Article contentArticle contentThe cardiac ’Cats responded with five runs in their half of the inning.Article contentAnsara keyed the comeback with a leadoff single.Article content“I just wanted to get on base anyway possible,” Ansara said.Article contentMatty Johnson and Caleb Medicraft were hit by pitches to load the bases with no out.Article contentDawson Oldham had an RBI single on a full-count pitch and Colby Turple walked on a full-count pitch to tie the game.Article contentEvan Ryan put the home side ahead with an RBI single and Laffita drove in two with a single to right field.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentThe Sooners got the first two hitters on in the sixth off Brandon MacKenzie and Breton Sibley hit a RBI double to make it 9-7 and put the tying run at second base with one out.Article contentTurple came in to get a strikeout and a deep fly ball to left field to end the threat.Article contentThe home side added three insurance runs in its half of the inning before Turple struck out the side to end the game.Article content“Colby Turple is almost like a cheat code the way he throws,” Ansara said.Article contentArticle contentArticle contentTyson Slauenwhite went five innings for the win. He allowed six runs on seven hits. He walked five and struck out three.Article content Kentville Wildcats starter Tyson Slauenwhite picked up the win in the deciding game of their Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League semifinal with the Sydney Sooners Sept. 27 at Memorial Park. Photo by Jason Malloy /Annapolis Valley RegisterArticle contentBrandon MacKenzie allowed a run on three hits in a third of an inning. Turple got all five guys he faced out, striking out four.Article contentSydney starter Parker Hanrahan allowed three runs on two hits in two innings of work. He walked three and struck out two.Article contentBrayden Boutilier allowed a run on three hits in a third of an inning. He struck out one.Article content Brayden Boutilier, of the Sydney Sooners, throws a pitch during Game 5 of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League semifinal Sept. 27 in Kentville. Photo by Jason Malloy /Annapolis Valley RegisterArticle contentEli Brown took the loss, giving up five runs on four hits while getting four outs. He struck out one, walked one, and hit two batters.Article contentAustin Brown gave up three runs on four hits in two innings of relief. He walked two and hit a batter.Article contentRyan was 3-for-3 with three singles, a walk, and an RBI in the win. Ansara was 3-for-4 with a two-run double and two singles while Laffita was 2-for-3 with two singles, a sacrifice bunt, and drove in three runs.Article contentOldham was 2-for-4 with a double, a single, and three RBI. Turple and Ryan Crocker each had a single and drove in a run.
CARDIAC ‘CATS: Kentville wins three straight to advance to NSSBL final
