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Tourney sees Brewers win BA, Tigers make AB finals
Walton Brewers defeated
Sebringville Junior Sting 3-2 in eight
innings to win the BA championship
of the 44th annual Brussels Tigers
tournament held on the weekend.
Sebringville scored two runs in the
top of the first inning. Walton scored
single runs in the third and fourth
innings to tie the game at two.
Playing under international rules, in
the eighth inning, the Brewers
prevented the Sting from scoring in
the top of the eighth inning and then
managed to score Jamie Wicke from
second base in the bottom of the
eighth.
Scott McDonald had a home run
and single for the Brewers, with
Wicke getting a double and single.
Darryl Houston chipped in with a
single.
Cody Bromley had a triple and
single for the Sting, with Ben
Hodgins and Trevor Wilhelm each
getting a triple. Charlie Molson and
Fraser Urquhart each contributed a
single.
Mel Ross went the distance on the
mound for the Brewers, recording
five strike outs. Chad Fink started on
the mound for the Sting and was
relieved by Ben Hodgins. The two
pitchers combined for five strike
outs.
Sebringville advanced to the final
by getting past Sweaburg 8-4 in the
semi-final.
Paul Dolmage of the Brewers said
they got off to bad start, losing 12-0
to the Kitchener Selects in their
opening game. He noted they then
had two good games, against
Melbourne Mile and Sebringville.
“Scott McDonald had a big
weekend, with two home runs,” he
said. “We received great pitching
from Mel Ross.”
He indicated that Adam Cronin hit
into a ground out to score the
winning run.
Brussels Tigers reached the AB
final, but were defeated 5-4 by the
Port Burwell Lakers as the Lakers
scored two runs in the bottom of the
seventh inning to win the game.
Brussels put two runners across
the plate in the top of the first inning
and two more in the fourth inning.
Port Burwell scored two runs in the
bottom of the third inning and one in
the fourth inning, before winning the
game with two in the seventh.
Andrew Baker hit a home run for
the Tigers, with Corey Campbell
getting a triple and single. Wade
Stephenson connected for a triple,
with Adam Corbett rapping out three
singles. Steve Scholl contributed a
double.
Jamie Davis had a triple and single
for the Lakers, with singles being
rapped out by Andrew Van Wyk,
Sean Lovell and Brent Roloson.
Ty Sebastian went the distance on
the mound for the Tigers, recording
eight strike outs. Scott Lovell went
the distance for the Lakers and had
one strike out.
Shawn Daw of the Tigers said it
was a great tournament for the
Tigers. “Our bats came alive for the
tourney and we had some great
pitching,” he said. “We just came up
short.”
He noted that overall it was a good
tournament. Brussels advanced to
the final by getting past Harwood
Corners 5-2 in the semi-final.
Corbett hit a triple for the Tigers
with Ben Newell, Dennis Dewars,
Daw and Sean Cook each getting a
single. Daw went the distance on
the mound, recording seven strike
outs.
The Stratford Cubs won the AA
championship as they defeated the
Kitchener Selects 3-1.
Cody Werner hit a home run for
the Cubs, with Derek Elliott rapping
out a pair of singles. Getting single
base hits were Tyler Pauli, Nick
Penner and Jake Moulton.
Tom Allen had a triple and single
for the Selects, with Mike Brown
connecting for a triple. Kevin Ryrie
and Aaron McCaw contributed one
single apiece.
John Baker went the distance on
the mound for the Cubs, recording
seven strike outs. Shayne Riepert
went the distance for the Selects,
recording five strike outs.
Melbourne Mile took the BB title
as they scored two runs in the top of
the seventh inning to defeat the
Fullarton A’s 4-2.
Brad Cooper had a triple and
double for the Mile, with Aaron
Stickley getting a double and Ryan
Wolfe rapping out a pair of singles.
Adam Fletcher contributed a single.
Scott Lealess hit a home run for
the A’s with Adam Pearn getting a
double and Jamie Pearn a single.
Brussels opened the tournament
Friday evening with an 8-7 decision
over the Goderich Grizzlies.
The Tigers scored six runs in the
second inning and added two more
in the sixth. Goderich scored one run
in the second inning and added six
more in the sixth to make the game
close.
Scholl had a home run and single
for the Tigers, with Corbett getting a
double and single. Cook connected
for a double and Daw hit a single.
Daw started on the mound for the
Tigers, with Dewar taking over in
relief.
In the second game played Friday
evening, Port Stanley edged past
Sweaburg Crush 8-7.
In the first game played Saturday
morning, the Selects defeated the
Brewers 12-0. Riepert threw a one-
hitter as McDonald hit a single for
the Brewers. McDonald and Cronin
were the pitchers for Walton.
Stratford then doubled up
Sebringville 4-2, Port Burwell
defeated Melbourne 8-6 and
Harwood Corners got past Fullarton
3-2.
Brussels fell 3-2 to Port Stanley in
a championship round contest.
Brussels scored two runs in the
bottom of the fourth inning, with
Port Stanley putting three runners
across the plate in the top of the fifth.
Scholl had a home run and single
for the Tigers with Newell hitting a
home run. Dewar had a double and
single, with Campbell hitting a
double. Contributing single base hits
were Corbett and Cook.
Dewar went the distance on the
mound for the Tigers, recording five
strike outs. Andrew Battigis and Wes
Collard saw pitching duty for Port
Stanley and combined for five strike
outs.
Kitchener defeated the Lakers 8-1
and Stratford got past Melbourne 8-
3.
On the consolation side, Sweaburg
defeated Goderich 10-2 and Walton
blanked Melbourne 5-1 behind the
two-hit pitching of Ross. He struck
out 10.
Walton scored two runs in the first
inning and added three more in the
sixth. McDonald hit a two-run home
run for the Brewers, with Shawn
Bromley hitting a triple and Darryl
Houston a double. Barry Young and
Jeff Robinson each rapped out a
single.
Sebringville also edged past
Fullarton 7-6.
Stratford defeated Port Stanley 9-1
to advance to the AA final and
Fullarton downed Goderich 10-3 to
reach the BB final.
By Jim Brown
Special to The Citizen
Plenty of action
The baseball diamonds in Brussels had plenty of action over the weekend as the annual
Brussels Tigers Tournament saw teams competing for victory in one of four divisions. Locally,
the Brussels Tigers made the AB finals while the Walton Brewers won the BA finals. The AA
finals went to the Stratford Cubs while the BB finals was won by Melbourne. (Jim Brown photo)
Playing hard
Players from Blyth and Wingham, shown above, as well as several other centres, were hoping
to come out winners at the U7/U8 tournament held at Sparling Fields on Saturday just prior
to the Streetfest celebration. Organizers say that everyone played hard and had a good time.
(Denny Scott photo)