Great Lakes Physio - Corey's reach NSA Canadian World Series finals
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Great Lakes Physio – Corey’s finished runner-up to BOSS of Barrie at the NSA Canadian World Series over the holiday weekend in Hamilton.
The ladies so-pitch squad compiled a 7-3 record losing by an accumulative total of just four runs. They finished atop their pool after the round-robin, however lost their first playoff game by one, which forced them to go the long way around to get to the final.
They won four straight to reach the final after beating BOSS in the first game of the final – a seven-inning comeback – but came up just one run short in the second game of the final.
A complete team effort was attributed to the team’s great success.
A sad note to end this part of my column, Scott Layman, a member of the John Beere team, passed away suddenly last weekend. Heartfelt condolences to his wife Erin, father Harry, and all his family and friends.
Men’s A
Well, it’s going to be a race to the finish as Haines Roofing, with three wins last week, moved into a three-way tie for first with Maple View Variety and Woodland RV Park.
Haines has seven losses, Maple View eight, while Woodland have just four losses to date. Roosters stopped Haines’ rise to first by beating them 15-9.
Roosters 15, Haines Roofing 9
Roosters: Derek Kunderman 3-3, Jeff Konigshofer 2-2, Mark Hamulecki HR, Curtis Neabel HR
Haines: Steve Byron 2-3, AJ Martin 2-3
Curtis Neabel had a three-run homer and scored three runs for Roosters.
Haines Roofing 27, Vector Blue Jays 8
Haines: Phil Durham 5-5, AJ Martin 4-5 HR, Martin Klassen HR, Jake Klassen HR
Vector: Adam Thomson 4-4 HR, Steve Balazs 3-3
Martin Klassen drove in six for Haines. Jake Klassen knocked in five.
Haines Roofing 18, Gators 10
Haines: Phil Durham 4-4 HR, Dave Phillips 4-4 2 HRs, Martin Klassen HR
Gators: Aaron Laporte 4-5, Kieran Taylor 3-4
Dave Phillips homered twice for Haines.
Haines Roofing 10, Robert Q Travel 12
Haines: Dan Clark 3-4, Derek Yarmie 3-4, Dave Phillips HR
Robert Q: Nick Russell 2-3, Joe Highley 2-3
Haines’ Dave Phillips homered and scored three runs.
Men’s B
Big Bass Brawlers won a pair to move within one point of second-place Kirwin and Oatman, who were upended by Domino’s Hounds.
Hollister KIA beat Corey’s and Domino’s to move above the .500 mark.
DeGroote-Hill won for the third time this season in their final at-bat against Ontario Laser Spartans scoring 16 in the top of the seventh. They also beat GC Lounsbury Dirty Mitts. The Mitts recorded victories over Domino’s and Corey’s.
Big Bass Brawlers 16, Domino’s Hounds 11
Big Bass Brawlers: Jason Nesbitt 4-4, Ryan Hambleton 3-5, Sean Guardhouse 2 HRs
Domino’s Hounds: Jim McKillen 3-4, Lance McKenzie 3-4
Big Bass Brawlers’ Sean Guardhouse homered in his last two at-bats.
GC Lounsbury 12, Domino’s Hounds 3
GC Lounsbury Dirty Mitts: Kent Collings 3-3, Colin McDonald 2-2
Domino’s: Jim McKillen 2-2, Mike Bouck 1-2
Dirty Mitts put this one away with a seven-run fourth.
Domino’s Hounds 11, Kirwin Oatman 4
Domino’s Hounds: Nick Barnim 3-3, Jim McKillen 3-4
Kirwin Oatman: Darryl Whittington 3-3, Cheyne Sarafinchin 2-3
Domino’s broke open a close game plating eight over their last two at-bats.
Hollister KIA 22, Domino’s Hounds 16
Hollister KIA: Chad Barclay 4-4, Taylor Ostermaier 4-4
Domino’s Hounds: Shane Bouck 4-4, Mike Bouck 3-4
Brandon Rohrer, Benson Howey and Chad Barclay each scored three runs for KIA.
GC Lounsbury 20, Corey’s 7
GC Lounsbury Dirty Mitts: Chris Macdonald 4-4, Kent Collings 4-4
Corey’s: Matt Malott 3-3, Jeff Dertinger 3-3
Only one run was scored by the winners over the first four innings, but they plated 17 in their final three at-bats.
Hollister KIA 23, Corey’s 14
Hollister KIA: Kyle Smith 4-4, Brandon Rohrer 4-4
Corey’s: Matt Malott 4-4, Steve Wesseling 4-4
Brandon Rohrer and Travis Horvath scored four runs against the eight-man Corey’s squad.
Big Bass Brawlers 19, Corey’s 12
Big Bass Brawlers: Brent Schooley 4-4 HR, Shaine Hall 3-4, Ross Groat HR
Corey’s: Chad Hyatt 4-4 2 HRs, Jason Martins 3-4 HR, Steve Wesseling HR, Matt Menich HR
Big Bass Brawlers broke up a tie game in the sixth scoring seven. Ross Groat had a two-run homer in the rally.
DeGroote-Hill 19, GC Lounsbury 8
DeGroote-Hill: Mark Vanderhaeghe 4-4 HR, Trevor Fleet 4-5 HR
GC Lounsbury: Devin Lee 3-4, Colin McDonald 3-3, Kent Collings HR
Mark Vanderhaeghe was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle for DeGroote-Hill.
DeGroote-Hill 26, Ontario Laser 13
DeGroote-Hill: Bob Long 4-5, Scott Mudford 4-5, Doug Falkins HR, Mark Vanderhaeghe HR
Ontario Laser: Corny Krahn 4-4, Martin Klassen 3-4
DeGroote-Hill trailed 13-10 going into the seventh when they scored 16 runs to pull out a big win.
Men’s C
Cain’s became the first team to clinch a Tillsonburg Men’s Slo-Pitch division title last week after defeating Destroyers and Carmeuse Lime on the diamond… and a forfeit over Stickmen.
Delhi Dodgers and Hit N Run both defeated Broadway Lanes to take away any chance the Bears had of finishing first. Hit N Run pulled into a tie for second with a win over Destroyers.
Carmeuse Lime also won a pair last week.
Delhi Dodgers 18, John Beere 18
Delhi Dodgers: Kenny Mahler 3-4, Kurt Pettit 5-5
John Beere: Kalvin Smith 4-5, Kevin Stuyt 5-5
John Beere plated eight seventh-inning runs to force the extra inning and the eventual tie.
Cain’s Pelicans 20, Destroyers 9
Cain’s: Mike Kamenar 5-5, Nick Wilson HR, Kevin Buchner 3-3, Nick Lonsbary HR, Andrew Kamenar HR, Adam Jensen HR, Jesse Temple 4-4 3 HRs, John Sergeant 3-4
Cain’s Nick Lonsbary and Adam Jensen each homered and scored three runs.
John Beere 25, Stickmen 16
John Beere: James Elliott 4-4, Kevin Stuyt 5-5
Stickmen: Dylan Graydon 5-5, Roland Phipps 5-5
Kevin Stuyt reached and scored five runs for John Beere.
Cain’s Pelicans 17, Carmeuse Lime 16
Cain’s: Mike Kamenar 4-4 HR, Adam Jensen 1-1
Carmeuse Lime: Chad Vigar 4-5 HR, Zach Dewachter 4-4
Cain’s parlayed four walks into four runs, including the winning run in their come-from-behind seventh.
Carmeuse Lime 25, Stickmen 9
Carmeuse: Patrick McElhone 4-4, Brett Parsons 5-5
Stickmen: Steve Hawel 2-2, Chris White 2-2
Brett Parsons, David Lee, and Ryan Bruckler each scored three runs for Carmeuse Lime.
Carmeuse Lime 20, John Beere 18
Carmeuse: Patrick McElhone 1-1 HR, David Lee 3-3, Chad Vigar HR
John Beere: Jesse Anderson 2-2, Shaun Elliott 3-4
Carmeuse Lime scored runs in every inning but the fourth.
Delhi Dodgers 23, Broadway Lanes 17
Delhi Dodgers: Bill Chesney 4-5, Rob Atkins 4-5 HR, Nate Moyaert HR
Broadway Lanes Bears: Devon Schultz 3-3 HR, Bill Brindley 4-4, Phil Beauvais HR, RJ Peters 2 HRs
Delhi plated seven in their final at-bat against the short-handed Bears.
Hit N Run 21, Destroyers 6
Hit N Run: Martin Epp 3-3, Herman Enns 3-3 HR, Johnny Epp 2 HRs
Destroyers: Dave Lockstein 2-2, Kevin Alward 2-2 HR
Herman Enns and Johnny Epp drove in five for Hit N Run.
Hit N Run 8, Broadway Lanes 4
Hit N Run: Henry Klassen 2-2, Johnny Klassen 2-3, David Enns HR
Broadway Lanes: Derrick Harnish 2-3, Jason Pye 2-2
Hit N Run overtook Broadway with a six-run fifth.
Destroyers 18, Carmeuse Lime 2
Destroyers: Kevin Alward 3-4 HR (grand slam), Jesse Temple 3-4 HR
Carmeuse Lime: Gus Ford 1-2, Dylan Paton 1-2, Trevor Hawley HR
Kevin Alward had a grand slam and double for Destroyers.
Ladies A
Eichenberg’s won three last week moving to 17-2, setting up the game for first Wednesday night with Great Lakes Physio – Corey’s, who are 20-2.
Eichenberg scored six in one inning and seven in another beating Focus. They avenged an earlier loss against Orange Crush, beating them 13-6 this time. They also beat EMI.
Great Lakes – Corey’s mercied Challengers in five. EMI upset Orange Crush, Ritchie’s Ice Cream upset Jays, and ServiceMaster won by six over EMI.
ServiceMaster 16, EMI 10
ServiceMaster: Steph Erdelac 5-5, Tracy VanParys 5-5
EMI: Deanna Littler 4-5, Amber Meyers 3-5
ServiceMaster scored nine late en route to victory.
Ritchie’s Ice Cream 5, Jays 0
Ritchie’s: Randi Williams 2-3, Sue Deschemaeker 2-3
Jays: Sonja Foreman 1-2, Amy Beattie 1-3
Ritchie’s pitching allowed only seven Jays baserunners.
EMI 7, Orange Crush 4
EMI: Deanna Littler 3-4, Kenzie Mathews 4-4
Orange Crush: Candi Obar 3-4, TJ Balazs 3-4
EMI, despite playing with eight, scored four sixth-inning runs to record the win.
Great Lakes – Corey’s 17, Challengers 2
Great Lakes Physio – Corey’s: Tracey Pressey 4-4, Christine Gubesch 4-4
Challengers: Susie Krahn 1-2, Tina Enns 1-2
Tracey Pressey scored four runs for the winners.
Eichenberg 20, Focus 5
Eichenberg’s: Kelly Spencer 4-5, Tena Beuckert HR, Tamarah Schultz 4-5
Focus: Greta Styve 2-2, Cheryl Wilson 2-3
Tena Beuckert homered and drove in six for Eichenberg’s.
Eichenberg 13, EMI 7
Eichenberg’s: Amanda Stubbs 3-4, Lauren Duffy 4-4 2 HRs, Mary Boldt HR, Tamarah Schultz 2 HRs
EMI: Jordan Coderre 3-4, Tracey Coderre 2-4
Lauren Duffy was a double shy of hitting for the cycle for the Dodge Girls.
Eichenberg 13, Orange Crush 6
Eichenberg: Kate Hahn 4-4, Amanda Stubbs 3-3
Orange Crush: Tara Foster 3-3, Monik Collins 2-2
Eichenberg’s hit eight doubles in the win.
Ladies B
Hollister KIA strengthened its hold on first place after mercies of Cardio Plus and Outcasts last week.
Challengers won twice to move into third in the division.
Hericanes edged out Scared Hitless 21-20, and Cardio Plus bounced back easily defeating Hericanes.
Cardio Plus 12, Hericanes 5
Cardio Plus: Amber Granger 4-4, Heather Simmonds 3-4
Hericanes: Heather Haley 4-4, Rebecca Moore 3-3
Krystal Sivyer, Bri Clark and Amber Way each crossed in both the sixth and seventh.
Hericanes 21, Scared Hitless 20
Hericanes: Hilary Stoop 2-2, Melissa Mabee 4-5
Sandy Salverda 5-5, Mandi Howe 5-6
Meghan Leathong drove in Hericanes’ winning run.
Hollister KIA 23, Outcasts 4
Hollister KIA: Shanna Wellink 3-3, Jen Cadman 4-4
Outcasts: Steph Miller 3-3, Kelly Ventnor 1-2
Mandy Kromplak led the winners with a pair of triples.
Challengers 9, Scared Hitless 5
Challengers: Nettie Peters 2-2, Helena Dyck 3-3
Scared Hitless: Arlene Saunders 2-2, Mandi Howe 2-3
Lisa Klassen led off with a triple in Challengers’ seven-run first.
Challengers 24, Hericanes 8
Challengers: Tina Enns 5-5, Neta Klassen 5-5
Hericanes: Heather Haley 3-4, Hilary Stoop 2-2
Susie Klassen had a triple, double and four runs scored for Challengers.
Hollister KIA 21, Cardio Plus 4
Hollister KIA: Nancy Teixeira 3-3, Mandy Kromplak 4-4
Cardio Plus: Heather Simmonds 3-3, Bri Clark 2-3
Hollister’s Jen Dahl drove in three.