The Thetford Blue Sox concluded their series of three games in three days in a brilliant way by crushing the Big Bill of Coaticook by a score of 21-1, Sunday, at the Desjardins stadium. The Sox exploded with two eight-run innings and were able to count on a 22-hit offense. It was also the third victory in four games for Renaud Desjardins’ troupe.
Text by Pierre Nadeau
The head coach couldn’t ask for better from his teammates. “At bat, it went really well. Defensively, we made a few small mistakes, but in a game like this, it is certain that at some point, you lose concentration. Coaticook showed up with a decimated team, but the guys responded well. »
Prior to the match, he had warned the players of the possibility of facing this team in the short best-of-three series. “We have a 99% chance of making the two of three against them. I asked the guys to participate thinking that they have no chance of beating us in any way and I think that’s what happened. »
Yanick Desbiens and Jérôme Duchesneau led the Blue Sox offense with two home runs and six RBIs each. For Desbiens, it was a third home run in his last three games and his second of the game was a grand slam. “I think it’s a question of momentum. Baseball is a sport of streaks. I’m on a good one right now and I’m going to take advantage of it. »
On the mound, Kristjan Storrie did well allowing just one single and striking out nine batters in five innings. Francis Michel and William Gault closed the books in the sixth and seventh innings.
MICHEL SIMARD EXPELLED
On Saturday, the Blue Sox were in Montreal to resume their July 16 game against the Jets. The Sox started the game well, taking a 4-0 lead in the opening inning before losing 6-4. The locals closed that gap late in the fourth with four runs from five straight singles and a sacrifice fly. Previously, the Blue Sox shut out the opponent 17 straight innings.
After a withdrawal at the start of the sixth, Michel Simard saw his working day come to an abrupt end. He did not agree with the decision rendered on some of his shots by the plate official who expelled him on the field, which sparked anger in the veteran pitcher, of whom we had not never witnessed since playing in the Major League Baseball of Quebec.
For Dany Girard, the team deserved better. “Michel threw really well and in the inning that went badly, it was small hits with which they scored their runs, but it never happens in his case to give five hits in a row. On our end, it would have taken us a few hits in the middle and late game to put some guys on base, but it didn’t work. »
JONATHAN PAQUET BLEACHES THE CACTUS
On Friday, Jonathan Paquet limited the Victoriaville Cactus to three singles in a convincing 8-0 victory and a 12-hit attack. It was the first time this season that the Sox had two straight wins.
The winning pitcher only allowed one runner to reach third base and it happened in the seventh inning. ” I felt good. During my last start, it was a good game against Coaticook, but we missed it. I felt we were an inch away from everything being in place. Tonight (Friday) was my best game. The stamina was there and the velocity of my shots too. »
BUSY CALENDAR
The Blue Sox will have another three-game weekend in three days. They will receive the Brock of Drummondville on Thursday before going to play for victory against the Cascades in Shawinigan on Friday and the Cardinals of the Laurentians on Saturday to resume the game of last July 16.
2023-08-07 19:02:52
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