COTE ST. LUC, Que --
Ryan Kramer of New Vernon, N.J., struck out 12 in a stellar pitching performance as McGill blanked visiting Carleton 3-0 to open the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Assoication Northern Division playoffs, Saturday, in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Gary Carter Field in Trudeau.Park.
The Redmen parlayed two Carleton errors into a pair of first inning runs and never looked back.The added an extra insurance run on another miscue in the second and the three-run cushion was never in doubt with Kramer on the mound.
The 22-year-old right-hander, who tranferred to McGill this year from the NCAA's Dickinson College, tossed a complete-game gem that required 100 pitches. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound right-hander scattered three hits and walked just one in a seven-inning shutout.
Montrealer
James Vardy, a first-baseman who was hitting from the ninth-spot in the batting order, led the Redmen offensively with a 2-for-2 performance and a run scored.
Carleton starter
Charlie Crabb pitched a complete game as well and was saddled with the loss, despite a solid outing of his own. He allowed no earned runs and six hits over six innings, walked none, struck out none.
McGill can wrap up the semifinal series with a victory in the nightcap on Saturday at 3 p.m.
SOURCE:Earl ZukermanSports Info Office
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| 2014 CCBA NORTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS |
| (FINAL) | | | | |
| | | | |
| TEAM | W | L | PCTG | GBL |
| McGill | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | - |
| Montreal | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 2.0 |
| Concordia | 11 | 9 | 0.550 | 3.0 |
| Carleton | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 6.0 |
| Ottawa | 5 | 15 | 0.250 | 9.0 |
| CCBA BOXSCORE | | | | | | | | | |
| (Best-of-3 semifinal; Oct. 11, 2014;) | | | | | | | | |
| GAME 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | R | H | E |
| Carleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| McGill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Carleton Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|
| Charlie Crabb | 6.0 | 82 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .732 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 82 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .732 |
| McGill Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|
| Ryan Kramer | 7.0 | 100 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .640 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 100 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .640 |
