Creemore wins junior OBA title

August 20, 2012

The Creemore Braves of the North Dufferin Baseball League won their first junior title since 1996 over the weekend. The team went undefeated during the three-day Junior 'C' playoff tournament held at Richmond Hill.

The Braves won their first game against Ancaster 8-6 and followed it up with wins against Tillsonburg 12-2, Cambridge 9-2, and Vaughan 10-7, before meeting Tillsonburg again in the championship. Creemore faltered in the first inning of the championship game, falling behind 4-0, but bounced back to win the contest in extra innings 5-4.

Two other NDBL teams were at Richmond Hill, which included the hosts and Orillia Minors. Orillia was knocked out after two losses to Brampton 6-2 and Vaughan 3-2. Richmond Hill played three games, losing their first to Mississauga 8-3, beating Ancaster 2-0, and in their third game suffered a loss to Vaughan 4-3 eliminating them from the tournament.

The Junior 'B' tournament at Chatham included the Barrie Red Sox. The Red Sox made the semi-finals but were put out by a dominant Walker Homesites (Windsor) team 10-6. Barrie lost their first game Friday to Peterborough 6-3, but remained alive with victories over London 11-9, Dresden 13-3 and Dundas 6-3 before their loss in the semis.

Georgetown took the championship 'B' title after defeating Walker Homesites in two games.