The CIEL-FM champion! | evening newspaper

There was a big, very big baseball game on Tuesday night in the Ultimate Puribec Senior Baseball League Finals Game..

Jimmy Durette and Dany Paradis-Giroux engaged in a captivating pitching duel that ended in 9^e round in a 1-0 win by CIEL-FM in Rivière-du-Loup over the Braves Batitech in Témiscouata.

The CIEL-FM thus gets its hands on the Couture-Verret Cup, the emblematic trophy of the final, by four victories against three. This is the first championship since 2015.

The only point occurred at the start of 9^e round on a home run from young Guillaume Chénard at the expense of Paradis-Giroux who was masterful with his 18 strikeouts.

“There are no words to describe it. It’s incredible. I hit a bomb in 9^e handle, it’s incredible. It’s a magical feeling when I got around the goals, ”said the hero of the match in a post-match interview on CIEL-FM.

For his part, Durette was just as dominant, limiting the Braves to just three hits, a single walk with nine strikeouts. He only needed 93 shots, including 71 catches, to secure the victory. Durette, who named the playoffs MVP, won championships in three different teams: Matane, Trois-Pistoles and Rivière-du-Loup.

Manager François Caron praised the performance of his left-handed starter. “It’s amazing as a part. What a performance of the two launchers. Jimmy Durette, hat! He released the Jimmy Durette of the good years. And hats off to Guillaume Chénard. We brought him into the lineup instead of Jeff Richard who told us he was not feeling well. It turned on our side and it is for a game like this that we play baseball, ”he said at the microphone of CIEL-FM.

On the other side, Francis Landry paid tribute to his opponents. “It’s baseball. We knew it would be a throw or a mistake. Rivière-du-Loup did that very well. I have often seen Jimmy Durette launch, but never like this evening. I’m happy for the organization, for François Caron, Louis Deschênes and company, ”commented the manager of the Braves.

This is how the 43^e Puribec Senior League season. This last game, a September 28, is the latest date to complete the season in the history of the circuit.