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OSBA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Whitby Canadians - 4   Milton Orioles - 1

WP - Michael Bannon (CG, 2 hitter)   LP - Steve Jablonski  (CG)

• Orioles loaded the bases with 2 out in the 7th before the Canadians got the final out to thwart the rally and clinch the OSBA CUP for the franchise's record 4th Championship.
• MVP - Michael Bannon

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 OSBA CHAMPION WHITBY CANADIANS!!

The first day of the 2022 OSBA Playoffs is in the books. Each conference has had one team eliminated, Martingrove Sox in the West and Port Hope Flyers in the East. 

See Sundays schedule below:

Sunday September 18th - All games at Donegan Park

AA Provincial Championship

Vaughan Vikings - 3   Kincardine Cubs - 7

Vaughan Vikings - 11   Bolton Braves - 1

Vaughan Vikings - 0   New Lowell - 6 (Vikings are eliminated)

B Provincial Championship

Milton Orioles - 6   Essex Diamonbacks - 3

Clarington Cubs - 0   Fort Erie Cannons - 10

Clarington Cubs -  4  Petrolia Raiders - 1

Milton Orioles - 6   Port Lambton Pirates - 5

Clarington Cubs - 14   Port Lambton Pirates - 16 (Cubs are eliminated)

Milton Orioles - 7   Mitchell Astros - 10

Milton Orioles - 0   Fort Erie Cannons - 4 (Orioles are eliminated)

C Provincial Championship 

Port Hope Flyers - 3   Clearview Orioles - 4 (Flyers get walked-off)

Port Dover Clippers - 6   Port Hope Flyers - 4 (9 innings) (Flyers are eliminated)

The 2022 OSBA Playoffs get started this coming Saturday 17th with two double knockout tournaments, one in each of the Eastern and Western Conferences. The final two teams left standing in each conference after play on Sunday September 18th will meet up the following weekend for another double knockout tournament to decide the 2022 OSBA CHAMPION.

The Eastern Conference will be playing at Donegan Park in Cobourg, while the Western Conference will be playing at 9th Line Fields in Mississauga. .

1st game for each Conference is at 10am on Saturday.

See full schedules below.

This LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND will see 4 OSBA teams headed to various points around the province for Baseball Ontario Provincial Championships at 3 different levels.

One of those teams will actually not be traveling as they get to host and enjoy home cooked meals while they compete for a provincial title. The VAUGHAN VIKINGS will be hosting the AA Provincial Championship. 

Representing OSBA at the B Provincial Championship in Petrolia, Ontario, will be the CLARINGTON CUBS and MILTON ORIOLES 

Then at the C Provincial Championship in Thorold, Ontario we have the PORT HOPE FLYERS competing.

All of OSBA wishes these teams the best of luck this weekend. Play hard and have fun!

1) CLARINGTON CUBS – (10-3-0)

THE 2021 OBA “C” CHAMPS HAVE CONTINUED THEIR WINNING WAYS THROUGH THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE OSBA 2022 SEASON. THEY ARE THE DEEPEST TEAM THIS YEAR. THE CUBS HAVE PLENTY OF ARMS AND PLAY WELL DEFENSIVELY. THEIR OFFENSE HASN’T CLICKED ON ALL CYLINDERS YET BUT IF AND WHEN THEY DO, WATCH OUT! SS MAC SULLIVAN AND C JOSH CHAULK ARE LEADING THIS TEAM OFFENSIVELY AND P JEREMEY MIDDLETON HAS BEEN THEIR ACE THIS SEASON.

2) MILTON ORIOLES – (10-5-2)

NO LONGER KNOWN AS THE MISSISSAUGA ORIOLES, THIS TEAM HAS BEEN STRONG OUT OF THE GATE. THE ORIOLES CAN BEAT YOU IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS. THEY ARE ALWAYS IN EVERY GAME AND NEVER LET UP. AS A TEAM, THEY WALK MORE THEN THEY STRIKE OUT AND THEIR STRIKE OUT RATE IS THE LOWEST IN THE LEAGUE. THEY GET ON BASE AND MAKE YOU PAY STEALING BASES AT WILL. 1B LEE MATHE AND OF ROB FOUGERE HAVE BEEN THE ENGINE THAT RUNS THIS SHIP. THE ORIOLES HAVE ALSO ADDED A COUPLE ARMS THIS YEAR BUT P JOEL PALMA REMAINS THEIR ACE AND WORKHORSE.

3) WHITBY CANADIANS – (7-3-0)

NO LONGER THE CHIEFS, HERE IS ANOTHER TEAM WITH A NAME CHANGE IN OUR TOP 3. THE CANADIANS HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS A DOMINATE TEAM IN OSBA AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE ONE THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE PLAYED THE LEAST AMOUNT OF GAMES (RAINOUTS), WHICH MEANS A HEAVIER WORKLOAD IN THE SECOND PART OF THE SEASON. THEIR PITCHING HAS BEEN AT THE TOP STATS WISE SO FAR THIS SEASON. P CASEY ROMANIN IS THE EARLY FAVORITE FOR PITCHER OF THE YEAR. OFFENSIVELY, C GAVIN RUSSELL AND SS BRANDON MISTELE HAVE BEEN LEADING THE WAY.

4) VAUGHAN VIKINGS – (9-5-1)

THE 2021 OSBA LEAGUE CHAMPS GOT OFF TO A SLOW START IN THEIR STANDARDS. BUT AS OF LATE, THEY HAVE BEEN THE DOMINATE TEAM OF OLD. AS A TEAM, THEY LEAD THE WESTERN CONFERENCE OFFENSIVELY AND THEY ARE STILL CAPABLE OF RAISING THE BAR HIGHER. THIS TEAM WILL CONTINUE RISE AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES AND WILL BE A THREAT TO REPEAT AS LEAGUE CHAMPS. OFFENSIVELY, SS SAM GALLOWAY HAS BEEN UNSTOPPABLE AND IS AT THE TOP OF LEADERBOARDS FOR MOST CATERGORIES. PITCHERS MARCO SACILOTTO AND LUCA PAESE HAVE BEEN THE VIKINGS ONE, TWO PUNCH ON THE MOUND.

5) YORK DIAMONDS – (8-5-0)

THE DIAMONDS HAVE TAKEN THEIR CINDRELLA PLAYOFF STORY FROM LAST YEAR AND CONTINUED THEIR WINNING WAYS. THE MOST IMPROVED TEAM FROM LAST SEASON. THIS TEAM DOES A LOT OF THINGS WELL AND COULD EASILY BE IN TOP 3. THEY HAVE A LOT OF VETERANS WITH A LOT OF BASEBALL SMARTS. THIS TEAM WON’T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY ANYMORE AS THEY HAVE MULTIPLE WINS AGAINST TEAMS RANKED HIGHER THAN THEM. OFFENSIVELY, C MARK PEREIRA AND OF JAMIE HATFIELD HAVE LEAD THE DIAMONDS SO FAR THIS SEASON. P KEVIN HORTON IS ALSO IN CONSIDERATION FOR PITCHER OF YEAR AS HE HAS HAD A GOOD FIRST HALF.

6) PORT HOPE FLYERS – (7-6-0)

THE FLYERS HAVE BEEN A JEKYLL AND HYDE TEAM SO FAR THIS SEASON. STARTING THE SEASON 0-3 AND HAD BEEN SHUT OUT IN TWO OF THOSE THREE GAMES. SINCE THEN THEY HAVE BEEN AN OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT. THEY ARE LEADING THE ENTIRE LEAGUE IN BATTING AVG., HR AND OBP. THE FLYERS DEFENSE HAS BEEN MISSING AT TIMES WHICH IN TURN HAS FORCED THEIR PITCHING STAFF TO THROW MORE PITCHES IN INNINGS. THE FLYERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PART OF THREE LOSING WALK-OFF WINS. THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE FLYERS OFFENSIVE HAS BEEN RF KYLE HOGG AND 1B/3B CONNOR TURLAND. P BOBBY GILLIGAN HAS QUIETLY LEAD THIS TEAM FROM THE MOUND.

7) MISSISSAUGA SOUTHWEST TWINS – (5-9-0)

THE TWINS ARE TOO A MYSTERY AT TIMES. THREE OF THEIR FIVE WINS HAVE COME AGAINST THE TOP 3 TEAMS IN WEST. BUT THEY HAVE PROBABLY HAD THE TOUGHEST SCHEDULE SO FAR IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS SEASON. A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES ON THIS TEAM AS THE CORE STAYS THE SAME YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. OFFENSIVELY, SS MATT SMITH AND OF JEFF BOND HAVE BEEN THE STAND-OUTS FOR THIS TEAM. P STUART KINGSTON CONTINUES TO BE THIS TEAMS WORKSHORSE THROWING 5 COMPLETE GAMES ALREADY THIS SEASON.

8) MARKHAM MARINERS – (4-10-0)

THE MARINERS ARE A NEW TEAM TO OSBA THIS YEAR. A JUNIOR TEAM LAST SEASON GRADUATING TO SENIOR RANKS LOOKING TO COMPETE IN THE OBA CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS LABOUR DAY WEEKEND. THIS IS A GOOD OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE TEAM BUT THEIR STRUGGLES START AND END ON THE MOUND. AS A TEAM, THEIR PITCHING STAFF HAS WALKED MORE BATTERS THAN THEY HAVE STRUCK OUT WHICH IS NOT GOOD IF YOU WANT TO HAVE SUCCESS IN SENIOR BALL. OFFENSIVELY, SS THOMAS BEIS AND OF DALTON COOKE HAVE SPEED TO BURN AND CAN HIT FOR DAYS. SIDEARMER P NOAH RAMCHARRON MAKES IT DIFFICULT ON HITTERS AND GETS OUTS.

9) MARTINGROVE SOX (3-10-0)

THE SOX STARTED THE SEASON 3-2 AND LOOKED LIKE A TEAM TO BEAT IN THEIR 2ND FULL SEASON IN OSBA. BUT THEY NOW FIND THEMSELVES IN LAST OF THE WESTERN CONFERENCE AFTER AN 8 GAME LOSING STREAK. AS OF LATE, THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME OFFENSIVELY KEEPING PACE WITH THEIR OPPONENTS WHICH IS HARD WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR FULL TEAM EVERY NIGHT. PITCHERS RORY BURKE AND KENGO SAEKI HAVE BEEN WORKSHORSES FOR THIS TEAM AND HAVE BEEN RELIED UPON TO KEEP THE SOX IN EVERY GAME.

10) BOWMANVILLE DODGERS – (1-8-1)

THE DODGERS HAVE HAD A TOUGH START TO THE SEASON THIS YEAR. THEY HAVE HAD A TOUGH SCHEDULE IN THE FIRST HALF BUT KEEPING THEMSELVES IN MOST GAMES. THEY HAVE LOST 3 GAMES BY ONE RUN. IF THE FIND THEIR DEFENSE AND GET TIMELY HITING, THE SECOND HALF OF THIS SEASON SHOULD BE A BETTER ONE AND WILL MOVE UP THE RANKS. THEY HAVE ADDED SOME GOOD YOUNG TALENT TO THIS TEAM. OFFENSIVELY, SS ANTHONY QAQISH AND OF CHRISTIAN PREECE ARE VERY GOOD HITTERS AND LEAD THIS TEAM EVERY NIGHT. P JOSH ESSERY HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION AND HAS LEAD HIS TEAM ON THE MOUND.

OSBA's Vintage team the OSBA Aces are currently competing at Nationals in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They opened the tournament against the Nova Scotia Mariners and dropped a tight game 4-1. For the full story click on the teams website link above.

The Aces continue tournament play today with two games, first against Charlottetown, PEI at 930am and then against Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 2pm.

YORK DIAMONDS vs. MARTINGROVE SOX 

Diamonds - 3   Sox - 4

WP - Rory Burke (CG, 9 IP, 9 K's, 157 pitches) LP - Eric Foley 

HR - Rory Burke (Sox)(Tie breaking Homerun in the bottom of the 8th)

WHITBY CANADIAN vs. CLARINGTON CUBS

Game #1

Canadians - 1   Cubs - 2

WP - Tristan Willcocks (CG)   LP - Thomas Atkinson

* Josh Chaulk with the walk off 2 RBI Single

Game #2

Canadians - 1   Cubs - 5

WP - Nick Demone   LP - Tristan Beadle

BOWMANVILLE DODGERS vs. MARKHAM MARINERS

Game #1

Dodgers - 4   Mariners - 6

WP -    LP - Brandon Stawnisky

Game #2

Dodgers - 6   Mariners - 7

WP -    LP - Anthony Qaqish

YORK DIAMONDS vs MISSISSAUGA SOUTHWEST TWINS

Game #1

Diamonds - 8   Twins - 3

WP - Eric Foley   LP - Stuart Kingston

HR - Jeff Bond (Twins)

Game #2

Diamonds - 3   Twins - 7

WP - Peter Westlake  LP - Jesse Dinsmore   S - Javed Baksh

MILTON ORIOLES vs VAUGHAN VIKINGS

Game #1

Orioles - 8   Vikings - 8

• Michael Caicco with 3 Hits
• Sam Galloway with 3 Hits

Game #2

Orioles - 10   Vikings - 15

WP - Julian Testani   LP - John Brady

* Michael Caicco, Sam Galloway, Marlon Piedrahita, Tim March, Andy Ryder and Luca Paese all with 2 Hits

MARTINGROVE SOX

PORT HOPE FLYERS

The Port Hope Flyers come into a fresh new season with some unkowns after a decent shortened season in 2021, finishing with a record of 11-10-2. The highlight of the year for the Flyers was making it to the OBA Championship Semi-Finals on Labour Day weekend. Their best finish since 2013 when the Flyers lost in the finals. There were three Flyers that made the OSBA All-Star team in 2021, SS Nate Besley, RF Kyle Hogg and DH Bobby Gilligan.

The 2022 Flyers look to build on their decent 2021 season but with the loss of the Flyers best player and All-Star Nate Belsey, it might be hard to do so. Also, with the severe injury suffered by Flyers Ace and DH Bobby Gilligan on Labour day last season, the Flyers will have to find new guys to replace these two All-Stars offensive and defensive abilities that they brought to the team. With the return of the Workhorses on the mound, Brendan Tink and Matt Vrooman, they should lighten the load on the pitching staff. On the offensive side, RF Kyle Hogg and C Matt Antaya will lead the way in the middle of the lineup. Longtime Flyer Tye MacInnis will return after taking a year off. Also, the Flyers are happy to add Griffin Judon, Brady Fowler and Travis Coleman to the Team!

The Flyers look to compete in a very tough Eastern Conference of the OSBA. So come down and support your Flyers on game days! We hope to see you there!

VAUGHAN VIKINGS - 2022 OSBA CHAMPIONS

The Vikings will enter the season with 16 full time players and a few subs from this year’s Junior team.

They have lost three full time roster players from last year's championship squad and picked up three other players to replace them.

As for tournaments this year, they will be  hosting the yearly Vaughan Senior tournament June 10-12 and will also be hosting the Senior AA tournament over the Labour Day weekend. 

This will be their thirteen  year in OSBA and they are getting older.

The good part of that is they are sending 5 players to the Vintage Nationals in Halifax in August.

As for the upcoming season, fields become available specifically Concorde#2, on May 4^th 11 days before out first games on May 15th.

This will mark the first time the team will be together since last year’s playoffs.

YORK DIAMONDS - 2022 OSBA FINALISTS

As the calender gets set to turnover from March to April, the Ontario Senior Baseball Association is getting everything set for this upcoming season.

With the loss of the Royal York Cardinals and the Scarborough Dragons and the addition of the Markham Mariners, OSBA sits at 10 teams.

The league will be split into two Conferences again (East/West), the Mariners will join the Eastern Conference, for an even 5 team split.

Two teams have had a name change, the Whitby team will now go by the Whitby Canadians and the Orioles will now be called the Milton Orioles.

This 2022 OSBA season will be a 26 games season, which will officially start on the weekend of May 14th/15th, though teams are permitted to start earlier if two teams agree.

The season will officially end on the weekend of August 27th/28th, with the weekend of September 10th/11th to be used for rainouts.

The 2022 OSBA Playoffs will be a double-knockout format that will start on the September 17th/18th weekend and weather permitting finishing on the September 25th/26th weekend.

The Ontario Senior Baseball Association are excited to announce that at their last meeting in February, they accepted an expansion bid from the MARKHAM MARINERS to join OSBA this coming season. The Mariners, coached by Mark Munro, played as a 21U team last year and have moved up to the Senior level. They will be playing their Home games at Milliken Mills diamond #3 in Markham. OSBA looks forward to seeing the Markham Mariners competing this coming summer.

At the meeting it was also decided that the 2022 season would officially start on the weekend of May 14th/15th and would be a 26 game schedule with a double-knockout playoff tournament. If teams are willing and able they can start earlier in May if they so choose.