Bridgeport regains SPMFL championship

[Al's Fastball News]

Received: 9/18/06 6:46:38 AM 
From:  Andy Bader <abader(at)bowesnet.com> 


Subject:  Bridgeport regains SPMFL championship  
  

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Mitchell, ON

The Bridgeport Braves, the South Perth Men's Fastball League
(SPMFL) 
regular season champs and the defending league champs, successfully

defended their championship - but they did it the hard way Sunday,

winning five consecutive games up the loser's side of the 16-team

bracket in the playoff tournament in Mitchell Sept. 15-17.
They defeated the previously unbeaten Elmira Cubs twice in the
final, 
4-3 and then in the sudden-death final 3-1.
Top pitcher award winner, lefthander Todd Winkworth, pitched
three 
consecutive wins Sunday, a 4-3 eight-inning triumph over the
Elmira 
Jrs, a 3-1 victory over the Sebringville Sting, and the first
win over 
the Cubs before running out of gas. Veteran Jim Schnarr earned
the save 
in their initial win over Elmira, then he pitched the complete-game

victory in the final.
MVP Mike Kelly, also of Bridgeport, was tremendous offensively
and 
defensively, shining with the glove throughout the day along
with 
fellow middle infielder Jay Schnarr. It was a special birthday
for the 
41-year-old Kelly, who started the Braves’ roll with a game-winning
RBI 
over the Elmira Jrs in the bottom of the eighth inning, rallying
the 
club from a 3-0 deficit. Kelly went a stellar 9-for-14 in the
five 
games Sunday.

1st - Bridgeport
2nd - Elmira Cubs
3rd - Sebringville
4th - Elmira Jrs.

Game results and brief data...

Friday, Sept. 15
1 - Bridgeport 7, Linwood 3
WP - Don Harris LP - Jamie Simpson HR - Jay Schnarr (Bridgeport)

2 - Elmira Jrs 4, Moorefield 1
WP - Dan Martin LP - Mel Ross

3 - Elora 5, Monkton 1
WP - Mike Pinder LP - Jeff Smith HR - Mike Pinder (Elora)

4 - Elmira Cubs 7, St. Marys 1
WP - Ryan French LP - Cam Struth

5 - Sebringville 5, Shakespeare Colts 0
WP - Don Stebbings LP - Tim Yantzi

6 - Shakespeare Falcons 4, Tavistock 0
WP - Fred Follings LP - Dan Skillings HR - Dave Faulhafer (Falcons)

Results from Saturday were:

7 – Mitchell 7, Harriston 0 (forfeit)

8 - Hickson 3, Milverton 2
WP - Jeremy DeBelleval LP - Nic Goetz

9 - Elmira Jrs 9, Bridgeport 4
WP - Dan Martin LP - Andrew Putnam

10 - Elmira Cubs 3, Elora 2
WP - Casey Halstead SV- Ryan French LP - Todd Uhrig

11 - Sebringville 1, Shakespeare Falcons 0
WP - Don Scott LP - Chris Evers

12 - Mitchell 2, Hickson 1
WP - Garnet Kraemer SV - Kevin Pomfret LP - Greg DeBelleval

13 - Moorefield 5, Linwood 1
WP - Sean Geehan SV - Mel Ross LP - Jamie Simpson

14 - St. Marys 4, Monkton 3
WP - Paul Horenburg LP - Darwin Erb

15 - Tavistock 11, Shakespeare Colts 0
WP - Steve Cook LP - Tim Yantzi HR - Jamie Boyd (Tavistock)

16 - Milverton 7, Harriston 0 (forfeit)

17 - Moorefield 4, Hickson 2
WP - Sean Geehan SV - Mel Ross LP - Jeremy DeBelleval HR - Trevor

Franklin (Moorefield)

18 - Shakespeare Falcons 4, St. Marys 0
WP - Fred Follings LP - Cam Struth HR - Chris Faulhafer (Falcons)

19 - Elora 4, Tavistock 3
WP - Todd Uhrig LP - Dan Skillings HR - Mike Pinder (Elora)

20 - Bridgeport 9, Milverton 2
WP - Todd Winkworth LP - Jamie Wicke HR - Terry Eaton (Bridgeport)

21 - Elmira Cubs 9, Elmira Jrs 0
WP - Ryan French LP - Dan Martin HR - Adam Hiller (Cubs)

22 - Sebringville 5, Mitchell 0
WP - Don Stebbings SV - Don Scott LP - Garnet Kraemer

23 - Moorefield 2, Shakespeare Falcons
WP - Mel Ross LP - Kyle Harloff

24 - Bridgeport 4, Elora 1
WP - Jim Schnarr LP - Todd Uhrig

Sunday results

25 - Elmira Jrs 6, Moorefield 1
WP – Luke Hiller LP – Mel Ross HR – Ben Wideman (Elmira)

26 – Bridgeport 7, Mitchell 6
WP – Don Harris SV – Jim Schnarr LP – Garnet Kraemer HRs – Jeff
Pauli 
(Mitchell), Jodie Schnarr, Don Harris (Bridgeport)

27 – Elmira Cubs 2, Sebringville 1
WP – Casey Halstead LP – Don Scott

28 – Bridgeport 4, Elmira Jrs 3 (8-inn)
WP – Todd Winkworth LP – Dan Martin (in relief of Jon Hiller)
HR – Don 
Harris (Bridgeport)

29 – Bridgeport 3, Sebringville 1
WP – Todd Winkworth LP – Don Stebbings

30 – Bridgeport 4, Elmira Cubs 3
WP – Todd Winkworth SV – Jim Schnarr LP – Casey Halstead (in
relief of 
Ryan French)

31 – Bridgeport 3, Elmira Cubs 1
WP – Jim Schnarr LP – Casey Halstead

MVP – Mike Kelly, Bridgeport
Top Pitcher – Todd Winkworth, Bridgeport
Regular Season Champions – Bridgeport Braves
SPMFL Playoff Champions - Bridgeport Braves
Journal-Argus award for longtime service, dedication – Jon Bailey

(formerly of St. Pauls Generals)
Doug Smith umpire award – Jim Heckman



Andy Bader
South Perth Men's Fastball League
Secretary/Statistician
abader(at)bowesnet.com


 

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