Manotick wins over West Carleton

Manotick Brewers won 7-4 over West Carleton Electric in Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs on Thursday night to advance to the semi-final round.

Carley Shane earned the win while Adam Rueckwald took the loss. Brothers Tyler Branchaud and Zach Branchaud hit homers for Manotick.

WC Electric got on the board in the top of the first. Conner Hopper singled and moved to second when Trevor Barton walked. Chris Costello's single scored Hopper.

Manotick evened the score in the bottom of the first. Zach Branchaud singled. An error allowed Riley Dunbar to get on base. Phil Corbett hit an RBI single to tie the game.

Two runs in the second put Manotick up 3-1. Ty Alexander singled, advanced to third on an error, and scored on Triston Brown's triple. A single by Tyler Branchaud plated Brown.

The visitors put up three in the top of the fourth to take the lead. Neil Murphy walked, and moved to second on a wild pitch. A double by Gabe Brown scored Murphy. After Hopper walked, Costello's single scored two. 

The Brewers responded in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game on a solo homer by Tyler Branchaud.

Manotick took the lead for good in the fifth. Curt Scurr doubled with one out, and subsequently scored on a double by Trevor Beaulieu.

The home team added two in the bottom of the sixth. Tyler Branchaud tripled with one out and scored on Zach Branchaud's homer.

Manotick

WP Carley Shane 7 IP 4R 4ER 9H 5BB 1HBP 9K

Tyler Branchaud 3-4, 2RBI, 3R, HR, 3B

Zach Branchaud 2-4, 2RBI, 2R, HR

Phil Corbett 1-4, RBI
Curtis Scurr 1-3, R

Ryan Clare 1-3
Trevor Beaulieu 1-3, 2B, RBI
Ty Alexander 1-3, R
Triston Brown 1-3, 2B, RBI

West Carleton

LP Adam Rueckwald 6IP 7R 6ER 11H 1BB 12K

Conner Hopper 1-1, 3BB, 2R
Trevor Barton 2-3, BB
Chris Costello 2-3, BB, 3RBI
Ben Broek 1-4
Neil Murphy 2-3, HBP, R
Gabe Brown 1-4, 2B, RBI, R