EAGLES LIGHT UP PORT HOPE 10-2

May 21, 2007
The Kendal Eagles beat Port Hope 10-2 in the first ever night game in Kendal history. Troy Foster got the win throwing 5 innings giving up 2 earned runs. Shane Cowan threw 4 shut out innings to preserve the win.
The Eagles would like to thank everyone who attended the historic night.
The Eagles are on the road for 3 games before returning home on Saturday June 9th for a double header vs Thornhill @ 12:00pm & 2:30pm.

EAGLES WIN IN THORNHILL 11-5

May 22, 2007 – 09:00 PM
The Kendal Eagles traveled to Thornhill last night for a game with the Reds. B.J. Hackett hit his first homerun of the season in the top of the first giving the eagles a 3-0 lead. Nick Stacey got his first start of the season however struggled with his control in the bottom of the first as Thornhill came right back to take a 4-3 lead. Nick then settled in and pitched through the 5th giving way to Kyle Vowles who hurled the final 4 innings to pick up the win. The Eagles are in Whitby on Sunday night at 7:30pm. The game is at Iroquois Park.

EAGLES GO 1 & 2 OVER THE PAST WEEKEND

June 11, 2007
The Kendal Eagles hosted Thornhill on Saturday for a double header. Russ Hunt started game 1 for the Eagles and did not get much help from his defense as the Eagles fell to the Reds 7-1. Game 2 saw veteran Jason Carroll take the mound and he did not disappoint as he cruised to a complete game 10-0 shutout.
Sunday saw the Eagles travel to Whitby for a game vs the Canadiens. The Eagles offence got off to a fantastic start as Kris Boyd belted a 3 run homerun in the top of the first. The Eagles built up a 7-1 lead for started Shane Cowan who took a one hitter into the 6th before the wheels fell off and Whitby battled back to take a 1 run lead. The Eagles did not die however as they came back to tie the game at 8 in the top of the ninth and then took a 10-8 lead in the 10th. The Eagles brought in Nick Stacey for the save but a lead off walk, 2 seeing eye singles and line drive over center fielder Chris Starks head gave Whitby the win 11-10.
The Eagles travel to Port Hope this Wednesday night for a game vs the Flyers. Game time is 7:30pm. Troy Foster is the scheduled starter for the Eagles.

EAGLES MAKE IT 3 IN A ROW WITH 4-2 FATHERS DAY VICTORY

June 17, 2007
Russ Hunt earned his first victory of the season tossing 7 innings giving up 1 earned run vs Whitby on Sunday. Shane Cowan earned the 2 inning save after getting out of a bases loaded jam in the 8th.
The Eagles next action is Sunday June 24th when the Eagles are host to the Kingston Ponies. Game times are 12:00pm and 2:30pm.

EAGLES PULL OUT 8-7 VICTORY OVER AJAX

July 5, 2007
The Kendal Eagles played host to the Ajax Spartans Thursday night in Kendal. The Eagles sent veteran Troy Foster to the hill trying to snap a 3 game losing streak. Troy was solid through 7 innings scattering 7 hits and giving up 3 runs. Foster ran into some trouble in the 8th when he loaded the bases and a blooper down the right field line cashed all 3 Ajax runners. With the score 6-3 for Ajax, the Eagles battled back with 2 runs in the bottom of the eighth to bring the score within 1. Ajax added a 7th run in the top of the ninth off of Nick Stacey leaving the Eagles down by 2 heading to the bottom of the ninth. With the Ajax pitcher struggling with his control the Eagles loaded the bases on walks with no one out. After a pitching change by the Spartans Corey Fenton and David Trew hit infield singles to tie the game at 7’s. With 2 out the Ajax hurler threw a hard low fastball that the catcher could not handle and Cory Fenton crossed the plate to win the game for the Eagles. Offensively the Eagles were lead by David Trew who had 2 hits and Jason Carroll who had a 2 RBI triple. The Eagles travel to Kingston on Saturday for a double header with the Ponies. Game times are 1:00pm & 3:30pm. Eagles next home game is Thursday July 19th when they play host to the Whitby Canadiens.

KENDAL EAGLES WIN 4 OUT OF 5 DURING BUSY WEEK

July 23, 2007
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July 18 – The Eagles were on the road in Port Hope. Shane Cowan took the mound and went 7 strong innings for the win. The Eagles won the game by a 9-2 score.

July 19 – The Eagles were home to the Whitby Canadiens. The Eagles scored 1 run in the bottom of the first on 3 singles however that would be all the offence the Eagles would provide for veteran right hander Jason Carrol who took the loss tossing 7 innings. Whitby cruised to an 8-1 victory.

Jul 21 – The Eagles were at home for a double header vs the Kendal Royals. Game 1 saw Nick Stacey take the hill tossing 5 scoreless innings for the win. Steve Foster threw the final 2 innings as the Eagles took game 1 by a score of 7-1. Game 2 saw Glenn Wagg (recently activated from retirement) make his 2007 Eagles debut. The tricky lefty did not disappoint as he cruised through 4 innings only giving up 1 hit. With the Eagles up 4-0 heading into the 5th inning, rookie Derek Langstaff also made his 2007 debut on the bump. Derek threw well however the Eagles defense made 4 errors allowing the Royals to pull within 1 run. Kyle Vowles relieved Langstaff however the Royals plated another run tying the game at 4’s. With the game tied in the last inning Chris Stark and Bryan Landry hit singles and stood on first and second with two out. First baseman Mark Foster then delivered a single to left scoring Landry from second and after a throwing error at third Stark also crossed the plate giving the Eagles a 6-4 lead that they would not surrender.

July-22 – The Eagles were at home vs Port Hope with a chance to sweep the season 4 game series vs the Flyers. This game saw a classic pitching match-up as Veteran Troy Foster took the mound for the birds and Orono native (ex-Eagle) Mike Landers got the nod for the visiting Flyers. The Eagles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead however Landers would then shut the door through the next 6 innings. With the score tied at 2 the Eagles loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh with BJ Hackett coming to the plate. Hackett launched a hanging Landers curve over the left field fence for a grand slam giving the Eagles the 6-2 lead. Kendal would add on 3 more runs in the eighth cruising to a 9-2 victory and closing out a very successful week of baseball.

The Kendal Eagles now sit with a .500 record (10 wins & 10 losses) as they begin to prepare for the final stretch of games before the provincial championships in Mississauga. The Eagles next action finds them on the road Wednesday night in Ajax and are home this Sunday July 29th vs Ajax – game time is 12:00pm.


EAGLES SPLIT WITH PIONEERS

August 10, 2007
The Kendal Eagles split a double header with the Markham Pioneers on Sunday at Harvey Jackson Memorial Park. Game 1 saw Glenn Wagg take the hill for the Eagles. Glenn was forced to leave the game after the second inning trailing 1-0 with a back injury. B.J. Hackett tied the game at one's with a solo shot in the bottom of the second. Shane Cowan took over for the Eagles as both teams carried a 1-1 tie into the 6th inning. That's when Kyle Searle hit a line drive over the fence in right for a grand slam to break the game open. Final score Eagles 5 - Pioneers 1
Nick Stacey was on the bump for game 2 of the double dip and threw well however the Eagles defense and bats didn't come to play as Markham cruised to a 9-0 win.

The Eagles will wind out the regular season with 2 games on the road including a game vs the provincial champion Oshawa Royals (August 15th-7:30pm) and a make up game vs Whitby which will take place at the Clarington Fields Friday August 17th at 7:30pm. The Eagles final home game of the season is Sunday August 19th when the Oshawa Royals are in town for a 12:00pm start.
This season the Eagles are headed to the All Ontario Senior Mens “C” tournament is Mississauga on Labour day weekend. The tournament is a 12 team double knockout format which includes teams out of Brampton, Rose City, Welland, Thorald, Tillsonburg, Essex, Mitchell, Kincardine, Barrie, Creemore and league rivals the Port Hope Flyers. The tournament schedule has not been completed however game times and opponents will be posted when available.

2007 SENIOR "C" PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT

The Kendal Eagles won game one 2-1 over Essex. WP Troy Foster - CG

The Eagles won game 2 over Brampton 3-0. WP Jason Carrol - CG

The Eagles won game 3 over Tillsonburg 5-3. WP Glen Wagg

The Eagles won game 4 over Creemore 5-0. WP Nick Stacey - CG

The Eagles won game 5 over Brampton 10-9 - WP Glen Wagg

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