Falcons Defeated in OCAA Softball Championship

On the second day of the 2022 OCAA Softball Championship, the top four teams in the province took Alumni Field in London to battle for a spot in Saturday's medal games.  

Friday's second game saw host Fanshawe face the undefeated OCAA League Champion St. Clair Saints. St. Clair scored one in the first inning to get on the board first. Fanshawe's Morgan Lowry then struck out three straight Saints in the second frame. St. Clair extended their lead in the third with a 2-RBI double by OCAA Women's Softball Player of the Year, Bryanna Kressler. Lowry then had a huge triple to centrefield to score Madeline Pappas. Lowry continued to be a force on the mound, striking out multiple Saints to keep the Falcons within striking distance. Unfortunately, excellent pitching from St. Clair's player of the game Kressler secured the 3-1 victory for the Saints. Despite having ten strikeouts, Lowry suffered the loss for the Falcons but was named the player of the game for the home team. The Falcons gave the undefeated Saints their closest game of their season, but their hard-fought efforts ultimately fell short of the upset.

The third game of the day would see the Falcons and Humber battle in an elimination game. Humber came out strong in the first inning, scoring on a pair of errors and an Amelia Russo RBI single to take an early 3-0 lead off of Fanshawe starting pitcher Jada Doxtator. Sara Reading singled to left field in the top of the second frame to score one for the home squad. Morgan Lowry came on in relief to start the third inning for the Falcons and held the Hawks to two hits the rest of the way in striking out nine. Humber was able to extend their lead with a run in the sixth frame to make the score 4-1. Jada Doxtator had a big double to left field keeping Fanshawe's tournament hopes alive, but Humber's Meagan Muir went the distance for the victory. Muir held the Falcons offense to only three hits to advance to Saturday's medal games. The loss for Fanshawe eliminated them from the tournament. Muir was the player of the game for Humber. Reading was named the player of the game for the Falcons.

Lowry was named an OCAA Tournament All-Star for her excellent play throughout the week.

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