From Tribune 242:
Editor’s note: Nice to see our friends from Man-O-War Key in the Bahamas (Haziel McDonald’s former squad, the Texaco Pirates) doing well in the 2013 Bahamas National Championships, including pitcher Edney Bethel and Lyle Sawyer. Congrats to all.
Click here to see Man-O-War Key in the Bahamas, perhaps the most picturesque softball field in the world. Haziel McDonald and others on Man-O-War hosted a fastpitch tournament there in 2007, where some of the world’s greatest players played for the Pirates, including New Zealand Black Sox captain Rhys Casley, and Canada’s Robbie Schweyer and Rob Scheller, along with Americans Doug Sleep and Barry Kahler. AAU tournament fans will remember Man-0-War stars, pitcher Edney Bethel, Grant Albury and William Weatherford.
Here is a photo of the “international roster” for the Texaco Pirates from that 2007 Tournament on Man-O-War.
2013 National Softball Championships Bsf Presents Awards To Deserving Athletes
#Following the completion of the men’s championship game, the Bahamas Softball Federation presented the awards to the deserving athletes for their performances during the 2013 National Softball Championships held at the Banker’s Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, over the weekend.
#Here’s a look at the respective recipients:
#Ladies Division
#Batting champion – Ann Bullard, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence) – 5-for-6 for a .833 average
#Most hits – Ann Bullard, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence) – 5
#Most runs – Shevette Taylor, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence) – 6
#Most RBI (runs batted in) – Zella Symonette, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence) – 4
#Most wins – Ernestine Stubbs and Ashanti Darville, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence) and Salaika Williams, Portside Flyers (Grand Bahama) – all with a 2-0 win-loss record.
#Best ERA (earned run average) – Ashanti Darville, Sigma Brackettes (Grand Bahama) – 0.00
#Most strike outs – Dorian Perry, Tee’s R Us Stitchers
#MVP (most valuable player) – Ann Bullard and Ashanti Darville, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence)
#All-Tournament team
#Pitcher – Ashanti Darville, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence); Catcher – Shevette Taylor, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence); first base – Sheena Taylor, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence); second base – Miquel Roach, Portside Flyers (Grand Bahama); third base – Shynane Newbold – Sagoma Navigators (Andros); shortstop – Vashinell Bowleg-Hill, Sagoma Navigators (Andros); left field – Shequel Smith, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence); center field – Raquel Cooper, Portside Flyers (Grand Bahma); right field – Ann Bullard, Sigms Brackettes (L); utility player – Nerissa Lockhart, Portside Flyers (Grand Bahama)
#MVP – Ernestine Stubbs, Sigma Brackettes (New Providence)
#Men’s Division
#Batting champion – Lyle Sawyer, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco) – 6-for-10 for a .600 average
#Most hits – Lyle Sawyer, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco) – 6
#Most runs – Edney Bethel, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama) 6
#Most RBI – Lyle Sawyer, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco) – 6
#Most wins – Edney Bethel, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama) – 4-0
#Best ERA – Edney Bethel, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama) – 1.75 average
#Most strike outs – Edney Bethel, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama) – 30
#Round Robin MVP – Lyle Sawyer, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco) and Edney Bethel, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama)
#All-Tournament team
#Pitcher – Edney Bethel, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama); catcher – Lynden Richardson, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama); first base – Larry Russell, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama); second base – Sidney Thomas, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama); third base – Hosea Hilton, Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen (New Providence); shortstop – Carlos Pratt, Triple A Razorbacks (Spanish Wells); left-field – Andrew Albury, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco); center-field – Sherman Ferguson, Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen (New Providence); right field – Jhirmal Greene, Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama); utility player – Lyle Sawyer, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco)
#MVP – Lyle Sawyer, Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco)
#Final positions
#Men’s Division
#Gold medal – Creter’s Bulldogs (Abaco)
#Silver medal – Elnet Excel Eliminators (Grand Bahama)
#Bronze medal – Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen (New Providence)
#Ladies’ Division
#Gold medal – Sigma Brackettes (New Providence)
#Silver – Portside Flyers (Grand Bahama)
#Bronze medal – Sagoma Navigators (North Andros)
#WEEKEND RESULTS
#HERE’S a look at the results of the games played over the weekend in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2013 National Softball Championships at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex:
#Thursday
#Grand Bahama’s Elnet Excel Eliminators def. Exuma’s Water Sports Hot Ballers 9-0 (M)
#Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks def. Andros’ Gemini Cougars 7-3 (M)
#Andros’ Sagoma Navigators def. Abaco’s Groceries Diamond Dolls 7-6 (L)
#New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen def. Abaco’s Creter’s Bulldogs 2-0 (M)
#Friday
#Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks def. Andros’ Gemini Cougars 9-2 (M)
#New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen def. Exuma’s 10-0 (M)
#New Providence’s Sigma Brackettes def. Grand Bahama’s 3-0 (L)
#Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks def. North Andros’ Gemini Cougars 4-1 (M)
#Grand Bahama’s Elnet Excel Eliminators def. New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen 5-1 (M)
#Saturday
#New Providence’s Sigma Brackettes def. North Andros’ Sagoma Navigators 14-3 (L)
#Grand Bahama’s Portside Flyers def. Spanish Wells’ Tee’s R Us Stitchers 9-0 (L)
#New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen def. Andros’ Gemini Cougars 4-4 (M)
#Exuma’s Water Sports Hall Ballers def. Andros’ Gemini Cougars 5-3 (M).
#New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen def. Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks 4-3 (M)
#Spanish Wells’ Tee’s R Us Stitchers def. Abaco’s Groceries Diamond Dolls 4-2 (L)
#Abaco’s Creter’s Bulldogs def. Exuma’s Water Sports Hot Ballers 12-1 (M).
#Grand Bahama’s Portsiode Flyers def. Abaco’s Groceries Diamond Dolls 10-3 (L)
#New Providence’s Sigma Brackettes def. Spanish Wells’ Tee’s R Us Stitchers 9-0 (L)
#Grand Bahama’s Elnet Excel Eliminators def. Abaco’s Creter’s Bulldogs 4-3 (M).
#Grand Bahama’s Portside Flyers def. Andros’ Sagoma Navigators 4-3 (L).
#Exuma’s Water Sports Hot Ballers def. Andros’ Gemini Cougars 3-2 (M).
#New Providence’s Sigma Brackettes def. Abaco’s Groceries Dimond Dolls 15-2 (L)
#Grand Bahama’s Elnet Excel Eliminators def. Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks 2-1 (M).
#Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks def. Exuma’s Water Sports Hot Ballers 6-1 (M)
#Andros’ Sagoma Navigators def.Spanish Wells’ Tee’s R Us Stitchers 7-6 (L)
#Abaco’s Creter’s Bulldogs def.Spanish Wells’ Triple A Razorbacks 5-1 (M)
#New Providence’s Sigma Brackettes def. Grand Bahama’s Portside Flyers 4-0 (L) playoffs
#Grand Bahama’s Elnet Excel Eliminators def. New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge 1-0 (M) playoffs
#Sunday
#Grand Bahama’s Portside Flyers def. Andros’ Sagoma Navigators 27-1 (L) bronze medal game
#Abaco’s Creter’s Bulldogs def. New Providence’s Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen 4-0 (M) bronze medal game
#New Providence’s Sigma Brackettes def. Grand Bahama’s Portside Flyers 5-2 (L) championship game
#Abaco’s Creter’s Bulldogs def. Grand Bahama’s Elnet Excel Eliminators 5-3 (M) championship game