The Citizen, 1999-09-08, Page 7Blyth Squirts
take
Tri-County B
It has been a busy week for the
Blyth Squirt Boys as they compet
ed in the Tri-County B finals in
Brussels then travelled to Chepstow
for the WOAA consolation finals.
Blyth got a quick start on Brus
sels Aug. 31, when they racked up
five in their first at bat.
With walks issued to Darcey
Cook and Trevor Hopf, Josh
Albrechtas earned two RBI on a
double then was tagged out trying
to go to third.
Mitch Ortman singled and Kyle
Procter walked, setting up the RBIs
for Blake Miller. Matt Goodall sin
gled home Miller.
With Cook on the mound, Brus
sels’ Chase Chapman and Steve
Ropp singled, though Chapman
was out attempting to go home.
After a shutout second inning for
both sides, Blyth scored their maxi
mum of seven in the third. Ortman
and Procter smacked back-to-back
homers.
Miller and Goodall walked then
were pushed home by a Nick Stryk
er homerun. Allison George
walked, Cook singled and Albrech
tas tripled to tally two more.
Adam Corbett and Andrew Proc
ter took walks to lead off the bot
tom of the inning. Zach Horne’s
single pushed Corbett home but
Procter was put out trying to steal.
With a substantial lead in the
fourth, Blyth added to their total
when Procter singled and eventual
ly came home. Miller singled but
was out on a steal and Anthony
Peters’ walk was left on base.
Brussels threatened in the bottom
of the fourth when Chase Chapman
walked and Ropp singled, giving
Chris Illman the opportunity to
send them home.
Walks to Philip Wedow, Corbett
and Procter loaded the bases, but
the batters could not bring them in.
With Stryker, George and Cook
on base in the top of the fifth, they
each scored on passed balls.
Brussels chose not to take their
last at-bat, giving Blyth the 16-3
win.
The teams met again Sept. 2, this
time in Blyth.
A walk to Brussels’ Chris Cor
bett was left stranded after the third
out came on an attempted steal of
second.
Walks to Cook and Hopf were
pushed home when Albrechtas
tripled. Procter doubled, Miller sin
gled, Goodall walked, Stryker sin
gled and George walked.
Goodall was tagged out at home.
Mike Keffer walked followed by
a Wedow single, but he was tagged
out trying to steal home. Adam
Corbett singled, but was put pout
on a fielder's choice.
Kyle McNeil led off the second
for Blyth with a double and was
followed by singles from Cook,
Hopf, Albrechtas and Ortman.
Procter walked then Anthony
Peters and Goodall singled.
Albrechtas pitched a gre<il inning
in the third, striking out the side.
The Brussels pitcher followed
his lead with a three-up, three-
down third as well.
Albrechtas gave up two walks to
Continued on page 8
Correction
A name was misspelled in the
outline for the Brussels U-13 soccer
team. The coach is actually Scott
Hubbert.
We apologize for the error.
S ports
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1999. PAGE 7.
Erom the sidelines
Area produces talent
By Hugh Nichol
Last week
end’s Huron
County Fastball
League playoff
tournament
established three
definites. First,
the calibre is
Huron County’s best kept secret
overshadowed only by the
Hollywood promotion of the
neighbouring Bluewater and South
Perth Leagues. Second, the Brussels
area produces some of our regions
most talented ball players whose
lack of recognition is due to a desire
in remaining true to their hometown.
Finally, by continuously forcing
each other to extend their grasp to
almost herculean limits the Walton-
Brussels rivalry has, does, and
always will exist.
To those unfamiliar with the
intricacies of the HCFL the chances
of either Brussels or Walton
reaching the final would have been
unrealistic.
Goderich-based teams dominated
the regular season, not because of
their skill, but because many of their
players live in a Shangri-La world
of softball. Their rosters are filled
with baseball urbanites employed in
the standard 9-5 workforce, an
arrangement which allows them to
field their best on an everyday basis.
Their rural cousins do not enjoy
such a luxury as the majority of
players are of agricultural employ
ment and are literally at the beck
and call of Mother Nature. For them
the tournament would be a benefit, a
chance to finally gather their finest
without worry of interruption due to
the harvesting rituals.
Therefore it was of no surprise
that while yes, Goderich teams
finished first, second and fourth in
league play, and yes, the Goderich
Dukes scored the most runs in
regular season, and yes, the
Goderich Orioles defense allowed
the least runs against, and yes, the
Goderich Gardiners Pat Crawford
was the league’s top pitcher, and
yes, the Gardiners Mark Chisholm
was the league’s batting champion,
and yes, the Gardiners finished in
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first place, it was the Gardiners who
were the first team eliminated from
tournament play.
Some teams deal in statistics
while others deal in reality knowing
that regardless of what is written the
game is still decided on the field.
Thus by Saturday’s end the only two
undefeated teams were the Brussels
Tigers who opened with a 9-2 win
over the Orioles followed by an
equally impressive 9-0 shutout of
Seaforth, and Walton who easily
mercied the Goderich Jrs. 10-1, then
upset the Dukes 5-4.
Sunday morning's game would
therefore decide who advanced to
the league final and who
mathematically still had a chance.
The game only enhanced interest in
the possibility of a rematch. Playing
their best game of the year Walton
scored an impressive 3-2 victory
and for the second time in three
years would playoff for the
championship.
Despite the loss the Tigers
remained confident but knowing
they would now have to win three
consecutive games to retain the title.
Step one was a relatively easy 9-7
win over the Goderich Dukes, a
score that actually flattered
Goderich who trailed 6-0 after two
Tiger at bats.
Step two was overcoming a 3-1
deficit by scoring seven fifth inning
runs enroute to a 9-5 win over
Walton forcing a one-game winner
take-all showdown.
The third and final step was Todd
Uhrig striking out three of the last
four batters faced, giving the Tigers
a 3-2 win and their fifth consecutive
league championship.
The last title of the millennium
was undoubtedly the toughest and
definitely the most gratifying. As for
Walton they proved they can beat
anybody anytime, they just couldn’t
beat Brussels at the right time.
On a final note while The Citizen
acknowledged the presentation of
MVP team plaques to Steve Knight
of Walton and Tim Fritz of Brussels
congratulations are also extended to
Tyler Stewart of Blyth, winner of
the Goderich Juniors award.
Dirty business
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with the five existing providers in the County. As a
result, five public meetings have been scheduled to
provide you with the opportunity to raise any issues,
concerns, or questions you may have about the future
of land ambulance service delivery in Huron County.
The meetings are being held:
Sept. 7 Clinton Town Hall Auditorium
Sept. 8 Seaforth Community Centre
Sept. 9 South Huron Recreation Centre, Exeter
Sept. 13 Wingham United Church
Sept. 14 MacKay Centre, Goderich
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