Quarter-final action for Rangers

September 4, 2023

Baseball Ontario's senior provincial championship tournaments were held over the weekend with seven North Dufferin teams participating.

The Ivy Rangers at the 'A' championships in Thorold made it to the quarter-finals, losing the game 8-6 against a strong Niagara Falls team.

The Rangers opened the weekend with a decisive 8-0 win over Mitchell and in Game 2 met league rival Barrie Angels. The Rangers topped the Angels 4-2. Round three action saw Ivy take on Beamsville and after being up 3-0, lost the contest 4-3.

The loss meant another game against Barrie, with the Rangers winning 8-1 to advance to the quarter-final.

Barrie picked up a 5-2 first game win over Woodslee, met Ivy for Game 2 and stayed alive in Game 3 with a 3-1 victory over Clarington, before bowing out in the game against Ivy.

It was a disappointing weekend for the New Lowell Knights going out in two games at the 'AA' championships. They lost 11-9 to Whitby and 6-4 to Fort Erie.

Both the Orillia Majors and Lisle Astros made it to round three at the 'B' provincials in Petrolia.

The Majors lost their first contest 16-0 to Leamington, bounced back with a 7-6 win over Petrolia in Game 2, and took a second loss in a game with Lucan 10-5.

Lisle defeated Lucan 14-5 in opening action and then lost a close 6-5 battle to Wyoming before losing to Milton 4-2.

The Creemore Padres and Owen Sound Baysox met for their first game at the 'C' tournament in Port Hope. In an eight-inning game the Padres took a 10-9 win. Owen Sound was knocked out the following game losing to Essex 3-0.

Creemore suffered a loss in their second game to Port Lambton 12-2 and ended the tourney with a close 5-4 loss to Port Dover.

Champions: 'AA' - Kincardine, 'A' - Beamsville, 'B' - Wyoming, 'C' - Port Lambton