Diamond Dirt Issue No. 9

2009
20
09
The Official Newsletter
of the Canadian Championship
Issue #9 - Final
September 2009
John Thompson, Editor
2009 CANADIAN CHAMPIONS
2009
CANADIAN
KITCHENER
HALLMANCHAMPIONS
RIVERSHARK TWINS
RIVERSHARK
TWINS title, the
St. KITCHENER
Thomas, ON HALLMAN
- After 40+ years
of seeking a national
St. Thomas,
ON - After
40+ years of
seeking
Kitchener
Hallman
Rivershark
Twins
gota national
the job title,
done.theTwins
Kitchener
Hallman
Rivershark
Twins gotmatch
the jobtodone.
erased
a 2-0
deficit in
the championship
rally Twins
and tie the
erased
a
2-0
deficit
in
the
championship
match
to
rally
andTwins
tie the used
game after 7 regulation innings. In extra play, the
game after 7 regulation innings. In extra play, the Twins used
depth
in their roster to score a run in the B9 to win 3-2 and snatch
depth in their roster to score a run in the B9 to win 3-2 and snatch
the
gold medal from a very resilient, hardworking, but tired Jarvis
the gold medal from a very resilient, hardworking, but tired Jarvis
First
OntarioGamblers
Gamblers
squad.
First Ontario
squad.
ItIt was
the 22ndnd successive
successive“silver
“silver
lining”
medal
for Gamblers,
the Gamblers,
was the
lining”
medal
for the
who who
almost
won the
therequired
required“three-in-a-row”
“three-in-a-row”
on Championship
Sunday
in
almost won
on Championship
Sunday
in
St.
castingaside
asideSt.St.
John’s
Kelly’s
1-0 host
and St.
host St.
St. Thomas,
Thomas, casting
John’s
NLNL
Kelly’s
Pub Pub
1-0 and
Thomas
EvergreenCentennials
Centennials
Twins
P Todd
Martin
Thomas Evergreen
5-1.5-1.
Twins
P Todd
Martin
threwthrew
his his
only 2.7
in in
relief
of hard-working
Don Don
Scott Scott
to
only
2.7 innings
inningsofofthe
theweek,
week,
relief
of hard-working
to
record the
P Andrew
Phibbs,
in relief
of Paul
record
the win,
win,while
whileGamblers
Gamblers
P Andrew
Phibbs,
in relief
of Paul
Koert was
St.St.
Thomas
Evergreen
Centennials
Koert
was tagged
taggedwith
withthetheloss.
loss.
Thomas
Evergreen
Centennials
were
awarded
the
bonze
medal
for
the
second
year
in
a
row
were awarded the bonze medal for the second year in a row
Ryan Wolfe
winning
behind run
Jarvis
Ryanscores
Wolfe
scoresrun
winning
behind Jarvis
C Greg C
Courneyea
and
P
Andrew
Phibbs.
Greg Courneyea and P Andrew Phibbs.
A huge thanks and tip of the ball cap to the following
who assisted in the production and co-ordination of
the daily editions of Diamond Dirt:
Scott MacGillivary & Deb LaChance at Scott’s
Printing; Dan Dennis, Tammy Ford, Tim Stover
& Chris Wismer for the stats and website;
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RESULTS – Sun. Sept. 6
RESULTS
– Sun. Sept.
6
Harrah’s Mildmay
Picks
(Total Record
for weekPicks
25-13)
Harrah’s
Mildmay
L(Total
10:00 am
– Jarvis
1
Record
forGamblers
week 25-13)
vs
ST.
JOHN’S
KELLY’S
L 10:00 am – Jarvis Gamblers 1 PUB 0
Jarvis
Gamblers
1R 4H PUB
0E 0
vs ST.
JOHN’S KELLY’S
St.
John’s
Kelly’s
Pub
0R
3H
0E
Jarvis Gamblers
1R 4H 0E
– Andrew
10K;
St.WP
John’s
Kelly’sPhibbs
Pub 0R
3H 0E
LP
Darrell
Tilley
3K
WP – Andrew Phibbsth10K;
DH
Rob O’Brien,
LP
Darrell
Tilley 3K5 inning HR for all
the
scoring.
DH Rob O’Brien, 5th inning HR for all
the scoring.
L 12:30 pm – ST. THOMAS
1
LEVERGREEN
12:30 pm – ST.CENTENNIALS
THOMAS
vs
Jarvis
Gamblers
5
EVERGREEN CENTENNIALS 1
Jarvis
Gamblers
vs Jarvis
Gamblers 5 5R 7H 0E
St.
Thomas
Centennials5R1R7H
5H 0E
2E
Jarvis Gamblers
WP
–
Paul
Koert
8K;
St. Thomas Centennials 1R 5H 2E
LP––Paul
SeanKoert
Whitten
WP
8K;7K
DH
Rob
O’Brien
LP – Sean Whitten HR-2
7K rbis; C Greg
Courneyea
2x3,rbi;
DH Rob O’Brien HR-2 rbis; C Greg
C Pat Humphries
Courneyea
2x3,rbi; 1x3, rbi
C Pat Humphries 1x3, rbi
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
WCHAMPIONSHIP
3:00 pm – KITCHENER
GAME
HALLMAN
W 3:00 pm –RIVERSHARK
KITCHENERTWINS 3
Jarvis Gamblers
2
HALLMANvsRIVERSHARK
TWINS
3
Kitchener
3R 10H 20E
vs Twins
Jarvis Gamblers
Jarvis
Gamblers
6H 0E
3E
Kitchener Twins 3R2R10H
WP
–
Todd
Martin
2.7
IP
and
Jarvis Gamblers 2R 6H 3E 2K in
relief
of Don
Scott2.7
6.3 IP
IP,and
6K2K in
WP
– Todd
Martin
LP
Andrew
Phibbs
5.7
IP,
relief of Don Scott 6.3 IP, 6K3K in relief
ofAndrew
Paul Koert
3.0 IP,
LP
Phibbs
5.73K
IP, 3K in relief
of Paul Koert 3.0 IP, 3K
R.R. FINAL STANDINGS
TEAMFINAL STANDINGS
W L
R.R.
Playoff
Double
Life
TEAM
W L
KitchenerPlayoff
HallmanDouble
Rivershark
Twins 5 2
Life
St. Thomas
Evergreen
Centennials
Kitchener
Hallman
Rivershark
Twins 5 5 2 2
Brookfield
NS
Elks
St. Thomas Evergreen Centennials 5 5 2 2
Jarvis First
Brookfield
NSOntario
Elks Gamblers 5 4 2 3
Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers 4 3
Playoff Single Life
Vancouver
BC Grey
Sox
4 3
Playoff
Single
Life
St. Johns NL
Vancouver
BCKelly’s
GreyPub
SoxCanadians4 3 3 4
St.Charlottetown
Johns NL Kelly’sPEI
Pub Fawcetts
Canadians 3 2 4 5
Glace
Bay
NS
Mets
Charlottetown PEI Fawcetts 2 0 5 7
Glace Bay NS Mets
0 7
MARK YOUR
MARK
YOUR
CALENDARS
CALENDARS
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“It took
me seventeen
years to get
BASEBALL
QUOTE
hits in baseball.
did
“Itthree
tookthousand
me seventeen
years to Iget
it
in
one
afternoon
on
a
golf
course.”
three thousand hits in baseball. I did
HankonAaron
it Hammerin’
in one afternoon
a golf course.”
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leading batter
in the Championship
Kitchener
OF Steven
Mullaley,
round,
receives
gold medal.
leading
batter
in the his
Championship
round, receives his gold medal.
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FINAL STANDINGS
(Original DD rankings & odds to
FINAL
STANDINGS
win the 2009 Championship)
(Original DD rankings & odds to
1. (1) Kitchener, ON 3:2
win
the 2009
Championship)
2. (3)
Jarvis,
ON 4:1
1.
(1)
Kitchener,
ON
3. (2) St. Thomas, ON3:2
3:1
(3)St.
Jarvis,
ONNL
4:110:1
4.2. (6)
John’s,
(2)Brookfield,
St. Thomas,NS
ON
3:1 12:1
5.3. (7)
Elks
(6)Vancouver,
St. John’s, NL
6.4. (5)
BC 10:1
Grey Sox 7:1
(7)Charlottetown,
Brookfield, NS PEI
ElksFawcetts
12:1 6:1
7.5. (4)
(5)Glace
Vancouver,
Grey15:1
Sox 7:1
8.6. (8)
Bay NSBC
Mets
7. (4) Charlottetown, PEI Fawcetts 6:1
8. (8) Glace Bay NS Mets 15:1
PLAYOFF PITCHING
By Workload (Innings Pitched)
PLAYOFF
Name/Team
IP WPITCHING
L H K W ERA
Workload
Pitched)
Koert,By
Jarvis
23.7 (Innings
2 1 15 28
8 1.18
Name/Team
IP W
H 22
KW
ERA
Whitten,
St. T. 15.3
1 2L 19
8 6.39
Koert,Kitchener
Jarvis
23.7 12 01 10
15 15
28 58 0.91
1.18
Scott,
15.3
Whitten,
St. T. 12.7
15.3 11 02 10
19 13
22 38 0.55
6.39
Phibbs,
Jarvis
Scott, Kitchener
15.3 11 10 10
15 35 1.14
0.91
Tilley,
St. John’s 12.3
9 14
Phibbs,Brkfield
Jarvis 10.3
12.7 01 10 10
13 31 2.71
0.55
Avery,
9 10
Tilley, St. John’s
14 33 0.75
1.14
Muizelaar,
Van 12.3
9.3 11 11 69 15
Avery, St.
Brkfield
10.3 1 001 1916
102 10.00
2.71
Cleary,
John’s 7.7
Muizelaar,
Van 6.0
9.3 0111 86 15
0.75
Garrity,
Gl Bay
4 3 35.83
Cleary, St. John’s 7.7 1 0 1 16 2 0.00
Garrity,
Gl Bay 6.0 0 1PITCHING
8 4 3 5.83
ROUND-ROBIN
Minimum 15 innings Pitched
ROUND-ROBIN
Name/Team
IP W L PITCHING
H K W ERA
Minimum
15 2innings
Whitten, St.T 17.3
0 8 27Pitched
1 0.40
Name/Team
IP 1W0L10H20K 5W1.87
ERA
Gosse,
Charl. 15.0
Musician Bruce Smith rallied the crowd with
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Musician
Bruce
ralliedoftheSt.
crowd
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Action,
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to Smith
the delight
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lively renditions
at Sunday’s
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Tex Lessard’s
mom.
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PONTIAC • BUICK • CADILLAC • GMC
Whitten,Van.
St.T 22.7
17.3 22 2013822
27 51 2.16
0.40
Mayson,
Gosse, St.John
Charl. 16.7
15.0 11 20 15
10 27
20 95 2.52
1.87
Cleary,
Mayson, Van. 18.3
22.7 12 22 12
13 33
22 10
5 3.05
2.16
Tilley,St.John’s
Cleary,
St.John 19.7
16.7 11 32 21
1537
27 59 3.20
2.52
Cox,
Charlott.
Tilley,St.John’s
18.3 21 02 28
12 19
33 10
3.05
Avery,
Brkfield 19.3
5 3.98
Cox, Charlott. 18.0
19.7 21 23 15
21 11
37 10
5 4.28
3.20
Urquhart,Bfield
Avery, Brkfield 19.0
19.3 02 3026
28 17
19195 5.89
3.98
Archibald,GBay
Urquhart,Bfield
18.0 22 1230
15 31
11 6106.16
4.28
Koert,
Jarvis
19.3
Archibald,GBay 19.0 0 3 26 17 19 5.89
Koert, Jarvis
19.3 2 1 30 31 6 6.16
BASEBALL QUOTES
“You argue with the umpire because
BASEBALL QUOTES
there is nothing else you can do
“You argue with the umpire because
about it.”MLB Mgr Leo Durocher
there is nothing else you can do
about it.”MLB Mgr Leo Durocher
PLAYOFF BATTING
Minimum 8 plate appearances
PLAYOFF
Name/Team
AB HBATTING
W K HR AVG.
Minimum
811plate
Mullaley,
Kit
6 appearances
0 0 0 .545
Name/Team
AB
AVG.
Wolfe,
Kit
8 4H W
4 1K HR
0 .500
Mullaley,Van
Kit
11
Gardner,
8 64 01 02 0 .545
.500
Wolfe, KitVan
Barkman,
78 34 04 1 00 .500
.429
Gardner,
Van
.500
Horn,
Jarvis
88 3 4 01 22 00 .375
Barkman,
Van
.429
Ezekiel,
St.John’s
87 33 10 3 1 00 .375
Horn, Jarvis
.375
Lewis,
St. John’s 88 33 0 0 2 2 0 0 .375
Ezekiel, Jarvis
St.John’s 118 43 31 03 20 .364
.375
O’Brien,
Lewis, St.Kit
John’s 98 33 0 2 00 .333
.375
Crawford,
O’Brien, Jarvis
11 64 13 10 22 .333
.364
Ellsworth,
Jarvis 18
Crawford, Kit
.333
Robinson,St.Tho.
99 33 00 32 10 .333
Ellsworth,
Jarvis 18
.333
Pullen,
St. Thom
6 26 21 1 02 .333
Robinson,St.Tho.
9 3 0BATTING
3 1
.333
ROUND ROBIN
Pullen, St. Thom 6 2 2 1 0 .333
Minimum 13 plate appearances
ROUND ROBIN
Name/Team
AB H WBATTING
K HR AVG.
Minimum
13
Grant, Brookfield 22plate
11 appearances
1 6 1 .500
Name/Team
AVG.
Coleman,
St.Tho AB
16 H
8 W
1 2K HR
0 .500
Grant, Kitchener
Brookfield 18
22 11
Wolfe,
9 31
Coleman,
St.Tho 19
16 98 51
Ezekiel,
St.John’s
Wolfe, Kitchener
18 69 33
Wenstrom,
Charl. 15
Ezekiel, St.John’s
19 99 35
Ellsworth,
Jarvis 23
Wenstrom,
Charl. 21
15 86 23
Gardner,
Van.
Ellsworth, Jarvis
23 69 23
Thompson,
Jarvis 16
Gardner,
Van.
21
Newitt, Van
16 48 42
Thompson,Charl.
Jarvis 16 66 02
Arsenault,
Newitt,
Van
16 64 14
Levy,
Kitchener
16
Arsenault,
Charl. 1616 6 6 20
Clarke,
St. John’s
Levy,
Kitchener 19
16 76 31
Hill,
Jarvis
Clarke, St.
16 86 42
Lessard,
St. John’s
Thom 22
Hill,St.
Jarvis
19 97 13
Gill,
John’s
25
Lessard, St. Thom 22 8 4
Gill, St. John’s
25 9 1
.500
26 31 .500
.500
42 20 .474
.500
32 03 .400
.474
54 3 2 .391
.400
43 00 .381
.391
25 03 .375
.381
34 00 .375
32 10 .375
.375
43 20 .375
.375
2 3 01 .375
.375
34 12 .368
.375
52 10 .364
.368
93 01 .360
5 1 .364
9 0 .360
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WELL DONE ST. THOMAS
The St. Thomas Centennial Sports
Club and the 2009 Canadian Senior
Men’s Fastball Championship Host
Committee proved the experience counts.
The week long championship was well
organized, with excellent facilities,
perfect weather for all but the opening
day (bit of rain) and solid support from
the local business community and fans.
With the host team copping the Bronze
Medal (back to back after claiming the
same last year in Saskatoon, and
following up on its two gold medals from
2005 and 2006) local interest was piqued.
The 270+ volunteers, many of them repeaters
from hostings in 1999 and 2005, fulfilled
their responsibilities with an abundance of
smiles each and every day. The refreshment
tent and food court were generous in size,
meticulously clean and the “healthy menu
options” were appreciated by those who were
at the park for eight days straight.
Note to Softball Canada – awarding the
event once again to St. Thomas should be a
“slam-dunk” decision. The local citizens and
Jumbo the elephant are “all ears” waiting for
the news in a few years.
It’s the Softball Canada National Championship, with province
against province and team against team. In the Kitchener
Hallman Rivershark Twins vs Jarvis First Ontario Gamblers
gold medal game, it was brother against brother as Twins C Sean
O’Brien receives a Don Scott pitch behind Gamblers DH Rob
O’Brien. The siblings learned softball basics in Newfoundland.
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