Day Two Recap

KITCHENER, Ont. – The Western Mustangs quest for an eighth consecutive provincial title ran into one opponent that they couldn't topple on Sunday: Mother Nature.
 
Heavy rain and wind forced the finals at the OIWFA Provincial Championship between the Mustangs and Laurier Golden Hawks to be suspended in the bottom of the fifth inning with the score tied at 0-0.
 
With the field becoming unplayable the game has been suspended and an attempt will be made to complete the game at a later date.
 
The final was Western's second game of the day, after the Mustangs earned a spot in the final with an 8-0 win over Ottawa in the semifinals.
 
Sara Contini pitched a gem against Ottawa, throwing a no-hitter with only one walk allowed and striking out nine batters. Briar Balas and Claire Linton had two hits each in the win, with Alana Cress, Jayme Wells, and Kristen Pearn each recording two runs batted in.
 
Western got on the board in the second inning with a single runner crossing the plate, before adding three runs in the third and four more in the fourth to claim the 8-0 win.

Day One Recap

KITCHENER, Ont. – The Western Mustangs shut out both the Windsor Lancers and Laurier Golden Hawks on Saturday to earn a spot in the semifinals at the OIWFA Provincial Championship.
 
The Mustangs started off the defence of their provincial title with a 7-0 victory over the Lancers on Saturday morning.
 
Sara Contini got the win for the purple and white, pitching all five innings and only allowing four hits in the win.
 
Kristen Pearn led the Mustangs offence with three runs batted in against the Lancers, as Western tallied two runs in the second inning, three in the fourth, and two more in the fifth to earn the 7-0 win.
 
Western's second game of the day saw the Mustangs square off against the Laurier Golden Hawks, with the Mustangs claiming an 8-0 victory.
 
The Mustangs didn't wait long to get the scoring started against Laurier, sending four runners across the plate in the first inning to jump out to an early lead. Western added another four runs in the second inning and locked things down after that, cruising to an 8-0 win.
 
Rachael Jacques earned the win with a complete game, three-hit performance, that saw her strike out seven batters. Megan Parno led the offence with three runs batted in, while the Mustangs registered 12 hits overall in the win.
 
Western will now take on the Ottawa Gee Gees in the semifinals on Sunday morning at 9 a.m., with the winner moving on to the championship final at 1 p.m. Fans can tune in to all of Sunday's action live on SportsCanada.tv