july2009

OASA Masters wrap up

July 21, 2009

Niagara Falls, ON


Niagara Falls Canada
 
Hi Al
 
Results from the OASA Masters Championships in Niagara
 
First the thank you's
 
To Dana (Waterloo), Sylvia, Wayne and Rookie (Cobourg), Paul (Aurora), Pete and Moe (Waterdown), Herb (Fury), Bob (Mitchell) and Smitty (Chili Pepper) thanks for organizing your teams and managing them to play a competitive tournament in a very sportsmanlike manner . Managers do not get enough accolades in this sport.
 
To the volunteers, the Niagara Storm's Fury boys for all their work over the weekend as well as our regular beer tent volunteers including Herb Beckman, Al Greatrix, Butch Provost and Phil John who live at the park for the weekend and all the scorekeepers and announcers, especially Tommy Watkinson and Ray Carr who called most the games.
 
To the OASA especially Bob Abbot and Paddy Fitzgerald-Nolan who spent the entire weekend administering the tournament. As well to Mary Myers for her assistance.
 
To Mark Korten for field maintenance and Shawn Whitely for marketing help
 
And of course to Al Doran for keeping the info flowing while a couple provinces over
 
It was a weekend of great fastball with tons of camaraderie. They teams spent the majority of the weekend renewing old friendships, great to see. 
 
Sunday morning
 
Quarterfinals
Aurora 7
Waterdown 5
 
wp - Ken O'Sullivan
lp - Rod Fevreau
 
Aurora builds a large lead and scrappy Waterdown makes a late charge but falls a bit short. Workhorse Fevreau I believe pitches all but one game for the Hammer.
 
QF #2
Waterloo 8
Storms Fury 0
 
wp - Don Stebbings
lp - Rick Provost
 
Fury hung in there and stranded runners throughout the game but Waterloo was too much to handle.
 
Semi finals   
Waterloo 7
Mitchell 1
 
wp - Todd Uhrig
 
SF #2
Cobourg 4
Aurora 3
 
wp - Wayne Wells
lp - George Karkambasis
 
Cobourg - HR Scott Wasson
 
Cobourg scores 4 early including an inside the park homer from Cobourg leadoff stick Scott Wasson. Aurora nips away at the lead while Karkambasis holds the fort. 4-3 lead heading into the 7th when the number 9 hitter for Aurora leads off with a triple to the gap. Wells gets an out and the next Aurora hitter sends one to medium CF where Dave Brownhill camps underneath it. Aurora sends the runner and only a perfect throw gets him. Brownhill unleashes a cannon and Cobourg catcher Brian McGuire applies the tag on a very close play the runner is called out. Wells finishes things off and throws a gem.
 
Final
Cobourg 7
Waterloo 0
 
wp - Tim Neill
lp - Todd Uhrig
 
Rematch of Saturday nights game and the defending champs Waterloo Classics up against undefeated Cobourg Force. The combination of a fresh Tim Neiil throwing darts, any team would have trouble scoring against Neill the way he was tossing along with it being the third game in a row for Waterloo makes this one a bit anti climatic. Cobourg scores early and often and Neill really doesn't get into any trouble. Congratulations to Cobourg Force for winning the Jack Cook OASA Provincial Masters championship. Cobourg was managed by Sylvia Ryan, Bill Fairney and Wayne Wells.
 
Each year, OASA presents the Jack Cook award to the Masters player, manager or coach who best exemplifies the sportsmanship, leadership and competitive spirit of Masters fastball in Ontario. Bob Abbott, OASA Executive Vice President, presented the award to Todd Uhrig of the Waterloo Classics. It was the fourth time in five years that a member of the Classics received the award. Sam Forbes (2005), Jodie Schnarr (2007) and Dana Seiling (2008) were the previous recipients.
 
Special recognition to the Red Hot Chili Pepper and coach Craig Smith. The Pepper were outfitted in new uni's for the weekend, rusty orange. They also changed the team name to Rusty's for the weekend. This was to honour former Pepper catcher Rusty Dekker.
Rusty was the consummate team player. Hard nosed yet the ultimate sportsman and gentleman both off and on the field. Whether he was hustling down the first base line to cover the infield throws, running out fly balls or taking foul balls off the body Rusty was a throw back old fashioned baseball player, but most of all he was he was a friend to all in the league. Rusty left us much too young. Very appropriate given that many of Rusty's former teammates returned to play in the tournament for the Pepper. Some of those same players played ball with Rusty for over 25 years and they are all the best of buddies. Great touch Smitty.
 
 
To everyone best of luck with the remainder of your seasons
 
 
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