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= = nk TTT) came close 3 Goreski within a whisker of a pitching miracle If they hand out "ironman" awards, Mark Goreski of the Greenbank Gamblers would have been a runaway winner. g Goreski and his strong left arm came within a whisker of a pitch- ing miracle over the weekend as right-hander Wayne Wells missed the toumament for reasons still not known Tuesday morning to a dis- appointed Greenbank general man- ager Rod Foster. "I hope he (Wells) has a really good excuse" (for missing the out. Gamblers opened the tourna- ment with a 3-0 win over Chepston with Goreski giving up just one hit. All the offense they needed came off home runs by Terry Till and Trevor Till. In a rain- J Gamblers Terry Tiii (19) and Dave Bacon celebrate an extra innings victory dur- the Gamblers reached the finals of the Ontario Intermediate "A" Fastball championship in Owen Sound. In six games, Goreski pitched just over 47 innings. Late Monday evening as the Gamblers were in a tough battle with Linwood for the right to represent Ontario, his arm finally gave in and he had to leave the game inthe 6th inning with Gamblers trailing Linwood 7-6. That was the final score and the Gamblers missed by one run the chance to in the National tournament) said Foster, adding that Wells' status with the club will be decided later this week after he has had a chance to talk 0 him. Goreski's heroics on the mound served as an inspiration to the rest of the team as Foster said the Gamblers played "great defense in the infield and outfield all tourna- ment." "They made some great (defen- sive) plays. It was a fige team effort," he said. And he pp on behalf of later this summer in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Goreski was forced to pitch the entire tournament when Gambler to the strong contingent of Gambler fans who made the week- end trip to Owen Sound and stayed with the squad right to the final delayed second game (it took seven hours to complete) Gamblers needed ot pushed to the B sid in the toyrnament after a tough 2-1 los8ito Linwood as Newell connected for a homer to score the Gamblers only run. This was Goreski's 4th game and even in defeat, he still held the opposi- tion to just four hits. The Gamblers pulled off a big victory in game five against Waterford. Trailing 4-3 and facing elimination in the 10th inning, pinch-hitter Gary Baker reached as Goreski gave up three-home runs and Linwood took the 7-6 vic- tory and the tournament. Second baseman Bill Buys, who has only pitched five innings all season, relieved Goreski in the 6th and retired the last five batters. Despite the disappointment, manager Rod Foster praised the way his team played at all posi- tions. The Gamblers now have to um their focus back to playoffs in the Ing the Intermediate tournament In Owen Sound over the weekend. an extra inning to defeat Waterford 2-1. Greg Newell drove home Bill Buys with the winning run. And Goreski held Waterford 10 just two hits. Game three against Owen Sound MG went ten innings before Gamblers came out with a 4-3 vic- tory, their first of four games ¢ on the holiday Monday. Buys punched ome the win- ning run and Brian Till had a fine game at the plate with three hits. Owen Sound batters were held to just three hits in this one. Greenbank k Gamblers came close in the Ontarlo Intermediate A ejiminations held over the weekend in Owen Sound. But In the end, the team game up a run short safely to drive in the equalizer and then Trevor Till laced a long dou- ble that pushed across the winning run to give them a 5-4 victory. This one went ten innings and the toll was starting to show on both Goreski and brother Paul who had been behind the plate for every pitch. , Gamblers had to win game six against Linwood (their fourth on Monday) but it wasn't meant to be (see story for detalls). Mark Goreskl, at left in photo with catcher Paul Goreskl, pitched an incredible 46 innings In a row before his arm finally sald, "enough." Peterborough Senior Loop. They hold a 2-0 lead in games over the Juniors in a best of seven semi- final and were slated to play game three on Tuesday night. The Owen Sound tournament was a disappointment for the Port Perry XL Eagles. In the Intermediate Division, Eagles were defeated two straight by Ste. Agathe 7-0 and by Wiarton 4-0. Ing that darn beh around!