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Brewers Sweep Knights in Four GamesSeptember 21, 2009
Past President Myles Morrish (centre) presents the Strother Cup to Bolton Brewers' Eric Cirone and Mike Wallace(Scott Anderson photo) |
2009 Senior Division Champions
Bolton Brewers
Back Row, L to R: Matt Blacklaws, Stephen Warden, Eric Cirone, John Hutchinson, Nathan Robinson, Brett Bond, Owen Somerville.
Front Row, L to R: Shawn Chalmers, Mike Blackwood, Greg Ditomaso, Nigel Cutler, Paul Cardarelli, Chris Mamolitti, Greg Keenan, David Corneilus, Mike Wallace, Ryan Smith, Adam Wallace.(Scott Anderson photo) |
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The Bolton Brewers won their first North Dufferin Baseball League title on Sunday when they overpowered the New Lowell Knights 7-3, to win the finals in four straight games. This was Bolton's first appearance in the championship series since joining the league in 2004.
The championship series began September 12 in New Lowell with Bolton pulling out an impressive 10-6 victory. Their winning streak continued in the second game on September 13 with a 6-2 win followed by the September 19 win of 5-2.
In game four, the early innings were uneventful until New Lowell's Todd Patton doubled and scored on a sacrifice bunt by John Patterson in the third. Bolton would immediately answer back with a lead off home run by Matt Blacklaws tying the game at one. In the fourth inning the Knights plated two more runs with Brandon Norrie and Ryan Martin scoring, but Bolton answered with four runs in the bottom of the inning, while batting through their line-up. The Brewers never looked back scoring a run in each the fifth and sixth innings, including a home run by John Hutchinson to win the game 7-3 and their first N.D.B.L. championship.
In a post-game presentation, league past president Myles Morrish presented Mike Wallace and Eric Cirone the Strother Cup and congratulated them on their strong play.
The Brewers had advanced to the finals by defeating the Aurora Jays in the first round and 2008 league champions Creemore Braves in the second. The Knights won their first series over Angus Black Sox and defeated Barrie Red Sox 'B' in the second round to make the finals.
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Bolton Brewers win O.B.A. Senior 'D' ChampionshipSeptember 11, 2009
Over the Labour Day weekend select teams from the North Dufferin Baseball League travelled to Ontario Baseball Association Championship Tournaments.
The New Lowell Knights travelled to Kendal for the 'B' classification tournament consisting of ten teams. New Lowell would play three games, winning their first 3-2 over Woodslee and losing their next two games to Kendal 5-0 and Exeter 8-1, eliminating them from tournament play. Kendal went on to win the Senior 'B' championship.
At the 'C' classification tournament held at Orillia, three league teams, Orillia Majors, Creemore Braves and Ivy Leafs played off against five other teams from across the province. A team from Niagara Falls dropped out of the tournament at the last minute, which resulted in the schedule being revised. Host Orillia played three games winning their first against West Niagara 6-4 but lost the next two to league teams Ivy 8-5 and Creemore 3-2. Ivy, who was undefeated after three games, winning games over St. Thomas 9-2, Orillia 8-5, Port Hope 5-2 went into play Sunday and dropped two games to Creemore 7-3 and 11-1. Creemore made it to the final game against Port Hope, who they had lost to earlier in the tournament 4-2, and again were unable to make any gains and lost the championship game 3-0. Creemore had defeated Amherstburg 8-0, Orillia 3-2, Ivy 7-3 and 11-1 to make the finals.
The Bolton Brewers and Lisle Astros participated in a 21 team Senior 'D' tournament held at London. The Astros lost their first game to Thorold Mariners 3-0, won their second game 8-5 over London Dodgers and were knocked out of tournament play with a loss to Fort Erie 8-6. The Brewers played extremely well over the four day tournament going 7-0 to win their first O.B.A. Senior 'D' Championship. Their games included wins over Thorold Fantoms 11-7, Mitchell 7-6, Wyoming 3-2, Corunna 8-1, Leamington 3-1, Mitchell 5-2 and tournament finalists Leamington 2-0.
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Provincial Baseball for NDBL TeamsAugust 31, 2009
Local senior baseball teams will see action this weekend when six North Dufferin League squads head to Ontario Baseball Association Championship Tournaments.
The New Lowell Knights are attending the 'B' classification tournament held in Kendal. The Knights will face Woodslee in their first game on Friday at 8 p.m. and will play their second game on Saturday at either 8:30 a.m. or 11 a.m. depending on the outcome of the first. The tournament has a total of ten teams participating.
The 'C' classification tournament will be held locally in Orillia with three league teams taking part. The Orillia Majors, as host, automatically enters a team, as has the Creemore Braves and Ivy Leafs.
The Braves and Leafs will meet in their fist game scheduled for 5:30 Friday evening, with both teams, as winner or loser, playing their second game at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Orillia will play Amherstburg at 8:30 p.m. Friday with their second game, win or lose, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. A total of nine teams have entered the tournament.
The Bolton Brewers and the Lisle Astros will join 19 other teams at the 'D' classification tournament being held in London. Bolton plays Thorold Fanthoms at 5:30 p.m. on Friday with Lisle playing at 8 p.m. against the Thorold Mariners.
The Astros will play at 1 p.m. Saturday regardless of a win or loss, while the Brewers will play Saturday at 10 a.m. if they lose or 1 p.m. if they win their first game.
NDBL Championship Series
The New Lowell Knights recently defeated the Barrie Red Sox 'B' in semi-final action of the NDBL playoffs. New Lowell won the fifth and deciding game Thursday taking the series three games to two. New Lowell will meet the Bolton 'A' Brewers in the Championship Series.
Bolton defeated the Creemore Braves on August 22 taking the series three games to one and ended the Braves quest for their fifth straight title. This is Bolton's first appearance in the finals since joining the league in 2004.
The first game was scheduled for Sunday, but due to rain, the game was postponed. The first game will now be played on September 12, as both New Lowell and Bolton will be at OBA play this weekend. Games are played on weekends during the finals.
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Carruthers Honoured with 'President's Award'August 24, 2009
Paul Carruthers receives the 'President's Award' from President Allan Brownridge.(David Anderson photo) |
Secretary Scott Anderson presents Todd Gowan of the Creemore Braves the Bruce Jenkins Memorial Trophy for the Most Valuable Player in the senior division.(David Anderson photo) |
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The North Dufferin Baseball League held its annual Awards Night and Dance on Saturday night at the Lisle Legion with Secretary and Statistician Scott Anderson acting as Master of Ceremonies. He was joined by his colleagues, President Allan Brownridge, Vice President Pete Kinghan, Past President Myles Morrish, and Treasurer Dan Gowan in the presentation of regular season awards.
There were two special presentations made during the evening, including a plaque of recognition to Dan Gowan, who has served as treasurer for 25 years. The second presentation was the President's Award to Paul Carruthers. Carruthers is only the sixth person to be awarded this esteemed honour since the award was created in 1984.
Carruthers has served on the executive, as President for four terms and York-Simcoe Representative for 16 years. He has also coached minor and senior baseball in Stayner and area, plays for the Dufferin-Simcoe Rockers Oldtimers team and is currently the President of the Canadian National Oldtimers Baseball Federation.
After receiving the award, Carruthers noted it is not for rewards to get involved. Rather, he said it is "to help baseball - keep baseball alive - do whatever you have to for your different teams, your different towns and the organisation."
Other awards included a commemorative plaque to outgoing Past President Morrish for his three-year term on the executive and the Most Valuable Player awards from the League All-Star Game on July 5 were presented to Brett Chater of the Bolton 'B' Braves and John McNabb of the Ivy Leafs.
Team awards went to the Orillia Royals juniors for a first place finish in the regular season with seven wins and 14 losses and one tie record. In the Senior East division Barrie Red Sox 'B' finished the season with 15 wins and seven losses for the top spot, and the Creemore Braves finished first in the Senior West division with a 19 win and three loss record.
Senior Awards
Individual awards included the Creemore Star Trophy for the Best Batter, which was awarded to Mike Wallace of the Bolton 'A' Brewers with an average of .510. Wallace would also walk away with the Bob Doner Memorial Trophy for the Best on Base Percentage with a percentage of .657 and the Evan Jamieson Memorial Trophy for most runs scored. Wallace shared this award with Brett Chater of the Bolton 'B' Braves in scoring 23 runs.
Creemore Brave Todd Gowan was the recipient of the Bill Lennox Memorial Trophy for most home runs. Gowan had eight in the regular season. Brad Grieveson, also of Creemore was awarded the Lloyd Patton and Bill Gowan Memorial Trophy as the Best Pitcher for the fourth consecutive year. Bill Patton on behalf of the families made the presentation.
The final three awards in the senior division were voted on by teams. The Carl Gowan Memorial Trophy for the Best Catcher was awarded to Todd Patton of the New Lowell Knights. Jesse Ragazzon of the Mansfield Cubs was the recipient of the Past President's Trophy as the Most Sportsmanlike Player and the Bruce Jenkins Memorial Trophy was awarded to Todd Gowan as the Most Valuable Player.
Junior Awards
In the junior division two players, Jordon Albaum of Bolton Braves and Craig Speers of Midland Twins received the Reg Westbrooke Memorial Trophy as the Best Batter with averages of .327. Albaum would also receive the trophy for the Best on Base Percentage with a percentage of .455 and walk away with two other awards including the Vice President's Trophy for the Most Sportsmanlike Player and the Statistician's Trophy as the Most Valuable Player as decided by junior team votes.
The most runs scored award was to Orillia Royals' Corey Halbert with 14 with his team mate, Wes Van Luven the recipient of the Best Pitcher trophy. The Most Home Run award was given to three Midland players, who had one home run a piece this year, including Speers, Alex MacDonald, and Greg Wilkey.
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Barrie and Bolton Play Well at ProvincialsAugust 24, 2009
The Junior Ontario Baseball Championships were held over the weekend with the Barrie Red Sox 'B' and Bolton Braves teams of the North Dufferin Baseball League participating.
Barrie, who plays in the senior division of the NDBL this season, is made up of mostly junior aged players and decided to compete for the junior 'B' classification, which was held in Chatham.
With the sudden drop-out of the team from Oakville, the tournament structure was changed with the four remaining teams playing a round robin series followed by two semi-final games and then the championship game.
Barrie advanced to a semi-final game after beating Chatham 11-5, Hamilton 6-1 and Milton 8-6. They faced Milton, who at that point had only tied one game, in the semi-final, however a few Barrie errors during the game resulted in a 5-3 loss which advanced Milton to the finals. Milton and Hamilton would face off in the championship game with Milton pulling out a 7-0 victory to win the title.
In the junior 'D' classification, held in Wallaceburg, the Bolton Braves made it to the championship game and lost to the tough St. Thomas team 13-3.
In round robin play, Bolton had defeated Kincardine twice 13-6 and 12-5 and lost to St. Thomas in their third game 14-2.
Meanwhile, the senior division of the N.D.B.L. will be competing the second round this week. The series between the Creemore Braves and the Bolton 'A' Brewers ended Saturday with a Bolton winning the series 3-1.
The second series is between the Barrie Red Sox 'B' and New Lowell Knights, which took a break over the weekend due to Barrie's involvement in the Junior Provincials. The series will be completed by the end of the week, with the championship series beginning on the weekend.
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2009 Stats Package ReleasedAugust 24, 2009
The North Dufferin Baseball League's Statistician, Scott Anderson, released the 2009 Stats Report at the Awards Night on Saturday evening.
The Stats Report includes final standings, team records, batting and pitching leaders and winners and runners-up of the Most Valuable Player award, Most Sportsmanlike Player award and Best Catcher award.
The Report can be viewed by accessing the following link: 2009 Stats Report. The Report will also be included under "League Documents" for future reference.
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Junior Teams Head to ProvincialsAugust 19, 2009
The Junior Provincial baseball championships will be held this weekend with two North Dufferin League teams participating.
The Bolton Braves juniors have entered the 'D' classification tournament in Wallaceburg, where they will join teams from St. Thomas and Kincardine. Bolton will play each team twice, with the top two teams advancing to the championship game. Bolton will play Kincardine on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and St. Thomas Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
The second team competing at the 'B' classification tournament are the Barrie Red Sox 'B'. Though they are in the senior division this season, the team is made up of mostly junior aged players and therefore decided to contend at the junior level for the Provincials. Barrie will travel to Chatham for a five team, double knockout tournament.
The schedule has Barrie receiving a bye in the first round and will play either Milton or Hamilton in the second round on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. With a win or loss, Barrie will play Saturday at either 2 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
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Bolton NDBL Junior ChampsAugust 17, 2009
Secretary and Junior Division Convenor, Scott Anderson, presents a Championship Cup to Noel Hogan and Matt Drury of the Bolton Braves.(David Anderson photo) |
2009 Junior Division Champions
Bolton Braves
Back Row, L to R: Richard Franchuck (coach), Jeffrey Albaum (coach), Brett Barwick, Luke Ratcliffe, Noel Hogan, Cody Renzetti, Mitch Tomlinson, Mike Renzetti (coach).
Front Row, L to R: Jordon Albaum, Steven Pinarello, Matt Drury, Sam Totty, Alex Franchuck, Shawn English.
Missing from photo: Nathan Drury, Jeff Vickers, Andrew Donovan, Colin Lang.(David Anderson photo) |
2009 Junior Division Finalists
Midland Twins
Back Row, L to R: Gord Speers (coach), Brian Bissell (coach), Conner Dorion, James Fleming, Mike Kazienko, Craig Speers, Mark Priest, Rick Dorion (coach).
Front Row, L to R: Brad Greenlaw, Alex MacDonald, Josh Woods, Scott Thompson, Sean Boylen.
Missing from photo: James Tubman, Greg Wilkey, Aaron Speers, Billy Lyte, Kory Rowell.(David Anderson photo) |
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The Bolton Braves are the 2009 North Dufferin Baseball League Junior Division Champions after defeating the Midland Twins three games to none with one game ending in a tie.
The series started August 9, with Bolton taking a 7-1 victory, followed by game two on Tuesday with another Bolton victory by a 5-2 score. Game three was played on Thursday, however, due to the playing lights failing, the game was suspended and concluded prior to game four Sunday. The game resulted in a 4-4 tie. Game four resulted in a 3-1 decision for Bolton, giving them the championship.
League Secretary, Scott Anderson congratulated Bolton on their victory and presented them a championship cup.
Senior Division Semi-Finals
The Senior Division of the North Dufferin Baseball League has advanced to the second round of the post-season.
The two series started over the weekend, with the Bolton 'A' Brewers taking on the Creemore Braves and New Lowell Knights facing Barrie Red Sox 'B'.
Creemore won the first game on Saturday with a 10-4 decision while Barrie 'B' defeated New Lowell 3-1 on Sunday night. Both series have their second game on Tuesday night.
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NDBL Awards Night August 22August 17, 2009
The Annual Awards Night of the North Dufferin Baseball League will be held Saturday (August 22) at the Lisle Legion.
The event starts at 8 p.m. with a happy hour, followed by music from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Awards will be presented at 10 p.m.
Trophies to recognise player accomplishments in the regular season, include Best Pitcher, Best Batter, Most Sportsmanlike Player and Most Valuable Player, to name a few.
As part of the event, memorabilia from past years will be on display in connection with the 80th year of the League.
There is no admission for the event and past and present players and fans are invited to attend.
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Bolton and Midland in Junior FinalAugust 10, 2009
The Bolton Braves and Midland Twins juniors of the North Dufferin Baseball League advanced to the Championship Series over the weekend after a surprised forfeit by the Orillia Royals.
Three concluding games of the first round of playoffs were to be played Sunday, however the Orillia team was unable to field nine players and forfeited their game to Bolton. This was Orillia's second forfeit of the season and as outlined under N.D.B.L. rules are suspended from League play.
As a result of the forfeit, Bolton and Midland will compete for the Junior Championship.
The first game was played late Sunday with Bolton defeating Midland 7-1. A tentative schedule has been set with Midland at Bolton on Tuesday, the third game in Midland on Thursday and a fourth and fifth game, if necessary, back in Bolton on Sunday.
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Dufferin-Simcoe Rockers Win Oldtimers ChampionshipAugust 05, 2009
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Dufferin-Simcoe Rockers
2009 Canadian National Oldtimers Champions
Back Row, L to R: Mike Kinghan, Rick Coker, Dick Cauthers, Roger Maes, Greg McKee, Dave Mortimer Sr., Paul Carruthers, Rob Forbes, Steve Harrison.
Front Row, L to R: Dan Gowan, Terry Gowan, Dale Larson, Dillon Harrison (bat boy), Tom Arnold, Tom Anderson, Brent Bailey. |
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The 17th National Oldtimers Baseball Championship was held in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia over the Civic Holiday Weekend, with the Dufferin-Simcoe Rockers winning another championship in the 44 plus age division. The Rockers last won the championship in 2005.
In the first game on Friday, the Rockers played Spring Lake Masters (Alberta) and lost a 4-0 decision. The Rockers bounced back in their next two round robin games to beat Burlington Grey 49ers (Ontario) 4-3 and shutout Noel Road Jays (Nova Scotia) 7-0.
On Sunday, the quarter final game was with Clare Molson Canadians (Nova Scotia) in which the Rockers took a 5-2 victory. Later that day, the Rockers and Spring Lake met again in the semi-finals. In that game the Rockers decisioned Spring Lake 8-5.
The Rockers advanced to the championship on Monday to face Burlington once again and came away with a 5-3 victory to win their second 44 plus championship.
Other division winners of the tournament included Yarmouth Red Knights (Nova Scotia), who defeated Tillsonburg Old Sox (Ontario) 7-3 in Tier One of the 35 plus age division. The Tier Two division championship was between Tracadie-Sheila (New Brunswick) and Burlington Black 49ers (Ontario). Burlington defeated Tracadie-Shelia 1-0. The 50 plus age division had Halifax Classics (Nova Scotia) playing Pleasant Valley Lakers (Nova Scotia) with Pleasant Valley winning 7-2.
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Barrie 'A' Wins New Lowell TournamentAugust 04, 2009
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Creemore Brave Chris Greer tags out Mike Kriegazas of the Clearview Orioles during the Consolation Finals of the New Lowell Tournament.(David Anderson photo) |
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Vance White, coach of the Barrie Red Sox 'A' accepts the Championship Trophy of the New Lowell Knights Civic Holiday Tournament from Jesse MacIntyre of the Knights.(David Anderson photo) |
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The New Lowell Knights Baseball Club hosted their annual Civic Holiday Weekend Tournament August 1-3, with the Barrie Red Sox 'A' crowned champions.
The three-day, 14 team tournament was played at New Lowell Recreation Park and Ross Houston Memorial Park in Lisle. New Lowell was host to five games on Saturday with another two being played in Lisle. On Sunday, three more were in Lisle and another five in New Lowell. On Monday the remaining four games were played in New Lowell.
The Consolation Final featured the Creemore Braves and Clearview Orioles. These two teams, who will start the first round of playoffs tonight, battled in a complete seven inning game. Creemore won the game 6-5 after scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the win.
The Championship Final was between the Bolton 'A' Brewers and the Barrie Red Sox 'A'. Barrie clobbered Bolton with an 11-3 decision, in which David White of Barrie hit two homeruns. Vance White, coach of the Barrie team, was pleased with the win which he said would provide a confidence booster as they head into North Dufferin playoffs later in the week.
Concluding the tournament, award recipients were named with Eric Cirone of Bolton 'A' being named Best Batter, as he went 7 for 11, had three runs scored including a homerun and two runs batted in. Brad Grieveson of Creemore was the Best Pitcher in the tournament pitching nine and two-third innings, a win, gave up two runs on two hits and had 14 strikeouts. The final trophy was for the Most Valuable Player and Steve Baldry of New Lowell received the honour, pitching six innings, giving up one run on four hits, striking out 11 for a win and offensively went five for seven, scored four runs, including a homerun and batted in two runs.
Tournament Scores
New Lowell 9 - ING 5
Creemore 1 - Bolton B 2
Niagara Falls 4 * - Angus 4
Bolton A 13 - Midland 4
Nepean 5 - Clearview 1
Barrie B 10 - Mansfield 3
Barrie A 8 - Lisle 3
Nepean 3 - Barrie B 7
Creemore 3 - Angus 2
Mansfield 7 - Lisle 3
Midland 2 - Clearview 3
New Lowell 5 Bolton B 1
Niagara Falls 1 - Bolton A 7
ING 4 - Creemore 8
Barrie B 1 - Barrie A 5
Clearview 11 - Lisle 9
New Lowell 3 - Bolton A 4
Creemore 6 - Clearview 5 (Consolation Game)
Bolton A 3 - Barrie A 11 (Championship Game)
* won by most men left on base
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Regular Season Ends; Playoffs BeginAugust 04, 2009
The North Dufferin Baseball League's regular season ended last week with eight senior teams and three junior teams advancing to playoffs, which begin tonight (Tuesday, August 4).
In the Senior East Division, Barrie Red Sox 'B' took top spot with a 15 win, 7 loss record and will face the fourth place, Barrie Red Sox 'A' who ended the season with 12 wins, 8 losses and 2 ties. Aurora Jays finished second with a 14 win, 6 loss, and 2 tie record and will play against Bolton 'A' Brewers who finished in third spot with a 13 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie standing.
The Senior West Division will have match-ups between Creemore Braves and Clearview Orioles. Creemore finished with 19 wins and 3 losses, good for first place, while Clearview ended the season in fourth place with a standing of 12 wins, 9 losses and 1 tie. Angus Black Sox finished second with 15 wins, 4 losses and 3 ties and will face third place New Lowell Knights who finished with a 14 win, 8 loss record.
The first series will be a best of five games or six points and will be completed on August 14, with the second round beginning the day after.
In the Junior Division, Orillia Royals finished the season with 7 wins, 14 losses and 1 tie to take first place, followed by Bolton Braves who finished second with 6 wins, 15 losses and 1 tie. The Midland Twins finished third and had a 4 win, 16 loss, and 2 tie record. The three teams will play a home and home series with the top two teams advancing to the finals. Games have been set for this week with the series scheduled to end on Sunday. The Championship series will start next week.
For full game times and locations, check out the North Dufferin League's website, www.ndbl.ca.
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Playoff Meeting RescheduledJuly 27, 2009
The North Dufferin Baseball League's Playoff Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 29 has been postponed and rescheduled to Thursday, July 30 at the Lisle Community Hall.
This action was taken due to the severe weather yesterday (Sunday) in which six of the seven games were postponed. Games have since been rescheduled for this evening, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, hence the meeting was moved back a night.
The meeting will now be held in Lisle at the Community Hall (8047 Concession Road 4, just south of the ball park) with a start time of 8 p.m.
Questions or concerns can be directed to Secretary Scott Anderson by telephone at (705) 424-0769 or by email at secretary@ndbl.ca.
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Schedule Released for New Lowell TournamentJuly 21, 2009
The New Lowell Knights Baseball Club released their Annual Civic Holiday Weekend Tournament Schedule yesterday. The three day event (August 1, 2, 3) will have games played at New Lowell and Lisle diamonds.
A total of 14 teams have entered with 11 local teams including, Angus, Barrie 'A', Barrie 'B', Bolton 'A', Bolton 'B', Clearview, Creemore, Lisle, Mansfield, Midland, and host New Lowell participating. ING, Niagara Falls, and Nepean have also entered.
Math-ups for Saturday at New Lowell are New Lowell and ING at 9 a.m., Creemore and Bolton 'B' at 11 a.m., Niagara Falls and Angus at 1 p.m., Bolton 'A' and Midland at 3 p.m. and Nepean and Clearview at 5 p.m.
Games at Lisle are Barrie 'B' and Mansfield at 9 a.m. and Barrie 'A' and Lisle at 11 a.m.
On Sunday games continue to be played at both diamonds with three at Lisle and five at New Lowell. The Consolation Final will be on Monday at 1:10 p.m. followed by the Championship game at 3:20 p.m., both at the New Lowell park.
For the full tournament schedule, view the following link: Tournament Schedule
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Lisle Wins at Orillia's Family DayJuly 13, 2009
Orillia's Kris Moore is tagged out at home plate by Lisle catcher Dave Mortimer.(David Anderson photo) |
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The Orillia Majors hosted their annual Family Day game at Jerry Udell Diamond in Orillia on Sunday with their opponents the Lisle Astros defeating them with a 5-2 decision.
Mark Obee was on the mound for Orillia for six innings and gave up three runs on seven hits, walked one batsman and struck out four. Sean Mills started the seventh inning but was unable to take control and walked four batters before being relieved by Justin Shilling who struck out three of the four Astros to end the inning.
Lisle recorded singles by Dave Mortimer, Shane Walker, Mike Crook and two by Brad Greer, with Chad Lowden hitting two doubles. Runs were scored by Walker with three, Lowden and Crook each with one.
Ron Mercer pitched a complete game for Lisle, giving up two runs on six hits, walked one player, while striking out two batsmen.
Orillia's Greg McMillan had two singles while Mike Fitzgerald, Dave Kenny, Kris Moore, and Ryan Curtis had one apiece. The Major's two runs were scored by McMillan and Fitgerald.
Other Sunday games included the Midland seniors at Mansfield. Mansfield extended their winning streak to two, after winning 3-2 against Midland and by defeating Lisle 3-1 on Friday. Barrie 'A' lost to Angus 3-1, Creemore beat the Orillia juniors 5-4, Clearview downed the Bolton juniors 9-1 and Aurora had a 6-3 decision over the Midland juniors.
Midland juniors played Creemore on Saturday, where Creemore trailed Midland 5-4 before scoring two runs to take the lead and the game 6-5 in the seventh inning.
With over two weeks left in regular season play, ball parks throughout the League will be busy with 50 games remaining on the schedule.
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Former Presidents Celebrate 80 Years of BaseballJuly 07, 2009
Presidents Reunion
Back Row, L to R: Jim Shacklady, Gord Dunn, Al Elliott, Myles Morrish, Pete Kinghan, Roger Maes, Rob Hubbert, Bill Patton, Wayne Rowe, Mike Kinghan, Brian Nimigeon, Dan Gowan, Tom Anderson, Scott Anderson
Front Row, L to R: Roger Anderson, Orville Jenkins, Bill Irwin, Adrian Maes, Bev Ruhl, Jim Cauthers, Vern Haines, Bud Anderson, Ron Pegg, Paul Carruthers, Don McMaster |
East Division Stars
Back Row, L to R: Rob Wilson (Coach), Darrin Goodale, Ryan Lewis, Mike Fitzgerald, Pete Flood, Liam Bryant, Wes Van Luven, Ian Rettie, John Hutchinson, Matt Sellers, Matt Bylow, Eric Cirone (Coach)
Front Row, L to R: Ian Milne, Rob Townes, Adam Lentz, Lawrence Vera, Mark Obee, Brian Moore, Mike Blackwood, Brett Chater, Ryan Regent |
West Division Stars
Back Row, L to R: Travis Hall, Sean Boylen, Alex MacDonald, Allan Brownridge (Coach), Chad Purchase, Jesse MacIntyre, Sean Hayward (Coach), Bryan MacLeod, Kris Allary, Corey Ramirez, Ryan Tobin, Bryan Post
Front Row, L to R: Jesse Ragazzon, Devon Caldwell, Brett Elliott, Rob Perkins, Chris Greer, Jason Seeler, Shane Walker, Sean Abram, Kevin Khan. Missing from photo: John McNabb |
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A reunion like no other was held Sunday, when former presidents and long serving executive members of the North Dufferin Baseball League gathered in Lisle.
Former presidents, Bill Irwin and Jim Shacklady, initiated the idea of such a reunion and Bud Anderson assembled a committee of former presidents, Tom Anderson, Gord Dunn, Myles Morrish and current Secretary of the League, Scott Anderson to plan the event. The reunion coincided with the League's Annual All-Star Game in Lisle and with the eightieth year of the League.
The former members and their guests were treated to lunch at the Lisle Community Hall where there was a display of old uniforms, some dating back from the 1940s, photos and other memorabilia from the League's 80 years. The Presidents were also welcomed and recognised during the All-Star Game.
East Wins All-Star Game
The East Division Stars of the North Dufferin Baseball League took an easy 10-3 victory over the West Division Stars during the Annual All-Star Game in Lisle on Sunday.
The nine-inning contest got underway at 1 p.m. at Lisle's Ross Houston Memorial Park. The East took the lead in the game when they scored four runs in the second inning. The West answered back in their half of the second with one run. The East would score another three in the third, two in the fifth, and finished with one in the seventh inning. The West would score two more in the third and one in the ninth inning.
Most Valuable Players of the game were John McNabb of Ivy for the West and Brett Chater of Bolton 'B' for the East. McNabb pitched two innings, giving up one run on two hits and walked two batsmen. Chater went four for six including a grand slam home run and played well defensively.
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All-Star Game in Lisle SundayJune 29, 2009
The All-Stars of the North Dufferin Baseball League will be in Lisle on Sunday when the Annual All-Star Game gets underway. The nine inning contest starts at 1 p.m. at Lisle's Ross Houston Memorial Park.
The game will feature the East Stars versus the West Stars. Players on the East team are Ian Milne and Ryan Lewis from Aurora, Matt Bylow, Matt Sellers and Brian Moore from Barrie 'A', Adam Lentz, Lawrence Vera, Darin Goodale from Barrie 'B', Mike Blackwood, John Hutchinson, Adam Wallace from Bolton 'A', Brett Chater and Ryan Regent from Bolton 'B', Liam Bryant and Pete Flood from Midland seniors, Mike Fitzgerald, Mark Obee, Rob Townes from Orillia seniors, Taylor Pratt and Wes Van Luven from Orillia juniors.
The line-up for the West team includes Travis Hall, Kevin Khan and Pat Warden from Angus, Corey Ramirez and Sean Abram from Clearview, Rob Perkins, Bryan Post, Jason Thompson from Creemore, Kevin Dummond, John McNabb, Brett Elliott from Ivy, Shane Walker and Ryan Tobin from Lisle, Devon Caldwell and Jesse Ragazzon from Mansfield, Chad Purchase, Steve Baldry, Jason Seeler from New Lowell, Alex MacDonald and Sean Boylen from Midland juniors.
Presidents' Reunion
The North Dufferin Baseball League will also honour former Presidents and long serving Executive members on Sunday. The invited guests will be attending the All-Star Game, where they will be recognised for their service during the game.
The events coincide with the celebration of 80 years of the North Dufferin Baseball League.
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New Lowell, Creemore, and Bolton to Play at All OntarioJune 15, 2009
The New Lowell Knights, Creemore Braves, and the Bolton 'A' Brewers will be heading to Baseball Ontario Playoffs on the Labour Day weekend, after the North Dufferin Baseball League's elimination tournaments on the weekend.
New Lowell was the only team to apply from the League for the 'B' Classification and will head to Kendal.
The 'C' Classification had three teams apply with Barrie Red Sox 'A', Creemore Braves, and Ivy Leafs. Creemore hosted the elimination tournament where Barrie was eliminated with two loses in their first two games. Creemore lost against Ivy, who was 2-0 after play on Saturday.
On Sunday, Ivy and Creemore faced off with Creemore pulling out a 7-6 victory and created a sudden-death deciding game. In the second game Creemore handily defeated Ivy 6-1. Creemore will attend the 'C' Classification tournament during the Labour Day weekend at Orillia.
The final tournament of the weekend was for the 'D' Classification, where eight teams took part. On Friday night, four games were played around the League, with Angus Black Sox losing to Aurora Jays 5-6, Lisle Astros defeating Bolton 'B' Braves 5-0, Mansfield Cubs outscored by Clearview Orioles 11-2 and Midland Indians losing 5-12 against Bolton 'A' Brewers.
Play continued Saturday morning at Lisle and New Lowell parks where both Angus and Mansfield lost in their second games and were eliminated. Angus lost to Bolton 'B' 7-6 while Midland defeated Mansfield 7-3. Lisle beat Aurora 5-4 while Bolton 'A' outscored Clearview 19-6.
Round three action had Bolton 'B' losing to Midland 4-2, which eliminated them from the tournament as was Aurora when they lost 11-1 against Clearview. Four teams remained for Sunday with Bolton 'A' meeting up with Clearview and Lisle against Midland. Bolton beat Clearview 6-5 to put them in the finals undefeated, and Lisle won 7-3 over Midland to face Bolton. In that game, Bolton defeated Lisle with a 7-3 decision. Bolton will play at Forest in September.
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Local Teams Play-off for Spot at All OntarioJune 09, 2009
Senior teams in the North Dufferin Baseball League will take a break from regular season action this weekend to participate in tournaments to decide which teams will represent the League at All Ontario's in September.
Two double-knockout elimination tournaments will be held, one at Creemore and one at Lisle. The Creemore location will have three teams competing for the 'C' classification. The Ivy Leafs and the Barrie Red Sox 'A' will play the first game Saturday at 9 a.m. The Creemore Braves and the winner between Ivy and Barrie will play the next game at 12 noon.
Another game will be played Saturday afternoon at three o'clock with at least one game on Sunday.
The 'D' classification tournament is hosted by Lisle. A total of eight teams will compete including host Lisle Astros, Angus Black Sox, Aurora Jays, Bolton 'A' Brewers, Bolton 'B' Braves, Mansfield Cubs, and Midland Indians.
Four games will be played on Friday night at various parks around the League. Mansfield and Clearview play at 6 p.m. at New Lowell, Bolton A will host Midland at 6:30 p.m. as will Bolton 'B' with Lisle at 8:30 p.m. Angus will play at Aurora at 8:30 p.m.
Games will resume Saturday morning at eight at both Lisle and New Lowell parks. Sunday games will be at Lisle only.
The New Lowell Knights were the only team to apply for the 'B' classification and therefore will play at Kendal during the Labour Day weekend. The Orillia Majors were granted the right to host the 'C' classification tournament from Baseball Ontario, and as host, automatically enters the tournament.
Tournament Schedules
'C' Classification
'D' Classification
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North Dufferin Baseball League Presidents' to mark 80 yearsJune 04, 2009
The 2009 season of the North Dufferin Baseball League marks 80 years of operation.
To celebrate, a Presidents' Reunion is planned for July 5 at Lisle. Invitations are being sent to all known past Presidents, however, due to poor records of Executive members during the League's early years, particularly the 1950s and 60s, organisers need assistance in finding names. If anyone recalls or served as president during those years, please contact Scott Anderson at (705) 424-0769 or by email at reunion@ndbl.ca.
The Presidents' Reunion will coincide with the League's All-Star Game at Lisle on July 5. The League will also celebrate this milestone at their Annual Awards Night, currently scheduled for August.
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NOTICE: Preliminary Player's Lists PostedMay 22, 2009
The North Dufferin Baseball League Secretary, Scott Anderson, has posted the 2009 Preliminary Player's Lists as required under Article 14 of the League By-Laws.
Player's Lists shall be presented at the League Meeting of Wednesday May 27, 2009 where they will be considered.
Secretary Anderson will update team rosters on the website after the meeting.
To view the Player's Lists, please click here
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Three Days Required for Lisle Tournament May 19, 2009
The Lisle Astros Baseball Club hosted their annual tournament over the holiday weekend. A flooded ball diamond delayed the start of the tournament on Saturday with the first two games being postponed to Sunday. However, the water was removed with hard work from the organisers and the three remaining games of the day were played in the afternoon.
A full line-up of games was played Sunday which left four teams remaining for the Consolation and Championship finals which were played Monday. New Lowell faced host Lisle in the Consolation finals where New Lowell mercied Lisle after five innings with a 10-1 score.
Creemore and Barrie 'A' advanced to the Championship final. Both teams exchanged runs in the early innings of the game and tied the score at five apiece. Creemore scored the winning run in their half of the seventh inning.
Tournament Scores
Clearview 5 - Barrie 'A' 6
Lisle 2 - Bolton 'A' 11
Clearview 2 - Lisle 3
New Lowell 1 - Creemore 8
Angus 11 - Midland Sr. 5
New Lowell 6 - Midland Sr. 4
Creemore 6 - Angus 1
Barrie 'A' 10 - Bolton 'A' 7
New Lowell 10 - Lisle 1 (Consolation Final)
Creemore 6 - Barrie 'A' 5 (Championship Final)
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Lisle Astros' Release Tournament ScheduleMay 06, 2009
The Lisle Astros Baseball Club released their 2009 Annual Victoria Day Weekend Tournament Schedule on their website.
The tournament will be held on May 16 and 17 at the Ross Houston Memorial Park with eight League teams taking part.
The first game on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., will see New Lowell face Creemore. Angus and Midland Sr. will play at 11 a.m., with Clearview and Barrie 'A' taking to the field at 1 p.m. Lisle and Bolton 'A' will play at 3 p.m.
The championship game will get underway at 5 p.m. Sunday.
A licensed beer garden and food booth will be on site.
To view the schedule click here
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Ivy and Creemore Start North Dufferin Ball Season
May 4, 2009
Vic Hayward (centre), with sons Sean (left) and Chris (right). |
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The Ivy Leafs and the Creemore Braves played the first game of the North Dufferin Baseball League's 2009 season at Ivy on Saturday.
Before the game, the Ivy Leafs Baseball Club honoured one of their own, Victor Hayward, for his contribution to the Leafs' organisation over the years. Hayward has been instrumental with Ivy baseball holding manager or coaching positions on both minor and senior teams. He continues to be a spectator, attending as many games as he can.
Long time friend, Wes Prosser, acted as Master of Ceremonies during the pre-game presentation to Hayward and only had kind words. Prosser particularly noted Hayward's loyalty to the Leafs, "wherever the Leafs have gone, wherever they're going to go, you're never surprised to see Vic there."
The Leafs' organisation presented a commemorative picture of Hayward and his two sons, Sean and Chris, when the Leafs' won the 2001 Ontario Baseball 'B' championship. Sean who plays for Ivy and Chris who now plays for Creemore were on hand to present their father a split-designed jersey featuring both the Leafs and Braves uniform.
Braves Down Leafs
After the pre-game presentation the two teams took to the diamond, where the Braves won with a 7-2 decision over the Leafs. Creemore's victory was largely due to one player - Todd Gowan.
Todd Gowan of the Creemore Braves. |
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Gowan received a win as the pitcher over the seven innings, giving up four hits, walking two batsmen and striking out six. Gowan also did his share of the scoring, going three for three with one walk. All three of his hits were homeruns with his first during the third inning as a grand slam, followed by a two run homer in the fifth and a solo homerun in the seventh frame.
Creemore's Jeff Akitt had two singles with both Sean Ellis and Jason Thompson hitting singles. For the Leafs, runs were scored by John McNabb and Rich Freeman. Newcomer Bryan McLeod joined veteran players Jeremy Uylenbroek, Sean O'Brien and Rob Roy on the scorecard with recorded singles.
League games continued on Sunday with Clearview defeating Angus 7-2, Orillia Jr. outscoring Midland Jr. 11-2, Orillia Sr. over Aurora with an 8-7 decision and New Lowell defeating Bolton Jr. 8-1. Mansfield and Lisle postponed their game due to field conditions at Lisle.
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Season Draws Near for North Dufferin Baseball LeagueApril 20, 2009
The North Dufferin Baseball League and member clubs are busy preparing for the upcoming season, which is scheduled to begin May 2.
A complement of 17 teams will make up the N.D.B.L. this year, including a second Bolton senior team and an Orillia junior team. The East and West Divisional format will be continued with Aurora Jays, Barrie Red Sox 'A', Barrie Red Sox 'B', Bolton 'A' Brewers, Bolton 'B' Braves, Midland Indians and Orillia Majors in the East, while the West Division will comprise of Angus Black Sox, Clearview Orioles, Creemore Braves, Ivy Leafs, Lisle Astros, Mansfield Cubs, and New Lowell Knights. The League will also run with a three team Junior Division including Bolton Braves, Midland Twins and Orillia Royals. Each team will play a 22 game schedule.
The complete schedule was released on the North Dufferin League website last week, and also features the Lisle Astros annual tournament on the Victoria Day weekend, the League's Annual All-Star Game schedule for July 5 at Lisle and the New Lowell Knights tournament on the Civic Holiday weekend.
The Executive for 2009 consists of President Allan Brownridge of New Lowell, Vice President Peter Kinghan of Creemore, Past President Myles Morrish of Creemore, Secretary Scott Anderson of Lisle and Treasurer Dan Gowan of Creemore.
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2009 Schedule Posted April 19, 2009
The 2009 North Dufferin Baseball League Schedule has been posted by the League Statistician on the Schedule Page.
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Orillia Juniors Admitted to LeagueApril 15, 2009
The Orillia Royals junior team was admitted to the North Dufferin Baseball League for the 2009 season after applying for admittance recently at the League meeting of April 8.
As a result of the new entry, the Bolton and Midland juniors were dropped from the East and West divisions to form a three team junior division. Senior teams will remain in their respective divisions.
League Statistician Scott Anderson also presented the season schedule at the meeting. All teams will play 22 games during the season, with the first game to be played May 2.
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22 Game Season for North Dufferin LeagueMarch 12, 2009
This past Sunday the North Dufferin Baseball League's Annual General Meeting was held in Creemore.
The League has reduced in size this season by one, establishing a complement of 16 teams compared with last seasons 17. The Mansfield and Barrie juniors did not reapply. Another team from Bolton was accepted as a senior team.
Two other teams applied for admission including a team from Alliston and Tottenham although both applications were denied.
The League will continue with the East and West Division format for the 2009 season. In the East Division will be Aurora, Barrie 'A', Barrie 'B', Bolton 'A', Bolton 'B', Bolton juniors, Midland, and Orillia.
The West division is comprised of Angus, Clearview, Creemore, Ivy, Lisle, Mansfield, Midland juniors, and New Lowell.
Each team will play home and home within their division, and once against teams in the other division for a 22 game season.
A new edition to the Executive this year is Peter Kinghan of Creemore who fills the position of Vice President. The President is Allan Brownridge of New Lowell, Past President Myles Morrish of Creemore, Secretary Scott Anderson of Lisle, and Treasurer Dan Gowan of Creemore. The two League Officers remain the same with Scott Anderson as Statistician and Paul Carruthers as the York-Simcoe Representative.
The season will start on May 2.
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AGM set for March 8January 31, 2009
The Executive of the North Dufferin Baseball League has scheduled the Annual General Meeting of the League for Sunday, March 08, 2009.
The meeting will take place at the Creemore Community Centre starting at 1:00 p.m.
All prospective applicants must attend this meeting if they wish to compete during the 2009 season.
If additional information is required, please contact League Secretary Scott Anderson by telephone at (705) 424-0769 or by email at secretary@ndbl.ca.
Creemore Community Centre & Arena,
220 Collingwood Street,
Creemore, Ontario.
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