DURHAM 5, FANSHAWE 3

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Durham College women's softball team carried a combined no-hitter into the bottom of the seventh inning en route to a 5-3 victory over the Fanshawe Falcons on Saturday.

Sam MacCallum (Whitby, Ont.) got the start for Durham, pitching five hitless innings and allowed only one walk. She would turn over the ball to Lydia Kalbfleisch (Moorefield, Ont.) who was perfect in the sixth.

In the bottom of the seventh, Fanshawe batters would break up the no-hitter. In fact, they posted three hits and cashed in three runs to set up an interesting finish. With the tying run on first base, a sharp line-drive was hit to the Lords shortstop who made a leaping grab to end the game.

All of the Lords five runs came in the fifth inning off of Fanshawe starting pitcher Sandra Cowan. The inning was capped off with a Justine Pike (Whitby, Ont.) triple to right-centre field, in which she would score on after a throwing error.

Tara Robinson (Mount Albert, Ont.) had a big day at the plate going 2-for-2 with a walk.

Durham is now one of three teams in the OCAA with only three losses, as they hold a 7-3 record. St. Clair (11-3) and Conestoga (10-3) are the other two clubs ahead of Durham in the standings.

The Lords will look to knock off the Saints on Sunday afternoon on campus. First pitch is at 1 p.m.

Source: Durham College

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Fanshawe women's softball team finished 1-2 this week, losing to the Conestoga Condors and the Durham Lords, before defeating the Humber Hawks.

On Tuesday, Fanshawe hosted the Condors at Stronach Park in London, Ont. Fanshawe jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Mackenzie Doherty and Kady Hawkins in the second inning.

In the fourth inning, the Condors came back to tie the game with an inside-the-park home run by Cassidy Wettlaufer. In the fifth, Conestoga scored another two runs to take a 4-2 lead.

Fanshawe threatened in the bottom of the seventh but were unable to make the comeback.

On Saturday, the Falcons travelled to Durham College to take on the Lords. After being down 5-0, Fanshawe attempted to make a comeback in the top of the seventh.

After scoring three runs, Fanshawe had two on base and the go ahead run at the plate. Fanshawe hit a sharp line-drive at the Lords shortstop, who made a leaping grab to end the game.

Sunday afternoon, the Falcons picked up a huge win, defeating the Humber Hawks 3-2. Next up, the Falcons host the Mohawk Mountaineers (0-12) on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.

Photo Credit: Al Fournier