, 0 errors. I4C 1 Micksburg 0

Bottom of the third:
Jackson grounded out 2b to 1b; Rook struck out swinging; Ch Costello struck out swinging, put out c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 LOB, 0 errors. I4C 1 Micksburg 0

Top of the fourth:
Graham to p; Co Costello to 2b; Childerhose to 3b. Murray singled; Scurr struck out swinging; Simzer singled, Murray advanced to third, Simzer advanced to second on throw to third; Fleming grounded out 2b unassisted; Loney home run, 3 RBI, Murray scored, Simzer scored, Loney scored, all earned; McGuire struck out looking. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 LOB, 0 errors, I4C 4 Micksburg 0

Bottom of the fourth:
Co Costello singled; Mick walked, Co Costello advanced to second; Graham struck out swinging; Humphries struck out swinging; Moss struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 LOB, 0 error. I4C 4 Micksburg 0

Top of the fifth:
Paul Griffith in for Humphries at 1b; Matt McIntyre in for Jackson, goes to 3b; Childerhose to rf. Putnam struck out swinging; Hart singled; Cox popped up to 3b; Murray reached on error to cf, advanced to second, Hart scored, unearned; Scurr struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 LOB, 1 error. I4C 5 Micksburg 0

Bottom of the fifth:
Childerhose grounded out 3b to 1b; McIntyre struck out looking; Rook singled; Ch Costello struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 LOB, 0 errors. I4C 5 Micksburg 0

Top of the sixth:
Simzer struck out looking; Fleming popped up to 3b; Loney home run, RBI, Loney scored, earned; McGuire struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 LOB, 0 errors. I4C 6 Micksburg 0.

Bottom of the sixth:
Co Costello struck out looking; Mick singled; Graham struck out looking; Griffith struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 LOB, 0 errors, I4C 6 Micksburg 0.

Top of the seventh:
Putnam grounded out ss to 1b; Hart walked; Ryan Clare pinch hit for Cox; Clare reached out fielder's choice, Hart out p to ss; Murray singled, Clare advanced to second; Scurr singled, RBI, Clare scored, earned, Hart advanced to second; Simzer popped up to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 2 LOB, I4C 7 Micksburg 0.

Bottom of the seventh:
Cox re-entered to rf for Clare. Moss home run, RBI, Moss scored, earned; Childerhose grounded out 3b to 1b; McIntyre struck out looking; Rook singled; Ch Costello singled, Rook advanced to second; McIntyre to run for Ch Costello on two-out catcher rule; Co Costello flew out to rf. 1 run, 3 hits, 2 LOB, 0 errors, FINAL: I4C 7 Micksburg 1