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Game 2 VS Cubs

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The Battalion were looking to redeem themselves from last year, where they met these same Cubs in the 1st round and got swept. Matt Wing got the start in game 2 for the Battalion and he squared off against Chris Armstrong.

The Cubs got on the board early as they plated one in the top of the 1st on a 2 out RBI single from Jeff Gordon, scoring Kevin Brunet.

The Battalion were able to answer quickly, scoring one in the bottom of the 2nd, off a 2out RBI single from Josh Jones. Jones was a catalyst all night finishing 4-for-4 with 2RBI and a stolen base.

The Battalion added 2 more in the 3rd off an Alex Baldock 2 run home run. They were able to open up a wide lead in the 4th as they batted around and scored 6 runs, highlighted by Kyle Craig‘s 2 run home run. After the 4th it was 9-1 for the Battalion.

Matt Wing settled down after the 1st and gave up only gave up 1 more hit the rest of the way. Wing’s final line was 6.0IP, 5K, 3H, 1BB, 1R.

Craig got one more at bat in the 6th and made it count, hitting his 2nd homer of the game with a no doubter to leftfield. He finished the game 2-for-5 with 2HR and 4RBI.

Braden McGinnis came in for the final inning and was able to work through some trouble to preserve the win.

The win send the Battalion into the 2nd round for the first time in team history. They play the Kingston Ponies, who they were 2-1 against during the regular season.

WP: Wing (1-0)
LP: Armstrong (0-1)

June 26th VS Brewers

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The Battalion got a big bounce back win, defeating the Nepean Brewers 6-4. The Battalion offense struggled but was able to must just enough to help out started Braden McGinnis.

McGinnis went the complete game, throwing 126 pitches with a final line of 7IP, 3H, 12BB, 0K, 4R. He had trouble finding the zone all night but was able to induce double plays and big outs when he needed to. He improved to 2-1 on the season.

The offense was led by Ben Milinkovich who had 2 hits, including a 2RBI game tying double in the 2nd inning. Ryan Dillon also had a clutch 2RBI go-ahead single in the 5th inning to put the Battalion up for good. Drew McCormick had and RBI single in the 4th to tie the game up at 3.

It was a back and forth game but the Battalion were able to outlast the Brewers. The Brewers went up 2-0 after 2 before Milinkovich’s double tied it. They went ahead 3-2 in the 4th only to have the Battalion tie it again. The Battalion then went ahead for good in the 5th, scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk.

The Battalion are back at in on Sunday against the Kingston Ponies.

WP: McGinnis (2-1)
LP: M. Beelen (0-1)

June 4th VS Brewers

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The Battalion seem to be stuck in quite a funk and that continued on Thursday night as they fell 3-1 to the Nepean Brewers. The Battalion got a strong outing from Braden McGinnis but could not supply any offence. The Battalion were a combined 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position.

McGinnis gave the Battalion a chance to win all night long, going 5 innings, allowing on 2 earned runs. Eitan Maoz came in for the final inning and got a 1-2-3 inning.

The offence continues to sputter, now only scoring 7 runs in the last 4 games. In those 4 games the team is 19-for-94, for a .202 batting average. That includes Kyle Craig who has been hitting .462 over that stretch and consists of 6 of the 19 hits. He added to his totals last night, going 2-for-4 and raising his average to .484.

The Battalion now sit in last place. They have the weekend off and are back at it on Tuesday against the Ottawa Outlaws.

WP: Magnus (1-1)
LP: McGinnis (0-1)

May 29th VS Panthers

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The Battalion did the impossible and had a scoreless first inning. It broke a stretch of 5 games where they allowed 14 runs in the first inning. The Battalion carried this through the rest of the game, having their first overall clean game of the season, winning 4-3.

Tier 1 Rookie, Braden McGinnis, had a very strong start going 5.1 innings, allowing 0 earned runs. McGinnis now has a 1.36 ERA on the season. McGinnis got into a little bit of trouble in the 5th, allowing back to back singles, and then a double to start the inning. Luckliy Evan Hammond was able to throw out Tim Gautam trying to stretch a single into a double to lead off the inning. Matt MacIntyre came out of the bullpen with runners on 2nd and 3rd and only 1 out. He got the first batter he faced to ground out to 2nd, scoring a run. He then hit a batter but got the next one to weakly ground out to Steve Renaud to end the inning. Eitan Maoz came in the 7th and had a 1-2-3 inning to earn the save.

The Battalion offense was quiet most of the night. Drew McCormick had an RBI double in the 2nd, followed up by a 2 RBI single by Kyle Craig. The biggest hit of the game came in the bottom of the 6th where Wil McIntyre broke the tie, hitting a solo shot off a first pitch curveball from Jason Oviedo. It was McIntyre’s first of the year, and 2nd on his career.

The Battalion even their record at 3-3 and move up to a tie for 3rd in the standings.

They are right back at it on Sunday against the Cubs.

WP: MacIntyre (1-0)
LP: Oviedo (0-1)
SV: Maoz (1)

HR: McIntyre (1)

May 21st VS Ponies

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The Bytown Battalion came into the game with a all time record of 0-2-1 against the Ponies. Things did not start off great for the Battalion, as their first inning woes continued, as they allowed another 4 in the first, pushing their yearly total up to 11 runs in the first 3 games. However, the bats bailed out the slow start, outscoring Kingston 16-2 over the final 6 innings on a cold and rainy night.

Braden McGinnis got his first career Tier 1 start on the mound, allowing 6 runs (2 earned), over 3IP, only allowing 1 hit. Joey Moskwa made his NCBL debut in the top of the 4th. Moskwa pitched 2 scoreless innings before walking the first 3 of the 6th inning. Moskwa finished his 2IP with 3Ks and 0 hits allowed. Eitan Maoz came in with the bases loaded and 0 out and struck out the 2nd hitter he faced before getting a double play ball up the middle to limit the damage to 1 run.

Heading into the bottom of the 6th the Battalion were down 7-6. At the end of the 6th they were ahead 16-7. A massive 10 run inning was led off by an infield single by Battalion newcomer, Sam McIntosh. McIntosh went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs in his Battalion debut. Back-to-back walks loaded the bases for Evan Hammond who came up clutch, dumping a single into rightfield, scoring the tying run. Defending MVP Steve Renaud came up next and promptly scored 2 more on a line drive single.

Veteran Ryan Dillon got his 10th career NCBL home run in the bottom of the 4th, sparking a 4 run rally.

The Battalion and Ponies combined to use 33 players and 8 pitchers.

The Battalion are right back at it Friday night as they take on the newcomers in the RiverHawks.

WP: Maoz (1-0)
LP: Burch (0-1)

HR: Dillon (1)

May 10th VS Athletics

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In almost a carbon copy of the season opener last year, the Battalion dropped their opener 13-7 to the Kanata Athletics. The Battalion fell behind the eight-ball early, allowing 12 runs in the first two innings.

NCBL rookie Tom Peake got the start for the Battalion and only last 2 innings, giving up 12 runs (9 earned) on 8 walks and 5 hits. He walked the first three batters of the game before striking out the next two. He was one strike away from getting out of the inning before a wild pitch allowed a run to score. The next pitch was hit to first base where a throwing error allowed 2 more runs to score.

Braden McGinnis made his Battalion debut and pitched 2 scoreless innings, while striking out 3. Matt MacIntyre came in for the final 2 innings, allowing 1 run while fanning 3.

The offence started out well as Kyle Craig led off the bottom of the 1st with a single, and was driven in on the next pitch on a triple by Josh Jones. After that the Battalion were only able to muster 2 more hits as MacIntyre and Ben Milinkovich had back to back singles in the bottom of the 4th.

The Battalion were able to draw 12 walks of their own, including 6 in the final inning to make the final 13-7

The Battalion are back at it on Tuesday night against the defending champion Panthers.

WP: Havekes (1-0)
LP: Peake (0-1)