OTTAWA- Round-robin games concluded at all three National Championships on Saturday which also saw some quarter-final games played.
OTTAWA- Kevin Atkinson (Surrey, BC) led the offensive charge as BC doubled up on Red Deer (Alberta-2) 8-4 at the Senior Men’s championship in Dartmouth, NS. Atkinson belted a three-run homer in the 5th inning to put his team up 5-0, which turned out to be all of the runs they would need. Earlier in the game Cody Valgardson (Kelowna, BC) gave his team a 1-0 lead as he hit a solo homerun to open the scoring. The offensive onslaught continued in the 5th when Cory Stang (Surrey, BC) hit a three run shot of his own and the rout was on. Red Deer fought back in the bottom of the 5th when Jason Chatwood (Red Deer, AB) would contribute a two-run homerun which was followed by two more Red Deer runs. In the end the deficit was too much for Red Deer to overcome as BC hung on for the win. Tim Fehr (North Delta, BC) earned the victory on the mound as he went the distance and struck out three.
OTTAWA- Vaughan got things going at the Bantam Boys championship in their own backyard by pounding Alberta 10-2 in the tournaments opening game. The host club smashed out fourteen hits, two of which came from Darien Dalton (Newmarket, ON) who scored two runs and also recorded two RBI. With Vaughan holding a 3-0 lead in the 5th inning they completely took control of the game by scoring five runs. Alexander Paglia (Woodbridge, ON) would start things off by hitting a bases loaded single that would score two runs. Paglia and Tyler Nakamura (Concord, ON) would later score on a Dalton triple and he scored on a Ryan Grant (Mississauga, ON) single. Shayne Rajadurai (Oak Ridge, ON) and Junya Ashima (Richmond Hill, ON) combined to limit Alberta to three hits and struck out seven batters. Layne Currie (Calgary, AB) had two hits for Alberta in a losing cause.
OTTAWA- BC only gave up one hit and ended up beating Saskatchewan 12-1 in a mercy shortened game at the Bantam Girls championship in Richmond, BC. In the 2nd inning Avery Hutton (North Vancouver, BC) highlighted an eleven run outburst when she singled to bring home two runs. Sheridan Takahara (Maple Ridge, BC) also had a two run single in the inning. On the mound, Maryse Garcia (Surrey, BC) was dominant in picking up the win, allowing only one hit and striking out six.
OTTAWA- Yet another three National Championships will take place this week as championship season is fully upon us. The Bantam Girls championship will take place in Richmond, BC and will see an 7 team field participate, which is an increase of 1 team from 2009. In Vaughan, Ontario the Bantam Boys championship will be busy as all provinces will be represented as well as the host Vaughn club. Finally, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia the Senior Men’s championship will return for a second straight year and will feature a 10 team field that includes the defending champs from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
OTTAWA-Jordan Lennerton (Langley, BC) has been named the Florida State League’s player of the week (week ending August 22nd). Lennerton, a first baseman, is currently playing for the Detroit Tigers High-A affiliate in Lakeland, Florida. The 2004 Junior National Team member had quite a week at the plate hitting .406 (13-for-32) with 5 homeruns and 9 RBI. Lennerton’s week included hitting homerun’s in three straight games and after homering again on August 19th, he recorded an RBI for the 9th straight game. Lennerton has been on fire since being promoted to Lakeland from West Michigan in the Mid-West League, as he has hit .325 with 9 homeruns and 30 RBI and has hit .393 during the month of August.
Source: Ben Watanbe, The Express-Times
OTTAWA- Gold Medals were handed out at three National Championships including the Peewee Western, Midget and Junior championships.
OTTAWA- Brad Clarke (Cloverdale, BC) singled in the bottom of the 9th give BC a 1-0 walk-off victory over Alberta at the Midget championship in London, Ontario. J.J. D’aoust (Penticton, BC) scored the winning run after he had walked, advanced to 2nd on a ground out and stole 3rd base. To that point, the game had been a pitcher’s duel between Alberta’s Alex Regan (Calgary, AB) who pitched the entire game and only gave up 2 hits while striking out 11 and BC’s Tanner Collins (Penticton, BC) who went 7 innings and struck out 8 batters. Neither pitcher allowed a runner past 2nd base the entire game to prolong the scoreless battle. In the end BC’s Matt Pouncey (Kamloops, BC) was credited with the win as he pitched a perfect 9th inning.
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