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Durham Lords Media Release
Friday, October 17, 2008

Durham Women’s Fastball Advances to the Provincial Title Game!!!

Game One: Durham defeated Seneca 12-2
Game Two: Durham defeated Mohawk 6-2
Durham advances to the Golf Medal Game on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Windsor, Ont. - The Durham Lords women’s fastball team has booked a spot in the provincial title game with two big wins on day one of the OCAA Women’s Fastball Championship in Windsor on Friday.

The Lords opened up the championship with a 12-2 win over Seneca College and would follow that up with a 6-2 win over Mohawk College, clinching a spot in the gold medal game.

In their semi-final game against Mohawk, it was a rematch of last year’s championship final as Danielle Smith pitched for Durham while Jenny Koschanow threw for Mohawk. Durham had plenty of base runners in the game showing patience at the plate, as Koschanow walked seven Lords hitters enroute to allowing six runs in the game. Smith in the meantime allowed two runs on six hits while striking out nine batters. Karie Neddo picked up the earlier win for Durham over Seneca.

For head coach Jim Nemish and his Lords, it will mark their 12th consecutive trip to the provincial title game, with the team winning eight of their last eleven provincial finals.

Day one of the Women’s Fastball Championships saw one minor upset with #3 seed Mohawk dropping St. Clair in the opening game of the tournament by a score of 9-6. St. Clair would then eliminate Seneca from the Championship in Game three by a score of 9-2.

St. Clair will face Mohawk in the Bronze Medal Game at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the winner advancing to the gold medal game at 1 p.m. vs. the Lords. Durham will have two cracks at winning the provincial title as it is a double knockout format.

LORD SUMMARY

Game One

Durham 12 Seneca 2

Line Score:
Seneca: 2-0-0-0-0-0 (2)
Durham: 3-0-2-0-0-7 (12)

Pitching Statistics:
Karie Neddo, Durham: 6 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K

Lords Offensive Notables:
Amanda Gruning: 3-for-3, 2 RBI
Erin Dewey: 3-for-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
Karie Neddo: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
Jodi Lang: 2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI *two run home run in the sixth inning

Game Two

Durham 6 Mohawk 2

Line Score:
Mohawk: 0-0-0-0-0-1-1 (2)
Durham: 3-0-2-0-1-0-X (6)

Pitching Statistics:
Danielle Smith, Durham: 7 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 9 K

Lords Offensive Notables:
Shannon Ferguson: 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI
Karie Neddo: 2-for-3, 2 RBI
Erin Dewey: 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI *Solo home run in the fifth inning
Erica Dewey: 4 BB

CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY

Game # 1
St. Clair (6) vs. Mohawk (9)
Players of the Game
Mohawk – Samantha Tubman 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 R
St. Clair – Trisha Whaley 3-for-4, 3 RBI, HR, 2B, 1B, 1 R

Game # 2
Durham (12) vs. Seneca (2) – Mercy 6th inning
Players of the Game
Durham – Amanda Gruning 3-for-3
Seneca – Erin Belanger 1-for3, 2 RBI, 3B

Game # 3
St. Clair (9) vs. Seneca (2)
Players of the Game
St. Clair – Candice Gatecliffe 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 7 IP, 4 H, 10 K, 1 BB
Seneca - Vivianna Vannes 2-for-3

Game # 4
Mohawk (2) vs. Durham (6)
Players of the Game
Mohawk – Casey Ramey 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 3B
Durham – Shannon Ferguson 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2B

Saturday, October 18, 2008
10:00 a.m. - St. Clair vs. Mohawk - Bronze Medal Game
1:00 p.m. - Durham vs. Winner Game #5 - Gold/Silver Medal Game
3:00 p.m. - Durham vs. Winner Game #5 - Gold/Silver Medal Game - If necessary

A QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Conference Record: 12-0 (Regular Season Champions)
Overall Record: 19-3

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Dennis
Sports Information and Marketing Coordinator
Durham College and UOIT Athletics
905.721.2000 Ext. 2784 (P)
905.721.3117 (F)