This Week in Fastball - KFL Playoffs - South Perth Championship - Mildmay Mets Big Winners - OCC Line up - HOF Earl Stroh- Disney

September 14, 2012

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KFL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE AT BUDD PARK

Last week the Diamond Jaxx eliminated Kitchener Smoke in the A division playdowns at Budd Park.  This week the Jaxx were eliminated by Bell Cartage.  Bell Cartage took the opener 8 - 0,  and the 3rd game 8 - 3, the Jaxx picked up a win in the middle frame, a 3 - 2 win

Tonite, a beautiful warm night for fastpitch at Budd Park, red clay infields, green outfields, bright lighting, scoreboard recording the plays,parking lot full, fans enjoying the game..... Bridgeport Bell Cartage won the opener of the final against the Tri City Jays and like the opening win against the Diamond Jaxx they got another 8 - 0 win...

The balance of the playoffs include games on Monday,  Wednesday next week and Monday,  Tuesday the following week ..8 pm at Budd Park..It is a best of 5 final series...



WELLINGTON SOX WIN THE SOUTH PERTH CHAMPIONSHIP

The Wellington Sox (15 -5) took the short route to the South Perth Championship this past weekend in Milverton.  The Sox opened with a win 7 - 3 over Hickson Reds (7 -11) ..then 10 - 3 over Sebringville (8 -12).  They met and defeated the South Perth regular season champs the Elmira Expos (16 - 4)  by 5 - 3, sending the Expos to the losers bracket.

Elmira opened with a win over the host team Milverton AW Millwrights (7 -13)  4 - 3, then beat Shakespeare Falcons (11-9)  7 - 3.

After the loss to the Sox, the Expos met the Falcons in the lower bracket and beat them again, this time 6 - 4 to eliminate Shakespeare and set up the championship game against Wellington.

Expos home game, Wellington got off to a quick start with 3 runs in the top of the 1st...the Expos responded with 3 of their own in the bottom of the 1st.,  Ryan Fisk, Darren Cunningham, Jeremy Creeden for the Sox, Todd Uhrig credited with 2 RBIs, ..for  the Expos, Derek Martin, single, Dan Martin 2B, and a HR for Trevor Beatson.

In the 3rd Wellington picked up 3 more runs...Todd Swift singled, Todd Urhig, 2 more RBIs with a homer, the Scott Walls doubled and Jeff Detta tripled to score Walls.. 

Dan Martin replaced Casey Halstead for Elmira

The Sox added the 7th run in the 4th....Jeremey Creeden singled, stole 2nd and Todd Uhrig singled to score Creeden.

Expos picked up two runs in the 5th..Josh Brohman and Derek Martin on base, Trevor Beatson singled to score them.

Todd Uhrig replaced Nic Goetz for the Sox final two innings, allowed 3 hits, stranding Halstead, Beatson and Josh Brohman, struck out 3, saving the win for Goetz.

The organizers did a great job  to keep  the games rolling, rain delays and schedule changes were handled well by the South Perth organizers....

The Wellington Sox started the season in first and almost made it post to post, but the Expos caught up an passed them to finish the season on top of the standings.  Congratulations to the Sox on a great recovery in the championship tournament. Nicely done.



NIAGARA SNAPPERS WIN GOLDEN HORSEHOE CHAMPINSHIP

Rain and hail hit Ker Field in Niagara Falls this past Saturday...but the GHFL got their championship in thanks to the city of Niagara Falls city staffers. 

Snappers won the opener 5 - 1 over Hill United, then 6 - 0 over the Mississauga Arrows, 2 - 1 over Tazco, and the championship game, a 2 - 1 victory over Waterdown Hammer,  Andrew Phibbs won all the Snapper games, and picked up the Gord Newman Memorial Playoff MVP award.

Waterdown lost their opener to the Mississauga Arrows 7 - 1.  Andrew Putman with the win for the Arrows. 
Doug Hoffman took the loss for the Hammer.  Hoffman then beat the Dawgs 10 - 3, to even the Hammer at 1 and 1.
Waterdown continued along the losers bracket with wins over Jordan, 9 - 4 then  3 - 1 over the Arrows and 8 - 4 over Tazco.

The regular season awards went to the following

MVP - Adam Dearborn
Top Pitcher - Andrew Putnam
Defensive Player - Kevin Newhouse
Janet Greatix Memorial Dedication Award - two winners - Will Lake and Mark Korten



MILDMAY METS WIN BLUEWATER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP in Chepstow...

I spent a lot of time in my teen years driving from Mildmay to Port Elgin passing by Chepstow on my way.

 I would close my dad's Esso Station in Mildmay,  around 10 pm and be able to  make it to  the Friday dance at the  Port Elgin Casino in 45 minutes.   Drove a black 56 Dodge, flat head 6 cylinder, 3 speed, with most of the fenders intact, and one window that rolled down, a radio that picked up WLS in Chicago...

So, when I heard that the Mildmay Mets defeated the Port Elgin Blue Devils at the Bluewater League championship in Chepstow...I celebrated for the Mets.... Big win....8 - 6....and the centre of the fastball universe shifted a little to the south..

The Mets were 13 - 7 in league play, 2nd place to Elmwood  with a 14-7 record in the Bluewater South Division and 4 1/2 ahead of Chepstow....

What happened to that game in hand? Hey,  all I'm saying is  that the Mildmay Mets might be in Ohsweken this weekend playing in the Ontario Challenge Cup if they had played that one game in hand..it might have been against Elmwood, and it might have put the Mets on top  of the South Division...and maybe Mildmay goes to Quad Cities, and maybe they get a good draw, and maybe they make the top  16...that's all I'm saying...

Their road to the championship included wins over Tara Merchants, Elmwood Smoke, Wiarton Nationals and the Blue Devils in the final...




ONTARIO CHALLENGE CUP for the LAVERNE REICHERT TROPHY THIS WEEKEND

Friday nites games in OHSWEKEN this weekend include..

Kitchener Diamond Jaxx (KFL) vs Ohsweken Redmen at 7pm

Tri City Jays (KFL) vs Ponsonby Sting at 9pm, both on Diam. 1,  Ponsonby won the InterCounty 2 weeks ago.

On Diam 2 at 7 and 9 we have;

Fisherville A's  vs Innerkip Eagles at 7

and Sweaburg Crush vs Walton Brewers at 9

Saturday morning - 9am......

Wyevale Tribe vs Wellington Sox, the Sox just picked up the South Perth Championship last weekend

Alvinston vs Niagara Falls CanAm,

at 11 am the bye teams open up......

Chepstow Aces play the winner of Fisherville and Innerkip and the defending champs Wiarton meet either
the Kitchener Diamond Jaxx or the host Ohsweken

The diamonds are on the 4th Line...just west of Ohsweken off Chiefswood Road..GPS address is 1738 4th line Road Ohsweken, ON N0A 1M0

You might hear the roar of engines from the racetrack just down the road...big weekend of racing also in Ohsweken.



SPEAKING OF CAR RACES

ELECT EARL STROH TO THE FLAMBORO SPEEDWAY HALL OF FAME

If there was a Hall of Fame for Fans of Fastpitch, this guy would be a member...

One of Fastball's greatest fan is nominated for the Flamboro Speedway Hall of Fame and you can help  Earl into the Hall.

 Its almost as easy as Earl made  it look when he was racing ..Climb in, sit down, buckle up, put your right foot on the gas pedal, shove it hard to the floor, keep it there...turn left...collect flag...