Once again Mother Nature co-operated and gave us excellent sunny and warm weather all weekend long in Huntsville . There were 22 teams this year , two less than in 2009 . Some 33 first round games were played on both Friday evening and all day Saturday before the 16 playoff spots were determined for the Sunday playoffs. Here are the results of those first 33 game :

 

Friday  July the 9th     Moose Delaney's(Huntsville) 4 Brechan (Orillia) 3 ; Tazco(Niagara Falls) 14 Rama Braves 0 ; Vdney Bullets (Orilla) 7 Parry Island Hawks 6 ; Rama Reds 15 Boston Pizza (N.Bay ) 2 ; Uthoff (Coldwater) 2 Carlson (Orillia) 2 ; Lake Simcoe Lightning  7 Pickerel River Cardinals 0 ;  Perkins Field Bantus (Midland ) 6 Sudbury JC North Stars 4 ; Waterdown Targets (Niagara) 9 Lindsay 5

 

Saturday July the 10th   Royals of Ethobicoke 6 River Dawgs (N.Shore) 0 ;Lake Simcoe Old Boys 6 Whitefish Lake Steelers 0 ; Rama Braves 4 Stouville Mennos 2 ; Tazco 8 Moose Delaney's 0 ; Brechan 7 Magantewan N.Sons 2 ; Rama Reds 12 Parry Island Hawks 6 ; Boston Pizza 14 Vdney Bullerts 12 ;Uthoff 7 Pickerel River Cardinals 0 ; Sudbury  JC North Stars 3 Carlson 1 ; Lake Simcoe Lightning 12 Perkins Field Benttus 1 ; Lindsay 11 Whitefish Lake Steelers 2 ; River Dawgs 3 Waterdown Targets 1 ;   Magnatewan N.Sons 5 Lake Simcoe Old Boys 1 ; Royals 3 Stouville 1 ; Moose Delaney 8 Rama Braves 7 ; Tazco 11 Brechan 0 ; Parry Island 13 Boston Pizza 8 ; Bentus 4 Rama Reds 1 ;Sudbury JC N.Stars 4 Waterdown 1 ; Vney 5 Pickerel 2 ; Lake Simcoe Lightning 8 Uthoff 0 ' Royals 7 Whitefish 1 ; Carlson 4 Lindsay 4  ; River Dawgs 6 Lake Simcoe Old Boys 2  and finally Stouville 11 Masgnatewan 0 

 

                                                                      Before I get to the playoff picture , its important to mention and congratulate the convenor Stan  Rimmington and his fine crew for putting on this excellent tournament . Also it was a treat  to have the Legend and hall of famer from Garden River  Darren Zack  pitch all weekend with the River  Dawgs .

 

                                                                       On with the championship playoff Sunday . The top 16 teams who place well out of the original 22 face eaxch other onm Sunday in four flights . Teams seeded 1 to 4 were in the "A" tournament championship  division followed by teams 5 to 8 in the "B" flight and so on 

 

Results of semi finals and divisional championship games 

 

"D" Division  (teams seeded 13 to 16 )  semi 1 Lake Simcoe Old Boys 3 Brechan 2   semi 2   Waterdown Targets 7 Carlson 6

                                                                    In the final  Waterdown Targets blank the Old Boys   6-0

 

"C" Division  (teams seeded  9 to 12)    semi 1 Stouville Mennos 12 Vdney 2  semi 2  Uthoff 6 Lindsay 2

                                                                     In the final a triller that lasted 2 extra innings after being tied 2-2 , the Stouville Mennos prevail 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th 

 

"B" Division (teams seeded  5 to 8 )      semi 1 Perkins Field Bentus 10  Rama Reds 1  semi 2 River Dawgs 8  Moose Delaney 2

                                                                      In the final the River Dawgs take an early 5-0 lead and hold on for a 8-4 victory behind winning pitcher Darren Zack

 

"A" Division (teams seeded 1 to 4 )        semi 1   Tazco 4  North Stars 2  semi 2  Lake Simcoe Lightning 3 Royals 2

                                                                        In the championship final the Lightning take a 5-1 lead by the middl;e innings and hold on after a three run shot from  Tazco in the 5th for a 5-4 exciting tournament championship victory

    Attached you will find the fiollowing photos : photo of each divisional champions , photo of runners up in thde top "A" divisional flight , photo of the tournament convener and his wife Pat ; photo of Darren Zack, Eric Abitong Roger Legedre (Rick McDonald Memorial Fastball League public relations liaison) and other general pictures from the tournament)

 

 

                       Roger Legendre      reporting from the Huntsville Men's 36th annual fastball tournament