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Whitby Canadians Senior Rep team
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Canadians Split DH, go 2-1 over the weekend
The Whitby Canadians hosted the Kendal Eagles on Sunday afternoon at Iroquois Park in EOBA action.
In game 1, the Canadians received a great complete game effort by rookie starting pitcher Dave McElroy. Mac turned in his best game of the year, throwing 7 innings allowing 8 hits, 0 walks and 2 earned runs while striking out 9. McElroy struck out the side in the first inning and retired 5 of the first 6 outs by strikeout.
Unfortunately for the Canadians, they allowed 2 unearned runs thanks to 2 misplayed fly balls, while a 3rd run scored on a wild pitch in a 4-2 loss. The club's offense had a hard time adjusting to a steady diet of offspeed pitches, as they only managed 6 hits in game 1. Matt Melissis swung a hot bat, belting 2 doubles to left centre field in the loss.
Standout Performers:
Dave McElroy: 7 IP, 8 hits, 2 ER, 9 K's
Matt Melissis: 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 1 RBI
Sean Tremaine: 1 for 2, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Chris Sereda: 1 for 2, 1 run scored
In Game 2, the club welcomed back RBI leader Rob Patterson to the lineup. Patty showed no effects of a much needed vacation in his first game back as he went 2 for 3 with a double and 4 RBI's as the Canadians rolled to a 7-1 victory.
Lars Clay tossed 6 innings, allowing only 3 singles (2 on check swing bloopers) for the victory. Closer Kent Howe worked the 7th inning, striking out the side after hitting the lead off batter.
The score was knotted at 1's after 2 innings before the Canadians broke the game open with a 4 run 3rd inning. Leadoff man Andre Steer opened the inning by singling and then stole 2nd and 3rd base. Matt Melissis followed with an infield single, and Patterson scored them both with a double. Leftfielder Jason Fleming added 2 more runs as he scored Patterson with a 2 run blast to left field.
In the home half of the 4th, Melissis continued his hot hitting with his 3rd double of the day, and came in to score on a single by Patterson to make the score 6-1.
Andre Steer finished off the scoring, blasting a solo homerun to left field in the bottom of the 6th to make the final 7-1 for the home side.
Standout Performers:
Lars Clay: 6 IP, W (his 3rd of the year), 3 hits, 1 walk & 3 k's
Andre Steer: 3 for 4, 1 homerun, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored, 3 stolen bases (his 13,14 & 15th of the year)
Rob Patterson: 2 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 double, 4 RBI's
Matt Melissis: 3 for 4, 2 runs scored, 2 doubles
Jason Fleming: 1 for 2, 1 walk, 1 homerun, 2 RBI's
The club will now take on the Port Hope Flyers in Port Hope on Wednesday before returning home on Sunday to host the Oshawa Royals.
Canadians: 7 vs Flyers: 6
The Whitby Canadians beat the Port Hope Flyers by a 7-6 score on Friday night at Iroquois Park.
The game was the first game in 2 weeks for the Canadians as they dealt with rain outs and re-scheduled games over the past 2 weeks.
Mike Arsenault picked up the win on the mound for the Canadians as he battled through 8 complete innings allowing 6 hits, 6 runs (3 earned) while walking 5 and striking out 7. With the win, Arsenault moved his record to 2-1 on the year with a 2.42 ERA. Kent Howe closed out the Flyers in the 9th inning, with 2 k's for his first save of 2009.
Offensively, Jeff Hardy belted a 2 run homerun in the 1st inning, his 2nd of the year and added a double to finish 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's. Leadoff man Andre Steer continued his hot hitting with a 3 for 4 evening, scoring 1 run and narrowly missed his first homerun of the year as he belted a double off the wall in left centre. Sean Tremaine was 2 for 3 with a walk, and RBI and a run scored.
The club will host the Kendal Eagles on Sunday for a doubleheader, with game 1 starting at 12 noon.
Also of interest, the Leaside Leafs do a very good job on their site. Please visit www.leaguelineup.com/leasideleafs for information and statistical leaders for senior A teams across Ontario.
You will see several Canadians amond the top performers in Ontario including:
Andre Steer, leading all teams with stolen bases at 12
Jon Thiebaud, leader in batting average at .519 and 2nd in OBP with .606
Rob Patterson, tied for 4th with 4 longballs, tied for 4th with 16 RBI's and is 4th in slugging % with his .722 mark
Hap Walters Memorial Tournament (St. Kitts)
June 19, 2009
The draw and schedule was completed for the Hap Walters Memorial Tournament being hosted in St Catharines on July 17/18/19.
The Canadians find themselves in a tough division and will see action against the Oshawa Royals, Markham Pioneers and Etobicoke Rangers. The draw is below, along with the Canadians sechedule.
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Pool 'A' |
Pool 'B' |
Pool 'C' |
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Burlington Brants |
Etobicoke Rangers |
Erindale Cardinals |
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Newmarket Hawks |
Markham Pioneers |
Leaside Leafs |
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St Catharines Metros |
Oshawa Royals |
Milton Red Sox |
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Windsor Stars |
Whitby Canadians |
Windsor Athletics |
Frinday July 17th:
8:30pm @ Community Park - Whitby Canadians vs Oshawa Royals
Saturday July 18th:
12:30pm @ Alex McKenzie Park - Whitby Canadians vs Markham Pioneers
3:30pm @ Alex McKenzie Park - Whitby Canadians vs Etobicoke Rangers
Oshawa Royals Tournament
Click HERE for the full Tournament Schedule
In game 1 of the Oshawa Royals tournament, the Whitby Canadians took on the Markham Pioneers. Lefty Mike Arsenault got the start, and ran into trouble in the bottom of the 1st inning as he walked the first 2 batters of the game. Both runners came aorund to score on a single and an error to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead.
The Canadians responded in the top of the 2nd as Matt Melissis singled with 1 out and came around to score on a 2 out single by Chris Sereda. The score remained 2-1 for the Pioneers until the bottom of the 4th when Arsenault surrendered a single and a homerun to open the inning. The next 2 batters also singled and moved around to 2nd and 3rd with 0 out. With the infield drawn in, Arsenault got a ground out to 3rd base for the 1st out, and Rob Patterson made a tremendous running grab behind first base for the 2nd out. Arsenault retired the last batter of the inning on a line out to short, preserving a 3 run deficit.
The Canadians plated a run in the top of the 6th as Ben Anderson drew a bases loaded walk with 2 out however the Canadians could not push across the tying run as Sereda was called out on a check swing to end the inning.
Jeff Kingdon releived Arsenault and pitched a scoreless 6th to take the game into the last inning with the team training 4-2. With one out, Tristan Beadle reached on an error, advancing to 2nd on an overthrow and with 2 outs came in to score on a Jon Thiebaud single. Thiebaud stole 2nd, and with the tying run in scoring position Andre Steer came to the plate. Unfortunatly Steer grounded out to 3rd and the game ended on a bang bang play at first.
Final Score: Markham: 4 Canadians: 3
Arsenault took the loss, working 5 innings allowing 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 3 walks and 6 k's.
Offensively:
Jon Thiebaud: 2 for 3, 1 BB, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Rob Patterson: 1 for 4
Sean Tremaine: 1 for 2, 1 BB
Chris Sereda: 1 for 3, 1 RBI
Game 2: vs Tecumseh Thunder
Game two saw the Canadians take on the Tecumseh Thunder.
In the top of the 1st inning, Andre Steer singled and Tristan Beadle walked. Rob Patterson followed with a 3 run blast to right centre field to give Whitby a 3-0 lead.
In the top of the 4th the Canadians added 2 more runs to extend the lead to 5-0. Craig Megill led off with a walk and was sacrificed to 2nd by Jason George. With 2 out, Tristan Beadle sliced a triple to the gap in right centre to score Megll. Rob Patterson scored Bedle with a single to run the lead to 5-0.
Canadians pitcher Lars Clay did a great job of keeping the Thunder bats silent, throwing a complete game 5 hit gem. The only blemish being a 2 run homerun in the 6th to narrow close the gap to 5-2. Final score Whitby: 5 Tecumseh: 2
Rob Patterson was 3 for 3 with a homerun and 4 RBI's in the victory.
Game 3 vs Erindale:
In game 3, the Canadians took on the Erindale Cardinals. Pete Stefanovic was scheduled to start, but felt tightness in his shoulder during warmup. Rookie Dave McElroy was called upon to start in Stefanovic's place.
The Canadians again scored early in this game, as Andre Steer singled, stole second and came in to score on a 2 out single by Jon Thiebaud. In the top of the 2nd, Craig Megill singled with 1 out and moved to 2nd on Ben Anderson's single. Tristan Beadle scored Megill with a 2 out single to make the score 2-0 for the Canadians,
McElroy ran into trouble in the Erindale 3rd, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits. In the Cardinals 4th, McElroy allowed a 1 out 2 run homerun to stretch the Cardinals lead to 4-2. Kent Howe came on in relief and allowed a run but left the bases loaded, closing off the Cardinals rally.
The Canadians, trailing 5-2 loaded the bases in the 5th with one out on singles by Jon Thiebaud and Matt Melissis and a walk to Jeff Hardy. They could only come up with 1 run as Dave Hickey grounded into a fielders choice.
Mike Arsenault relieved Howe in the bottom of the 5th with the bases loaded and 1 out and was able to retire the side on 2 infield fly balls, maintaining the 3 run deficit. In the top of the 6th, Andre Steer singled with 1 out, stole 2nd and came to 3rd on a poor throw by the Cardinals catcher. Tristan Beadle scored Steer with a ground out to make the score 5-4.
In the top of the 7th, the Canadians loaded the bases and with 2 out Ben Anderson singled up the middle to bring in the tying run. The go ahead run was cut down at the plate to end the inning. Arsenault pitched a scoreless 7th to send the game into extra innings.
Lars Clay came on in relief of Arsenault, and felt the effects of his complete game earlier in the day as he walked the first 2 batters he faced. Rookie Tristan Beadle was called upon to take the mound in a tough spot. A wild pitch sent the runners to 2nd and 3rd, and after an intentional walk a single to right field ended the game. Erindale: 6 Whitby: 5
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