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BROOKFIELD EARNS DOUBLE LIFE

Brookfield Elks started the week as under-dogs, but have proven that they can play with the “big dawgs” after dispatching Jarvis Gamblers 8-7 and Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins 4-3 in the final day of round-robin action. Unheralded, and projected as “long-shots”, the Elks impressively scrambled their way to a 5-2 W-L record and well-deserved respectability.

A trio of pitchers – Cory Avery (2-0) Brian Urquhart (2-2) and Randy Frame (1-0) – have kept the games close enough enabling team-mates to generate sufficient offence. Avery helped his own cause with a pair of ‘taters and 5 rbis in the high-scoring affair with Jarvis.

Will the streak continue as the “real tournament” starts today with elimination play? Whatever the result, Brookfield has served notice that with a roster of home-grown Nova Scotians, the Maritimers can play decent ball. The Elks are reminiscent of the Brookfield Elks teams of 30 years ago when the Elks garnered the Canadians Gold Medal in 1980.

Today’s Key Games:
“Double-Life Double-Header”

6:00 pm

#1 Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins (5-2)

vs #4 Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers (4-3)

8:00 pm

#2 ST. THOMAS Evergreen Centennials (5-2)

vs #3 Brookfield, NS Elks (5-2)

RESULTS – Thurs. Sept. 3 Harrah’s Mildmay Picks

(Record to date (19-9)

L 10:00 am – JARVIS GAMBLERS 7

vs Brookfield Elks 8

Jarvis Gamblers 7R 12H 0E

Brookfield Elks 8R 13H 0E

WP – Brian Urquhart (In relief 2-1); CF Mike Grant 3×4; P Cory Avery 2×4, 2 HR, 5 rbi; DH Bobby Sill 2×4

LP – Rob O’Brien (in relief 1-2) 1K;

CF Jeff Ellsworth 2×4; HR, 2 rbis; 3B Ryan Thompson 2×3; SS Ian Fehrman 2×4, 1B/P Rob O’Brien 2×4

L 12:00 pm – CHARLOTTETOWN FAWCETTS 2 vs St. John’s Kelly’s Pub Canadians 6

Charlottetown Fawcetts 2R 5H 2E

St. John’s Kelly’s Pub 6R 10H 1E

WP – Darrell Tilley (1-2) 11K; SS Justin Gill 3×4, 3 rbis

LP – Frank Cox (1-3) 9K; C Kelly Wenstrom 2×2, 2 rbis

L 2:00 pm – KITCHENER TWINS 3 vs Brookfield Elks 4

Brookfield Elks 4H 5H 1E

Kitchener Riversharks 3R 7H 0E

WP – Randy Frame (1-0) 2K; C Jason Sanford 2×3, lead-off HR; CF Mike Grant 1×3 HR; 3B Joel Isenor 1×3 HR; SS Chris Hopewell 1×3 HR in T7 as winning run

LP – Dean Holoien (0-1) 11K; LF Rino Dambrosio (2×3, HR, 2 rbis; SS Darrell Joy (2×3, rbi

L 4:00 pm – Vancouver Grey Sox 5 vs CHARLOTTETOWN FAWCETTS -3

Vancouver Grey Sox 5R 4H 1E

Charlottetown Fawcetts 3R 2H 3E

WP – Gerald Muizelaar (1-0) 4K; DH Doug Allin 2×3, rbi;

LP – Ward Gosse (1-1) 3K; 3B Chris Craig 1×2, 2 rbis

W 6:00 pm – Glace Bay Mets 1 vs ST. JOHN’S KELLY’S PUB CANADIANS 6

St. John’s Kelly’s Pub 6R 10H 1E

Glace Bay Mets 1R 5H 1E

WP – Sean Cleary (1-2) 9K; 1B Bryan Clarke 2×2; SS Justin Gill, 2×4; LF Jonny Kelly 2×4, 2 rbis; 1B Kyle Ezekiel 1×2; LP –Trevor McCabe (0-3) 2K; 3B Derek MacDonald 2×3

W 8:00 – KITCHENER HALLMAN RIVERSHARK TWINS 4 vs St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 0

Kitchener Riversharks 4R 7H 0E

St. Thomas Centennials 0R 2H 0E

WP- Grant Patterson (2-0) 7K; CF Ryan Wolfe 3×3, HR, 2 triples, 3 runs scored. LP – Scott Wagar (1-2)

STANDINGS

Friday morning September 4

TEAM W L

Playoff Double Life

Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins 5 2

St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 5 2

Brookfield NS Elks 5 2

Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers 4 3

Playoff Single Life

Vancouver BC Grey Sox 4 3

St. Johns NL Kelly’s Pub Canadians 3 4

Charlottetown PEI Fawcetts 2 5

Glace Bay NS Mets 0 7

HARRAH’S MILDMAY

PICKS FOR Friday Sept. 4

(Record to date (19-9)

6:00 pm – (1) Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins (5-2) vs

(4) Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers (4-3)

8:00 pm – (2) St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials (5-2)

vs (3) Brookfield NS Elks (5-2)

Saturday September 5

11:00 am – (5) Vancouver BC Grey Sox (4-3) vs (8) Glace Bay NS Mets (0-7)

1:00 pm – (6) St. John’s NL Kelly’s Pub (3-4) vs (7) Charlottetown Fawcetts (2-5)

DOUBLE LIFE

TEAM COMPARISONS

(Original rankings and odds to win)

Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins

(#1 – 3:2) vs Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers (#3 – 4:1)

Head to Head – Kitchener beat Jarvis

6-1 with P Dean Holoien striking out 6, and going 2 for 3 at the plate with a HR and 3 rbis. CF Ryan Wolfe also homered. P Rob O’Brien was losing pitcher, while striking out 4. 3B Ryan Thompson was 2 for 3.

WHO’S HOT

Kitchener – CF Ryan Wolfe was a one-man wrecking crew last night, with a “moon-shot” lead-off HR, 2 triples and a walk, scoring 3 of Kitchener’s 4 runs. Wolfe is batting a torrid .500 with 3 HR and a tournament high 10 runs scored. OF Dale Levy (.375) 2 HR and SS Darrell Joy (.353) 1 HR provide offensive punch.

Jarvis – OF Jeff Ellsworth is repeating his 2008 “Top Batter” performance with a lusty .391 BA, 3 HRs and 9 rbis. 3B Ryan Thompson (.375); RF Jason Hill (.368) HR are tough outs at the plate.

Pitching – Rivershark Twins have more depth with Grant Patterson (2-0), Don Scott (2-1), Dean Holoien (0-1), Blair Ezekiel (1-0) and Todd Martin who has not yet pitched. Jarvis workhorse Paul Koert (2-2) has struggled, with Andrew Phibbs (1-0) and Rob O’Brien (1-1).

St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials

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(#2 – 3:1) vs Brookfield NS Elks

(#7 – 12-1)

Head to Head – Centennials out-scored Elks 9-1 as P Rob Schweyer set down 14 Elks via strikeouts in the 5-inning mercy outing. OF Mark Coleman was 2×3, 3 rbis; C Pat Humphries 2×2 and 3B Nick Dambrosio 1×2 and 2 rbis.

WHO’S HOT

St. Thomas – OF Mark Coleman tied for tournament batting at .500 and 2B Tex Lessard (,368). C Pat Humphries (.333) and SS Peter Babcock (.308) leading the Centennials charge.

Brookfield – Mike Grant is tied for tournament batting lead (.500) with SS Chris Hopewell (.300). Team offence is generated sporadically in splurges from all parts of the order .
TOP HITTERS

PLAYER/TEAM PA AB H AVG.

Mike Grant, Brookfield 23 22 11 .500

Mark Coleman, St.Thom 18 16 8 .500

Ryan Wolfe, Kitchener 21 18 9 .500

Brad Ezekiel, St. John’s 25 19 9 .474

Kelly Wenstrom, Charl. 19 15 5 .400

Jeff Ellsworth, Jarvis 26 23 9 .391

Calem Gardner, Vancouv 25 21 8 .381

Ryan Thompson, Jarvis 21 16 6 .375

Scott Newitt, Vancouv 20 16 6 .375

Mark Arsenault, Charl 16 16 6 .375

Dale Levy, Kitchener 17 16 6 .375

Bryan Clarke, St. John’s 19 16 6 .375

Jason Hill, Jarvis 22 19 7 .368

Tyler Lessard, St.Thom 26 22 8 .364

Justin Gill, St. John’s 26 25 9 .360

Darrell Joy, Kitchener 19 17 6 .353

Derek Mayson, Vancou 23 20 7 .350

John McCarthy, G. Bay 20 18 6 .333

Pat Humphries, St.Thom 13 12 4 .333

Peter Babcock, St. Thom 15 13 4 .308

Chris Hopewell, Brook 23 20 6 .300

50/50 – Thursday Sept. 3

Draw #9–#03269-$384–Lynn Ambridge

Draw #10 – #05432-$1,635 – JimWalsh

CFL Tickets – #05120 – Judy Upsdell

CFL Tickets – #05412 – Terry Johnston

Unclaimed

Sunday Draw #2 – #00822 – $559

Monday Draw #4 – #01564 – $337

CANADIANS T*R*I*V*I*A

Answers for Thursday Trivia

Since 1965, Ontario has won the most (16) Sr. Men’s Canadian Championships.
St. Thomas Times-Journal is the local daily newspaper.
Earl Beer and Bob Todd are two host committee members responsible for the admission gate.
Molsons is the official beer supplier of this year’s event?
Last year Sean Whitten pitched three wins for the Horse Lake Thunder, AB team with a 0.51 ERA.
BASEBALL QUOTES

“Good memories are the greatest thing in the world. And I’ve got a lot of those. And one of the sweetest is of the kid standing out on the green grass in centre field, with the winning runs on base, saying “Hit it to me. Hit it to me.” Pete Reiser

YOGIsm – “Little league baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”

“The towels were so thick there that I could hardly close my suitcase.” Yogi at his best

JUMBO (final, final thought)

“What do you do with an elephant, like Jumbo, who has three balls?”

“Walk him and pitch to the giraffe.”

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