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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1994
Belgrave Squirts take loss
Sacrifice
Matt Cameron may have been out at first, but he got the runner home for Brussels in this
Ontario Rural Softball Association game on Sunday between Brussels Squirts and Hickson. It
was a close game in the early innings but Hickson eventually edged ahead for the win.
Brussels returns the visit Wednesday night in this best of three series.
Brussels Squirt 82s battle 83s
Last Friday evening, the two
Brussels Squirt Boys teams squared
off for their final regular season
game against each other.
The 82 team took the lead in the
bottom of the first when Tyler
Bragg, after being hit by a pilch,
used some aggressive base running
to reach home.
The score remained that way
until the lop of the third when the
83 team look the lead. After Matt
McCall was walked, Philip Leger
laid down a bunt that moved him to
second. Robbie Kerr then walked.
More aggressive base running and
a sacrifice by Brian Oldfield
brought them home.
The 82 squad responded with two
of their own in the bottom half of
the inning. Jason Armstrong hit his
fifth home of the season, bringing
home Paul Hunter who was one of
five players loaned from the Mite
team.
The 82 team added to its lead in
the fifth, when Malt Cameron and
Armstrong crossed the plate on hits
by Armstrong and Patrick Gilkes.
The defense remained strong, and
the 82 team held on for a 5-2 win.
Brian Oldfield pitched for the 83
squad, scattering four walks and six
strikeouts. Joshua Gropp pitched
for the 82 team, combining seven
walks with two strikeouts.
In addition to Hunter, Mile help
was supplied for the short-staffed
82s by Robbie Semple, Evan Horst,
Chris Walker and Dan Cameron.
On Sunday afternoon, the
Brussels Squirt Boys played the
first game of their Ontario Rural
Softball Association playoff against
Hickson. This team entered in
WOAA as well, consists of players
from both the 82 and 83 teams.
The game remained scoreless
until the third inning, when
Stratford
bowler plays
in Brussels
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Marys, two wins, 38 plus four;
Robert McKinley, Clinton, two
wins 36 plus two; seventh, Bill
Nichols, Stratford, two wins 36
plus one; eighth, Don Haines,
Clinton, two wins plus 35; ninth,
Doug Kidd, Atwood, two wins 34;
tenth, Oliver Pryce, Seaforth, two
wins 32; consolation, Joe Higgins,
Mitchell.
Brussels took the lead. Michael
Walker, after reaching base on a
walk, scored on a sacrifice by
Robbie Kerr.
After Hickson took the lead in
the top of the fourth, Brussels
scored three in he fourth. Bragg,
Armstrong and Oldfield scored on
three hits and a walk. The lead was
not to last, however, and Hickson
pulled out a 7-4 win.
Oldfield and Mark Kroll split the
pitching duties for Brussels,
sharing seven walks and six
strikeouts between them.
Coaches said that though the
boys failed to gain a victory, they
should be proud of the effort they
made. Strong defense and
aggressive base running made this
a very entertaining game for all
who attended.
The second game will be held in
Hickson on Wednesday night.
On Monday evening the Brussels
82 Squirt Boys and Belgrave Squirt
Boys met for the first time in
regular season play.
Belgrave jumped to a quick four-
run lead in the first inning. Craig
Marks singled, then was followed
by Justin Campbell, Kevin Hopf
and Jason Fear who reached base
on walks and crossed home plate
before the inning ended.
Brussels countered with two runs
of their own in the bottom half of
the inning. Joel Kellington, who
walked and Matt Cameron, who
singled, came home on a double by
Patrick Gilkcs.
The score remained that way
until the third inning, when
Belgrave added to their lead.
Campbell walked and came home '
on a single by Hopf. Brussels was
able to tic the game, however, with
three runs in their half of the
I
BLYTH INDUSTRIAL
BASEBALL LEAGUE
GP WON LOST TIED PTS.
Dirty Dozen 13 10 1 2 22
Howson 12 10 2 0 20
Marnoch 10 5 2 3 13
Top Gun 9 6 3 0 12
Natural 10 5 3 2 12
Wolves 10 5 4 1 11
Canadian 11 5 5 1 11
Cardinal 10 4 4 2 10
Select 8 4 4 0 8
Knight 9 3 6 0 6
911 10 3 7 0 6
Auburn 9 2 6 1 5
Digger 11 2 9 0 4
Bootlegger 10 1 9 0 2
inning. Mark Kroll walked and was
followed by a Kellington single.
The two came home on a Nathan
Garland homerun.
Brussels look the lead in the
fourth. Ryan Mawhinney hit his
first homerun of the season. Robbie
McKercher who singled, came
home on base hits by Andrew
Garland and Kroll.
Belgrave got one more run when
Marks came home on hits by
Campbell and Hopf, but the
Brussels defense held on for a 7-6
win.
Justin Campbell pitched for
Belgrave scattering four walks and
two strikeouts. Mark Kroll pitched
for Brussels, splitting eight walks
and eight strikeouts.
The two teams meet again in
Belgrave on Aug. 2.
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The Belgrave Squirts hosted a
game against Blyth on July 12 and
were handed a 5-4 loss by the visi
tors.
Scoring for Belgrave were
Myron Hussey with two including
a homerun, David Wray and Jimmy
McCracken.
On July 19 they played an exhbi
tion game with the Brussels 82
team and trounced the visitors 17-6.
Tim Robinson scored in the first,
then David Wray and Rick Buchan-
nan notched on two more in the
second.
Brussels got on the scoreboard in
the third with two, when Matt
Cameron and Andrew Garland
came home. A seven run home
half, however, extended the Bel
grave lead. Crossing the plate were
Justin Arkell, Jimmy McCracken,
Craig Marks, Justin Campbell,
Kevin Hopf (homerun), David
Wray and Tim Robinson.
Brussels responded with two
2 Brussels girls prepare
for provincial ball tourney
Two Brussels girls are preparing
for the upcoming provincial quali-'
fying novice ball tournament to be
held in Chatham next week.
Kara Pepper and Amber Ruttan,
members of the Seaforth Novice II
girls fastball team, will travel to the
provincial trials.
The team is not part of a regular
league, but plays exhibition games
and tournaments as members of the
Provincial Women's Softball Asso
ciation.
more in the fourth scored by Kic-
gan Vallcly, a visitor from England
who helped fill the short-staffed
Brussels roster, and Nathan Gar
land.
The solid inning continued with a
first no-run inning for Belgrave,
then Brussels tagged on two more
in the fifth compliments, of Robbie
McKercher and Joshua Gropp
(homerun).
Belgrave added seven in the bot
tom of the inning by Justin Camp
bell, Kevin Hopf, David Wray
(homerun) Rick Buchannan, Travis
Campbell, Jason Fear and Adam
Potter.
July 21 Belgrave travelled to play
Wingham Red and were trounced
15-1. Belgrave's only run was
scored by Tim Robinson in the
sixth.
Justin Campbell pitched the first
three innings with Kevin Hopf and
Craig Marks sharing the last three
innings.
The Novice girls have competed
against larger centre teams such as
Aurora, Guelph, London, Niagara
Falls and Whitby, earning a 20 and
0 record this season.
Coach Georgina Reynolds says
the players come from other teams
and are missing regular season
games to prepare for the provin
cials. "They have to be committed"
to the team, she says.
The team consists of players
from Seaforth, Brussels, Goderich,
Palmerston, Hensail and Clinton.
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