Centennials bronzed at Canadians
By Times-Journal Staff
The St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials finished the Canadian Senior Men’s Fastpitch Championships on the podium with the bronze medal.
In an all-Ontario encounter, the Jarvis Gamblers blanked St. Thomas 4-0 Sunday to move on to the final against the host Saskatoon Aspen Interiors Black Sox.
Jarvis pitcher Paul Koert tossed a three-hitter while striking out eight batters. Scott Wager took the loss for St. Thomas allowing five hits, one base on balls and three earned runs in the first two innings.
Dale Levy, with two hits, and Tyler Lessard accounted for the Centennials’ offence.
Two days earlier, St. Thomas had edged Jarvis 2-1 on home runs by Mark Coleman and Brad Robinson to advance to the final four.
Jarvis finished first in the 10-team round robin with an 8-1 record, while St. Thomas tied for fourth place at 4-5.
In a game that put the winner directly in the final, Aspen Interiors scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to squeeze by St. Thomas 4-3.
Coleman had two of the five Centennials hits and scored a pair of runs.
Pitcher Todd Martin suffered the loss despite working a complete-game five-hitter and striking out 15 batters.
Aspen Interiors shut out Jarvis 2-0 to win the championship.
Trevor Ethier tossed a complete-game three-hitter, allowing no walks.