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Fury's Wagar dominant in season opener

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The Niagara Falls Fury opened the 2009 Golden Horseshoe Fastball League season with a 2-0 victory over Lukes Monday night.

The game ended up up being a classic Wagar-Berube pitching duel with Wagar winning 2-0 on some aggressive Fury offensive that won the game for them.

The score was 0-0 until the top of the sixth when Robbie Greatrix turned a routine single into a double with some very aggressive base-running, was moved to third and then scored on a failed suicide bunt again with aggressive base running. The Fury added another run in the seventh when Ray Carr led off with a single, was moved to second on a perfect bunt by Joe MacMaster, went third on an out at first and scored on a pass ball.

Both pitchers threw well enough to win. Tom Berube gave up three hits to Greatrix, Carr and Marcel Bilodeau while striking out 13 batters. Wagar gave up two hits to Mark Hall and Will Parent while registering 18 K's, striking out the side in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.

WP: Scott Wagar (1-0) 7 IP 2H 18Ks
LP: Tom Berube (0-1) 7IP 3H 13Ks
Fury: Rob Greatrix 1-3 2B run; Ray Carr 1-3 run; Marcel Bilodeau 1-3
Luke's: Will Parent 1-3; Mark Hall 1-3