Kars Aces beats Quyon 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh UPDATED

Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Wednesday night saw the Kars Aces beating the Quyon Flyers 5-4 in the early game in Manotick.

The Aces broke a 4-4 deadlock with a run scored by Kristian Knapp in the bottom of the seventh to seal the victory.

Cory Alkerton earned the pitching win and also contributed with a home run. Matt Greer took the loss but had a big night at the plate going two for two with two walks, three runs batted in and a home run.

Details provided by Chad Milne

Game 1 vs Quyon:

Kars Aces picked up their first win of the season by a score of 5-4 in a back-and-forth contest with the Quyon Flyers. Cory Alkerton pitched for Kars, while Matt Greer pitched for Quyon.

Quyon got on the board in the top of the 1^st inning on a 2-run homer off the bat of Matt Greer. Kars responded in the bottom of the 1^st with 3 runs of their own. Nick Ellis tripled and was brought home by a Cory Morrison double. Two batters later, Cory Alkerton connected for a 2-run homer to left-centre, scoring Morrison.

After two scoreless innings, Quyon tied the game with a run in the top of the 4^th inning. But Kars got that run right back in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Matt Pollard doubled and later scored on a sharp single to right field by left fielder, and former Eastons Corners League batting champ, Brad Porter.

After two more scoreless innings, Quyon tied the game again in the top of the 7^th inning. With two out and with two strikes against him, Matt Greer lined a ball just off the end of the outstretched glove of the Kars 2^nd baseman, but it was enough to drive in the tying run from 2^nd base. But again Kars came right back in the bottom of the 7^th. Kristian Knapp lead off with a single. When the next batter Ellis hit a bouncing ball that deflected off the Quyon 2^nd baseman’s glove into right field, Knapp raced around the bases and Quyon could not get the ball back into home in time to prevent Knapp from scoring the winning run.

Caveman's Choice as Player of the game: Cory Alkerton for a gritty pitching performance and his 2-run homer.