Rutherflo won five straight games to win the Provincial Championship in Fenelon Falls August 21-23, 2015.
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GM#1 VS MINDEN
WP- Steve McNaughton- 71P 0 R 3BB 19K
LP- M. Davis
Top Hitters
Abe Leahy 2-4 2RBI
Sonny McCue 2-3
Highlights
The Rutherflo team was built on a strong pitching staff and that was on full display during the opening contest. Steve McNaughton of Curve Lake set the bar pretty high for the rest of the pitching staff with a 7 Inning 19 Strikeout shut out performance. Sonny McCue and Abe Leahy were Rutherflo’s top hitter during game #1. FINAL SCORE- 4-0 Rutherflo
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GM#2 VS GRAND VALLEY
WP- Luke Leahy- 5IP 0 R 1BB 13K
LP- M. Fuller
Top Hitters
Mark Langley 1-2 1 HR 1BB
Sonny McCue 1-3 1 HR 2 RBI
Abe Leahy 2-3 1 HR
Highlights
A young Grand Valley team was over matched in the Saturday morning game. Luke Leahy continued Rutherflo's strong pitching performances with a 5 Inning shutout. Not before striking out 13 of the 15 batters he faced. Rutherflo's offence was on full display during game #2. Sonny McCue, Mark Langley and Abe Leahy hit back to back to back Home runs. What was more impressive then the feat of three home runs in a row. This was the fact that each one was hit farther than the previous. Making the Large 265 ft Center field fence look like a little league field. FINAL SCORE- 7-0 Rutherflo
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GM#3 VS ENTERPRISE
WP- Ian Knott- 6 1/3 IP 0 R 3BB 3K
LP- D. Anthony
Top Hitters
Cory Taylor 1-3 2 RBI
Highlights
A pitcher’s duel for sure as Rutherflo's Ian Knott battled a scrappy ball club from the Kingston area. Heading into the 5th inning still tied 0-0 Catcher Cory Taylor helped out his battery mate by delivering a clutch 2 RBI single that cashed the games deciding runs.
FINAL SCORE 2-0 Rutherflo
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GM#4 VS CLAVERING
WP- Steve McNaughton- 7IP 2 R 1BB 12K
LP- L. Solomon
Top Hitters
Mark Langley 1-4 2RBI
Sonny McCue 2-3 1BB
Jason Cane 2-4 2RUNS
Michael Loucks 2-4 2 RUNS
Highlights
In the Saturday night undefeated game Rutherflo came up against a strong hitting Clavering lineup. Rutherflo's bats did not take long to get going as they scored 4 runs in the Top of the 1st. Mark Langley had a big bases clearing Double that would give Rutherflo the lead that they would not release. McNaughton pitched another solid game going the distance and striking out 12 in the process. FINAL SCORE 7-2 Rutherflo
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GM#5 VS ENTERPRISE
WP- Luke Leahy 5IP 0 R 1BB 4K
LP- D. Anthony
Top Hitters
John Langley 2-2 1 RBI
Sonny McCue 2-3
Mark Langley 1-3 1HR 2 RBI
Aaron Benson 2-3
Highlights
Rutherflo met back up with Enterprise who had to take the long way back to the Championship. Enterprise had already won 3 games on the day before they met up with Rutherflo for the 3pm final. Much like the game they played the previous day it was a close game with both pitchers matching each other early on. Rutherflo 2bagger John Langley gave his team an early lead with a single in the 3rd to score Benson. Strong pitching kept the game close and multiple diving plays by Rutherflo Short Stop Aaron Benson preserved the one run lead heading in to the 5th. A creative Pep talk from 3rd Base Coach Evan Loucks was all that was needed to wake up the bats as Rutherflo proceeded to score 8 runs in the 5th inning. The big inning was capped off by a Monster 2 Run blast from Mark Langley that halted play on the back ball diamond where the ball landed. That was more than enough support for Luke Leahy as he finished his second Shutout. With Rutherflo being up by more than 7 runs after 5 innings of play the game was called due to the Mercy Rule.
FINAL SCORE- 9-0 Rutherflo
Tournament Over-View
With a lights out pitching staff and an explosive offence Colborne Rutherflo claimed the 2015 Intermediate B Men’s Provincial Championship. On route to an impressive 5-0 weekend Rutherflo outscored their opponents 29-2. A balanced lineup helped Rutherflo all weekend. This was shown by not trailing even for a single inning over the 3days of competition. Top Hitters for Rutherflo were Sonny McCue who was 9-15 w. 2BB, Mark Langley 5-13 2HR 5RBI, Michael Loucks 5-13 w. 4BB and Aaron Benson 5-12. Not to be outdone by the offence was the superb pitching performances by Luke Leahy, Ian Knott and Steve McNaughton. Who combined for 4 shutouts and 52K's over 31 IP.
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On behalf of Colborne Rutherflo I would like to thank all the volunteers that helped run a great tournament, to the Intermediate C Men’s Provincial Champions, the Fenelon Falls, and The Lakes Fastball Team who did a fantastic job keeping the diamonds in great shape even while playing.
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FRANCHISE TAYLOR
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