It was all fun and games until today. At 4:30 there would be five teams going home. By 6:00 two more would be joining them leaving 8 quarter finalist to come back on Sunday.
Round Robin
(5) Dog Catchers @ (2) Dodge City Rounders - The 5th seeded Dog Catchers aimed to prove that their opening win against the #4 Lucky Stiffs was no fluke. They took on the #2 Dodge City Rounders and got off to a quick 3-0 after the 1st, 5-2 after the 2nd and 8-2 after the 3rd. They would keep the Rounders offense at bay throughout winning 12-5. Once again, Captain Larry Turner led the way going 4/4 and he would by joined by Paul Hargreaves who was 4/4 with a run scored. Adrian Barry (3/3) had the only perfect performance for the Dodge City Rounders.
(5) Banshees @ (2) Beer Bros. - The Banshees had been playing some sound defensive ball and looked to keep it going against the #2 seed of their pool. However they got down 9-1 after 3 and looked out of hit. Then they shut down the speedy and power laden Beer Bros. the rest of the way. the Beer Bros. would only send 15 batters to the plate over the final 4 innings, scoring no runs. The defense was on both sides though, and while the Banshees chipped away, they would ultimately fall 9-5 in a well played game. The only perfect game batting for either club was the Beer Bros. Lou Conforti who was 3/3 with a run scored.
(5) Dusty Cleats @ (2) Grisslies - The Grisslies doubled the Dusty Cleats 12-6 in a game that was closer than the score would indicate. The game was 6-4 through 4 innings before the Grisslies would get their last runs on the day by scoring 6. The Dusty Cleats had a great day from Captain Dane who was 4/4 and Wayne Caldwell who was 3/3 with a run scored. The Grisslies were led by the hot bat of Jeff Sagert who had the only perfect day going 4/4 with 3 runs scored.
(4) Hot Tub Woody's @ (3) Tap Masters - The Hot Tub Woody's had their "A" game in this one, defeating the the Tap Masters 12-5 and keeping down what had been one of this year's most potent offenses. The Woody's best bats on this day were provided by Jeff Handley (4/4; 1) and Chuck Cragg (4/4; 3). The Tap Masters had 3/3 game from Tim Osmond and Dan Routledge who had 3 runs scored.
(3) Lucky Stiffs @ (1) Dislocated Joints - The Lucky Stiffs may have had the best defensive tournament of all clubs as they only allowed 6 runs to a pretty potent Joints line up. However they could only muster 4 runs of their own falling 6-4 in a well played game. Doris Casullo (4/4; 1), Emeil Edwards (4/4; 1), Derryl Gaudet (4/4) Captain Terry Doucet (3/3) were all perfect at the plate. For the Lucky Stiffs Justin McBain (4/4; 1) and John Barlow (3/3) led the charge.
(5) Dog Catchers @ (4) Rusty Rebels - The Rusty Rebels had what may have been their best game of tournament defeating the Dog Catchers 19-3. They scored in every inning of the game and were led by Steve Grenkie's 4/4 afternoon with a run scored. The Dog Catchers were once again led by Captain Larry Turner's 3/3 performance.
(2) Beer Bros. @ (1) Red Dogs - The two clubs traded four run 1st innings before settling down to some solid defensive play through 4 complete. In the 5th, tied at 6's, the Beer Bros. rolled a 7 and would never again be headed or tied, pulling away to a 17-10 victory. The Beer Bros. were led by Winston Gayle's 4/4; 4 run performance out of the lead off spot. Rick Hjelholt led the charge for the Red Dogs going 4/4.
(3) Gruesome Devils @ (1) Brew Jays - For the second time in less that 24 hours the Brew Jays were staring at elimination. The again kept their season alive with a convincing 16-8 win over the Gruesome Devils. Kevin Tobin (4/4, 2) and Gord Tanner (3/3; 1) were both perfect for the Devils. Meanwhile the Brew Jays were once again led by Matt Foerster's 4/4 performance with 2 runs scored.
(5) Dusty Cleats @ (4) Hurtin' Units - These teams met in a "winner stays" game with the Hurtin' Units prevailing with a 17-10 score. Gord Robins (5/5, 3; Cam Clark 4/4, 3; and Gord Robertson (4/4, 1) were all perfect on the game. For the Duty Cleats both Stephane Simard and Mark Doyle were 3/3 with 3 runs scored.
(5) Banshees @ (4) Hot Tub Woody's - Yet another, close to the vest, epic game was played between the Woody's and Banshees. This one saw the Banshees score 3 in the 7th inning to tie the game at fours, before the Woody's counted 2 in the home half of the inning to pull out the win. Jerry Muirhead (3/3; 1) and Dan Chiasson (2/2) were both perfect at the plate for the Banshees while Brady Moye (3/3; 2), Steve Black (3/3) and Craig Davies (3/3) did the bulk of the Hot Tub Woody's damage.
FINAL Round Robin STANDINGS
Dark yellow indicates a Bye to Sunday, lighter yellow indicates a spot in the elimination game.
Dark yellow indicates a Bye to Sunday, lighter yellow indicates a spot in the elimination game.
Dark yellow indicates a Bye to Sunday, lighter yellow indicates a spot in the elimination game.
ELIMINATION GAMES
The Gruesome Devils came into the tournament as the 7th ranked team overall and got off to a good start beating the Dusty Cleats by 7. They would then lose by 6 to the Grisslies and win by 6 against the Hurtin' Units to stand a 2-1. A -7 loss to the Brew Jays squared their record and put them in an elimination game.
The Dog Catchers were 13th overall in the regular season and showed up with a great playoff. They opened with an upset win by four over the Lucky Stiffs. They would drop a 14-4 decision to the Joints before shocking most people with a 12-5 win over the Dodge City Rounders. Their 19-3 loss to the Rebels put them in the elimination game.
The Dog Catchers got on the sticks early in this one. They cashed in Don Curran, Bob Pearce and Phil Glecoff in the first while giving nothing up of their own. In the second inning, Paul Hargreaves, Don, Bob, Cal Russel and Phil all counted to make 8-0. Simon Smith and Gord Tanner got the Devils on the board in their half of the 2nd but it was too little, too late in this match up.
The Dog Catchers would pull away to win the game 19-10. The Dog Catchers had some super offensive games in this one. Bob Pearce was 5/5 with 3 runs scored. Phil Glecoff was 5/5 with 4 runs and Paul Hargreaves was 4/4 with 4 runs.
The inaugural season of the Gruesome Devils ended with Bob McCullough and Kevin Tobin but having 4/4 nights. Bob scored twice will Kevin counted a single run.
The Brew Jays had been on life support for a while. The league's best regular season team got pasted in their opener 29-9 by the four seed, Hurtin' Units. The followed that up with a 21-14 loss to the 5th seed Dusty Cleats. With games remaining against the Grisslies and Gruesome Devils, who should have been more difficult teams to play (just by standings), things did not look good. But the Brew Jays got off the mat to dust off the Grisslies 13-6 and then staved off elimination a second time by beating the Devils 16-8.
The Banshees were one of the surprise teams of the tournament. They tied in their opener against the Tap Masters before surprising many people with a 13-6 win over the hard hitting Red Dogs. They would lose their final two the Hot Tub Woody's and Beer Bros., but their 3 points would secure them a date in the Elimination game.
The Banshees started the game out getting three runners on in the 1st inning, but couldn't push across a run. That would be a sign of what as to come.
The Brew Jays seemed to be back and back with a vengeance. Having survived their round robin scare, they aimed to remind people who they were. The Brew Jays would send 11 men to the plate in the 1st inning alone, scoring 7 run. Only one out was recorded in the inning by the Banshees as the Jays set the tone early.
The Banshees wouldn't count their first run until the 4th inning when John Coopman cashed in Brian Richards. The final score was 20-7. The Banshees were led by John Tessier (3/3) and Paul Koolhaas(4/4; 1). The Brew Jays hot sticks were held by Roger Gaudet (4/4; 3), Rod Duggan (4/4; 3), Dave Fleming (4/4; 1) and Bill Clouthier (4/4; 1).
GOING HOME:
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It was a good run while it lasted. Thanks to my Dusty Cleat teammates this year. We had a blast.
Top Five Things I learned about my teammates this year:
5) Wayne Caldwell was bit by a snake on Saturday morning of the playoffs and survived.
4) I know five more French cuss-words thanks to playing alongside Stephane all season. I never knew how much Quebecers cussed.
3) I've always known Marky liked beer but he didn't like it "that much" on the night we lost the beer chugging contest to the HTW.
2) Cliff's dreads are actually fake hair extensions. He's bald as an eagle!
1) Captains Dane and CP had side bets with Pete Rose on going from first to worst in the regular season.
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