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Reach finals in Goodwood Tournament PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 25, 1979 -- 19 Seniors lose to Whitby Selects by Danny Millar Port Perry Canadian Tire Senior softball team advanc-. ed to the final of the eight- team Goodwood Senior Soft- ball Tournament on Satur- day, July 21. They were beaten by the Whitby Selects 8-2 after wins over Goodwood and Richmond Hill. The final was not as one sided as the score would suggest. Port Perry jumped out in front with two runs in the top of the first inning. Pitcher Phil Cochrane start- ed the rally as he reached third base when his fly ball was dropped by Larry Marshall in left field. He scored when Rob Evans doubled to the same field. Evans had been one of the key players in Port's ad- vancement to the last game. He was solid defensively at shortstop and was on a hot streak at the plate. He advanced to third when Jim Geer reached base on an error and then crossed the plate on a base hit by Doug Christie. Christie also had been tatooing the sphere all day long but many of his attempts were caught deep in the outfield. Both of the runs came with two out, as did many of the points that Port obtained throughout the tourney. The Selects got the two runs back in their half of the same inning when catcher John Spiers tripled over cen- ter fielder Bill St. John's head. These runs also came with two gone. For the next three frames Cochrane and John Annis kept the scorecards blank. And then in the fifth, the floodgates opened for Whitby and five runs poured in. It was the only time in the contest that Cochrane ex- perienced serious trouble. The game was something of a milestone occasion as it was the first time that Coch- rane has suffered a loss for Port on the mound in three years although he has seen little action as a hurler this year. John Vesters opened the fateful frame by getting on base and the proceeding two bases on an infield out and a passed ball. Marshall punched a single to left and Vesters came home with the winning run. Carl Smith unloaded for a two run hom- er to left after two more runs de Richmond Hill batter aims for the fences during second game of tournament. scored. When the dust had setiled on the diamond and the side had been retired, the same scorecards that had shown three straight zeros on the Whitby side flashed a 5. Ironically, all the runs came with two out again. The Selects put the game on ice with a run in the next session. Vesters tripled and then was delivered on a hit by Brian Emery. Midway through the match action was slowed for a few moments while a giant air balloon landed on the south side of Goodwood. The sight captivated the audience for a brief time and then action resumed. The semi-final against Richmond Hill was one of the most exciting matches that Port Perry has compet- ed in this season. After the regulation seven the score stood even at five. After an extra inning was played with a still unresolved outcome, the official scorecard was checked to see who had left the most runners on base. Each side was deadlocked at six in this department as well. Port Perry won be- cause they had the most advanced base runners, leaving two stranded at third base, one more than their rivals. How close did Port come to losing? If they had not had the extra runner at third the tourney procedure would have called for the totals of players left at second. Rich- mond Hill had five, three more than Port. If a Rich- mond Hill runner had stolen the third bag in the last inning when he was at sec- ond they would have entered the final. The game was marred by some terrible officiating. The calls were inconsistent for the duration behind the plate. A lengthy argument occurred in the fifth frame during Port's five run rally in which a number of runs scored on Evan's hit to the Richmond Hill pitcher which appeared to be an easy dou- ble play. Instead, the hurler threw the ball out of play to first and the rhubarb was based on how many runners would score. It was obvious that the umpires did not know the official ruling and held a conference of seem- ingly interminable duration to decide. Eventually two * runs were waved in. One call which was justi- fied by the man in the mask behind home plate, though very unpopular with Port Perry partisans, was the ejection of Bill Owen in the fourth inning. Owen popped the ball harmlessly and be- fore running uttered a loud obscenity. Up to that point righty Owen had not been impress- ive. He was trailing 4-0 after surrendering two runs in each of the first and third sessions. Both first inning Rich- mond Hill runs came on a homer to right field by Rick Collins that eluded Jim Geer. Collins seemed to have Owen's number as he also collected RBI's on two other scores with a double. Don Philnney and Dean Beare greeted starter Lenny Hughes, a righthanded thrower, with base hits in the fifth. Phinney counted when Ken Bryant singled down the middle and then both Beare and Bryant were delivered on Evans controversial triple. Evans crossed home match,.finally. [See story]. . . ..... coon vm rrr RBA, pd ° Le) Cr i p -- Port Perry batter tries to beat out base hit. plate.on Geer's safety to the Richmond Hill second base- man. Port got the go ahead run when a long fly ball by Doug Christie scored Phil Cochrane from third. As the game wore on and the possibility of an over- time, visits behind the back- stop became longer and more frequent. The confer- ences with the official scorer were to decide how the event would conclude with a win- ner. The officials, as expect- ed, were totally in the dark on the issue. It made for needless delays in a thor- oughly entertaining match. Cochrane was the winning hurler in relief of Owen. Hughes took credit for the loss. Port's game against the Goodwood Juniors was the curtain raiser on Saturday's action and was played at 8:00 a.m. The lid lifter was also a good one to watch as Owen made his first appearance on the rubber for Port and he was quite impressive. He is not an overpowering thrower so consequently he had just Port Perry won the AR bs a one strikeout. His forte is off speed pitches and he needs to stay ahead of the hitters in the count to be effective. When he did fall behind the batters he got into trouble, especially the seventh when he allowed two runs and came periously close to blowing the lead. Owen took a while to warm up, giving Goodwood a run in the first, but he breezed through the middle sessions allowing only another run. Port Perry greeted the host's pitcher, righty Russ Hyde, with three runs in the first. Dean Beare walked on four pitches to open the contest. Beare is a very selective hitter so he draws a lot on walks. Unfortunately for his team he does not have great speed so he was caught stealing three times in the tournament. Evans opened the scoring when he crossed the plate thanks to Jeff Boyce's triple. Bill Owen drove him home with a single to left. Owen then counted on Doug Scott's two bagger. Port's five runs came on tion. Will pay cash. 'Opening Soon! GREENBANK FURNITURE & APPLIANCES New & Used HWY. 12 NORTH OF HWY. 47 Moffat - Inglis - Sklar Gerrard - General Freezers & More WANTED TO BUY: Used Furniture & Appliances, Single Items or Contents of House, Good Condi- ET five hits and they made an error. Owen allowed an admirable seven hits and four runs, while Goodwood committed three blunders. Port Perry coach Doug Scott was pleased with his squad's performance. "I thought we did well consider- ing we only had nine or ten guys,' he stated. 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