INDIANS
COMEBACK
AT HOME
The
Alvinston
Indians
opened
up their
2012
campaign
last
Thursday
at home
versus
St.
Thomas,
but
their
home
opener
could
not be
completed
due to
the
weather.
Tonight
they got
their
first
Home
game in,
as the
Springfield
Brewers
came to
town.
The game
remained
a tight
affair
through
three
innings,
before
the
Springfield
Brewers
touched
up
Indians
starting
pitcher
Kyle
Crawford
for two
runs in
the top
of the
fourth
inning.
A lead
off
walk,
followed
by a sac
bunt,
and then
an RBI
double,
created
the
first
run,
while
the
second
run came
in on a
wild
pitch.
Alvinston
was not
able to
muster
much
offence
off of
Springfield
starter
Shaun
Winship,
until
the
fifth
inning,
when the
Indians
finally
touched
the
scoreboard.
Jeff
Lyons
reached
base via
an
infield
single,
stole
second
base,
and then
scored
on an
RBI
single
by Aaron
Stocking,
to cut
the
deficit
to 2-1.
Tom
Jobson
went in
to pinch
hit, and
his a
tricky
bunt
over the
pitcher
to
single,
putting
runners
on first
and
second.
Andy
Triest
then
came to
the
plate,
and
loaded
the
bases
with an
infield
single,
before
Joe
Triest
hit a
funky
single,
that
scored
Stocking
from
third
base to
tie the
game.
Jamie
Shields
put the
Indians
in the
lead, as
he hit a
sacrifice
fly to
centre
field,
scoring
Jobson
from
third
base.
Chris
Drew
then
reached
base via
an error
to load
the
bases
for Brad
Young,
who had
the big
hit
doubling
into the
gap to
score
both
Triest's
and
Drew,
for a
6-2
lead.
Starting
pitcher
Kyle
Crawford
went 5
strong
innings
for
Alvinston,
allowing
2 earned
runs on
3 hits,
with 3
walks,
and 8
strikeouts,
and he
earned
the win,
as the
Indians
scored
all of
their
runs in
the
bottom
of the
fifth to
get him
the win.
Brad
Young
came in
to pitch
for
Alvinston
in the
sixth
and
seventh
innings,
allowing
no hits
and no
runs,
while
striking
out 1.
Shaun
Winship
threw
effectively
for
Springfield,
but
suffered
the
loss.
Alvinston
is now
2-0 on
the
season,
and do
not play
again
until
next
Thursday
night at
home,
versus
the
Glanworth
Gators,
at
8:00pm.
Joe
Triest
led
Alvinston
by going
2/3,
with two
singles,
a run
scored,
and 1
RBI.