{"id":39111,"date":"2021-09-05T04:36:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=39111"},"modified":"2021-09-05T04:36:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:36:15","slug":"ontario-tavistock-merchants-await-championship-game-finalist-for-u23-title-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=39111","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Tavistock Merchants Await Championship Game Finalist for U23 Title Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

23 U Divisio<\/em>n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ON Tavistock Merchants Captures Lead Early To Defeat ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)<\/a>\u00a0fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 9-1 loss to\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday.\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0took the lead on a sacrifice fly in the first inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)<\/a>\u00a0struggled to contain the high-powered offense of\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>, giving up nine runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0got things moving in the first inning, when\u00a0Zac Berg<\/a>‘s sac fly scored one run for ON Tavistock Merchants (W).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0scored four runs in the third inning. The offensive firepower by\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0was led by\u00a0Mason McKay<\/a>,\u00a0Berg<\/a>,\u00a0Benn Wiffen<\/a>, and\u00a0Reese Yantzi<\/a>, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nathan Running<\/a>\u00a0earned the victory on the rubber for\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>. The fireballer allowed two hits and one run over five innings, striking out six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew VanBoekel<\/a>\u00a0took the loss for\u00a0ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)<\/a>.\u00a0VanBoekel<\/a>\u00a0allowed seven hits and five runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zack Green<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Josh Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0each managed one hit to lead\u00a0ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)<\/a>.\u00a0ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)<\/a>\u00a0didn’t commit a single error in the field.\u00a0Walker Lyons<\/a>\u00a0had the most chances in the field with six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0racked up 14 hits.\u00a0Mitch McKay<\/a>,\u00a0Derek Erb<\/a>, and\u00a0McKay<\/a>\u00a0each collected multiple hits for\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>.\u00a0McKay<\/a>\u00a0went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0in hits.\u00a0ON Tavistock Merchants (W)<\/a>\u00a0didn’t commit a single error in the field.\u00a0McKay<\/a>\u00a0had six chances in the field, the most on the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Line Score<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/th>1<\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>R<\/th>H<\/th>E<\/th><\/tr>
TAV<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>X<\/td>X<\/td>9<\/td>14<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
ALV<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>X<\/td>X<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Box Score<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ON Tavistock Merchants (W)more stats<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Lineup<\/th>AB<\/th>R<\/th>H<\/th>RBI<\/th>BB<\/th>SO<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Mitch McKay<\/a><\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Mason McKay<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Zac Berg<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Benn Wiffen<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Baker<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Brett Munro<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Reese Yantzi<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Jaxon Gilbert<\/a><\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Calvin Munro<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Derek Erb<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Nathan Running<\/a><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Totals<\/td>26<\/td>9<\/td>14<\/td>8<\/td>1<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Batting2B:<\/strong> Derek Erb, Mitch McKay, Calvin Munro
TB:<\/strong> Thomas Baker, Derek Erb 4, Mason McKay 2, Mitch McKay 5, Brett Munro, Calvin Munro 2, Benn Wiffen, Reese Yantzi
RBI:<\/strong> Zac Berg 2, Derek Erb, Mason McKay 2, Mitch McKay, Calvin Munro, Reese Yantzi
SF:<\/strong> Zac Berg
FC:<\/strong> Calvin Munro, Reese Yantzi
GIDP:<\/strong> Zac Berg
TotalsTeam QAB:<\/strong> 18 (64.29%)
Thomas Baker, Zac Berg 3, Derek Erb 3, Mason McKay, Mitch McKay 2, Brett Munro, Calvin Munro 3, Benn Wiffen 2, Reese Yantzi 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team LOB:<\/strong> 4 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)more stats<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Lineup<\/th>AB<\/th>R<\/th>H<\/th>RBI<\/th>BB<\/th>SO<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Robbie Black<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Riley Torrie<\/a><\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Rowan Sears<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Ryan Malott<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Mac Mulvey<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Joey Doxtator<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Zack Green<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Josh Hamilton<\/a><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Walker Lyons<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Ethan Smith<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Nick Ford<\/a><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Andrew VanBoekel<\/a><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Totals<\/td>16<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>5<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BattingTB:<\/strong> Zack Green, Josh Hamilton
FC:<\/strong> Joey Doxtator
CS:<\/strong> Joey Doxtator
TotalsTeam QAB:<\/strong> 11 (52.38%)
Robbie Black, Joey Doxtator 2, Zack Green, Josh Hamilton 2, Ryan Malott 2, Mac Mulvey, Rowan Sears, Riley Torrie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team LOB:<\/strong> 5FieldingDP:<\/strong> Rowan Sears<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON Tavistock Merchants (W)more stats<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Pitching<\/th>IP<\/th>#P<\/th>S%<\/th>H<\/th>R<\/th>ER<\/th>SO<\/th>BB<\/th>HR<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Nathan Running<\/a><\/td>5.0<\/td>88<\/td>.500<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Totals<\/td>5.0<\/td>88<\/td>.500<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PitchingW:<\/strong> Nathan Running
WP:<\/strong> Nathan Running
Pitches-Strikes:<\/strong> Nathan Running 88-44
Groundouts-Flyouts:<\/strong> Nathan Running 3-4
First pitch strikes-Batters faced:<\/strong> Nathan Running 9-21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ON Alvinston Lumberjack Jr Aces (R)more stats<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Pitching<\/th>IP<\/th>#P<\/th>S%<\/th>H<\/th>R<\/th>ER<\/th>SO<\/th>BB<\/th>HR<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Andrew VanBoekel<\/a><\/td>2.2<\/td>60<\/td>.633<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Nick Ford<\/a><\/td>2.0<\/td>33<\/td>.758<\/td>6<\/td>4<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
Zack Green<\/a><\/td>0.1<\/td>3<\/td>1.000<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Totals<\/td>5.0<\/td>96<\/td>.688<\/td>14<\/td>9<\/td>9<\/td>6<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PitchingL:<\/strong> Andrew VanBoekel
WP:<\/strong> Andrew VanBoekel 2
Pitches-Strikes:<\/strong> Nick Ford 33-25, Zack Green 3-3, Andrew VanBoekel 60-38
Groundouts-Flyouts:<\/strong> Nick Ford 2-0, Zack Green 0-0, Andrew VanBoekel 2-1
First pitch strikes-Batters faced:<\/strong> Nick Ford 8-11, Zack Green 1-1, Andrew VanBoekel 10-16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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