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2009 CANADIAN CHAMPIONS

KITCHENER HALLMAN RIVERSHARK TWINS

St. Thomas, ON – After 40+ years of seeking a national title, the Kitchener Hallman Rivershark Twins got the job done. Twins erased a 2-0 deficit in the championship match to rally and tie the game after 7 regulation innings. In extra play, the Twins used depth in their roster to score a run in the B9 to win 3-2 and snatch the gold medal from a very resilient, hardworking, but tired Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers squad.

It was the 2nd successive “silver lining” medal for the Gamblers, who almost won the required “three-in-a-row” on Championship Sunday in St. Thomas, casting aside St. John’s NL Kelly’s Pub 1-0 and host St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 5-1. Twins P Todd Martin threw his only 2.7 innings of the week, in relief of hard-working Don Scott to record the win, while Gamblers P Andrew Phibbs, in relief of Paul Koert was tagged with the loss. St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials were awarded the bonze medal for the second year in a row

RESULTS – Sun. Sept. 6 Harrah’s Mildmay Picks

(Total Record for week 25-13)

L 10:00 am – Jarvis Gamblers 1

vs ST. JOHN’S KELLY’S PUB 0

Jarvis Gamblers 1R 4H 0E

St. John’s Kelly’s Pub 0R 3H 0E

WP – Andrew Phibbs 10K;

LP Darrell Tilley 3K

DH Rob O’Brien, 5th inning HR for all the scoring.

L 12:30 pm – ST. THOMAS EVERGREEN CENTENNIALS 1

vs Jarvis Gamblers 5

Jarvis Gamblers 5R 7H 0E

St. Thomas Centennials 1R 5H 2E

WP – Paul Koert 8K;

LP – Sean Whitten 7K

DH Rob O’Brien HR-2 rbis; C Greg Courneyea 2×3,rbi;

C Pat Humphries 1×3, rbi

BASEBALL QUOTE

“It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on a golf course.” Hammerin’ Hank Aaron

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

W 3:00 pm – KITCHENER HALLMAN RIVERSHARK TWINS 3

vs Jarvis Gamblers 2

Kitchener Twins 3R 10H 0E

Jarvis Gamblers 2R 6H 3E

WP – Todd Martin 2.7 IP and 2K in relief of Don Scott 6.3 IP, 6K

LP Andrew Phibbs 5.7 IP, 3K in relief

of Paul Koert 3.0 IP, 3K

Kitchener OF Steven Mullaley,

leading batter in the Championship round, receives his gold medal.

R.R. FINAL STANDINGS

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

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

2010 Softball Canada

Sr. Men’s Nationals Charlottetown, PEI

August 29 – September 5

FINAL STANDINGS

(Original DD rankings & odds to win the 2009 Championship)

1. (1) Kitchener, ON 3:2

2. (3) Jarvis, ON 4:1

3. (2) St. Thomas, ON 3:1

4. (6) St. John’s, NL 10:1

5. (7) Brookfield, NS Elks 12:1

6. (5) Vancouver, BC Grey Sox 7:1

7. (4) Charlottetown, PEI Fawcetts 6:1

8. (8) Glace Bay NS Mets 15:1

Musician Bruce Smith rallied the crowd with lively renditions at Sunday’s Championship Action, much to the delight of St. Thomas Centennials Tex Lessard’s mom.

PLAYOFF PITCHING

By Workload (Innings Pitched)

Name/Team IP W L H K W ERA

Koert, Jarvis 23.7 2 1 15 28 8 1.18

Whitten, St. T. 15.3 1 2 19 22 8 6.39

Scott, Kitchener 15.3 1 0 10 15 5 0.91

Phibbs, Jarvis 12.7 1 0 10 13 3 0.55

Tilley, St. John’s 12.3 1 1 9 14 3 1.14

Avery, Brkfield 10.3 0 1 9 10 1 2.71

Muizelaar, Van 9.3 1 1 6 15 3 0.75

Cleary, St. John’s 7.7 1 0 1 16 2 0.00

Garrity, Gl Bay 6.0 0 1 8 4 3 5.83

ROUND-ROBIN PITCHING

Minimum 15 innings Pitched

Name/Team IP W L H K W ERA

Whitten, St.T 17.3 2 0 8 27 1 0.40

Gosse, Charl. 15.0 1 0 10 20 5 1.87

Mayson, Van. 22.7 2 2 13 22 5 2.16

Cleary, St.John 16.7 1 2 15 27 9 2.52

Tilley,St.John’s 18.3 1 2 12 33 10 3.05

Cox, Charlott. 19.7 1 3 21 37 5 3.20

Avery, Brkfield 19.3 2 0 28 19 5 3.98

Urquhart,Bfield 18.0 2 2 15 11 10 4.28

Archibald,GBay 19.0 0 3 26 17 19 5.89

Koert, Jarvis 19.3 2 1 30 31 6 6.16
BASEBALL QUOTES

“You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.”MLB Mgr Leo Durocher

PLAYOFF BATTING

Minimum 8 plate appearances

Name/Team AB H W K HR AVG.

Mullaley, Kit 11 6 0 0 0 .545

Wolfe, Kit 8 4 4 1 0 .500

Gardner, Van 8 4 1 2 0 .500

Barkman, Van 7 3 0 1 0 .429

Horn, Jarvis 8 3 0 2 0 .375

Ezekiel, St.John’s 8 3 1 3 0 .375

Lewis, St. John’s 8 3 0 2 0 .375

O’Brien, Jarvis 11 4 3 0 2 .364

Crawford, Kit 9 3 0 2 0 .333

Ellsworth, Jarvis 18 6 1 1 2 .333

Robinson,St.Tho. 9 3 0 3 1 .333

Pullen, St. Thom 6 2 2 1 0 .333

ROUND ROBIN BATTING

Minimum 13 plate appearances

Name/Team AB H W K HR AVG.

Grant, Brookfield 22 11 1 6 1 .500

Coleman, St.Tho 16 8 1 2 0 .500

Wolfe, Kitchener 18 9 3 2 3 .500

Ezekiel, St.John’s 19 9 5 4 2 .474

Wenstrom, Charl. 15 6 3 3 0 .400

Ellsworth, Jarvis 23 9 3 5 3 .391

Gardner, Van. 21 8 2 4 0 .381

Thompson, Jarvis 16 6 2 2 0 .375

Newitt, Van 16 4 4 3 0 .375

Arsenault, Charl. 16 6 0 3 1 .375

Levy, Kitchener 16 6 1 4 2 .375

Clarke, St. John’s 16 6 2 2 0 .375

Hill, Jarvis 19 7 3 3 1 .368

Lessard, St. Thom 22 8 4 5 1 .364

Gill, St. John’s 25 9 1 9 0 .360

WELL DONE ST. THOMAS

The St. Thomas Centennial Sports Club and the 2009 Canadian Senior Men’s Fastball Championship Host Committee proved the experience counts. The week long championship was well organized, with excellent facilities, perfect weather for all but the opening day (bit of rain) and solid support from the local business community and fans. With the host team copping the Bronze Medal (back to back after claiming the same last year in Saskatoon, and following up on its two gold medals from 2005 and 2006) local interest was piqued.

The 270+ volunteers, many of them repeaters from hostings in 1999 and 2005, fulfilled their responsibilities with an abundance of smiles each and every day. The refreshment tent and food court were generous in size, meticulously clean and the “healthy menu options” were appreciated by those who were at the park for eight days straight.

Note to Softball Canada – awarding the event once again to St. Thomas should be a “slam-dunk” decision. The local citizens and Jumbo the elephant are “all ears” waiting for the news in a few years.

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