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| Copyright 2006 Oshawa Dodgers |
Oshawa Dodgers 12, Barrie Baycats 3
The Oshawa Dodgers finally got to play some baseball this weekend.
After having games rained out Friday vs. Waterloo and Saturday
vs. Hamilton the Oshawa Dodgers and the Barrie Baycats played
Sunday in Barrie in a 2:00 PM start.
While warming up for his start on Sunday Matt Tosoni of the
Dodgers felt tightness in his pitching shoulder and Steve
Butterworth was asked to start his first game of the year for the
Dodgers.
Steve pitched a solid 6 innings. With the Dodgers trailing 3-1 going
into the 7th the first turning point of the game happened.
With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh 2 out and the
Dodgers trailing 3-1, Jeremy Hartin had an at bat for the ages.
Facing Barrie reliever Brad Bellerby and the count 3-2 Hartin
fouled off 8 straight pitches before he singled to centre to tie the
score at 3-3.
By the end of the 7th the Dodgers had a 6-3 lead. Then in the
bottom of the 7th came the other turning point of the game.
With Dodgers reliever Jamaal Joseph on to pitch, Barrie had the
bases loaded with one out. Baycat Cory Turchan worked the count
to 3-2 and fouled off 5 tough pitches before lifting a low sinking fly
ball to centre. Dodgers’ centerfielder Al Stephens made a thigh
high catch in shallow centre and everyone looked to the plate for a
possible play as the Barrie runner tagged at third.
Stephens threw but not to the plate instead he saw the Baycat
runner at second off the bag and he threw behind him to Dodgers
second baseman Phil Stone to record the third out. The out was
made before the runner from third crossed the plate so no runs
counted.
In the 8th inning the Dodgers scored 6 runs on two run homeruns
by Al Stephens and Ryan Crotin. In the bottom of the 8th the
Baycats loaded the bases with 1 out and Dodger Chris England came
on in relief and struck out the first batter he faced and got a
ground ball to end the 8th.
In the 9th inning the Dodgers scored 2 more runs for a final score
of 14-3.
Oshawa Manager Troy May had this to say: "Those 2 plays, the at-
bat by Hartin and the double play by Stephens in the 7th turned
this game around. We turned 4 double plays today and that was a
big factor in the game"
WP - Steve Butterworth (1-0)
LP - Brad Bellerby (1-2)
The Oshawa Dodgers finally got to play some baseball this weekend.
After having games rained out Friday vs. Waterloo and Saturday
vs. Hamilton the Oshawa Dodgers and the Barrie Baycats played
Sunday in Barrie in a 2:00 PM start.
While warming up for his start on Sunday Matt Tosoni of the
Dodgers felt tightness in his pitching shoulder and Steve
Butterworth was asked to start his first game of the year for the
Dodgers.
Steve pitched a solid 6 innings. With the Dodgers trailing 3-1 going
into the 7th the first turning point of the game happened.
With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh 2 out and the
Dodgers trailing 3-1, Jeremy Hartin had an at bat for the ages.
Facing Barrie reliever Brad Bellerby and the count 3-2 Hartin
fouled off 8 straight pitches before he singled to centre to tie the
score at 3-3.
By the end of the 7th the Dodgers had a 6-3 lead. Then in the
bottom of the 7th came the other turning point of the game.
With Dodgers reliever Jamaal Joseph on to pitch, Barrie had the
bases loaded with one out. Baycat Cory Turchan worked the count
to 3-2 and fouled off 5 tough pitches before lifting a low sinking fly
ball to centre. Dodgers’ centerfielder Al Stephens made a thigh
high catch in shallow centre and everyone looked to the plate for a
possible play as the Barrie runner tagged at third.
Stephens threw but not to the plate instead he saw the Baycat
runner at second off the bag and he threw behind him to Dodgers
second baseman Phil Stone to record the third out. The out was
made before the runner from third crossed the plate so no runs
counted.
In the 8th inning the Dodgers scored 6 runs on two run homeruns
by Al Stephens and Ryan Crotin. In the bottom of the 8th the
Baycats loaded the bases with 1 out and Dodger Chris England came
on in relief and struck out the first batter he faced and got a
ground ball to end the 8th.
In the 9th inning the Dodgers scored 2 more runs for a final score
of 14-3.
Oshawa Manager Troy May had this to say: "Those 2 plays, the at-
bat by Hartin and the double play by Stephens in the 7th turned
this game around. We turned 4 double plays today and that was a
big factor in the game"
WP - Steve Butterworth (1-0)
LP - Brad Bellerby (1-2)
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