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June2011

Midland Explorers Tournament June 17-19, 2011

June 20, 2011

Midland, MI

Schedule  

 with scores

We are also posting some game results this weekend to NEWS-2.

Sunday results will be mostly via blackberry on link above to NEWS-2 until I get home late Sunday or early Monday.


Bar of Appleton Report on Tuesday, June 21



Friday

Game 1

Explorers vs Tri-City

Explorers: 6
Tri-City: 1
WP: Grant Patterson


Game 2

Carey's vs Duncan

Carey's: 4
Duncan: 3
WP: Doug Gillis
down 4-0, Duncan came back strong in b7 and almost tied it up


A good crowd in Currie Stadium for a great night of ball.

I was joined by no othre than the Gibmaster from St Thomas, Tim (Maz) from Meadville, PA,  and the one and only chief scout from Scabrorough, Jack Ferguson.

 


 

Saturday

Bar of Appleton 17
Carey's 0
5 inning mercy

10:40am


Stockpack 6
Owen Sound Jrs 0
1223pm


WP: Sean Kelly, 16K's
LP: Veenhoff


1:00pm

Owen Sound Jrs 6
Tri city 3
WP: Jamie Simpson

Billy Norton on dish

From the Boulevard Lounge


 

3:00pm

 Midland 7
Owen Sound 3
WP: Mike Joseph

5:45pm


6:00pm 

Midland 3
Stock Pack 0
WP Grant Patterson


 

 

8pm

Bar of Appleton: 6
Port Huron: 0

No Hitter

WP Sebastien G

Billly norton on the dish

Rick Havercroft on 1b

9:30pm


 Sunday, June 19

8am

Midland 3
Duncan 1
WP: Mike Joseph


The Bar of Appleton 8
Tri City 1

 


10am

 


Stock Pack 9
Carey's 0
WP: Ty McKenney
Mercy
11:15am


Owen Sound were down six runs at one point to Port Huron

Tied 8 8. After 7

OS win it 9 - 8 over Port Huron

Veenhoff got the win


12 noon

On D2 up next
Stock Pack
Vs
The Bar of Appleton


On D1
Midland
Vs
Owen Sound Jrs

Now 12:12

Est start 12:25pm

Winners play at 2pm ish


 Final

6 innings

Midland 9
OS 1

WP: Grant Patterson
LP: Veenhoff

Blue: Rick Havercroft on the dish

2pm


Championship game next

 


 

Final

The Bar of Appleton 10

Stockpack 1

WP: Sebestian G


The Bar will now play Midland for the championship


Est 2:30pm start

 


Championship Game

Midland 2
Bar of Appleton 1

WP: Patterson


Billy Norton on the dish

 

Rick Havercroft on 1b

and the Ed Otterman look-alike working 3b - sorry, could not remember his name

 

A very entertaining game, probably by far the best game of the weekend.

 


 


As always, the trip to Midland is well worth the effort. Head and shoulders the best park I can think of to enjoy fastball in a warm and friendly town.

Making the trip this year, amongst others were Jack Ferguson from Scarborough, looking no different than the first time I met him in Summerside PEI in 1994 at the World Tournament:
Tim from Meadville, PA, making his annual mustard run; and Gibby from St. Thomas. We met many others who are regulars and several from the Midland area who appreciate the game and
the spectacular Currie Stadium in Emerson Park.

A big thanks to Kyle Beane and his associates who organized this tournament and to Joe Squires the UIC for a great Blue Crew.

Looking forward to next year's Midland Explorers Tournament AND the 2012 ISC World Tournament in Midland, Michigan.




 


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