Following up their 2nd place finish in the season-opening Jarvis Merchants tourney, the Explorers won the George Baumann Memorial Tournament in Erie this past weekend.  Outfielder Rino Dambrosio was named MVP of the tourney, batting .600 with 2 homers and 7 RBI.  Game summaries as follows:

 

Game 1

Explorers 5

Scarborough 0

WP - Grant Patterson - 3H, 0BB, 11K

LP - Matt Leahy (Blake Orr in 5th)

Rino Dambrosio 4x4, Craig Crawford 2x4 with 3 RBI, Kyle Beane 2x4

 

Game 2

Explorers 8

Keatings 2

WP - Doug Gillis - 4H, 0BB, 6K

LP - Greg Garrity (Bill Hillhouse in 5th)

Steve Horning 3x4 with HR and 3 RBI, C. Crawford 3x4, Beane 2-run HR

 

Game 3

Explorers 7

Buwieser of Erie/Elkland Fastpitch 2

WP - Mike Crawford - 2H, 1BB, 9K

LP - Hugh HIllhouse (Gord Scott in 6th)

Sean Zaborowski - 2x3 (2 HR), Todd Moore 2x3

 

Game 4 - Semi-final

Explorers 1

Innerkip 0

WP - Patterson - 3H, 2BB, 5K

LP - Jamie Simpson

Steve Horning - solo HR in top of 1st

 

Game 5 - Championship

Explorers 6

Heflin 3

WP - Doug Gillis - 7H, 1BB, 5K

LP - Paul Algar (Blair Ezekiel in 5th)

Dambrosio - 2x4 (HR, 3 RBI), C. Crawford 2x3 (HR, 3 RBI)

 

Explorers season record stands at 8-2 going into next weekends Legends of Fastball tournament in Woodstock, ON.