New Lowell, Ivy, Creemore lose in OBA finals

September 2, 2013

It was a heartbreaker weekend for the New Lowell Knights, Ivy Leafs, and Creemore Braves after losing in the championship games at provincial baseball tournaments.

The Knights lost a close 4-3 game to Exeter at the 'AA' tournament while Ivy was outscored 5-0 by London at the 'A' tournament. Creemore lost 3-0 versus Woodslee in the 'B' tournament final.

The 'AA' tournament hosted in Orillia included Orillia Majors, Aurora Jays, and New Lowell Knights.

Orillia lost their first game to Exeter 10-5 won their second game 3-1 over Welland and followed it up with a win over Merritton 3-2, before losing to New Lowell 7-5 in their semi-final game.

Aurora won their first game 9-3 over Coutright. They lost to New Lowell 4-2 and stayed alive with a win over Port Hope 3-1. The Jays met Exeter in the semi-finals and lost 10-8.

New Lowell started the tournament with wins against Merritton 7-1 and Aurora. Their first lost was at the hands of Exeter 6-1. The Knights picked up another win against Orillia before meeting the undefeated Exeter team in the finals. New Lowell lost the game in a close 4-3 contest.

The Ivy Leafs made it to the championship game in Kendal at the 'A' tournament. The team opened play with a 6-0 win over Welland, which granted the Leafs a bye for the second round. Third round play was a win over London 5-1, but was followed with an 18-1 pounding from Kendal. Ivy defeated Welland 10-2 in their second meeting and played Kendal again, this time winning the contest 8-6 to advance the Leafs to the finals with London. The Leafs went down to defeat 5-0.

Creemore Braves, Clearview Orioles and Barrie Red Sox attended the 'B' tournament.

Clearview was knocked out after losses to Woodslee 5-4 and Welland 9-1.

Barrie lost their first game to Creemore 9-6 before picking up a win against Oakridge (London) 4-0. They received a bye in the third round and faced host Port Lambton in the fourth round, where they suffered their second loss of the tournament 13-3.

Creemore started the tournament with a win against Barrie and Harrow 2-0. The Braves also received a bye in the third round to meet Woodslee for their third game. Creemore lost the contest 3-2. In semi-final action Creemore won their game with Tillsonburg 8-1 to move on to the finals. Creemore faced Woodslee again and were defeated 3-0.

Midland Indians and Bolton Dodgers competed at the 'C' tournament in Wyoming.

In Midland's first two games, they suffered two close losses to Petrolia 4-3 and Mitchell 3-2.

Bolton managed a 7-6 win over Thorold Fantoms in their first game and a 5-3 victory over Thorold Mariners in their second. A bye in the third round advanced the Dodgers to face Kincardine, where Bolton lost their first game 15-4. The Dodgers were eliminated in semi-final action after a tough 4-0 loss to Petrolia.

Kincardine won the championship with a 12-1 win over Petrolia.