The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

I durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ August 2,2006 ♦ Page B3 Dodgers drop playoff opener to Baycats Game 3 of series in Oshawa tonight BY BRIAN MCNAIR Staff Editor , OSHAWA -- Close may work in horseshoes, horseshoes, but definitely not in baseball. Just ask Mike Prosper. . Although the Oshawa Dodgers stayed close to the defending champion Barrie Barrie Baycats in the opening game of the Intercounty Baseball League playoffs, Sunday's 5-2 loss at Kinsmen Stadium did not sit well with Prosper, the team's manager. We had a lot of chances, a lot of guys left on base," said Prosper, adding his team made five costly errors in the game. "You can't make mistakes against a team like Barrie, you just can't. They're too good a ball club. "I told the boys afterward, 'you can't be happy about that'," Prosper continued. continued. "It's the playoffs now. Close isn't good enough." A difficult task to begin with - Barrie not only won the playoff title a year ago, but finished first this season with a 26- 10 record - the Dodgers are now faced with needing to win at least two games in Barrie in order to pull off the upset. The series was originally scheduled to start in Barrie Saturday, but the game was postponed due to rain. Instead, Barrie Barrie hosted Game 2 last night (after our deadline), while Game 3 goes tonight in Oshawa at 7:30 p.m., Game 4 tomorrow tomorrow in Barrie and, if necessary, Game 5 ,, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT _ tJ O r THURS. Aug 3rd - 9PM Hfi "STRAIGHT ■> SHOOTER" in Barrie Saturday, Game 6 in Oshawa Sunday and Game 7 Monday in Barrie. Despite dropping the first game with his ace, Matt Tosoni, on the mound, Prosper remains confident in his squad, which saved its best ball for late in the season. "I have so much confidence in this team in a lot of ways," says Prosper. "If we do the little things well, we're in every game. We've learned how to win." On Sunday, the Dodgers jumped out to a brief lead with a run in the bottom of the third inning, but Barrie took over for good with a run in the fourth and two in the fifth. 600 Grandview, Oshawa 905-436-1476 Redmen getting it together Ënjoy the cool breeze from Lake Ontario After golf join us in our renovated clubhouse with air conditioning 5rjm Port Hope Golf & Country £lub From page B1 the floor. We're still introducing the guys in the room." Unfortunately for McGough, the team's not quite there yet. Jeff Zywicki will miss the remainder of the series while at a lacrosse camp in San Jose, while Bill Greer remains doubtful for a return this week from a hand injury. Still, if his team can finish off this series - they were on the road last night (after our deadline) and will host Game 5, if necessary, Thursday at 8 p.m. - McGough is optimistic about a lengthy playoff run. . "We know that once our guys are here and if we jell together, we certainly have the tools and talent to go all the way," he said, adding, "We're certainly not looking past St. goio-S-g g ihpr E ra a S! 4= i_ CT 0) J2 w »_ g? 'Ô CT O ! . >•® ■§ & S' ÏÏË Efc§ il g § £ H si sr | s-e 8 je £ ia ! "si w i S u ra o ro 0) to £ $ n» •_= Regis. We're in a battle." NOTES: Mike Accursi, Nate Andres, Andrew Burkholder and Mike Homi- nuck each added a goal in Sunday's win, while Steve Dietrich earned the win in goal... The Indians' Daylin Logan was suspended for three games after fighting fighting Redmen brothers Dave and Scott Campbell in the first and second periods respectively... Andres scored Brooklin's lone goal Friday, in the third period with St. Regis leading 8-0... St. Regis star John Tavares, who missed Game 1 of the series with a hamstring injury, had five assists in Game 2 and two goals in Game 3... Tire Barrie Lakeshores led 2-1 in the other quarterfinal with Game 4 scheduled for last night in Kitchener- f Waterloo... The Brampton Excelsiors (13-3-2) and Peterborough Lakers (13-4- 1) await the outcome of the two series. ' mack Spirit. Trfumpi ' FIGURE : SKATING /.' ww im TIONAND REGISTRATION ONIZED SKATING TEAM FROM 7-9 p.m. At Orono Arena and Community Centre / For more info please contact Joan at 905/7983-9561 .com Or visit our website at www.o Weekday Golf 9 holes $28.00 18 holes $32.00 Twilight 2:00 pm $22,00 Weekend Golf 18 holes $40.00 I Twilight 4:00 pm $28.00 Twilight 6:00 pm $20.00 Open Leagues on Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday Call for further details 82 Victoria St. S. Port Hope, ON 405-885-6487 or l-800-346-5361 w wv. .porthopeeol l.ca MONUMENTAL EVENT. MONUMENTAL ! c ro ra jz ,P *S I !!"-J £-8 IsS s E | Jr'S §°!f 1 UJ ~ -n p -5i I :£L c -2 £ F o I > -- o-o •= ffl O J -p S' a) T3 c I ' rora m J S-S j "p o .y « ro £ 1 ^ S .5 " 2 iiS 8^2 I <3 to ^ ro <fl 5 ro > {g c : eg e? e*2 l/SHWY: ItJUtOOkm• 25mpg N CrTY:158tnCOkm«Wpg J J C.ÏÏO c 5 3 o fe E " E» MSgJl 2&q°ra| ; A = « Lu ~ ^ O D gro) g m 5 i 1 8 ÿ a-g-is 0 i'P.pI : 1^ 111 ? 's>JS -a s B | g. § | â e e 'fj g •o ç _o E u ra Z p C ,2 w °i - ? lit*! im raf E =1 <f £ ® V tS Ml ilfl o | d |»f | '5) 0) TD *o C «1118 i 8 asSs > 5 >■? p O 5 3 £ ^ , v) • o 5 id c li }■£ l||-d i $ i> o E S' iSiR0|g ïèSiev ï S ro -O k i V) "5 <5 > , i' i c S I Î UJ .S ^ S ; al ™ E K ! ■g Q 5i > GQ ^ n > à M C ° llfii l!|li > Ou»-, V\'X.V Per month/36 month# Lm««« APH $0 down payment $0 security deposit puichnv.o financing for 60 months* >N 1 " y ,fiv y 'V . . v.\ !:tfv . ,v. V ' A -T v". YH;. G.y v - ; .-":aV y ' ■■■• VISIT YOUR l OCAl PON MAC BUICK CMC DE ALE R TOE)AY iitiititv in wim i sum n s t am PONTIAC BUICK GMC t ^"3-, . Wi, Tftu if - »?« (((XMI)) CHECK OUT ALL OUR OFFERS AT buygmc.ca -- : REWARD YOURSELF BY GIVING UP YOUR OLD CAR. "»KK)0&-Ssr52t:S5S2ï' lw, ~ fillffl'? nmlt'vm your GM VISA vmnlnivi toiloy. Aik nbout ottr lhr«« month* til no-chaigv XM nitvlt:#