Goderich Tournament Recap

The Forest Glen Giants made the two and a half hour trek out to Goderich this weekend. Facing some strong competition, the Giants lost their first two games which were their first two losses of the season. They rebounded to win their last game but were unable to advance with a 1-2 record.



The Friday night affair saw the Giants match up against the Stratford Indians (Major). It was an excellent game as the teams managed to complete all 7 innings despite the 1.5 hour time limit. The Giants showed nerves early allowing 2 unearned runs. Down 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th, Sean Cochrane led off with a single and pinch runner Troy Jaroslawski reached 2nd base. The Giants were unable to get the tying run across however and they lost by the final of 2-1.

Still very much alive in the tournament, the Giants looked to improve on their showing against a 1-0 Listowel team. The Giants did not answer the call however, with a number of Giants showing up to the diamond late. Also, the team appeared to give up after the first inning when the Giants were down 3-0. The final score was 10-2, and the Giants hopes of advancing were crushed.

Looking to improve on their previous games, the Giants brought some more energy to the last game. They got on the board early and pitcher Mitch Fiacco pounded the strike zone getting easy outs for his defense. The Giants ended up beating Lucan 8-5 in that final contest, and finished the tournament with a record of 1-2.

Despite the disappointing result, there were positives for the team to take away from the tournament. There were some good bonding experiences for the team when sitting around a camp fire each night and enjoying a pick-up football game on Saturday night. Also, the team learned a valuable lesson in that they can not perform well without proper preparation. Hopefully the team will learn from the experience in this tournament and it will better prepare them for a strong showing in future tournaments, playoffs, and hopefully provincials.