Alvinston Indians Win Home Opener
Friday May 13, 2016
The Alvinston Indians returned home on Thursday
night for their home opener against the Charing Cross Jr's. The
Indians were coming off a 3-2 come-from-behind victory on Monday
night in Appin.
On this night, it was all Alvinston, as the Indians piled on 13
runs en route to a 13-1 victory. Bryan Johnson singled to lead
off the bottom of the first inning, Joe Triest followed with a
walk, and Jamie Shields deposited the first pitch he saw, over
the right field fence for a 3 run home run and a 3-0 lead early
in the contest. In the second inning with two out, Johnson
hammered a solo home run, for a 4-1 lead, as Charing Cross
counted in a run in the top of the second inning. Davis Triest
started a new rally, when he singled and that set the stage for
Jamie Shields who hit his second home run of the game, giving
Alvinston a 6-0 lead. Ryan Chapman was the next hitter, and he
made it back to back home runs, when he hit a solo shot over the
right centre field fence, for a 7-1 lead.
Cole Pavey started on the mound for the Indians, but was
relieved after three innings of work by Jeff Wise. Wise lead off
the bottom of the third inning with a walk, and Mitch Rops
earned his first hit in an Indians uniform when he singled up
the middle, putting runners on first and third. Johnson made it
a perfect 3/3 in the game, when he doubled scoring Wise. The
next hitter was Davis Triest, and he doubled down the line to
score both Rops and Johnson. Robbie Black then walked, to put
runners on first and second, and Brett Case followed, clubbing a
double in the gap to collect his first hit as an Indian, and
drive in two runs in the process, for a 12-1 lead.
Jeff Wise clubbed a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth
inning for Alvinston, and the final score ended up 13-1. The
Indians are now 2-0 to start the 2016 season, and hope to get an
exhibition game next Thursday night at home, as they have no
games scheduled.
