Times Advocate, 1994-7-20, Page 16Page 16
Tunes Advocate July 20 1994
SPORES__
Exeter plays host to annual baseball clinic
Stratford Hillers'
players had 24
locals attend
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
EXETER - While a inajbt league
baseball strike may be op the ho-
rizon, locally, young ball players
are showing their enthusiasm and
last week spent several hours at the
Alvin Willert Field.
The two dozen players were tak-
ing part in the annual Exeter Minor
Baseball Association's Stratford
Hillers baseball clinic.
Diving for the ball, gliding, base
running, hitting and fielding were
just a few of the skills being taught
by Miles Tourigny and Ted Camp-
bell from the Hillers of the Inter -
county Baseball League.
"We start them off with a run and
then some stretches to get them
loose, that take's about half an
hour," said Tourigny who not only
pitches for the Hillers but coaches
Stratford's junior team as well.
Twenty-four players may be a lot
for some coaches to handle and to
teach but Tourigny and Campbell
didn't seem to mind as they put the
locals through their paces over the
five-day clinic.
"It's the perfect size With two in-
structors you can have fielders, you
can have runners," said Tourigny.
It's also a good working size group
for the afternoon scrimmages.
Many younger baseball players
Thunder to meet
Raiders in semis
Unico Cup continues on Sunday
EXETER - Last week was a very frustrating ort for the Exeter
Thunder.
The under -18 team was scheduled to play the first game of the
Unico Cup against Niagara Falls but the opposing Shiners were a
no-show.
Monday, there was no referee for their game against visiting Mar-
coni and Wednesday they were beaten by Sarnia Dante who only
came with nine players.
Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Canner's Field, the Thunder will take on
North York Raiders who beat Scarborough last Sunday. This is a
semi-final game in the 13 -team tournament.
"We'll be prepared. We had a lot of hype and emotion last Sun-
day," said Thunder coach John Rasenberg.
This is the first time Exeter has gone into the tournament which is
similar to a provincial championship. A large crowd is expected for
the game.
"The teams are good. When we tried it we knew we might be
above our heads. We'll play a; ery defensive game."
Last night the Thunder were scheduled to play a league game
against visiting London Curinga and one thing the locals had to
work on was their offence.
"It's a lack of ability to finish," said Rasenberg. "It will come, our
weak point is putting the ball in the net."
Adam Jean, right; of the Exeter Thunder prepares to kick
the ball in last Wednesday's game against visiting Sarnia
Dante.
r Bqurrt IV
July 14
Exeter 2 at Nairn (1) 4
Goalie: Corey Bilcke
Goals: Kurtis Masse, Brandon Lewis
Brandon Lewis and Scott Loosley played
well. Holly Hem was much improved.
Good come back by Exeter in second half.
July 13
St. Columban 5 at Exeter 3
Goalies: Sarah Webber, Cherise Knip
Goal.: Caroline Koricina, Anne Marie
Parsons, Becky Meidinger
Good defense by Melanie Regierand Car-
oline Koricina. Exeter played a very
strong second half after a penalty kick was
scored by Caroline Koricina. Anne Mark
Parona scored soon after but Si. Colum-
n came back. Exeter then rallied for a
goal by Becky Meidinger. An offaidecall
was missed giving SI. Columban a goal
which dashed hopes of tying the game.
Exeter Hornets
July 13
Exeter Hornets 0 at Strathroy Supremes 2
Goalie: Stacey Butson
Good game piayed by everyone!
July 12
Exeter 0 at Nairn (Il) 2
Goalie: Whitney Dawe
Excellent goaltending by Dawe. Good
team effort by everyone!
July .14
Exeter (V) 0 vs. Exeter (1) 2
Goalie for Exeter V: Dawe
Goalie for Exeter 1: Pragiskos Fragiska-
toe
(Gab for Exeter I: Lisa Hakvoon, Mat-
thew Prow
Excellent game for both teams! Past run-
ning for Exeter V by Justin Stacey. Danny
Shapton and Prances VanOss.
Exeter Wild Things
July 11
Wallacetown Wildcats 0 at Exeter 2
Goalie: Jana Webster
,
Gook: Erin McLeod, Kim Farquhar
An excellent effott by the entire team!
Good hustle by Kristin Strang, Amy Ed-
wards and Heather Davies.
July 18
Exeter 3 M Glencoe Storm
Goalie: Jana Webster
Goals: Heather Davies, Glencoe player on
own net, Jamie McGee
Excellent passing by Kim Panquhar, Erin
McLeod and Katie Webber. Exeter domi-
nated the entire game and had many shots
on net but often could not get the ball past
the strong Glencoe goalkeeper. '
shy away from wanting to play the
outfield. They don't think there is
much action and it's tough for them
to keep focused when they are oat
on the grass.
"At this age (9-14), they don't get
too many balls hit to them. As they
get older they'll like it. You can
chase balls and dive for them," said
Campbell who pitches and plays
the outfield for the Hillers.
In baseball, especially at the
younger age, there is always the
fear of getting hit with the ball. It
hurts, but once the player gets
home the pain goes away.
"We tell them it will hurt a little,"
said Tourigny. "You're going to get
hit with the ball eventually."
Campbell said a good way to
overcome the fear of being hit is to
just hang in there and keeping go-
ing after the ball. When you come
up with the big play, you'll feel
pretty good
"They get a little confidence, then
they get right back at it," said
Campbell.
Both instructors said that at a
young age, it's important to learn
, how to play more than one posi-
tion. However they also noted the
importance of having strong pitch-
ers.
"I'm a college baseball coach (in
Tennessee) and that's what we put
our money on," said Tourigny.
Pitching is still the most im-
portant part of the game and Camp-
bell also aailed that strong defence
is also a big factor. When it comes
to offence, you can always man-
ufacture runs throeh walks, errors
and sacrifices.
While hockey has always had a
Canadian domination about it,
baseball is American. There are a
few sprinklings of Canadian talent
in pro baseball like Toronto's Rob
Butler and Larry. Walker of the
Montreal Expos, but there aren't
many from this country.
"Dan Masse, he's a local product
and hopefully that's encouraging,"
said Tourigny.
Masse a Zurich native pitched for
the Stratford juniors last summer
before going to Oklahoma on a
scholarship with his brother Derek.
Recently, Dan's 95 miles per hour
fastball caught the eye of the Cin-
cinnati Reds who drafted him.
Matthew Anstett slides head first into third base during last week's baseball clinic held
in Exeter.
Baseball roundup
Exeter Rookle 'A'
July 13
Exeter 20 at Listowel 4
Home runs: Tony Ens, Tony Regier
Triple: Regier
Doubles: Ens. Nick Chessell (2), Chris
Armstrong, Regier, Nathan Holmes, Mike
Nedza, Korey VanAltena, Shawn Murray.
Murray Youmans
Singles: Zak Homuth, Cam Murray, Dan
Masse, Mitch Homuth
Fly balls caught by: Cam Murray
Catchers: Mitch Homuth, Armstrong
July 15
Clinton 17 at Exeter 6
Home runs: Nedza
Triples: Holmes, VanAltena
Doubles: Regier (2), VanAltena, Shawn
Murray
Singles: Mitch Homuth, Chessell, Arm-
strong (2), Zak Homuth (2). Cam Murray.
Masse, Youmans, Ens
Fly bails caught by: Regier, Masse (2),
Chessell
Catchers: Mitch Homuth, Armstrong
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Dashwood 1Viorlfo
July 11
Listowel 11 at Dashwood 10
Doubles: Cal deLange, Andrew Kinsnfan
Singles: Brent Morrison. Nathan Regier,
Brayden Lord, deLange, Kevin Regier
July 15
Dashwood 4 vs. Clinton 10
Single: Morriso,t
Doubles: Lee Finkbeiner, Jesse Schroeder
(2)
July 18
Dashwood 15 vs. Grand Bend 5
Singles: Morrison, Schroeder (2), Justin
Hayter (2), Nathan Regier
Doubles: Lord, Morrison (2). deLange
Home run: Kinsman (grand slam)
Exetet`Itookl'e
July 14
Mitchell 28 vs. Exeter 1 •
Good fielding plays by Aaron Paters. Mi-
chael Gionnandrea and RyrjQ Robinson.
Excellent catch of a line drive by Ryan
Robinson. ,�+
Exeter 17 vs. Lucan 18
Great close game with Good hitting.
Home run: Robinson
Double play: Matthew Mattucci
Fly ball caught by: Robinson
Exeter 11 vs. Mitchell Red Sox 16
Pop flies caught by: Costal Kollias, Matt
Iredale
Doubles: Iredale (2), Sean Ellison, Ryan
Tiernan
A good game against a very good team.
See details about our yard sale in this
week's classified.
Exeter Peewee Boys
July 13
Exeter 10 at Zurich 1
Pitcher: Cam Dougall, Chad Dalrymple
Strikeouts: 10
Top hitter: Brian Hayman (2 hits and a
walk)
Record: 7 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie
Exeter T -ball
July 16
Exeter Teal 4 vs. Exeter Gold 5
Runs for Teal: Lara Spring (2). Gavin
Harburn, Luke Kerslake
Runs for Gold: Kyle Brysen (2), A.J.
Miller, Krystal Stanley, Mitchell Ireland
Excellent game by both teams.
c$diton MO Olds
July 11
Hensall 22 at Crediton Blue Jays 9
Home runs: Stephanie Wein, Annette
Grotentraast
On base: Amber Lord (2), Kristine Regi-
er, Lindsay Barrett, Heidi Muller, Marga-
ret Geurts, Colleen Glavin (2), Erin Bow-
ers, Kristen Steeper
Fly balls caught by: Muller
Stars of the game: Muller, Glavin
July 13
Crediton Blue Jays 13 vs. Grand Bend 11
Home runs: Andrea Glavin, Margaret
Geurts
On base twice: Andrea Glavin, Danielle
Penschy, Geurts, Wein, Colleen Glavin,
Grotentraast
On base once: Barrett, Muller, Regier,
Bowers, Melody Mungar, Steeper
Stars of the game: MungarWein
I. Exeter Peer'woe
July 13
Exeter Legion #167 16 at Lucknow 11
Doubles: Mike Seip, Jayden Dinney ky
BI: Justin Pfaff, Mike Hamather, Jona-
n Ens, Dinney, John Gregus, Mark Bi-
linsky (2). Seip, Patrick Foster
balls caught by: Dinney (2), Seip, Bi-
linsky, Gregus
Pitcher: Seip
Strikouts: 9
Excellent game! Great team effort!
July 16 - St. Thomas tournament
Game Si
Exeter 2 vs. Byron 19
Pitchers: Bilinsky, Foster. Revington
Game #2
Exeter 1 vs. St. Marys 16
Pitcher. Seip•
Future games: July 19, Listowel at Exet-
er. 6:30 p.m.; July 22. Goderich at Exeter,
6:30 p.m.; July 23, St. Marys at Exeter,
3:00 p.m.; July 25, Exeter at Goderich,
6:30 p.m.
July 11
Grand Bend 16 at Exeter 8
Triples: Jordan Darling (2), Mark Die-
trich
Doubles: Matthew Johns
Singles: Ashley Johnston (3), Scott Loos -
Icy. Jena Phillips (2), Amy Weido (2), Jus-
tine Fusick (2), Ricky Wurm (2), Tony Al-
len, Clint Homuth, Dietrich (2), Johns (2)
Express now 10-5
ARVA - After playing .500 ball
for their first ten games of the
Great Lakes Senior Baseball
League season, the Exeter Express
have exploded for five straight
wins.
Thursday they travelled to Thorn -
dale where they won 16-10 in a
shortended five -inning game and
Sunday in Area, won in a more
challenging 6-2 contest.
Last night the Express were go-
ing to try and wr,.p up. the regular
season with six in a row as they
took on visiting Strathroy in a
make-up game.
Against Thomdale, the Express
struggled defensively as the hosts
led 10-3 at the end of four innings
but they ran out of pitchers in the
top of the fifth and Exeter exploded
for 13 runs.
Thorndale gave up eight walks in
the fifth and that, combined with a
grand slam home run by Express
Mark Glavin gave Exeter the win.
The game was also shortened be-
cause of curfew.
Mike Agnew started on the
mound for Exeter and although he
struck out six in the three innings
he worked, allowed seven walks
and seven runs. Rick Boon came on
and gave up three runs.
Sunday, the visiting Express re-
ceived strong pitching from Marty
Merner who went a full nine in-
nings and struck out eight while al-
lowing just one walk. Both runs
were unearned as the Express made
three errors during this game.
Exeter scored four runs in their
half of the third as Rob Dickey, Ag-
new, Boon, Dave Russell and Steve
Farquhar all had base hits.
They added another in the sixth
when Russell triple and scored on
Don Macdonald's hit.
7th annual Mixed
Slow Pg tch Horse
Shoe Tournament
July 29, 30, 31
Teams needed
CaII and confirm at
228-'6575
GRAND OPENING
Don Thompson and Rose Marie Rader of CIS Asset Management Corporation
welcome you to the grand opening of their Exeter office located at:
386 Main St.
3:30 p.m. July 22, 1994
r4:00 p.m. Ribbon Cutting •
• Refreshments Served •
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London, Sarnia, St. Thomas, Forest, Exeter, Port Elgin, Kitchener,
Guelph, Woodstock, Brantford, Paris, Hagersville, St. Catharines,
Newmarket, Niagara Falls, and Ottawa
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THE BACKLASH IS COMING!
You know Canada used to be a lovely safe country. I remember
when I was a kid, I used to come to Toronto from Kingston with my
Dad and brother Richard to take in the EX. How exciting it wasWe
used to get there by train (never had a car) and stay at the people's
home who advertised for people to stay at their private home. (I can
remember the lights flickering because they were on a 4 cycle some-
thing or other.)
It was wonderful, and if you got lost, nobody worried and some-
body would help you walk along Younge Street. It was clean, safe
and everybody was courteous. Walk down Younge Street today and
you'll see it's a zoo. It's not too had in the winter, but when the sum-
mer comes and it gcts warm, they crawl out from under their rocks
and it's pretty scary.
I remember when they used to have the Orange Parade with
King Billy on his white horse. The crowd was orderly, having clean
fun, cheering and clapping. Now there's parades with guys kissing
rguys and other parades where people are stalking one another,
there's drugs, fights with police and you name it. Toronto's a city
gone nuts! If you don't believe me, walk down Younge Street at
about 1 in the morning. (Have your insurance paid up).
Here's another great story, about the Pharmacist in Cobourg On-
tario, robbed by punks 8 times in 2 years. So this poor store owner
get's robbed again and this time he
shoots the tires out of the druggic's get-
away car. Guess who get's charged?
You guessed it, the store owner, Just an-
other case of the laws protecting the
criminals and the victims be damned.
Gotta protect those criminals rights, you
know. I am so damn sick of hearing
about people's rights. What about the re-
sponsibilities to protect the good and
worthy people.
�ALKS
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