Braves settle for second place

September 2, 2019

Senior teams in the North Dufferin Baseball League and around the province attended provincial championship tournaments on the weekend with the Creemore Braves making it to the 'C' finals, losing to a strong Simcoe Giants team 10-0.

The Braves started the tournament with two wins, 7-5 over Wyoming and 5-4 over Hanover. In their third game they lost to Simcoe 14-4, but rallied to take a 7-3 win over the Essex Diamondbacks and a 12-6 victory over Courtright in the semi-final to advance to the championship.

In the championship game, Creemore was mercied after five innings from Simcoe who went undefeated in the tournament.

Also at the tournament, the Lisle Astros managed three games, losing 7-4 to the Essex Yellow Jackets in the first, defeating Port Hope 11-1 for their second, and suffering a second loss at the hands of Mitchell 12-2.

The Bolton Brewers made semi-final play at the 'AA' championship. With two early wins over Fort Erie 13-2 and Exeter 13-1, the Brewers faced Kincardine and suffered a 10-0 loss. In semi-final action, the Brewers met Kincardine again and went down in defeat 5-4.

The New Lowell Knights lost two games in extra innings. They faced Exter in opening action losing 14-13 and then lost to Niagara Falls 9-8.

In Listowel, the Ivy Leafs, Ivy Rangers, and Orangeville Giants battled for the 'A' title. The Giants advanced to semi-final action with a 10-4 win over Tecumseth, a 10-2 victory over Welland, a 1-0 loss to Listowel and were knocked out with a 10-5 loss by Harrow.

The Ivy Rangers opened with a 10-7 win over Harrow and were eliminated with losses to Listowel 7-5 and Welland Chiefs 8-5.

The Ivy Leafs lost 4-0 to Welland in their opening game, picked up an 8-3 win over Tecumseth and then suffered a 22-2 thumping from Harrow.

Port Lambton hosted the 'B' tournament which was plagued by rain. The Clearview Orioles opened with a 4-0 loss to Port Lambton, rebounded with a 3-0 win over Lakeside and a 6-4 victory over Rose City. In quarter final action Clearview met Port Lambton again on Sunday, but the 9 a.m. game was called in the early innings due to rain. At 4:30 p.m. the two teams took to the field and the Orioles lost in a close 4-3 contest.

The Bolton Dodgers took a 5-4 loss in their first game to London Area, picked up a 8-3 win over Amherstburg, before bowing out to Port Lambton 13-4.