Mitchell, ON
The weather fully co-operated (for the most part) during the 15th annual Mitchell Mets intermediate fastball tournament this past weekend.
The tournament had some international flavour, with the Australian Under-19 team participating in preparation for their defence of the ISF Jr. Men’s championships in PEI June 24-July 3. Jet lag may have had some effect in their opening 4-2 loss to Chepstow Saturday, but the team never lost after that to win the ‘B’ championship, rallying for a 4-2 win over ISC II #40 Bridgeport Braves in the final. In between, the Aussies blanked Owen Sound Crunch 6-0, Blenheim 8-1 and ISC II #2 Harriston 3-1.
All of this shouldn’t deter from the ‘A’ championship victory of the ISC II #1 Smully’s Tavistock Merchants, who won five consecutive games to win the top prize money. The Merchants opened with a 2-1 win over the Mitchell Parmalat Midgets Friday, and beat the Shakespeare Falcons 5-1, Waterloo Hallman Jr. Twins 3-2, ISC II #15 Port Elgin Blue Devils 2-1 and Waterloo once more in the final, 6-1.
The Fullarton A’s captured the ‘C’ championship, ousting Milverton AW Millwrights 9-4 in the final.
Results from Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 are as follows:
ISC II #15 Port Elgin 10, Blenheim 3
Ingersoll 4, Owen Sound 2
Chepstow 4, Australia Midgets 2
ISC II #1 Tavistock 5, Shakespeare Falcons 1
Bridgeport 6, Mitchell Midgets 0
Waterloo Jrs 6, ISC II #2 Harriston 1
Monkton 9, Milverton 6
ISC II #15 Port Elgin 4, Elora 2
Blenheim 5, Fullarton 2
Ingersoll 5, Chepstow 0
Australia 6, Owen Sound 0
ISC II #1 Tavistock 3, Waterloo Jrs. 2
ISC II #15 Port Elgin 7, Ingersoll 3
ISC II #2 Harriston 3, Shakespeare Falcons 1
Australia 8, Blenheim 1
Elora 7, Chepstow 2
ISC II #40 Bridgeport 3, Monkton 2
Milverton 5, Mitchell Midgets 4
Fullarton 3, Owen Sound 1
Waterloo Jrs. 6, Ingersoll 0
ISC II #1 Tavistock 2, ISC II #15Port Elgin 1
Australia 3, Harriston 1
Bridgeport 4, Elora 2
Waterloo Jrs. 6, Port Elgin 4
Australia 4, ISC II #40 Bridgeport 2 ‘B’ final
Fullarton 9, Milverton 4 ‘C’ final
ISC II #1 Tavistock 6, Waterloo Jrs. 1 ‘A’ final
Andy Bader
on behalf of the Mitchell Mets
mailto:abader@bowesnet.com