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Bolton wins fourth NDBL title
September 17, 2012
Strother Cup Presentation
Bolton Brewers Matt Blacklaws, Adam Wallace, Ron Mercer, and John Hutchinson receive the Strother Cup from North Dufferin Baseball League vice president Rob Wilson (left) and Past President Sean Hayward (right) during a post-game presentation Sunday, Sept. 16.
(David Anderson photo)
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2012 N.D.B.L. Senior Champs -
Bolton Brewers
Back Row, L-R: Matt Blacklaws, Eric Cirone, John Hutchinson, Paul Cardarelli, Pat Warden, Nathan Robinson, Brett Chater.
Front Row, L-R: Greg Keenan, Mike Wallace, Shawn Chalmers, Mike Blackwood, Ron Mercer, Ryan Smith, Adam Wallace.
Missing from photo: Owen Somerville, Mark Horan, Brett Bond, Anthony Veccharelli, and David Corneilus.
(David Anderson photo)
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The Bolton Brewers defeated the New Lowell Knights on Sunday, Sept. 16 to claim their fourth consecutive North Dufferin Baseball League championship. The Brewers won game five, 5-0.
Bolton is only the third team in the 83 year old league to win four straight titles matching Creemore (2005-2008) and Shelburne (1957-1960).
To get to game five, the Brewers and Knights met at Bolton on Thursday night for game three of the championship series. Bolton won the contest 8-7. Both teams relied on their pitching staffs, each using three pitchers. The game was tightly fought for sixth and a half innings with New Lowell unable to capitalize in the seventh frame with runners on first and third to take the game or perhaps push the game into extra innings.
Game four was played at Bolton on Saturday afternoon and this time the New Lowell team was able to squeak out a 7-4 win. Bolton started out strong scoring first and keeping the Knights at bay, but some timely hits by New Lowell in the seventh inning allowed them to take the lead and the game.
The final game, on Sunday, was played at the New Lowell diamond with the Brewers, as in each of the series' games, getting out to an early lead scoring a run in the first frame. Bolton scored three more runs in the sixth inning and a final run off a homerun by Brett Chater in the seventh. Bolton's solid defence and pitching held off the Knights for the entire game with New Lowell not plating a run.
Pat Warden pitched for the Brewers, giving up no runs, five hits, one walk and struck out three batters. Steve Baldry threw for the Knights, and over his seven innings allowed five runs, seven hits, walked five batters and struck out four.
Bolton recorded singles from Mike Wallace, Shawn Chalmers, Eric Cirone and Ryan Smith, a pair of singles from John Hutchinson and a homerun by Chater. New Lowell's Baldry, Sean Connor, John Patterson each singled, while Brandon Norrie had a pair of singles.
After the game, NDBL past president Sean Hayward and vice president Rob Wilson presented the championship trophy, the Strother Cup to a crew of Bolton players - Matt Blacklaws, Adam Wallace, Ron Mercer and John Hutchinson.
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