CREDIT: JASON YOUNG / FANSHAWE ATHLETICS
Chris McQueen finished the baseball season in first place in the OCAA in several categories, including runs and hits.

The Fanshawe men’s baseball team closed out their regular season at home on Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17.

The Falcons hosted the George Brown Huskies on Friday and the Seneca Sting on Saturday at City Wide Park. The OUA Baseball Championships were being held at Labatt Park at the same time, necessitating the need to play at City Wide.

They won two out of three games against George Brown in Friday’s tripleheader, and split the doubleheader against Seneca on Saturday, losing the first game and winning the second.

Fanshawe outscored their opponents 46-14 over the span of the five games, beginning with a close 5-4 loss in game one. Despite a two run seventh inning to close the gap, the Falcons were unable to surmount the four-run third inning by George Brown.

Fanshawe rebounded quickly with a 12-2 victory in the second game against the Huskies. Hitters Mike Ambrose and Chris McQueen led the scoring with five runs batted in (RBI) combined, three from Ambrose and two from McQueen.

Pitcher Noah Smith picked up the win, coming in for relief for starting pitcher Andrew Calic. The Falcons only gave up two hits in the game, with Smith and Calic giving up one hit each.

The Falcons’ pitching locked down in the second game in an 8-0 win, with a combined no-hitter over seven innings thrown by Noah Smith as the game’s starting pitcher, with Christian King, Joey Medhurst and Kevin Hillsdon coming in relief and blanking the opposing Huskies. Smith’s sole walk of the evening was the only baserunner allowed by Fanshawe.

On Saturday against Seneca, the Falcons began the afternoon in a losing effort against the Sting in a 12-5 final. Fanshawe would rebound in the second game, putting together a 9-2 win for their final game of the regular season. Chris McQueen had another multi-RBI game with two, finishing the season in first place in the OCAA in several offensive categories, including runs and hits.

Fanshawe will host the OCAA Baseball Championship that began on Friday, Oct. 23 at Labatt Park. The number-three seeded Falcons play their first game of tournament on Friday morning against the Humber Hawks. The tournament takes over the course of two days, with the gold medal game on Saturday, Oct. 24.

In the case of rain, Sunday, Oct. 25 is the scheduled rain date. General admission to the tournament is $10 per day.