Micksburg wins GOFL championship
The Micksburg Twins defeated the Kars Aces 5-1 on Friday night in a chilly game in Micksburg to win the best-of-three Greater Ottawa Fastball League championship series two games to one.
The Twins have won every GOFL playoff championship that's been held since 2016 with the exception of 2018 (Quyon Flyers). Given in 2020 there was no season due to COVID, that's three in a row and five of the last six. The Twins also won their first title in 2013.
Despite the frosty temperatures, a good crowd was in attendance with approximately 125 fans on hand, including not just locals but many who made the trip from several kilometres away.
Joran Graham earned the win, allowing only two hits - the first two batters of the game - and striking out an incredible 20 batters. Brad Porter took the loss; he gave up nine hits and struck out eight, allowing three earned runs.
Kars got on the board first with Brad Pender leading off the game with a single and scoring on a Kristian Knapp double.
The Twins responded in the bottom of the first frame. Matt McIntyre walked with one out, Graham singled and Scott Conroy's RBI single scored McIntyre. An infield error then allowed Graham to score.
The Aces threatened in the top of the third when both Chad Milne and Pender reached base on defensive miscues. However, Graham got out of the jam with three straight Ks.
Micksburg got their next three runs in the fourth. John Enright dropped a bunt single and was moved to second on a Ryan McIntyre sacrifice bunt. Paul Griffith then doubled, his second hit of the game, to drive in Enright. After Quinton Rook reached on an infield error, Matt McIntyre doubled to score Griffith and Rook.
Graham retired the next nine batters in a row (a fly out and eight strike outs) to seal the championship win.
Play by play
Umpires: Marc Beaulne (plate), Dave Herbst (first), Gord Atchison (second), Gary Findley (third)
Kars lineup: Brad Pender c, Kristian Knapp 2b, Nick Ellis ss, Dylan Toms rf, Danny Powers 1b, Matt Alkerton cf, Brady Hamilton lf, Cory Morrison dp, Chad Milne 3b, Brad Porter p / flex
Micksburg lineup: Quinton Rook cf, Matt McIntyre ss, Joran Graham p, Scott Conroy lf, Jared Steege 3b, Joe Mick c, John Enright rf, Ryan McIntyre 2b, Paul Griffith 1b
Top 1st Kars
Pender single to rf; Knapp double to cf, Pender scores, RBI; Ellis strike out; Toms strike out; Knapp steals third; Powers strike out.
1 run 2 hits 0 errors 1 LOB
Bottom 1st Micksburg
Rook strike out; M. McIntyre walk; Graham single to cf, M. McIntyre to 2nd; Conroy single to rf, M. McIntyre scores, RBI, Graham to 3rd; Steege fly out to cf; Mick reaches 1st on E4, Graham scores, Conroy to 3rd; Enright strike out.
2 runs 2 hits 1 error 2 LOB
Top 2nd Kars
M. Alkerton strike out; Hamilton strike out; Morrison strike out.
0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 LOB
Bottom 2nd Micksburg
R. McIntyre strike out; Griffith single to cf, Nolan Costello pinch run; Rook walk, Costello to 2nd; M.McIntyre reaches on fielder's choice, Costello out ss to 3b, Rook to 2nd; Graham pop up to 2b.
0 runs 1 hit 0 erros 2 LOB
Top 3rd Kars
Griffith re-enters at 1b.
Milne reaches 3rd on E7; Pender reaches 1st on E3; Pender to 2nd on defensive indifference; Knapp strike out; Ellis strike out; Toms strike out.
0 runs 0 hits 2 errors 2 LOB
Bottom 3rd Micksburg
Conroy strike out; Steege fly out to cf; Mick strike out.
0 runs 0 hits 0 erros 0 LOB
Top 4th Kars
Powers strike out; M. Alkerton strike out; Hamilton strike out.
0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 LOB
Bottom 4th Micksburg
Enright bunt single; R. McIntyre sacrifice bunt p to 1b; Griffith double to cf, Enright scores, RBI; Rook reaches 1st on E6, Griffith to 3rd; M. McIntyre double to lf/cf, Griffith scores, Rook scores, 2 RBI; Graham strike out; Conroy ground out 2b to 1b.
3 runs 3 hits 1 error 1 LOB
Top 5th Kars
Morrison strike out; Milne strike out; Pender strike out.
0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 LOB
Bottom 5th Micksburg
Steege pop out to ss; Mick strike out; Enright reaches 2nd on E9; R. McIntyre infield single, Enright to 3rd; Griffith strike out.
0 runs 1 hit 1 error 2 LOB
Top 6th Kars
Knapp fly out to lf; Ellis strike out; Cory Alkerton pinch hit, strike out.
0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 LOB
Bottom 6th Micksburg
C. Alkerton to rf.
Rook single to lf; M.McIntyre single to lf, Rook out lf to 3b, M. McIntyre to 2nd on throw; Graham walk, Noah Fleurie to pinch run; Conroy reaches on fielder's choice, Fleurie out 2b to ss, M. McIntyre to third; Steege fly out to lf.
0 runs 2 hits 0 erros 2 LOB
Top 7th Kars
Graham re-enters at p.
Powers strike out; M. Alkerton strike out; Hamilton strike out
0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 LOB
Labels: GOFL
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