By Blair Setford & Jim Flanagan
Rain was the order of the afternoon at the ISC II Tournament of Champions as a three-and-a-half hour rain delay starting at 3 pm forced games to be shifted from Budd Park to Kinsmen Park in Cambridge in order to avoid midnight start times … In golf, Saturday is moving day and at the ToC, Monday is positioning day as several teams positioned themselves for a run at first place in their respective pools and a bye in the first round of the 24-team single knockout playoff bracket … In pool A, Elmira Cubs (2-0) edged Bob Hoffman’s 2-1 … In pool B action, Bridgeport Braves (2-0) beat Fitzroy Harbour (0-3) 6-2 … in pool C, Perkasie Rise (2-0) won two on the day 4-2 over Kingston Cowboys and 8-2 over Black Gold and Harriston (2-0) beat Up-to-Date Painting 2-0 … In pool D Alvinston Indians (2-0) took out Port Elgin Blue Devils 3-1 and Palermo (2-0) edged PA Power 3-2 with Chad Reed on the mound … In pool E, Glence Astros (2-0) rode a three-hit 15-strikeout performance by Shaun Winship to a 6-1 win over Oswego CPI … In pool F, Kitchener Outlaws (2-0) beat Rice Creek Lightning 5-2 … and in pool G, Tavistock Merchants (2-0) have yet to allow a run, defeating South Lebanon TNT 3-0 behind the pitching of Cam Struth and Steve Cook … full standings are available at www.ballparkradio.com … ISC II strikeout record in jeopardy? The ISC II strikeout record for a tournament is 80 in 45 2/3 innings by Keith Potter in 2002. Jonas Mach has 50 strikeouts in 22 innings so far … but a 1-2 record means his Thomson Area Merchants team will need to win their next game against Bridgeport in order to have a shot at a playoff berth to give Mach a shot at the record … tune in to ballparkradio.com Tuesday at 7 pm to see if Mach and Thomson are in the hunt … Strikeout records part two: Regan Manley of the Colorado Rage has 34 strikeouts in 14 innings … Strikeout records part three: Corey Costello – 20 vs Orangeville (perfect game, won 9-0); Jonas Mach – 20 vs Waterdown (8 innings, lost 5-4); Jonas Mach – 19 vs California Lumberkings (lost 2-1); Regan Manley – 19 vs Elmira (lost 6-0).
For Tuesday on www.ballparkradio.com, listeners can hear the following games:
11 am Stittsville 56ers vs Up-to-Date Painting (tentative)
1 pm Perkasie Rise vs Harriston Mercury’s
3 pm Port Elgin Blue Devils vs Palermo Athletics
5 pm Elmira Cubs vs Micksburg Twins
7 pm Bridgeport Braves vs Thomson Area Merchants
Sunday and Monday’s games are also archived on ballparkradio.com and links are provided to all relevant ISC II web pages including scores, pool standings and more.
Late scores from Monday:
Game 31
Elmira 2
Bob Hoffman’s 1
Game 32
Kitchener 6
Rice Creek 3
Game 33
Glencoe 6
CPI 1
Game 34
Elora 7
Sydney 0
Game 35
Rise 8
Black Gold 2
Game 36
Bridgeport 6
Fitzroy 2
Game 37
Alvinston 3
Port Elgin 1