Kars takes game two 10-0 over Quyon, Porter throws no-hitter

from Chad Milne

Kars travelled to Quyon Thursday night looking to even their GOFL playoff series with the Flyers at a game apiece. Backed by a stellar, no-hit pitching performance from Brad Porter, the Aces came away with a 10-0 victory in a game called after 5 innings due to the mercy rule. Matt Greer took the loss for Quyon.

After a scoreless 1^st inning, Kars opened the scoring in the 2^nd. With two out, Jeff Hopkins walked and was driven home when Matt Pollard ripped a two-strike pitch into centre field just out of the reach of the diving Quyon centre fielder. After getting the Flyers in order in the 2^nd, the Aces sent 11 batters to the plate in the top of 3^rd scoring 6 times, highlighted by an opposite field 3-run home run by Danny Powers.

Porter set down the Flyers in order again in the 3^rd inning and the Kars offence went back to work in the top of the 4^th, sending 8 batters to the plate and adding 3 more runs. Danny Powers narrowly missed his second 3-run homer of the game, belting a high fly ball off the top of the fence in centre field that cashed in 1 run. Up next, Hopkins chipped in with an rbi single and then with two out, Porter stroked an rbi single to right field to stretch the Kars lead to 10-0.

Respecting the Flyers ability to score runs and come back in any game, Porter didn’t let up and powered through the 4^th and 5^th innings, getting all 6 batters he faced to secure the no-hitter and the shutout. If not for a misplayed groundball by the Kars third baseman in the top of the 1^st inning, Porter would have earned the perfect game.

This series is now on hold while members of the Quyon team attend the Canadians next week. The 3^rd game in this series is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, September 3 at 8:30pm (location to be determined).