2024 League Awards and All-Stars

PORT HOPE FLYERS v. MARKHAM MARINERS

Game 1

Flyers - 3    Mariners - 8

WP - Timothy Mark     LP - Brendan Tink

Game 2 

Flyers - 1    Mariners - 11

WP - Aidan Pickering    LP - Matt Vrooman

WHITBY CANADIANS vs BOWMANVILLE DODGERS

Games postponed due to wet field conditions

CLARINGTON CUBS vs MARTINGROVE SOX

Games postponed due to wet field conditions

CLARINGTON CUBS vs PORT HOPE FLYERS

Cubs - 6    Flyers - 5

WP - Shawn Lamb    LP - Mike McNaught     SV - Spencer Muirhead
HR -  Ilce Bozinovski (Cubs),  Kelly Durack (Flyers)

MARTINGROVE SOX vs YORK DIAMONDS

Sox - 1    Diamonds - 4

WP - Eric Foley (CG)    LP - Rory Burke (CG)

WHITBY CANADIANS vs BOWMANVILLE DODGERS

Game 1

Dodgers - 7    Canadians - 4

WP -      LP - 

Game 2 

Dodgers - 0    Canadians - 10

WP -     LP - 

VAUGHAN VIKINGS vs MISSISSAUGA SW TWINS

Game 1

Vikings- 9    Twins - 10

WP - Tim Westlake     LP - Marco Sacilotto 

McEnroe walk-off double

Game 2 

Vikings - 5    Twins - 1

WP - Marco Sacilotto (CG)   LP - Peter Westlake (CG)

YORK DIAMONDS vs MILTON ORIOLES

Game 1 - suspended in the 4th inning

Game 2 - postponed by rain

MARKHAM MARINERS vs CLARINGTON CUBS

Game 1

Mariners - 7    Cubs - 8

WP - Tristan Willcocks     LP - Tyler Whiteford

HR - Rob Thorne (Cubs)

Game 2 

Mariners - 4    Cubs - 7

WP - Nick Demone    LP - David DeCassan   SV - Taylor Fitze

PORT HOPE FLYERS vs MARTINGROVE SOX

Flyers - 3  Sox - 0

WP - Bobby Gilligan (CG - 8 K's)     LP - Rory Burke (9 K's)

BOWMANVILLE DODGERS vs PORT HOPE FLYERS

Dodgers - 5    Flyers - 4

WP - Curtis March    LP - Brady Fowler     SV - Anthony Qaqish

VAUGHAN VIKINGS vs YORK DIAMONDS

Whitby Canadians won their 5th OSBA CHAMPIONSHIP defeating the Vaughan Vikings 7-2.

The Canadians went undefeated over the two weekend double knockout CHAMPIONSHIP tournament.

The Ontario Senior Baseball Association will be having it's final league meeting of the year on Wednesday, April 26th as they get things ready for this upcoming 2023 season, which will be it's 22nd season.

Opening Day is set for Saturday, May 6th!

The York Diamonds had a solid regular season in 2022, beating a number of top teams along the way. However, they could not quite duplicate their playoff success from the 2021 season as they ran out of pitching in the first weekend of the playoff tournament. The team is rebuilding a bit this year with a number of players not returning and some others whose commitment level may be reduced.

York will continue to rely heavily on Veterans Kevin Horton and Eric Foley to carry the pitching load. Others will be expected to step in and fill the void behind them.

The offense will be anchored by Steve Correia and Oz Alvarez.

With so much transition and so many moving parts, it is hard to know what to expect from the Diamonds this season.

Players not returning: Jamie Hatfield, Clint Jeon, Brett Burns, Orion Katayama, Tom Argiropoulos.

Newcomers Brent Fransman (IF/OF/P - South Africa), Andrew Seguin (OF - SABL), Andrew Tissi (OF/P - Vaughan Juniors), Marshall Irving (returns to the team after a few years off), Blake Cross (returns to the team after 4 years off)

Flyers finished the 2022 season with some very tough losses. They were walked off by Clearview, 4-3 and then beat in extra innings against Port Dover, 5-4 in the OBA Championships. Flyers then took on soon-to-be league Champs Whitby, losing 2-1 and then losing another close game 4-3 to Markham to be eliminated in the OSBA  League Playoffs. It seemed they were just a hit away from changing their fortunes last year.

The 2023 Flyers look to continue to make positive strides as they move closer to the season starting May 6th against the OSBA Finalists, the Milton Orioles. With most of the players returning, they hope to remain at the top of the offensive categories. Lead by OF Kyle Hogg, C/3B Tye MacInnes, 3B/2B Sam Knott and OF Brad Dowler, Flyers will continue to score runs.  DH/P Bobby Gilligan returning to the Clean-Up spot after a season long injury, should only add to the offense.

The most improved area on this 2023 Flyers team will be there pitching depth. Flyers added reigning OSBA Pitcher of the Year, Jeremy Middleton from the Clarington Cubs and one-time Flyers Workhorse, Mike McNaught returning from retirement in the best shape of his life. Returning pitchers young stud, Tommy Loubser-Munn, Brendan Tink, with veterans Matt Vrooman and Bobby Gilligan rounding out the pitching staff. 

The only question mark will be Flyers defense. Can it return to form?

New additions:

P-Jeremy Middleton, P-Mike McNaught, OF-Jason Parker, 3B/OF-Kyle Wadsworth

Key loses:

SS/P-Braydon Longyear, OF-Zac Reid