Cool, windy conditions greeted the teams on the opening night of the 17th annual Mitchell Mets tournament Friday.
Three 5-0 shutouts were recorded in the men’s side of the tourney, including the host #22 Mets’ 5-0 win over Waterloo Hallman Jr Twins behind Jeff Pauli’s complete-game shutout, a three-run home run by A.J. Moses and a solo smash by Kevin Gettler.
Another Mitchell team, the Jr. Chiefs, were on the losing side of a 5-0 score, this time to the #17 Harriston Mercury’s as Scott Smith hurled a shutout.
Shakespeare Falcons also won 5-0, blanking Zurich Rangers.
Other results from the men’s draw were as follows:
#4 Elmira Cubs 7, #14 Bridgeport Braves 4
#10 Wellington Brewers 6, Ingersoll Crush 3
#2 Tavistock Merchants 7, Monkton Muskrats 6
The Merchants struck for a stunning two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh as Dave Kollman hit a two-run inside the park home run to stun the Muskrats, who rallied themselves from a 5-1 deficit in the middle innings.
Games start at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
8:30 a.m. – #11 Port Elgin vs. Elmira Jrs.
8:30 a.m. – #25 Glencoe Astros vs. #13 Kitchener Outlaws
10:15 a.m. – Harriston vs. Ingersoll
10:15 a.m. – Elora vs. Mitchell Jrs.
12 noon – Tavistock vs. Kitchener
12 noon – Glencoe vs. Monkton
2 p.m. – Mitchell Mets vs. Elmira Jrs
2 p.m. – Waterloo Jrs vs. Port Elgin
3:45 p.m. – Elmira Cubs vs. Zurich
3:45 p.m. – Bridgeport vs. Shakespeare Falcons
4:15 p.m. – Harriston vs,. Elora
5:30 p.m. – Glencoe vs. Tavistock
5:30 p.m. – Ingersoll vs. Mitchell Jrs.
7:15 p.m. – Monkton vs. Kitchener
7:15 p.m. – Mitchell Mets vs. Port Elgin
8 p.m. – Shakespeare Falcons vs Elmira Cubs
9 p.m. – Bridgeport vs. Zurich
Playoff action begins Sunday morning at 9 a.m.
From: Andy Bader abader(at)bowesnet.com