The Midland Explorers finished tied for 3rd in this past weekend's Legends Tournament held at Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener, Ontario. The team went 4-2 on the weekend, losing to tournament champions New Zealand Black Sox in the semi-final 5-4. Next action for the Explorers is July 15th in Tavistock, Ontario. Team record for 2011 is now 10-2.
Game 1 - Jarvis 6, Explorers 1
WP - Don Scott, Adam Folkard in relief. LP - Grant Patterson, Mike Joseph in relief.
Shea Bryant Drove in Steve Horning with a Sac Fly for Midland's run. Lam, Beane and Horning each were 1x3. Brandon Horn and Ian Fehrman each had 2 hits, Greg Courneyea was 3x4.
Game 2 - Explorers 8, Wellington Sox 2
WP - Gregg Garrity, LP - Mel Ross
Eddy Ketelhut had 3 homeruns and Gregg Garrity had 2 homeruns. Each finished 3x4. Steve Horning was 2x3. Julio Guzman had a solor HR for Wellington.
Game 3 - Explorers 5, Quyon Combat 4
LP - Joran Graham, WP - Mike Joseph
Garrity and Ketlhut each had another homerun for the Explorers, and Steve Horning was 2x3. Joran Graham and Joel Langford each had 2 hits for Quyon.
Game 4 - Explorers 7, KW Cubs 1
WP - Grant Patterson, LP - Ryan French
Rowan Lam had a double, triple and 3 RBI. Kyle Beane was 4x4 with 2 RBI. Dan Loney and Dale Levy each had 2 hits. Grant Baechler (HR), Adam HIllard and Allan Phibbs each had 2 hits for KW.
Game 5 - Explorers 2, Chi/NY Dominicana 0
WP - Gregg Garrity, Save - Grant Patterson, LP - Bryan Newton
Dan Loney led off the game with a HR, and Steve Roberts singled in Dale Levy for the 2nd run. Garrity threw a two hitter (Shannon 2B and Wilson 1B).
Game 6 - New Zealand Black Sox 5, Explorers 4
WP - Pinese Iosefo (Nathan Taikato started), LP - Grant Patterson
Ben Enoka hit a Grand Slam in the 2nd inning, but the Explorers scored 2 in the 3rd (Lam 2-run HR) and 2 in the 4th (Horning RBI and Roberts scoring on a wild pitch) to tie the game. A Tyson Bartarillo single scored Enoka with the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 4th for the eventual game-winning run.
