Both games in doubleheader in Manotick end in ties - WITH DETAILS

The Kars Aces and I4C Victory faced off in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night - and both games ended in ties.

The early game saw the teams end knotted 3-3. Luke Severson threw for Kars, while Andrew Putnam was on the slab for I4C Victory.

The last show was a marathon game with Kars coming back to tie things at 8-8. Brad Porter and Severson chucked for Kars. I4C had Neil Cooke and Shane McNish throwing.

info from Chad Milne

Kars 3 I4C 3

In the first game of the Kars Aces - I4C doubleheader on Wednesday night in Manotick, Luke Severson pitched for Kars while Andrew Putnam pitched for I4C. Kars got on the board quickly in the top of the first inning. With one out Cory Morrison singled and after a fly out Chad Milne walked, putting two runners on base with two out. Matt Alkerton then jumped on the first pitch he saw launching a long home run to left field giving Kars a 3-0 lead. I4C managed to get one run back in their half of the first inning and then later tied the game in the bottom of the third inning on Andrew Putnam's long two-run home run to left field.

After the early runs, both pitchers settled in with neither team able to get anything going on offence. I4C came closest to breaking the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning, getting a runner as far as third base with two out, but could not score the go ahead run. After seven innings, the game ended in a 3-3 tie.

Kars 8 I4C 8 

In the second game of the doubleheader, Brad Porter and Neil Cooke were the starting pitchers. Like Kars in the first game, I4C got on the board quickly in this one, scoring three times with two out to take an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Kars got one run back in their half of the first inning. Nick Ellis led off with a triple and Cory Morrison reached base after being hit by a pitch. With one out, Chad Milne laced a ground ball up the middle for what looked like a single, but Kevin McGuire made a great diving play to stop the ball and then flip to second to force out Morrison. Ellis scored on the play.

I4C scored one run in the the top of the second inning. Kars cut into I4C's lead in the third inning, scoring twice. Ellis doubled to start the inning and moved to third on a fly out. After a strike out, Milne sliced a high fly ball down the line in shallow left field that was misplayed by the hardcharging I4C fielder, allowing Milne to reach base and Ellis to score. Matt Alkerton then singled to score Milne.

I4C stretched their lead to 8-3 scoring two runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings, and chasing Porter from the game, who was relieved by Severson. In the bottom of the fifth, Shane McNish relieved Cooke. Morrison and Lukas Kamps both walked and then Milne reached on a fielder's choice that erased Kamps. With two out, Kurtis Summers stroked a triple to score Morrison and Milne. James Shaw then walked, but McNish escaped further damage by striking out the next batter.

Down 8-5, Kars batted around in the bottom of the sixth inning. Severson led of with a double just inside the left field line, Ellis then walked and Morrison reached on an error that scored Severson. Kamps then walked to load the bases. The next batter, Milne, hit a hard comebacker that McNish was able to snare and then elected to throw to first to get the out, allowing Ellis to score from third. With two out, Summers reached on an error that allowed Morrison to score to tie the game 8-8. Kars loaded the bases again when J. Shaw walked, but McNish preserved the tie by striking out the next batter to end the game.