Rain almost cancelled the opening weekend for the Bullett Proof Prospects but good weather prevailed long enough to get their games in as they played .500 ball over the weekend. The Prospects started strong out of the gate as they handed the Ontario Prospects 17u team an 11-0 loss. Riding the left arm of Niagara Fall's Paul Somerville, the Prospects cashed in 12 hits for the win. Somerville only allowed 1 hit through 6 ½ innings while walking 2 and striking out 8. The hits went to Matt Spillman, Josh Butler, Chris Pickles, who each had a single and a double. Graeme Riches had 2 singles while Alex Zegers, Kaiden Bowers, Taylor Anderson , Eric Picard and BJ Pattison each had singles.

Game 2 looked like a different team took the field as the Prospects took it on the chin with a 13-2 loss to the Ontario Tigers. The Prospects allowed 12 unearned runs as their fielding took the wet, rainy night off. Geordan Dennahower took the loss giving up 10 hits, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts over 4 innings. Jordan Bray pitched 2 innings striking out 1 and Dillon Doig finished up the 7th . Taylor Anderson had 3 hits while BJ Pattison and Chris Pickles each had a double.

Game 3 the Prospects were back as they handed the Brockville Bunnies an 8-5 loss. Josh Butler led the way with 3 hits followed by Matt Spillman and Alex Zegers with 2 a piece. B.J. Pattison, Eric Picard and Paul Somerville each had singles. Chris Pickles pitched a complete game giving up 6 hits while striking out 3 and walking 2.

Game 4 the Prospects were leading 8-6 and the bullpen gave up 8 runs in the 6th as the Prospects lost 14-9 to the Ontario Prospects 18u. Jordan Bray went 4 innings giving up 5 runs on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts, and 6 walks. Dillon Doig gave up 5 runs and Brandon Shaw 4 runs. On offence BJ Pattison led the way with  3 hits, followed by Chris Pickles  and Matt Spillman with 2 hits. Singles went to Josh Butler, Alex Zegers, Kaiden Bowers Eric Picard and Taylor Anderson.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

B.J. Pattison

B.J. drove in 6 runs with 2 doubles and three singles this past weekend

Bullett  Proof Prospects had a very good second weekend going 3-1 as they hosted the Ontario Prospects 18u on Saturday at their home park,Welland Stadium on and Sunday they visited the Ontario Prospects 17u team in Ajax.

Game 1
Bullett Proof won in extra innings game 3-2 as Jordan Bray was the story of the day. Jordan went 8 innings giving up 0 earned runs as he struck out 14 batters while allowing 5 hits and only walking 2 to get the win. The offence was spread through the lineup with BJ Pattison leading the way with 2 hits while Matt Spillman, Josh Butler, Alex Zegers, Kaiden Bowers, Eric Picard and Paul Somerville all collected singles. Chris Pickles also had a single but it was the game winner in the bottom of the 8^th .
Game 2
Facing the Ontario Prospects top pitcher , Nick Purdy, Bullett Proof struggled at the plate with only 3 hits, BJ Pattison with 2 and Josh Butler with the other, as they lost 12-2. Chris Pickles pitched 5 innings giving up 3 earned runs on 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5. Eric Picard allowed 3 earned runs and 5 hits while Brandon Shaw finished up the game by striking out 2 in a third of an inning.
Game 3
Chris Pickles just missed his first home run of the season and settled for a triple and a single on the day as Bullett Proof beat Ontario Prospects 17u team 5-3 in the first game of a Mothers Day doubleheader. Also collecting hits were Matt Spillman, Alex Zegers, Josh Butler, Graeme Riches and Tony Cirillo. Paul Somerville collected his second win of the season as he again had a complete game giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and 7 walks while striking out 4.
Game 4
Bullett Proof waited until their last at bats to secure this win as they completed their weekend on a winning note beating the Ontario Prospects 17u team 6-5.  It looked like Geordan Dennahower would be let down again by the offence as he pitched 7 solid innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 5 hits, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts but Alex Zegers single driving in Matt Spillman in the bottom of the 7^th got Geordan the win. Graeme Riches and Eric Picard led of the 7^th with back to back singles as Bullett Proof entered the inning down by 2 runs. Matt Spillman unloaded on the ball and ended up tying the game with a triple, Zegers then finished off the comeback as Bullett Proof Prospects ended the day with their third win of the weekend.

Next up is the Brockville Tournament this coming weekend.

Bullett Proof Prospects snag silver!
Traveling to Brockville on the weekend the Prospects played 5 games in 2 days to garner the silver medal at the 8^th annual Duff Tournament. The final day was a test for the team as they had to play three back to back games at two different diamonds as they came up short of the gold dropping a 5-1 decision to the Montreal Titans in the final.
Game one
Bray and Zegers start the tournament with a bang!
A hard fought game against the host Brockville team ended with the Prospects on the winning side 2-0. Jordan Bray had a perfect game going until the bottom of the 5^th before giving up a hit with two outs, he hit the next batter and Brockville was threatening to score the game’s first run, a fly ball out snuffed that threat for the third out. The scoreless game was broken open in the top of the 6^th inning , with Matt Spillman leading off with a single, Alex Zegers stepped up the plate and promptly stroked a 2 run home run to give the Prospects a 2-0 lead that they would not relinquish. Bray’s line for the day was 7 innings, 2 hits, 2 K’s, 1 HBP and O walks. On offence Alex Zegers had a single and a home run while Matt Spillman, Josh Butler, Eric Picard and Paul Somerville all had singles.
Game two
Another close game
Game two was another hard fought game with the winner not determined until the 7^th inning as the as the Prospects came out on the short end of  2-1 game against the Montreal Titans. Montreal took a 1-0 lead into the 7^th and then went ahead 2-0 in the top of the inning. Taylor Anderson came in a pinch hitter for the Prospects and led off with a double and the scored on a Montreal error which also allowed Alex Zegers to reach first. A fielders choice moved Zegers into scoring position but the potential tying run was snuffed out when Josh Butler’s bullet line drive was snagged by the Titan’s third baseman to end the game. Offence was led by Taylor Anderso’s double, Eric Picard’s 2 singles as well as singles by Matt Spillman, Alex Zegers and Kaiden Bowers. On the hill Chris Pickles went the distance giving up 1 earned run on 5 hits, 2 walks and 5 K’s.
Game three
Do or Die game puts the Prospects into the semi final
Playing their first of three games on Sunday this game was a do or die game with the winners moving to the semi finals, as the Bullett Proof Prospects won 7-5 over the Ontario Prospects 18u squad. The Ontario team took an early lead in the first with a 2 run home run with the Bullett team getting one back in the 2^nd  from Pickles single, Picard’s sacrifice and Graeme Riches rbi single. The Bullett team put up 3 more in the 3^rd to take a lead they would not relinquish. They scored 3 more in the 6^th and the Ontario team made it interesting in the 7^th scoring 2 but Paul Somerville held on for his 3^rd win of the season. He had a complete game line of 3 earned runs on 4 hits, 2 HBP, 3 walks and 6 K’s. On offence Graeme Riches 2 singles and 2 RBI’s led the way with Josh Butler, Kaiden Bowers and Chris Pickles also contributing 2 singles apiece and 1 RBI each. Matt Spillman  chipped in with a double and singles to Zegers, Anderson and BJ Pattison rounded out the hits. The win put the Bullett Proof Prospects into the semi final game.
Game four
An 8-7 win puts the Prospects into the final
Moving to another other park the Prospects continued their Sunday winning way as their second game was started 30 minutes after eliminating the Ontario Prospects 18u team their next opponent was the Ontario Prospects 17u squad. Bullett Proof scored 2 in the 1^st and then broke the game wide open plating 5 runs in the top of the 6^th. Ontario put a scare into the Bullett team plating 5 of their own in the bottom of the 7^th on a series of seeing eye singles and a triple, but Bullett Proof held on for the 8-7 win. Multiple rbi games for Nick Stanov and Kaiden Bowers with 2 a piece led the Bullett team. Chris Pickles, Matt Spillman, Alex Zegers and Taylor Anderson also collected rbis. Spillman with 2 doubles, Zegers and Bowers with 1 double each, Stavov and Anderson with 2 singles and and Graeme Riches with singles was all the offence the Bullett team needed. On the hill Brandon Shaw, making his 1^st start of the season went 3 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit, 3 walks and 3 K’s. He gave way to Geordan Dennahower who finished up the final 4 innings giving up 6 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 K’s. The win put Bullett Proof into the final game against the Montreal Titans.
The Final
Dismal weather and 3 back to back games catch up to the Prospects.
Once again moving parks the Prospects had to start the final game 30 minutes after completing the semi final in what was their third consecutive game of the day. A wet, cold afternoon was a challenge for both teams but Montreal, playing their 2^nd game of the day, took the final 5-1. Six hits from the Bullett Proof team was not enough offence to keep the game close enough for a win. Montreal put up 1 in the 1^st and 3 in the 3^rd before the game was delayed for rain. The teams retook the field but had 3 more rain delays before the completion of the final.
Graeme Riches took the loss going the distance giving up 5 runs on 10 hits, 6 walks and 4 K’s. Kaiden Bowers led the offence with 2 singles, Matt Spillman had a double while Tony Cirillo had the lone Bullett Proof rbi with a single. Josh Butler and Chris Pickles also had singles to round out the game.
Next up or the Bullett Proof Prospects is this coming weekend as they host the Ontario Tigers on Saturday at Welland Stadium, game starts at 10:00am. They then move to Burgar Park on Sunday to play the Ontario Prospects 18u team.

Bullett Proof Take 3 out of 4

 In the first two games of the weekend the Bullett Proof Prospects swept the Ontario Tigers at Welland Stadium. They had little trouble in game one winning 7-0 with game two being almost a carbon copy as they won 8-4. The wins put Bullett Proof into the league lead with a 10 win and 2 loss record.
Game one
Chris Pickles went the complete game and picked up a shutout win. Pickles, who has pitched extremely well this season but has been unlucky with run support, only allowed 3 hits and one walk. He also stuck out 5 in the shutout win, his second win of the year. Offence was supplied by Matt Spillman’s triple and single, BJ Pattison and Graeme Riches had singles. Bullett Proof took full advantage of the Tiger’s pitching as they took 11 free passes and capitalized with timely hits.
Game two
7 hits for the Prospects turned into 8 runs as they took game two 8-4. Josh Butler led the way with 2 singles and double as well as 2 rbi’s. Chris Pickles had a single and double with the other singles going to BJ Pattison, Matt Spillman and Nick Stanov. On the mound Paul Somerville got his 4^th win of the year going 5 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6. Brandon Shaw came in to shut down the Tigers going 2 innings, allowing 1 runs on 3 hits, 2 walks and striking out 2.
Game 3
The Prospects were in Welland against the Ontario Prospects 18u for a battle with the 2^nd place team, a Bullett Proof sweep would secure top spot for the Wellanders with four games to go in league play, but it was not be as Welland won the 1^st but dropped game 2. Bullett Proof maintains the league lead but a doubleheader early in June will likely decide first place overall as both teams play one more doubleheader. In the first game of the Sunday afternoon doubleheader had Ontario out front with a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the 6^th when the Bullett Proof bats came to life and they plated 4 runs to gain a lead they would not relinquish, beating Ontario 5-3. Jordan Bray went the distance to get his 4^th win of the season. He allowed 2 earned runs on 7 hits, 2 walks, and 2 hit batters while striking out 3. Josh Butler led the offence with 2 hits, a single and a double. Newly acquired Welland native Randy Kraneyk helped out with a single as did Kaiden Bowers and Chris Pickles.
Game 3
Bullett Proof had a chance to go undefeated for the weekend but a combination of poor relief pitching and quiet bats is never a good combination as they dropped the final game 8-0 to Ontario Prospects 18u. Geordan Dennahower went four innings and left the game behind 2-0. He allowed 1 earned run on 5 hits, 2 walks while striking out 2. He handed the ball to lefty Graeme Riches but he could not get an out giving up 4 runs on 4 hits before being lifted for Eric Picard. Picard got out of the inning unscathed. He took the mound for the 6^th inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits. The offence for Bullett was not there in this contest as they only managed 4 hits, 2 to Nick Stanov, while Taylor Anderson stroked a double and Alex Zegers with a single. Next up for Bullett Proof are 4 games next weekend as they start play in the New York Boys of Summer league. Doubleheaders Saturday at the Welland Stadium, 10:00am start and then at Burgar Park on Sunday.

Bullett Proof goes 3-1  for the weekend

Bullett Proof Prospects won 3 out of 4 games this weekend beating Stratford Nationals Saturday in Welland with scores of 4-3 and then a 10-2 mercy in New York’s Boys of Summer play. They then traveled to Ajax on Sunday for their final CSBL regular season game where they split the day with the Ontario Prospects 18u team with scores of 6-3 and a 4-2 loss to end the weekend.

Game one
Bullett Proof left  this one to their final at bat to gain the 4-3 win. The Prospects held a 2-0 lead to the 4^th with Stratford getting one back in the 4^th, another in the 5^th and then took the lead with another run in the 6^th. The Prospects had the top of the order up in the bottom of the 7^th and they didn’t disappoint. Matt Spillman led off with a single, his second of the game, Josh Butler took a walk an Taylor Anderson got his 2^nd single of the day to score one. Alex Zegers, with his 3^rd  single of the day, drove in the winning run. The rest of the offence was supplied by Nick Stanov with 2 singles and Eric Picard with one. Chris Pickles went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks and 5 Ks. Graeme Riches came in to close the game giving up 1 hits and striking out 1.
Game two
This was one was no contest as the Prospects plated 8 runs in the 2^nd  and 2 more in the 3^rd as they mercied the Nationals 10-2.Graeme Riches led the offence with 2 doubles, Josh Butler and Nick Stanov each had a triple and Geordan Dennahower had a double. Singles to Tony Cirillo, Matt Spillman and Kaiden Bowers. Jordan Bray went 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 4 hits, 1 hit batter, 3 walks and 6 Ks
Game three
Down 2-0 going into the 4^th inning against the Ontario Prospects 18u the Bullett Proof team plated 4 in the 4^th and 2 in the 6^th to take the first game of two 6-3. Paul Somerville went 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, 2 walks while striking out 7. Randy Kraneyk came in to close and walked 1 and struck out 1. The offence was led by Taylor Anderson who went 2 for 3 and scoring 2 runs. BJ Pattison and  Kaiden Bowers rounded out the hits.
Game four
Geordan Dennahower went the distance on the mound and deserved a better fate than a 4-2 loss. After giving up 3 runs in the 1^st he settled in and went 6 more innings only allowing 5 hits, 2 walks and striking out 7 . Bullett Proof could only manage 5 hits, all singles over the 7 innings and a couple of poor base running mistakes they took a loss to the Ontario Prospects 18u in the 2^nd game of Sunday’s doubleheader. Taylor Anderson, Josh Butler, Chris Pickles, BJ Pattison and Nick Stanov provided the offence in this game.

Next up the Bullett Proof team travels to Toronto for a 3 day tournament June 13-15.

  Bullett Proof Prospects bring home Silver

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Bullett Proof Prospects 18u team brought home silver from this past weekend's Can AM Wood Bat tournament in Toronto. Playing five games in three days the Prospects lost 2-1 in the final to the Etobicoke Rangers. Play started on Friday evening with the Prospects on fire as they lit up the Allentown Stars, from New York, 14-1. The team then took in a Blue Jay game that evening. Saturday saw a different team on the field as they lost their first two games of the day, 2-1 to Etobicoke Rangers and then 6-2 to New Era Gold. This set up another meeting of the Prospects and New Era for a Saturday night 9:00pm game. This winner of this game advanced to the finals. A nailbiter from start to finish eventually had the Bullett Proof team come out on top 3-2.The Friday contest was called one of the best 18u games that was seen in years, as both teams had opportunities to win. A fine complete game pitching performance by Randy Kraneyk as well as two doubles off the right field fence by Matt Spillman led the Prospects to the final game. Sunday had the Prospects facing the host  Etobicoke Rangers for all the marbles. The game got to the third inning with the Rangers ahead 2-0 on two unearned runs before a torrential rain held up the game for two hours. The Prospects, who had been threatening in the third inning could not find their rhythm after the rain delay and ended up on the losing side of a 2-1 score.

   The Bullett Proof 18u team took 3 out of four this weekend, continuing their season long pattern. The team has now gone 3 for 4 every weekend of the CSBL season in May and now continues the trait into the New York Boys of Summer League for the month of June. They started the weekend at home playing the New Era Gold team out of Buffalo and took game one with a 4-3 win. The game was a hard fought game with the teams trading the lead 3 times before heading into extra innings. The New Era team took a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1^st with the Prospects tying it up in the bottom on Matt Spillman’s triple and Josh Butler’s single. Bullett Proof went ahead in the 3^rd with Matt Spillman singling and stealing a base then Josh Butler’s single brought him home. Taylor Anderson also had a single. New Era popped a 2 run home run in the 4^th to take the lead. Bullett Proof’s Rick Ferri was hit by a pitch and then came home on Matt Spillman’s double in the bottom of the 7^th to tie the game and force extra innings. In the bottom of the 9^th Rick Ferri walked, Matt Spillman walked and then Josh Butler’s single to right field scored the winning run. Chris Pickles went the distance throwing 75 pitches and allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 2. Game two was a nightmare for the Bullett Proof squad as they took it on the chin with a 16-7 loss to split the day with New Era.
   Sunday saw the Prospects in Buffalo to play a neutral site game with the Syracuse based Valley Baseball Club. The day was a success for the Canadian squad as they overcame some questionable umpiring to win both ends of a doubleheader. The Prospects took the went ahead 2-1 in the 4^th  inning  on Taylor Anderson’s single and Josh Butler’s walk, Chris Pickles sacrificed them over and Edwin Corona hit a ball to right side scoring a run and then Alex Zegers reached base on a error to bring home the second run. The lead held up until the top of the 7^th when Syracuse plated 2 to tie the game and force extra innings. In the bottom of the 8^th the Syracuse pitcher ran out of steam and walked home the winning run. Jordan Bray went the distance giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3. In the second set of the doubleheader the Prospects again trailed 2-0 before getting one back in the 3^rd on Eric Picard’s single Paul Somerville’s and Nick Stanov’s walk . Picard scored on a wild pitch. In the top of the 5^th Bullett Proof took the lead as Marshall McDougall reached on an error, Picard and Somerville walked and then Taylor Anderson drove home 2 runs with a single. Syracuse answered back in the bottom of the 6^th to tie the game but the Prospects took a lead on Marshall McDougall’s walk and stolen base, he came home on an error by the first baseman’s handling of Tony Cirillo hit to right. Geordan Dennahower went 4 innings giving up 1 earned run on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4. Greame Riches took over in the 5^th going 2 and 2/3^rd ‘s giving up 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 3. AJ Clark took the ball from Riches to finish the game giving up 1 hit while striking out the last hitter to end the game.

Prospects finish their Spring Canadian game schedule taking 2-3

The Bullett Proof team finished off their Spring Canadian schedule just as they started, on a winning note. They once again took their weekend series of games winning 2 out 3 games, the team has never lost a weekend series this year. This puts the first year club at 28-7-1 on the year, a great start as they now embark on their U.S. Showcase Tournament schedule for July. They will now take part in 3 major U.S. events which will take them from Tennessee to Ohio and then on to Charleston, South Carolina.  This the second major trip south of the border for the team, they take part in 2 Showcases each fall. If they can repeat their fall results in the U.S. then the trip should gain great exposure for the players to U.S. Colleges in order to gain scholarships. The Prospects elite team is committed to exposing their players to as many schools as they can and by going to these Showcases that accomplishes that goal

Prospects lose first game of doubleheader
Critical errors on defense and only getting 3 hits made for a tough start to the day for the Bullett Proof team.A walk and then a botched double play allowed the Inferno to go ahead 2-1 in the 4th inning, plating 2 more in the 5th allowed the Inferno Showcase Team to beat the Prospects 4-1. Hits for Welland were Matt Spillman, Aaron Butler and Nick Stansbury. Randy Kraneyk went 6 innings allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits, 1 walk and striking out 4. Mark Coilfi finished the game striking out 1 and walking 1.

Prospects battle back to split the series with Inferno
Once again the Prospects came away with at least a split as they mounted a comeback in the bottom of the 7th to beat the Inferno team 6-5. The Bullettproof team has never lost 2 games in a day either in league nor tournment play. Today they left it until the bottom of the 7th behind 5-2 when Garrett Fisher had the winning rbi in a comeback win.Graeme Riches pitched into the 7th and had Inferno off balance the whole time while he gave up 10 hits and 5 runs it was the longest outing of the season for this young pitcher. Mark Ciolfi finished the game walking 1 and giving up 1 hit. On the offence Aaron Butler and Rob Nixon both collected 2 hits, singles for Butler and a single and double for Nixon. Matt Upper also had a double while Rob Gay, AJ Prankard, Randy Kraneyk, Chris Redfern and Alex Zegers also collected singles.

Prospects win hands down against East Coast Grays
In a nine inning contest the Bullett Proof team jumped out a 10-0 lead in the first 3 innings before closing out the nine innings with an 11-7 win.This allowed the big club to play some of the 15-16 year guys they had brought up from their younger squad to gain some experience. While the Grays put up 6 runs from the 5th inning until the 9th the game was all Prospects.The offence was led by Jordan Bray's 2 hits, a triple and a single, as he drove in 4 runs. Aaron Butler was close behind with 3 rbis. Matt Upper, AJ Prankard and Nick Stansbury also colllected singles and each had an rbi. Rob Nixon threw the first 4 innings, striking out 7,walking one and allowing 1 hit. Simon Earp threw the next 3 innings striking out 3 while giving up 6 runs on 4 hits while walking 4. Cam Cartwright finished the last 2 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits while striking out 3. Next up for the Prospects is their month of travel to the U.S.

Bullett Proof Prospects take 3 out 4 from the Tigers on the weekend

The Welland team traveled to Barrie Saturday for a doubleheader against the Ontario Tigers. They dropped the first game 2-0 but  rebounded to take the 2^nd game 7-0 and then returned home and took both ends of the doubleheader Sunday at the Stadium. This keeps the Prospects in 1^st place with a record of 15-5-1.

Strong pitching but no hitting and an error as the Prospects lose game 1

Rob Nixon pitched 7 innings striking out 8, walking 1 while giving up 2 hits and no earned runs. It was all for not as the Prospects made 1 error that led to 2 runs as they lost 2-0. The team also could only muster 1 hit, a single by Randy Kraneyk. The team was missing 5 seniors who were writing their SAT exams to get ready for college.

Game 2 the Welland squad got a win as they beat the Tigers 7-0

The Prospects exploded with 11 hits and put 7 runs on the board as they took game 2 of the doubleheader. Royce Consigl led the hitting with 2 singles and a triple. Rob Gay went 2 for 4 with 2 singles. AJ Prankard, Matt Spillman, Randy Kraneyk, Rob Nixon and Shawn Somerville chipped in with singles. Cam Cartwright got the win pitching a complete game 7 innings, allowing only 1 hit with 9 strikeouts and 5 walks.

Prospects stage a dramatic 7th inning comeback

In game 3 of the 4 game set the Tigers plated a run in the 3^rd which looked like it might hold up until the home squad came to bat in the bottom of the 7^th . Rob Gay led off with a walk and Jordan Bray, who had been hitting the ball well all weekend, laced a triple to the wall to tie the game. Rob Nixon came in as a pinch hitter then stroked a single through the right side bringing Bray home as the Welland squad took the game 2-1. Hits were at a premium for the home team  as Jordan Bray went 2 for 3 getting a single and then a triple. Nixon and Matt Spillman were the only other hits for the Prospects. Randy Kraneyk pitched a complete game with 7 strikeouts, 5 hits, 3 walks and 1 earned run.

Prospects wait until the 7th to win their 3rd of the weekend.

The Bullett Proof team took a 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning and then adding another in the 3^rd and things looked to be well in hand for the home  team.  The Tigers chipped away with  1 of their own in the 3^rd and then tied the game up in the 5^th . The home team plated 4 in the top of the 7^th  but the Tigers made it interesting as the climbed to within 2 in the bottom of the 7^th. The Prospects held on to take game 4 with a 7-5 win.

15 hits by the Prospects came from Matt Spillman going 4 for 5, Jordan Bray 3 for 4 as was Royce Consigli and Matt Upper. Other singles went to Rob Nixon with 3 rbis on 2 singles as well as Simon Earp’s 2 rbi single. Colin Buckborough pitched 6 innings with 9 strikeouts, 4 hits, 2 earned runs and 5 walks. Mark Ciolfi closed the game giving up 2 runs on 1 hit while striking out 1. This was Colin’s second time on the mound for the Prospects as he just returned from the Dominican Republic after pitching for Team Canada. He is also expected to go in the top 15 rounds of next week’s MLB draft.

Bullett Proof Prospects and Team Ontario 18's hooked up for a doubleheader today in Vaughn with each team taking one win a piece. The Prospects took game one by a score of 9-8 behind the pitching of Jordell Farquarson and Cameron Cartwright who combined gave up 6 earned runs, 5 walks and 7 strikeouts. The Prospects offence was led by Randy Kraneyk with a single and triple. Matt Spillman, Deryn Henry and Cody Body chipped in with 2 hits each. Matt Upper, Aaron Butler and Garrett Fisher rounded out the Prospects hits with one hit a piece. Game two was a different story as the Prospects gave up 7 runs in the first two innings on 6 hits, 2 walks and 3 hit batters as they lost 8-1. The bright spot from the pitching side was freshmen Jordan Bray and Brandon Shaw who pitched the final two innings giving up no runs, no walks and 4 strikeouts. The Prospects hitting took the game off as well as they only collected 3 hits, a double by Matt Upper and singles  by Cody Boyd and Randy Kraneyk. A disappointing game for the Bullett Proof squad as defence and pitching has been very solid up until this game

The Bullett Proof Prospects and Inter County Terriers played a nine inning game here in Welland with the Prospects coming up with the win 5-3. After getting over first inning jitters, when the Terriers put up 2 runs, the Prospects held the fort behind the pitching of Rob Nixon, Jordan Bray and Brandon Shaw. Combined they allowed 13 hits, 3 walks while striking out 11 . Bullett Proof put up 4 runs in the 5th inning as AJ Prankard and Will Hunter lead off with singles, Chris Redfern's sac bunt resulted in Prankard scoring from 2nd and Redfern safe at 1st. Robert Gay's double brought in 2 runs. The Prospects added to their lead in the 6th as Jordell Farquarson led off with a single, stole 2nd and came home on Nick Stansbury's single.The Terriers got one back in the 8th and were threatening to even up the score when Brandon Shaw came in to shut things down.

The Bullett Proof Prospects are very pleased to announce they have been accepted into the following Showcase Tournaments for the Fall of 2006. We feel it is critical for our player's recruitment for the college or  professional ranks to enter into showcase tournaments that will offer our team top level competition. It is our belief that by using proven, nationally recognized Showcase Events we can accomplish that.
 Our Summer of 2007 is also shaping up and the tournaments we enter will be following the same mandate. We will be going to at least 2 major Showcase events in the U.S. during July of 2007.

Hotels and bus have been booked

The WWBA/Perfect Game Northeast Qualifier will be held in Long Island, NY at Baseball Heaven on September 16-18. As you are probably aware, the World Wood Bat Association Championship held October 26-30, 2006, in Jupiter, Florida, has experienced rapid growth and is the number one amateur scouting event in the country. The Champion of the Northeast Qualifier tournament will receive an automatic bid to the WWBA Championship in Jupiter. Perfect Game staff members scout every game of every WWBA/BCS tournament. By “scout” we mean the staff member(s) have radar guns, stop watches and take as many notes as possible on player’s tools and skills. These notes are entered into the PG Player Database and become part of their record on every player.College coaches and recruiters from around the country and even professional teams scrutinize these lists, depend on them for information and call the PG offices daily asking for reports on players.

 The Diamond Devils highly scouted  12th Annual Charleston Fall Classic , November 3 – 5 will be the next showcase event for the Prospects this Fall . This event has traditionally had close to 50 high quality teams from the southern U.S. with the games being played on college fields such as College of Charleston, Charleston Southern and the Citadel. The exposure to very good baseball teams and colleges make this a very important trip for the recruitment of the Prospect players.