Black Sox win the 8th Legends of Fastball Classic

The New Zealand Black Sox scored two in the bottom of the3rd inning of
the championship game on Sunday afternoon. Ben Enoka led off with a
single with one out, Bartorillo moves him to 2nd on a ground out, 3rd to
1st, two away.

Rhys Casely RBI single to score Enoka, then steals 2nd and scores on
Wayne Laulu's double. Thomas Makea flies out to right.

Jarvis Travelers lead off the 4th with a Nick Shailes homer beyond deep
deep deep centre. Ian Fehrman singles and steals 2nd...Chad Staats
strikes out, bringing Pat Graham to the plate...Jarvis down by one
run...Jeremy Manley on the rubber.

Graham hits a double deep to centre left, and Fehrman rounds 3rd, and
heads for home, a run will tie the game, a head first slide, and a bump
and a bash and a tag, too late, and safe at home, Craig Wallace the
Black Sox catcher jumps up, looking to Graham at second, steps on
Fehrman on the ground at the plate...on deck batter Greg Courneyea
pokes Wallace with the Easton, a gentle reminder that he made an
error, and the fun begins....first a shove back by Manley, then the
umpires and coaches arrive and then the infielders and then the benches
and the shouting...

The game settles back down...Manley is replaced by Peneje Iosefo on the
rubber......and Courneyea steps back into the box....

Iosefo throws one outside to the Jarvis catcher, some of the tension
escapes with that pitch, then one over the plate..a fly ball to
right...2 out...Black Sox 2, Jarvis 2, Graham at 2nd......and Jason
Sanford hits a 2 bagger to score Graham...Will Fehrman flies out to
left..

Jarvis 3...New Zealand 2...end of 4...

In the top half of the 5th. Rhys Casely homers, scoring Tyron Bartorilo
who doubled, with 2 away.

New Zealand 4 - Jarvis 3..

Don Scott went 5 for Jarvis, allowing 7 hits, 4 earned runs, 6 K's and 1
walk
Andrew Phibbs 3 up 3 down for Jarvis in the 6th

Jermey Manley 3 1/3 allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, 4 K's
Peneje Iosefo 3 2/3 . 2 hits and 4 walks

Final ....championship Black Sox...



New Zealand went to the final undefeated in pool play and
championship round with wins over Owen Sound 5 - 1, Port Elgin 7 -
0,then 8 - 1 over Elmira and a 4 - 1 win over Chicago NY,

Championship round they beat Midland Michigan Exploers 5 - 4 to meet
the reigning ISC club champions the Jarvis/Broken Bow Travellers...


Jarvis opened the tournament with a 6 - 1 win over Midland on Friday
night, followed that up with a 10 - 1 victory over Quyon Quebec, 10 to
0 in 5 innings over the Wellington Sox, and followed that up with a 7 -
0 win in 5 innings over the KW Cubs

They met the Owen Sound Verge Selects in the semi final and beat them 7
to2...to advance to the championship against the Black Sox

Owen Sound opened up with the loss to New Zealand got back on track
with an 8 - 2 win over Elmira Expos, beat Chicago New York 4 - 3 and
Port Elgin Blue Devils 7 - 0, then met and defeated Quyon Que 5 - 0 in
the playoff round, before the loss to Jarvis.

Midland Mich. opened with the 6 -1 loss to Jarvis, before righting the
ship with a 8 - 2 win over Wellington, 5 -4 over Quyon, and 7 -1 over
the hometown Cubs..The Explorers then met and defeated Chicago NY 2 - 0
to meet the Black Sox..

With the win the Black Sox are off to New York City for the 4th of
July Peligro Cup Tournament


Over in the Junior Future of Softball, the Owen SoundVW Selects took
first place in the round robin potion of the "Gump" Daer tournament.

They took wins over the Southern Ontario Jays, 5 - 2, 8 - 6 over the
Linwood Chiefs, beat New Dundee Dodgers 4 - 0 and a loss to the Waterloo
Cardinals 13 - 5. That record gave them first place and home advantage
in the playoff against Linwood

Linwood opened up with a 6 - 2 win over the Tavistock A's, 7 - 5 over
the Cardinals, 13 - 6 over the Southern Ontario Jays, and lost to New
Dundee Dodgers, 9 - 4....

Waterloo Cardinals other games were a 4 - 3 win over New Dundee, a
loss of 11 - 5 to the Southern Ontario Jays, and 9 - 1 over the
Tavistock A's.

The Jays beat New Dundee 6 - 0 and Tavistock 7 - 5

New Dundee 9 and Tavistock 8 in the remaining opening round game

In the championship game Owen Sound jumped out to a 7 - 0 lead in the
2nd inning sending 11 to the plate. Triple by Brandon Parks, a homer by
Taylor McConnel, a double from Matt Murphy, a double from Dan Mitchell,
a single from Brent Thompson, a single from Darren Newsom, a single from
Matt Sault, and a triple again from Brandon Parks ...highly productive
inning for the Jr Selects...they added one more in the 3rd...Matt Murphy
scored.

Daryl Swartzentruper scored for Linwood...

The rain washed out Thursday night..4 of the games were cancelled, only
the 6pm junior game got played.

Friday looked a little grim early in the day, but rain held off, games
started and finished.

Saturday looked more promising, and Barry Musselman was able to put
away all of the scenarios that he had worked through,

"If this was rained out...we can do that"

"No, can't do that, they would have to play at the same time"

"Sue, where can we get a ball diamond for 3 games?"

"Maybe we should go to 5 innings and catch up?"

"Tim (Whitelaw) can we get a couple more umpires if this game is moved
to another park?"

"Do we have game balls, scorekeepers, ball chasers?"

Tom Clancy, Cheryl Staats and Heather Terwood jumped in to help at Budd
park, it all worked out.

At ten pm, the Black Sox played Owen Sound in the "Opening Game" two
days after it was scheduled and the Legends was back on track...what a team

Sunday morning, bright and clear, Bill Gallager's staff had the
diamonds groomed and lined, Duncan had lots of food, Jim had lots of
beer, the umps were shining their shoes, the games controllers were
getting the diamonds organized, Anne's Army of Children's Wish
Volunteers were at the front gate all smiles and welcomes ready. Ray
had the carts lined up ready to go to work. Muss was thinking thru the
tie breakers, and the what happens if, and the "goesintos". There was
sunshine promised for the day and the teams were ready for the
championship round.

The fastpitch fans from Ontario, Ohio, Michigan, New York and
Pensylvania, Peterborough, Port Elgin, Port Dover, Ottawa, Oshawa, Owen
Sound, New Dundee, New Hamburg, Harriston, Hamilton, Hickson, and
Hagersville, Chepstow, Cargill, Tara, Teeswater, Tavistock and Toronto,
St Thomas, St Jacobs, St Clements, St Catherines, Bluevale, Brantford,
Breslau, Wingham, Woodstock, Walkerton, Wiarton, Whitechurch,
Wellesley, Wallenstein, Jarvis, Mississauga, Mapleton, Mitchell,
Milverton, Monkton, Maryhill and Mildmay; even Elora, Elmira, Erie and
Etobicoke, lots from Linwood, Innerkip and Ingersoll...they all settled
in for for the playoffs.

Another winner was decided, the teams are off to the next tournament, a
couple of them to New York city for the Peligro 4th of July
tournament....All of the junior teams will meet again in Owen Sound
this weekend at the Junior Ontario Elims... and others back to league
play in the South Perth League.

Thanks to all the volunteers from the organizing committee, Larry
Lynch, Barry Musselman, Sue Sherry, Duncan Matheson, Ray Alviano, Anne
Boehm, thanks to "Diamond Dirt" John Thompson and Dave McLelland for
MCing the Legends ceremony.

I would like to thank the games controllers, the scorekeepers, the
announcers, and especially the KW Bantam Boys fastpitch team under the
leadership of Bruce Young and Gilles Butchart for their contribution.
They beat New Hamburg Tuesday nite at Hillside...and are off to
Stratford this weekend for the OASAs.

Thanks to the sponsors for helping to underwrite the tournament and
help us provide funds for the Childrens Wish Foundation in particular....

and to the announcers for providing some additional entertainment at the
teeter totter announcing tables....you had to be there....

So, on to the next tournament....

This weekend..Canada Day Weekend/OASA Juniors in Owen Sound..

jamie.simpson@wcdsb.ca

also the OASA Bantams in Stratford.... murraypatterson@wightman.ca

Coming up July 14th to 17th Tavistock Mens Fastball Tournament..
davebailey@baileyconstuction.ca

July 22nd 23rd and 24th...Innerkip PWSA kyle.smith@ballparkradio.com

Civic Holiday weekend....The Ontario Senior and Intermediate Mens in
NewDundee...July 29th 30th and 31st... thomson.brad@gmail.com

the winners go to the Canadian championships the last week of August
and into Labour Day weekend..

at the Canadian Men's Championship in Owen Sound... jamie.simpson@wcdsb.ca

By the way..Jamie Simpson absorbed the loss Tuesday evening as the
Shakespeare Falcons nipped the Breslau Badgers 3 - 2 in 8 innings
before a sell out crowd at the Breslau Stadium....Don Barr reporting.

See you at the ball yard...

Dennis





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