#OCC2016 The conclusion of the 2016 Laverne Reichert Memorial Ontario Challenge Cup brings down the curtain on another season here in ISC Canada East.

 

We congratulate Innerkip Expos for winning the 2016 OCC and a paid berth in the 2017 ISC World Tournament in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

Innerkip prevailed in a hard-fought championship game with Shakespeare Falcons, who were making their third-straight appearance in the OCC Championship game, and were looking to regain the title they won in 2014.

 

The Expos' Kyle Crawford was 5-0 on the weekend with a 2.10 ERA, pitching 26.2 innings and striking out 42.

 

Jeff Lyons garnered a Triple Crown for the Expos with 9 hits in 14 Abs, for a .643 batting average, scoring 9 runs with 4 home runs and 13 RBIs.

 

We thank all 12 teams that joined us in Glanworth for the weekend, as we brought a major men's fastball tournament to Glanworth Park for the first time, to the delight of fans who came out over the course of the weekend. 

 

Randy Gray and the Glanworth Gators team did a FANTASTIC JOB as rookie hosts, coping with persistent rain on Saturday, but persevering and ensuring we got the schedule completed. A big thank you to all teams for their patience as we waited out the weather and their commitment to playing in the conditions that they did.

 

Fred Malatches put together a great blue crew of George Lemaich, Mike D'Abreu, Rob Straetmans, Brad Whalen, Justin Van Horn, Rick Boyd, Paul Verheye and Mike Brito. Thank you for your outstanding work! 

 

Tammy Ford and Val Laidlaw were terrific as scorekeepers. We also want to say thank you to ISC Statistician Gary Baughman for his tireless devotion to the game, prepping a full tournament stats package which is located at http://www.alsfastball.com/uploads/optimized_images/2016/2016%20OCC/2016%20OCC%20Sched%20and%20Results.htm

 

We also thank Al Doran for helping us share our results worldwide and for Mal Swift, pinch-hitting for Kyle Smith on a last-minute basis.

 

We want to wish all of the teams, players, umpires and fans a wonderful off-season. Stay tuned for news on the 2017 season coming soon.

 

Best regards, 

 

Blair Setford & Joe Todd