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Palmerston Marlins own third gold medal of season
The Grand Valley division of the
Provincial Women’s Softball
Association held its year-end
tournament on Aug. 14-16 in Wilmot
Township, hosting 14 teams from
North Oxford, London, Ancaster,
Dundas, Kitchener (2), Stratford,
Arthur, Springfield, Cambridge,
Wilmot, LaSalle (2) and the
Palmerston Marlins, who won.
The Marlins ranked first in their
division, which gave them a by until
Saturday morning play. Round-robin
games were scheduled Saturday
against Dundas, Wilmot and North
Oxford. The marlins managed a win
for each of these continuing on to
Sunday to start off against a very
strong Ancaster team.
With temperatures soaring above
30°C, the seasoned athletes rallied
through the game and came up with
another win of 5-4 against Ancaster
sending them undefeated to the gold
medal game. All the players,
especially the catchers are
commended for their battle through
the extreme heat.
The final game was sure to be
exciting as the Marlins faced off
against one of their tough rivals
North Oxford Crush. Back and forth,
offensive and defensive plays
seemed very closely matched as the
score only varied by a run or two up
to the sixth inning. However, in true
Marlin style, the girls’ adrenaline
kicked in to overdrive and the bats
came alive as they overtook the
Crush 16-8 for a final score and
well-deserved gold medal.
Throughout the season, these
talented young ballplayers have
earned a gold at the Whitby Summer
Slam, gold at Provincial Qualifiers
(undefeated), silver at Provincial
Grands and this third gold at the
year-end tournament (undefeated).
Coach Mark, Ken and Dave as well
as their parents, friends and other
fans are truly proud of this group of
dedicated young women and wish
them all the luck as they journey to
Quebec this week on their quest for
gold at the Eastern Canadian
Championships.
Triple threat
The Palmerston Marlins earned their third first-place finish
at a tournament in their season when they won the Grand
Valley division of the Provincial Women’s Softball
Association year-end tournament. (Photo submitted)
Tigers best Walton
in HCFL action
Wingham Hitmen
best Walton Brewers
Ben Newell’s RBI triple in the
bottom of the seventh inning drove
in the winning run as the Brussels
Tigers edged past the Walton
Brewers 7-6 in Huron County
Fastball League play last Friday
evening at the Optimist Ball Park in
Brussels.
The Brewers put two runners
across the plate in the top of the first
inning and Brussels responded in
their half of the inning by scoring
four runs. Each team scored a single
run in the second inning to give the
Tigers a 5-3 advantage. Walton
scored three times in the fourth
inning to take a temporary 6-5 lead.
The Tigers tied the score with a
single run in the fifth inning
and then won the contest in
the seventh.
Newell also had a double for the
Tigers. Andrew Baker connected for
a two-run home run, while Ty
Sebastian had a triple, double and
single. Sean Cook had a triple and
single, with Adam Corbett rapping
out a pair of singles. Contributing
single base hits were Gene Johnston,
Shawn Daw, Brian McArter, Corey
Campbell and Trent Michie.
Adam Verkley had a three-run
home run for the Brewers. Darryl
Houston, Adam Cronin and Jeff
Robinson rapped out two singles
apiece with Liam Melady
connecting for a double. Scott Cox
contributed a single.
Daw started on the mound for the
Tigers with Sebastian coming on in
relief. They combined for nine strike
outs. Mark Verkley started for the
Brewers with Cronin taking over in
relief. They combined for a pair of
strike outs.
Daw of the Tigers said it was a
good hard battle between the two
rivals. “We had good bats when we
needed them,” he said. “It was a
good team win.”
Paul Dolmage of the Brewers said
it was a close game that could have
gone either way. “We just couldn’t
hang on in the end,” he said.
The Tigers were scheduled to play
the Zurich Rangers last Wednesday
in Brussels, but the Rangers did not
have enough players to field a team.
The game has been rescheduled for
Sept. 2 at 8:30 p.m. at the Optimist
Ball Park in Brussels.
By Jim Brown
Special to The Citizen
Defeated
The Walton Brewers had a tough time against the Wingham Hitmen on Aug. 18. Home field
advantage meant nothing as the Brewers were trounced 12-2. (Jim Brown photo)
The Wingham Hitmen mercied the
Walton Brewers, 12-2, in five
innings in a Huron County Fastball
League contest played Aug. 18 at the
Walton Ball Park.
Walton scored single runs in the
first and third innings. Wingham put
two runners across the plate in the
first inning, added four more runs in
the second inning, scored three
times in the fourth and Ken Hogg
capped the Wingham offence with a
three-run home run in the top of the
fifth inning.
Adam Cronin had a triple and two
singles for the Brewers, with Jeff
Robinson and Scott Cox each
getting a triple. Single base hits were
contributed by Darryl Houston and
Jamie Wicke.
Cronin started on the mound for
Walton, with Cox coming on in
relief. The duo recorded two strike
outs. Trevor Seip was the starting
pitcher for Wingham, with Jason
Daw taking over in relief. The pair
recorded five strike outs.
Scott McDonald of the Brewers
said the team had a couple of costly
errors and they were outworked.
“They outbatted us,” he said.
The Brewers played host to the
Zurich Rangers on Tuesday and then
conclude the regular season on
Tuesday by travelling to Fullarton
for an 8 p.m. contest against the A’s.
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