Angels Drop Doubleheader vs Louisdale
DeLorey on the mound for Antigonish. Photo Courtesy The Casket.
The Antigonish Angels hosted the Lousidale Baracos for the teams’ first matchup this season in an evening doubleheader in Antigonish on Wednesday night. In game one Antigonish sent Justin DeLorey to the mound to face Jeremy Samson of Louisdale.
Louisdale took an early 1-0 lead as Nelson Goyetche led off with a single and came in to score on a fielder’s choice in the top of the 1st. They would hold this lead until the bottom of the 3rd inning when Dwayne Russell led off the inning with a single and came around to score on an RBI single by Alex Chisholm to even the score at one. Josh Marchand would replace Samson on the mound after the 3rd inning for Louisdale.
With the score 2-1 Louisdale in the 6th they would push across one more on a questionable out call at first with two outs to give them a two run advantage.
Chisholm led off the bottom of the 6th by reaching on a throwing error. DeLorey would help his cause by hitting the first home run out of the new Antigonish Ballfield as he ripped Marchand’s 3-1 offering over the right field fence for a two run shot to tie the game at three.
The wheels would come off in the top half of the 7th inning for the Angels as a pair of hits by Marchand and Goyetche along with several fielding blunders allowed Louisdale to take an 8-3 lead.
Down to their final three outs, the Angels put together a rally in the bottom of the 7th that seen consecutive RBI singles from James Williams, Bryden Boudreau, Darin Boudreau and Darin Boudreau to cut the score to 8-7. Marchand would finally shut the door to preserve the win by getting a bases loaded, two out strikeout to end the game and kill the rally.
Josh Marchand got the win for the Baracos in relief to improve to 3-2 on the season while DeLorey took the loss for Antigonish where he allowed six hits, two earned runs and struck out eight Louisdale hitters.
Darin Boudreau and James Williams were both great at the plate going 3-4 with runs driven in while DeLorey was 1-3 with the two run homerun and a walk.
The Angels sent Williams to the mound in game two to face Greg Rioux of Lousidale. Williams was forced to leave the mound after the first inning due to soreness in his throwing arm. Lousidale pushed across five runs in the first on four hits and a pair of Angels fielding errors to give them an early cushion.
The Angels would get their only run of the game in the bottom half of the first as Brandon MacDonald led off with a single and came in to score after a stolen base and an RBI single by James Williams to cut the lead to 5-1.
Brandon MacDonald came in the game in relief of Williams and looked great on the mound as he fired five innings and only allowed five hits and three earned runs. With the score 10-1 in the 7th inning Bryden Boudreau came in for an inning of work where he got the Baracos to go three up three down.
MacDonald had the only multi hit game for Antigonish as he was 2-4 with a double and a run scored while Dwayne Russell and Alex Chisholm found their way on base three times.
Greg Rioux went the distance for the complete game where he had six strikeout for Louisdale to improve to 2-0 on the season. Williams suffered the loss for Antigonish.
The Angels with get a long layoff barring some make up games from early in the season as their next scheduled games are a doubleheader against the 1-12 Port Hawkesbury Bucs in Antigonish on Sunday, August 12th at 1:00 PM.
Louisdale took an early 1-0 lead as Nelson Goyetche led off with a single and came in to score on a fielder’s choice in the top of the 1st. They would hold this lead until the bottom of the 3rd inning when Dwayne Russell led off the inning with a single and came around to score on an RBI single by Alex Chisholm to even the score at one. Josh Marchand would replace Samson on the mound after the 3rd inning for Louisdale.
With the score 2-1 Louisdale in the 6th they would push across one more on a questionable out call at first with two outs to give them a two run advantage.
Chisholm led off the bottom of the 6th by reaching on a throwing error. DeLorey would help his cause by hitting the first home run out of the new Antigonish Ballfield as he ripped Marchand’s 3-1 offering over the right field fence for a two run shot to tie the game at three.
The wheels would come off in the top half of the 7th inning for the Angels as a pair of hits by Marchand and Goyetche along with several fielding blunders allowed Louisdale to take an 8-3 lead.
Down to their final three outs, the Angels put together a rally in the bottom of the 7th that seen consecutive RBI singles from James Williams, Bryden Boudreau, Darin Boudreau and Darin Boudreau to cut the score to 8-7. Marchand would finally shut the door to preserve the win by getting a bases loaded, two out strikeout to end the game and kill the rally.
Josh Marchand got the win for the Baracos in relief to improve to 3-2 on the season while DeLorey took the loss for Antigonish where he allowed six hits, two earned runs and struck out eight Louisdale hitters.
Darin Boudreau and James Williams were both great at the plate going 3-4 with runs driven in while DeLorey was 1-3 with the two run homerun and a walk.
The Angels sent Williams to the mound in game two to face Greg Rioux of Lousidale. Williams was forced to leave the mound after the first inning due to soreness in his throwing arm. Lousidale pushed across five runs in the first on four hits and a pair of Angels fielding errors to give them an early cushion.
The Angels would get their only run of the game in the bottom half of the first as Brandon MacDonald led off with a single and came in to score after a stolen base and an RBI single by James Williams to cut the lead to 5-1.
Brandon MacDonald came in the game in relief of Williams and looked great on the mound as he fired five innings and only allowed five hits and three earned runs. With the score 10-1 in the 7th inning Bryden Boudreau came in for an inning of work where he got the Baracos to go three up three down.
MacDonald had the only multi hit game for Antigonish as he was 2-4 with a double and a run scored while Dwayne Russell and Alex Chisholm found their way on base three times.
Greg Rioux went the distance for the complete game where he had six strikeout for Louisdale to improve to 2-0 on the season. Williams suffered the loss for Antigonish.
The Angels with get a long layoff barring some make up games from early in the season as their next scheduled games are a doubleheader against the 1-12 Port Hawkesbury Bucs in Antigonish on Sunday, August 12th at 1:00 PM.
Angels Split Pair of Doubleheaders vs Divsion Leaders
Dwayne Russell on the Hill for the Angels. Photo Courtesy of The Reporter.
The Antigonish Angels kicked off a busy four game weekend on Saturday by making the trip to Inverness against the Mainland Division leading Inverness Athletics. The Angels were short staffed as they travelled down with only nine players.
The Angels sent James Williams to the mound for game one to face Inverness lefty Shamus Campbell. In the top of the 3rd inning Antigonish scored a pair of runs as Bryden Boudreau got things going with a sacrifice fly to score Randy Crouse who had led things off with a double. Kyle Williamson's walk later in the inning would result in another run after he scored on Justin DeLorey's two out triple. Antigonish kept rolling in the 4th with four more runs capped by a two run double by Bryden Boudreau to give him three RBI's for the game.
Inverness would chip away at the Antigonish lead then eventually take a 9-8 lead by scoring a pair in the bottom of the 6th. With Antigonish down to their final three outs they would stage a late rally as Boudreau got on again with a walk to start it off and DeLorey followed with a single to put two on for James Williams. Williams tied the game with an RBI single that scored Boudreau for 3rd. With DeLorey on 3rd with two outs, left fielder Dwayne Russell ripped an opposite field single to drive in the eventual winning run. Williams made quick work of the Athletics in the bottom of the 7th to keep the score 10-9 and get his first win of the year.
The 2-3-4 hitters had the offense rolling for the Angels as Bryden Boudreau was 1-2 with a double and 3 RBI's, Justin DeLorey was 2-4 with a triple and a pair of RBI's and James Williams was 2-3 with a pair of runs scored.
In game two against the Atheltics, Bryden Boudreau took the hill for his first start of the year to face Inverness righty James Doyle.
The game was a pitching duel early and Boudreau looked untouchable on his way to retiring the first eleven Inverness hitters he faced.
The Angels gave him a small lead to work with as DeLorey had a two out single in the first and was cashed in by a James Williams hit to make it 1-0. They pushed the score to 2-0 in the 3rd after Bryden Boudreau scored on a fielder's choice by Darin Boudreau.
The wheels would come off late in the game for the Angels as they had to deal with some shaky defense, no bench playets and a pulled hamstring to 3rd baseman Randy Crouse. Inverness picked up a run in the 4th and seven more in the 5th and 6th on their way to an 8-3 victory.
Doyle picked up the win for Inverness while Boudreau took the hard luck loss for the Angels. The same trio led the offense in game two as Boudreau, DeLorey and Williams combined for six hits and three stolen bases in the game.
After the split with Inverness on Saturday, the Angels were right back on the field at home on Sunday against the Little Anse Hawks who entered with a league best 14-2-1 record.
The Angels went to their ace Dwayne Russell for game one against the Hawks. Little Anse countered with Rod Samson.
The top of the Angels lineup kept on rolling as DeLorey would double and score on an RBI single by James Williams in the bottom of the 1st.
After the lone run this game was a pitching duel back and forth as Russell and Samson traded zeros until the bottom of the 5th when Alex Chisholm was brought around on another RBI single by James Williams to make the score 2-0.
In the top of the 6th, Little Anse finally caught a break to get on the board when a two out fielding error gave them a run to make it 2-1. Russell would bear down in the 7th and get a three up three down to cap off his impressive complete game pitching performance.
Williams was 3-3 and drove in both Antigonish runs while both DeLorey and Chisholm had doubles and runs scored for the Angels.
In game two Antigonish sent Alex Chisholm to the mound against LA's Brandon Boudreau looking for the sweep.
Things got off to a good start for Antigonish as lead off hitter Alex Chisholm drew a walk then scored on a long triple to straighaway centre field by Justin DeLorey. Darin Boudreau drove DeLorey in with a two out single to make it 2-0 Angels after one inning.
Chisholm looked good early but ran into some trouble in the 5th when a couple hits and a bases loaded fielding error allowed six runs to score in the 4th and 5th innings.
Antigonish would try to stage a rally as Brian Boudreau led off the 6th with a double and scored on a single by Alex Chisholm but that was all they could muster. Little Anse would take game two 8-3 for the split.
Brandon Boudreau pitched a complete game for the win for Little Anse. Chisholm went the distance in the loss as well as he struck out six LA hitters.
The splits left the Angels in the same position they went into the weekend with in the standings as they remain 1.5 games back of Inverness for the Mainland Division lead.
They will see action again on Wednesday night at home in a doubleheader against the Lousidale Baracos @ 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM at Baseball Field #3 at Dr. JHG High School. Louisdale currently sit 3rd in the Isle Madame Division with a 7-8 record. It will be the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
The Angels sent James Williams to the mound for game one to face Inverness lefty Shamus Campbell. In the top of the 3rd inning Antigonish scored a pair of runs as Bryden Boudreau got things going with a sacrifice fly to score Randy Crouse who had led things off with a double. Kyle Williamson's walk later in the inning would result in another run after he scored on Justin DeLorey's two out triple. Antigonish kept rolling in the 4th with four more runs capped by a two run double by Bryden Boudreau to give him three RBI's for the game.
Inverness would chip away at the Antigonish lead then eventually take a 9-8 lead by scoring a pair in the bottom of the 6th. With Antigonish down to their final three outs they would stage a late rally as Boudreau got on again with a walk to start it off and DeLorey followed with a single to put two on for James Williams. Williams tied the game with an RBI single that scored Boudreau for 3rd. With DeLorey on 3rd with two outs, left fielder Dwayne Russell ripped an opposite field single to drive in the eventual winning run. Williams made quick work of the Athletics in the bottom of the 7th to keep the score 10-9 and get his first win of the year.
The 2-3-4 hitters had the offense rolling for the Angels as Bryden Boudreau was 1-2 with a double and 3 RBI's, Justin DeLorey was 2-4 with a triple and a pair of RBI's and James Williams was 2-3 with a pair of runs scored.
In game two against the Atheltics, Bryden Boudreau took the hill for his first start of the year to face Inverness righty James Doyle.
The game was a pitching duel early and Boudreau looked untouchable on his way to retiring the first eleven Inverness hitters he faced.
The Angels gave him a small lead to work with as DeLorey had a two out single in the first and was cashed in by a James Williams hit to make it 1-0. They pushed the score to 2-0 in the 3rd after Bryden Boudreau scored on a fielder's choice by Darin Boudreau.
The wheels would come off late in the game for the Angels as they had to deal with some shaky defense, no bench playets and a pulled hamstring to 3rd baseman Randy Crouse. Inverness picked up a run in the 4th and seven more in the 5th and 6th on their way to an 8-3 victory.
Doyle picked up the win for Inverness while Boudreau took the hard luck loss for the Angels. The same trio led the offense in game two as Boudreau, DeLorey and Williams combined for six hits and three stolen bases in the game.
After the split with Inverness on Saturday, the Angels were right back on the field at home on Sunday against the Little Anse Hawks who entered with a league best 14-2-1 record.
The Angels went to their ace Dwayne Russell for game one against the Hawks. Little Anse countered with Rod Samson.
The top of the Angels lineup kept on rolling as DeLorey would double and score on an RBI single by James Williams in the bottom of the 1st.
After the lone run this game was a pitching duel back and forth as Russell and Samson traded zeros until the bottom of the 5th when Alex Chisholm was brought around on another RBI single by James Williams to make the score 2-0.
In the top of the 6th, Little Anse finally caught a break to get on the board when a two out fielding error gave them a run to make it 2-1. Russell would bear down in the 7th and get a three up three down to cap off his impressive complete game pitching performance.
Williams was 3-3 and drove in both Antigonish runs while both DeLorey and Chisholm had doubles and runs scored for the Angels.
In game two Antigonish sent Alex Chisholm to the mound against LA's Brandon Boudreau looking for the sweep.
Things got off to a good start for Antigonish as lead off hitter Alex Chisholm drew a walk then scored on a long triple to straighaway centre field by Justin DeLorey. Darin Boudreau drove DeLorey in with a two out single to make it 2-0 Angels after one inning.
Chisholm looked good early but ran into some trouble in the 5th when a couple hits and a bases loaded fielding error allowed six runs to score in the 4th and 5th innings.
Antigonish would try to stage a rally as Brian Boudreau led off the 6th with a double and scored on a single by Alex Chisholm but that was all they could muster. Little Anse would take game two 8-3 for the split.
Brandon Boudreau pitched a complete game for the win for Little Anse. Chisholm went the distance in the loss as well as he struck out six LA hitters.
The splits left the Angels in the same position they went into the weekend with in the standings as they remain 1.5 games back of Inverness for the Mainland Division lead.
They will see action again on Wednesday night at home in a doubleheader against the Lousidale Baracos @ 6:00 PM and 8:30 PM at Baseball Field #3 at Dr. JHG High School. Louisdale currently sit 3rd in the Isle Madame Division with a 7-8 record. It will be the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.
Angels Split Home Opening Doubleheader with Inverness
Alex Chisholm applies the tag at 3rd base.
Credit to The Casket for the photo.
Men’s baseball was finally back in Antigonish on Sunday, July 22nd when the Angels hosted opening day at the new Antigonish Ballfield against the Inverness Athletics. Game one would see Justin DeLorey of the Angels matched up against Jamieson Chisholm for the Athletics.
Jonathan Gosbee led off the game with a double and would eventually come around to score on a single by Inverness shortstop Murdock MacLellan to give the Athletics the early lead.
After the 2nd inning of play DeLorey would be forced to leave the game due to discomfort in his throwing elbow. He was replaced by James Williams who came out firing strikes as retired the first six batters his faced including striking out the side in the top of the 4th inning.
The Angels got on the board in the bottom half of the 4th as Williams reached base after being hit by the pitch and was eventually brought around to score on an RBI single by Evan Smith.
Antigonish could not get any type of rally going and Inverness began to pull away by tacking on two runs in the 5th and another in the 6th to make the score 5-1. Inverness put the nail in the coffin in the top half of the 7th inning as they pushed across eight runs on some timely hitting that was helped by some shaky Angels defense as they made three errors in the inning.
Antigonish put a pair of runs across in the bottom of the 7th led by Alex Chisholm’s triple and Evan Smith capped a great game at the plate by ripping a double to end up 2-3 for the game with a run scored and an RBI to his credit.
Jamison Chisholm got the win in the 13-3 decision for Inverness by throwing a complete game. DeLorey took the loss for Antigonish.
Alex Chisholm got the call in game two for Antigonish as he took on Quarrie Gillis of Inverness. Inverness got on the board early again as both Gosbee and Mark Copley scored after reaching base on singles to start the game. The lead was short lived as Bryden Boudreau and James Williams each singled in the bottom half of the first and were brought around to score on a triple to left centre field gap by Darin Boudreau.
With the score tied at two, Chisholm settled in by retiring the next eleven Inverness hitters in a row. The Antigonish offense would reward him in the bottom of the 4th as Brian Boudreau led off with a double. Boudreau injured his leg on the play and was replaced at 2nd base by Marcus MacIntyre who would come around to score on a single by Dwayne Russell. After a series of passed balls, Russell would score from 3rd on an RBI groundout by Evan Smith to make the score 4-2.
Poor defense would continue to haunt Antigonish on the day as a single and a pair of errors would allow Inverness to even up the score at four in the top of the 6th inning. Inverness would grab the lead back in the top of the 7th as James Doyle had a clutch two out RBI single to make the score 5-4 headed into the bottom of the 7th inning.
Alex Chisholm had a great at bat to lead off the inning as he worked the count full and would beat out an infield single which he followed by stealing 2nd base to put the tying run in scoring position. James Williams continued to come up clutch as he ripped an RBI single up the middle to score Chisholm to tie the score at five.
Darin Boudreau and Justin DeLorey both drew walks with one out to load the bases. Marcus MacIntyre came to the plate and hit it to the shortstop, whose throw was late to the plate as Williams beat the throw giving the Angels the walk off 6-5 victory.
Alex Chisholm picked up the win for Antigonish as he went the distance, allowing only seven hits and striking out six Inverness hitters. James Doyle was charged with the blown save and the loss for the Athletics.
Chisholm helped his cause by having a great offensive game as well. He was 2-4 with a pair of singles and stolen bases. James Williams reached base three times and scored a pair of runs including the game winner.
The Angels won’t have to wait long to get another shot at the A’s as they will travel to Inverness for a Saturday afternoon doubleheader on July 28th. They will cap a busy weekend with a Sunday doubleheader at home against the 13-1-1 Little Anse Hawks. The games will go at 1:00 and 3:30.
Jonathan Gosbee led off the game with a double and would eventually come around to score on a single by Inverness shortstop Murdock MacLellan to give the Athletics the early lead.
After the 2nd inning of play DeLorey would be forced to leave the game due to discomfort in his throwing elbow. He was replaced by James Williams who came out firing strikes as retired the first six batters his faced including striking out the side in the top of the 4th inning.
The Angels got on the board in the bottom half of the 4th as Williams reached base after being hit by the pitch and was eventually brought around to score on an RBI single by Evan Smith.
Antigonish could not get any type of rally going and Inverness began to pull away by tacking on two runs in the 5th and another in the 6th to make the score 5-1. Inverness put the nail in the coffin in the top half of the 7th inning as they pushed across eight runs on some timely hitting that was helped by some shaky Angels defense as they made three errors in the inning.
Antigonish put a pair of runs across in the bottom of the 7th led by Alex Chisholm’s triple and Evan Smith capped a great game at the plate by ripping a double to end up 2-3 for the game with a run scored and an RBI to his credit.
Jamison Chisholm got the win in the 13-3 decision for Inverness by throwing a complete game. DeLorey took the loss for Antigonish.
Alex Chisholm got the call in game two for Antigonish as he took on Quarrie Gillis of Inverness. Inverness got on the board early again as both Gosbee and Mark Copley scored after reaching base on singles to start the game. The lead was short lived as Bryden Boudreau and James Williams each singled in the bottom half of the first and were brought around to score on a triple to left centre field gap by Darin Boudreau.
With the score tied at two, Chisholm settled in by retiring the next eleven Inverness hitters in a row. The Antigonish offense would reward him in the bottom of the 4th as Brian Boudreau led off with a double. Boudreau injured his leg on the play and was replaced at 2nd base by Marcus MacIntyre who would come around to score on a single by Dwayne Russell. After a series of passed balls, Russell would score from 3rd on an RBI groundout by Evan Smith to make the score 4-2.
Poor defense would continue to haunt Antigonish on the day as a single and a pair of errors would allow Inverness to even up the score at four in the top of the 6th inning. Inverness would grab the lead back in the top of the 7th as James Doyle had a clutch two out RBI single to make the score 5-4 headed into the bottom of the 7th inning.
Alex Chisholm had a great at bat to lead off the inning as he worked the count full and would beat out an infield single which he followed by stealing 2nd base to put the tying run in scoring position. James Williams continued to come up clutch as he ripped an RBI single up the middle to score Chisholm to tie the score at five.
Darin Boudreau and Justin DeLorey both drew walks with one out to load the bases. Marcus MacIntyre came to the plate and hit it to the shortstop, whose throw was late to the plate as Williams beat the throw giving the Angels the walk off 6-5 victory.
Alex Chisholm picked up the win for Antigonish as he went the distance, allowing only seven hits and striking out six Inverness hitters. James Doyle was charged with the blown save and the loss for the Athletics.
Chisholm helped his cause by having a great offensive game as well. He was 2-4 with a pair of singles and stolen bases. James Williams reached base three times and scored a pair of runs including the game winner.
The Angels won’t have to wait long to get another shot at the A’s as they will travel to Inverness for a Saturday afternoon doubleheader on July 28th. They will cap a busy weekend with a Sunday doubleheader at home against the 13-1-1 Little Anse Hawks. The games will go at 1:00 and 3:30.
Home Runs & Russell Help Angels Down the Bucs
The Angels traveled to Port Hawkesbury Tuesday night for another meeting with the Bucs. The Angels send Dwayne Russell to the hill for the start to face Ray MacMaster of Port Hawkesbury.
Antigonish jumped out to an early lead as Justin DeLorey and Darin Boudreau each drove in runs with singles early and was capped off when Brian Boudreau ripped a 2 out, grand slam over the left field fence for his second home run in his past three games. The Angels led by a score of 7-0 after two innings of play.
With the score 7-2 in the 4th and Port Hawkesbury threatening, Brandon MacDonald made a great defensive play by tracking down Kenny Wood's drive to the right centre gap to save a few runs.
With the score still at 7-2 in the 5th, Bryden Boudreau and DeLorey drew walks to set the table for James Williams, who would take MacMaster's 1-1 curveball over the wall for a massive three run home run. His second dinger of the season gave the Angels a 10-2 lead.
Some shaky defense by the Angels late would allow Port Hawkesbury to make the score 10-5 but that is as close as they would get as Antigonish would win by that score. Dwayne Russell was great on the mound once again as he improved to 2-1 on the season with the win for the Angels. The Angels bats are starting to come around now after a slow start at the win helped improve their record to 3-6 for the season.
Antigonish will finally get to take their home field on Sunday, July 22nd as they host the Inverness A's for a doubleheader at 1:00 & 3:30 at the new baseball field at Dr. JHG High School.
Antigonish jumped out to an early lead as Justin DeLorey and Darin Boudreau each drove in runs with singles early and was capped off when Brian Boudreau ripped a 2 out, grand slam over the left field fence for his second home run in his past three games. The Angels led by a score of 7-0 after two innings of play.
With the score 7-2 in the 4th and Port Hawkesbury threatening, Brandon MacDonald made a great defensive play by tracking down Kenny Wood's drive to the right centre gap to save a few runs.
With the score still at 7-2 in the 5th, Bryden Boudreau and DeLorey drew walks to set the table for James Williams, who would take MacMaster's 1-1 curveball over the wall for a massive three run home run. His second dinger of the season gave the Angels a 10-2 lead.
Some shaky defense by the Angels late would allow Port Hawkesbury to make the score 10-5 but that is as close as they would get as Antigonish would win by that score. Dwayne Russell was great on the mound once again as he improved to 2-1 on the season with the win for the Angels. The Angels bats are starting to come around now after a slow start at the win helped improve their record to 3-6 for the season.
Antigonish will finally get to take their home field on Sunday, July 22nd as they host the Inverness A's for a doubleheader at 1:00 & 3:30 at the new baseball field at Dr. JHG High School.
Williams Walk-Off HR leads Angels to Doubleheader Split with RedCaps
The Angels were back in action on Sunday as they took on the Petit de Grat Red Caps for a pair of games. After being involved in some low scoring pitching duels over the past few weeks, the Angels finally got the offense going.
The Red Caps scored three in the top of the 1st but the Angels quickly responded in the bottom half with six of their own. Alex Chisholm and Justin DeLorey had singles before inning was capped with a three run home run by Brian Boudreau.
The Angels were then kept off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 5th where they broke out in a big way by batting around their lineup. The big hits in the inning where by Alex Chisholm who delivered a clutch two out double that scored a pair of runs and Darin Boudreau who ripped a three run double to the right field gap.
With the score tied at 13 heading into the bottom of the 7th, Bryden Boudreau continued his hot hitting by leading off the inning with a single. This set the table for James Williams, as he would deliver by driving a 3-1 pitch over the left field wall to give the Angels a 15-13 walk off win.
Williams was 3-3 for the game with a HR, double and three runs driven in, Darin Boudreau was on base all four times, including three hits and a double. DeLorey was on base three times and drove in a pair and Bryden Boudreau, Chisholm and Brandon MacDonald each had a pair of hits in the win.
DeLorey picked up the win for the Angels going the distance while striking out ten Red Cap hitters to improve to 2-1 on the season. Godfrey Sampson took the loss for the Red Caps.
The Angels couldn’t carry over the offensive output to game two of the doubleheader as they would quickly find themselves in a 7-0 hole after an inning and a half due in part to some shaky defense and timely hitting by the Red Caps.
Antigonish would get on board in the 2nd when Williams would come in to score after leading off the inning with a double. After that both pitchers would settle in as the offenses could not get much going other than a HR by PDG shortstop Maurice Boudreau in the 5th. The Angels would add a run in both the 6th and 7th but it was not enough as the Caps easily held on to win the game 8-3.
Alex Chisholm lead the offense in the game for Antigonish as he was 3-4 with a run driven in while coming up just a home run short of the cycle with a triple, double and single. Bryden Boudreau and Williams also smashed doubles in the game.
Julien Boudreau was great on the hill for PDG on his way to the win, while J. Willaims took the loss for Antigonish.
The Angels are back in action on Tuesday night as they will be on the road again for an evening game against the Port Hawkesbury Bucs @ 6:00 PM. They will finally get to play their home opener as the new Antigonish Ball Field has passed final approval and should be ready to go for a Sunday afternoon doubleheader against the Inverness A’s at 1:00 & 3:30 on July 22nd.
The Red Caps scored three in the top of the 1st but the Angels quickly responded in the bottom half with six of their own. Alex Chisholm and Justin DeLorey had singles before inning was capped with a three run home run by Brian Boudreau.
The Angels were then kept off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 5th where they broke out in a big way by batting around their lineup. The big hits in the inning where by Alex Chisholm who delivered a clutch two out double that scored a pair of runs and Darin Boudreau who ripped a three run double to the right field gap.
With the score tied at 13 heading into the bottom of the 7th, Bryden Boudreau continued his hot hitting by leading off the inning with a single. This set the table for James Williams, as he would deliver by driving a 3-1 pitch over the left field wall to give the Angels a 15-13 walk off win.
Williams was 3-3 for the game with a HR, double and three runs driven in, Darin Boudreau was on base all four times, including three hits and a double. DeLorey was on base three times and drove in a pair and Bryden Boudreau, Chisholm and Brandon MacDonald each had a pair of hits in the win.
DeLorey picked up the win for the Angels going the distance while striking out ten Red Cap hitters to improve to 2-1 on the season. Godfrey Sampson took the loss for the Red Caps.
The Angels couldn’t carry over the offensive output to game two of the doubleheader as they would quickly find themselves in a 7-0 hole after an inning and a half due in part to some shaky defense and timely hitting by the Red Caps.
Antigonish would get on board in the 2nd when Williams would come in to score after leading off the inning with a double. After that both pitchers would settle in as the offenses could not get much going other than a HR by PDG shortstop Maurice Boudreau in the 5th. The Angels would add a run in both the 6th and 7th but it was not enough as the Caps easily held on to win the game 8-3.
Alex Chisholm lead the offense in the game for Antigonish as he was 3-4 with a run driven in while coming up just a home run short of the cycle with a triple, double and single. Bryden Boudreau and Williams also smashed doubles in the game.
Julien Boudreau was great on the hill for PDG on his way to the win, while J. Willaims took the loss for Antigonish.
The Angels are back in action on Tuesday night as they will be on the road again for an evening game against the Port Hawkesbury Bucs @ 6:00 PM. They will finally get to play their home opener as the new Antigonish Ball Field has passed final approval and should be ready to go for a Sunday afternoon doubleheader against the Inverness A’s at 1:00 & 3:30 on July 22nd.
Angels Drop Pair of Pitching Duels to Red Caps
The Angels played an afternoon double header on Sunday against the Petit de Grat Red Caps. In game one, Alex Chisholm got his first start of the season for the Angels as he went up against Brody Sampson of the Red Caps.
After two scoreless innings to start things off, the Red Caps got on the board in the bottom of the 3rd as leadoff hitter Maurice Boudreau started things off with a single and came around to score on a single by Ronny Savoury.
The Angels tied the game back up in the top of the 4th as Justin DeLorey led off with a single and came around to score on a passed ball with James Williams at the plate. The Red Caps would jump back out in front in the bottom half of the fourth with three runs to make the score 4-1. Warren Olsen scored after a single and Maurice Boudreau and Travis Landry both turned walks into runs.
The Angels put some runners on base late but could not capitalize with anymore runs. Maurice Boudreau continued his strong hitting with another single in the 6th and would come around to score for a late insurance run. The 5-1 score would eventually end up being the final.
Brody Samson was dominate on the mound for the Red Caps as he went the distance for the win and held the Angels to only five hits in the game. Chisholm took the loss after going six strong innings and striking out four.
Bryden Boudreau got off to a good start in his first game of the season after returning from injury by lacing a double down the right field line and reaching base twice. DeLorey was 2-3 with a pair of singles and a run scored while J. Williams was on base twice and had the only RBI in the game for the Angels.
In game two, the Angels sent Dwayne Russell to the mound to face lefty Valma Boudreau in what could only be described as a pitching duel. Russell and Boudreau traded zeros for the first 3 innings before Petit de Grat got on the board in the 4th. Brent Bourque hit a one out single and was driven in on a single by Mark Samson to make the score 1-0.
The Angels responded in the top half of the 5th as Brian Boudreau led off with a single before the next two batters would be retired. The top of the Angels line up would put together a two out rally though as Alex Chisholm ripped a double to score Marcus MacIntyre who was pinch running for Boudreau to tie the score at one and the Angels would take the lead when DeLorey scored Chisholm with an RBI single.
The Red Caps would tie it up at two in the bottom half of the 5th as Ronny Savoury drove in Maurice Boudreau, who had led off the inning with a double.
The pitcher would take over from there again as neither team could capitalize on any of their chances until the bottom of the 10th inning when the Savoury/Boudreau combination struck again. Boudreau worked a walk to lead off the 10th and after a successful sacrifice bunt got him to 2nd he would score on a walk off RBI single by Savoury to give the Red Caps a 3-2 win.
Valma Boudreau got the win as he went the distance pitching an impressive ten innings while only giving up two runs for the Red Caps. Russell took a tough loss as he threw 9 1/3 innings and only allowed three runs while striking out five.
Alex Chisholm had a great game at the plate as he was 3-4 with a double, run and an RBI and DeLorey was 2-4 with a walk and a pair of singles to go along with an RBI of his own. Darin and Bryden Boudreau were both 2-5 for the game while Patrick Williams also had a pair of hits.
The Angels hope to get back on track Sunday, July 15th when they have a rematch against the Red Caps at home pending the availability of the Antigonish Baseball Field.
After two scoreless innings to start things off, the Red Caps got on the board in the bottom of the 3rd as leadoff hitter Maurice Boudreau started things off with a single and came around to score on a single by Ronny Savoury.
The Angels tied the game back up in the top of the 4th as Justin DeLorey led off with a single and came around to score on a passed ball with James Williams at the plate. The Red Caps would jump back out in front in the bottom half of the fourth with three runs to make the score 4-1. Warren Olsen scored after a single and Maurice Boudreau and Travis Landry both turned walks into runs.
The Angels put some runners on base late but could not capitalize with anymore runs. Maurice Boudreau continued his strong hitting with another single in the 6th and would come around to score for a late insurance run. The 5-1 score would eventually end up being the final.
Brody Samson was dominate on the mound for the Red Caps as he went the distance for the win and held the Angels to only five hits in the game. Chisholm took the loss after going six strong innings and striking out four.
Bryden Boudreau got off to a good start in his first game of the season after returning from injury by lacing a double down the right field line and reaching base twice. DeLorey was 2-3 with a pair of singles and a run scored while J. Williams was on base twice and had the only RBI in the game for the Angels.
In game two, the Angels sent Dwayne Russell to the mound to face lefty Valma Boudreau in what could only be described as a pitching duel. Russell and Boudreau traded zeros for the first 3 innings before Petit de Grat got on the board in the 4th. Brent Bourque hit a one out single and was driven in on a single by Mark Samson to make the score 1-0.
The Angels responded in the top half of the 5th as Brian Boudreau led off with a single before the next two batters would be retired. The top of the Angels line up would put together a two out rally though as Alex Chisholm ripped a double to score Marcus MacIntyre who was pinch running for Boudreau to tie the score at one and the Angels would take the lead when DeLorey scored Chisholm with an RBI single.
The Red Caps would tie it up at two in the bottom half of the 5th as Ronny Savoury drove in Maurice Boudreau, who had led off the inning with a double.
The pitcher would take over from there again as neither team could capitalize on any of their chances until the bottom of the 10th inning when the Savoury/Boudreau combination struck again. Boudreau worked a walk to lead off the 10th and after a successful sacrifice bunt got him to 2nd he would score on a walk off RBI single by Savoury to give the Red Caps a 3-2 win.
Valma Boudreau got the win as he went the distance pitching an impressive ten innings while only giving up two runs for the Red Caps. Russell took a tough loss as he threw 9 1/3 innings and only allowed three runs while striking out five.
Alex Chisholm had a great game at the plate as he was 3-4 with a double, run and an RBI and DeLorey was 2-4 with a walk and a pair of singles to go along with an RBI of his own. Darin and Bryden Boudreau were both 2-5 for the game while Patrick Williams also had a pair of hits.
The Angels hope to get back on track Sunday, July 15th when they have a rematch against the Red Caps at home pending the availability of the Antigonish Baseball Field.
Weekend Doubleheader Cancelled, Back in Action Tuesday
The Angels were scheduled to play a doubleheader on Sunday, June 24th in Port Hawkesbury but it will be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Angels will return to action tomorrow, June 26th against the same Port Hawkesbury squad in a 6:00 PM night game (weather pending). The Angels look to get back on track after dropping a doubleheader to the Little Anse Hawks last weekend.
As the completion of the beautiful new Antigonish Baseball Field draws near the Angels hope to host their season home opener on Thursday, July 5th at 6:00 PM vs Port Hawkesbury. More details will follow regarding the home opener.
As the completion of the beautiful new Antigonish Baseball Field draws near the Angels hope to host their season home opener on Thursday, July 5th at 6:00 PM vs Port Hawkesbury. More details will follow regarding the home opener.
Hawks Pitching Stymies Angels
The Antigonish Angels were back in action Saturday, June 16th after a long layoff due to home field issues as they traveled to Petit de Grat to face the undefeated Little Anse Hawks in an afternoon doubleheader.
In game one, Justin DeLorey took the hill for the Angels against Rodd Samson of the Hawks. The game was a pitching duel from beginning to end that Little Anse would take by a 4-1 score. The Hawks got on the board first with Clem Fougere drawing a leadoff walk and scoring on a passed ball in the top of the 1st. The Angels looked poised to respond in the bottom half of the inning with Kyle Williamson and DeLorey ripping back to back singles with one out but they were left stranded which would be the story of the afternoon for the Angels.
DeLorey settled in by racking up seven of his nine strikeouts on the day in the first three innings while keeping the Hawks hitless. The Angels would even the score at one in the top of the 4th after DeLorey led off with a single, stole 2nd base and came in to score on a sacrifice fly by CF Darin Boudreau. The lead would be short lived as Little Anse would go up for good in the bottom half of the 4th as Tyler Babin scored on a fielding error after a two out single to make the score 2-1.
The Hawks tacked on two more insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th to make the score 4-1 which would be the eventual final. In the win for the Hawks, Rodd Samson allowed only four hits and one earned run through six while striking out five before handing if off to Tyler Babin for the save in the 7th. DeLorey took the hard luck loss for the Angels as he went the distance giving up only three hits and two earned runs while striking out nine Hawk hitters.
In Game two of the doubleheader, the Angels sent Jon Arbuckle to the mound face Clem Fougere. Game two had a similar beginning as Williamson and DeLorey had one out singles in the first. The Angels were able to cash in this time around as Williamson scored on an RBI fielder's choice by Darin Boudreau to grab an early 1-0 lead. The lead would not last however as the Hawks pushed across three runs in the 1st and another in the 2nd on a hit and five walks to take a 4-1 lead. Dwayne Russell would replace Arbuckle to start the 3rd inning where Little Anse added another run on a throwing error to make the score 5-1. That would be the final as Russell traded zero run innings with the Hawks for the rest of the game. Russell was great in relief for the Angels as he struck out five while allowing only three hits and no earned runs through four innings in the no decision.
Great pitching allowed Antigonish to hang around in these two games but they could not muster enough offense to compete with the Hawks who pushed their undefeated record to 7-0 on the season with the two wins. Kyle Williamson was 2-7 at the plate with a pair of singles and a run scored, DeLorey was 3-6 with a pair of steals and a run scored while Darin Boudreau reached base three times and drove in the only two runs for the Angels on the day.
The Angels next scheduled games are Sunday, June 24th vs Port Hawkesbury @ 1:00 and 3:30 at home but is subject to change due to issues with the completion of the new Antigonish Baseball Field. Construction of the field has not been completed at this time so the game may have to be relocated to Port Hawkesbury along with all home games until further notice. The Antigonish Angels apologize for the problem and any inconvenience it may cause but the problem is our out of our hands. We look forward to the finalization of our new field and finally bringing baseball back to Antigonish. Any update will be posted when the information becomes available.
In game one, Justin DeLorey took the hill for the Angels against Rodd Samson of the Hawks. The game was a pitching duel from beginning to end that Little Anse would take by a 4-1 score. The Hawks got on the board first with Clem Fougere drawing a leadoff walk and scoring on a passed ball in the top of the 1st. The Angels looked poised to respond in the bottom half of the inning with Kyle Williamson and DeLorey ripping back to back singles with one out but they were left stranded which would be the story of the afternoon for the Angels.
DeLorey settled in by racking up seven of his nine strikeouts on the day in the first three innings while keeping the Hawks hitless. The Angels would even the score at one in the top of the 4th after DeLorey led off with a single, stole 2nd base and came in to score on a sacrifice fly by CF Darin Boudreau. The lead would be short lived as Little Anse would go up for good in the bottom half of the 4th as Tyler Babin scored on a fielding error after a two out single to make the score 2-1.
The Hawks tacked on two more insurance runs in the bottom of the 6th to make the score 4-1 which would be the eventual final. In the win for the Hawks, Rodd Samson allowed only four hits and one earned run through six while striking out five before handing if off to Tyler Babin for the save in the 7th. DeLorey took the hard luck loss for the Angels as he went the distance giving up only three hits and two earned runs while striking out nine Hawk hitters.
In Game two of the doubleheader, the Angels sent Jon Arbuckle to the mound face Clem Fougere. Game two had a similar beginning as Williamson and DeLorey had one out singles in the first. The Angels were able to cash in this time around as Williamson scored on an RBI fielder's choice by Darin Boudreau to grab an early 1-0 lead. The lead would not last however as the Hawks pushed across three runs in the 1st and another in the 2nd on a hit and five walks to take a 4-1 lead. Dwayne Russell would replace Arbuckle to start the 3rd inning where Little Anse added another run on a throwing error to make the score 5-1. That would be the final as Russell traded zero run innings with the Hawks for the rest of the game. Russell was great in relief for the Angels as he struck out five while allowing only three hits and no earned runs through four innings in the no decision.
Great pitching allowed Antigonish to hang around in these two games but they could not muster enough offense to compete with the Hawks who pushed their undefeated record to 7-0 on the season with the two wins. Kyle Williamson was 2-7 at the plate with a pair of singles and a run scored, DeLorey was 3-6 with a pair of steals and a run scored while Darin Boudreau reached base three times and drove in the only two runs for the Angels on the day.
The Angels next scheduled games are Sunday, June 24th vs Port Hawkesbury @ 1:00 and 3:30 at home but is subject to change due to issues with the completion of the new Antigonish Baseball Field. Construction of the field has not been completed at this time so the game may have to be relocated to Port Hawkesbury along with all home games until further notice. The Antigonish Angels apologize for the problem and any inconvenience it may cause but the problem is our out of our hands. We look forward to the finalization of our new field and finally bringing baseball back to Antigonish. Any update will be posted when the information becomes available.
Angels Downed in Offensive Battle
The Antigonish Angels suffered their first loss of the season Thursday night on the road at the hands of the Port Hawkesbury Bucs in an offensive battle by a final score of 12-7. Port Hawkesbury reliever Jamie Boudreau got the win and Antigonish reliever Randy Crouse took the loss. James Williams (Antigonish) and Blake Cogswell (PHK) took no decisions after starting.
The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the Top of the 1st on an RBI groundout by Justin DeLorey that scored Evan Smith who doubled and stole 3rd base earlier in the inning. The Bucs responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half with hits by Kenny Wood and Cohen MacDonald.
The Angels chipped away at the lead to tie it at 3-3 with Daniel Ingraham scoring after a leadoff single in the 3rd and Brian Horne scoring after a leadoff double in the 4th. Port Hawkesbury grabbed the lead back with three more runs in the bottom of the 4th with hits by Sheldon White, Blake Cogswell, Cohen MacDonald and Kenny Wood.
Antigonish proved resilient again by responding with 3 runs in the top of the 5th to tie the score at 6-6. DeLorey led off with a single, James Williams drew a walk and Brian Boudreau reached base on a throwing error and all came around to score.
Some shaky defense and timely hitting by Nathan Hayes who singled in both innings would allow Port Hawkesbury to plate six more runs in the 5th and 6th. Justin DeLorey doubled in the 6th and was driven in by Brian Boudreau but that was all the offense Antigonish could muster with the final score being 12-7.
For the Angels, Evan Smith was 1-3 with a double and a stolen base, James Williams was 1-2 with a double and reached base three times and DeLorey was 2-4 with a double and pair of runs driven in.
The Angels have a bit of a layoff before their next games as they have a doubleheader in Petit de Grat against the Little Anse Hawks on Saturday, June 16th @ 1:00 and 3:30. Their home opener and new baseball field's grand opening will be on Sunday, June 24th @ 1:00 and 3:30 vs Port Hawkesbury Bucs.
The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the Top of the 1st on an RBI groundout by Justin DeLorey that scored Evan Smith who doubled and stole 3rd base earlier in the inning. The Bucs responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half with hits by Kenny Wood and Cohen MacDonald.
The Angels chipped away at the lead to tie it at 3-3 with Daniel Ingraham scoring after a leadoff single in the 3rd and Brian Horne scoring after a leadoff double in the 4th. Port Hawkesbury grabbed the lead back with three more runs in the bottom of the 4th with hits by Sheldon White, Blake Cogswell, Cohen MacDonald and Kenny Wood.
Antigonish proved resilient again by responding with 3 runs in the top of the 5th to tie the score at 6-6. DeLorey led off with a single, James Williams drew a walk and Brian Boudreau reached base on a throwing error and all came around to score.
Some shaky defense and timely hitting by Nathan Hayes who singled in both innings would allow Port Hawkesbury to plate six more runs in the 5th and 6th. Justin DeLorey doubled in the 6th and was driven in by Brian Boudreau but that was all the offense Antigonish could muster with the final score being 12-7.
For the Angels, Evan Smith was 1-3 with a double and a stolen base, James Williams was 1-2 with a double and reached base three times and DeLorey was 2-4 with a double and pair of runs driven in.
The Angels have a bit of a layoff before their next games as they have a doubleheader in Petit de Grat against the Little Anse Hawks on Saturday, June 16th @ 1:00 and 3:30. Their home opener and new baseball field's grand opening will be on Sunday, June 24th @ 1:00 and 3:30 vs Port Hawkesbury Bucs.
Angels Win Season Opener
The Antigonish Angels won their May 29th season opener on the road against the Port Hawkesbury Bucs by a final score of 13-2.
Justin DeLorey got the start for the Angels and went six innings, giving up only two hits and one earned run and striking out nine Bucs hitters to get the win. Dwayne Russell came in to the 7th with an impressive nine pitch, three strikeout inning to finish things off for the Angels. Kenny Wood took the loss for Port Hawkesbury.
The Angels got an early lead in the top of the 1st with an RBI double from Justin DeLorey and a sacrifice fly from James Williams then put up two more in the top of 2nd when Kyle Williamson and Kevin Bottaro scored after singling and walking respectively to put the score at 4-0. The Angels kept the Bucs off the board until the 5th behind some brilliant defensive plays by corner infielders James Williams and Randy Crouse. With the score 4-2 in the top of the 7th, Antigonish put the game away by batting around and platting nine runs in the inning to bring the score to the eventual 13-2 final.
Leading the charge offensively for the Angels was Catcher Alex Chisholm who was 2-4, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs, Darin Boudreau had an RBI Double, Justin DeLorey who was 2-4 with a double and pair of RBI's while Dwayne Russell and Brandon MacDonald each had a pair of singles and a run driven in.
Next up for the Angels is another division trip back to Port Hawkesbury on Thursday, May 31st to square off with the Bucs again.
Justin DeLorey got the start for the Angels and went six innings, giving up only two hits and one earned run and striking out nine Bucs hitters to get the win. Dwayne Russell came in to the 7th with an impressive nine pitch, three strikeout inning to finish things off for the Angels. Kenny Wood took the loss for Port Hawkesbury.
The Angels got an early lead in the top of the 1st with an RBI double from Justin DeLorey and a sacrifice fly from James Williams then put up two more in the top of 2nd when Kyle Williamson and Kevin Bottaro scored after singling and walking respectively to put the score at 4-0. The Angels kept the Bucs off the board until the 5th behind some brilliant defensive plays by corner infielders James Williams and Randy Crouse. With the score 4-2 in the top of the 7th, Antigonish put the game away by batting around and platting nine runs in the inning to bring the score to the eventual 13-2 final.
Leading the charge offensively for the Angels was Catcher Alex Chisholm who was 2-4, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs, Darin Boudreau had an RBI Double, Justin DeLorey who was 2-4 with a double and pair of RBI's while Dwayne Russell and Brandon MacDonald each had a pair of singles and a run driven in.
Next up for the Angels is another division trip back to Port Hawkesbury on Thursday, May 31st to square off with the Bucs again.
Antigonish Angels 2012
Antigonish Men's Baseball is Back! - The Antigonish Angels will join the Intermediate Division in the Richmond Amateur Baseball Association (RABA) for the 2012 season and become the league's sixth team which also consists of the Port Hawkesbury & Inverness as division rivals and the Isle Madame Division of Little Anse, Petit de Grat and Louisdale.
The Angels will play a 24 game schedule and then a series elimination playoff. Their home field in the new Baseball Field #4 at Dr. John H. Gillis High School at 105 Braemore Ave in Antigonish, NS.
The Angels will kick off their season on the road in Port Hawkesbury on Tuesday, May. 29th @ 6:00 PM and Thursday, May 31st @ 6:00 in Port Hawkesbury again.
Their home opener is Thursday, July 5th @ 6:00 PM at the new Antigonish Field.
Come out and enjoy a nice summer day and show some support for the home team. Play Ball!
The Angels will play a 24 game schedule and then a series elimination playoff. Their home field in the new Baseball Field #4 at Dr. John H. Gillis High School at 105 Braemore Ave in Antigonish, NS.
The Angels will kick off their season on the road in Port Hawkesbury on Tuesday, May. 29th @ 6:00 PM and Thursday, May 31st @ 6:00 in Port Hawkesbury again.
Their home opener is Thursday, July 5th @ 6:00 PM at the new Antigonish Field.
Come out and enjoy a nice summer day and show some support for the home team. Play Ball!
