In semi-final 1 (Etobicoke 16s vs Newmarket) an epic 9 inning game took place in which Newmarket had the lead 2-0 going into the bottom of the 6th and scored 3 runs to go up 3-2.  In the top of the 7th, Newmarket scores 2 to go up by 1 and Etobicoke answered back in the bottom to send the game into extra innings.  Newmarket scored to in the 9th to move to the finals. In semi-final 2, Hamilton scored 3 runs in the third and didn’t look back winning 5-1 vs a strong Oshawa team.

 

From my take, just a tremendous weekend of baseball and a good pre-lim for what to expect at the Elims.  The MEL showed this weekend how competitive a league we are.  Keep up the great job men. I want to thank Denny Berni and Garry Liddell for being great hosts at this tourney and sending in game info on a timely basis.  Thanks also to David Quattro for making Keelesdale available on Friday night, which allowed for smooth schedule.

 

Looking forward to a great rest of the year.

 

Tournament Convenor, 

Frank Fascia